RESUME
LEONARD A. GREENE
335 President Street
Charleston, SC 29403
(803) 723-7058 (Office)
(803) 577-8865 (Home)

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EDUCATION

• Public School graduate, Charleston, South Carolina
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1968
• Masters Degree in Business Administration, University of Southern California, 1970

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

• Registered Professional Engineer in South Carolina/1982 - Alabama/1985 - North Carolina/1989 - Georgia/1993
• Certified by National Council of Engineering Examiners.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consulting Engineer d/b/a Orbital Engineering in individual private practice. Design clients include private owners, architects, government agencies, and institutions. Forensic consulting for owners, insurance companies, attorneys, and public fir e departments. 1985 - Present

Electrical Contractor d/b/a Orbital Electric. City, County and State licensed electrical/mechanical contractor. Field experience includes residential, commercial, institutional, and government projects in the Charleston area. 1980 - Present

Volunteer, U.S. Peace Corps, Kabul, Afghanistan. Instructor, Faculty of Engineering, Kabul University. Taught Afghanistan's first course in computer programming. Technical training consultant to United National Development Programme Conservation and Ministry of Education projects. Emergency service as U.S. Embassy administrative officer. 1978-1979

Product Marketing Engineer, Varian Associates, Solid State Group, Palo Alto, California. Responsible for applications and O.E.M. marketing of microwave amplifier and oscillator product lines. 1975-1977

Product Marketing Manager, Exar Integrated Systems, Sunnyvale, California. Responsible for original equipment manufacturer marketing for standard and custom linear integrated circuit products. 1974-1975

Product Marketing Engineer, Fairchild Semiconductor Research and Development, Palo Alto, California. Assisted in product and market development for discrete microwave FETs and LEDs for Microwave and Optoelectronics Division. 1973-1974

Officer in U.S. Army Signal Corps in charge of UHF and Troposcatter sites STRATCOM, Taiwan. Communications attach�, Defense Liaison Group, responsible for Naval HF communications, Indonesia. 1970-1972.

FORENSIC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Investigation of fires, especially electrical, for origin and cause.
• Accident reconstruction of motor vehicle accidents.
• Forensic engineering investigations of product failures and accidents.
• Qualified as expert witness by South Carolina Circuit Court Judges in Ninth and Fifteenth Judicial Circuits in fields of Engineering and Fire Origin and Cause.
• Qualified as expert witness by South Carolina Circuit Court Judges in Ninth Judicial Circuit in the field of Accident Reconstruction.
• Qualified as expert witness by South Carolina Federal Court Judges as expert in Safety for Machine Access and Accident Reconstruction.
• ACTAR Accredited Traffic Accident Reconstructionist (The Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction).
• NAFE Certified Diplomate Forensic Engineer (National Academy of Forensic Engineers)

FORENSIC TRAINING

• Upper South Carolina Arson Task Force Service: Arson Investigation School (October 3-7, 1983)
• National Academy of Forensic Engineers(NAFE): Accident Reconstruction (May 1988)
• University of Wisconsin: Fire Investigation
• IAAI: Fire Investigation
• Northwestern University: Accident Reconstruction (September 1991)
• International Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists(IAARS): Accident Reconstruction
• IAARS Seminar Presenter: "Computerized Accident Reconstruction" (July 1992)
• IAAI: "Commercial/Industrial Fire Investigation Seminar" (February 11-13, 1993)
• National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists(NAPARS): "Advanced Collision Analysis and Accident Reconstruction I" (October 13-16, 1993)
• SC Insurance Fraud Investigators (SCIFI) Seminar Presenter: "Computer Accident
• Reconstruction" (March 3, 1994)
• University of Wisconsin: "The Role of Warnings and Instructions" (March 22-24, 1995)
• The Charles Turner Institute for Engineering Codes: "Deciphering the NFPA Mechanical Engineering Codes" (April 18, 1995)
• SCIAAI: "Mobile Home Fires" (May 24-25, 1995)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES

• Past President, Charleston Chapter, South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers
• Director, South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers (SCSPE)
• Member, National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
• Member, International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)
• Member, National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE)
• Member, National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI)
• Member, National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAPARS)
• Member, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

• Member, Joint Engineering Committee
• Volunteer, VITA (Volunteers In Technical Assistance)
• Director, Mathcounts Regional Competition
• Member, Rotary Club of Charleston