Gulf Coast Service Center

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1 Gulf Coast Service Center Michael J. O Dowd, IAAI-CFI Senior Investigator Orlando, Florida modowd@uis-usa.com EDUCATION: Valencia Community College A.S. Degree, Fire Science Technology Orlando, Florida 1993 Cape Cod Community College Various fire science program classes W. Barnstable, Massachusetts Sandwich High School High School Diploma Sandwich, Massachusetts, 1965 MILITARY: U. S. Army, MOS: Field Crypto Repair Top Secret/Crypto Security Clearance Active combat duty, Vietnam, Rank at Discharge: SP5, E-5 EMPLOYMENT: Unified Investigations & Sciences, Inc. Senior Investigator Orlando, Florida November 2005 present Engineering & Fire Investigations, Inc. Special Investigator Orlando, Florida September 2000 October 2005 Updated 12/2015

2 EMPLOYMENT (CONT.): Kissimmee Fire Department Services Chief Kissimmee, Florida April 1980 September 2000 Sandwich Police Department Patrolman, Fire Investigator Sandwich, Massachusetts September 1975 February 1980 Sandwich Fire Department Call Firefighter Sandwich, Massachusetts , SPECIALIZED TRAINING: Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention (FACAP), Ocala, Florida, Annual Training Conference, November 2014 GFIA/Florida Chapter IAAI Southeast Annual Training Conference, August 2013, 27 hours FACAP/IASIU, Orlando, Florida, Meth Lab Fire Investigations. March, 2012, 2 hours Seagull Environmental Training, Asbestos Operations & Maintenance Certification Course, March 2012, (tested) International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) - CFITrainer.net o Residential Electrical Systems May 2015 (tested) o Vacant and Abandoned Buildings: Hazards & Solutions May 2015 (tested) o NFPA 921 and Editions Important Revisions July 2014 (tested) o Arc Mapping July 2012 (tested) o Fire Investigator Scene Safety December 2011 (tested) o Motor Vehicle Fires May 2010 (tested) o Motive Means & Opportunity July 2009 (tested)

3 SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): Florida Chapter IAAI, 66 th Annual Fire Investigator s Seminar (tested), Palm Beach County, Florida October 2011 Florida IAAI Chapter Regional Seminar; Orlando, Florida; Vehicle Fire Investigation; October 2011; 7 hours Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention (FACAP), Orlando, Florida, NFPA 921 Update, August, 2011, 3 hours Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention (FACAP), Ocala, Florida, 2010 FACAP Training Conference, November, 2010, 20 hours Florida Arson Seminar, Fire & Arson Investigation, Orlando, Florida, October hours (tested) Florida IAAI Chapter Regional Seminar; Howey in the Hills, Florida; Electrical Causes of Residential Structure Fires; June 2009; 8 hours (tested) International Association of Arson Investigators, Forensic Fire Scene Reconstruction, Orlando, Florida, June, 2008 (tested) Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention (FACAP), Ocala, Florida, 2007 FACAP Training Conference, November, 2007, 20 hours Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention, Fire & Arson Investigation, Ocala, Florida, November 2006 Florida Arson Seminar, Fire & Arson Investigation, Orlando, Florida, September hours Investigation of Electrical Appliance Related Fires, International Association of Arson Investigators & Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, West Palm Beach, Florida,, July 2006, 24 hours (tested) Legal Aspects of Fire Investigations, Florida Chapter of IAAI, Tampa, Florida, May 2006, 7 hours (tested) Unified Investigations & Sciences, Investigation School, hours Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention, Fire & Arson Investigation, 2005 Florida Arson Seminar, Fire & Arson Investigation, hours

4 SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention, Fire & Arson Investigation, 2003 Florida Arson Seminar, Fire & Arson Investigation, hours Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention, Fire & Arson Investigation, 2002 Florida Arson Seminar, Fire & Arson Investigation, 2001 Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention, Fire & Arson Investigation, 2001 Central Florida Fire Academy, NFPA I, Fire Prevention, 2000, (tested) Florida State Fire College, FFP 2010, Fire Chemistry, Fire Behavior, hours, (tested) Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention, Fire & Arson Investigation, 1999 Florida Arson Seminar, Fire & Arson Investigation, hours 35 th Southeastern Arson Seminar, Fire & Arson Investigation, hours, (tested) Professional Arson Co-op of Florida, Fire & Arson Investigation, 1999 National Fire Academy, Fire/Arson Investigation, hours, (tested) Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention, Fire & Arson Investigation, 1998 Florida Arson Seminar, Fire & Arson Investigation, hours 34 th Southeastern Arson Seminar, Fire & Arson Investigation, hours, (tested) Florida Department of Community Affairs, Bomb Incident Management, hours Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention, Fire & Arson Investigation, 1997 Florida Arson Seminar, Fire & Arson Investigation, hours Florida Arson Seminar, Fire & Arson Investigation, hours

5 SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): Florida Chapter IAAI, Fire & Arson Investigation, hours Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention, Fire & Arson Investigation, 1995 Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention, Fire & Arson Investigation, 1994 Florida Arson Seminar, Fire & Arson Investigation, hours Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention, Fire & Arson Investigation, 1993 Florida Arson Seminar, Fire & Arson Investigation, hours Rollins College, Arson Detection & Investigation, hours Pinellas Fire Academy, Fire Investigation, 1991 Valencia Community College, CN 891, Investigating Bomb Threats & Explosions, hours, (tested) Valencia Community College, Hazardous Materials Disaster Management, 1988 Florida Arson Seminar, Fire & Arson Investigation, hours Florida Arson Seminar, Fire & Arson Investigation, hours Cape Cod Community College, HF108, Fire Investigation & Evidence, Fire & Arson Investigation, hours, (tested) PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS: Certified Fire Investigator IAAI, 2005, Registration #: Recertified 2010, Recertified 2015 Certified Fire Investigator (CFI) - National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications, 2005, Registration # Executive Fire Officer Certification, National Fire Academy 1999

6 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS (CONT.): Certified Fire Instructor, Florida Bureau of Fire Standards & Training through March 2015 Licensed Private Investigator Florida, expires 2016 Licensed Private Investigator Georgia, expires 2015 EXPERT TESTIMONY: Expert Witness, Fire Origin & Cause (Depositions in Circuit Courts, State of Florida) Manatee, Orange, Palm Beach, Volusia Counties Trial testimony in Seminole County PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention FACAP) International Association of Arson Investigators National Fire Academy EFO Alumni Association Lifetime Member, Central Florida Fire Chiefs Association Member, Valencia Community College Fire Science Advisory Board Former member, Central Florida Fire Academy Board of Governors National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators (Florida Chapter-Treasurer, 2010-current) PUBLICATIONS: O Dowd, Michael J., Residential Sprinkler Systems. An applied research project as part of the National Fire Academy s Executive Fire Officer Program. April 1999 CLASSES TAUGHT: Fire Origin & Cause, Central Florida Fire Academy, 2012, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, hours each year Chemistry of Fire, Central Florida Fire Academy, 2012, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 (3 sessions), hours each year Fire Origin & Cause, Valencia Community College, hours Motive of the Firesetter - Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee, Annual Insurance Fraud Conference, 2012 Motive of the Firesetter - State Farm Insurance, October 2012