David Jacoby recently joined national engineering firm
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. as principal and leader of its Fire
Engineering Practice. In his role at SGH, Jacoby will broaden and strengthen
SGH’s fire engineering capabilities to include services ranging from code
compliance to performance- based assessment. The practice area will complement
other SGH services such as structural and building envelope design, historic
preservation investigation services, and advanced structural analysis.
Jacoby has more than 15 years experience in fire protection
engineering and is a licensed professional engineer. He previously worked in
the New York office of an international multi-disciplinary firm as an associate
principal and leader of that offices’ fire team. He is a member of Society of
Fire Protection Engineers, National Fire Protection Association, American
Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s
Salamander Honorary Society.
“SGH has significant experience providing engineering for
extreme environments, like seismic and blast loads,” CEO Glenn Bell said.
“Enhancing our fire engineering capabilities is a key component to offering a
full suite of these services for our clients.”
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