Northeast Service Center Frank J. Poerio Jr. IAAI-CFI Senior Fire Investigator Newark, NJ 201-874-1757 fpoerio@uis-usa.com EDUCATION: Bergen Community College Criminal Justice Paramus, New Jersey 1994-1996 EMPLOYMENT: Unified Investigations and Sciences, Inc Newark, New Jersey Senior Investigator February 2014 Present Unified Investigations and Sciences, Inc Newark, New Jersey Special Investigator June 2013 February, 2014 Maricopa County Sheriff s Office Phoenix, Arizona Deputy Sheriff/Detective/Fire-Arson Investigator April 2001 May 2013 Updated 5/2016
SPECIALIZED TRAINING: Fire Findings, Residential Electricity For Fire Investigators, September 24, 2015- September 25, 2015, 16 hours Fire Findings, Investigating Residential Dryer Fires, September 22, 2015-September 23, 2015, 16 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, 2015 International Training Conference, May 18, 2015-May 22, 2015, 32 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, New Jersey Chapter, 2015 Annual Training Seminar, March 4, 2015-March 6, 2015, 18 hours Safety Unlimited Inc., OSHA HAZWOPR Training, August 5, 2014, 40 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, New Jersey Chapter, 2014 NJ ATC The Industry Standard, March 5, 2014-March 7, 2014, 20 hours Unified Investigations and Sciences, OSHA29CFR 1910.1200 Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, February 6, 2014, 1 hour International Association of Arson Investigators, New Jersey Chapter, Electrical Aspects of Fire Investigation, Sayreville, New Jersey, October 2, 2013, 8 hours Public Agency Training Council, Hands on Vehicle Fire/Arson Investigation Whitehall, Pennsylvania, July 31, 2013 - August 2, 2013, 20 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, Arizona Chapter, in conjunction with Southwest Gas, Fuel Gas Fires, Tempe, Arizona, March 18, 2013, 8 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, Arizona Chapter, A Brief Look at Serial Arson Investigations, Golder Ranch, Arizona, February 25, 2013 8 hours Public Agency Training Council, Arson Case Management, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 26-28, 2012, 20 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, Arizona Chapter, Annual Fire Investigation Seminar Electrical Fire Investigation, Prescott, Arizona, July 11, 2012, 20 hours 2
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): International Association of Arson Investigators, Arizona Chapter, Incendiary Device Seminar, Phoenix, Arizona, March 26, 2012, 8 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, Arizona Chapter, Daubert Seminar, Gilbert, Arizona, February 11, 2011, 8 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, Arizona Chapter, 2011 NFPA 921 Update Seminar, Scottsdale, Arizona, September 23, 2011, 8 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, Arizona Chapter, Homicide and Death Related Fire Investigations, Tucson, Arizona, November 1, 2010, 8 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, Arizona Chapter, Forensic Evidence Collection and Processing, Scottsdale, Arizona, April, 21, 2010, 8 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, Arizona Chapter, Fire/Arson Investigation IV, Tucson, Arizona, April 4-10, 2010, 40 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, Arizona Chapter, Fire and Arson Investigation III, Flagstaff, Arizona, October 11-16, 2009, 40 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, Arizona Chapter, Advanced Fire Investigation Seminar, Prescott, Arizona, July 17-19, 2009, 20 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, Arizona Chapter, Fire/Arson Investigation II, Bullhead City, Arizona, April 5-10, 2009, 40 hours Public Agency Training Council, Kinesics Interview and Interrogation Phase I&II, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 1-5, 2008, 40 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, Arizona Chapter, Fire/Arson Investigation I, Mesa, Arizona, October 13-17, 2008, 40 hours International Association of Arson Investigators, Nevada Chapter, Advanced Fire Investigations Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 20-23, 2008, 32 hours Public Agency Training Council, Bomb Training, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 5-7, 2008, 20 hours 3
