ROGER L. OWENS, P.E.
OWENS FORENSIC
ENGINEERING, INC.
10215 Briar Drive
Houston, Texas 77042
Cell: 713-829-1113
Email: owenseng@att.net
Web site: www.owensforensic.com
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Registered Professional Engineer. |
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Board Certified Diplomat in Forensic
Engineering;
Council of Engineering Specialty Boards. |
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BSEE of Electrical Engineering with High Honors;
NCSU 1968. |
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MEE of Electrical Engineering with major in
Control Systems; NCSU 1969. |
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LCDR Retired, United States Navy; 1981. |
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Commanding Officer of two US Navy Warships; 1976
thru 1978. |
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Vice President of International Mechanical Engineering Service Company.
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Senior Electrical Engineer Boiler Machinery Division of Travelers Insurance
Company.
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Practicing Forensic Engineer since 1986.
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Primary areas of consultation: Electrical and
electrical failure analysis; electric-mechanical product analyses; electrical personal injury;
electrocution; heavy machinery |
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Navigation: shipboard and marine machinery and
equipment |
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Primary areas of consultation include: Electrical and Electronic Failure
analysis, Electro-Mechanical Systems, Electrical Fire Analysis including Arc
Fault Hazards
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Specialties include Marine Occurrences and Failure Analysis of
Electro-Mechanical Shipboard Systems.
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
February, 2000 Present
OWENS FORENSIC ENGINEERING, INC.
Principal
Areas of consultation are failure, design and
hazard analysis of electrical and mechanical systems, products and components.
Specialty areas include the Forensic electrical analysis of fire scenes and
electrical components. Extensive experience in the Forensic analysis of
electrical personal injuries, electrical shock and electrocutions
1986 February, 2000
McDOWELL OWENS ENGINEERING, INC.
Engineering Manager/Consulting Engineer
Areas of primary interest included electrical systems analysis,
electrical fault analysis, electrical fires, protective
devices and control systems. Special interests include Marine
engineering and navigation. Consulting work includes electrical
fault and/or fire investigation and evaluation, electrical
component failure analysis, and heavy utility incident investigation.
1983 1986
FURMANITE AMERICA, INC.
Vice President of Engineering
Field Operations, Southern and Western U.S.A.
Responsible for design, manufacture and installation of
emergency repair hardware, on-line safety valve testing,
safety valve and valve repair, ultra-sonic and infrared
testing. Additional responsibilities included project manager
for new services development.
1980 1983
BOILER MACHINERY DIVISION of TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY
Senior Electrical Consultant Southern and Eastern
USA including the Caribbean
Responsibilities included investigation and analysis of large mechanical and
electrical failures, training of field engineers in electrical systems and
post-incident recovery assistance to industrial utility accounts. Also,
responsible for risk management and evaluations of large industrial accounts.
1961 1981
UNITED STATES NAVY
Lieutenant Commander (Retired)
Assignments included Commanding Officer, U.S. Navy &
Marine Corps Center, Charlotte, North Carolina. Commanding
Officer at Sea, USS NIPMUC (ATF-157), Commanding Officer
USS Beacon (PG-99), Commanding Officer NROTC/NESEP, North
Carolina State University, Chief Engineer, USS Pensacola
(LSD-38), Chief Engineer of Construction, USS McCandless
(DE-1084), Damage Control Officer, USS Sample (DE-1048),
Senior Electrical Instructor, USS Tubilee Nuclear Prototype,
Electrician USS Grouper (AGFSS-214). National Science Scholarship.
Senior electrician through 1968.
EDUCATION
POST MASTERS, Nuclear Engineering; 1976
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
MASTERS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; 1969
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; High Honors,
1968
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
CONTINUING EDUCATION
National Academy of Forensic Engineers Annual Meeting,
Hollywood Beach, FL. January 2015
National Academy of Forensic Engineers, St. Louis, MO, July 2009
National Academy of Forensic Engineers, Austin, TX, January 2009
Adobe Photoshop, Houston, TX, January 2009
National Academy of Forensic Engineers, Portland, OR, July 2008
Fire and Materials Conference, San Francisco, CA, January 2007
Arc Flash Hazard Analysis Seminar, New York , NY , March 10 – 11, 2005
Fire and Materials Seminar, San Francisco, California,
January 27-28, 2003
National Academy of Forensic Engineers Annual Meeting and
Training Sessions in conjunction with NSPE, Detroit, Michigan,
July 2001; Washington, D.C, January 2002;
Chicago, IL July 2005, Washington, D.C January 2006, Boston, MA July 2006
ASTM Technical & Professional Training, Statistics
in Standards and Standards Development Getting To Precision and Bias, Orlando, Florida, November
14-15, 2000
American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meeting and
Training Sessions,
1990 through 1999, 2001, 2002
National Academy of Forensic Engineers Annual Meeting and
Training Sessions in conjunction with NSPE, Tulsa, Oklahoma,
July 1998
Investigation of Electrical Injuries and Death in conjunction with AAFS, New York,
New York, February 1997
National Academy of Forensic Engineers Annual Meeting and
Training Sessions in conjunction with NSPE, Nashville, Tennessee,
1995
