Kamran Malek - NFPA Member

Kamran Malek is the President and co-founder of International Fire Protection, Inc. In its more than twenty-five years of existence, the company has grown to become one of the leader fire protection companies in the American Southeast.

“I started my career in [the] fire sprinkler industry in 1981,” he says. He was newly graduated from Tennessee Technological University, where he received a degree in Mechanical Engineering. After a series of jobs, including working for three fire protection contractors, he and a business partner co-founded IFP in the summer of 1990.

He is a member of the Alabama Fire Protection Association and the National Fire Protection Association. The NFPA is a global nonprofit organization founded more than one hundred years ago. It is committed to eliminating death, injury, and property and economic loss due to fires and related hazards by supporting the development, adoption and enforcement of its three hundred codes and standards. These standards have established fire safety standards throughout the United States and in other countries. Members like Kamran Malek vote on NFPA proposals and revisions in a process that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute. And through members like him, the organization is committed to public outreach aimed at increasing fire safety and awareness, including the Fire Sprinkler Initiative.

Kamran Malek has also earned and maintained a Level III National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies for Fire Sprinkler Engineering Technology. Outside of work, he is a Level C soccer coach and has been involved with many church activities, and has participated in programs to help disabled military veterans in the United States.

Sources: http://www.nfpa.org/about-nfpa
 
http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=7375254&privcapId=1338974&previousCapId=1338974&previousTitle=APi%20Group%20Inc
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Kamran Malek - Level C Coach

Kamran Malek is the President and co-founder of International Fire Protection, Inc., a Life Safety firm based in Madison, Alabama. Since its founding in 1990 the company has grown into one of the largest midsized firms in the Southeastern United States, with ten regional offices.

When he isn’t working, Kamran Malek enjoys pursuing his lifelong interest in soccer. He has been both a player and a coach, and holds a C level as a soccer coach, actively leading teams of young players in the seven to eighteen age groups. As a soccer coach he understands that all developing players need a certain amount of uninterrupted play in order to fully develop their skills. The emphasis of those who have trained to become C level coaches is the relationship between technique and tactics.

The objectives of the C license, then, is to know the technical and tactical demands of soccer as they relate to its main principles of play, and to prepare coaches to better identify any problems and their solutions. Coaching young soccer players is a big responsibility, because involves a lot more than designing plays and implementing effective strategies. A good soccer coach must be able to communicate effectively with players and their parents, as well as referees and other coaches. One of the beauties of soccer is that it gives players and coaches alike so many opportunities for development, in both knowledge of the game and personal growth.

Kamran Malek is fond of telling his players that their confidence will grow with achievement, and the greatest rewards begin by thinking in terms of what is best for the team.

Sources: http://huntsvillesoccerclub.ipower.com/HFC/coaches/Malek.html
http://www.usyouthsoccer.org/coaches/
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Kamran Malek - Soccer Coach

Kamran Malek is a licensed fire protection engineer technician and the President and co-founder of International Fire Protection, Inc., with headquarters in Madison, Alabama.

He is also a soccer enthusiast who has coached teams in youth soccer programs for the last twenty years. As he knows, coaching youth soccer teams is about more than designing plays or creating team formations. It’s a big responsibility, since parents are entrusting their kids to the coach, and it also involves being a teacher, role model and mentor. Youth coaches must always model appropriate behaviors and attitudes during practice sessions and during games by demonstrating respect for each member of the team, and praising the players as much as possible.

A big part of being a youth soccer coach is about communication with players and their parents, and helping the players to develop character. As Kamran Malek is fond of telling his team, the greatest rewards begin when you stop asking “What’s in it for me?” and begin to ask, “How can I help you?” He also believes that his players’ confidence will grow with achievement. It’s important for youth coaches in any sport to model good sportsmanship, too, so that they understand that while winning is pleasurable, it is not the only thing there is to the game.

Kamran Malek’s playing experience include the Huntsville Adult League from 1992  to 2010, and when he was a student at Tennessee Technological University 1977 to 1980. His coaching experiences with youth teams goes back to 1996.

Sources:
http://huntsvillesoccerclub.ipower.com/HFC/coaches/Malek.html
http://www.nscaa.com/career/coaching-getting-started