SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES
34 years of operating a chimney sweeping company Damage evaluation, documentation
of chimney problems, Insurance Consulting and claims evaluations Fire loss evaluations,
and repair of chimney and venting systems, Instillation of chimney systems,
components and proper required pieces Sales of Wood burning appliances, Pellet
stoves and Gas stoves.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
Firefighter (18 yrs,) Fire Information Officer (12yrs,) Fire Prevention Specialist.
(18 years)
Expert Court witness in fire losses from solid fuel appliances and chimneys
(27 years)
Certified Chimney Installer (Duravent Corp)
Certified Fireplace Installer (Sleepy Hollow Chimney supply Inc.)
Certified Master Chimney Sweep (IMCSG)
Certified Video Documentation Specialist. (Chim-scan Inc.)
Certified Product Safety Technician, (Duravent Corp.)
Graduate Collage of Chimney Knowledge (1981)
B.A. and A.A Degrees (CSUS) 1980 (ARC) 1976
Outside Sales, Chimney Supply 1973 to present
Consultant to the state of California Air Resources Board.(1982)
Certified Lobbyist to the State Of California, for a state Guild. (4 years)
Community Planning Consultant and Design Review Consulting (1989)
Lecture, Teacher, Radio and Television consultant 1973 to present
PUBLICATIONS
Available upon request
KEYWORDS
Chimney Fire Expert Witness, Flue fire Expert Witness, creosote fires Expert
Witness, chimney sweeping Expert Witness, chimney repair Expert Witness, damage
evaluation Expert Witness, fire loss evaluations Expert Witness, Dampers Expert
Witness, liners Expert Witness, spark arrestors Expert Witness, rain hoods.
Incepid proyrolisis Expert Witness, charring of structural members flue liners
Expert Witness, pellet stoves Expert Witness, co2 ingestion Expert Witness,
proper venting Expert Witness, furnace Expert Witness, hot Water heaters Expert
Witness, improper stove installations Expert Witness, creosote blockage Expert
Witness, backing up of smoke Expert Witness, draft evaluations Expert Witness,
product failure. Atmospheric pressure differenchals Expert Witness