ACEDEMIC & PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Summary

Our Director, Eur/ng Dr. Raymond Connolly (BE, Phd, CEng, MIEI, MIFireE, MSFPE) is an internationally experienced Chartered Engineer (Fire Safety) with experience of delivering statutory fire safety approvals on projects with individual values in excess of £1BN.
Expert witness to the legal & insurance industries in the context of proceedings to High Court level.
Lead fire safety engineer working on a large variety of projects in the UK, Ireland & overseas.
Lead researcher into fire performance of cladding at Building Research Establishment including design of fire test protocol which was subsequently used as basis for BS 8414 & BR 135.
Expert adviser to UK House of Commons Committee (Environment, Transport & Regional Affairs) investigation into potential risk of fire spread in buildings via external cladding systems in 2000.
Member of Irish Department of Environment's Task Force (Cladding Fire Safety) in 2017.

Education

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING

1989 - 1990

University College Cork, Ireland

DIPLOMA IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

1990

DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY

1991 - 1996

Aston University, Birmingham, UK

Professional Membership

C.Eng.M.I.E.I

c. 25 Years

Chartered Engineer, Engineers of Ireland

M.IFire E.

c. 25 Years

Corporate Member, Institution of Fire Engineers, UK

Eur. Ing.

European Association of National Engineering Institutions (FEANI)

c. 25 Years

M.S.F.P.E

Professional Member, Soc. of Fire Protection Engineers, USA

c. 25 Years

Experience

ASSISTANT FIRE OFFICER

1990 - 1991

Dublin Fire Brigade, Ireland

SCIENTIFIC OFFICER

1991 - 1992

Fire Research Station,

Building Research Establishment, UK

HIGHER SCIENTIFIC OFFICER

1992 - 1994

Fire Research Station,

Building Research Establishment, UK

SENIOR SCIENTIFIC OFFICER

1994 - 1996

Fire Research Station,

Building Research Establishment, UK

FOUNDING DIRECTOR

1996 - 1998

Fire Safety Engineering Solutions Ltd., UK

MANAGING DIRECTOR

1998 - 2001

International Fire Consultants, UK

FOUNDING / MANAGING DIRECTOR

2001 - CURRENT

Fire Risk Solutions, UK & Ireland

DIRECTOR

2022 - CURRENT

B-FireSafe Limited, UK