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Gerald Roy Spencer, P.E.

EXPERT WITNESS AND FORENSIC ENGINEERING SERVICES
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REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEER and Engineer of Record for the design and the construction of HVAC, & Plumbing Systems

REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEER and Engineer of Record for the design and the construction of Interior and Exterior Lighting Design, Interior Electrical Power Distribution Systems, Exterior Power Distribution to Class 35kV, Large Un-interruptible Power Systems, Large Emergency Power Generation Systems to 750kVA, Electrical Power Quality Analysis Documentation, Harmonic Current Attenuation Design

Spencer Engineers, Inc.
4635 Southwest Freeway - Suite 900
Houston, Texas 77027-7104
713-621-2482  or  1-800-383-9685
gspencer@spencerae.com

 

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PHYSICAL security systems 

PHYSICAL security SEI is the AE of Record and Gerald Spencer, P.E. is the MEP Engineer of Record (EOR) for security systems for detention facilities, secure communications facilities, banks, space flight power and control systems, warehouses and retail stores.  Gerald Spencer, P.E. is familiar with TM 5-853-4 and biometric identification control systems.  SEI has been the EOR for many detention facilities, jails, banks, secure military facilities, and military armories.  Gerald Spencer, P.E.  has been the AE for many security partition penetrations were incorporated into the structure as security measures to prevent information from passing through openings in ductwork and etc.

1.      INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS:  Gerald Spencer, P.E. is the EOR for intrusion detection systems at many facilities.  The system at the Mine Warfare Center at Ingleside, TX, consisted of a remote exterior door control, closed circuit TV door monitoring and controlled access to classified data processing/simulation areas.  It encompassed an adjacent (connected) fire training building and transmitted alarms to the central shore patrol (police).  Gerald Spencer, P.E. has also designed security systems for unattended arms storage at U. S. Army Reserve Centers and forward ammunition storage sites (FASS) at Ft. Polk, LA.

2.      CONTROLLED ACCESS:  The Mine Warfare Center project included perimeter closed circuit TV monitoring, remote exterior door control and keypad (or card key) access to secure areas.  Any unauthorized attempt to access these areas would trigger alarms to the central shore patrol (police). Projects at NASA-JSC included modifications to similar security systems.

3.     FORCED ENTRY EQUIPMENT (force protection):  SEI has incorporated forced entry rated equipment and safe areas into the design of remodeling of the U. S. Consulate and the USIS Building at Mumbai (Bombay), India, The U. S. Embassy at Nassau in the Bahamas, and at the U. S. Embassy in Copenhagen Denmark.  Gerald Spencer, P.E. is familiar with forced entry rated equipment.

 

COMMUNICATIONS security systems

Communications security Gerald Spencer, P.E. has experience designing impediments to the transmission of communications that increase the level of security for communication systems.  Communication paths are generally airborne electronic eminencies, Data Transmission Media (DTM) transmissions, electronic line carrier transmissions, electronic ground carrier transmissions, Airborne voice air wave transmissions, written word, and visual communications.  Gerald Spencer, P.E. is  familiar with TM5-853-1, 2, 3, & 4.

1.      RF SHIELDING: SEI is the AE of Record and Gerald Spencer, P.E. is the MEP EOR for the design of the Missile Maintenance and Testing Facility Addition at the Red River Ammunition Depot.  This facility is completely RF shielded from outside radio signals.  Gerald Spencer, P.E. has also designed other RF shielded rooms for the U S Army and NASA-JSC.  Gerald Spencer, P.E. knows the details of construction required for RF shielded construction.

2.      AIRBORNE SOUND ATTENUATION DESIGN:  Gerald Spencer has performed acoustical sound attenuation calculations for the past 25 years.  Projects where Gerald Spencer accomplished the sound attenuation calculations include the Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, and the Auditorium at the King Abdulaziz Military Academy in Saudi Arabia.  Mr. Spencer can also provide solid-borne sound transmission calculations.  Hoover & Keith Acoustical Consultants have experience calculating airborne acoustical sound transmission and designing systems to minimize (eliminate) airborne and structure borne sound transmission.

3.       LINE CARRIER SECURITY: Gerald Spencer, P.E. is familiar with the RFI-EMC line carrier suppression system that is installed at the NASA-JSC Mission Control Center (MCC) on the incoming power.

4.     ELECTRONIC DATA TRANSMISSION MEDIA SECURITY:  SEI is familiar with physical security requirements and RFI-EMC protection requirements for the NASA-JSC Mission Control Center data transmission media.

