Ray has focused the past twenty years of his career on both firehouse and law enforcement facility design. As an architect with a passion for research and education, Ray has made it his mission to improve the lives of first responders and stay ahead of the curve of best practices in public safety facility design. BRW Architects, under Ray’s guidance, has used this innovative forethought in the design of over 300 firehouse, police station, and training facility projects. With the achievement of over 100 design awards, Ray and BRW Architects are nationally recognized in public safety design. An educator at heart, Ray believes in sharing the knowledge he has obtained by presenting at the Firehouse Station Design Conference, the F.I.E.R.O. Station Design Symposium, and the Texas Fire Chief’s Academy for nearly a decade. He is also a design instructor in the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University.