Description
Senior Expert Fire Investigator and Fire Marshal with over 10 years of fire investigation and code enforcement experience and 30 years in law enforcement. Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) and Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator (CVFI) with extensive hands-on origin-and-cause examinations for residential/commercial structures, vehicles, and heavy equipment. Experienced in scene documentation, interviews, evidence handling, and clear reporting for insurers, attorneys, and public agencies.
- Fire and explosion investigations (structure and contents)
- Vehicle and heavy equipment fire investigations
- Fire code enforcement, inspections, and public safety education
- Court-accepted expert experience; work with municipal, insurance, and legal stakeholders
EMPLOYMENT
Senior Expert Fire Investigator Feb 2024- Present
RTI Group, LLC.
· Certified Fire and Explosion investigator, conducting structure loss investigations.
· Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator, conducting vehicle, heavy equipment loss investigations.
Senior Expert Fire Investigator June 2019- Present
Advanced Forensic Fire Investigations
· Certified Fire and Explosion investigator, conducting structure loss investigations.
· Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator, conducting vehicle, heavy equipment loss investigations.
Expert Fire Investigator Oct 2018-June 2020
James Valentine Fire Investigations
· CVFI, conducting all vehicle loss investigations
· Conduct Fire Scene Examinations, Interviews and providing research and category
· Origin and Cause.
Fire Marshal, June 2018-present
Lower Chichester Township, Lower Chichester, Pa 19061
· Enforce fire codes for all businesses, schools, etc. in township.
· Educating officials and employees on proper fire procedures
· Investigate and report on origin and cause of all township fires
Expert Fire Investigator, May 2018- present
Forensic Scientific Services,
· Conduct thorough fire investigations on-site
· Communicate with clients about protocol regarding the investigation and insurance
· Provide reports to necessary parties
Expert Fire Investigator, April 2016 – June 2018
NEFCO Fire Investigations,
· Conduct thorough fire investigations on-site
· Communicate with clients about protocol regarding the investigation and insurance
· Provide reports to necessary parties
Fire Marshal, August 2023
Parkside Borough, Parkside Pa. 19015
· Enforce fire codes for all businesses, schools, etc. in the borough.
· Educating officials and employees on proper fire procedures
· Investigate and report on the origin and cause of all borough fires.
Fire Marshal, January 2013 – June 2015
Chadds Ford Township, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
· Enforced fire codes for all businesses, schools, etc. in township
· Educated officials and employees on proper fire procedures
· Investigated and reported on origin and cause of all township fires
Police Force, 1985 – 2015
Chester Township, Chester, PA, 19013
· Held multiple positions throughout tenure:
o 1985-1998 Patrol Officer Shift Supervisor
o 1998-2002 Criminal Investigator
o 2002-2015 Patrol Commander
o 2015-Retirement, Lieutenant of Police.
· Assigned as the positions of Fire Investigator, Arson Expert, Narcotics Expert, Lead Criminal Investigator, and Detective
· Acted as Lead Investigator involving Internal Investigations and investigations relating to juveniles and elderly persons
· Appointed as Field training officer and Field training supervisor
o Supervised 26 sworn staff members and overseeing patrol operations at time of retirement
· Trained by State and Federal agencies in emergency management skills and tactics, including interviewing and offender profiling
· Trained in National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) American Heart Assn. and American Red Cross, First Aid, CPR and AED Instructor.
· Acknowledged by court as expert in the fields of Fire Investigation and Narcotics investigations.
· Appointed as a Arson Task Force Member, by (former) District Attorney.
EDUCATION
· Delaware County Community College 1995- 2009
· Delaware County Municipal Police Academy 1984-1985
· Williamson Free School of Mech. Trades 1983-1984