Nicholas Ozog

Experience

Nicholas Ozog joined WJE in 2016 with ten years of fire protection engineering experience. Mr. Ozog has been traveling globally, reviewing existing buildings with combustible facade materials and providing reviews and associated risk assessments. He has a wide range of experience in building and fire code analysis, property conditions assessments, performance-based design, fire protection system design and criteria development, fire modeling, risk management assessment, and loss control investigations. He has also worked extensively on performance-based design and code analyses for a wide range of clients, projects, and occupancies nationwide, including some of the largest hotel chains and healthcare networks in the country.

Prior to joining WJE, Mr. Ozog was a loss control consultant for an insurance agency in Chicago, Illinois, where he provided risk assessments and construction administration services, developed fire protection system criteria, applied NFPA and FM standards to a variety of highly protected risks, and developed loss control programs. He also trained as an underwriter using risk management principles. Previously, Mr. Ozog was also a fire protection consultant at an international fire protection engineering firm in Chicago.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

Building Code, Fire Code, and Standards Consulting

• McCormick Place Event Center - Chicago, IL: Development of alternative fire protection concepts for 11,000-seat arena
• Willis Tower Repositioning - Chicago, IL: Podium design life safety code consulting and concepts for egress with City negotiation
• Wolf Point - Chicago, IL: Egress and smoke mitigation plan development and life safety code consulting
• Willis Tower - Chicago, IL: Tenant buildout and SKYDECK redevelopment fire protection engineering and life safety code consulting
• Advocate CAC Illinois Masonic - Chicago, IL: Hospital addition and renovation building code, smoke control and interim life safety plans consulting

Facade Fire Protection and Risk Assessment

• St. Francis Downtown Tower Modernization - Greenville, SC: Hospital building enclosure repair and rehabilitation, including structural fire proofing and fire-resistant joint system consulting
• International Residential Building Management/Ownership Group - Global: Reviewed existing buildings for combustible facade materials and reviewed potential fire spread risk assessment
• West Coast Buildings - U.S.: Evaluate the facade materials and cladding design and interior fire protection and life safety systems to assess the risk for the facade fire spread
• South Central - U.S.: Existing building metal composite material (MCM) cladding facade review and building risk assessment

Property Loss Control/Condition Analysis

• Aquatic Park Bathhouse, San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park - CA: Property conditions assessment with options to increase the use of the space and maintain its historic integrity
• Healthcare Network - Pacific Northwest
• Oil Refinery - Midwest U.S. *
• Painting/Coating Manufacturers - Midwest U.S. *

Performance-Based Design

• The Old Chicago Post Office - IL: Passive fire proofing and fire protection consultant, including conducting fire testing
• Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago - IL: Life safety analysis and smoke control analysis for cutting edge patient treatment/research suites *

* Indicates with previous firm

Professional Affiliations

National Fire Protection Association
Society of Fire Protection Engineers - Chicago Chapter, past president

Registrations

Fire Protection Engineer in CA
Professional Engineer in IL

Education

Villanova University
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, 2002

University of Maryland
Master of Science, Fire Protection Engineering, 2007