Gulf Coast Service Center Lance A. Reynolds, IAAI-CFI Fire Investigator Jacksonville, Florida 904-254-6673 lreynolds@uis-usa.com EDUCATION: Excelsior College Albany, New York Master of Arts Liberal Studies - Community Building and Conflict Resolution Excelsior College Albany, New York Bachelor of Science Liberal Arts City College of Chicago RAF Bentwaters, U.K. Associate in Applied Science Fire Science and Technology EMPLOYMENT: Unified Investigations & Sciences, Inc. Jacksonville, Florida; August 2015 Present Fire Investigator Firensics, Inc. Dallas, Texas; December 2013 April 2014 Fire Investigator Updated 12/2015
EMPLOYMENT (CONT.): Unified Investigations & Sciences, Inc. Jacksonville, Florida; January 2012 August 2013 Special Investigator Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department Jacksonville, Florida; 2001-2012 Captain Fire Investigations Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department Jacksonville, Florida; 1993-2001 Fire Suppression Florida State College Jacksonville, Florida; 2011-Present Adjunct Instructor Fire Science Degree Program SPECIALIZED TRAINING: Unified Investigations & Sciences, Inc; Osha 29 CFR 1910.1200 Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals; Jacksonville, Florida; November 2, 2015; 1hour (tested) Texas State Fire Marshal s Office; Plano, Texas; Texas Fire Investigation Forum Keeping Up With the Dogs ; December 2-3, 2013 12 hours Learn and Burn Seminar; FSCJ Fire Academy, Jacksonville, Florida; May 23, 2013; 8 hours Northeast Florida Safety Council, Inc.; Jacksonville, Florida; OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Safety for General Site Workers); November 2012; 40 hours Unified Investigations & Sciences; Arlington, Texas; UIS Investigations School; January 31 February 3, 2012; 32 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, Inc. (IAAI); Chicago, Illinois; 2011 AHAM- Investigation of Electrical and Appliance Related Fires; July 2011; 20 hours International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) - CFITrainer.net o Basic Electricity, December 6, 2015, 4 hours (tested) 2
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) - CFITrainer.net o Understanding Fire Through the Candle Experiments, December 5, 2015, 4 hours (tested) o Residential Electrical Systems, April 2, 2014, 4 hours (tested) o NFPA 921 and 1033 2014 Editions: Important Revisions, March 11, 2014, 3 hours (tested) o Effective Investigation and Testimony, February 6, 2014, 3 hours (tested) o Explosion Dynamics, January 28, 2014, 4 hours (tested) o Introduction to Evidence, January 27, 2014, 4 hours (tested) o Documenting the Event, January 27, 2014, 4 hours (tested) o Critical Thinking Solves Cases, June18, 2013, 4 hours (tested) o Insurance and the Fire Investigation, March 1, 2013, 4 hours (tested) o Fundamentals of Interviewing, October 19, 2012, 4 hours (tested) o Arc Mapping Basics, July 21, 2012, 4 hours (tested) o Fire Investigator Scene Safety, December 30, 2011, 3 hours (tested) o Fire Dynamics Calculations, October 3, 2011, 4 hours (tested) o Introduction to Fire Dynamics and Modeling, October 2, 2011, 4hours (tested) o Vacant and Abandoned Buildings: Hazards and Solutions, April 13, 2009, 4 hours (tested) o Post Flashover Fires, April 9, 2009, 4 hours (tested) o Magne Tek: A Case Study in the Daubert Challenge, April 9, 2009, 2 hours (tested) o A Ventilation-Focused Approach to the Impact of Building Structures and Systems on Fire Development, April 9, 2009, 4 hours (tested) Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Jacksonville, Florida; Post Blast Investigative Techniques I; May 2010; 40 hours Florida State Fire College; Ocala, Florida; Fire Service Course Design; August 2009; 40 hours 3
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department; Jacksonville, Florida; Incident Safety Officer; January 2006; 40 hours National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI); Eastern Kentucky University; Richmond, Kentucky; 2005 National Advanced Fire, Arson, and Explosion Investigation Science and Technology Program; March 2005; 24 hours Florida State Fire College; Ocala, Florida: Fire Investigation: Origin and Cause; April 2002; 40 hours Florida State Fire College; Ocala, Florida; Fire Service Course Delivery; March 2002; 40 Hours New Mexico Tech Energetic Materials Research and Training Center; Jacksonville, Florida; Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings; September 2001; 4 hours Jacksonville Fire Rescue Training Center; Jacksonville, Florida: Hazardous Materials Basic Concepts; August 1995; 16 hours Jacksonville Fire Rescue Training Center; Jacksonville, Surviving Hazardous Materials Incidents; August 1995; 12 hours EXPERIENCE: Mr. Reynolds has many hours of classroom fire investigation training and over 13 years of proven and court-tested experience as a fire origin and cause investigator. He has worked within the fire service and the private sector. He has investigated and/or supervised hundreds of fire and explosion incidents. These investigations have involved fires that were criminal and accidental, which resulted in high dollar losses and loss of life. CERTIFICATIONS and LICENSES: Private Detective State of Georgia Secretary of State; since 2012; License #PDE049336 Private Investigator State of Florida; since 2012; License # C1200041 Certified Fire Investigator (IAAI-CFI) - International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI); since 2011; Certification # 09-060924 Certified Fire Investigator (CFI) - National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications; since 2011; Certificate # 295340 4
CERTIFICATIONS and LICENSES (CONT.): Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator (CFEI) - National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI); current since 2005; Registration # 10391-4950 Investigator I - Florida Bureau of Fire Standards and Training; since 2009 Certified Fire Instructor I; National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications; since 2007; Certificate # 299168 Certified Fire Inspector I/II; National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications; since 2001; Certificate # 295649 Certified Plan Examiner; National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications; since 2001; Certificate # 295648 Certified Residential Contractor, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations; 2001-2006; License # CRC057677 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Mr. Reynolds maintains membership in a number of professional organizations which include the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) and National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI). COURT/EXPERT WITNESS QUALIFICATIONS: Mr. Reynolds has testified as an expert witness in Florida Criminal Court. He has also given expert witness testimony by deposition in Duval County, Florida for criminal and civil court. LECTURER-INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Reynolds has presented many fire investigation training programs within the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department and related topics as a credentialed adjunct instructor for Florida State College s Fire Science Degree program. He has served on the college advisory boards for Keiser University and Florida State College. Some of Mr. Reynolds lectures and course topics have included: Fire Behavior for Insurance Adjusters/SIU with Live Burn Building Construction for the Fire Service Fire Chemistry Fire Behavior and Combustion Process Fire Prevention Practices Introduction to Fire Investigations Construction Documents and Plan Review 5
INTERNATIONAL LECTURES: ARFF Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting; Belize City, Belize; May 2012 6