Fire investigator and fire service professional serving as an expert witness in fire and explosion investigations, this expert has more than 10 years of professional experience examining fire scenes, determining origin and cause, and evaluating fire-related failures and explosions. Their work includes consultations, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in matters involving fire origin and cause determinations, electrical failures, product failures, and fire-related accidents. The expert’s investigative work addresses incidents involving structural fires, vehicle fires, and marine fire and explosion events. The expert’s investigative practice includes several technical areas central to fire scene analysis. These include origin and cause investigations for structural, vehicle, and marine fires, as well as explosion investigations involving combustible materials and ignition sources. Additional work involves scene and case investigation, witness interviews, and evidence examination related to fire incidents. The expert also evaluates electrical failures and conducts electrical failure analysis and testing, along with component failure analysis, product failure analysis, and materials testing to determine potential ignition sources or contributing conditions in fire and explosion events. Beyond case investigations, the expert has extensive experience conducting live burn demonstrations, fire testing, and training programs designed to evaluate fire dynamics and fire pattern development. These activities have been conducted for both public and private sector organizations and include controlled burn demonstrations, fire dynamics testing, and instructional training related to fire investigation methods and evidence analysis.

Professional leadership roles include serving as President of a fire investigation consulting organization and holding prior leadership responsibilities within a fire department, where the expert worked as a fire investigator and firefighter. The expert has also served in leadership and committee roles within professional fire investigation organizations, including past service as Serves as President of a state chapter of an international association of arson investigators and participates in training, peer review, and technical committees. The expert currently serves as a principal committee member on National Fire Protection Association committees responsible for the NFPA 921 Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations and NFPA 1321 Standard for Fire Investigation Units. Professional credentials include Certified Fire Investigator (CFI) through the International Association of Arson Investigators and Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) through the National Association of Fire Investigators. The expert is also a National Pro Board–Certified Fire Investigator meeting NFPA 1033 professional qualifications. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Business.