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Gerald 'Big Dutch' Forstater, PE, CSI, CBIE
Chief Executive Officer/Chief Operations Officer
Chief Engineer
Experience Summary
Mr. Forstater founded Professional Systems Engineering, LLC in 1986 focusing on building and campus systems design. Under his leadership, the firm has received several awards nationally and is known for its expertise in design and engineering of complex systems for security, fire protection, life safety, communications, acoustics, and transportation lighting. With more than 35 years experience, Mr. Forstater has directed the firm toward specialization in the integration of varied systems within complex building envelopes. He has considerable experience managing projects for highly specialized facilities including corrections, high-rises, educational campuses, and diverse corporate, manufacturing, and industrial complexes. A Professional Engineer registered in over a dozen states, Mr. Forstater has provided consulting services to hundreds of companies and institutions throughout the United States, Canada, and Africa. He has provided expert witness testimony related to fire sprinkler head design and security systems integrity.
Previously, Mr. Forstater worked for a major E/A firm where he served as Director of Special Systems. A recent counterterrorism/security mission with top-ranking security, justice, military, and counterterrorism officials included extensive security briefings for numerous types of building facilities in culturally significant locations. Mr. Forstater has been a speaker at seminars and conferences throughout the United States and Asia on topics in communications, security, justice, and fire protection.
Mr. Forstater's years of experience in fire protection, which includes designs of alarm systems, sprinkler systems, pumps, tanks, water supplies, inerting gas systems, and evacuation planning. His 35 years experience in data communications includes network distribution/control, data center design and protection, advance UPS/ATS/generator design, and physical/virtual network security.
Mr. Forstater was on the test writing committee for the new NICET advanced video designer designation, the AFAA Board designee to the City of Philadelphia and SFPE for new high-rise fire codes, a faculty member of Information Communications Industry Association, and recently had the designs of the firm highlighted on both National Geographic MegaStructures and Big, Bigger, Biggest on the Science Channel. His firm won the 2011 Security Innovation Gold Medal presented by Security Technology Executive magazine at ASIS International in Orlando, Florida.
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Jerry Schorn, PE, CSI, CDT
Associate
Sr. VP of Engineering/Sr. Project Manager
Experience Summary
Mr. Schorn has 40 years experience in advanced systems design for integrated security, communications, and fire protection systems, as well as electrical engineering infrastructure. His expertise encompasses design, development, programming, and project management for large-scale upgrade and renovation projects where protection and security/safety building systems are critical. Mr. Schorn has an exceptionally strong background in electrical control of mechanical systems and instrumentation for special environments; specifically in juvenile and adult corrections/justice/courts and educational environments. His 40 years experience includes PLC/HMI/touch control solutions, systems integration, grounding, and multi-phase power systems. He has developed an area of expertise for which he has won awards from the Illuminating Engineering Society for his specialized lighting systems designs and project management. Since joining PSE in 1999, he has managed programs totaling over $1 billion in construction costs.
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Michael Michalski, EIT
Partner
Technology Director/Project Manager
Experience Summary
Mr. Michalski has 11 years experience executing engineering solutions for large scale, multi-phased, complex projects as well as functioning as an engineer for smaller scaled, nuanced assignments for corporate and government facilities nationwide. He has led and managed award-winning infrastructure designs for systems in Telecom, IT, Electronic Security, Access Control, Fire Alarm and Control Systems. His excellent track record for completing projects on-schedule and within budget is reflected in superior client deliverables, proactive client communications, and repeated inclusion in new projects by his clients. Mr. Michalski’s areas of expertise are project management, technology applications, systems design and their integration. His projects incorporate long-range technical sustainability, low maintenance, and ease of operability. In 2008, Mr. Michalski won an award for the electrical and system engineering of the Philadelphia Zoo by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers. |
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Jason M. Delp, EIT
Partner
Projects Director/Project Manager
Experience Summary
Mr. Delp has more than 10 years of experience providing management and design engineering for advanced systems including telecom/datacom, heavy maximum grade security, A/V, fire alarm, and educational technology for unique building envelopes including correctional/detention centers, prisons, jails, juvenile facilities, and justice complexes. He has managed large educational, hospital, and government projects throughout the United States and Africa. His experience with Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) includes bistatic, monostatic and multiplexed microwave, infrared, fiber optics TDS, taut-wire, EMF field sensitive systems, fencing techniques and fabrics, delay systems, graphical touchscreen deployment, and digital video integrated with intelligent software. Mr. Delp's specialties include system design, project management, commissioning, contractor start-up services, and CAD.
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Thomas H. Pilson, IV
Public Safety and Correctional Services Director
Experience Summary
Mr. Pilson has 15 years of distinguished service as a justice facilities practitioner with specialization in physical security, programming and security technologies. As Chief of Security for a large County Detention Center, he was responsible for ensuring that day-to-day operations of the Detention Center were not impeded by security related problems. This experience afforded him the opportunity to work closely with government officials, as well as with law enforcement officials at all levels, security professionals, architects, engineers, and policymakers. Mr. Pilson has managed security enhancements for numerous new construction and expansion projects as part of physical building upgrades. His knowledge of physical security, electronic security, detention hardware, access control, CCTV, automation, video recording and control center design is based on 15 years of hands-on experience in management, design, and training. Site expertise includes ultra-high security access control, fencing, perimeter detection, and surveillance.He has promoted high standards and best practices in detention services as demonstrated through involvement in the Juvenile Detention Centers Association of Pennsylvania (JDCAP) where he served as Treasurer, was a member of the Administrative Counsel and was active in the Legislative, Automation, and Training/Education Committees. |
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