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Curtis A. Anderson
Mechanical Engineer, National Service Line Principal
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Professional Summary
Mr. Anderson is a licensed Professional Engineer in multiple jurisdictions throughout the United States. In addition to his experience in engineering forensics, he also has four years in the heavy-duty truck manufacturing industry designing various components for cab interiors. He has given presentations on various topics in the realm of mechanical engineering forensics and been a registered professional engineer since 2018.
Mr. Anderson has completed investigations of losses including residential/commercial plumbing, HVAC systems, fires, vehicle collisions, and injuries caused by product failures or workplace safety deficiencies. These investigations have ranged from small and multi-million dollar losses, and unfortunately, losses involving injuries and fatalities. He is well-versed in research, analysis, and interpretation of codes and standards for mechanical, fire protection, and other building systems.
Mr. Anderson also has experience with a variety of laboratory equipment used in forensic investigations, including scanning electron microscopy with elemental dispersive spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray, and stereoscopic microscopy.
Mr. Anderson’s expertise includes:
- Mechanical equipment failure analysis
- Water losses and plumbing failures
- Failure analysis of appliances and plumbing fixtures
- Failure analysis of residential and commercial HVAC systems
- Water-based fire protection systems
- Gas-fed fire and explosion investigations
- Vehicle fires
- Accident investigation for commercial and passenger vehicle collisions
- Event data recorder (EDR) crash data retrieval and analysis
- Tire failure analysis
- Trip and fall injuries
- Personal injury investigations
- Plastics manufacturing
- Equipment restoration consulting following water/fire exposure
- Code and standard analysis and interpretation
Education
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 2014
Certifications
Professional Engineer (Additional states available upon application):
Alabama, 50827
Arkansas, 18817
California, M 42531
Colorado, 61161
Florida, 93532
Georgia, PE053011
Kansas, 28830
Louisiana, 43583
Mississippi, 33190
New Mexico, 28077
North Carolina, 059217
South Carolina, 43343
Oklahoma, 31067
Texas, 132160
Wyoming, 19173
National Engineering Registration, NCEES, 14-896-69
FAA Part 107 Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Remote Pilot Certification, 4676707
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