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): Public Agency Training Council, Forensic Fire Scene Investigation, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 5-6, 2008, 20 hours Public Agency Training Council, Hands on Electrical Fire/Arson Investigation, Scottsdale, Arizona, April 28-30, 2008, 20 hours International Training Academy for Linguistics and Kinesics, Subconscious Communications for Interview and Interrogation, Phoenix, Arizona, April 7-11, 2008, 40 hours Public Agency Training Council, Fire Pattern Certification, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 20-22, 2007, 22 hours International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) - CFITrainer.net o Investigating Natural Gas Systems, October 9, 2015, 3 hours o Residential Natural Gas Systems, June 8, 2015, 3 hours o Evidence Examination: What Happens at the Lab?, January 28, 2015, 4 hours o Residential Electrical Systems, December 17, 2014, 4 hours o Basic Electricity, September 18, 2014, 4 hours o Process of Elimination, September 15, 2014 3 hours o NFPA 921 and 1033 2014 Editions: Important Revisions, April 17, 2014, 3 hours o How First Responders Impact The Fire Investigation, July 15, 2013, 2 Hours o The Practical Application of the Relationship between NFPA1033 and NFPA 921, July 29, 2013, 2 Hours o Fire Protection Systems, April 4, 2013, 3 hours o Ethics and Social Media, September 3, 2013, 3 Hours o Fire Investigator Scene Safety, February 12, 2013, 3 Hours 4
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) - CFITrainer.net o Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire, December 13, 2012, 4 Hours o NFPA1033 and Your Career, September 11, 2012, 2 Hours o The Hazwoper Standard, September 11, 2012, 4 Hours o Wildland Fire Investigation, September 14, 2012, 5 Hours o Effective Investigation and Testimony, September 17, 2012, 3 Hours o Writing the Initial Origin and Cause Report, September 18, 2012, 3 Hours o Electrical Safety, September 18, 2012, 3 Hours o Using Resources to Validate your Hypothesis, August 31, 2012, 2 Hours o Preparation for the Marine Fire Scene, August 23, 2012, 4 Hours o Explosion Dynamics, October 26, 2012, 4 Hours o Introduction to Fire Dynamics and Modeling, October 18, 2011, 4 Hours o Understanding Fire Through Candle Experiments, September 15, 2011, 4 Hours o Arc Mapping Basics, August 8, 2011, 4 Hours o The Fire Investigator & the 2011 NFPA 921 Changes, July 28, 2011, 4 Hours o Postflashover Fires, June 6, 2011, 4 Hours o Ventilation Focused Approach to the Impact of Building Structures and Systems, October 5, 2010, 4 Hours o Motive, Means and Opportunity, Determining Responsibility in an Arson Case, September 22, 2010 4 hours 5
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) - CFITrainer.net o An Analysis of the Station Nightclub Fire, September 16, 2010, 4 hours o Fundamentals of Residential Building Construction, September 14, 2010, 3 Hours o The Scientific Method for Fire and Explosion Investigation, September 1, 2010, 3 Hours o Ethics and the Fire Investigator, September 9, 2010, 3 Hours o Investigating Fatal Fires, August 19, 2008, 4 Hours o Insurance and the Fire Investigation, February 13, 2008, 4 Hours o Digital Photography and the Fire Investigator, February 7, 2008, 4 Hours tested) o Documenting the Event, February 6, 2008, 4 hours o Critical Thinking Solves Cases, February 5, 2008 4 hours o Physical Evidence at the Fire Scene, January 31, 2008, 4 Hours EXPERIENCE: Mr. Poerio has over 12 years of experience in law enforcement having performed a variety of functions which included patrol, community relations, and spending the last six years as a Detective/Fire Investigator in the Arson/Fire Investigations Unit. During his tenure in the Arson/Fire Investigations Unit, Mr. Poerio has investigated over 300 fire scenes, which involved criminal arson investigations, multimillion dollar losses and homicide. POLICE/DETECTIVE COURSES: Maricopa County Sheriff s Office, Deputy Sheriff Basic Academy, Phoenix, Arizona April 2001 - August 2001, 840 hours 6
POLICE/DETECTIVE COURSES (CONT.): Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ Investigator Training College Program January 6, 2005 - April 28, 2005, 80 hours Maricopa County Sheriff s Office, Interview and Interrogation, Phoenix, Arizona, July 15, 2004, 8 hours FIRE FIGHTING COURSES: The County of Bergen Department of Public Safety Police and Fire Academy, Fire Fighter I, Mahwah, New Jersey, January 5, 1996 CERTIFICATIONS: International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) Certified Fire Investigator (CFI), 2011, Certificate # 28-120534 International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) National Board of Fire Service, Professional Qualifications, 2011, Certificate # 304355 COURT QUALIFICATIONS: Court qualified expert witness in Origin & Cause of Fires - Maricopa County Superior Court PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) New Jersey Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) AWARDS: Unified Investigations and Sciences Summit Award, Winter 2014 Unified Investigations and Sciences Pinnacle Award 2013-2014 Maricopa County Sheriff s Office Unit Citation for the Fire Investigations Unit, March of 2009 7
AWARDS (CONT.): Maricopa County Sheriff s Office Deputy of the Quarter, May of 2007 Maricopa County Sheriff s Office Unit Citation for the Enforcement Support Division, March of 2007 Maricopa County Sheriff s Office Unit Citation for the Security and Transport Division, March of 2002 8