Gary is a chartered engineer, registered with the Institute of Fire Engineers, with 24 years’ experience as a consultant. Specialising in built environment, Gary has worked in nearly every sector from affordable houses to airport terminals. He is a member of the British Standard Institute committee FSH/14 developing British Standards BS 9991, BS 7972-1 and BS 7974-2 as well as industry guides including SCA ‘Guidance on Smoke Control to Common Escape Routes in Apartment Buildings’ and CIBSE Guide E. He is on the committee on the Institution of Fire Engineers Registrants Group and was previously a Board Trustee of the Institution of Fire Engineers and both President and Secretary of the UK Chapter of the SFPE.