Ramesh Ravindranathan

Principal Fire Engineer

Ramesh has more than 21 years of professional experience in fire safety consultancy and inspection in the UAE, Qatar and India.

He is an experienced fire consultant with expertise in preparation of fire life safety reports, risk assessments, gap analysis reports, inspections etc. for new projects and existing buildings. This includes airports, high rise buildings, residential, commercial, industrial buildings, hotels, resorts, shopping malls, hospitals, etc. He has thorough knowledge of codes & standards such as NFPA, IBC, British Standards, UAE FLS Code and civil defence authority requirements.

Muhammad Usama Niaz

Fire Engineer

Usama is a passionate fire engineer with a master’s degree in fire safety and more than 5 years of experience in UAE and internationally. 

Usama has expertise in fire code consultancy in UAE Fire & Life Safety Code of Practice, NFPA 101, International Building Code and Saudi Building Code. He is also knowledgeable in NFPA 130 and European Rail system standards and proficient in fire and egress modelling.   

Rahul Rawat

Fire Consultant

Rahul has over 11 years of experience in fire life safety, fire protection, inspections, and testing. 

He specialises in performance-based design for fire protection systems. He is conversant in UAE Fire & Life Safety Code of Practice as well as NFPA, Saudi Building Code & National Building Code of India.

Abdulkadir Omar

Project Consultant

Nikhat Mustafa

Fire Consultant

Nikhat has expertise in fire safety consultancy working with local and international codes such as NFPA, IBC, UAE Fire Code & Saudi Building Code.

With a background in architecture, she is involved in developing fire life safety strategies in 2D and 3D BIM.  She also conducts site audits and undertakes fire risk assessments providing mitigation measures to achieve adequate levels of fire life safety.

Jabir Jamal

Senior Fire Engineer

Jabir is a fire safety engineer with over five years of consulting experience on large-scale projects in Australia and Middle East. He specialises in rail tunnels, road tunnels, stadiums, and high-rise commercial buildings. 

He is a competent user of the widely used standard fire engineering software packages such as FDS, Pyrosim, Pathfinder, C-Fast and B-Risk.

Chanchal Kashyap

Fire Consultant

Chanchal has an architectural background and is competent in using AutoCAD, Revit Architecture, Bluebeam, Google Sketch-up and Sound Design.

Elizabeth Johnson

Project Manager – Australia

Elizabeth is adept at project management, travel management, maintaining databases, billing and finance processes, overseeing branding and document review along with organizing large-scale meetings and workshops along with managing third-party vendors. As a highly self-motivated individual and team leader, she is skilled at multi-tasking and maintaining a strong attention to detail whilst demonstrating professionalism and high communication skills to meet both client and company needs. 

After creating and implementing a new project management system, Elizabeth has been instrumental in developing further processes to create greater efficiencies in-house allowing our Engineers more time to focus on their clients and to easily track the progress of projects.

Brad Robson

Project Engineer – Australia

Chris Joseph

Project Engineer – Australia

Christopher began his work in Fire Safety Engineering as a student with Ignis Solutions, and after graduating, he then joined Ignis Solutions as a full-time Graduate Engineer.

His experience on projects from fire engineered solutions, product code compliance and advice, to bushfire compliance and fire testing, has allowed him to work on multiple large projects ranging from theatres, shopping centres and multistorey residential developments under the guidance of the Senior Engineers within Ignis Solutions. 

Through his knowledge in the systems engineering approach, data analysis and project management, Christopher provides strong support in developing performance-based fire engineering solutions and communicating with stakeholders.

Benjamin Hughes-Brown

Director – Australia

Mahmoud Ehab

Fire Engineer

Sheik Salahudeen

Senior Fire Consultant

Salahudeen’s expertise includes coordination of architectural design with MEP systems and building fire codes as per the project requirements.  He has been involved in the preparation of fire life safety drawings as per the local AHJ requirements.

Sheik Ibrahim

Senior Fire Engineer

He has been involved in the design and execution of numerous projects in accordance with local and international codes and standards.

Oprite Bobmanuel

Project Consultant

Oprite has over 2 years’ experience specializing in structural engineering. Having worked on projects across Nigeria, her experience ranges from analysing and designing reinforced concrete (residential, industrial and commercial developments) in accordance with the building code, retrofitting and rehabilitation of existing structures.

Heather Austin

Project Consultant

Heather has over 10 years’ experience specializing in fire protection engineering technology, building code and fire code consulting.  Having worked on projects across Canada, her experience ranges from building reviews and building condition assessments to code interpretation for alternative solutions.  

Armando Jr. Custado

Fire Consultant

Armando has more than 10 years of experience in drafting and designing fire life safety systems as per standards and local authority requirements. His experience includes airport, mixed-use buildings, hotels, commercial, schools, industrial and residential developments. 

Ashhad Siddiqui

Ashhad has more than 13 years of diversified professional experience in finance, accounting and audit in the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. 

His experience has included working across various industries and Big4 accounting firms.

His area of expertise is corporate finance, operational finance, financial reporting, budgeting, treasury and P&L management.

Yolybeth Doropan

Senior Fire Engineer

Yolybeth has more than 13 years of professional experience in passive fire applications and internal inspections in the Middle East and internationally. 

Her experience has included hospitals, hotels and airports for gap analysis, inspection and testing & commissioning of passive fire protection systems. 

Her area of expertise is undertaking inspections of passive fire protection systems as per local AHJ requirements. This includes reviews and approvals of details prior to application onsite, advising clients and liaising with the client and project team for site issues.

