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CURRICULUM
VITAE OF JOHN
BYRON PAGELS, PE Forensic Electrical
Engineer Licensed
Professional Engineer in: (Obtained and Printed from PagelsEngineering.com) EDUCATION B.Sc.
Electrical Engineering. Associate
in Applied Science - Electronics Technology Courses
applying to B.Sc. Electrical Engineering. Courses
required for Secondary Education Teaching License in Vocational Education. Diploma
in Electronics Research and Development Associate
of Arts Degree Seminars –
Courses Taken By Me North Dakota IAAI Annual Conference, August
19 - August 21, 2009 What’s Hot In Fire Litigation Presented by Whitemore Fire Consultants et al, May 1, 2009 Electrical Grounding – NEC Article 250 Presented by North Central Electrical League, Paul
Archambault, January 13 & 20, 2009 Investigation of
Electrical Appliance Related Fires IAAI/AHAM
(Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers), June 20-22, 2007 Auto Theft in the 21st Century - by Mike
Bender, VINTrack AVCAM, April 26,
2007 Packaging Evidence MN
IAAI Quarterly Meeting, December 13, 2006 North Dakota IAAI Annual Conference, Vehicle Fires, August
23 - August 25, 2006. Tested Vehicle Theft Immobilizer Systems – by Walter O. Herndon,
presented by AVCAM and IASIU, May 4, 2006 Building Strategies for Today’s Fire Investigations – Presented by Whitemore Fire Consultants et al, April 21,
2006 North Dakota IAAI Annual Conference, August
24 - August 26, 2005. Tested March
30 - April 1, 2005. Tested Asbestos
awareness for fire investigators, certificate issued, MN
IAAI Quarterly Meeting, September 10, 2003 Lightning 101 - by Kim Marsden of Vaisala, May 6, 2003 Interviewing Techniques – by AVCAM and IASIU, April 24,
2003 March
26-28, 2003. Tested “Anatomy of An Arson Case”; A Case Study, by Ward &
Whitemore et al, October 25, 2002 March
27-29, 2002. Tested Automotive “Black Box” Technology – by Scott Palmer of
Injury Sciences, presented by AVCAM and IASIU, March 25, 2002 Lightning 101 - by Jared Brumley of Global Atmospherics,
March 20, 2002 "Metallurgy at the Fire Scene" - by Dave Kramer,
MN IAAI Quarterly Meeting, December 12, 2001 “Tomorrow's Fire Claim in Today’s Environment” A
Hypothetical Fire Claim Case Study, by Ward & Whitemore et al, October
11, 2001 LP
& Propane Gas Explosion and Fires by Bill Mahre, MN IAAI Quarterly
Meeting, September 12, 2001 Household
Appliance Failures by Keith Beecher- Appliance Analysis, MN IAAI Quarterly
Meeting, June 13, 2001 March
21-23, 2001. Tested WILDFIRES - MN IAAI Quarterly Meeting, September 13, 1999 LOW VOLTAGE FIRE ALARMS – 4 hr
hands-on training in installing, wiring, and troubleshooting. Presented by Edwards Signaling Company for
the Vehicle
Fires and Investigation – Walter Herndon – NFPA 921, MN IAAI Quarterly Meeting, September 8, 1999 Structural
Collapse for Investigators by Kevin Vito, MN IAAI Quarterly Meeting, June
9, 1999 March
24-26, 1999. Tested Lightning
101 Seminar – Global Atmospherics, Dan Curtis, Global Atmospherics, May
21, 1998 Motor
Controls Specialty Class - Jack
Hammerstrom, Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation, March 20, 1998 Motor
Controls Specialty Class - Sam
McCullough, General Electric, January 23, 1998 Christmas
Tree Fire Sets - MN State Fire Marshals Office, Denise DeMars DSFM, May
4, 1997 "Electrical and Set Fires" - for
Instructor Jim Miller, April 4, 1997 "Arson
Burns, Electric/Gas Appliances & Metallurgy", March
10, 1994 "Arson Live Burn", "On-Scene Fire/Arson Investigation", at "Electrical Fire Investigation”, "Live Burn Structure Level II", International IAAI Conference, May
