Great Lakes Service Center Nathan Erwin, IAAI-CFI Detroit, MI 586-868-0220 nerwin@uis-usa.com EDUCATION: Dondero High School Royal Oak, MI Class of 1997 EMPLOYMENT: Unified Investigations and Sciences Clinton Township, MI October 2017 - Present June 2015 December 2015 Stephen Ternullo & Associates Clinton Township, MI December 2009 June 2015 Highland Park Fire Department Lieutenant - March 2018 - Present Sergeant - July 2007 March 2018 Firefighter - November 1998 July 2007 Ten Men Construction October 2009 September 2012 A.P.A.C. Management May 2001 - July 2008 American Air Control December 2000 - May 2001 Mechanical Equipment June 1997 - August 2000 Updated 5/2018
SPECIALIZED TRAINING: International Association of Arson Investigators, Expert Witness & Courtroom Testimony, December 2017, 40 hours (tested) Michigan State Police, Fire Investigation II, March 2011, 36 hours, (tested) Michigan Arson Prevention Committee, Fire Investigation Regional Seminar, January 15, 2011 National Fire Academy, Forensic Evidence Collection, October 17, 2010, 40 hours (tested) Public Agency Training Council, Burn Pattern Certification, April 2010, 20 hours (tested) Oakland Police Academy, Evidence Technician, February 2010, 80 hours (tested) Michigan State Police, Fire Investigation I, April 2009, 70 hours (tested) Department of Homeland Security, Personal Radiation Detector Course, PER-243, November 28, 2007 International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) - CFI Trainer.net o Introduction to Youth Set Fires, February 27, 2018, 3 hours (tested) o Fundamentals of Interviewing, February 26, 2018, 4 hours (tested) o Process of Elimination, February 26, 2018, 3 hours (tested) o Explosion Dynamics, February 26, 2018, 4 hours (tested) o Writing the Initial Origin and Cause Report, February 24, 2018, 3 hours (tested) o Electrical Safety, February 24, 2018, 3 hours (tested) o Ethical Duties Beyond the Fire Scene, February 21, 2018, 3 hours (tested) o Accreditation, Certification and Certificates, February 20, 2018 (tested) o Residential Electrical Systems, February 19, 2018, 4 hours (tested) o Investigating Natural Gas Systems, February 18, 2018, 3 hours (tested) o Fire Chemistry, February 14, 2018, 3 hours (tested) o Discovery in Civil Cases, February 14, 2018, 3 hours (tested) o Critical Thinking Solves Cases, February 13, 2018, 4 hours (tested) o The Scientific Method for Fire and Explosion Investigation, November 21, 2017, 3 hours (tested) 2
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) - CFI Trainer.net o Basic Electricity, November 26, 2017, 4 hours (tested) o The Scientific Method for Fire and Explosion Investigation, November 21, 2017, 3 hours (tested) o Investigating Fatal Fires, July 23, 2010, 4 hours (tested) o Managing Complex Fire Scenes, July 5, 2010, 4 hours (tested) o Fundamentals of Residential Building Fires, July 5, 2010, 3 hours (tested) o Documenting the Event, June 19, 2010, 4 hours (tested) o Physical Evidence at the Fire Scene, June 3, 2010, 4 hours (tested) o Introduction to Evidence, June 3, 2010, 4 hours (tested) o Motives, Means, and Opportunity: Determining Responsibility in an Arson Case, June 3, 2010, 4 hours (tested) o Arc Mapping Basics, March 19, 2010, 4 hours (tested) o Introduction to Fire Dynamics and Modeling, March 19, 2010, 4 hours (tested) o A Ventilation Approach to the Impact of Building Structures and Systems on Fire Development, March 19, 2010, 4 hours (tested) o Effective Investigation and Testimony, March 18, 2010, 3 hours (tested) o Post Flashover Fires, March 17, 2010, 4 hours (tested) o Ethics and the, March 17, 2010, 3 hours (tested) Michigan Firefighters Training Council: o Leadership III, June 2013 o Company Officer I&II, November 12, 2009 (tested) o Education Methodology, September 9, 2009 (practical test) o Incident Safety Officer, September 15, 2009 (tested) o National Incident Management System, March 28, 2009 (tested) o Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations, March 15, 2009 (tested) o Managing Company Tactical Operation: Decision Making, March 1, 2009 (tested) o Preparation for Initial Company Operations, February 11, 2007 o HAZMAT Operations, September 1, 2006 (tested) 3
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): Michigan Firefighters Training Council o HAZMAT Awareness, September 1, 2006 (tested) o Elevator Training, March 4, 2006 o Firefighter I & II, May 8, 1998 (tested) o Confined Space, May 8, 1998 o Vehicle Extrication, May 8, 1998 o HAZMAT Operations, April 10,1998 (tested) o HAZMAT Awareness, April 10, 1998 (tested) o Incident Command Systems, March 20, 1998 (tested) EXPERIENCE: Nathan Erwin has been a firefighter with the City of Highland Park MI, since 1998. He has been involved in the suppression of more than one thousand fires in the positions of Firefighter, Company Officer and Incident Commander. He has also conducted hundreds of practical training exercises on firefighting tactics for his department and other area departments. Lieutenant Erwin became the for the City in May of 2009. In this position he has conducted more than two hundred fifty fire investigations. To supplement this experience, he investigates fires while employed with Unified Investigations and Sciences where he has investigated a broad range of fires which require specialists from multiple fields. Nathan Erwin also has a strong construction background. As a HVAC installer, carpenter and firefighter, he has worked on thousands of various types of structures. The knowledge of construction types and building systems has been an essential part of his fire investigations. Nathan Erwin is experienced in many types of fire investigations varying from but not limited to, large scale commercial losses with multiple interested parties to criminal investigations with an incendiary cause. He has prepared origin and cause reports of incendiary fires that have resulted in guilty pleas of arson in criminal court. He has testified in court rooms and in depositions in criminal and civil cases. He has identified and secured various types of evidence on both fire and criminal investigations. Hundreds of debris samples he has collected tested positive for trace ignitable liquids in a forensic laboratory. Latent print identifications and other forensic evidence he has secured have been used as part of criminal investigations, including multiple cases that have resulted in guilty verdicts. 4
CERTIFICATION: Certified (CFI) International Association of Arson Investigators Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) - National Association of Fire Investigators; Since 4-20-2010; Registration #: 15409-8255; Expires: 4-30-2020 - National Board on Fire Service Qualifications; 2009; Certification #: 266906 National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications; NFPA 1033-2003 Firefighter 1&2 Michigan Firefighters Training Council Fire Officer 3 Michigan Firefighters Training Council Emergency Medical Technician State of Michigan License #3203058859 COURTROOM TESTIMONY / DEPOSITIONS: United States District Court Eastern District New Hamilton Liquor Store, Inc. Vs AmGuard Insurance Company Deposition - May 11, 2018 Civil Action #2:17-cv-13077-AJT-RSW State of Michigan Third Circuit 30th District, Wayne County People of the State of Michigan Vs Reneco Graus Testimony - November 12, 2013 Case #13-60636-01 5 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: National Association of s (NAFI), Member since 2-8-2010 National Association of s, CFEI #15409-8255 International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local #355, President International Association of Arson Investigators, Member, Michigan Chapter International Association of Arson Investigators, CFI since 5-24-2018 5