Public engineering firm profile
Applied Fire Protection Engineering, Inc.
Quality Engineering with a Practical Approach
- Services
- 15
- Leaders
- 2
- Founded
- 2004
Overview
Applied Fire Protection Engineering, Inc. is a professional engineering firm providing fire protection engineering design, consulting, and inspection services throughout the Washington DC Metropolitan area and beyond. Founded in 2004, it serves architects, developers, and owners in the public and private sector, with each project under the direct management of a principal. The team includes Professional Engineers, NICET certified designers, survey technicians, and CADD operators, and is committed to delivering quality fire protection services on time and within budget.
- Founded
- 2004
Services
Fire Protection Design
Applied Fire Protection Engineering provides the complete scope of fire protection engineering design services.
Consulting
Fire protection consulting services spanning code analysis, construction oversight, system assessment, and cost estimation.
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Leadership
Dennis Sullivan
Co-Owner
PE
Dennis Sullivan has been a licensed fire protection engineer for over 23 years. He served as a professional and volunteer firefighter in upstate New York during the 1970s before attending the University of Maryland, where he earned a B.S. in Fire Protection Engineering in 1980. His career has focused on developing fire-safe environments through applied fire protection engineering, including building and fire code analysis, design review on commercial construction projects, equivalency development, and performance-based design. Sullivan is a registered professional engineer in Maryland, Missouri, and the District of Columbia.
Michael Pleszkoch Jr.
Co-Owner and Chief Operating Officer
Michael Pleszkoch Jr. is a co-owner and Chief Operating Officer of Applied Fire Protection Engineering with over 30 years in the fire protection field. He attended the University of Nevada Las Vegas (Biomedical Engineering) and the University of Maryland (Fire Protection Engineering), and began his career as a fire alarm and automatic sprinkler technician before advancing to lead installation, construction, design, and consulting responsibilities. His expertise spans fire alarm, emergency power, complex water-based fire protection systems, pumping systems, and special hazards. As COO, Pleszkoch oversees daily operations, technical services, accounting, and IT.
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