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Credentials

Experience Matters

Over 45 Years of Unparalleled and Specialized Education, Skill, Knowledge, Training, Experience, and Peer Reviewed Credentials in the Alarm and Security Industry. Involved in over five (5,000) thousand security system and life safety installations; system design, application, security survey, need analysis, recommendations, installation, programming, inspection, testing, maintenance, and UL Listed Central Station Alarm Monitoring.

For a complete listing of Mr. Zwirn’s education, skill, knowledge, training, experience and credentials,
please request a current copy of his curriculum vitae.

Proud Member of

  • The Monitoring Association
  • National Fire Protection Association® International
  • Automatic Fire Alarm Association
  • Security Industry Association
  • American Society For Industrial Security International
  • American Society Of Certified Engineering Technicians
  • International Association Of Electrical Inspectors
  • Metropolitan Burglar And Fire Alarm Association
  • National Institute For Certification In Engineering Technologies, A Division Of The National Society For Professional Engineers
  • International Association Of Electrical Inspectors
  • Metropolitan Burglar And Fire Alarm Association
  • National Institute For Certification In Engineering Technologies, A Division Of The National Society For Professional Engineers

Instructor

  • The Technical Community Of The Alarm. Central Station, Security And Law Enforcement Industries
  • The New Jersey Department Of Community Affairs, Division Of Fire Safety, In Cooperation With Kean University, For Fire Officials, Fire Inspectors, Fire Instructors And Firefighters
  • The New York City Fire Department, Bureau Of Fire Investigation, Fire Marshal Training Unit
  • The New York City Police Department (NYPD), Office Of The Chief Of Department
  • The New York City Police Department (NYPD), Police Training Academy
  • The Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF)
  • The Metropolitan Burglar And Fire Alarm Association
  • The Pennsylvania Burglar And Fire Alarm Association (PBFAA)
  • National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®), Fall Education Conference To The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®), America’s Fire Expo (AFE)
  • The New York City Police Department Crime Prevention Unit
  • The Central Station Alarm Association™ (CSAA)
  • Level I And Level II CSAA Certified Central Station Operator- Central Station Alarm Association™
  • The Georgia Chapter Of The International Association Of Arson Investigators
  • The New Jersey Electronic Security Association® (NJESA)
  • The International Association Of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI)
  • The Virginia Burglar And Fire Alarm Association (VBFAA)
  • The New Jersey Association Of Fire Equipment Distributors (NJAFED)
  • The Mid-Hudson Alarm Association
  • The American Society For Industrial Security (ASIS)
  • SDSM® 100 Alarm And Central Station Companies
  • The Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee (FIFEC), Division (SIU)
  • The Regional Alarm Association (RAA)
  • The University Of New Haven, Fire Science Department
  • The North American Security Symposium & Exposition
  • Honeywell® First Alert Alarm Dealers
  • The International Security Conference (ISC) In New York, Chicago and Nevada
  • Instructors Certificate By The Texas Department Of Insurance, Continuing Education Program
  • Instructor To The Technical Community Of The Alarm, Central Station, Security And Law Enforcement Industries
  • 25 Year Active Designated Expert Instructor By And For The New York City Police Department (NYPD) – The Nation’s Leader In Law Enforcement
  • College And University Instructor For Undergraduate And Graduate Students To Institutions Of Higher Education And Learning, In Alarm Science, Advanced Electronic And Physical Security Countermeasures, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), Security Surveys, Needs Analysis, Security Systems, Access Control, CCTV Video Surveillance Systems, Physical Security, Fire Alarm And Life Safety Systems
  • Instructor To The New Jersey Department Of Community Affairs, Division Of Fire Safety, In Cooperation With Kean University, For Fire Officials, Fire Inspectors, Fire Instructors And Firefighters
  • Instructor To The New York City Fire Department, Bureau Of Fire Investigation, Fire Marshal Training Unit
  • Instructor To The New York City Police Department (NYPD), Office Of The Chief Of Department
  • Instructor To The New York City Police Department (NYPD) Police Training Academy
  • Instructor To The Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF)
  • Instructor To The Metropolitan Burglar And Fire Alarm Association
  • Instructor To The Pennsylvania Burglar And Fire Alarm Association (PBFAA)
  • Instructor, National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®), Fall Education Conference
  • Instructor To The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®), America’s Fire Expo (AFE)
  • Instructor To The New York City Police Department Crime Prevention Unit
  • Instructor To The The Monitoring Association
  • Instructor To The International Association Of Electrical Inspectors ( IAEI )
  • Instructor To The Virginia Burglar And Fire Alarm Association (VBFAA)
  • Instructor To The New Jersey Association Of Fire Equipment Distributors (NJAFED)
  • Instructor To The Mid-Hudson Alarm Association
  • Instructor To The American Society For Industrial Security (ASIS)
  • Instructor To SDM 100 Alarm And Central Station Companies
  • Instructor To The Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee (FIFEC), Division Of Insurance Fraud (DIF) And Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
  • Instructor To The Regional Alarm Association (RAA)
  • Instructor To The University Of New Haven, Fire Science Department
  • Instructor To The North American Security Symposium & Exposition (NASS EX)
  • Instructor To Honeywell® First Alert Alarm Dealers
  • Instructor To The International Security Conference (ISC)
  • Instructors Certificate By The Texas Department Of Insurance, Continuing Education Program
  • State Of Florida Department Of Business And Professional Regulation Electrical Contractor’s Licensing Board, Continuing Education Provider
  • Department Alarm and Security Training Curriculum
  • Author, Developer Of Curriculum, And Instructor Of Forty (40) Certified Continuing Education Courses For Licensed Alarm Contractors In The State Of New Jersey
  • Author, Developer Of Curriculum, Faculty And Instructor Of Educational And Technical Courses For The Electronic Security Association® (ESA)
  • Level I And Level II CSAA Certified Central Station Operator- The Monitoring Association
  • Instructor To The Georgia Chapter Of The International Association Of Arson Investigators
  • Instructor To The New Jersey Electronic Security Association® (NJESA)

