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OUR TEAM

Our Team

Call any time, day or night. Whether you need a scene covered tonight or you are deciding whether a file needs a second look, we are ready to help.

Our Legal Team

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Mike Russo

CEO

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Michael Cummings

EVP

Fire investigator with T.J. Russo Consultants since 2011 and a retired Second Grade Arson and Explosion Detective with the New York City Police Department, where he served on the Arson and Explosion Squad and the ATF Joint Task Force. Longtime volunteer firefighter and former chief with the Bay Shore Volunteer Fire Department.

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Our Legal Team

Investigators

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Joseph Battaglia

IAAI-CFI

Senior Fire Investigator with T.J. Russo Consultants and a Fire Marshal Lieutenant with the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office, where he commands the Special Facilities Division. Serves as an ATF accelerant detection canine handler and leads the Nassau County Fire Marshals Drone Team.

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Eric Baum

IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI, CVFI

Fire and explosion investigator with T.J. Russo Consultants and nearly two decades in the field. Previously served as a lead fire investigator with a national insurance carrier and as a senior investigator and field supervisor with a national forensic investigation firm.

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Keith Blum

NYS Pro-Board Certified Fire Investigator.

Senior Fire Investigator with T.J. Russo Consultants and a retired Nassau County Police Officer and Detective with more than 23 years of service. Assigned to the department's Arson/Bomb Squad as an arson investigator and hazardous devices technician, and to its Emergency Service Unit. Also serves as a subject matter expert and course developer on terrorism and explosives for programs supporting DHS and FEMA.

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Gavin Budde

MS, NAFI-CFEI, IAAI-ECT, IAAI-FIT

Fire investigator with T.J. Russo Consultants and more than 20 years in the fire service. Currently a Lieutenant with the Brookhaven National Laboratory Fire Department, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, and a former volunteer fire chief, fire marshal, and municipal emergency management director. He also brings prior private-sector experience as a fire investigator with a national forensic consulting firm.

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Chris Chiappetta

NAFI-CFEI, IAAI-ECT

Fire and explosion investigator with T.J. Russo Consultants and a former Fire Marshal with the Fire Department, City of New York (FDNY), where he served for roughly two decades in fire service and investigations.

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Ed Kunz

IAAI-FIT, IAAI-ECT

Fire and explosion investigator with T.J. Russo Consultants and nearly two decades in the field. His prior experience includes serving as a lead fire investigator for a national insurance carrier and as a senior investigator and field supervisor with a national forensic consulting firm.

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Gerard Ledwith

CFI

Fire investigator with T.J. Russo Consultants since 2003 and a former Fire Marshal with the FDNY, following more than 18 years as an FDNY firefighter. Also served as an evidence technician focused on protecting subrogation interests and preventing spoliation.

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Louis Legregin

IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI

Senior Fire Investigator with T.J. Russo Consultants and more than 40 years of combined fire service and law enforcement experience. Career includes principal and ownership roles in forensic and origin and cause firms, and service with the Jersey City Fire Department as firefighter, arson investigator, engine captain, arson captain, and arson commander.

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Vincent Palmieri

IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI

Fire investigator with T.J. Russo Consultants since 2011 and a former Supervising Fire Marshal with the FDNY, following service as a fire marshal, firefighter, and NYPD police officer. Developed and implemented the FDNY Field Mentor Program and instructed at the FDNY Fire Marshal Academy.

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Gene Pietzak

GIFireE, IAAI-CFI, IAAI-ECT

Fire investigator with T.J. Russo Consultants since 2010 and a former Fire Investigator and Fire Inspector with the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office. Longtime instructor with the Nassau County Fire Service Academy and a technical editor and reviewer for NFPA manuals.

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Frank J. Poerio Jr.

IAAI-CFI

Fire investigator with T.J. Russo Consultants and more than 12 years in law enforcement, the last six as a Detective and Fire Investigator in an Arson/Fire Investigations Unit. He also previously served as a full-time fire investigator with national forensic investigation firms.

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Dixon Robin

IAAI-CFI

Nearly 23 years with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Retired as a Supervisory Special Agent and Certified Fire Investigator, serving as a National Response Team Supervisor and an International Response Team member.

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Dan Seeley

NAFI-CFEI, CFII, CFVI

Fire investigator with T.J. Russo Consultants and more than 32 years in the private sector, including prior service as a senior investigator with a regional fire investigation firm.

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Jeffrey T. Walkowicz

NAFI-CFEI

Lead Fire Investigator with T.J. Russo Consultants and a former Fire Investigator and firefighter with the Rochester Fire Department, where he served in the fire service for nearly two decades. He also brings prior private-sector experience as a fire investigator with a national fire investigation firm.

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✓ Analyse personnalisée de vos besoins et de votre contexte

✓ Devis sur mesure adapté à votre budget et vos contraintes

✓ Conseils d'expert pour choisir le programme le plus adapté

✓ Flexibilité dans les dates et formats de formation

✓ Accompagnement complet de la conception au suivi post-formation

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