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Beth I. Anderson,
P.E.
Licensed in the States of MN, IL, WI, & AZ
Testifying Expert Witness
Electrical Safety Training
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Education:
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering
University of Wisconsin,
Madison, WI, 1984
- B.S. in Electrical and Electronic
Engineering
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 1983
Forensic Experience:
- Professional
Engineering services
- Electrical fire and
accident analysis
- Failure mode
investigation
- Electrical safety training and safety
reviews
Continuing Education:
- IL Chapter IAAI
Conference, 9/11/06 - 9/12/06
- Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers Leadership Institute,
9/21/05, 10/20/05, 1/12/06, 5/04/06
- Kane County Task
Force, 1/05
- Completed Courses Sponsored by RedVector:
Basic Electricity I, Economic Conductor, and Electric Motors,
5/04
National Electrical Code Grounding, Statistical Analysis,
6/04
Fuel Cell Power Systems and Engineering
Economic Analysis, 6/04
- Instructor
“Electrical Appliance Fires”, Orland Park Fire Department
Seminar, IL –4/03
- Attended Fire
Investigation Seminar, Minnesota Chapter IAAI, 3/02
- Instructor
“Electrical Fires” Fire Investigation Seminar, Illinois
Chapter IAAI, 9/01
- Instructor
“Electrical Fires” Minnesota Institute of Legal Education,
3/01
- Electrical Safe Work
Practices, Minnesota Safety Council, 1/01
- 1999 Fire
Investigation Conference, Minnesota Chapter IAAI, 3/99
- Instructor “Forensic Electrical
Engineering Principles & Practices,” IL Chapter
IAAI, 9/99
Professional Affiliations:
- Member Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers
- Member National Fire
Protection Association
- Member National and
Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers
- Member Sigma Delta
Epsilon, Graduate Women in Science
- Member American Academy of Forensic
Sciences
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Andrew J. Paris, P.E.
Licensed in the State of MN, IL & AZ
Testifying Expert Witness
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Education:
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 2002
Forensic Experience:
- Professional
Engineering services
- Electrical fire and
accident analysis
- Product analysis
- Failure mode investigation
Continuing Education:
- MN Chapter IAAI
Annual Fire Investigation Conference, 3/04, 3/05, 3/06, 3/07
- ND Chapter IAAI Fire
Investigation Conference, 8/03, 8/06, 8/07
- Unified
Investigations & Sciences, Inc., Fire & Subrogation
Seminar, 12/05, 4/07
- MN Chapter IAAI
Burn-To-Learn Seminar, 5/07
- MN Continuing Legal
Education - Effectively Handling Fire Litigation, 5/07
- WI Chapter IAAI Fire
Investigation Conference, 6/05, 11/05
- Hazwoper / OSHA
Compliance Refresher, 3/05
- IL Chapter IAAI Annual Fire Investigation
Conference, 9/04
Professional Affiliations:
- Member Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers
- Member National Fire
Protection Association
- National Society of
Professional Engineers
- Minnesota Society of
Professional Engineers
- Member International Association of
Arson Investigators - MN & ND Chapters
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Erik S. Anderson,
P.E.
Licensed in the States of MN, IL, IN, IA, WI, &
AZ Testifying Expert Witness
Licensed Class A Master Electrician
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Education:
- B.S. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
North
Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 1987
- Chemical Engineering Course Work
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1981-1983
Forensic Experience:
- Professional
Engineering services
- Electrical fire and
accident analysis
- Failure mode
investigations
- Electrical and safety code interpretation
Continuing Education:
- Instructor-Fire/Arson
Level 3, Mesa, AZ, 10/03
- Instructor-Electrical
Appliance Fires, IL Chapter IAAI Seminar, 2/03
- Minnesota Electrical Association Code
and Code Change - National Electrical Code
1/99, 2/01, 1/03, 1/05
- Fire and Arson Investigations, MN Chapter
of IAAI,
3/88, 3/89, 3/90, 3/01, 3/05, 3/06
- Fire and Arson Investigations, IL Chapter
of IAAI, 9/99
Professional Affiliations:
- Member Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers
- Member National Fire
Protection Association
- Member National and
Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers
- Member International Association of
Arson Investigators
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Dr. Ordean S. Anderson, P.E.
Licensed in the States of MN, ND,
IL, & AZ
Testifying Expert Witness
Inventor and Entrepreneur
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Founder of O.S. Anderson Engineering, Inc. in 1975, Dr. Anderson now provides vision and mentoring as well as technical leadership to this successor firm. The challenge of this business and his need to find the cause and origin of a fire keeps him engaged year after year.
Dr. Anderson has gained national distinction for 25 years of forensic engineering experience and is highly sought after to solve some of the toughest electrical fire cause and origin cases.
Dr. Anderson has determined the cause of electrical accidents in which electrocution, electric shock, and severe injuries have occurred.
In addition to his career in forensic science, Dr. Anderson has nearly 17 years of college teaching experience. After completing his Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering he taught engineering at the University of North Dakota - Grand Forks. Upon completion of his Masters in Electrical Engineering, he taught engineering at the University of Missouri - Rolla and the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Dr. Anderson continued to teach at the University of Wisconsin - Madison after he completed his Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering and then went on to teach engineering at North Dakota State University in Fargo. Dr. Anderson was also a professor of physics and electrical engineering for five years, as well as the acting program coordinator at Mankato State University.
Dr. Anderson holds a patent for a Multi-mode Dielectric Loaded Double-Flare Antenna. He also co-founded Rho Delta, a research and development company, where he served as a director and as Chair of the Board. Rho Delta facilitated the generation of several other businesses; Innova which manufactures a communication system that utilizes the patented antenna; Phenix which utilizes renewable and recycled resources in the production of building products; MITOR which manufactured efficient lighting products to replace incandescent light sources.
His consulting work includes projects in communications, control failures, illumination, electronic and electric circuit design, transient voltage and current analysis, cause and origin of fires, and accident reconstruction.
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Peter K. Sochacki,
P.E.
Licensed in the State of Illinois
Testifying Expert Witness
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Education:
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Thesis in
Control Systems, 2000.
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1997
Forensic Experience:
- Professional
Engineering and design services
- Electrical fire
and accident analysis
- Product
analysis
- Failure mode investigation
Continuing Education:
- Vehicle
Fires-Evidence Collection & Spoliation, IL Chapter
IAAI, 2/04
- Lightning 101
Seminar, Vaisala, Inc., 4/03
- 19th Annual
Fire Investigation Training Conference, IL Chapter
IAAI, 9/02
- Fire Investigation Seminar, Illinois
Chapter IAAI, 9/01, 9/03, 3/04, 9/05
Professional Affiliations:
- Member National
Fire Protection Association
- Member
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
- Member International Association
of Arson Investigators
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Education:
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 2002
Forensic Experience:
- Client
engineering and design services
- Electrical fire
and accident analysis
- Product
analysis
- Failure mode investigation
Continuing Education:
- Illinois Chapter IAAI Fire Investigation
Conference, 9/03, 9/04, 9/05, 9/06, 9/07
- Wisconsin
Chapter IAAI Fire Investigation Conference, 6/05
Professional Affiliations:
- Member National Fire Protection
Association
- Member
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
- Member International Association of Arson Investigators - Illinois Chapter
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Education:
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, 2007
Forensic Experience:
- Client
engineering and design services
- Electrical fire
and accident analysis
- Product
analysis
- Failure mode investigation
Professional Affiliations:
- Member
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
- Member National Fire Protection Association
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