Curriculum Vita Name: Address: Title: Employer: Andrew T. Tinsley, PE, CFEI, CFII 290 Bonnie Dr. Richmond, KY 40475 Cell - 865-660-8349 Home 859-972-0180 Office 859-622-7256 email: andrew.tinsley@eku.edu Associate Professor, Program Coordinator Eastern Kentucky University Department of Fire and Safety Engineering Technology College of Justice and Safety 253 Stratton Building 521 Lancaster Ave Richmond, KY 40475 Education: Pellissippi State Technical Community College, Transfer Program Roane State Community College, EMT-IV License University of Tennessee Knoxville, BS in Civil Engineering Concentration in Structural/Construction engineering University of Tennessee Knoxville, MS in Civil Engineering Concentration in Structural/Construction engineering University of Tennessee Knoxville, Ph.D. Work Concentration in Construction Engineering Anticipated Graduation in August 2013, Currently ABD Status Awards: Eagle Scout Award Recipient (November 2001) Karns Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter of the Year (December 2005) Tau Beta Pi (November 2005) Chi Epsilon (November 2005) Summa Cum Laude Graduate (August 2006) Most Outstanding Distinguished Educational Leader (April 2011) Professional Memberships: NAFI (National Association of Fire Investigators) (March 2007) IAAI (International Association of Arson Investigators) (March 2007) ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) (June 2006) NESA (National Eagle Scout Association) (September 2009) NSPE (National Society of Professional Engineers) (January 2011) KSPE (Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers) (January 2011) Tau Beta Pi (November 2005) Chi Epsilon (November 2005) Revised 8/7/13 1
Professional Registrations: Professional Engineer Civil/Structural Commonwealth of Kentucky License Number 27713 Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (NAFI 12401-6040) (March 2007) Certified Fire Investigation Instructor (August 2012) IFSAC State Licensed Firefighter II (May 2009) IFSAC State Licensed Haz-Mat Operations Level (May 2009) Tennessee State Licensed EMT-IV (December 2006) Vehicle Extrication Technician (May 2004) (Expired) Work Experience: Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY Associate Professor, August 2012 thru Present College of Justice and Safety, Department of Safety, Security, and Emergency Management, Fire and Safety Engineering Technology Department. Tenure track faculty member instructing both undergraduate and graduate level courses. Responsible for curriculum development, delivery, and evaluation in both on campus and online environments. In addition to teaching responsibilities, also responsible for advising students, providing input on future of program, student recruitment, and management of research activities. OSHA Training Institute Education Center, May 2012 thru Present Provide teaching services as an adjunct instructor for Eastern Kentucky University s OSHA Training Institute Education Center. Provide teaching services in the areas of fire protection systems and components, occupant safety, and other areas as required by the requests of the training center. Assistant Professor, August 2009 thru August 2012 College of Justice and Safety, Department of Safety, Security, and Emergency Management, Fire and Safety Engineering Technology Department. Tenure track faculty member instructing both undergraduate and graduate level courses. Responsible for curriculum development, delivery, and evaluation in both on campus and online environments. In addition to teaching responsibilities, also responsible for advising students, providing input on future of program, student recruitment, and management of research activities. Revised 8/7/13 2
Karns Volunteer Fire Department, Knoxville, TN Administrative Consultant, August 2009 thru Present Provide administrative services to the Karns Volunteer Fire Department as requested by the Operations Chief or Board of Directors. Duties include policy and procedure development and advisement, department administration, and training. Also write, review, and administer grants at the local, state, and federal level. Training Officer, March 2008 thru August 2009 Provided training for entire fire department consisting of nearly 80 volunteer members and four paid personnel. Duties included design and development of training program within state, federal, ISO, and NFPA guidelines, ensuring certification renewals for members, organizing certification testing, and general compliance of the department for training requirements. Board of Directors (Chairman), July 2008 thru July 2009 Served as chairman of the board of directors for an over $500,000 not for profit organization. Duties included oversight