South Central Service Center Christopher C. Janssen, CFEI, CVFI, CFE Fire Investigator San Antonio, Texas 361-960-1769 cjanssen@uis-usa.com EDUCATION: Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Texas Bachelor of Science Criminal Justice Wharton County Junior College Wharton, Texas Associates of Arts Business General EMPLOYMENT: Unified Investigations & Sciences, Inc. San Antonio, Texas Fire Investigator August 2017 to Present State Fire Marshal Fire/Arson Investigation Division Sergeant Fire Investigator January 2017 to August 2017 State Fire Marshal Fire/Arson Investigation Division Captain West Region 2012 to 2017 Updated 11/2017
EMPLOYMENT (CONT.): State Fire Marshal Fire/Arson Investigation Division State Response Team Operations Chief 2014 to 2017 State Fire Marshal Fire/Arson Investigation Division Fire Investigator- South Texas 1999 to 2013 Ingleside Police Department Ingleside, Texas Police Officer/ Criminal Investigator 1994 to 1999 SPECIALIZED TRAINING: International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) CFITrainer.net o NFPA 1033 and Your Career, October 3, 2013, 2 hours (tested) o Post Flashover Fires, January 26, 2009, 4 hours (tested) o Investigating Motor Vehicle Fires, January 6, 2008, 4 hours (tested) o Fire Dynamics Calculations, November 20, 2007, 4 hours (tested) o Introduction to Fire Dynamics and Modeling, November 19, 2007, 4 hours (tested) State Fire Marshal Investigator Forum- What is Expected of a Fire Investigator in Today s World. Laredo, Texas, January 31 through February 2, 2017, 8 hours State Fire Marshal Investigator Forum- Residential Wiring and Scene Documentation, San Antonio, Texas, November 29 through December 1, 2016, 8 hours State Fire Marshal Investigator Forum- Courtroom Testimony and Evidence Management, Edinburg, Texas, February 16-18, 2016, 8 hours Association of Fraud Examiners- Fraud Conference, Austin, Texas, November 2015, 40 hours State Fire Marshal Investigator Forum-Advances in Arc Mapping, Lubbock, Texas, August 25-28, 2015, 8 hours 2
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): State Fire Marshal Investigator Forum- Fire Analysis Tools for Fire Investigators, Richardson, Texas, May 12-15, 2015, 8 hours State Fire Marshal s Office, Forensic Crime Scene Diagramming with Autosketch, Seguin, Texas, January 19-23, 2015, 40 hours (tested) State Fire Marshal Investigator Forum- Legal Considerations of Fire Investigations, Plano, Texas, December 9-12, 2014, 8 hours Public Agency Training Counsel- Hands-on Vehicle Fire/ Arson Investigation, Killeen, Texas, October 2014, 20 hours (Tested) State Fire Marshal Investigator Forum- Complex and Fatality Scene Management, San Antonio, Texas, August 12-15, 2014, 8 hours Texas Engineering Extension Service- Texas Fire and Arson Investigators Seminar, Austin, Texas, March 2014, 40 hours Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms- Post Blast Investigation, March 3-7, 2014, 40 hours State Fire Marshal Investigator Forum- Explosion Dynamics, Corpus Christi, Texas, February 25-28, 2014, 8 hours State Fire Marshal s Office- LP, Natural Gas Explosions and Unusual Burn Patterns, Austin, Texas September 17-19, 2013, 24 hours (Tested) State Fire Marshal Investigator Forum- Keeping up with the Dogs, Plano, Texas, December 2-5, 2013, 8 hours Public Agency Training Counsel- Hands-on Forensic Evidence Collection for Fire Investigators, Plano, Texas, November 19-21, 2013, 24 hours (Tested) Texas Engineering Extension Service- Courage to be Safe, Austin, Texas, October 2013, 8 hours State Fire Marshal s Office- 4 th Amendment, Writing Search Warrants, Austin, Texas, August 13-16, 2013, 32 hours (Tested) Association of Certified Fraud Examiners- Certified Fraud Examiner, July 16-19, 2013, 28 hours (Tested) State Fire Marshal Investigator Forum, Surviving the Daubert Challenge, Plano, Texas, April 8-11, 2013, 12 hours 3
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): Public Agency Training Counsel- Meeting the Requirements of NFPA 1033, Plano, Texas, February 7-8, 2013, 16 hours (Tested) State Fire Marshal Investigator Forum- Fire Fatality Investigations, Houston, Texas, January 7-11, 2013, 12 hours Texas Engineering Extension Service- Applied Fire Dynamics for Fire Investigators, Killeen, Texas, December 4-5, 2012, 16 hours State Fire Marshal s Office- Live Fire Analysis Fore Fire Investigators, Alvin, Texas, October 9-12, 2012 (Tested) Texas Engineering Extension Service- Profiling the Arsonist- From Childhood to Adult, Cedar Park, Texas, June 14-15, 2012, 16 hours Texas Engineering Extension Service- Texas Fire and Arson Investigators Seminar, Austin, Texas, March 25-30, 2012, 32 hours Texas Engineering Extension Service- NFPA 1033, The Forgotten Standard, Schertz, Texas, July 12-13, 2011, 16 hours Texas Engineering Extension Service- NFPA 921, Beyond the