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Our Consultants & Associates
 Robert Eyford CFEI, CCFI-C, CFII, CVFI | Robert Eyford
- 34 years investigation experience including law enforcement (RCMP) and private investigation (insurance fraud & fire origin and cause) overlapped by several years of independent insurance adjusting
- Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator
- Canadian Certified Fire Investigator
- Certified Fire Investigation Instructor (NAFI)
- Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator (NAFI)
- Hundreds of hours experience giving evidence in court
- Attended five weeks training at a police canine training academy, training and certifying the first canine in BC for the detection of ignitable liquid odours (1995). Trained a total of three accelerant detection dogs
- Experienced lecturer and trainer to fire departments, police and the insurance industry
- Owner of Rae-Tech Investigations Ltd. specializing in fire origin and cause
- Extensive fire investigation experience, both suspicious and otherwise including advising adjusters and claims examiners on investigation procedures in arson or suspicious fire cases
- Experience managing serious and complex files plus supervising other investigators
- Experience working with legal counsel, engineers and other experts on fire and other insurance matters
- Extensive experience investigating structure fires plus automobile, heavy equipment, heavy truck fires and marine fires augmented by work experience in the trucking and marine industry
- Experience doing risk assessments of residential buildings and commercial buildings plus marine surveys
- Court qualified expert
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Erinn M. Schiavone CFEI, CFII
- Master's Degree in Fire Science - University of New Haven, CT, USA
- Bachelor's Degree in Fire Administration - University of New Haven, CT, USA
- Associate's Degree in Fire Science and Technology - Waterbury State Tech., CT, USA
- 5 Years Experience as an Insurance Adjuster
- Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator
- Certified Fire Investigation Instructor
- 1 Year Experience as a Fire Inspector for Yale University
- 2 Years Experience as a Project Research Coordinator
- Certified in Fire Fighter I
- Experience as Licensed Motor Vehicle Appraiser
- Experience as Licensed Casualty Adjuster
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Erinn M. Schiavone CFEI, CFII
Masters Degree in Fire Science |
 Gareth W. Roberts BSc (Hons), MSc, Dip CSE Grad I.FIRE.E, Minst.LM |
Gareth W. Roberts
- Joined the British Army in 1978, specializing as an
instructor, computer systems analyst and programmer. Also
served with the intelligence community in various parts of Europe
- Saw active service in many parts of the world
and during the Gulf War as a Nuclear, Biological
& Chemical (NBC) Warfare Officer and Instructor.
- Retired from British Army in1993 and joined the UK Police Service specializing as a Scenes of Crime Officer and police trainer on numerous subjects including nuclear, biological and chemical warfare, counter terrorism issues, trace evidence and crime scene management.
- Court qualified as an expert witness on numerous occasions.
- Graduated from both the UK Police Service Staff College and the UK Fire Services Staff College and was invited to sit on the UK National Arson Control Forum Intervention Group.
- Graduated with BSc (Honours) degree in policing and Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).
- Graduated from Police Staff College with a Certificate in Policing & Legal Matters (international criminal law).
- Graduated with Masters degree in Forensic Archaeology (incl. forensic & biological anthropology). This supplemented his practical experience in dealing with clandestine graves.
- Selected as a consultant to the UK Armed Forces Defence Academy (counter terrorism) and became an independent crime scene science consultant and trainer.
- Designed and implemented two courses on behalf of the UK Government and presented to the Afghan National Police to crime scene investigation teams in various policing and forensic science areas.
- Published papers on several subjects including presenting to the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
AFFILIATIONS:
- International Association of Arson Investigators (UK Chapter)
- International Association for Identification
- Institution of Fire Engineers
- Institute for Leadership and Management
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