2009 Schedule of IR Clinics

IR clinics offer unique opportunities to discuss your specific applications, learn timesaving IR reporting tips, and explore the latest IR software developments with ITC and industry experts. Our IR clinics are very popular, so be sure to register early to reserve your seat.

Hands on and interactive, making it easier to learn
The clinics are "how to" oriented; how to create templates in Reporter; how to set up and do a roof moisture survey; how to set up and perform an electrical survey, etc. While we can't cover all the bases in three hours, we try to make the clinics as comprehensive as possible, giving insight as to the process involved, what equipment you need, and any helpful professional tips.

Explore your application and learn ways to maximize your investment in infrared technology with world-leading IR applications experts. Bring your IR reports, thermograms and photos. Ask questions and get answers to your specific issues.

All clinics run for 3 hours and cost $100 USD each. (NOTE: on-site clinic registration at the event is $125.00 each)

NEW! Marketing your IR Services - Wednesday
Led by David Franceour - FLIR Systems

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This clinic will focus on how to create a winning marketing program for your company, starting with defining your company’s “compelling vision” that will become your “brand anchor.”  The presenter will then show how to translate your brand into “actionable marketing tasks” that will help you:

  • Package and Price your products and services
  • Build customer loyalty, grow referrals and repeat business
  • Develop smart and effective brochures, mailers and websites
  • Build relationships to gain a local public relations (PR) advantage
  • Identify your level of marketing sophistication and budget
  • Understanding how to capitalize on “word of mouth” or “viral marketing” campaigns
  • Guerilla marketing ideas to help you “cut through the clutter”

This clinic will also address the primary reasons why small (or large) companies fail in their marketing efforts, how to be on the lookout for these “red flags,” and what to do when your marketing is not producing.

Students are encouraged to bring in their own marketing materials for review, and be prepared to discuss their specific ideas, questions, and challenges related to marketing their own companies.  While this clinic will focus on small businesses, it is also useful for employees of large companies who want to learn more about marketing principles in general and how to apply them in a larger corporate setting.

This is a must attend for anyone who wants learn more about core marketing principles, how to build a strong marketing machine, and how to increase revenue and profitability.

NEW! AltaIR Clinic - Monday
Led by Pierre Bremond, FLIR Systems

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The course will be based on a live demonstration. The aim is cover the use of Altair software from camera set-up to film post-processing in order to cover given applications in the following market segments:

  • High resolution thermography
  • High speed thermography
  • Fast thermography
  • Multi spectral thermography.
  • All segments will be introduced and discussed.

The course will consist of the following:

  1. Segments and Applications cover by the Altair presentation
  2. General presentation of communication structure of Altair
    1. Cameras interfaced
    2. Integrator interface
    3. Customer oriented systems
  3. Camera configurations
    1. Temperature range selection / Exposure time
    2. Image scale optimization
  4. Temperature range selection
    1. Hypercalibration
    2. Optimization for accurate measurement
    3. Set up for high speed thermography application
    4. Example for high temperature measurement through glass window
  5. Filter selection
    1. Review of band pass filter applications
    2. Temperature ranges
    3. Influence of filter spectral response on sensitivity
    4. Influence of filter spectral response on accuracy
  6. Frame rate selection
    1. General principle (ITR & IWR). Sampling. Aliasing.
    2. Stroboscopy
    3. Image triggering. Thermal image acquisition.
    4. Synchronization
  7. Recording
    1. Sub sampling
    2. Averaging
    3. Memory optimization
    4. Record triggering. Film acquisition
  8. Post processing
    1. Calibrations
    2. Radiometric data
     a. Emissivity
     b. Background temperature
     c. Atmosphere transmittance
    3. Temperature / Radiance scales
    4. Image processing
    5. Image filtering
    6. File conversion for external processing
    7. Data transfer
  9. Emissivity measurement and equalization
  10. Wide temperature scale
    1. Multi integration time setup
    2. Multi integration time Recording
  11. Precise triggering.
    1. Trigger manager
  12. Multispectral imaging
    1. Orion setup
    2. Orion recording
    3. Example for flame visualization
  13. Advanced functions:
    1. Continuous Non Uniformity Correction
    2. NUC process
    3. CNUC manager

NEW! Advanced Infrared Imaging Radiometry - Monday
Led by Austin Richards, FLIR, Commercial Vision Systems

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This clinic is a 4 hour short course on infrared radiometry and advanced thermography to be held Monday morning of the conference. This is a course for researchers and military test range technicians and personnel that are measuring or want to measure the radiance and signatures of objects or scenes using calibrated infrared cameras.  If you are not comfortable with high level math and physics, this is not the course for you.

