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JAY T. HIGASHI, P.E. Vice President and Senior Fire Protection Engineer |
EDUCATION:
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, December 1985.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, May 1984.
REGISTRATION:
Fire Protection Engineering, State of Washington, 1995
Mechanical Engineering, State of Hawaii, 1991
Electrical Engineering, State of Hawaii, 1998
PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY:
May 1993 to Present: Fire Protection Engineer
S. S. Dannaway Associates, Inc.
This is a private consulting firm providing fire protection engineering and building code consulting services.
May 1990 to May 1993: Project Engineer
M & E Pacific Inc.
Responsible for overseeing the design and expansion of the Honolulu International Airport’s Fire Alarm System, and Energy Monitoring and Control System, and Keahole Airport’s Security System. These projects involved planning, coordination, and review of Design Consultant’s work and follow up design clarifications to the Contractors during construction. Also responsible for the design of the Rota Island Resort fire alarm system.
November 1985 to December 1989: Systems Engineer
MTS Systems Corporation
Responsible for cost estimation, specification, design, development, documentation, and customer training on control software for servo-hydraulic material testing machines. Wrote custom control and analysis testing packages for individual customer needs. Directed the work of two engineers to product standard ASTM testing applications.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- Society of Fire Protection Engineers - Member, President, Hawaii Chapter
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Associate Member, Chairman Hawaii Chapter.