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John Rakic
Principal & Managing Director of J-RAK Consulting

Qualifications

Masters of Fire Safety Engineering - UWS & VUT
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) with honours - SWINBURNE
Masters of Business Administration (Technology Management) - DEAKIN UNIVERSITY

Representation

International Standards Organisation, ISO TC92 SC2 (Fire Containment)
FPA - NSW Executive Committee
FPA Australia - National Technical Advisory Committee
FPA Australia - Technical Committee 18, Passive Fire & Smoke Containment - Convenor
FPA Australia - Passive Special Interest Group - Founding member and Convenor
IE Aust - Society of Fire Safety - NSW Chapter steering committee - Inaugural member
Standards Australia - FP001 - Maintenance - Convenor - Passive Systems
Standards Australia - FP18 - Fire Safety Engineering
Standards Australia - FP19 - Passive Fire & Smoke Containment - includes fire doors, smoke doors, fire shutters, fire proofing, fire stopping, service penetrations, access panels & fire rated glazing
Standards Australia - ME62 - Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning - Fire and smoke control
Standards Australia - BD21/1 - Timber Doors

Summary

John Rakic has had extensive experience in the Building Industry having worked for BHP Steel, James Hardie Industries, Tyco International and Lorient Australia before founding his own Group of Companies.

John is well respected both Internationally and locally in Australia / New Zealand as an expert in Fire & Smoke Control & Containment.

John has been responsible for the development, introduction, and overseeing the fire & smoke testing of many proprietary & innovative systems found in our market place.

John has the experience to assist clients with any phase of either business development , product and/or process development or re-development and provided independent services to many companies big and small.

John has recently been responsible for the creation of the Passive Fire & Smoke Containment "Alliance" and the formation and administration of the FPA Australia's Passive Special Interest Group (see www.pfpa.com.au)