of the financial well being of the fire department, by-laws interpretations, future planning, budget approval, and providing input on large financial expenditures. Lieutenant May 2007 thru March 2008 Served as station lieutenant for the busiest fire station in Karns Volunteer Fire Department s jurisdiction. Supervised approximately 30 volunteer personnel and two paid personnel. Duties included on and off scene leadership, training instruction, station maintenance and upkeep, policy and procedure development and enforcement, and disciplinary measures. Firefighter, January 2003 thru May 2007 Provided fire and emergency services to the Karns Community under the direction of leadership from the Karns Volunteer Fire Department. Duties included apparatus operation, BLS medical response, firefighting tasks, vehicle extrication, and hazardous materials response. Also served on several committees within the organization including the membership, EMS, station manning, and apparatus maintenance committees. ARC Fire Engineering, Nicholasville, KY Engineer, July 2013 thru present Provide engineering services for accident and fire investigations, fire protection engineering, structural engineering, codes interpretation, third party reviews, emergency response planning, and other duties as necessitated by incoming work. Revised 8/7/13 3
National Association of Fire Investigators, Sarasota, FL Director, August 2012 thru Present Served as board of director member in major fire investigation education and certification body. Act as an avenue for member and industry input to the board of governors and provide direction to the corporation as required by the chairman of the board of directors. Tinsley Fire and Forensics, Richmond, KY Primary Expert, May 2008 thru July 2013 Small private investigations firm. Services include fire cause and origin analysis, codes compliance and interpretation, fire service administration consultation, and other forensic investigations. Also provide consultation services in OSHA compliance as it relates to construction practices. Professional Project Services, Oak Ridge, TN Structural Engineer, May 2008 thru July 2009 Served in a Top 100 Engineering Firm providing structural engineering design services to several federal agencies including the Departments of Energy and Defense, including finite element modeling and retrofit calculations. Also provided hydrological routing services in support of the Tennessee Valley Authority s Bellafonte Nuclear Plant Project. Civil Engineering Intern, August 2004 thru August 2005 Served in a Top 100 Engineering firm providing environmental services for the Department of Energy s Oak Ridge Locations. Duties included RCRA and TSCA compliance, job cost monitoring, project cost control, price and specification research, statistical programming for hydrological analysis, and site grading design. East Tennessee State University, Knoxville, TN Adjunct Professor, December 2007 thru May 2008 Duties included developing and delivering an undergraduate level structural design course for East Tennessee State University s cohort program at the Pellissippi State Technical Community College. Revised 8/7/13 4
Knox County Fire Investigation Unit, Knoxville, TN Task Force Volunteer, June 2006 thru August 2009 Assist in fire cause and origin investigations within Knox County Fire Investigation Bureau s jurisdiction. Duties included evidence location and collection, photographical documentation, and other investigation duties as assigned by the lead investigator. University of Tennessee, Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Knoxville, TN Graduate Research Assistant, June 2006 thru May 2008 Served as primary research associate for a Tennessee Department of Transportation Research Contract exploring the development of a high strength, low permeability concrete mixture for use on bridge decks. Duties included mix design and implementation, materials testing, equipment maintenance, drafting and submittal of progress reports, and other duties as necessitated by the project requirements. Graduate Teaching Assistant, June 2006 thru December 2007 Cooperated with several professors on the development and delivery of courses at the undergraduate level. Primary duties included grading papers, providing assistance to students, and teaching classes when required. Undergraduate Research Assistant, August 2005 thru June 2006 As a member of the research team, assisted in the research under a Tennessee Department of Transportation research contract exploring the development of a high strength, low permeability concrete mixture for use on bridge decks. Construction Engineering Consultants, Knoxville, TN Associate Investigator/Engineer, May 2006 thru April 2008 Provided services for a private forensic engineering firm. Duties included full scale structural testing, construction repair estimation, litigation support, temporary structure design, construction quality evaluations, fire and explosion investigations, OSHA compliance analyses, and design analysis. Revised 8/7/13 5
