CURRICULUM VITAE Christopher J. Handshy, IAAI-CFI January 2010 Pyr-Tech, Inc. Litchfield, Illinois 62056 Telephone (217) 851-1940 CORPORATE OFFICE Pyr-Tech, Incorporated 843 St. Louis Road Collinsville, Illinois 62234 (618) 344-1621 (314) 241-0925
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Personal II. III. IV. Education Fire-Related Experience Professional Society Memberships V. Significant Events
I. PERSONAL A. Born October 9, 1978 in Belleville, Illinois B. Married in 2001, Wife Kori and three children II. EDUCATION A. Formal Education 1. Edwardsville Senior High School Edwardsville, Illinois Graduated May, 1996 2. Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey, Illinois Associates Degree in Fire Science May, 1999 3. Madison University Gulfport, Mississippi Bachelors Degree in Fire Safety Management March, 2004 4. National Fire Academy Emmitsburg, Maryland Graduate March, 2008 Certifications Date Firefighter II August 1998 Firefighter III November 2003 Hazardous Materials Operations April 1999 Roadway Extrication Specialist January 1999 Fire Instructor I February 1999 Hazardous Materials Technician A December 1999 Rescue Specialist Confined Space/ March 2001 Trench Awareness Technical Rescue Awareness July 2001 Fire Apparatus Engineer September 2002 Vehicle & Machinery Operations December 2003 Fire Officer I January 2004 Fire Instructor II April 2005 Hazardous Materials Technician B October 2005 Fire Officer II September 2007 Arson Investigator January 2009
B. Continuing Education Name of Course Date Sponsor/Location Class Hours Entry Level Recruit Training June 1997 Illinois Fire Service Institute 24 Hours Fire Protection Systems Fall 1997 Lewis & Clark Community College 40 Hours Fire Inspection Practices Fall 1997 Lewis & Clark Community College 40 Hours Fire Management I Fall 1997 Lewis & Clark Community College 40 Hours Fire Management II Spring 1998 Lewis & Clark Community College 40 Hours Fire Management III Spring 1998 Lewis & Clark Community College 40 Hours Coordinated Fireground May 1998 Illinois Fire Service Institute 24 Hours Operations Fire Tactics and Strategies I Fall 1998 Illinois Fire Service Institute 40 Hours Fire Management IV Spring 1999 Southwestern Illinois College 40 Hours Advanced Breathing October 2002 Illinois Fire Service Institute 40 Hours Apparatus Specialist Fire and Arson Investigation March 2003 August F. Mazzone Conference 14 Tested Illinois Chapter - IAAI Rend Lake, Illinois Fire Prevention Principles December 2003 Illinois Fire Service Institute 40 Hours Reading Smoke and The February 2004 Collinsville, Illinois 8 Hours Art of First Due Fire and Arson Investigation May 2004 August F. Mazzone Conference 14 Tested Illinois Chapter - IAAI Rend Lake, Illinois Fire/Arson Investigation June 2004 Fairview Heights, Illinois 40 Hours Module I IFSI Fire/Arson Investigation July 2004 Fairview Heights, Illinois 40 Hours Module II IFSI Firefighters Scared Straight July 2004 Collinsville, Illinois 8 Hours Fire/Arson Investigation August 2004 Fairview Heights, Illinois 40 Hours Module III IFSI Practical Fire Investigation September 2005 Illinois Chapter IAAI Annual 36 Hours Conference; Champaign/Urbana IAAI Courtroom September 2005 Illinois Chapter IAAI Annual 20 Hours Testimony Program Conference Practical Exercise Champaign/Urbana Fire Investigation May 2005 August F. Mazzone Conference 14 Tested Illinois Chapter - IAAI Whittington, Illinois
B. Continuing Education (Continued) Fire Investigation September 2005 Illinois Chapter IAAI Annual 32 Tested Conference; Champaign/Urbana The Scientific Method for Fire and March 2006 CFItrainer.net 3 Tested Explosion Investigators An Analysis of the Station March 2006 CFItrainer.net 4 Tested Nightclub Fire Digital Photographs March 2006 CFItrainer.net 4 Tested And the Fire Investigator Fire Investigation April 2006 August F. Conference Mazzone 16 Tested Illinois Chapter, IAAI Whittington Illinois Ethics and the Fire Investigator May 2006 CFItrainer.net 3 Tested Unified Command/NIMS July 2006 Illinois Fire Service Institute 16 Tested Taylor Springs, Illinois Fire Investigator Scene July 2006 CFItrainer.net 3 Tested Safety Magnetek: A case study July 2006 CFItrainer.net 2 Tested In the Daubert Challenge Introduction to NFIRS 5.0 July 2006 Illinois Office State Fire Marshal 