FORMAL EDUCATION
University of South Florida; School of Mechanical Engineering
1992-94
University of Dayton, Ohio 1978
Bachelor of Technology
University of Cincinnati; School of Engineering 1975-76
University of Cincinnati; Ohio College of Applied Science 1973-75
Associate of Electrical Engineering Technology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1989 - present FACTS - Tampa, Florida
Vehicular Crash Reconstructions; Low Impacts; Fire Origin & Cause Determinations;
Product Liability/Failure Analysis
1984-89 Interscience, Inc. - Tampa, Florida
Senior Loss Analyst - Fire Origin & Cause Determinations; Accident
Reconstructions; Product Liability/Failure Analysis
1981-1984 von Haenel & Associates, Inc. - Glendale, California
Accident Reconstruction Engineer - Vehicular Accident Reconstructions;
Product Liability/Failure Analyses; Slip & Fall Testing; Fire Origin & Cause
Determinations
1980 TRW Systems - Redondo Beach, California
Aerospace Test Engineer
1979-1980 General Dynamics - Pomona, California
Missile Test Engineer
For a list of case experience
categories, click here.
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The WREX 2000 World Reconstruction Exposition at Texas
A&M was, at that time, the largest gathering ever in one place of crash investigators,
reconstructionists, and researchers from around the world. Jeff actively participated in
the high-speed sequential photographic documentation of 17 motorcycle-into-barrier and
motorcycle-into-automobile collisions.
Trial experience in fire origin & cause (criminal & civil) in both state (FL &
CA) and federal courts. Certified by exam in 1990 as a fire investigator (CFI) by the
International Association of Arson Investigators. Trial experience as an accident
reconstruction expert (FL). Jeff has worked cases in Alabama, California, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Guatemala, and the Bahamas, and in his
25+ year career in fire and accident reconstruction has worked cases or testified for the
following entities (note: private individuals are not listed. Also, the list below is
updated only occasionally and is likely not complete).
20th Century Fox
Abadin Jaramillo Cook et al
Aetna Life & Casualty Ins.
AIG
AIG Guatemala
Allied Claims Service
Allstate Insurance
American Fire & Casualty
American Horizon Insurance
American Indemnity Ins.
American Int'l. Adj. Comp.
American States Ins.
American Superior Insurance
Law Offices of Kerry Anderson
Aspen Specialty
Atlanta Casualty Ins
Atlantic Mutual Insurance
Auto Owners Ins.
AVIS
Bristol West Insurance
Brooks Law Group
Budget Rent a Car
Burlington Insurance
Butler & Burnette, PA
Catania & Catania, PA
Chubb Group
Cincinnati Ins.
Citizens Ins.
City of Tampa
Coca Cola Foods
Conveyance Claims
Cotton States Insurance
Cramer Johnson & Assoc.
Crawford & Comp.
Crum & Forster Personal Ins.
Custard Ins. Adj.
DPIC Companies
Elliott Claims Service
Engineering Design Technologies
Essex Insurance
Executive Risk Consultants, Inc.
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Federated Mutual Insurance
First Community Ins Comp
Fisher, Rushmer, Werrenrath, et al
Florida Family MutualFlorida Farm Bureau
Foremost Insurance
Forensic Analysis & Engineering Corp
Frontier Adjusters
Homes of Merit
GAB
Gay & Taylor
GEICO
George McLain, Chartered
GoAmerica Auto Insurance
Great American Insurance
Gulf Insurance
Haas, Boehm, Brown, et al, PA
Hanover Ins.
Hartford Ins.
Hill, Ward, & Henderson
Homes of Merit
Insurance Management
(Bahamas) Ltd.
Interscience, Inc
INA/Cigna
JC Penney
Johns Eastern Comp
Kimsey Law Group
Law Office of Frank De La Grana
Law Office of Seymour Honig
Law Offices of Stephen Leon
Liberty Mutual
Life Investors Insurance Co. of America
Lobeck & Hanson, PA
The Marine Surveyors
Maryland Casualty
Metropolitan Ins.
Mutual of Omaha
National General Insurance
National Grange Mutual
National Indemnity
Nationwide Ins.
Northland Insurance Comp.
Orion Insurance
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Prudential Ins.
Quality Adj.
Rapid Ways Transportation Services
Regency Insurance
Reliance Insurance
Riskco Claims Services
Royal Insurance
Safeco Insurance
Scottsdale Insurance Comp.
Service Insurance
Sewell, Todd, & Broxton
Shapiro & Assoc, PA
Shelby Mutual
Shell Oil Company
St Paul Companies
State of Florida
State Auto Mutual
State Farm Insurance
Stratford Insurance
Republic Insurance
Shell Oil
Thornton, Davis & Fein
Titan Insurance
Totura & Comp.
The Travelers Ins.
Travelers First Floridian
U-Haul
Underwriters Adj.
United Cab
Unitrin Direct Auto Insurance
Universal Property & Casualty
USAA
USF&G
US Gov't - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms (ATF)
Victoria Insurance Group
Western Reserve Insurance
Wm Kramer & Assoc
Woodrow Isom, PA
Yellow Cab
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CONTINUING
EDUCATION
FACAP/FL State Fire College -
Advanced Origin & Cause Workshop (Unique Fires; hybrid cars, marinas, boats) - 2006
PARCO - Fire Origin &Ccause (electrical and RV fires) - 2003
TEXAS A&M - WREX2000 World Reconstruction Exposition - 2000
PARCO - Fire Origin &
Cause seminar, Guest Speaker John DeHaan
(Spontaneous Human Combustion) - 1999
SAE - STAPP (crash) Conference - 1997
IAAI - Vehicle Fire seminar - 1994
FACAP/IAAI - Fire Training Program - 1993
IAAI - 15th Annual Fire & Arson School - 1993
IAAI - Fire Origin & Cause - 1990
SAE - Brakes, Design & Safety - 1988
PARCO - Fire Scene Investigation and Evidence Gathering Techniques - 1986
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - Electrical Fire Investigation - 1986
FACAP - Fire Investigation - 1985
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY,
Traffic Institute, Chicago;
Technical Accident Investigation - 1985
CA CONFERENCE OF ARSON INVESTIGATORS, Fresno; Arson Investigation Workshop - 1983
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT NORTHRIDGE - Dynamics of Automobiles in Collision -
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Jeff is an award-winning photographer (his photos can be viewed
throughout this site - including the cover of the magazine at left); an advanced scuba
diver certified in open water and nitrox with experience in shipwreck dives, night dives,
and multiple shark encounters; a computer "geek" who, as a student,
programmed a heat source simulation (precursor to fire sims) in the Fortran language on an
IBM 370 mainframe computer in 1974.
He's also a musician (keyboards, drums) and composer, with film credit.
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