Published Papers: Indicates peer reviewed. Tinsley, A.T, Burdette, E.G., Icove, D.J. (2013). Structural deformations as an indicator of fire origin. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. Accepted. Publish date not announced. Gorbett, G.E., Tinsley, A.T., Hicks, W.H. (2013). Fire pattern analysis with low heat release rate initial fuels. Fire and Arson Investigator. 64(1), 18-33. Tinsley, A.T., Gorbett, G.E. (2013) Fire Investigation Origin Determination Survey. Fire and Arson Investigator. 63(4), 24-40. Tinsley, A.T., Gorbett, G.E. (2012) Fire investigation origin determination survey. Presented at the 2012 International Symposium of Fire Investigation Science and Technology. Published in the Proceedings. Tinsley, A.T., Whaley, M.W., Icove, D.J. (2011). Analysis of hay clinker as an indicator of fire cause. Fire and Arson Investigator, 61(4), 18-22. Tinsley, A.T., Whaley, M.J., & Icove, D.J. (2010) Analysis of hay clinker as an indicator of fire cause. Presented at the 2010 International Symposium of Fire Investigation Science and Technology. Published in the Proceedings. Tinsley, A.T., & Icove, D.J. (2010). An assessment of the use of structural deformations as a method of determining area of fire origin. 2010 Structures in Fire Conference. Published in proceedings. Tinsley, A.T., & Icove, D.J. (2008). An assessment of the use of structural deformation as a method of determining area of fire origin. Presented at the 2008 International Symposium of Fire Investigation Science and Technology. Published in the Proceedings. Tinsley, A.T. (2007). Parametric study of the effects of water to cementitious materials ratio and cementitious materials content on the durability properties of high performance concrete (Unpublished master s thesis). Note: Full text of most articles is available at http://works.bepress.com/andrew_tinsley Oral Presentations: Tinsley, A.T. (2013). Building Construction for Fire Investigators. NAFI National Advanced Fire, Arson, and Explosion Investigation Training Program. August 6, 2013. Sarasota, FL. Invited. Tinsley, A.T., Gorbett, G.E. (2013). Fire Investigation Origin Determination Survey. Presented twice at the 2013 IAAI International Training Conference. May 9-10, 2013. Orlando, FL. Invited. Tinsley, A.T. (2013). Building Construction for Fire Investigators. NAFI National Fire, Arson, & Explosion Investigation Program. March 15, 2013. Charlotte, NC. Invited. Revised 8/7/13 6
Tinsley, A.T., Gorbett, G.E. (2012) Fire Investigation Origin Determination Survey. Presented at the 2012 International Symposium of Fire Investigation Science and Technology. October 16, 2012. College Park, MD. Invited as Plenary Presentation. Tinsley, A.T. (2012). Building Construction for Fire Investigators. NAFI National Advanced Fire, Arson, and Explosion Investigation Training Program. August 9, 2012. Sarasota, FL. Invited. Tinsley, A.T., Grant, P. (2012). Access to Buildings for Engine and Truck Companies. Annual Homeland Security Conference, Kentucky State Fire School. June 10, 2012. Invited. Tinsley, A.T. (2012). Structural deformations as an indicator of fire origin. Insurance Committee on Arson Control Annual Conference. February 28, 2012. Las Vegas, NV. Invited. Tinsley, A.T. (2011). Best practices in literature research for the 10-year extreme wind update at the DOE pantex site. DOE Natural Phenomena Hazards Workshop. October 25, 2011. Washington, DC. Tinsley, A.T. (2011). Analysis of hay clinker as an indicator of fire cause. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company Annual Staff Meeting. October 4, 2011. Bluff City, IA. Invited. Tinsley, A.T. (2011). Structural deformations as an indicator of fire origin. