Trained and experienced in the discipline of fire investigation and analysis
o Meets requirements of NFPA 1033, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire
Investigator (2022).
o Employs all elements of the scientific method as the operating analytical process
throughout the investigation and for the drawing of conclusions.
o Current in requisite knowledge subjects including fire science and fire investigation.
o Experienced in over 2000 Origin & Cause investigations over the past 22 years.
o Certified by the National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI) as Investigator (CFEI) and Instructor (CFII).
o Member and past chapter president of the International Association of Arson
Investigators (IAAI).
o Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers (MIFireE) – Achieved the IFE’s Level 4
Certificate demonstrating knowledge and understanding of engineering technology and the ability to apply appropriate theory and practice to fire-related matters.
o Actively provide training in origin and cause determination to Police, Fire, and Private fire investigators.
o Previously accepted as an Expert in Fire Investigation including Fire Origin and Fire
Cause Determination, Fire Spread, Ignition Sources, and Fire Investigation Methodology in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the Provincial Court of British Columbia, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, WorkSafeBC Appeal Tribunals, and the Alberta Labour Relations Board.

Chemical Engineer, BSc. Chemical Engineering, University of Alberta (1994)
o Professional Engineer, Fire Protection – Code Consulting, Investigation, Forensics (origin & cause determination).
o Engineering studies in heat transfer, chemical reactions, fluid dynamics, metallurgy,
electrical energy, material properties, and identification and analysis of chemicals and
trace elements.
o Completed courses in building design, arson investigation, and Fire Safety Engineering.

Fire Science and Engineering, MSc. Eng. (Fire), Worcester Polytech Institute (2012)
o Study of the relationship of ignition sources to materials (cause determination).
o Study of Fire Dynamics and how it affects various types of materials and structures
(origin Determination).
o knowledge of how fire detection and suppression systems (e.g., smoke detectors,
automatic sprinklers) function, and analysis of how a system is expected to perform.
o knowledge of building and fire codes, fire test methods, the fire performance of
materials, computer modeling of fire, and failure analysis.
o Studies in fire-related human behavior, the toxicity of fire environments, and the human reaction to fire, smoke, and residual chemicals.