Industry Credentials

  • Certified In Five States As An Alarm Contractor: New Jersey, New York, Florida, Delaware, Washington, D.C.
  • Department Of Consumer And Regulatory Affairs, Security Alarm Agent
  • Federal and State Court Qualified Forensic Alarm And Security Expert
  • Forensic Expert For the State of Louisiana
  • Forensic Expert For the State of Utah
  • Forensic Expert For The New York State Office of the Attorney General
  • Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Board Certified In Security Management- ASIS International
  • Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS), National Fire Protection Association® International
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
  • Certified as an  NFPA® 3000 (PS) Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response; Plan, Respond, Recover Program Specialist 
  • Level IV Certified Homeland Security Protection Associate (CHPA-IV) Through The National Sheriffs’ Association In Conjunction With The Global Society of Homeland And National Security Professionals
  • NICET® Level IV Certified Senior Engineering Technician in Fire Protection Engineering Technology/Fire Alarm Systems, NICET® Level II Certified Fire Protection Engineering Technology/Inspection and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems, and NICET® Certified in Fire Protection Engineering Technology/ Automatic Sprinkler Systems Layout Level I, Certificate Number 111275, by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, A Division of the National Society for Professional Engineers
  • Master Alarm Technician
  • Appointed And Recognized By The National Fire Protection Association® In The Special Expert (SE) Category, As A Principal Technical Committee Panel Member For NFPA® 72 Of The National Fire Alarm Code® And For NFPA® 72 Of The National Fire Alarm And Signaling Code, National Fire Protection Association® International- The National Fire Protection (July Of 2002 Through November 2009). Association Was Founded In 1896 And Is Considered Authoritative By The Engineering, Technical, And Professional Communities Of The Fire Alarm And Life Safety Industry, Among Many Other Entities Both Worldwide And Internationally, Which Includes, But Is Not Limited To Authorities Having Jurisdiction, Governments, And Private And Public Organizations
  • Certified Security And Fire Alarm System Instructor For The State Of New York Department Of State, Pursuant To Section 196.24 Of The Rules And Regulations Established By The New York State Secretary Of State, Instructor 1-73
  • New York City Fire Department Certificate Of Fitness (May 2007 Through May 2010)
  • Expert Technical And Scientific Training Resource To Alarm, Central Station, Equipment Manufacturers, Security And Law Enforcement Professionals
  • Executive Guest Lecturer To Eastern Kentucky University, Department Of Loss Prevention And Safety, College Of Justice And Safety
  • Executive Guest Lecturer To New York Institute Of Technology, Department Of Behavioral Science, Private Security
  • Keynote Speaker Connecticut Alarm And Systems Integrators Association (CASIA)
  • Consultant And Keynote Speaker To AFY Annual Security Convention
  • Guest Speaker To The Automatic Fire Alarm Association, AFAA-New Jersey Chapter
  • Author Of The Nationally Recognized And Peer Reviewed Forensic Treatise The Alarm Science Manual™™
  • Monthly Technical Contributor And Writer In Security Science For The Nationally Recognized And Peer Reviewed Security Sales And Integration Magazine
  • National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) Task Group Member, NFPA® 720 Carbon Monoxide Detection, Re-Write Task Group
  • Former Consulting Code Expert And Burglar Alarm Subcommittee Chair-Board Of Professional Certification- National Burglar And Fire Alarm Association
  • Former UL Listed And Qualified Alarm Service Provider-UL Listed In 1984
  • Graduate Fire Alarm School Of Broward County Fire Academy
  • Qualified Judge By The Security Industry Association (SIA) For Their NPS Program
  • Security Dealer 25th Anniversary Club
  • Palm Beach County Certified Burglar And Fire Alarm Contractor
  • National Security Dealer Examination-Certificate Of Proficiency
  • Member of the ASIS Fire & Life Safety  Community Steering Committee

