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Earl Price Grandy, Mechanical Engineer
Education:
Wichita State University: Bachelor of Science Degree, Mechanical
Engineering, Mechanical Structures Specialty, with a minor in
Math
Summary of Qualifications:
- Accident Investigation and Reconstruction
- Product Liability History and Investigation
- Expert Witness Testimony
- Product Knowledge and Training
- Code Group Representation
- Representation for Listing, Testing, and Approval Groups
Professional Memberships:
- American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
- The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- Hearth Products Association (HPA)
- American Society of Gas Engineers (ASGE)
- International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)
- Certified Gas Engineer (C.G.E. - American Society of Gas Engineers
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI)
- Underwriters Laboratories Industry Advisory Committee on Chimneys
and Venting
- Former: Chairman of Chimney and Catalytic Retrofit Technical
Committees for the
Wood Heating Alliance
- Member - California Conference of Arson Investigators
Work Experience:
1994 - Present: Consulting Engineer /
President of Grandy & Associates, Huntington Beach, Ca.
Accident Investigation and reconstruction
for claims involving:
- Furnaces, Boilers, Water Heaters, Fireplaces,
Stoves and other Heating Appliances for use with gas or
solid fuel
- Venting systems for all appliances above
- Carbon Monoxide poisoning and deaths
Expert Witness Testimony
Product knowledge education and training for HVAC and Solid
Fuel products for groups including:
- State and Local Building & Safety Inspectors
- Local and National Code Enforcement organizations such
as ICBO, IAPMO, and UPPA
- National Trade Associations such as Hearth Products
Association
- Independent Home Inspection Associations
- HVAC and solid fuel installers, retailers, and wholesalers
- National industry group representation such as NFPA, AGA,
and GAMA
- Representation for companies with Listing, Testing, and Approval
groups or agencies
1983-1994: Vice President / Director of
Product Engineering, American Metal Products Co, Los Angeles
California
- Solely responsible for Company’s
Product Liability Program for eleven years
- Acted as Company’s representative and Expert Witness
in hundreds of claims and many trials
- Completely responsible for education and training of all company
sales personnel, as well as nation wide sales rep group
- Traveled extensively to train new customers
- Along with responsibility for in house Quality Control established
a team to investigate and solve field quality problems
- Responsible for all new product development in multiple product
lines for sixty million dollar company with four manufacturing
facilities
- Completely responsible for education and training of all company
sales personnel, as well as nation wide sales rep group
- Maintained liaison program with all regulatory agencies such
as AGA and GAMA as well as testing and listing groups such as
UL and City of LA
- As Director of Product Engineering established budgets and
product development schedules for all new product development
consistently under budget and ahead of schedule
1971-1983 : Chief of Engineering, Metal
Fab Inc., Wichita Kansas
- Responsible for all new product
development for multiple product lines
- In charge of Safety Testing and Listing program with multiple
independent and governmental testing and approval agencies such
as UL and ARI
- Developed and built testing and laboratory facilities to meet
ASHRAE, UL, ARI, and CSA testing standards
- Acted as the company’s investigator in Product Liability
and Expert Witness in many claims and lawsuit
Additional Work Experience:
- 1970-1971 Cessna Aircraft, Wichita Kansas,
Project Engineer
- 1965-1970 Boeing Aircraft, Wichita Kansas, Structures
Engineer
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