Expert Details
Grain Storage Fire control
ID: 731730
Illinois, USA
Expert's salvage and recovery operations may, at times, appear extreme and dangerous to the inexperienced. He, through his experience and knowledge of structural integrity, has never increased the facility damage or endangered his crew. Expert requires all people involved use all required safety procedures and devices. He is well versed in all OSHA regulations.
Expert has worked hand in hand with insurance companies to to find the trigger point in grain elevator events
Expert is making the transition from project manager to consultant.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1970 | Degree: BS | Subject: Accounting | Institution: Wichita State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1988 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Owner | Department: Grain Salvage |
Responsibilities:Mitigate losses in grain elevator and feed mill fire and collapse. Site clean up to include demolition. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 2010 | Employer: Houston Grain Trading | Title: Project Manager | Department: Grain Salvage |
Responsibilities:Employer was an independent contractor that provided grain salvage and fire control and site clean up, to include demolition. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1984 to 1988 | Employer: Parker Commodities | Title: Terminal Manager | Department: Hereford Grain Terminal |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for merchandising corn into the feedlot market in Hereford,Texas. Was also in charge of unit train unloading, storage, and shipping at this facility |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1975 to 1984 | Employer: Dallas Farmers Elevator | Title: General Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for day to day operations, grain merchandising,grain storage, P&L,Safety. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1970 to 1975 | Employer: Menlo-Rexford Coop | Title: General Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert was hired as the office manager and progressed to the General Managers position in 1973. |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has litigation and expert witness in both state and federal courts in grain storage fire control. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert does on site training of the team that will participate in the salvage and clean up operation. These people normally operate under OSHA regulations. Expert reviews OSHA with emphasis's that the project is not an every day occurrence and attention must be on safety. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Expert has methods of operation that utilize standard construction equipment that can be acquired locally from equipment rental companies or dealers. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Expert knowledge and experience in catastrophic events in stored grain is a viable resource in the industry, because of rapid consolidation, use of more computer technology. With technology comes high speed equipment. When an event happens the computers lose control, everything happens faster with more volume. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| He has the ability to build a team rapidly in a emergency situation. |