William Cunard

About William Cunard

Experienced Fire & Life Safety Specialist with a background in design, project management, and systems integration.

Experience

1. Senior Fire & Life Safety Specialist

   HDR

   Jun 2017 — Present · Omaha, NE, US

   About Our Company:At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. With our multidisciplinary teams and diversity; HDR has built an unshakable foundation which will provide leaders in the industry for years to come. Watch our \'About Us\' video Our Fire & Life Safety Program:HDR’s Fire & Life Safety (FLS) program is a rapidly growing program that provides FLS expertise across HDR’s entire client base, including Civic (eg: high-rises, auditoriums/arenas, detention, recreational), Federal (DoD, NASA, VA, NPS, GSA), Healthcare, Resources (hazardous materials, power, hydropower, waste, oil/gas/LNG, mining, industrial, fuels, material handling), Science/Tech/Labs, Transportation (aviation, rail, roads/bridges, marine, public transit), and Water (water/waste/storm treatment). Due to that growth we are continually seeking highly motivated Fire Protection Engineers and other Professionals in the Field of Fire Protection to join our team. FLS services Include: Design of fire protection systems, code consulting, life safety and egress evaluations, fire and smoke modeling, inspection and plan review, hazard and risk analysis, performance based design, emergency management and planning, risk assessments, prescriptive design of passive and active fire protection systems, fire root cause analysis, value engineering, and accessibility consulting.About Me:Certified NICET in Fire Alarm Systems. Licensed State of Nebraska Fire Alarm Inspector. Extensive design experience with fire alarm systems and special hazard suppression systems including schools, hospitals, military installations, hotels, high-rise apartments, commercial, industrial, hydroelectric power plants, combined cycle power plants, and data centers. HDR Omaha Toastmasters- VP of MembershipHDR Safety Committee - 7th Floor Safety CoordinatorHDR Green TeamHDR Pathfinders Committee

Education

• Vatterott College

  Associate, Computer Aided Drafting Technology Management

Skills

• Fabrication
• Design Development
• Project Estimation
• Design Research
• Computer-Aided Design (Cad)
• Cad
• Submittals
• Life Safety
• Detailing
• Nfpa
• Sales Management
• Autocad
• Fire Alarm
• Project Management
• Microstation
• Customer Service
• Cost Estimating
• Construction Management
• Engineering
• Metal Fabrication
• Permitting
• Construction
• Microsoft Office
• Engineering Design