The course will consist of the following:

  • Basic theory of radiometry – just a definition of units and measurements for the purposes of this discussion – this could otherwise easily be an 8 hour short course…
  • Infrared camera transfer functions - electrical signal output versus radiance signal input
  • Selection of cameras, lenses and both cold and warm filters.  This discussion will center on cooled cameras like InSb, MCT and QWIP.  I will touch upon uncooled cameras but this is more for the range community and they use cooled cameras to get high shutter speeds to stop motion.
  • Radiometric Calibration of camera system using cavity and area blackbodies
  • Effects of ND filters and bandpass filters on calibrations
  • How to calculate what ND warm filter you need for a given temperature range of target
  • Converting raw data to radiometric data – I will use FLIR RTools as an example of this but will also do the conversion “by hand” to show that any stable IR camera can be used for radiometry.
  • Converting radiometric data to temperatures
  • Measuring target emissivity and calibrating emissivity into the system
  • Atmospheric effects on measurements and how to calibrate them out in some cases
  • Superframing

NEW! ExaminIR Software - Monday
Led by Roger Martinez, FLIR Systems ATS

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This clinic will teach you how to run and use the ExaminIR scientific software from FLIR. This course will cover the subject areas below:

  • ExaminIR Basics - Acquire, Analyze, and Share Data
    Connecting to the Camera
    User Interface
    Data Acquisition Setup
    Analysis Tools
    Data Sharing - Self Viewing Files (SVF), Export Options
  • Advanced Acquisition and Analysis
    Triggering with the SC-Series cameras
    Preset Sequencing
    Dynamic Range Extension (SRX)
  • PC Side NUCs and User Calibration
    Performing Non Uniformity Corrections (NUCs)
    PC Side  vs. On Camera NUCs
    Setting up a user calibration
    Calibration Wizard

NEW! Thermographic Stress Analysis and Non Destructive Evaluation - Tuesday
Led by Pierre Bremond, FLIR Systems

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This clinic will cover the following subjects relating to NDT and Stress Analysis:

  • Basic Theory of Heat transfer and Thermo-elasticity.
    Basic of thermo-physical coupling. Definitions of quantities and units for the purpose of the talk. At this level attendees should be familiar with temperature measurement using infrared cameras.
  • Review of traditional methods. Benefice of Thermal methods.
  • Camera specifications required for stress analysis and other thermo-physical couplings characterized by minute temperature change. Limits and specification of Thermographic stress measurement system.
  • Principle of Thermographic stress measurement. 
  • Stress Calibration & Calibration of minute temperature changes.
  • Applications in automotive and aircraft fields
  • Crack detection and monitoring
  • Applications in Electronics
  • Applications in NDT including the use of lock in Thermography and Phase Pulse.

The SA & Random Motion Compensation software will be used to illustrate live demonstration.

NEW! Automation Clinic - Wednesday
Led by Jason Styron - FLIR Systems

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NEW! HVAC Applications Clinic - Thursday
Led by Rusty Bushee and Bernie Lyon - Infrared Training Center

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This clinic is designed for new or practicing thermographers that wish to apply infrared thermography to HVACR (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration) applications.
 
HVACR technicians have more than enough to be concerned with when you consider the R-22 phase-out, SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio) ratings, rising energy costs, compliance with local and national legislation, codes, standards, and the Green movement.
 
This 200 Billion dollar a year industry will require some 30,000 technicians annually over the next decade.  During this time the service industry is expected to grow some 18 to 26 percent and 40 percent of the workforce will be eligible for retirement.  Based on these statistics, within that timeframe 66 percent of the workforce must be recruited and trained.  Green collar technicians will be using infrared thermography. They need industry specific training that will focus on their unique application – without superfluous academics.
 
This clinic will focus on the challenges facing the HVACR industry and how infrared thermography can be used as an efficient and cost effective tool.

Building Science - Monday
Led by Scott Wood, Building Science Institute

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This clinic will present various case studies where an infrared camera was used to inspect commercial and residential building for defects. The student will learn how to recognize and document thermal patterns associated with traditional building problems, and to evaluate and verify the cause and extent of water intrusion in the context of property damage investigation and restoration. The lecture will cover building fundamentals, how to detect and evaluate moisture in building components and how infrared thermography allows proper placement of equipment to properly remediate the structure and document the process. We will demonstrate the benefit of using IR thermography to market business and separate and elevate you and your firm over your competition.

