James E. Golinveaux is senior vice president of research & development for Tyco Fire & Building Products, which represents Central, Gem and Star branded products. Golinveaux is a member of numerous committees such as the National Fire Protection Association (Member of NFPA 13 Discharge & Installation), International Conference of Building Officials, Society of Fire Protection Engineers and Southern Building Code Congress International. He also is named on numerous U.S. Patents relating to automatic sprinklers. Visit www.tyco-fireproducts.com for more on dry pipe sprinklers.