William J. Rhodes, II

Current

• Forensic Consulting Electrical Engineer at System Engineering And Laboratories
• Forensic Consulting Electrical Engineer at Fire Cause Investigations

Past

• Worked at Hernandez Engineering, Inc.
• Worked at Daniel Industries, Inc.
• Worked at Markload Systems, Inc.

• Worked at Mark Products, Inc.
• Worked at Input/Output, Inc.
• Worked at Western Geophysical Co.
• Worked at Acoustron Corporation

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Education

• University of Houston

Connections

23 connections

Industry

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Websites

• My Company

William J. Rhodes, II’s Summary

CERTIFICATION
Registered Professional Engineer in Texas - No. 37734

COURSES TAUGHT
Product Configuration Control, Engineering Drawing Control, Engineering Change Order Procedures,
Troubleshooting and Repair of Crane Load Moment Computers, and Installation of Intrinsicly Safe Equipment

ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION
Ethics, 2005
Engineers As Expert Witnesses, 2005
Vehicle Fires, 2004
Fire and Arson Investigations, 2003
Lighting Strikes, 2003
Electrical Fire Investigation, 2002
1999 National Electric Code Seminar, 2000
Fuel Truck Loading Procedures and Apparatus, 1998
Transient Time High Pressure Gas Flow Metering, 1998
Liquid Flow Measurement, 1996
Flow Computer Configuration, 1994
Root Cause Analysis, 1993
ISO 9000 Procedure Preparation, 1992
The Engineer as Manager, 1991
Gas Orifice Flow Measurement, 1991

QUALIFICATIONS
Analysis of industrial, commercial and residential power systems; electrical equipment and appliance failure analysis associated with personal injury and/or property loss due to fire, explosions, electrocution and/or loss of business revenues; quality systems and production line testing associated with electrical equipment manufacturing; explosion-proof and intrinsically-safe electrical apparatus; primary and secondary battery powered equipment, solar powered equipment, battery charging and testing systems; intrinsically Safe and explosion-proof Electrical equipment and installations in NEC and IEC hazardous locations; low voltage power distribution system design per the NEC, AC and DC low voltage electrical system failures; project engineering of large systems onshore and offshore; lift crane load-moment instrumentation; gas and liquid commodity custody transfer instrumentation and applications; embedded software, software applications and software verification procedures; electronic circuit analysis; and lightning strike/power surge losses

William J. Rhodes, II’s Specialties:

Analysis of industrial, commercial and residential power systems; electrical equipment and appliance failure analysis; AC and DC low voltage electrical system failures; electronic circuit analysis; and lightning strike/power surge losses

William J. Rhodes, II’s Experience

• Forensic Consulting Electrical Engineer

  System Engineering And Laboratories

  (Privately Held; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  2001 — Present (8 years )

  Forensic Consulting Electrical Engineer at System Engineering And Laboratories (SEAL)

• Forensic Consulting Electrical Engineer

  Fire Cause Investigations

  (Privately Held; Security and Investigations industry)

  2001 — Present (8 years )

• Worked

  Hernandez Engineering, Inc.

  (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year )

• Worked

  Daniel Industries, Inc.

  (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  1990 — 1999 (9 years )

• Worked

  Markload Systems, Inc.

  (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  1979 — 1990 (11 years )

• Worked

  Mark Products, Inc.

  (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  1974 — 1979 (5 years )

• Worked

  Input/Output, Inc.

  (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  1972 — 1974 (2 years )

• Worked

  Western Geophysical Co.

  (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  1970 — 1972 (2 years )

• Worked

  Acoustron Corporation

  (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  1969 — 1970 (1 year )

William J. Rhodes, II’s Education

• University of Houston

  B.S. , Electrical Engineering , 1969

Additional Information

William J. Rhodes, II’s Websites:

• My Company

William J. Rhodes, II’s Groups:

NAFI, National Association of Fire Investigators
IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
NSPE, National Society of Professional Engineers

•    The Official IEEE Group

William J. Rhodes, II’s Contact Settings

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