Reporter 8.3 Software - Monday
Led by Jason Gagnon, Infrared Training Center

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This clinic will teach infrared camera owners how to leverage the power of ThermaCAM Reporter 8.3 software to generate inspection reports and perform detailed infrared image analysis. It is designed for new users with limited experience with the software, however experienced users may learn about new concepts that help to improve their report writing efficiency. Several report creation methods are available, each providing the user with a simple and efficient way to add images to a new report based on a user-defined template. Detailed image analysis and temperature measurement can be performed in the report. Reporter 8.3 is embedded into Microsoft Word, so the reports are standard Word documents and easily distributable. The report templates can be easily modified, allowing users to customize elements such as the company logo, text comments, temperature units, etc. Upon completion of the clinic users should have a good understanding of how to generate infrared reports, perform image analysis, and customize report templates.

Indoor Electrical Applications - Monday
Led by Jay Bowen, Infrared Training Center

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This clinic is designed for new infrared camera users or practicing thermographers wanting focused training on indoor infrared electrical inspection. We will discuss typical electrical problems, solutions and their potential impact on the operation of an indoor electrical facility. Equipment ratings and standards on IR inspection of electrical distribution systems will be included.

Research & Development Applications - Tuesday
Led by David Bursell, FLIR Systems

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This clinic will address IR techniques for science and research applications. Discussions will include, image subtraction, extender ring usage as an alternative to IR microscopes, how to perform non-uniformity corrections, performing on-site radiometric calibrations, high speed IR imaging (+100 frames/sec), and techniques to extend scene temperature dynamic range using superframing and dynamic range extension. Various cameras and acquisition systems will be present for hands-on demonstration of theories and techniques discussed.

Home Inspection - Tuesday
Led by Scott Wood, Building Science Institute

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This clinic will introduce the use of an infrared camera for home inspections. Infrared thermogram examples will be used to show what defects can be visualized in a home using the infrared camera. A case study will be used to demonstrate the creation of a home inspection report as well as show the added value infrared thermography can play as a tool for home inspections. Infrared thermography is another tool in the arsenal to increase your time management to quickly establish problem areas for inspection and provide supportive documentation to protect you from liability.

Mechanical Applications - Tuesday
Led by Joe DeMonte, Tegg Corporation

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Most infrared inspection work is performed on electrical distribution systems, but the interest in applying thermography to mechanical systems is growing. This clinic will provide an overview on how thermography can be applied to a wide variety of mechanical systems with special information on innovative ways of obtaining optimum results.

Roof Surveys - Tuesday
Led by Ron Lucier, Infrared Training Center

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The Infrared Roof Inspection Clinic is tailored to new infrared camera users or practicing thermographers wanting focused information on roof moisture detection and roof inspection surveys. We will discuss roofing types, typical problems, and how to perform IR inspections to detect roof moisture.

GasFindIR Applications - Wednesday
Led by Tom Coffey, Infrared Training Center

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This three hour clinic is intended for those interested in our new GasFindIR infrared cameras. The GasFindIR SW is designed to detect many hydrocarbon gases in the petrochemical and petroleum industries. The GasFindIR LW is designed for detection of SF6 - Sulphur Hexafluoride - a gas which is commonly used in high voltage breakers.

The clinic covers what types of gases can be detected by the different GasFindIR cameras and how environmental conditions affect detection of gas leaks. Basic inspection procedures will be covered including equipment checkout, route planning, permitting requirements, safety practices/equipment and reporting. The clinic will include demonstrations of sample leaks using our "Leak Lab” . Attendees will get the opportunity to learn about new features, particularly the High Sensitivity mode of the GasFindIR LW, and have time for hands on operation.

Attendees are encouraged to share past and present experiences with GasFindIR.

Advanced Condition Assessment of Substations and Transformers - Wednesday
Led by Jon Giesecke, JLG Associates, LLC

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This clinic is a must for the technician/engineer who has the responsibility for transformer/substation health. It is designed to clearly present the latest methods of on-line (energized) testing. The trainees will learn to: Determine the Present Condition using a variety of technologies; Redirect Resources to equipment in trouble using condition based vs. time based maintenance; Reduce Corrective Maintenance Spending by early detection and repair; Estimate Remaining Life by combining data from several technologies; Improve Personnel Safety by knowing equipment condition; Gather Baseline Data for Trending and monitoring of transformers over time.

