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Insurance Committee for Arson Control (ICAC)
Advanced Arson Investigation Techniques for the Insurance Industry
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Instructor Profiles

RUSSELL MELTON
Meagher & Geer Law Firm
Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Academic Background
    - Nuclear Engineer
    - Metallurgical Engineer
    - Human Factors Engineer (graduate work)
    - Law School

  • Academic
    - Adjunct Professor (1987-1997)
    - Teaching Product Safety, Upper Division, at the University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology

  • Adjunct Faculty at Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Glynco, GA
    - Advanced Fire & Arson Investigation

  • Meagher & Geer Law Firm
    - Leader "Catastrophic Loss Group", a team of engineers and scientists/attorneys

  • Lecturer – more than 200 presentations
    - Spoliation of evidence
    - Gas migration and ignition
    - Vapor release
    - National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)
    - National Electrical Code (NEC)
    - Incident command

  • Author
    - Articles, publication and video programs
    - Employee Right to Know Act (RTK) – Chemical Hazards
    - Vibration Analysis for Blasting Activities
    - NFPA 921, Fire & Explosion Investigations: Study Guide Chapter 18, Explosions
    - See complete listing at www.meagher.com

  • Organizations
    - International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)
    - Institute of Explosives Manufacturers (IME)
    - International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE)
    - NFPA


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