BNK

Keith Rogers, PE Vice President

As Vice President of BASS, NIXON & KENNEDY, Inc. Keith has directed and provided engineering design and project management for a wide variety of commercial, industrial, and research facilities ranging from 2,000 to 300,000 square feet. His experience includes Class A office buildings, hotels, interior fit-ups, restaurants, renovations, schools, federal and state projects, high-rise buildings, large data centers and laboratory facilities.

Keith is a graduate of North Carolina State University, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.

EDUCATION:

• Duplin County Public Schools, Wallace, North Carolina
• North Carolina State University – BSME

LICENSES:

• Licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina, South Carolina

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

• National Society of Professional Engineers
• Professional Engineers of North Carolina
• National Fire Protection Association

OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES:

• N.C. State Student Aid Association (Wolfpack Club)
• N.C. State Alumni Association
• Many sports including softball, ultimate frisbee, and all water sports

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

• National Fire Protection Seminar
• Dec. 88, NFPA 13, NFPA 231, NFPA 231C
• National Fire Protection Association Seminar, Dec. 1995, NFPA 13, NFPA 25
• National Fire Protection Association, Inc., Seminar, April 1996, Fire Pump Seminar
• Fenwal Seminar, April 1998, Advances in Smoke detection
• J M Pleasants Plumbing Water Systems Design, July 1997
• J.M. Pleasants Cooling Tower & Chiller Plant Piping Systems Seminar, July 2002

EXPERIENCE:
1984 - PRESENT

• Mechanical Engineer and Principal in the firm of Bass, Nixon & Kennedy, Inc., offering services in the fields of Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering, Fire Protection, and Land Surveying. Work experience includes: design, layout, and computer-aided drafting primarily of commercial, institutional and industrial Plumbing and HVAC systems including special applications, i.e., clean rooms and controlled environment rooms. Responsible for heating and air conditioning load calculations, energy cost calculations, equipment selections, duct work and air conditioning, hydronic piping, steam piping, high and low pressure gas piping, shop drawing review, job inspections, plan checking and job coordination with other trades, both architectural and engineering. Fire protection experience includes experience with both wet and dry piping systems, standpipes, and fire pump design. Certified by the City of Raleigh to perform fire flow testing. Other duties include computer maintenance, software and hardware modifications as well as CADD training.