PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS Carl F. Baldassarra | Principal and Unit Manager WJE

EXPERIENCE Performance-Based Design Carl Baldassarra is a nationally recognized ◼ Hyatt Regency O’Hare - Rosemont, IL: expert in fire protection engineering, including Alternative smoke control system design* fire/life safety analysis, egress design, fire ◼ Sawgrass Mills Super Regional Shopping Mall protection system design and analysis, code - Sunrise, FL: Alternative fire-resistive consultation, loss investigations, and related construction, smoke control system, and egress systems* services for a wide range of facilities and ◼ United Airlines Terminal - , IL: systems. Over his career, he has managed Alternative fire-resistive construction* operations; led project teams; and participated ◼ Wrigley Field - Chicago, IL: Development of in numerous design, consulting, and research fire protection/life safety/code compliance projects. Mr. Baldassarra is also a recognized concept for historic facility* authority for his development of innovative ◼ - Chicago, IL: Development of design solutions using performance-based fire protection/code compliance plan for principles for a wide range of facilities to meet major renovation project of iconic EDUCATION clients’ design objectives. His experience has high-rise building ◼ Institute of Technology also involved loss prevention surveys, on-site ◼ Bachelor of Science, Fire construction period services, litigation support, Code Development Protection and Safety water supply analysis, and expert testimony in ◼ Chicago Life Safety Evaluation System: Engineering, 1974 virtually all types of building occupancies. Development of code requirements and ◼ Lake Forest Graduate School alternative compliance method for existing of Management Prior to joining WJE, Mr. Baldassarra was high-rise buildings* ◼ MBA, 2007 executive vice president of Rolf Jensen & Research Associates, where he managed the firm’s PRACTICE AREAS Crosspoint 20/30 - Dallas, TX: Fire test for western region. His experience also spans ◼ Fire Protection Engineering special sprinkler system design thirty-five years at Schirmer (Aon) Engineering ◼ Fire/Life Safety/Egress Assessment Corporation, where he served as president of ◼ Fire Protection System PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS the firm for seventeen years as well as in Design/Analysis ◼ Illinois Society of Professional Engineers various other roles. ◼ Building Code, Fire Code, and ◼ International Code Council

Standards Consulting ◼ National Fire Protection Association REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS ◼ Loss Investigation/ ◼ Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Fellow Litigation Support Fire/Life Safety Assessment ◼ Underwriters Laboratories Fire Council ◼ Performance-Based Design ◼ 3M Company Corporate Headquarters -

◼ Code Development Maplewood, MN* TECHNICAL COMMITTEES ◼ Research ◼ Chicago City Hall - Chicago, IL ◼ Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings - ◼ Hallmark Cards Corporate Headquarters - Life Safety Task Force; Code REGISTRATIONS Kansas City, MO* Task Force, chair; past Vice Chair ◼ ◼ Hyatt Regency Kansas City - Kansas City, MO Professional Engineer in AZ, IL, KS, ◼ Illinois Society of Professional Engineers - ◼ Procter & Gamble Miami Valley Laboratories NM, and WI Legislative Committee - Colerain Township, OH* ◼ ICC - Code Technology Committee, chair

CONTACT ◼ ICC - Ad Hoc Committee on Tall Wood Fire Protection System Design [email protected] Buildings, co-chair ◼ Burton Barr Central Library - Phoenix, AZ: 847.272.7400 ◼ NFPA 1 - Fire Prevention Code, Principal Replacement fire suppression system for www.wje.com ◼ NFPA 92, 204 - Smoke Management, unique facility architecture Principal ◼ Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) - ◼ SFPE - Past President (2014) and former Chicago, IL: Atrium fire detection system* Board of Directors Member; Editorial Advisory

Board member Loss Investigation/Litigation Support ◼ Underwriters’ Laboratories - Fire Council *Work at previous firm ◼ ArcelorMittal Steel - Burns Harbor, IN: member Loss investigation, code analysis, and

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