Mr. Dennis Scardino is a Professional Engineer in Mechanical Engineering, with 40+ years of fire and explosion analysis experience. He has qualified as an expert in forensic failure analysis and fire origin and cause, in State and Federal Courts throughout the Southeast United States. Mr. Scardino has been conducting failure, fire and explosion, and origin and cause evaluations since 1981. He has assisted and serviced insurance companies, adjusting firms, law firms, private and public companies and agencies, and private individuals. He has provided professional assistance to defense, as well as plaintiff parties in civil litigation.
Dennis has extensive experience with the determination of the origin and cause of fires and explosions within residential, commercial, industrial, automotive, heavy equipment and vessel risks.
Areas of Expertise
Professional Associations
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI
- National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI)
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (NBFSPQ)
- Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
Publications
- The Implications of Post-Fire Physical Features of Cylindrical 18650 Lithium-Ion Battery Cells, Fire Technology, January 2021
- Emergency Structural Engineering Support of a Fire Origin and Cause Analysis, ASCE Forensic Engineering 8th Congress, November 2018