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company Annual Staff Meeting. October 4, 2011. Bluff City, IA. Invited. Tinsley, A.T., Whaley, M.J., & Icove, D.J. (2010). Analysis of hay clinker as an indicator of fire cause. Presented at the 2010 International Symposium of Fire Investigation Science and Technology. Baltimore, MD. Tinsley, A.T., (2010) Building construction for the fire service. Presented to Karns Volunteer Fire Department. September 4, 2010. Knoxville, TN. Tinsley, A.T. & Icove, D.J. (2008). An assessment of the use of structural deformation as a method of determining area of fire origin. Presented at the 2008 International Symposium of Fire Investigation Science and Technology. Cincinnati, OH. Tinsley, A.T. (2008). Use of the scientific method for the evaluation of fire claims. Presented to the Knoxville Claims Association. March 2008 Meeting. Knoxville, TN. Tinsley, A.T. (2007). Implementation of high-performance concrete mixture in Tennessee bridge decks. Presented to Tennessee Department of Transportation s Structural and Materials Groups. December 2007. Nashville, TN. Poster Presentations: Tinsley, A.T., & Icove, D.J. (2010, June). An Assessment of the Use of Structural Deformations as a Method of Determining Area of Fire Origin. Poster session presented at the 2010 Structures in Fire Conference, East Lansing, Michigan. Revised 8/7/13 7
Other Professional Activities Book Review Fire Dynamics, 1 st edition, Gorbett and Pharr, Brady Publishing. Book Review Principles of Fire Prevention, 2 nd edition, Diamantes, Delmar Cengage Learning Book Review Statistics for People who Think They Hate Statistics, Excel 2007 Edition, 2 nd edition, Sage Publications Peer Reviewer Journal of Structural Fire Engineering Peer Reviewer Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities Eastern Kentucky University Courses Instructed: FSE 101 Fire Prevention FSE 120 Fire Behavior and Combustion FSE 200 Applied Fire and Safety Analysis FSE 201 Building Construction FSE 221 Fire Protection Systems FSE 223 Fire and Emergency Scene Operations FSE 360 Fire Service Hydraulics FSE 445 Advanced Structural Fire Protection FSE 481 Fire Protection Design (Capstone Design Course) SSE 826 Emergency & Disaster Preparedness SSE 829 Public Emergency Services SSE 832 Construction Safety State of Tennessee Fire/Arson Courses Attended: FO220 Basic Origin and Cause Investigation (December 2005) FF136 Arson Detection for the First Responder (March 2007) FF168 Training Operations for Small Departments (March 2007) NFA s Incident Command System, Tennessee Hazardous Materials Institute (January 2005) Hazardous Materials Incidents: Basic Concepts, Tennessee Hazardous Materials Institute (November 2004) Fire Chief Orientation Complete Series (February 2009) NFPA 1403 for Live Fire Training (December 2008) National Fire Academy Fire/Arson Courses Attended: Arson Detection for the First Responder (March 2007) Training Operations for Small Departments (March 2007) NFA s Incident Command System (January 2005) Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations (January 2007) Revised 8/7/13 8
FEMA Courses Attended: IS-0100 Introduction to the Incident Command System (August 2005) IS-0200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents (August 2007) IS-0300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents (November 2008) IS-0700 National Incident Management System: An Introduction (May 2006) IS-0800 National Response Plan: An Introduction (August 2007) Other Fire/Arson Courses Attended: 2007 National Advanced Fire, Arson, and Explosion Investigation Science and Training Program, NAFI (March 2007) WMD Protective Measures, Dept. of Homeland Security (August 2004) Vehicle Extrication, Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads (May 2004) Big Rig Rescue, Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads (May 2005) Electrical Fundamentals for Fire Investigators (March 2008) Tennessee Industry Week, Fire Dynamics Tools (August 2007) Domestic Violence Awareness (January 2009) Company Officer Professional Development Program (March 2009) National and International Conferences Attended: 2006 Chi Epsilon National Conclave (March 2006) 86 th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (January 2007) 87 th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (January 2008) International Symposium on Fire Investigation Science and Technology (May 2008) 2010 Fire Department Instructor s Conference (April 2010) 2010 Structures in Fire Conference (June 2010) International Symposium on Fire Investigation Science and Technology (October 2010) 2011 Fire Department Instructor s Conference (March 2011) Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company Annual Training Conference (October 2012) Insurance Committee on Arson Control Annual Conference (February 2012) 2012 Fire Department Instructor s Conference (April 2012) 2012 Fire-Rescue International (July 2012) 2012 NAFI National Advanced Fire, Arson, and Explosion Investigation Training Program (August 2012) 2013 ABET Institute for the Development of Excellence in Assessment Leadership (January 2013) 2013 NAFI National Fire, Arson, & Explosion Investigation Program (March 2013) 2013 ABET Symposium (April 2013) 2013 Fire Department Instructor s Conference (April 2013) 2013 IAAI International Training Conference (May 2013) Revised 8/7/13 9