6-11, 1990. Achieved Certificate of
Attainment. Fire/Arson
Investigation I. Fire/Arson
Investigation II. Fire/Arson
Investigation III. Annual
Fire and Fraud Investigators Conference. September
12, 1989 "Electrical
and Set Fires", including live burns, for Morrison and Coggins, "Electrical
Fire Investigation" for the Minnesota State Fire Marshal's office,
including lecture, lab and "hands-on" fire sets and scene
investigation of structures, appliances, and vehicles. Assisted/Instrumented. November 1-3, 1988 Seminars/Courses - Taught By Me “Arc Mapping (Simplified)” For the Wright County Fire Investigation Task Force,
September 4, 2008 “Tools for Failure
Analysis” North
Star Imaging, August 7, 2008 Vehicle Fires, Presented with Brian Haag of Whitemore Fire
Consultants, John Wehrs of State Farm, and Attorneys Larry & Part of the We Didn’t Start The Fire seminar Presented by
Whitemore Fire Consultants April 21, 2006 "Electrical
Investigation of Vehicle Fires" For
the Presented by Whitemore Fire Consultants et al, April 21,
2006 "ARC
MAPPING (SIMPLIFIED) - IN STRUCTURES" For
the "ARC
MAPPING (SIMPLIFIED) - IN STRUCTURES AND VEHICLES" For
the North Dakota IAAI, August 25, 2005 “TOMORROW'S FIRE CLAIM IN TODAY’S ENVIRONMENT” A
Hypothetical Fire Claim Case Study, by Ward & Whitemore et al, October
11, 2001 “ATF
ELECTRICAL FIRE INVESTIGATION COURSE” for the 40
Hours, June 18-22, 2001 “ADVANCED ELECTRICAL FIRE IVESTIGATION AND ELECTRICAL FIRE
SETS” – Conduct lectures and hands-on laboratories for the Bureau of Alcohol
Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) annual certified fire investigator (CFI)
recertification program, “The
Multiple Step Fire Investigation” for “Vehicle
Fire Investigations” for the "Electrical
Fire Investigation", for Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)
including Vehicle Fires 02/25/98 "Product
Liability and Forensic Engineering", “Electrical
Fire Investigation”, "Electrical
Fire Investigation - On-Scene Fire/Arson Investigation", Seminars/Courses (Assisted
or instrumented by me) “Arson
Live Burn”- Fire sets for the MN Sectional Fire School, “Arson
Live Burn”- Fire sets for the MN Sectional Fire School, “Live
Burn” for the Instrumented
- March 11, 1996 "Arson
Burns, Electric/Gas Appliances & Metallurgy" with the "Arson
Burns" for "Arson
Live Burn" Instrumented. August 30, 1993 "Electrical
System and Appliance Fire Sets" with the " Set
up and ran instrumentation, created Time Vs Temperature graphs from the data
collected. May 13, 1993. Fire
Sets for "On-Scene Fire/Arson Investigation" "Electrical
Fire Sets" for BCA Fire/Arson Investigation Class with Deputy State Fire
Marshal's Jamie Novak & Kevin Schuman - Maple Grove, MN. Assisted/Instrumented. August 31, 1991. "Electrical
& Set Fires" for the with
Deputy State Fire Marshal's Jamie Novak & Kevin Schuman "Appliance
Fires", Seminar for the 1990 Assisted. September 25, 1990. "Electrical
Fire Sets" for International
IAAI Conference, Assisted
with Electrical seminar. Participant
in the conference. Achieved
Certificate of Attainment. May 6-11,
1990. Fire
Sets for 1990 "Appliance
Fires", Seminar for the 1990 Assisted. March 1, 1990. "Electrical Appliance Fires - The Chicken or the
Egg" at the 22nd Annual Fire and Fraud Investigators
Conference. For the Assisted. September
12, 1989. "Electrical and Set Fires", including live
burns, for Morrison and Coggins. Presented to insurance investigators, Michigan State
Police, and Wisconsin Fire Marshals, Assisted/Instrumented.
