Imad Naffa, P.E., C.B.O.

Current

• Owner/CEO at NAFFA International, Inc.

Past

• Senior Vice President and Plan Check Engineer at CMA
• Interm Deputy Civil Engineer at City of Sanger
• Interm Plan Check Engineer at City of Salinas

Education

• California State University-Fresno
• Bishop's High School

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Imad Naffa, P.E., C.B.O.’s Summary

Founder, President and Senior Engineer, NAFFA International, Fresno, 2001- Present

Vice-President and Senior Engineer, CMA, Fresno, 1988-2001.

Interim Deputy City Engineer, City of Sanger, Sanger, California, 1993- 1995. Various onsite and residential subdivisions site improvement assignments.

Interim Plan Check Engineer, City of Salinas, 1989-1993.

Senior Engineer, CMA, Fresno, 1983-88.

Imad Naffa, P.E., C.B.O.’s Specialties:

Plan review and building code consulting services for complex projects and occupancies. Pre-permit code consulting to architects and developers prior to permit submittal. Plan review and code consulting expertise in the following codes and standards: IBC, IFC, UBC, UMC, UPC, IMC, IPC, NEC, NFPA 13, 13D, 13R, 24, 72, ADA and disabled access regulations, life-safety and structural review and analysis, State of California Amendments. Imad is fluent in English, Arabic and gets by with Spanish.

Imad Naffa, P.E., C.B.O.’s Experience

• Owner/CEO

  NAFFA International, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Construction industry)

  August 2001 — Present (6 years 10 months)

  Specialist in fast-track plan review and pre-permit consultations of complex/hazardous occupancies and national chain projects such as Home Depot, Lowe's, Wal-Mart, Marshals, Petsmart, Savemart; superstores, distribution centers, shopping malls, strip retail centers, industrial plants, cold storage facilities, casinos, entertainment facilities, clinics (OSHPD 3), ethanol processing plants, methane gas digesters, firing ranges, cogeneration plants, fumigation chambers, electrical substations, mixed-use occupancies and multifamily projects. Mid and high-rise buildings review and code consultations. Special topics review [high-rise full evacuation, fire protection systems, areas of refuge, refuge floors, command center, progressive collapse provisions, Level 2 Performance for impact resistance under ASTM C1629]. Third-party approved plan reviews. Electronic (CAD) documents review.

Imad Naffa, P.E., C.B.O.’s Education

• California State University-Fresno

  Civil Engineering, Structural, 1980 — 1984

  Registrations, certifications and accomplishments:
  
  • Registered Civil Engineer in California, Oregon and Utah
  • ICC/CABO-certified Building Official
  • ICC-certified Plans Examiner and Building Inspector
  • ICC-certified Mechanical Inspector
  • Oregon-certified Plans Examiner-Level A
  • Oregon-certified Life/Safety Plans Examiner
  • Oregon-1 & 2 Dwelling Code Plans Examiner
  • IFCI- Uniform & International Fire Code Inspector
  • NACA-certified Professional Code Administrator
  • CBCI-Residential/ Non-Residential Energy, Plans Examiner
  • CALBO/ICC Plans Examiner; Building & Mechanical Inspector
  • Founder and administrator of the "Building Code Discussions Group" (BCDG)
  • Developer of "CodeBuddy" series of building code lookup software
  • Founder and developer of the “World of Building Codes” web sites

• Bishop's High School

  A level, English, math and science, 1970 — 1979

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Imad Naffa, P.E., C.B.O.’s Interests:

Building code software development. Developing online resources for architects, engineers, code officials and builders looking for building code information. Training and mentoring engineers and designers in building codes. International travel. Trading and investments (puts, calls, spreads, pre-annoucements, IPOs, bull-calls). Soccer. My wife and two boys!

Imad Naffa, P.E., C.B.O.’s Groups:

Professional Organizations: ICC, ASCE, ACI, CALBO, NSPE, NACA, NFPA, SEACC, AIA.

Imad Naffa, P.E., C.B.O.’s Honors:

Spearheaded the development of the NCSBCS-award-winning CodeBuddy® suite of building code/construction programs. The software is used nationwide by designers, builders, code enforcement officials and homeowners to lookup code-related information.

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