Getting the most out of your ThermaCAM Researcher software - Wednesday
Led by Hans Hallin, Infrared Training Center Eurasia

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This clinic is designed to help Researcher users better utilize the capabilities and feature set of their software. If you don't use Researcher, this is a good venue to learn about its capabilities. Attendees will learn how to:
  • How to acquire a live camera image and record sequences to disk.
  • Use session files to recreate experimental conditions.
  • Adjust IR parameters such as level/span, color palette, and emissivity.
  • Perform detailed IR image analysis using spots, areas, lines, and isotherms.
  • Create formulas to perform calculations with IR measurement tools. (distance between spots, surface of an rectangular ROI, radiance, basic blob..)
  • Analyze data using profile and histogram graphs.
  • Perform time vs. temperature plots and export to Excel.
  • Perform live time vs. temperature plots directly in Excel.
  • Use image subtraction to identify small temperature changes between images.
  • Export single images to variety of formats including BMP, CSV, and Matlab.
  • Convert whole sequences to AVI, BMP, and Matlab formats.
  • Convert whole sequences to a series of single radiometric images.
  • Export areas and lines as string data (CSV format).
  • Live export areas and lines directly in Excel.
  • Create line vs. time graphs in Excel.
  • Use OLE to automate processes, VBA macros.

Weatherization Clinic - Wednesday
Led by Howard Vics, Building Performance Consulting

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The infrared thermal imaging camera is the most accurate diagnostic tool available to the professional home energy auditor. In the field of home energy analysis, we are seeking to locate sources of heat (energy) loss and develop a strategy to help the home owner save energy and money and be more comfortable in their home.

In its simplest sense, the science of heat transfer says that heat will always flow from higher temperature to lower temperature. In a “heating climate” like the Northeast, it is typically warmer inside a home than it is outside the home. Since building materials have different “conductivities”, they will have different temperatures.

This clinic will describe the use and interpretation of IR/Thermal Imagery in the performance of heat loss analysis and its application to home energy auditing, with an emphasis on the use of blower door technology. It will also showcase the use of the IR/thermal imaging camera as a quality assurance tool to ensure the effectiveness of remediation efforts.

Managing IR Programs - Thursday
Led by Jay Bowen, Infrared Training Center

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This clinic is a must for program managers and IR supervisors who have the responsibility for overall management and oversight of an IR program. The attendees will learn to: Determine effective maintenance methods; Resource allocation to inspect and report equipment; Corrective Maintenance cost reduction by early detection and repair; Create inspection and maintenance priority ratings for equipment; Effective identification of equipment; and Effective scheduling.

Medical Applications - Thursday
Led by Marcos Brioschi, Brazilian Thermology Society

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The role of infrared imaging as a diagnostic tool in medicine practice is discussed. Current procedures and guidelines utilized in infrared imaging are detailed. An overview of the clinical and surgical applications of infrared imaging is provided with focus on primary (work-related musculoskeletal disorders, breast cancer, melanoma, thyroid tumors, diabetes foot, stroke risk, traumatic brain trauma, SARS), secondary (neuropathy, chronic pain and rehabilitation, decubitus ulcers, acupuncture, obesity, sport medicine) and tertiary (cardiovascular surgery, organ transplantation, neurosurgery, blood perfusion) care centers. Future areas of research are highlighted (MRI & IR 3D image fusion, IR skin projection image, applying the IR technology on a larger scale inpatient & outpatient care with the use of portable infrared cameras).

Arc Flash Safety - Thursday
Led by John Waggoner - Tegg Corporation

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Infrared Thermographers are constantly taught and reminded that to perform proper Infrared Thermography on electrical equipment there must be direct line of sight to the electrical components operating and that the electrical components be under normal load conditions. These two requirements place the Thermographer and support personnel in a potentially hazardous situation – electric shock and arc flash hazard.

NFPA 70E 2004 – “Standard on Electrical Safety in the Workplace” was written and updated to address and direct those who perform electrical testing like Infrared Thermography. This standard discusses the danger of Electric Shock and Arc Flash Hazards when opening and working around energized, exposed electrical equipment. NFPA 70E 2004 also describes the required Approach Boundaries and Personal Protection Equipment required when performing electrical testing.

