Dwayne Garriss, Georgia's State Fire Marshal, coordinates the building plan review and construction inspection activities of the Engineering/Inspection staff throughout the State. With an educational background in architecture from the University of Tennessee, he started his career as a Mechanical Engineer Project Manager and then obtained a position with an architectural firm. Garriss is the Director for Board Section F that includes the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the Caribbean region.