About the Presenter:
Rob Neale is the owner and principal consultant for Integra Code Consultants, a Maryland-based firm that provides construction code consulting, plan review and training.
Previously, he was the International Code Council’s Government Relations Vice President for National Fire Service Activities where he coordinated efforts to get the US fire service more engaged in the code development and enforcement process.
Rob also served as the Deputy Superintendent for the United States Fire Administration National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD. He was responsible for development of curriculum aimed at improving the professionalism of America’s fire service.
For six years, Rob managed the National Fire Academy’s Technical Fire Prevention curriculum; including fire inspection techniques, prescriptive and performance-based fire and building code interpretation and application, fire protection systems function, design, installation and standards, and plan review for fire inspection personnel.
Rob was named 2023 ICC Educator of the Year. In 2012, he received the FEMA Administrator’s Award for Innovation for his development of the popular Coffee Break Training series.
He has more than 40 years’ experience in the fire protection field. He spent 22 years in Washington state municipal fire protection as a fire chief, fire marshal, and fire fighter. He served as charter member of the National Fire Protection Association Technical Committee No. 1037 for "Professional Qualifications for Fire Marshal," and represented the United States Fire Administration on the Underwriters Laboratories Fire Council.
Rob graduated from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security master’s degree program at the Naval Postgraduate School. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from Western Washington University.