Personnel
Eric "Propaniac" Smith
Owner of Propane Solutions, LLC
Owner of Poofer Supply
Director of Education and Code Development for the Nevada Board for the Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP-Gas Board)
Board Member for the Nevada Propane Dealers Association (NPDA)
Board Member for the Nevada Propane Education and Research Foundation (NPERF)
Technical Committee Member for the following NFPA codes/standards:
NFPA 30A Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages
NFPA 54 National Fuel Gas Code
NFPA 58 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code
NFPA 59 Utility LP-Gas Plant Code
NFPA 160 Standard for the Use of Flame Effects Before an Audience
NFPA 1126 Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience
Nevada Licensed Flame Effect Operator
Certified Employee Training Program (CETP) Instructor since 1995
Fire Service Instructor II
LP-Gas emergency response instructor (live fire) since 1995
CETP Registered Proctor and Skills Evaluator
Actively involved in the LP-Gas industry since 1989
16 years as the Chief Inspector for the Nevada LP-Gas Board
15 years as the Flame Effects Lead for the Burning Man event
15 years as the Propane Operations Manager for the Burning Man event
4 years as the Director of Safety and Education for Kamps Propane
11 years as a volunteer firefighter
2 years as a Board Member for The Generator makers space in Sparks, NV
Co-creator of the Spire of Fire
Graduated MCC in 1989 with a Certificate in LP-Gas Technologies
NIST trained on the volumetric proving of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Liquid-Measuring Systems
Member of the Nevada Propane Dealers Association (NPDA)