5.       BUILDING GROUND CARRIERS:  Gerald Spencer, P.E. has designed separate ground systems that allow security isolation of the communications and data processing systems from the building ground.  The U S Navy Fleet Mine Warfare Center has an isolated/separate ground system designed by Gerald Spencer, P.E.  NASA has the “MECCA” separate ground system for the shuttle mock-up system that duplicates the spacecraft.  We have analyzed and solved various grounding problems and designed modifications to correct those deficiencies for the shuttle mock-up and other facilities.

6.      NASA-JSC - MISSION CONTROL CENTER - 1985 TO 1996 - SEVERAL DIFFERENT POWER DISTRIBUTION PROJECTS IN CLASSIFIED AREAS that incorporated MECCA grounding and RFI-EMC line carrier suppression systems.

7.      SCIF - SEI is the AE of record for the $6M the Modifications to the Building 35 at the NIMA St. Louis Air Force Station in 2000 and the New Lackland AFB, TX Joint Intelligence Systems Integration Facility in 2001, and the FORT HOOD BUILDING 89010 - BAY 6 MODIFICATIONS - Secure Communications Facility in 1992.  SEI is also the Mechanical and Electrical EOR for the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF) at Ingleside Mine Warfare Center, Ingleside, Texas in 1995.

7.1   Joint Intellegence Systems Integration Facility - Lackland AFB, Texas - Project No. MPYJ-03-3275 - Mr.Fred Mengdon - 210-671-1541 - Gerald R. Spencer, P.E., facilitated the charrette design conference to evaluate and re-affirm the design criteria, to create a concept plan, and to get approval of the concept plan from all of the concerned parties. Gerald Spencer, P.E., was the project director and also the mechanical and electrical designer for the mechanical and electrical infrastructure systems. Mr. Carl Talbot, AIA, Mr. Jim Dunaway, AIA and Mr. William A. Davis, RA, P.E. prepared the architectural contract drawings. Mr. W. Paul Jones, AIA was the specifications writer and hardware specialist for the architectural building items. Mr. John L. Elam performed the Civil Design and the Structural Design.  The proposed facility will consist of a 8,000 sf building housing two highly technical areas and support areas. There will be an office - laboratory area with raised computer floor for data transmission media wiring and power connections. There will be an air conditioned high bay storage warehouse with positive temperature and humidity control to store temperature and humidity sensitive data processing hardware and equipment.  SEI designed a pre-engineered insulated metal building with walls insulated to comply with the SCIF construction requirements for sound attenuation. This project was within a secure fenced area so that physical protection was provides by a security fence that enclosed this new site. This facility was constructed in an un-secure area and the security fence was relocated after construction to enclose this facility into the secure area.  The foundation design was a fully suported structure above grade, and the floor between grade beams was slab-on-grade placed on top of 4 feet of select fill. Foundation piers were 45 feet deep. This project had raised computer flooring in the communications areas, secure grounding, separate secure power, separate unsecure power, electronic equipment repair/assembly laboratory, high bay equipment storage, restrooms, break room, and exterior security lighting.  This project has masonry front walls and some windows that meet SCIF attenuation requirements. The metal wall panels with the 6" thick fiberglass insulation meet the SCIF requirements.  The facility is fully air conditioned. LCCA indicated that electric heating was justified since the building was so well insulated, and the ventilation requirement was so low. The HVAC systems will consist of separate DX, split air conditioning heat pump systems and electrical resistance re-heat heating systems for positive humidity control. A separate system will supply each controlled-conditioned zone with separate heating, humidity control, and cooling as required to maintain room temperature. The majority of the HVAC requirement is internal load (people, computer, lighting). The building envelope is well insulated to a "U" value of 0.030 average. The building will have a pre-treated outside air system that will provide absolute control of the maximum relative humidity in the building except when the exterior doors are open for extended lengths of time. The AE recommends that the USAF minimize the time when exterior doors are open. The OSA delivery fan will be controlled by a C02 sensor in the common RA plenum on the equipment mezzanine. This will only introduce OSA to the building when the personnel need additional OSA for Indoor Air Quality Control, and/or for building pressurization when needed.  There will not be any handicapped personnel at this facility, but the restrooms will be designed in accordance with the ADA handicapped accessibility requirements for possible future needs. It will be less expensive now to construct the restrooms for the handicapped now as compared to modifying (tearing down and re-constructing) the restrooms at a later date. Handicapped visitors are sometimes guests or awardees at change of command and/or award ceremonies.  System will comply with the NFPA 13 in accordance with the requirements of NFPA 13-1996 for an Extra Hazard Group 1 occupancy.

 

 

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