Louis Cendagorta is the Executive Director of the Suppression and the CDA Unit of the FDNY. He has been a member of the Bureau of Fire Prevention for 30 years. He received his Bachelors’ Degree and Masters’ Degree of Science from John Jay College. He has extensive knowledge and experience in water base fire suppression systems and has been certified and or trained in systems like, CO2, foam, aerosols, Halon, fog and water mists systems. Executive Director Cendagorta is also trained in pyrotechnics, Firework Safety and Construction Site Safety.
Jeff Merritt
@ Director of Innovation, City of New York
Jeff Merritt currently serves as Director of Innovation for the City of New York. He is an internationally-recognized government leader, innovator and entrepreneur with more than 15 years of experience in the U.S. and abroad—including more than six years leading tech initiatives for the City of New York and seven years running start-up organizations.
Key highlights include helping organize the first entirely online public election in U.S. history; laying the groundwork for the world’s largest, fastest municipal Wi-Fi network; orchestrating the launch and roll-out of the world’s largest city top-level domain; and leading the creation and adoption of new guidelines and tools to promote the responsible and equitable expansion of the Internet of Things.
Alan Grotheer
@ NYC Benchmarking Help Center
Alan Grotheer is the manager of the NYC Benchmarking Help Center, a collaboration of the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and CUNY Building Performance Laboratory. After many years working in the technical/financial arena, Alan launched a second career as a sustainability professional in 2011.
While pursuing a Master’s degree in Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management at The New School, he was a volunteer fellow at the Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation, and worked as a research assistant at The New School, where he researched and inventoried the University’s diverse responses to climate change. In addition to his Master’s degree, Alan has a B.A. in music from Columbia University.
Scott Lenzi is the co-founder and president of OCS Chemical Engineering . He has over 30 years of expertise in the water treatment industry and holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He created a partnership with GE Water and Process Technologies allowing OCS to bring patented chemical technology and analysis to OCS clients and the Northeast market.
Scott has worked closely with GE , the CDC ( Center for Disease control) and the ASHRAE 188 board members to clarify and organize compliance protocols relative to the NYC Local Law 77 for Legionella prevention and control. He has conducted numerous seminars in the NYC area on Legionella law compliance.