This workshop will detail these hazards and requirements with practical examples of the different locations within the electrical system. This workshop is recommended to those who perform thermography, open energized electrical equipment, or who supervise these individuals who perform this type of work.


 

2009 IR Clinic Leaders

Jay Bowen ITC Level III
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Jay has been involved in the electrical trades since 1977 and has an Associates Degree in Electronics Technology. Jay holds a Wisconsin Masters certificate , Wisconsin Commercial Electrical Inspector Certification, and a State designer’s license in electrical systems. He has been using infrared thermography as a condition monitoring tool since the mid-90s . He recently led Encompass Services Corp. CM Programs, teaching and expanding service groups’ roles by offering services including thermography inspections across the U.S. Jay developed and taught classes in thermography, motor control, power quality, instrumentation, and PLC.

Pierre Bremond, PhD. Business Development Manager APAC, FLIR Systems ATS SA
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Pierre Bremond is Business Development Manager of Cooled infrared cameras in Asia Pacific Region.

He has 30 years experience in research then marketing in Quantitative Thermography. He holds a PhD in Mechanics, developing at French National Research Centre a Thermal Stress Analyser in order to measure stress in fracture mechanics. He has been working in Aerospace field for 6 years as a research engineer developing new measurement systems for infrared signature, Thermographic measurement and Stress analysis. From 1987 to 1997, he worked for AGEMA as a sales engineer in France and as engineering manager at ADDITIONAL SA a Training and Consultant Company. He joined CEDIP Infrared Systems in 1998 as International sales manager for Quantitative Thermography including Stress Analysis and Non Destructive Testing.
Since January 2008 he is in charge of the business development of high end thermography systems in Asia Pacific region.

Marcos Brioschi MD.,PhD.
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Dr. Brioschi is a post-doctoral fellow at the Pain Center, Department of Neurology, University of Sao Paulo Medical School. He graduated from medical school in 1996 and worked in general surgery at the Cajuru University Hospital from 1997 to 1999. His research interest was infrared imaging where he achieved Master and PhD degrees. He is the director of InfraredMed – Medical Diagnosis by Infrared Imaging, president of the Brazilian Thermology Society, member of the American Academy of Thermology and member of the Brazilian Society of Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis. He is the leader of the Infrared Imaging Research Group of National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq), Brazil.

David Bursell
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David holds a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He has eight years experience with Infrared Systems working with Inframetrics, Agema, Indigo, and FLIR products. Currently he is the National Director responsible for FLIR's Science Segment.

Tom Coffey ITC Level III
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Tom holds a BS in Zoology with Chemistry and Literature minors from the University of Tennessee. He has extensive experience on the imaging side of Infrared in airborne law enforcement and firefighting applications. He managed development of a handheld infrared imager for the fire service in conjunction with FLIR Systems, Inc while working with a major fire service manufacturing company. Tom also brings industrial roofing and building envelope knowledge to ITC from his 20 years of experience as a project manager for major industrial construction companies.

Joe DeMonte ASNT PdM Level III, Vibration Level II
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Joe has an Associates Degree in Applied Science and Technology and a Bachelors Degree in Liberal Arts from Thomas Edison State College. He was instrumental in starting the predictive maintenance program at Beaver Valley Power Station. He was the lead thermographer in developing all procedures and analyzing all thermal scans. Joe was a certified instructor in the United States Navy and he brings with him knowledge of utility applications of thermography and a strong foundation in heat transfer, boiler operation and all those technical things that one must know to keep our navy afloat.

Paul Frisk , P. Eng, ITC Level III
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Paul is responsible for managing ITC Canada. Paul is a Professional Engineer with a bachelor’s degree in Applied Science from the University of Toronto, Canada. Paul has been in the INFRARED business since 1979 and with FLIR Systems since 1985 and holds an ITC Level III certification. Paul has extensive experience in Automation (Process Monitoring and Control) processes. His duties ranged from Software System Design, Manufacturing and System Installation as well as sales. Paul’s second “calling” is as an ITC Instructor and provides enthusiastic training sessions that are well received by his students

Jason Gagnon ITC Technical Support Manager
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Jason holds an Associates Degree in Electronic Engineering and a Bachelors Degree in Information Technology from the University of Massachusetts. He has eight years experience servicing, repairing and supporting Inframetrics and FLIR products. Currently he is responsible for supporting FLIR's commercial software products and is teaching the software training courses.

