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I provide product management, technical support, and training services for PyroSim and Pathfinder at Thunderhead Engineering Consultants, Inc. I develop content and teach courses for the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). I am on the Board of Governors and a member of various Technical Committees with the SFPE Research Foundation. My previous position was part of the Fire Fighting Technology Group in the Engineering Laboratory at NIST. I primarily focused on fire simulations and on Informatics and Information Management related to scientific datasets. For my work in the simulation and reconstruction of actual fire incidents, I specialized in acquiring and generating geometry, material data, and other inputs for fire models and conducting parametric studies of ignition location, ventilation, and material flammability for different scenarios. My first position at NIST was as a member of the Fire Modeling Group. I established modern best practices for FDS and Smokeview code development and distribution, archiving, bug reporting, and other fundamental capabilities. I assembled a cohesive collaboration and communication platform to improve developer and support communication between the core development team and users of the FDS-SMV software package. Before working at NIST, in the fire science field, I worked for approximately five years at Western Fire Center, Inc. (WFCi) in Kelso, WA. At WFCi, I performed many of the same functions as at NIST, expert witness, litigation support for fire loss and fatality cases, and Laboratory QA Management under ISO 17025 accreditation. Before my work at NIST, I was a Project Manager and Product Designer at LifePort Inc. in Woodland, WA. There I lead an excellent team to create a successful product for aeromedical evacuation and emergency transportation, known as the Stanchion Litter Systems (SLS). Specialties: data acquisition systems, data communication networks, laboratory data lifecycle management, training, QA/QC management under ISO 17025, fire scene investigation, applying relevant fire testing/modeling for testimony in a criminal trial, and civil case depositions.