CURRICULUM VITAE
For Arthur F. Grand, Ph. D.

Dr. Grand’s experience includes 8 years in the fire retardant chemicals industry, 22 years conducting fire research and testing programs (including 10 years consulting and expert witness work) and 4 years as an independent consultant and expert witness. He has more than 70 publications and presentations, including several books.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

June 2002 – Present:
Owner & President, Grand Fire Consulting, San Antonio, Texas, and Fletcher, North Carolina

February 1992 – May 2002:
Director of Research, Omega Point Laboratories, Inc., San Antonio and Elmendorf, Texas

October 1980 – January 1992:
Staff Scientist, Department of Fire Technology, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

November 1972 – September 1980:
Research Scientist / Senior Research Chemist / Group Leader, Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Michigan Chemical Corp.), St. Louis, Michigan, and Ann Arbor, Michigan

November 1967 – October 1972:
Research Chemist, FMC Corporation, Princeton, New Jersey

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Grand Fire Consulting, Fletcher, North Carolina (June 2002 to present)

• Owner and President of Grand Fire Consulting, an independent consulting company, with both commercial and litigation clients. Projects involve critique and interpretation of flammability studies, analysis of smoke toxicity information, drafting test protocols, expert witness opinion and testimony in fire and flammability cases.

Omega Point Laboratories, Inc., Elmendorf, Texas (February 1992 – May 2002)

• Director of Research of Omega Point Laboratories, Inc., an independent fire research and testing laboratory which conducts a broad range of laboratory and full scale fire evaluations for industrial and government clients.
• Responsible for research and standard testing projects utilizing both small scale and full scale fire simulations, including studies on ignitability, heat release, smoke evolution, combustion product characterization, smoke toxicity, and the development of new laboratory flammability methods. Applied data from fire test methods to fire modeling and fire hazard analyses. Consulted with industrial clients and performed expert witness work.
• Developed the cone calorimeter capabilities at Omega Point, which led to numerous investigative test programs and research publications.
• Conducted experiments in support of litigation and served as expert witness.

Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas (October 1980 – January 1992)

• As Staff Scientist in the Department of Fire Technology of Southwest Research Institute, conducted laboratory and full-scale investigations on polymeric materials to evaluate heat release rates, smoke evolution, smoke toxicity and smoke corrosivity. Developed laboratory-scale fire test methods, including an instrument for continuous analysis of hydrogen chloride in fire atmospheres and a radiant combustion/exposure apparatus for smoke toxicity and smoke corrosivity studies.

Velsicol Chemical Corporation (previously Michigan Chemical Corp.), St. Louis, Michigan, and Ann Arbor, Michigan (November 1972 – September 1980)

• Investigated the mechanisms of action of fire-retardant chemicals, and studied the evolution and toxicity of smoke produced from burning polymers.

EDUCATION

Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry, The University of Michigan, 1968
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Union College (New York), 1963

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND AWARDS

ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)

Chairman of Committee E-5, Jan. 1986 - Dec. 1991
Member of Committee E-5 on Fire Standards since 1976
Member of Committee on Technical Committee Operations,1986-1988
Fellow of ASTM; recipient of Award of Merit, 1994
1996 Committee on Publications Award for Excellence STP 1163
Recipient of the Wayne P. Ellis Award, 2001

ISO (International Organization for Standardization)

Former U. S. Assigned Expert to Working Group 2 (Analysis of Fire Effluents) of ISO TC92/SC3 on Toxic Hazards in Fires.

Member of Editorial Boards: Journal of Fire Sciences and Fire and Materials

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS is available upon request

UNIQUE EXPERIENCE WITH USDA FOREST SERVICE (OCTOBER 2000 TO AUGUST 2005)

• Developed a laboratory-scale test protocol to evaluate the toxicity of smoke from thermal exposure of fire shelter components and composites.
• Developed the protocol for evaluating the toxicity of smoke from current and future fire shelter components and composites.
• Observed full scale fire testing of shelters at University of Alberta, Edmonton; developed the techniques for quantifying the toxic gases that could be produced inside a shelter, for comparison to laboratory-scale results.
• Conducted full scale fire simulations on shelters at Omega Point Laboratories.
• Became familiar with the practical aspects of fire shelter design and construction.

Overview • Litigation Experience