SURVICE Fire Works

The SURVICE Fire Works Team

The SURVICE Fire Works team is composed of employees and consultants with specific knowledge and capability in dealing with fire survivability related issues. In addition to a SURVICE Fire Works team member at each of our seven Area Operations, the following key team members provide the senior leadership and expertise to guide the team.



Ron Dexter	Mr. Dexter is the SURVICE Fire Works Team Leader. With over 18 years experience in survivability assessment and design for military aircraft, he has led and/or conducted fire related assessments on numerous analysis and T&E projects. Most recently he has been involved with supporting fire issues for JASPO, JSF, and C-5 programs. Experience includes test predictions, post-test analysis, fire assessment studies, and validation of fire models and assessment codes.
Andy Pascal	Mr. Pascal is the developer of the Fire Prediction Model and a well known authority for fire prediction and test within the DoD community. He has over 30 years of experience in combustion modeling, Live Fire Test (LFT) support, aircraft vulnerability, and terminal ballistics effects.
Jim Tucker	Mr. Tucker's specific experience is in the design and test of fire protection systems for military aircraft, and Halon replacement-based systems in particular. In addition, he performs research and advanced development of fire protection phenomena and technology for aviation. Recent projects include characterizing the hydrodynamic ram induced spurt resulting from projectile impact on a fuel tank and characterizing the inerting limits of a fuel tank under simulated flight conditions.
Dave Keyser	Dr. Keyser is an authority in the design and flight-testing of control systems for advanced Navy combat aircraft, with over 35 years of relevant experience. Recently, he served as the engineering lead and team Program Manager for a joint Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology program, investigating fire suppressant dynamics in engine nacelles.