This year’s Pat Ryan Team Spirit Award was presented to Alex Gonzales. The award is the most prestigious honor bestowed at Telgian each year and was created in memory of former Telgian associate Pat Ryan. This annual award recognizes exemplary teamwork, and it is presented to the Telgian Associate who best embodies Pat Ryan’s legendary example.
“It is a great honor to present Alex with the Pat Ryan Team Spirit Award,” says Telgian Executive Chairman Russell Leavitt. “This year, we had an outstanding number of deserving associates who were nominated by their peers from across the organization, making the decision difficult, but also rewarding. Alex is an excellent example of the Telgian core values, especially integrity. We are thrilled to recognize his contributions and example with the team spirit award.”
Alex is an Assistant Regional Practice Leader with Telgian Engineering & Consulting, LLC (TEC) and has been with the company for more than 16 years. He provides consulting services for fire protection and life safety in all occupancy types and specializes in finding solutions for occupancies and uses that do not conform neatly with prescriptive code. Alex also specializes in high-piled storage occupancy protection and analysis and his record of excellence is recognized throughout the United States.
Alex is a registered professional engineer (PE) in 14 states as well as a Certified Fire Protection Specialist. Active within the fire protection industry his professional affiliations include the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE).
Pictured left to right: Telgian Executive Chairman Russ Leavitt, Alex Gonzales, Telgian CEO and President James Tomes.
About Telgian
Since 1985, Telgian has provided innovative fire, security and life safety systems testing, inspections and maintenance, consulting and engineering / design services, keeping facilities safe, compliant and on budget. As a trusted partner to companies around the globe, Telgian provides a single source solution across the US and abroad. Telgian is comprised of two business units, Telgian Engineering & Consulting, LLC (TEC) and Telgian Fire Safety (TFS):
TEC is a full-service global engineering and risk consulting firm specializing in complex, multi-discipline public and private sector projects. The company provides professional services related to the protection of people, property, information, and organizational mission against preventable losses such as fire protection engineering, security risk consulting, emergency management and operations continuity and more.
TFS offers expert fire and life safety systems testing, inspections and repair of fire sprinklers, fire alarms, fire extinguishers, commercial kitchen hood suppression systems, emergency / exit lights, special hazards, and clean agent systems, as well as fire alarm and elevator monitoring.
For more information or media interviews with Alex Gonzales, please contact: Susan McNeill, smcneill@telgian.com