Gagnon Engineering

· President, Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE International), Chesapeake Chapter, two one-year terms, 1997 to 1998, and 1998 to 1999. The Chesapeake Chapter was the sponsoring chapter for the NFPA/SFPE International Annual Meeting in Baltimore, 1999.
· Organizer and coordinator, Fire Protection Engineering Professional Engineer Examination Problem Review Workshop, SFPE Headquarters, 2000.
· Organizer and coordinator, Fire Protection Engineering Professional Engineer’s Problem Writing Workshop, SFPE Headquarters, 1999 and 2002.
· Chair, Nominations Committee, SFPE Chesapeake Chapter, 1999 to 2001.
· Chair, Awards Committee, SFPE Chesapeake Chapter, 1999 to present.
· Immediate Past President, SFPE Chesapeake Chapter, 1999 to 2001.
· Organizer and coordinator, Professional Engineers exams grading session for all fire protection engineering in the United States, in conjunction with the SFPE Chesapeake Chapter, 1998.
· Chair, Registration Committee, SFPE Chesapeake Chapter, 1998 to present.
· Vice President, SFPE Chesapeake Chapter, 1995 to 1997.
· Professional Engineering exam problem writer and reviewer, 1995 to present.
· Graded FPE - PE exams for west coast examines, SFPE Chesapeake Chapter, 1993 - 1996.
· Secretary, SFPE Chesapeake Chapter, 1993 to 1995.
· Editor, The Pyrogram, SFPE Chesapeake Chapter monthly newsletter, 1993 to 1995.
· Executive Committee, SFPE Chesapeake Chapter, 1991 to present.
· Chapter Service Award, SFPE Chesapeake Chapter, 1991.
· Chair, Program Committee, SFPE Chesapeake Chapter, 1990 to 1992 and 1995 to 1997.
· Presented "Ultra High Speed Suppression Systems for Explosive Hazards", SFPE Chesapeake Chapter Seminar, Fire Protection Update, 1990. · Joined SFPE Chesapeake Chapter, 1983.

· Founder and benefactor, Robert J. Gagnon Memorial Annual Nurses Training Scholarships, Anne Arundel Community College, 1986 to present
· Fire Science Curriculum Advisory Committee-Northern Virginia Community College Fire Science Curriculum, 1996 to 2002.
· Corporate Member, Engineers Club, Engineering Society of Baltimore, 2001– 2002.
· Reunion Planning Committee, Annapolis High School Alumni Association, 2001 to present.
· Nurses Training Committee, Voiture Locale #1230 of the 40 & 8, 1986 to 1990.
· Voiture Locale #1230 of the 40 & 8, war veterans honor and service society, 1980 to present.
· American Legion, war veterans service organization, Post #226, 1972 to present.
· Captain, United States Army, Infantry, retired.
· Awarded the Eagle Scout Medal, God and Country Medal, and Inducted into the Order of the Arrow, Boy Scout Troop #453, Mayo, Maryland and Troop #299, Hyattsville, Maryland