  • Member of the  ASIS Physical Security Community Steering Committee

Underwriters Laboratories, Incorporated-Standard Technical Panel (STP)

  • Appointed by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. to serve on twenty- five (25) Underwriter’s Laboratories Inc. (UL) Standards Technical Panel (STP) Member
  • STP 0260, Check, Dry Pipe, And Alarm Valves For Fire Protection Service Covering: UL 193-Standard For Alarm Valves For Fire-Protection Service, UL 260-Standard For Dry Pipe And Deluge Valves For Fire-Protection Service UL 312- Standard For Check Valves For Fire-Protection Service, UL 753- Standard For Alarm Accessories For Automatic Water-Supply Control Valves For Fire-Protection Service, UL 1469- Standard For Strength Of Body And Hydraulic Pressure Loss Testing Of Backflow Special Check Valves, UL 1486- Standard For Quick Opening Devices For Dry Pipe Valves For Fire-Protection Service, And UL 258- Standard For Shutoff Valves For Trim and Drain Purposes For Fire Protection
  • STP 0294A
  • STP 0294, Access Control Systems, Covering The Following Standards: UL 294 -Standard For Access Control System Units
  • STP 2075, Standard For Gas And Vapor Detectors And Sensors, Covering The Following Standards: UL 2075- The Standard For Gas And Vapor Detectors and Sensors
  • STP 0038, Manual Signaling Boxes For Fire Alarm Systems, Covering The Following Standards: UL 38-Standard For Manual Signaling Boxes For Fire Alarm System
  • STP 0752, Bullet Resisting Equipment, Covering The Following Standards: UL 972-Standard For Burglary-Resisting Glazing Materials And UL 752- Standard For Bullet-Resisting Equipment
  • STP 2572, Mass Notification System Communication And Control Units, Covering The Following Standards: UL 2572-Standard For Mass Notification Systems
  • STP 0218, Fire Pump Controllers, Covering The Following Standards: UL 218- Standard For Fire Pump Controllers And UL 218A- Standard For Battery Contractors For Use In Diesel Engines Driving Centrifugal Fire Pumps
  • STP 0555, Dampers-Fire, Smoke And Related, Covering The Following Standards: UL 555-Standard For Fire Dampers, UL 555C- Standard For Ceiling Dampers, And UL 555S- Standard For Smoke Dampers
  • STP 0217, Smoke Detectors And Alarms, Covering The Following Standards: UL 217- Standard For Smoke Alarms, UL 268-Standard For  Smoke Detectors For Fire Alarm Systems, And UL 268A-Standard For Smoke Detectors For Duct Applications
  • STP 1730, Smoke Detector Monitors And Accessories For Individual Living Units Of Multifamily Residence And Hotel/Motel Rooms, Covering The Following Standards: UL 1730-Standard For Smoke Detector Monitors And Accessories For Individual Living Units Of Multifamily Residences And Hotel/Motel Rooms
  • STP 205C, Residential Signaling Equipment, Covering The Following Standards: UL 985- Standard For Household Fire Warning System Units, UL 1023-Standard For  Household Burglar-Alarm System Units, And UL 1637- Standard For Home Health Care Signaling Equipment
  • STP 205D, Antitheft Alarms, And Devices, Covering The Following Standards: UL 1037-Standard For Antitheft Alarms And Devices
  • STP 0521, Heat Detectors, Covering The Following Standards: UL 521-Standard For Heat Detectors For Fire Protective Signaling Systems And UL 539- Standard For Single And Multiple Station Heat Alarms
  • STP 2238, Cable Assemblies And Fitting For Industrial Control And Signal Distribution, Covering The Following Standards: UL 2238-Standard For Cable Assemblies And Fittings For Industrial Control And Signal Distribution
