Senior Consulting and Forensic Engineer
System Engineering And Laboratories (S.E.A.L.), Tyler, TX.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A & M Univ., 1984
NAFI, Vehicle Fire, Arson, and Explosion Investigation, 2003
Healthy Indoor Environments 2002, Austin, TX, 2002
Small Power Watercraft Training Seminar, Kansas City, MO, 2000
SAE International Congress & Expo 99, PC Crash & PC Rect Workshop, Detroit, MI, 1999
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint Awareness, ATA Associates, Houston, 1998
Traffic Accident Reconstruction, TAARS-SOAR-WATAI Conf., Texas A&M Univ., 1997
HAZWOPER, On-Scene Incident Commander, NASA, JSC, Houston, 1994, 1995
NAFI, Determining the Cause & Origin of Fires & Explosions, Schaumburg, Il, 1995
Texas A&M University, TEEX, Fire Prevention III, College Station, Texas, 1995
Fire Hazard & Life Safety/Building Inspection Practices, NASA, JSC, Houston, 1994
Overhead Cranes and Materials Handling, NASA, JSC, Houston, 1994
Fire Protection, OSHA 207 Part 1, NASA, JSC, Houston, 1993
OSHA Construction Safety Fundamentals, NASA, JSC, Houston, 1992
Accident Investigation Course (MORT), NASA, JSC, Houston, 1992, 1995
Risk Management and System Safety I & II, NASA, JSC, Houston, 1992, 1994
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
Lockout/Tagout, Statistical Process Control, Fundamental of Occupational Safety, Explosives and Explosives
Handler's Safety, Confined Space Entry, Fire Warden, First Responder, Pressure Systems Safety, Hazard
Communications, Facility Manager's Safety, Safety Representative Training, OSHA VPP Orientation,
Manager's Safety, Blood borne Pathogens Safety, Personal Protective Equipment, Medical Service and First
Aid, CPR, Level 3 Asbestos, Incipient Fire Detector, Ergonomics, Physiological, Various Management
Courses, Structural Design of Slabs on Grade.
| CERTIFICATIONS PE, Professional Engineer, Texas #83294 PE, Professional Engineer, Louisiana #28996 CSP, Certified Safety Professional, #17095 NAFI, Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator, #4910-1050 Basic Volunteer Fire Firefighter Certification, 1995 Certified NAUI Openwater I Scuba Diver Class B Driver's License |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Forensic Engineering, UT, Tyler, Texas, Guest Lecturer Forensic Engineering, ASSE East Texas Chapter, Instructor Fire Science, Louisiana Claims Association, Instructor 1995-1998 League City VFD, Instructor: Emergency Vehicle Driving; Ladder Operations Confined Space Entrant Instructor Hazardous Materials/Fire Emergency Action/Response Senior Managers Safety Course Instructor Fire Warden Instructor |
| PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES NAFI, National Association of Fire Investigators NSPE, National Society of Professional Engineers, past member TSPE, Texas Society of Professional Engineers, past member SAE, Society of Automotive Engineers, past member NFPA, National Fire Protection Association, past member IAAI, International Association of Arson Investigators, past member ASME, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, past member |
Engineering: Mechanical Systems, Structural, Design, Hydraulics, Statics and Dynamics, Failure Analysis, Accident Investigation.
* Design: Defects, Manufacturing, Safety, Reliability, Quality, Defects.
* Structural: Residential and Commercial Construction, Foundations, Roofs, Truss Analysis, Failure Analysis.
* Vehicle Accidents: Dynamics, Analysis -CRASH/SMAC, Speed
Determination, SMAC Analysis; Roll-over, Multi-Vehicle Collisions, Air Bags, Control Module Download.
* Testing: Force/Deflection, Acceleration/Deceleration, Energy, Impact, Crash Testing, Relief Valves, Ladders, Chairs and Seating Systems.
Safety: Industrial Accidents/Safety, Ladders, Off-Road Cranes, Stairs,
Tunnels, Cranes, Truck/Cranes, Forklifts, Pallet Jacks, Chemical Releases, Manufacturing and Design defects,
Agricultural: Forestry Equipment, Ergonomics. Fire Fighting Procedure, Rescue Emergency
Planning and Response, Process Safety Management and Machine Guarding.
Fire:Fires/HAZMAT, Cause & Origin, Vehicle and Structure, Heavy
Machinery, Appliances, Chemical, Fire Detection and Suppression Systems, Fire Protection Engineering.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
1998 - Present Consulting and Forensic Engineer, System Engineering and
Laboratories (S.E.A.L.)
1997 - 1998 Engineering Consultant, ATA Associates, Inc.
1996 - 1997 Senior Specialist Engineer, Boeing Aerospace Operations
1991 - 1996 Senior Fire Protection and Safety Engineer, Institutional, NASA, Johnson Space Center (JSC),
Houston, TX
1990 - 1991 Senior Reliability and Maintainability Engineer, GFE, NASA, Johnson Space Center
(JSC), Houston, TX
1987 - 1990 Reliability and Maintainability Engineer, Orbiter, NASA, Johnson Space Center (JSC),
Houston, TX
1984 - 1987 Reliability Engineer, Boeing Aerospace Operations