Scott Franson is a Principal Engineer at UL Solutions, specializing in water-based fire suppression products. He began his career in 1982 at UL as a Project Engineer involved with UL’s testing and certification activities on sprinklers and valves. After eight years at UL, he joined The Viking Corporation as a senior engineer in R & D, responsible for sprinkler product research, design, and development. During his career at Viking, Franson became vice president of Research & Development, responsible for the entire water-based product line, and was granted more than 50 utility and design patents by the USPTO on water-based fire protection products. After 32 years at Viking, he rejoined UL as Principal Engineer. He is a member of several industry and NFPA committees and is chairperson of the International Standards Organization (ISO) TC21 SC5 committee on Fixed Fire-Fighting Systems using Water. Franson obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.