Electrical Engineering and Fire Forensics Expert

Technical Consultant #2362

Electrocution, shock and origin of electrical fires, analysis and reporting.
Lighting damage.
Equipment damage review and analysis.
Power quality review: Brownouts, peak demand times, voltage sags, voltage variations, interruptions, and swells.
Circuit integration and testing.
Transformers and generators performance and damage.
Design the installation of power distribution systems (UPS and generators).
Electrical design for deep space crafts.

Expert Witness Experience

Undisclosed Company, Senior Electrical Expert Engineer, 2011 - Present

Private electrical and fire investigator with a focus on electrocutions, electrical shock, electrical cause and origin of apartment fires, power equipment failures, HVAC failures, lightning-induced failures.
Assess NEC code violations.

Duke Energy, Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant, New Hill, NC, System Engineer, 2011 - Present

Medium Voltage and Batteries: Responsible for 6.9kV distribution and DC distribution, including 125V and 250V batteries.
Maintain systems and troubleshoot problems that occur during normal and emergency operations.

Forensic Engineering, Inc., Raleigh, NC, Electrical and Fire Investigator, 2002 - 2011

Investigations: Electrical cause and origin requests, involving: vehicle fires, apartment fires, equipment failures, HVAC failures, lightning-induced failures, electrocutions and electrical shock.

Eaton Corporation, Raleigh, NC, Contractor, 2003 - 2009

As a Power Quality Engineer and Project Integration Manager: Executed power quality investigations of data centers and power distribution facilities.
Designed and managed the installation of power distribution systems (UPS and generators) in Military and FAA locations throughout the world, conducted short circuit analysis studies and circuit breaker coordination assessments for worldwide locations.

Astec Advanced Power Systems, Morrisville, NC, Senior Applications Engineer, 2000 - 2001

Responsible for telecom and cellular DC power system designs up to 10,000 amps.
Developed new processes for increasing efficiency and accuracy in quotes-to-order.

PWI-Efland Engineering Consultants, Senior Electrical Engineer, 2000

Provided engineering design of renovations and new build to school, pharmaceutical and hospital facilities.
Supervised electrical CAD designers.

Projects

UNC Chapel Hill, NC - dental school renovation.
McLeod Regional Medical, Florence, SC - chiller and 4160V electrical renovation.
SELF Memorial Hospital, Greenwood, SC - master plan review and recommendations.

Carolina Power and Light, Raleigh, NC, Power Electrical Engineer, 1998 - 2000

Delivered investigative services and turnkey power solutions. This included defining project requirements, tech specification and drawings (AutoCAD) development, and integration of major system components (generator, UPS, TCSS).
Total project delivery of 3 generator systems (400 kW, 900 kW, 2000 kW) from technical sales assistance through complete project management.
Power quality investigation with conclusive solutions for many industrial customers.

Exide Electronics, Raleigh, NC, Power Quality Engineer, 1994 -1998

Conducted over 200 power quality investigations for firms such as BCBS, United States Olympic Training facility. Single point-of-contact for power consulting needs.

IBM Corporation, Poughkeepsie, NY, Electrical Applications and Power Engineer, 1977 - 1993

Integrated circuits tester development, application software development, power engineering.

Avionics, Singer Corporation, Little Falls, NJ, 1977

Rockwell International Corporation, Downey, CA, 1975 - 1977

Credentials

Licensed Professional Engineer-P.E. North Carolina
Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (C.F.E.I.)
Additional Course Work: Biology, Chemistry, Oceanography, Meteorology, and Anthropology.

Languages

Publications

Author of numerous publications in Magazines, educational text, and peer reviewed journals.