Arstella Joy Silva

• Certified Office Administrator (American Certification Institute)
• Computer System Technology (Japan School of Advance Technology, Philippines)
• Certified Office Administrator (Blue Ocean Academy, Dubai)
• ISO QMS 9001:2015 Foundation Training (Bureau Veritas, Dubai)
• ISO QMS 9001:2015 Internal Auditor Training ( Bureau Veritas, Dubai)

Firoz Khan

Fire Engineer

• Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering, (Ram Manohar Lohia University India)
• Diploma in Civil Engineering, (Luna Institute, Kerala, India)
• AutoCAD (Autodesk)
• Revit MEP (Autodesk)

Abdalla A. F. Lozon

Senior Fire Engineer

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, American University of Sharjah, UAE
• NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, National Fire Protection Association, USA

Padmanabhan Kaushik

• Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), Visveswaraya Technological University, India
• NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS)
• Certified Dubai Civil Defence (DCD) & Abu Dhabi Civil Defence (ADCD)
• House of Expertise (HOE) fire consultant

Gopi Kannan

Senior Fire Engineer

• Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (First Class), Manonmanium Sundaranar University, India, 2002
• NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, National Fire Protection Association, USA

Faimeen F. Shah

• Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Master of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Master of Fire Safety Engineering, University of Western Sydney, Australia
• Life safety code with focus on occupancies, National Fire Protection Association, USA
• Accredited certifier program, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
• Strategic leadership & service excellence, University of Melbourne, Australia

Jay A. Puno

Senior Fire Engineer

• Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering), Cebu Institute of Technology, Philippines
• Certified Firestop Specialist in Passive Fire Protection (UL/FM Standard)
• FCIA Special inspection for Firestop Systems
• FCIA Protecting of Perimeter
• FCIA Barrier Management System – New Construction to Existing Buildings

Ahamed Thoufeeq

• Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), Madurai Kamaraj University, India
• NFPA 13: Installation of Sprinkler Systems, National Fire Protection Association, USA
• NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signalling Code, National Fire Protection Association, USA
• NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, National Fire Protection Association, USA
• NFPA 92: Standard for Smoke Control Systems, National Fire Protection Association, USA

Tom J. Wood

• Bachelor of Engineering – Fire and Explosion (2:1) University of Leeds, UK
• NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, National Fire Protection Association, USA
• Associate Member of Institute of Fire Engineers (AIFireE)
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) under process

Jack Keays

Jack has advanced analytical skills with the ability to recognize and address fire safety challenges while developing practical engineering solutions.

With each project, Jack engages both internal and external stakeholders in constructive and collaborative relationships. Jack brings value to each project by taking a holistic approach to fire and life safety and by working closely with a cross section of disciplines to deliver optimal solutions.

• Master of Science, Fire Safety Engineering, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, 2007
• Bachelor of Science, Manufacturing Systems, University of Limerick, Ireland

Sarah Curl

Sarah provides building and fire code consulting services from conceptual design through to construction completion.

With each project, Sarah helps by transforming building code requirements into valuable design approaches to prescriptive building and fire code requirements.

• Masters Certificate in Project Management, Gardiner Centre (through York University), St. John’s, NL, Canada
• Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada

Samuel A. Boadi

Over the years, Samuel has worked on various multi-disciplinary projects, providing building code assessments, conducting life safety audits, and completing third-party reviews for various industries such as healthcare, commercial, industrial, institutional, residential, and highly hazard facilities.

Samuel adds significant value through all stages of projects; he assists design teams with the planning of fire and life safety considerations for proposed design options.

• Master of Applied Science, Civil Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
• Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana
• Certified in Fire Evacuation Design, Lund University, Sweden

Hiren Patel

Hiren adds significant value to projects with his expertise in fire and explosion engineering.

Hiren is committed to delivering a code compliant design by identifying smart alternative approaches while ensuring building permit approvals.

• Master of Science, Fire & Explosion Engineering, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
• Bachelor of Science, Fire & Safety, Gujarat University, India

Nishant Verma

Nishant assists design teams with the planning, fire, and life safety considerations of proposed design options. His project experience includes identifying building code design options, developing alternative solutions, and coordinating with the design teams.

• Master of Science, Civil Engineering, Lakehead University, Canada
• Bachelor of Technology, Civil Engineering, M.D.U Rohtak, India

Alina Nathan

Alina adds value to both internal and external stakeholders, with her vast experience in marketing and an in-depth knowledge of real estate development.

• Bachelor of Administration Studies, Honours Degree Marketing, York University, Toronto, Canada
• Certificate Digital Marketing, Camp Tech, Toronto, Canada

Ishraat Masood

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Biosystems – Specialization: Sustainable Building Systems),              University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada
• Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba, Professional Engineer
• Professional Engineers Ontario, Professional Engineer

Danielle LaFleche

With an educational background in Business & Administrative Studies and a keen detail for numbers, she holds several years of experience in a variety of finance roles. Danielle specializes in billing procedures, payroll, job costing & account management.

• Business & Administrative Studies, Certificate with Honours, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
• Canadian Certified Administrative Professional Designation Program, CCAP – Association of Administrative Professionals – Canada

Vanessa Tantalo

Vanessa is an experienced registered Interior Designer with a strong focus in project management and technical design. Over the past 17 years Vanessa has focused mainly on Corporate Workplace projects while also gaining diverse experience in other sectors including residential, healthcare, seniors living and retail banking.

In addition to her design and project management experience, Vanessa obtained BCIN Large Building Certification in 2013.

• Registered Member, ARIDO
• IDC Member
• NCIDQ Certification
• BCIN Large Building 42511