Bookshelf, Killeen, Texas, January 13-14, 2011, 16 hours Travis County Fire Marshal s Office- Cellular Technology and Criminal Investigations, Austin, Texas, February 25-26, 2010, 16 hours Texas Engineering Extension Service- Scientific Protocols for Fire Investigations, Schertz, Texas, December 1-2, 2009, 16 hours Corpus Christi Fire Department- Instructor 1, Corpus Christi, Texas, April 24 through May 1, 2009, 46 hours (Tested) Central Texas Fire Investigators Association- Scientific Method Applied to Fire Origin Determination, New Braunfels, Texas, February 6, 2009, 2 hours State Fire Marshal s Office- Firefighter Fatality Investigation Training, April 24, 25, 2008, 10 hours International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)- Forensic Fire Scene Reconstruction, South Padre Island, Texas, November 15-16, 2007, 16 hours (Tested) Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission- Basic Instructor Development Course, Rockport, Texas, May 21-25, 2007, 40 hours (Tested) 4
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)- Investigations of Electrical & Appliance Related Fires, Arlington, Texas, June 20-22, 2007, 22.5 hours Public Agency Training Counsel- Fire/ Arson Fatality Fire Scene Investigation, Rockport, Texas February 26-27, 2007, 16 hours (Tested) Public Agency Training Council- Arson Scene Search, Rockport, Texas, February 22-23, 2007, 16 hours (Tested) Public Agency Training Council- Managing Criminal Investigations, Rockport, Texas January 9-10, 2007, 16 hours Public Agency Training Council- Homicide and Questioned Death Scene, Rockport, Texas, July 25-26, 2006, 16 hours International Association of Arson Investigators- Expert Courtroom Testimony Program, Brenham, Texas, January 20-22, 2006, 20 hours (Tested) National Fire Academy- Fire/ Arson Investigation, Emmitsburg, Maryland, November 8-19, 2004, 80 hours (Tested) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms- Post Blast Investigation Course, Waco, Texas, October 6-10, 2003, 40 hours John E. Reid and Associates- Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation, Houston, Texas, March 19-21, 2001, 24 hours Texas Engineering Extension Service- Fire Arson Detection, Edinburg, Texas, March 3-4, 2001, 16 hours Texas Engineering Extension Service- 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operation for Cleanup Operations, Austin, Texas, September 26 through October 1, 1999, 40 hours State Fire Marshal s Office- Basic Fire and Arson Investigation, Austin, Texas, July-August 1999, 160 hours (Tested) Del Mar Regional Police Academy, Peace Officer Certification, Corpus Christi, Texas, May- July 1994, 400 hours (Tested) 5
CERTIFICATIONS: Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, National Association of Fire Investigators Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator, National Association of Fire Investigators Certified Fraud Examiner, Association of Fraud Examiners EXPERT TESTIMONY ON FIRE ORIGIN AND CAUSE: Texas: District Courts in Jim Wells, San Patricio, Wilson, Brazoria, Bee, Aransas and Jackson Counties Federal: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas COURSES/LECTURES INSTRUCTED: State Fire Marshal s Office- Gonzales Volunteer Fire Department, Presented for members of the Gonzales Volunteer Fire Department, Origin and Cause for First Responders- 2001 State Fire Marshal s Office- Portland Volunteer Fire Department, Presented for members of the Portland Volunteer Fire Department, Origin and Cause for First Responders- 2001 State Fire Marshal s Office- Hidalgo County Fire Academy, Presented to students of the Hidalgo County Fire Academy, Arson Investigation, 2001 State Fire Marshal s Office- Texas Forrest Service, Presented to Students of the Texas Forrest Service Academy, Wildland Fire Origin and Cause, Bastrop, Texas- 2003 State Fire Marshal s Office- Annaville Volunteer Fire Department, Presented for members of the Annaville Volunteer Fire Department, Origin and Cause for First Responders- 2005 State Fire Marshal s Office- Falfurrias High School, Presented to South Texas Fire Chief s Association, Origin and Cause Investigation, Have an Exit Strategy and TEXFIRS- 2006 State Fire Marshal s Office- Beeville Volunteer Fire Department, Presented for members of the Beeville Volunteer Fire Department, Origin and Cause for First Responders- 2007 State Fire Marshal s Office- San Patricio County Sheriff s Office, Presented to students of the Crime Scene Search Course, Arson Evidence Collection- 2007 State Fire Marshal s Office- Elgin Volunteer Fire Department, Presented for members of the Elgin Volunteer Fire Department, Origin and Cause for First Responders- 2007 6
