James brings more than 40 years of highly specialized experience in fire protection and life safety engineering to the TLC team. As a registered professional engineer focused on fire protection engineering, he is uniquely qualified in leading multidisciplinary teams to engineer building systems that properly detect fires, control the spread of fires, and provide a safe means for occupants to egress a building in the event of a fire-related event or to defend in place as is typical in Healthcare buildings. James is a registered fire protection engineer in 21 states. Additionally, James has extensive experience in addressing life safety/building code compliance in complex buildings, assuring the safety of building occupants. James has been part of design teams in numerous hospitals across the country and has assisted hospitals internationally with regulatory compliance. James serves on many national panels and committees that develop regulations for the design and construction of health care facilities. He is an active member of the National Fire Protection Association and is past Chair of the NFPA Health Care Section Executive Board. James has been an active member of ASHE for more than 20 years and has served on multiple committees. He currently serves as the Chair of the Regulatory Affairs Committee which meets quarterly, at minimum, to review advocacy and compliance issues facing health care facilities. James has been a contributor to the ASHE Members Tool Committee (previously the Members Tool Task Force) and has been a frequent speaker at both the ASHE PDC and ASHE Innovation Conference. James is also an ASHE Faculty member helping to develop content and teach ASHE workshops.