Paul is a licensed Professional Engineer specializing in Mechanical and Materials Engineering with expertise in forensic failure analysis. His skills encompass materials testing, metallurgical sample preparation and microstructure characterization.

With hands-on experience in automotive product design and testing, Paul’s knowledge extends to failures in consumer and industrial products, plumbing systems, automotive components, and issues stemming from corrosion, fatigue, improper installation, and poor material selection.

He is proficient in analysing failures related to metals, polymers, glass, ceramics and composites using analytical tools like XRD, XRF, SEM, EDX, and optical microscopy. Paul has collaborated with insurance companies, law firms and industrial risk management teams. His contribution to the field of materials science and engineering is validated by 25 technical publications and presentations.

Nabi specializes in the forensic structural investigation of buildings and the design of retrofitting schemes for damaged or under-designed structures. In the course of his career, Nabi has conducted structural assessments of existing steel, concrete, masonry and wood buildings under gravity loading, vibration and seismic forces. He has also designed steel and concrete structures, including high-rise residential and office towers, commercial retail units, and long-span steel trusses. Nabi holds a MSc. in Earthquake Engineering from Sharif University of Technology and a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the University of Alberta.

Cody is an NFPA and Safety Codes Certified Fire Investigator. He has over 24 years of experience as a Fire Service Leader, Safety Codes Officer and Fire Investigator. Cody started as a firefighter in the town of High River in 1997 before attaining the rank of captain in 2005, and inspector in 2018. In 2019, Cody was promoted to Fire Chief of High River. He has investigated over 200 fires including structure and vehicle fires.

Jenn is a Vehicle Systems Forensic Investigator specializing in data extraction and analysis. Using the Berla iVe tools and technology, Jenn is able to recover and decode data stored in vehicle telematics, navigation and infotainment systems. She has participated in numerous cases involving automobile crashes, thefts, and fraudulent insurance claims.

Gary is a Certified Fire and Explosions Investigator. He has over 25 years of professional experience investigating fire and explosion scenes with an urban Fire Department. He has been involved in more than 2,000 structural fires, 500 vehicle fires, and has been the senior officer involved in 36 fatal fire investigations. He has also conducted more than 800 reconstructed test burns over the course of his career.

Alexa is a Mechanical Engineer, Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator and Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator. She has a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Waterloo and a Master’s degree in mechanical and industrial engineering from the University of Toronto. She has attended and investigated over 300 fire scenes, including over 150 vehicle fires.

Keith is a certified Fire and Explosion Investigator. His professional experience includes over 8 years with the Office of the Fire Commissioner and a further 8 years as a firefighter. He has been involved in more than 500 fire, explosion or technical investigations, approximately 40 mentoring fire scenes, and as a Fire and Life Safety Inspector, he has conducted 556 inspections at various building and occupancy types as well as led 14 inspections at illegal grow-ops. Keith has been accepted as an expert witness.

Richard specializes in fire and explosion investigation, fire department litigation, wood-burning appliance investigations, marine fires and chemical reactions. As a forensic engineer and designated consulting engineer with more than 35 years of industry experience, Richard has conducted over 3,500 fire and explosion investigations and has been accepted as an expert by all levels of courts in five provinces.

Sean is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator and to date has performed over 170 fire and explosion investigations. He also has a background as an Emergency Services Professional with 24 years of experience, specializing in environmental health and safety, structural fire investigation, and emergency medical responses. Sean served as a Firefighter/Acing Captain at Winnipeg Airports Authority and is currently a Captain and Fire Investigator with the Selkirk Fire Department.

Ryan specializes in fire and explosion investigations and has 23 years of experience working for the Calgary Police Service, including three years in the Homicide Unit and three in the Joint Forces Arson Unit. During his tenure with the Police Service, Ryan was awarded the Exemplary Service Medal and earned his CFEI and CVFI designations. To date, Ryan has investigated over 1,200 residential, commercial and vehicle fires and/or explosions and has been utilized by public policing agencies and private insurers to assess/conduct and assist with civil and criminal investigations, both ongoing or under review. Additionally, Ryan works regularly with law firms requiring detailed analysis of fire investigations, both public and private, civil and criminal, and has been designated as an expert witness within the discipline of fire investigation by the Provincial Court of Alberta and the Court of Kings Bench. He is a member of the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) and the National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI).