Karl von Knobelsdorff is CEO/president of Knobelsdorff. With a lifetime of experience and working his way up in the family-owned company, Knobelsdorff is a self-taught licensed master electrician and holds licenses in six states. He serves as principal on the NFPA 70® Code-Making Panel 14, with an emphasis on Chapter 5 special occupancies and hazardous locations, articles 500-516.