Mr. Andres (Chris) is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in multiple jurisdictions throughout the United States as well as a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI).  He has served as an expert witness in several cases.

Mr. Andres has many years of experience in mechanical and electrical engineering assignments involving electrical and mechanical failures in automotive, appliances and electronics, HVAC, lightning strikes, power surges, boilers, heating and cooling systems, product liability evaluation, and fire suppression sprinkler systems.  Mr. Andres has investigated a utility-sized photovoltaic solar farm in Mexico for hurricane related damages.  He has investigated utility sized wind turbines for mechanical and electrical sources of ignition in fire related assignments as well as gearbox and bearing failures. He has investigated fire-damage claims and provided evaluations for industrial and medical equipment losses due to fire, wind, storm surge and hail damage. He has also investigated the mechanical and/or electrical origin and cause of fire damaged properties and is certified by NAFI-IAFI as a fire investigator. He has eight years of experience in yield enhancement process engineering in Texas Instruments 300-mm Semiconductor Wafer Fab which involved data gathering thru systematic inspection of semiconductor product, investigation and analysis of random and systematic defects. He also served as an Equipment Engineer responsible for the specifications, installation and maintenance of multi-million-dollar inspection equipment used in semiconductor manufacturing. He has over 22 years of experience in the design, analysis and manufacture of high-performance equipment for military customers while employed by Texas Instruments Defense Equipment Group.

Mr. Andres’ expertise includes:

• Water Intrusion
• Chilled Water Systems
• Boiler and Heating Systems
• HVAC Evaluation
• Automotive Evaluation
• Electrical Equipment Evaluation
• Product Liability Testing
• Digital Electronics and Computer Hardware
• Hail Damage Assessment
• Lightning Damage Assessment
• Machine Design and Fabrication
• Swimming Pools
• Freeze damage in Residential and Commercial Buildings
• Radio Frequency Transmitters and Antennae
• Electrical and Mechanical Sources of Ignition

Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH, 1978

Mr. Andres has passed both national Professional Engineering exams for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.

Professional Engineer (Additional states available upon application):
Connecticut, 27020
Delaware, 19619
District of Columbia, PE905705
Illinois, 062.061548
Indiana, PE11012357
Iowa, 20014
Kentucky, 27112
Maine, PE13236
Maryland, 41157
Massachusetts, 48808
Michigan, 6201055815
Minnesota, 48135
Missouri, 2010008949
New Jersey, GE48889
New York, 089842-1
North Dakota, PE-7318
Ohio, E-74523
Pennsylvania, PE077452
South Dakota, 13498
Texas, 74903
Virginia, 0402046368
Wisconsin, E-40307-006

National Engineering Registration, NCEES, 12-823-71
Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, National Association of Fire Investigators, 20410-11556 (Originally obtained 2015)