SAFETY ENGINEERING LABORATORIES - Key Persons
Alex is a Chemical Engineer and Chemist who designs and executes laboratory testing as well as performing inspections and examinations of artifacts. He has particular experience with the inspection, testing, and evaluation of lithium-ion batteries, and is also an Authorized Radiation Equipment Operator and SEL's in-house CT scanning specialist. Alex joined SEL in 2019.
Brian has been investigating fires since 2000, documenting fire scenes, interviewing witnesses and other parties, collecting and preserving pertinent evidence, and using these in conjunction with other investigative tools to determine the origin and cause of fire events. Brian regularly performs inspections and examinations of artifacts. Brian is HAZWOPER certified, is qualified as a Hazardous Materials Technician, and has achieved Firefighter II status.
Dave joined SEL in 2021 after a 36 year career in appliance design and safety. Dave is a Professional Engineer and Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator who conducts forensic analysis in both laboratory and scene investigations. His expertise includes forensic engineering with an emphasis on electric and gas appliances, engineering analysis of fire cause, failure analysis of gas appliances and electrical equipment, and appliance design and safety.
Erik is an Electrical Engineer and Certified Fire Investigator responsible for laboratory and on-site forensic failure analysis and examination of electrical systems, equipment, and devices. He also facilitates and conducts testing and analysis of electrical products and appliances to evaluate alleged failures. Erik has been with SEL since 2003.
Job Titles:
- Administrative Assistant to Sean Crawley, Benjamin Drullinger, Alexander Hoffmann, Jerry Wallace, and Lee West
Jerry has been with SEL investigating fires and developing safety programs since 1997. He has investigated fires and explosions in chemical plants, refineries, warehouses, industrial manufacturing facilities, LP gas installations, commercial properties, and residential properties. Jerry also assists with the design and development of small- and large-scale tests and physical models used in demonstrations and testing.
John joined SEL in 2019 and provides expertise gained over an extensive career in metallurgical engineering including materials testing and development and forensic analysis of products and manufacturing processes. He performs engineering analysis of a wide variety of incidents, applying his experience with product development and codes, standards and regulatory development.
Job Titles:
- Materials Engineer With SEL
Mike, a Materials Engineer with SEL since 2006, performs engineering analysis of fires and explosions, provides fire and non-fire related failure analysis of metal and plastic components, supervises our library of analytical and testing equipment including FTIR and SEM-EDS, and executes data analysis in large-scale projects. Mike also designs and executes fire models in incident analysis.
Job Titles:
- Administrative Assistant to Michael Burr, David Kinny, Brian Sampson and Erik Swonder
Job Titles:
- Administrative Assistant to Donald Hoffmann
Sean has been investigating fires since 2011, documenting fire scenes, interviewing witnesses and other parties, collecting and preserving pertinent evidence, and applying other investigative tools to determine the origin and cause of fire events. Mr. Crawley is an FAA certified remote pilot and performs 3D scanning at scenes. Sean is HAZWOPER certified.