August 23-25, 1989. "Product Failure as a Heat Source" for Jardine, "Electrical Fire Sets" for "Electrical Fire Investigation - Lectures and
Demonstrations" for American
Family Insurance Company.
Assisted. March 28-29, 1989. "Electrical Fire Investigation" for the
Minnesota State Fire Marshal's office Included lecture, lab, and
"hands-on" fire sets and scene investigation of structures,
appliances, and vehicles.
Assisted/Instrumented. November
1-3, 1988 "Electrical Fire Sets" for Minnesota Bureau of
Criminal and Apprehension (BCA) with Minnesota State Fire Marshals and city
of Golden Valley. Assisted/Instrumented.
October 7/8, 1988. MEMBERSHIPS International
Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) - Membership
Number L-4489 Membership
Number 163 Membership
Number ND-180 Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Membership
Number 04156048 National
Fire Protection Association, Inc. Anti
Vehicle Crime Association of LICENSES - AWARDS Licensed
Professional Engineer - Licensed
Professional Engineer - Wisconsin License # 39293-006 Licensed
Professional Engineer - Licensed
Professional Engineer – Department of the Treasury - Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
- Certificate
of Appreciation for assisting with data-logging and computer equipment for
the ATF's Certified Fire Investigator Program. August 1993 State of "Electronics Technician Occupations/Applied". Epson Factory Authorized Technician - for repair of
Computers and Printers. School Electronics
Department. Carrier of the Week - Post Publications WORK
EXPERIENCE November
2004 - Present Chief Engineer President and Owner of Pagels
Engineering, Inc. Forensic Electrical Engineering Conduct defense and plaintiff
investigations in matters where electricity or electrical utilization equipment has been alleged to
have played a role. This includes fire, equipment
failure/damage, electrical shock, electrocution, personal injury, alarm system
malfunction/failure, agricultural suffocations… The investigations can occur at
the loss site, at salvage facilities, in a laboratory, or at other facilities with
specialized equipment (i.e. X-ray equipment, scanning electron microscope…).
These investigations include documenting the fire/accident scene, preserving evidence, working with
experts of different disciplines
when they are required, and consultation through out the litigation process, culminating in providing
expert testimony in depositions and trials.
Client Types That Have Been
Represented: Electrical Equipment
manufacturers Electrical household
appliance manufacturers Electrical contractors Vehicle manufacturers Insurance companies
(plaintiff and defense) Law Firms Local, State, and
Federal Agencies September
1988 - November 2004 Svare Professional Engineering Consulting & Forensic Electrical
Engineers Conduct
investigations of fires and accidents with an alleged electrical cause or
involvement on behalf of insurance companies, attorneys, manufacturers, and
private parties. This may include the
examination of equipment on-scene and/or in the laboratory, documenting the
fire/accident scene, preserving the evidence, and working with other experts
of different disciplines. 1988
- November 2004 Prompt Electric Apprentice
electrician 1982
- 1988 (Electronics Technical Specialist) Repair and
maintain electronic test equipment, provide instructor preparatory services, and supervise work-study
students. 1985
- 1988 (Electronics Instructor/Substitute) Taught
Second Year Electronics classes and specialty classes in Pulse Techniques,
Digital Mathematics, and BASIC Programming.
Substitute taught in all areas of electronics from Basic to Advanced
Electronics. 1984
- 1988 Taught
Electronic Engineering Technology labs including AC/DC Electronics, Discrete
Semi-Conductor Devices, Linear Devices, and Digital Electronics. 1983
- 1984 Basic Systems and Supplies Inc. Epson Factory authorized warranty repair
technician. Set up and
maintained the service department, repaired computers, printers, and other
computer peripherals in shop and on-site.
Also assisted in sales. 1981
- Present Self-Employed Circuit
board design and fabrication, proto-typing, electrical testing, electrical
equipment wiring/assembly, consumer electronics repair, inventing and
production of product repair support equipment. .
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