Southeast Service Center
Mark A. Wright, IAAI-CFI, CVFI
Senior Investigator
Savannah, Georgia
912-429-3018
[email protected]
EDUCATION: Mississinawa Valley High School
Union City, Ohio General Studies
EMPLOYMENT: Unified Investigations & Sciences, Inc.
Savannah, Georgia Senior Investigator
February 15, 2014 to Present
Unified Investigations & Sciences, Inc. Savannah, Georgia
Special Investigator
January 2012 to February 2014 Clarence M. Kelley & Associates Lenexa, KS
Fire Investigator, Part-time October 2010 to August 2011 Butler Township Fire Department Dayton, Ohio
Firefighter-EMT / Fire Inspector / Fire Investigator September 2006 to December 2011
EMPLOYMENT (CONT.):
Sinclair Community College Dayton, Ohio
Adjunct Faculty Member, Fire Science Tech October 1998 to December 2011
Darke County Sheriff’s Department Dayton, Ohio
Deputy Sheriff
September 1983 to October 2000 Union City Fire / Rescue
Dayton, Ohio
Asst. Chief of Operations / Lead Investigator (Retired) August 1978 to December 2011
Wright’s LP Gas / Hub City Propane Dayton, Ohio
May 1975 to April 2009
SPECIALIZED TRAINING:
• Georgia Fire Investigators Association, Annual Southern Conference, August 2014 27.5 hours. (Tested)
• Triangle Environmental Consultants, Asbestos in buildings Class III Recertification February 2014, 4 hours
• Unified Investigations & Sciences, GHS Classification & Labeling of Chemicals, February 24, 2014 2 hours (Tested)
• Georgia Fire Investigators Association, Annual Southern Conference, August 2013 24 hours (Tested)
• Triangle Environmental Consultants, Asbestos in buildings Class III March 27, 2013 8 hours
• Unified Investigations & Sciences, Arc Mapping March 26, 2013 2 hours
• Georgia Fire Investigators Association, Southern Annual Conference August 2012 27.5 hours (Tested)
• Hazwoper Recertification February 2012 8 hours (Tested)
• Asbestos Operations and Maintenance, January 2012 16 hours (Tested)
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.):
• Miami Valley Fire Investigators Association, NFPA 921 Update Seminar, July 2011 Dayton, Ohio, 7 Hours
• Greater Cincinnati Regional Arson Seminar, Interviewing Techniques 16 hours, October 2010 (Tested)
• Miami Valley Fire Investigators Assoc., Dayton, Ohio, Fire Investigation Techniques October 2010 16 hours (Tested)
• International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) – CFITrainer.net
o NFPA 921 & 1033 2014 Editions: Important Revisions, May 2014, 3 hours (Tested)
o Arc Mapping, 4 hours June 2012 (Tested)
o Fundamentals of Interviewing, 4 hours, October 2010 (Tested)
• Miami Valley Fire Investigators Assoc., Dayton, Ohio, Advanced Fire Investigations, June 2010
• National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators, Columbus, Ohio, Kitchen Appliance Fires, January 2010 8 hours (Tested)
• Greater Cincinnati Regional Arson Seminar, October 2009 16 hours(Tested)
• Public Agency Training Council, Martinsville, Ind., Vehicle Fire/ Arson Investigation, September 2009, (Tested)
• Greater Cincinnati Regional Arson Seminar, October 2008 16 hours (Tested)
• Midwest Ohio Arson Seminar, Sidney, Ohio Electrical Kitchen Appliances & Stove Fires March 2008 16 hours, (Tested)
• Midwest Arson School, Sidney, Ohio, Forensic Evidence Collection & Electrical Hazards April 2007 16 hours, (Tested)
• National Fire Academy, Emmetsburg, MD, Catastrophic Emergencies, June 2005 • Department of Homeland Security, Greenville, Ohio, Hazardous Materials- Weapons of
Mass Destruction, June 2004
• Cleveland State University, Union City, Ohio. Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher November 2003 16 hours, (Tested)
• Ohio Fire Academy, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Vehicle Arson Investigation, June 2000 32 hours, (Tested)
• Midwest Arson Seminar, Sidney, Ohio Incendiary Fires, April 2000 16 hours, (Tested) • Ohio Fire Academy, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Advanced Arson Fire/Causes March 1999
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.):
• Midwest Arson Seminar, Sidney, Ohio, Fingerprinting & DNA, 16 hours, March 1998 16 hours (Tested)
• Ohio Fire Academy, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Advanced Arson Investigation November 1997 16 hours (Tested)
• Ohio Fire Academy, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Arson Detection October 1997 16 hours (Tested)
• Ohio Fire Academy, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Fire Investigation October 1997 32 hours (Tested)
• Cleveland State University, Union City, Ohio, Hazardous Materials Technician-Refresher September 1997 8 hours (Tested)
• Ohio Fire Academy, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Hazardous Materials- Operations March 1993 16 hours (Tested)
• National Fire Academy, Emmetsburg, MD, Hazardous Materials Incident Analysis, April 1988
• Ohio Fire Academy, Reynoldsburg, Ohio Hazardous Materials Symposium, Chairman March 1988
• Cleveland Fire Department, Cleveland, Ohio, Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents March 1986 16 hours
• Midwest Arson Seminar, Sidney, Ohio, Juvenile Fire Setters / Court Testimony April 1982 16 hours (Tested)
CERTFICATIONS:
Georgia Private Investigator License #PDE049292 January 2012 (Tested) South Carolina Private Investigator, License #RD192622 April 2012
Certified Fire Investigator (IAAI-CFI), International Association of Arson Investigators, Certificate #01-122340, December 2010
Certified Fire Explosion Investigator (CFEI), National Association of Fire Investigators, Certificate #01-122340, October 2006
Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator, National Association of Fire Investigators, Certificate # 11750-5670v, September 2009
Firefighter Level 2- State of Ohio Certification #30627, February 2002 Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, Certification #30627, March 1980 State of Ohio Fire Safety Inspector, Certification #030627, April 2003
CERTFICATIONS (CONT.):
State of Ohio Certified Level 2 Fire Instructor, Certification #030627, December 1997 Hazardous Material Technician Certificate, May 1985
Certified in Confined Space Entry Certificate, July 2002
Certified in Confined Space Rescue Operations Certificate, July 2002 Certified in RIT Certificate, March 2006
Instructor, Commanding RIT Operations Certificate, March 2006
Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy, Certification #971718, May 2011
COURT QUALIFICATIONS:
Darke County, Ohio, Common Pleas Court Darke County, Ohio, Probate / Juvenile Courts
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Georgia Fire Investigators Association
International Association of Arson Investigators National Association of Fire Investigators
