Today’s guest is Sharron Halpert, owner of Halpert Life Safety Consulting. Sharron has been involved in multiple aspects of the Passive Fire Protection industry for over 15 years. She is truly a pioneer in a traditionally male dominated industry. 

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• Sharron’s Background
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• A rich history of volunteer work. 
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• Santa’s Helper at Ranfurley Home for Children in Nassau, Bahamas as well has the HOPSHA Christmas Party. 
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• Humane Society. 
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• Habitat for Humanity 
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• Passion for Teaching
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• Started when she was 12 helping exchange students learn English. 
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• Taught Kindergarten in Japan
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• Passion for teaching has helped her in teaching building code by adapting her style. 
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• Helping people build better. 
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• $19 Billion worth of Projects in the last 14 years
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• Worked on Baha Mar in the Bahamas on site. 
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• One Ocean Condominiums in the Bahamas 
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• City Center Las Vegas 
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• Other Services 
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• Identifying issues in current buildings. 
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• Following attacks on 9/11, helped development testing and evaluation to comply with Department of Homeland Security standards. 
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• Woman Owned Business in New Jersey
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• Certified by Port Authority of New York/New Jersey
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• Started in Firestop over 20 years ago and fell in love with the impact it had on building safety. 
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• No intention of being an entrepreneur, but has been in business for over a decade. 
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• Work with Clients
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• Anyone who wants to do things the right way and build better. IE Contractors, building owners etc. 
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• Series of videos to teach new skillsets. 
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• Help understand requirements, codes and standards. 
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• 3rd party special inspection and Fire Stop
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About Sharron 

Passionate. That’s the first word that comes to mind when you meet and work with Sharron Halpert and her firestop team. She understands how critically important firestop is to the level of life safety of a building. Sharron has the utmost concern for the safety of the building’s occupants, the first responders, as well as the building and its contents. Sharron has been