Jon Giesecke ITC Level III
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Jon is a leading expert in the field of transformer and substation diagnostics. He is an ITC level III thermographer with over 40 years experience in the substation maintenance arena. Prior to forming JLG Associates LLC, Mr. Giesecke was employed by EPRI Solutions as a senior project manager in the Substation Predictive Maintenance business unit. He has been instrumental in the data acquisition and analysis of data at many nuclear facilities, aiding the nuclear power industry in creating a timely response to INPO’s SOER 99-01 and 2002-03.

Ron Lucier ASNT NDT Level III TIR
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Ron earned his B.Sc degree in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He has been actively teaching and consulting in infrared thermography since 1984. He began the infrared predictive maintenance program at Yankee Atomic Electric in 1984. In total he has over 22 years of thermography applications and teaching experience, spanning all industries from electric power generation to paper mills.

Roger Martinez Sr. Product Manager FLIR Systems, ATS
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Roger Martinez is Sr. Product Manager for US Range/Science products and supports FLIR Thermography’s Advanced Thermal Solutions Group in Niceville, FL.  Roger holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and an Masters in Electrical Engineering from Florida Tech.  He worked for the US Navy as a test engineer for more than 17 years doing radar and infrared target signature measurements.  Roger was the system engineer responsible for developing the PRISM infrared signature measurement system for the Navy’s Atlantic Test Range in Patuxent River, Maryland. 

Austin Richards, PhD. Senior Research Scientist FLIR, Commercial Vision Systems
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Austin Richards is a senior research scientist at FLIR, Commercial Vision Systems in Santa Barbara, and has specialized in scientific applications of infrared imaging technology for 10 years.  He holds a Ph.D. in astrophysics from UC Berkeley and is the author of the SPIE monograph Alien Vision: Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum with Imaging Technology.

Jason Styron ITC Level II, Automation Business Development Manager, FLIR Systems
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Mr. Styron earned his Electrical Engineering degree from Auburn University. He has 11 years of experience beginning in industrial automation. His last 4 years have been focused on IR thermography. Mr. Styron’s IR experience spans Industrial IR CBM, Scientific IR Testing and Automation/Machine Vision application.

John Waggoner ITC Level II
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John Waggoner is the Director of Technical Training for TEGG Corporation. Mr. Waggoner has broad experience in electrical preventive maintenance and power quality assurance. He is skilled in the use of both Energized and De-energized test equipment. Mr. Waggoner is a Level II IR Thermographer and a Certified Power Quality Professional (CPQ). Mr. Waggoner is an OSHA authorized Trainer in many safety topics such as the requirements of Safe Work Procedures while working on energized electrical equipment. He has performed as well as instructed electricians/technicians in preventive maintenance techniques, thermography, voltage disturbance testing, power conditioning, power and grounding, and in the conduct/analysis of harmonics interaction surveys.

Scott Wood BS, CMRS, ITC Level II
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Scott Wood has been involved in building investigations and testing using infrared thermography as an investigative tool for both the commercial and residential sectors for 6 years. He is a Senior Building Science Consultant for BCRA, Inc performing building investigations and evaluations from peer review of architectural planning designs to final building testing, evaluation and commissioning. In addition he has been the primary instructor/consultant for the Building Science Institute developing the training curriculum and instructing the various building science thermography courses BSI provides nationally since 2003. Mr. Wood has served as director of building sciences for the International Association of Certified Thermographers (IACT) since its conception in 2007. Prior to his position at BCRA, Inc. he was involved in the development of training curriculums, project management and investigations for the restoration industry. Much of Mr. Wood’s time is also spent on technology investigation and transfer for infrared thermography’s use in building science. He has performed hundreds of infrared thermography site evaluations as well as authored numerous papers, provided presentations, clinics and workshops regarding infrared thermography’s use in restoration and building science.

Howard Vics ITC Level II, BS, CIT, HERS Rater
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Howard graduated from Northeastern University in 1985 with a BS degree in Engineering, with an emphasis in heat transfer and material science. He is an ITC certified Level II thermographer and holds certifications in building analysis and home energy rating from the Building Performance Institute.

Howard lives in upstate NY and conducts home energy audits, using Infrared Thermography for heat loss analysis to develop insulation and energy conservation strategies for residential and commercial building applications. He also does building diagnostics, home performance assessments and energy conservation consulting.

In addition to his independent consulting work, Howard is involved with New York State’s Home Performance with Energy STAR program for existing homes, with EPA’s Energy STAR new homes program and he serves on the operations board for the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity.


 
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