Malcolm West Level I
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Malcolm is a Level I thermographer with the Australian Institute of Non destructive Testing (AINDT) and has been using the technology for 11 years. He has gone from working for an electrical maintenance company running their themography division to running his own Thermal Imaging business for the last 6 years.

Peter Hopkins ITC Level II
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Raphael Danjoux PhD.
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Raphaël has worked with thermography since 1983, first as a doctoral student, then in companies designing and fabricating special machines and control equipment. He received his PhD in sciences in 1988 submitting a thesis titled "Pulsed photothermal radiometry applied to the nondestructive testing of materials". Raphaël joined FLIR Systems in 1998 as the Automation representative for France. He became the ITC manager for the French subsidiary in May 1999, after the merger with Inframetrics. In January 2006, he assumed the role of Program Development Manager for ITC Eurasia in Stockholm.

In this role, Raphael responsibilities include course development and guidance for ITC licensed trainers and training centers. He is also active on technical committees working to develop thermographer certification standards under ISO.

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

Hans Hallin ITC Level II
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Mr. Hallin graduated from the Technical High School of of Stockholm in Electronics and Telecommunication. He worked for BOFORS in the design of A/D hardware and software for air fighter systems and ground/vehicle based fire control systems before joining AGEMA in 1984. Hans designed electronics for the highly successful 470 and 900 systems. Today, Hans manages the applications laboratory in Danderyd, works with the design and building of Level 1 and 2 Applications labs, teaches software, and provides technical support for the FLIR sales force and customers.

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.

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.

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.

Steve Ramos Certified Home Inspector, Certified Building Science Thermographer
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The roof leaks, the furnace makes strange sounds, and the dishes come out of the dishwasher dirtier than they went in. What’s a homeowner to do?  Don’t despair! Steve Ramos, House Detective, is here to help you tackle all of the trials and tribulations of being a homeowner.

Steve is a Certfied Home Inspector,Certified Building Science Thermographer,and the current Co-Host for the Home and Garden Television’s (HGTV) popular program, House Detective, and has appeared in 104 episodes of the show.  In the "detective" segment of the program, Steve, a NACHI Certified Home Inspector, takes a homeowner on a tour of their own home. And using infrared and other hi-tech gadgets, Steve reveals the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. Steve doesn’t leave the homeowner hanging either because he offers expert advice with practical "how-to" ideas. During the show, many of the issues Steve has unearthed are addressed with innovative fixes implemented by expert contractors. 

When Steve is not on camera, he can be found sleuthing under houses or scaling the roof tops of Northern California homes as he helps homeowners, buyers, and sellers understand the major issues with their home. Steve currently resides in Northern California with his wife and three children.

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.

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, is a certified Level II Thermographer and the Technical Director of Four Star Cleaning and Restoration, Inc. Currently he is director of building sciences for the National Association of Certified Thermographers (NACT). He is also the Building Science Institute’s primary consultant and instructor, certified in remediation, building and  Infrared sciences. Mr. Wood graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Microbiology. His natural curiosity and affinity for things micro biotical has led him on the path of Mold/Microbial Remediation and finally building science/forensics and the use of infrared thermography in its investigations.  Scott wrote the Environmental Remediation Manual and has developed  environmental and infrared applications for the restoration and building science industry that are implemented nationwide. He has many publications regarding the use of infrared thermography for the building environment.

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.

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.

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.

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.