SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
- Fire and Explosion Investigations involving structures and vehicles
- Building Code Compliance Assessment
- Project and Construction Management
- Risk Analysis, Cost Assessments, Preventative Maintenance
- Building, Property, and Construction Failures
- Electrical and Gas Appliance Design and Testing
- Building and Equipment Appraisal
- Designated Technical Expert in Gas Fired Equipment - Standards Council of Canada
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Bachelor's Degree of Applied Science (Industrial Engineering), University of Toronto, 1989
Additional Courses
- Solid Fuel-Burning Appliance Fire Investigations, 2009
- Vehicle Fire, Arson and Explosion Training, (NAFI), 2009
- Residential Electricity for Fire Investigators, May 2009
- Residential Electricity for Fire Investigators, May 2009
- Investigating Gas and Electrical Appliance Fires, November 2008
- Certified Fire and Explosions Investigator, 2008
- QMI ISO 9001:2000 Fundamentals course
EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND
Giffin Koerth Inc.
Smart Forensics
Forensic Engineer
December 2007 – Present, Toronto, ON
- Fire and Explosion Investigations involving structures and vehicles
- Construction Assessments, including costing and deficiencies
- Building Systems and Structural Failure Analysis
- Building Code Assessments
- Project Management of Property Loss Rehabilitations
- Product failure investigations
- Designated Technical Expert in Gas Fired Equipment by The Standards Council of Canada for Accreditation of Certifying Bodies for Canadian Destined Products
Crown Food Service Equipment Ltd.
Manufacturer of Commercial Food Service Equipment (OEM manufacturer of steam equipment to Blodgett Oven Co., Vulcan Hart-Hobart, Market Forge Industries and Southbend)
Approvals and Quality Engineer:
2000 – 2007, Toronto, ON
Implemented, designed and approved new appliances to CSA Electrical and Gas codes
Wrote and maintained approval files for CSA (electrical and gas) and UL
Maintained company ISO9002 Quality System
Conducted internal quality audits
Liaised with and led external audit of Quality System with QMI,
Wrote user and service manuals
Created complex mechanical drawings in AutoCAD 2002
Production Engineer:
2000 – 2007, Toronto, ON
Improved and created new production systems and procedures
Wrote and implemented production testing and verification procedures
Improved heavy duty commercial gas and electric cooking equipment through the design and development of new and more efficient burner systems and controls
FM Global (formerly Factory Mutual Engineering Association)
Loss Prevention Engineering and Research
1989 – 2000, Toronto, ON
Senior Appraiser of building, machinery and equipment of diverse global corporations
Product/Quality Auditor for products approved by FMRC as an agency approvals company
Manufacturing and product testing auditing and development of quality procedures
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES / ASSOCIATIONS
Associations
- Professional Engineers of Ontario
- Ontario Society for Professional Engineers
- National Association of Fire Investigators
- Canadian Association of Fire Investigators
- Accredited Senior member of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) (former)
- Toronto and Canadian Construction Associations
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Member of the Board of Directors in a men's fraternity at the University of Toronto since 1993
- Actively serve on the board of directors of the Housing Corporation, running a large house for undergraduate members, providing mentoring to undergraduates and facilitating renovation projects
