South Texas/Louisiana Service Center Michael P. Neujahr, IAAI-CFI Special Investigator 210-637-7500 mneujahr@uis-usa.com EDUCATION: Central Texas College, Associate of Applied Science, Public Administration / Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2012 Texas A&M University-Central Texas, Bachelor of Science, Applied Science (Business), 2012 EMPLOYMENT: Unified Fire Investigations Special Investigator August 2013 to Present Killeen Fire Department Fire Investigator 2002 to Present United States Army Sergeant 1989 To 2001 SPECIALIZED TRAINING: o Documenting the Event, March, 2010, 3 hours, o Effective Investigation and Testimony, March, 2010, 3 hours, 1
o Investigating Motor Vehicle Fires, March, 2010, 4 hours, o Managing Complex Fire Scene Investigations, March, 2010, 4 hours, o Motive, Means, and Opportunity: Determining Responsibility in an Arson Case, March, 2010, 4 hours, o Insurance and the Fire Investigation, March, 2010, 4 hours, o Introduction to Fire Dynamics and Modeling, March, 2010, 4 hours, o Introduction to Evidence, April, 2010, 4 hours, o Investigating Fatal Fires, April, 2010, 4 hours, o Physical Evidence at the Fire Scene, April, 2010, 4 hours, o Critical Thinking Solves Cases, April, 2010, 4 hours, o Ethics and the Fire Investigator, April, 2010, 3 hours, o Evidence Examination: What Happens at the Lab?, April, 2010, 4 hours, o The Scientific Method for Fire and Explosion Investigation, April, 2010, 3 hours, o Fire Investigator Scene Safety, April, 2010, 3 hours, o Vacant and Abandoned Buildings: Hazards and Solutions, May, 2010, 5 hours, o Wildland Fires Investigation, June, 2010, 5 hours, o Electrical Safety, August, 2010, 3 hours, o Fire and Explosion Investigations: Utilizing NFPA 1033 and 921, August, 2010, 4 hours, o Fundamentals of Interviewing, August, 2010, 4 hours, o Search and Seizure, January, 2011, 4 hours, 2
o How First Responders Impact The Fire Investigation, April, 2011, 2 hours, o Digital Photography and the Fire Investigator, September, 2011, 4 hours, o DNA, September, 2011, 3 hours, o Fundamentals of Residential Building Construction, April, 2013, 3 hours, Interviewing/Interrogation Techniques and Courtroom Testimony, National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, Maryland, May, 2013, 80 hours Applied Fire Dynamics, Texas Engineering Extension Service,, December 2012, 16 hours Forensic Evidence Collection, National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, Maryland, January, 2012, 40 hours Preparing to be the best-the Challenge of Courtroom Testimony, Central Texas Fire Investigators Association, San Marcos, Texas, December, 2011, 24 hours Internet Tools for Criminal Investigators, Public Agency Training Council, New Braunfels, Texas, October, 2010, 16 hours Digital Forensic Basics, Texas Engineering Extension Service, September, 2011, 8 hours Advanced Vehicle Scene Examination and Scene Evaluation, Texas Engineering Extension Service, Temple, Texas, April, 2010, 8 hours Fire Death Investigations, Central Texas Fire Investigators Association, Pflugerville, Texas, June, 2009, 8 hours Basic Fire Investigator, Collin County Community College, December, 2007, 160 hours Basic Fire Inspector, Fire In Texas, October, 2007, 202 hours 3
Basic Fire Suppression, Harker Heights, Texas, July, 2001, 568 hours PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: International Association of Fire Chiefs Texas Fire Chief s Association International Association of Fire Fighters Texas State Association of Fire Firefighters Killeen Professional Firefighter s Association-Local 2505 International Association of Arson Investigators Central Texas Fire Investigator s Association Texas State Fireman and Fire Marshal s Association PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS: International Association of Arson Investigators- Certified Fire Investigator (CFI) Texas Commission on Fire Protection Firefighter II-Advanced Texas Commission on Fire Protection Fire Officer I Texas Commission on Fire Protection Fire Officer II Texas Commission on Fire Protection Arson Investigator-Advanced Texas Commission on Fire Protection Firefighter Instructor II Texas Commission on Fire Protection Field Examiner Texas Commission on Fire Protection Fire Inspector Texas Commission on Fire Protection Plans Examiner Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic Texas Department of State Health Services Licensed Paramedic Texas Department of State Health Services Instructor Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards Peace Officer Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards - Instructor 4
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS (CONT.): Texas Tactical Police Officer s Association-Special Weapons And Tactics COURT QUALIFICATIONS: Fact Witness- Texas District Courts Fact Witness- Texas County Courts Fact Witness- U.S. Military Courts GUEST LECTURER/INSTRUCTOR: Firefighting, Fire Investigations, Emergency Medicine: Killeen Fire Department Academy, Copperas Cove Fire Department, Central Texas College, Bell County EMS 5