16 Hours Reporting System Springfield, Illinois Introduction to Fire August 2006 CFItrainer.net 4 Tested Dynamics and Modeling Fire Investigation September 2006 Illinois Chapter IAAI Annual 32 Hours Conference Champaign/Urbana 28 Tested Investigating Motor November 2006 CFItrainer.net 4 Tested Vehicle Fires NFA Command and December 2006 Illinois Fire Service Institute 48 Tested General Staff Function in Litchfield, Illinois The Incident Command System Fireground Management January 2007 Illinois Fire Service Institute 12 Hours Litchfield, Illinois Fire Investigation March 2007 Central Illinois Fire Investigators 15 Tested Association Annual Conference Peoria, Illinois Fire Pattern Recognition April 2007 Illinois Office State Fire Marshal 22 Tested And Identification Springfield, Illinois Fire Investigation June 2007 August F. Mazzone Conference 14 Tested Illinois Chapter, IAAI Collinsville, Illinois The Reid Technique of September 2007 John E. Reid and Associates 21 Hours Interviewing and Interrogation St. Louis, Missouri
B. Continuing Education (Continued) Introduction to Evidence September 2007 CFITrainer.net 4 Tested Critical Thinking Solves Cases October 2007 CFITrainer.net 4 Tested Tactics and Strategy II November 2007 Lewis and Clark Community College 40 Tested Command and Control of March 2008 National Fire Academy 40 Hours Multi-Alarm Incidents Emmitsburg, Maryland Documenting the Event April 2008 CFI Trainer.net 4 Tested Fire Investigation Training May 2008 IAAI Missouri Chapter 17.5 Hours Program Lake Ozark, Missouri Tested Investigating Fatal Fires May 2008 CFITrainer.net 4 Tested Managing Complex Fire July 2008 CFITrainer.net 4 Tested Scene Investigations Vacant/Abandoned Buildings: August 2008 CFITrainer.net and IAAI 4 Tested Hazards and Solutions Ventilation-Focused Approach to September 2008 CFITrainer.net and IAAI 4 Tested Impact of Building Structures and Systems on Fire Development Post-Flashover Fires October 2008 CFI Trainer.net and IAAI 4 Tested Fire and Explosion Investigations: November 2008 CFITrainer.net and IAAI 4 Tested Utilizing NFPA 1033 and 921 Arson Investigator Sep-Nov 2008 University of Illinois 200 Hours Regional #2654 Police Training Institute Illinois State Certified 18 th Annual Fire Investigation March 2009 Central Illinois Fire Investigators 15 Hours Training Conference Association and IAAI Illinois Chapter Fire Investigation June 2009 Illinois Chapter IAAI 16 Hours Training Conference Fairview Heights, Illinois Motive, Means, Opportunity July 2009 CFITrainer.net and IAAI 4 Hours Responsibility in Arson Case Attended Pyr-Tech in-house training on various subjects such as: evidence procedures, content inventories, digital cameras, mechanical engineering, vehicle research data, and electrical fires two to three times a year. III. FIRE RELATED EXPERIENCE A. Firefighter Litchfield Fire Department 2002 to Present Promoted to the rank of Captain January 2003 Fire Investigator Appointed Interim Fire Chief June 2006 through September 2006 Appointed Arson Investigator for the City of Litchfield February 3, 2009
III. FIRE RELATED EXPERIENCE (Continued) B. Firefighter Edwardsville Fire Department 1996 to 2002 C. Intern Investigator Pyr-Tech, Inc. 1999 to October 2005 D. Investigator Pyr-Tech, Inc. October 2005 to Present E. Stoker Illinois Fire Service Institute 2001 to 2005 F. Assistant Field Staff Instructor Illinois Fire Service Institute January 2009 to present Fire Investigation Program G. Became Certified Arson Investigator in State of Illinois with Peace Officer status January 13, 2009 IV. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS A. International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) B. Illinois Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators (IL-IAAI) C. Missouri Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators (MO-IAAI) D. International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) E. Associated Firefighters of Illinois (AFFI) V. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS A. Became Certified Fire Investigator through State of Illinois - September 2004 B. Became Certified Fire Investigator through the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) January 19, 2005 C. Became Certified Arson Investigator through State of Illinois January 2009