Steven Scandaliato is Principal and Managing Director at SDG, LLC. He has over 36 years’ experience in fire protection engineering, contracting, design and project management covering all types of fire protection and life safety systems. He serves as a member of several NFPA committees including 13, 16, 101 and 5000. He also serves on a number of technical committees including the Technical Advisory Committee for the American Fire Sprinkler Association and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Nationally recognized, Steven has become a popular speaker on fire protection and life safety systems. He is published in several periodicals including articles for the NFPA Journal, Fire Marshals Quarterly, Sprinkler Age Magazine and American Society of Plumbing Engineers. He is also a contributing author to the text published by NFPA/SFPE titled “A Designers Guide to Automatic Sprinkler Systems”. Over the last 25 years, he has presented seminars to thousands in contracting and professional associations including The American Fire Sprinkler Association, The American Society of Plumbing Engineers, The American Institute of Architects, The Society of Fire Protection Engineers, The American Society of Sanitary Engineering, and The International Fire Marshals Association. He is a member of NFPA, SFPE and AFSA.