John Allen, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Responsibilities include overseeing laboratory budget development and administration in order to ensure laboratory capabilities adequately support Bureau programs. Set work goals and assure work meets or exceeds quality standards, is scientifically sound, complies with policy and procedure guidelines and completed in a timely manner. Employ scientific or technical expertise, combined with knowledge of planning and analysis to formulate concepts, direct studies, identify problems, initiate solutions, and approve procedures. Act as Subject Matter Expert on behalf of the Bureau with respect to engineering support of arson investigations. Communicate with other Laboratory Chiefs, ATF Enforcement managers, attorneys and technical staff at various echelons within/outside the Bureau to resolve technical matters pertaining to laboratory operations. Estimate long and short-term personnel and equipment needs based on work trends and Bureau programs Performs technical and administrative supervision for a staff of professional, technical and clerical employees. Provide developmental opportunities for staff through career planning, training and special assignments. Prepare employee performance evaluations, promotions and awards. Initiate procedural, organizational and/or administrative changes. Contracting Officer Technical Representative Certified. Develop complex RFP’s, and technical evaluations of engineering and laboratory contract support. Addresses adverse actions and resolves grievances/complaints as necessary.

Ammendale, Md

Responsibilities include overseeing laboratory budget development and administration in order to ensure laboratory capabilities adequately support Bureau programs. Set work goals and assure work meets or exceeds quality standards, is scientifically sound, complies with policy and procedure guidelines and completed in a timely manner. Employs scientific or technical expertise, combined with knowledge of planning and analysis to formulate concepts, direct studies, identify problems, initiate solutions, and approve procedures. Communicate with other Laboratory Chiefs, ATF Enforcement managers, attorneys and technical staff at various echelons within/outside the Bureau to resolve technical matters pertaining to laboratory operations. Estimates long and short-term personnel and equipment needs based on work trends and Bureau programs Performs technical and administrative supervision for a staff of professional, technical and clerical employees. Provide developmental opportunities for staff through career planning, training and special assignments. Prepare employee performance evaluations, promotions and awards. Initiate procedural, organizational and/or administrative changes. Addresses adverse actions and resolves grievances/complaints as necessary.

Elkridge, Md

Cubmaster of Elkridge Maryland Pack 432 of Boy Scouts of America.

Ammendale, Md

Responsibilities include the evaluation of electrical system, component and equipment failures. Determination of root cause. Evaluation of installations for determination of applicable electrical code compliance. Evaluation of causation of, or contribution to, fires by electrical appliances and distribution systems. Engineering support to Fire Investigators and Law Enforcement. Examination includes detailed visual, x-ray, non-destructive and destructive testing. Examinations may be conducted in the presence of other engineers, manufacturer representatives, law enforcement and attorneys. Generation of detailed report of findings. Electrical support for fire research experiments. Specifying and design of electrical equipment for use in fire research facility. Operation, calibration, care and maintenance of electrical test equipment. Research into electrical fire causation mechanisms. Expert witness testimony in civil and criminal court.

Responsibilities included the evaluation of electrical system, component and equipment failures. Determination of root cause. Evaluation of installations for determination of applicable electrical code compliance. Evaluation of causation of, or contribution to, fires by electrical appliances and distribution systems. Engineering support to Fire Investigators and Law Enforcement. Examination includes detailed visual, x-ray, non-destructive and destructive testing. Examinations may be conducted in the presence of other engineers, manufacturer representatives, law enforcement and attorneys. Generation of detailed report of findings. Expert witness testimony in civil and criminal court.

Responsibilities included the evaluation of consumer, commercial, and industrial products for compliance to the applicable standards of safety. Evaluation of installations for compliance with Life Safety and National Electrical Codes. Generation of detailed reports used in manufacturing for continued compliance. Representative to the electrical code community. Determined applicable requirements for unique products. Conducted evaluation of field failures. Reviewed the work and reports of engineering staff. Responsible for budgeting, personnel, and profitability of location.

Norcross Georgia

Responsibilities included the evaluation of consumer, commercial, and industrial products for compliance to the applicable standards of safety. Evaluation of installations for compliance with Life Safety and National Electrical Codes. Generation of detailed reports used in manufacturing for continued compliance. Representative to the electrical code community. Determined applicable requirements for unique products. Conducted evaluation of field failures. Reviewed the work and reports of engineering staff. Responsible for budgeting, personnel, and profitability of location

Responsibilities included failure rate analysis and predictions of systems. Performed maintainability analysis. Researched and analyzed production failures and determination of root cause. Generation of detailed Failure Analysis Reports.

Responsibilities included the evaluation of consumer, commercial, and industrial products for compliance to the applicable standards of safety. Generation of detailed reports used in manufacturing for continued compliance. Determined applicable requirements for unique products. Responsible for budgeting, personnel, and profitability of location.