  • STP 1977, Data, Signal, Control And Power Connectors, Covering The Following Standards: UL 1977-Standard For Component Connectors For Use In Data, Signal, Control And Power Applications
  • STP 0864, Fire Protection Signaling Equipment, Covering The Following Standards: UL 864- Standard For Control Units And Accessories For Fire Alarm Systems, UL 1481- Standard For Power Supplies For Fire-Protective Signaling Systems And UL 1711- Standard For Amplifiers For Fire Protective Signaling Systems
  • STP 2017, General-Purpose Signaling Devices And Systems, Covering The Following Standards: UL 2017-Standard For General-Purpose Signaling Devices And Systems
  • STP 0010 Fire Doors, Covering The Following Standards: UL 9- Standard For Fire Tests On Window Assemblies; UL 10A-Standard For Tin-Clad Fire Doors, UL 10B- Standard For Fire Tests Of Door Assemblies, UL IOC- Standard For Positive Pressure Fire Tests Of Door Assemblies, 14B-Standard For Sliding Hardware For Standard, Horizontally Mounted Tin-Clad Fire Doors, 14C- Standard For Swinging Hardware For Standard Tin-Clad Fire Doors Mounted Singly And In Pairs And UL 10D-Standard For Fire Tests Of Fire-Protective Curtain Assemblies
  • STP 205, Alarm System Services, Covering The Following Standards: UL 681-Standard For  Installation And Classification Of Burglar And Holdup Alarm Systems, UL 827-Standard For Central-Station Alarm Services, UL 1641-Standard For  Installation And Classification Of Residential Burglar Alarm Systems And UL 1981-Standard For  Central-Station Automation Systems
  • STP 205A, Premises Security-Control Units, And Accessories, Covering The Following Standards: UL 365- Standard For Police Station Connected Burglar Alarm Units And Systems, UL 603- Standard For Power Supplies For Use With Burglar- Alarm Systems, UL 609- Standard For Local Burglar Alarm Units And Systems, UL 636-Standard For Holdup Alarm Units And Systems, UL 1076- Standard For Proprietary Burglar Alarm Units And Systems, UL 1610-Standard For Central-Station Burglar-Alarm Units And UL 1635-Standard For  Digital Alarm Communicator System Units
  • STP 205B, Premises Security Initiating Devices, Covering The Following Standards: UL 606-Standard For Linings And Screens For Use With Burglar-Alarm Systems, UL 634- Standard For Connectors And Switches For Use With Burglar-Alarm Systems, And UL 639-Standard For Intrusion-Detection Units
  • STP 1739, Pressure Control And Relief Valves For Fire Protection Service, Covering The following Standards: UL 1726-Standard For Automatic Drain Valves For Standpipe Systems, UL 1739-Standard For Pilot-Operated Pressure-Control Valves For Fire-Protection Services, UL 1478-Standard For Fire Pump Relief Valves, UL 1468-Standard For Direct Acting Pressure Reducing And Pressure Restricting Valves, And UL 1478A-Standard For Pressure Relief Valves For Sprinkler Systems
  • STP 0262, Hydrants, Gate, And Butterfly Valves For Fire Protection Service, Covering The Following Standards: UL 262-Standard For Gate Valves For Fire-Protection Service, UL 1091-Standard For Butterfly Valves For Fire-Protection Services, UL 789-Standard For Indicator Posts For Fire-Protection Service, And UL 246-Standard For Hydrants For Fire-Protection Service
  • STP 0199, Sprinkler Equipment For Fire Protection, Covering The Following Standards: UL 33-Standard For Heat Responsive Links For Fire-Protection Service, UL 199-Standard For Automatic Sprinklers For Fire-Protection Service, UL 1474-Standard For Adjustable Drop Nipples For Sprinkler Systems, UL 2167, Standard For Water Mist Nozzles For Fire Protection Service

Some Certifications may be in an Inactive Status.