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Patrick M. Kennedy, CFEI, CFII, CVFI, CFPS, MiFireE, is the Principal Expert Fire and Explosion Analyst for John A. Kennedy and Associates. With over forty-five years of professional experience, Patrick Kennedy is also the senior-most active fire analyst, with more years of experience than any other active fire investigation professional. He holds three Bachelor of Science degrees including a Summa Cum Laude degree in Fire and Safety Engineering Technology from the University of Cincinnati. Mr. Kennedy serves on several prominent fire investigations related codes and standards committees of both the ASTM and the NFPA. Within the NFPA he serves as a charter principal member of the Technical Committees on Fire Investigations (921) and principal member the Technical Committee on Fire Investigator Professional Qualifications (1033). Mr. kennedy is a Director and six term former Chairman of the NFPA Fire Science and Technology Educators Section and Chairman of the Board of the National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI). View Curriculum Vitae.
Kathryn C. Smith (nee Kennedy), CFEI, CFII, CVFI is a professional Fire and Explosion Investigator who has been engaged to investigate and analyze fire and explosion incidents all over the United States, including the 2001 River Cities Warehouse fire in Davenport, Iowa (the largest fire in the United States that year, excluding the 9/11 attack) and the 2002 Chateau du Triomphe house fire in Dallas, Texas (the largest residential house fire in history). Kathryn Smith is a skilled fire and explosion scene investigator, evidence collection and handling technician, published fire researcher, codes and standards specialist, and skilled forensic fire science and technology laboratory technician. View Curriculum Vitae.
Richard J. Meier,CFEI, CFII, CVFI is a Fire and Explosion Analysis Expert who currently holds a number of national and international professional certifications including: Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator and Certified Fire Investigation Instructor. Prior to his start with John A. Kennedy and Associates, Inc., Mr. Meier spent 24 years as a mechanical and manufacturing engineer designing and building a diverse range of products and equipment. During this time, he gained broad and diverse knowledge in plastics, metals, mechanical and electrical systems, hydraulic and fuel systems, marine, automotive and industrial systems. View Curriculum Vitae.
Richard J. Long, PE, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Long International has over 40 years of U.S. and international consulting experience involving construction contract disputes analysis and resolution, arbitration/litigation support and expert testimony, project management, engineering / construction management, cost and schedule control, and process engineering. As an internationally recognized expert in the analysis and resolution of complex construction disputes for over 25 years, Mr. Long has served as the lead expert on over 300 projects having claims ranging in size from US$100,000 to over US$1 billion. 
Andrew Avalon, PE, PSP is President of Long International and has over 28 years of engineering, construction management and claims consulting experience. He is an expert in the preparation and evaluation of construction claims, business interruption claims, schedule delay analysis, arbitration/litigation support and dispute resolution. He has prepared more than thirty CPM schedule analyses, written expert witness reports, and supported attorneys in depositions, cross-examinations, mediations and settlement negotiations. Mr. Avalon has analyzed construction schedules for owners and contractors to determine the causes of construction delays and to equitably allocate responsibility for delay-related costs.
W. Tom Thweatt is a Principal with Long International and has over 40 years of engineering, construction, and management consulting experience. He has extensive experience in major U.S. and international refining, chemical, petrochemical, pipeline, infrastructure and thermal / hydroelectric power generation projects ranging from US$40 million to US$1.8 billion. He has worked extensively in projects that were executed by multi-national joint ventures on both the owner's and the contractor's sides. Mr. Thweatt has served on Joint Venture and Consortium Executive Committees and has participated directly in claims negotiations and settlement agreements in excess of US$100 million.
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