Matt Whitehead

Engineer

Matt joined Design Fire Consultants in October 2017. He has a Foundation Degree in Building Services and Sustainable Engineering and is currently in the final year of his MEng (Hons) degree in Fire Engineering.

Matt has over 4 years experience in fire safety engineering and also brings with him over 13 years contracting experience working in a technical role as a fire detection and alarm specialist ranging from the maintenance, designing and project management of large complex installations.

He has experience working in a wide range of sectors including Healthcare, Residential, Transportation and Rail applying various design codes in the UK, Middle East and Africa. He has led a number of large Healthcare schemes as the technical lead in the development of complex fire detection cause and effect strategies. His final year thesis is studying the fire performance of combustible insulation in aluminium composite panels.

Qualifications: FdSc, AIFireE, MIET

Experience: 4 years

Specialist Expertise: Fire detection and alarm systems, cause and effect strategies, Residential, Healthcare.

Contact Matt: +44 (0)7718 975348