Larry Rietz is Vice President and Service Line Leader for Fire Detection and Alarm for Jensen Hughes and works as a designer, instructor, author, and industry advocate.  He is a NICET Level IV Certified Fire Alarm designer and Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) with over 29 years of life safety industry experience.  He serves on multiple NFPA and UL Technical Committees, and he served on the Automatic Fire Alarm Association (AFAA) Board of Directors from 2014 - 2023.  He is a frequent presenter at a large variety of industry events, is a Contract Instructor with AFAA, and is a guest lecturer at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the University of Maryland (UMD) fire protection programs.

Joseph Cervantes has been working in the fire protection and life safety field since 1996, beginning his career as an Installer and progressing through the field ranks to become a Project Manager, and Operations Manager for 2 very large organizations in Southern California. Mr. Cervantes has now moved his talents to the Manufacturing world, to bring about a change to the level of integration opportunities available to all of the Life Safety industry with innovative products and modifications to many of the pre-existing methodologies of installations.

His past experience included the management of projects in all vertical markets from K-12, Higher Education, Government, Commercial, Residential, High Rise and Clean Room application.

Joseph Cervantes has been working in the fire protection and life safety field since 1996, beginning his career as a system Installer and progressing through the field ranks to become a Project Manager and Operations Manager for two very large organizations in Southern California. His experience includes project management in all vertical markets from K-12, higher education, government, commercial, residential, high rise, and clean room application.

Retired Deputy Chief Greg Rogers started his career as an instructor in 1992 at the Oklahoma State Fire Service Training Center. He continued as a Fire Safety Engineer with North Metro Fire Rescue in Broomfield, CO, and then onto WA state at South Kitsap Fire and Rescue for over 17 years and as the Deputy Chief with Spokane Valley Fire Department.

Greg is Internationally known for visionary community risk reduction and creative data solutions for decision-making and service delivery, he has presented sessions in the UK and Shanghai, China. As an Executive in the fire service, his focus is to make a meaningful difference in the industry through dedication to continuous self and organizational improvement through building coalitions and relationships with an emphasis on being results-driven and orientated, empowering, developing, and motivating people through business, associations, and volunteer organizations.

David Mills serves as one of the Technical Services Deputy State Fire Marshal’s and has broad responsibilities related to the development, adoption, application, and interpretation of the Oregon Fire Code. His career began in architecture, employed with a number of architectural and engineering firms, before accepting a position with the City of Reno, Building & Safety Department in 1984, as a plans examiner and building inspector. In 1995, he accepted a position with the Reno Fire Department, as a plans examiner and fire inspector, and retired in 2014 as a Fire Prevention Captain, supervising the new construction inspections and plan reviews services. David holds a number of both ICC and NFPA certifications.