Fire Sciences, University of Maryland, 1991-1992
Grounding, Bonding, Shielding & Transient Protection,
George Washington University, 1990
The 1987 National Electrical Code, George Washington University,
1988
Safety and Safety Relief Valve Testing and Repair, 1984
Ultra-Sonic Measurement, 1983
Pressurized Systems, Emergency Repair, 1983
Pressure Vessel Design and Repair, 1982
General Electric, Power Maintenance, 1982
Transformer Maintenance and Controls, 1981
Commanding Officer School, Newport, Rhode Island, 1976
Gas Turbine Operations and Maintenance, 1976
Advanced Navigation, 1976
Boiler Construction, 1972
Engineering School, department head, 1971 (six months)
Damage Control School 1969 - 10 weeks
Fire Fighting on eleven occasions
Nuclear Power School, 1962/1963 (one year)
U.S. Navy Submarine School, 1961 (eight weeks)
Electrical Mate Class A School, 1961 (16 weeks)
TEACHING AND INSTRUCTOR POSITIONS
Associate Professor, George Washington University, Applied
Mathematics, 1973-1974
Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University, Electrical/Mechanical
Rotating Equipment, 1969
Senior Instructor, Combustion Engineering, Nuclear Power
Prototype, 1964
PRESENTATIONS
Guest Speaker, NAFE, St. Louis MO, July 2009, Forensic Engineering Critique
of the Methodology of Eliminating Fire Cause Possibilities
Guest Speaker, NAFE, Austin TX , January 2009, Forensic Engineering Analysis
of the Potential for Hydrogen Gas Ignition While Charging Golf Car Batteries
Guest Speaker, University of Houston, Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Guest Speaker, NAFE, July 2006, Forensic Engineering Analysis: Daubert Challenges to Prosthetic Fastener Failure
Guest Speaker, NAFE, July 2003, Forensic Engineering: Testing of Hostile Electrical Connections
in a Residential Clothes Dryer
Guest Speaker, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Atlanta,
Georgia, February 2002, Point Source Electrocution in Swimming
Pools and Spas
Guest Speaker, National Academy of Forensic Engineers,
Detroit, Michigan, 2001, Electrical Failures Involving Copper
to Brass Contact
Guest Speaker, National Association of Marine Surveyors,
Forensic Examination of Shipboard Fires and Incidents Clear
Lake, Texas, 1996
Guest Speaker, Marine Surveyors, Southwest Territory, Forensic
Examination of Shipboard Fires and Incidents New Orleans,
Louisiana, 1995
Guest Speaker, Law Education Institute, Inc. and The Bureau
of National Affairs, Inc., The Effective Use of Technical
Experts, Vail, Colorado, 1993
American Academy of Forensic Sciences: Golf Car Fires,
1992
Electrical Ignition of LP Gas Vapors, Ranger Insurance
Company, 1989
Guest Lecturer, Exxon, Amoco, Phillips, Dupont: Stress
Measurement, 1986
Guest Lecturer, American Petroleum Institute: Pressurized
Systems and Safety Devices, 1985
REGISTRATION
Registered Professional Engineer, States of:
Texas (61674)
Virginia (14476)
North Carolina (11202)
Arkansas (8328)
Alabama (25696)
Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario;
Certification of Authorization (1984), License No. 127-84
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
National Academy of Forensic Engineers, Fellow, Board Certified
Diplomat
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) - Past Member
ASTM - Committee E-30.05: Engineering- Past Chairman/Member
ASTM - Committee E-30.92: Terminology Sub Committee --
Member
ASTM - Committee E-30.00: Forensic Sciences -- Main Committee
Member
Directors
ASTM - Committee E30.11: Interdisciplinary Forensic Science
Standards
- Past Chairman
National Golf Car Manufacturers Association - Guest Member
Review Committee B ANSI Z-BO.1, Safety and Performance
Requirements for Golf Cars
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
International Association of Arson Investigation (IAAI)
IEEE Power Engineering Society
IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
National Association of Fire Investigators
NFPA; Member of Architects, Engineers & Building Officials
Section
NFPA; Member of Electrical Section
National Society of Professional Engineers
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
North Carolina Society of Professional Engineers
North Carolina Society of Boiler Inspectors, past member
National Registry of Whos Who - 1999
Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Eta Sigma, Eta Kappa Nu
PUBLICATIONS
Forensic Engineering Critique of the Methodology of
Eliminating Fire Cause Possibilities, Journal of the National Academy of
Forensic Engineers
Forensic Engineering Analysis of the Potential for Hydrogen
Gas Ignition While Charging Golf Car Batteries, Journal of the National Academy
of Forensic Engineers
Evidence Collection and Handling, Fire and Arson Investigation, October 2008
Forensic Engineering Analysis and Daubert Challenges to Prosthetic Fastener Failure, Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, December 2006
Forensic Engineering: Testing of Hostile Electrical Connections
in a Residential Clothes Dryer, Journal of the National
Academy of Forensic Engineers, December 2003
Forensic Engineering Analysis of Copper/Brass Contacts,
Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, December, 2001
Toxicological Investigation of Combustion Products from
Polyvinyl chloride, Chloroprene Rubber, Polyethylene-Propylene
and Treated Wood Relative to the Clark Street Tunnel Fire
in New York City Transit Authority System,@ Journal of Forensic
Sciences (Accepted for Publication - 1993)
The Effective Use of Technical Experts,@ Fifth Annual Civil
Litigation Conference, 1993
Toxicological Investigation of LP Gas Explosion: Human
Model for Propane/Ethyl Mercaptan Exposures, Journal of
Forensic Sciences, 1990
Ultra-Sonic Tensioning of Threaded Fasteners, Furmanite
America, Inc., 1985
Safety and Safety Relief Testing, American Petroleum Institute,
1985
Casualty Control Manual for LSD-36 Class Amphibious Ships,
1974
Casualty Control Manual for DE-1052 Class Frigates, 1972
OTHER INTERESTS
Mentor for University of Houston CEI Students
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