COURSES/LECTURES INSTRUCTED (CONT.): State Fire Marshal s Office- Rockport Public Safety Center, Presented to Students of the Regional Fire Academy, Fire/ Arson Investigation, 2008 State Fire Marshal s Office- University of Texas, Presented to Attendees of the Annual Association of Fraud Investigators Conference, Vehicle Arson Investigation, 2008 State Fire Marshal s Office- Rockport Public Safety Center, Presented to Students of the Regional Fire Academy, Fire/ Arson Investigation, 2009 State Fire Marshal s Office- University of Texas, Presented to Attendees of the Annual Association of Fraud Investigators Conference, Residential Arson Investigation, 2009 State Fire Marshal s Office- University of Texas, Presented to Attendees of the Annual Association of Fraud Investigators Conference, Arson Investigation in Commercial Structure Fires, 2010 State Fire Marshal s Office- Rockport Public Safety Center, Presented to Students of the Regional Fire Academy, Fire/ Arson Investigation, 2010 State Fire Marshal s Office- University of Texas, Presented to Attendees of the Annual Association of Fraud Investigators Conference, Residential Arson Investigation, 2011 State Fire Marshal s Office- Rockport Public Safety Center, Presented to Students of the Regional Fire Academy, Fire/ Arson Investigation, 2011 State Fire Marshal s Office- South Padre Island, Presented to Students of the National Insurance Crime Bureau Conference, Fire/ Arson Investigation, 2012 State Fire Marshal s Office- Guadalupe County Sheriff s Office, Presented to Area Law Enforcement, New Supervisor Course (TCLOSE), November 2012 State Fire Marshal s Office- Guadalupe County Sheriff s Office, Presented to Area Law Enforcement, Basic Instructor Course (TCLOSE), 2013 State Fire Marshal s Office- Texas City Police Department, Presented to Students of the National Insurance Crime Bureau Conference, Fire/ Arson Investigation, 2013 State Fire Marshal s Office- Dallas Fire Department, Presented to members of the Dallas Fire Marshal s Office, Report Writing, June 2013 State Fire Marshal s Office- Guadalupe County Sheriff s Office, Presented to Area Law Enforcement, New Supervisor Course (TCLOSE), 2013 7
COURSES/LECTURES INSTRUCTED (CONT.): State Fire Marshal s Office- Sam Houston State University, Presented to Students of the Fire Death Investigations Couse, Fire Death Investigations/ Post Blast Investigations, June 2014 State Fire Marshal s Office- Texas Engineering Extension Service Municipal Fire School, Presented to Students of the Municipal Fire School, Fire Investigation 2, July 2014 State Fire Marshal s Office- Sam Houston State University, Presented to Students of the Fire Death Investigations Couse, Fire Death Investigations/ Post Blast Investigations, June 2015 State Fire Marshal s Office- Guadalupe County Sheriff s Office, Presented to State Fire Marshal s Office Investigators, Forensic Crime Scene Diagramming with Autosketch, January 19-23, 2015 State Fire Marshal s Office- Texas Engineering Extension Service Municipal Fire School, Presented to Students of the Municipal Fire School, Fire Investigation 2, July 2015 State Fire Marshal s Office- El Paso Fire Department, Presented to members of the El Paso Fire Marshal s Office, Collection of Electrical Artifacts for Investigators, 2016 State Fire Marshal s Office- Texas Criminal Justice Information Users Group, Presented to attendees of the Texas Criminal Justice Information Users Group Annual Conference, NICB- Tool for Investigators, March 2016 State Fire Marshal s Office- Sam Houston State University, Presented to Students of the Fire Death Investigations Couse, Fire Death Investigations/ Post Blast Investigations, June 2016 State Fire Marshal s Office- Texas Engineering Extension Service Municipal Fire School, Presented to Students of the Municipal Fire School, Fire Investigation 2, July 2016 State Fire Marshal s Office- State Fire Marshal s Office Discussion Series, Presented to area Fire Marshal s, NICB- Tool for Investigators, 2016 State Fire Marshal s Office- Central Texas Fire Investigators Association, Presented to attendees of the Central Texas Fire Investigators Association Conference, NICB- How Federal, State and Local Investigators Work with Private Investigators, 2016 State Fire Marshal s Office- Texas Engineering Extension Service Municipal Fire School, Presented to Students of the Municipal Fire School, Fire Investigation 2, July 2017 State Fire Marshal s Office- Central Texas Fire Investigators Association, Presented to attendees of the Central Texas Fire Investigators Association Conference, Right of Entry for Investigators, July 2017 8
COURSES/LECTURES INSTRUCTED (CONT.): State Fire Marshal s Office- Central Texas Fire Investigators Association, Presented to attendees of the Central Texas Fire Investigators Association Conference, Presenting the Case to the Prosecutor, July 2017 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: International Association of Arson Investigators National Association of Fire Investigators Association of Certified Fraud Examiners 9