MD-DC-VA Automatic Fire Alarm Association

2008 Board of Directors


CONTACT INFO BOARD MEMBER BIO

Alarm Tech Solutions, LLC.
8141 Telegraph Rd. Suite F
Severn, MD 21144
Phone: 301-912-1775
email:
alarmtecharoe@covad.net

President
Andy Roe
Andrew D. Roe, SET

    Andy has been involved in nearly every aspect of fire alarm systems for a wide range of applications from ships and offshorre oil production platforms to commercial buildings and apartment buildings. He has worked for both distributors and consultants over his 24 year career. He is the Engineering Manager for Alarm Tech Solutions, LLC, a Fire Control Instruments equipment distributor and is NICET IV Certified in Fire Alarm Systems. He is married with 3 daughters ages 6, 11 and 13, and lives in Severna Park, Maryland.

Hauf Fire Protection
1712 Old Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21221
Phone: 410-686-3703
email:
fhauf@haufconsulting.com

Vice President
Frank Hauf
Frank Hauf
    Frank is a Fire Protection Engineer with P.E. licenses in Maryland, DC, Virginia and Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Maryland's Fire Protection Engineering program. He served as the US Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District Fire Protection Engineer for more than 5 years. He has been an independent fire protection consultant since 1999, performing fire protection and life safety evaluations for owners; specifying/designing fire protection system(s) for owners; reviewing project designs for building, life safety and fire code compliance for owners and government agencies; completed Statement of Conditions Surveys for hospitals in accordance with Life Safety Code provisions (JCAHO compliance); and provided third party fire protection services (reviews and acceptance tests/inspections). Frank has been a member of AFAA since 1999. He is married and lives in Harford County, MD.
EBL Fire Engineers, Inc.
8005 Harford Rd
Baltimore, MD 21234
Phone: 410-668-8000
email:
rwb@eblengineers.com
Treasurer
Bob Baker
Bob Baker
    Bob has been with EBL Engineers, Inc. for 20 years. He is a Fire Protection / Electrical Design Engineer and is NICET certified in Fire Alarm. Some of his responsibilities include the design and testing of fire alarm and detection systems as well as the design of electrical systems to include lighting and power.
Dynalectric Corp.
22930 Shaw Road
Dulles, VA 20166
Phone: 703-742-3500
email:
bdean@dynalectric-dc.com

Secretary
Buddy Dean
Buddy Dean
    Buddy is a member of IBEW local #26 and has worked for Dynalectric Company for over 23 years. He is currently in charge of the Systems Department and is responsible for all Fire Alarm and Security systems installations, including new construction projects, retrofits, and maintenance and testing programs. He is NICET Level IV and holds several electrical licenses including a Masters license for the state of Maryland. Buddy has been a member of AFAA for over 5 years. He is married with two daughters, ages 10 and 12, and lives in Frederick, Maryland.

Siemens Building Technologies Inc.
Fire Safety
6901 Muirkirk Meadows Drive
P.O. Box 247
Beltsville, MD 20705
Phone: 301-837-2823
email:
maria.marks@siemens.com

Director
Maria Marks
Maria Marks
    Maria Marks is currently employed by Siemens as a Senior Systems Sales Representative. She has worked in the industry since 1992, as an employee for Ellenco, Inc. In addition Maria has served on several community boards in the past, including The Junior League of Washington, and First Book (DC Lab).

Fire Protection Engineer
General Services Administration (GSA)
email:
joseph.dafin@gsa.gov

Director
Joe Dafin
Joe Dafin
    Joe is the fire protection engineering team leader with The General Services Administration (GSA) in the National Capital Region and as such he is responsible for fire protection engineering issues in approximately 90 million square feet of space in the DC metropolitan area. He and his team are the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) for approximately 190 federally owned buildings. As a registered Fire Protection Engineer, he has 25 years experience in the fire alarm and life safety industry. Joe has been with GSA for the past nine years, and worked as a consulting engineer with Klinker & Associates for the twelve years prior. Joe is a member of SFPE, NFPA, and is a technical Committee member on NFPA 72. Joe has been a member of the DC-VA-MD Chapter of AFAA since its inception.

Truland Service Corporation
Life Safety Division
Life Safety Manager
5701-J General Washington Drive
Alexandria, VA 22312
1-800-TRULAND
e-mail:
dkilby@truland-service.com

Director
Don Kilby
Don Kilby
    Don has twenty-four years’ experience in the electrical contracting/service industry and six years’ experience as a Life Safety Manager. Don joined Truland Service Corporation in 1989 and is a member of I.B.E.W., Local Union #26. He is a licensed journeyman in the State of Virginia and NICET certified in the fire alarm field. Don has been involved in all aspects of the fire alarm industry the past 20 years with Truland Service to include design/build projects, fire alarm retrofits, new construction, testing and maintenance, etc. He is married with one son, age 10, and currently lives in Purcellville, Virginia.


Home PageGeneral AFAA InfoWhy Join the AFAA?Related Sites
Board of DirectorsMembers ListSummary of Last General MeetingUpcoming Events
Questions and AnswerPrintable FormsLocal AFAA ServicesJob Postings