Padmanabhan Kaushik
Principal Fire Engineer
p.kaushik@vortexfire.com
Padmanabhan Kaushik

location UAE

ABOUT Padmanabhan Kaushik

Kaushik is a mechanical engineer who has over 17 years of experience in the field of fire protection systems.
He has worked in a wide variety of projects including residential buildings, mixed-use developments, office buildings, hospitals, airports, aircraft hangars, automobile plants, warehouses, food industry, oil & gas plants etc. Kaushik has in-depth knowledge of international and local codes and standards such as NFPA, IBC, NBC, Saudi Building Code (SBC) and UAE Fire & Life Safety Code of Practice. He specialises in fire protection engineering and building fire & life safety code consulting. Kaushik is proficient in preparing fire strategies, liaising with the design team and providing practical, cost-effective solutions to complex challenges to achieve code compliance and authority approvals. Kaushik also has knowledge and experience in other areas of fire safety such as fa?ade fire performance assessments, fa?ade inspections as well as fire safety audits



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QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), Visveswaraya Technological University, India
  • Associate Member of the Institute of Fire Engineers (AIFireE)
  • Certified Dubai Civil Defence (DCD) & Abu Dhabi Civil Defence (ADCD) House of Expertise (HOE) fire consultant
  • NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS)
  • NFPA Certified online trainings courses on NFPA 13, NFPA 20, NFPA 72 and NFPA 101.
  • Member, Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), USA
  • Member, Fire & Security Association of India (FSAI), India