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Wood Science, Technology Expert Consultant
Expertise in wood science engineering, wood mechanics, wood technology, wood structure and properties, wood and fiber composites, wood performance in construction, timber engineering, forest products.

This associate is an expert in areas including resistograph certification, wood engineering research needs and goals, fire-retardant treated wood, in-grade testing, testing machine calibration, wood design of structural elements, structural wood research, how the environment affects lumber design, timber bridge construction.

Additional areas of specialty include applications and design properties of structural wood-based products, loading influence on structural lumber, simulations of wood load-sharing systems, wood deterioration studies, lumber strength data, and design stresses for hardwood structural grade lumber.

Expertise of particular interest in matters requiring expert testimony includes microbiological analyses of wood samples, evaluation of adhesive bond integrity of two adhesives used to manufacture edge glued red oak stair treads, inspection of framing lumber, investigation of the collapse of an elevator shaft scaffold platform, investigation of oriented strandboard siding, inspection of cedar shingle siding, investigation of hardboard siding, recommended allowable properties for southern yellow pine, evaluation report of advanced engineered lumber, investigation of exterior architectural woodwork and water infiltration, investigation of wood flooring, analysis of redwood lumber, building envelope investigation, investigation of a failed wood chair, investigation of gymnasium wood floor distress, investigation of premature deterioration of fire retardant treated plywood, investigation of a failed wood utility pole, investigation of truss failures, investigation of the structural properties of fire retardant treated plywood, and more

PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Construction, Forestry, Forest Products, Lumber, Manufacturing, Wood Products

EDUCATION
Ph.D., Wood Science/Engineering Colorado State University
M.S., Wood Mechanics, Colorado State University
B.S., Wood Technology, University of Massachusetts
A.A.S., Forestry, Paul Smiths College

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.

Providing expertise in wood science, wood engineering research and development, wood science and technology, failure analysis, forensic investigation and analysis, expert witness testimony, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.

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President, consulting firm specializing in wood and wood-based products

Was consultant and principal of a consulting organization specializing in the use of wood and wood-based products.

Assistant Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Forest Products, Blacksburg, VA

Taught and advised graduate and undergraduate students. Developed and administered active research program in wood engineering. Was principal investigator or co-principal investigator for seven research grants. Was cooperating investigator for three research grants. Provided extension duties to the general public within the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Manager, Engineering Research & Development, Western Wood Products Association, Portland, OR

Represented Western Lumber Industry in all aspects of wood engineering research. Cooperated with other US and Canadian Lumber Grading Agencies, forest products laboratories, and universities in coordinating lumber research. Assisted engineers, architects, builders, building code officials, and the general public in utilizing lumber in the most efficient manner. Developed and implemented a national in-grade testing program for dimension lumber. Developed and implemented a national standard for machine stress-rated lumber.

Graduate Research Assistant, Colorado State University, Department of Wood Science, Fort Collins, CO

Conducted research in the areas of the mechanical properties of wood and non-destructive full-size tests of lumber. Major area of research: variability of wood properties, its description, and use in system analysis. Provided teaching in wood mechanics and the design of wood structures.

HONORS AND AWARDS
Award of Appreciation, for Outstanding Service to ASTM
Gamma Sigma Delta, National Agricultural Honor Society
Outstanding Young Men of America Award
Sigma Xi, National Scientific Research Honor Society
Alpha Zeta, National Agricultural Honor Society
Magna Cum Laude, University of Massachusetts
Directory of International Biography: A Biographical Record of Contemporary Achievement

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Forest Products Society (Formerly Forest Products Research Society)
American Society of Civil Engineers
American National Standards Institute
Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Institute
Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association
Southern Pine Inspection Bureau
Truss Plate Institute
National Frame Builders Association
Wood Council of the American Forest & Paper Association - Design Professional
National Association of Home Builders
New York State Builders Association
Forest Products Society
Society of Wood Science & Technology
American Society for Testing and Materials
USDA Cooperative State Research Service
USDA Competitive Grants Program
USDA Forest Products Laboratory
Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station

PUBLICATIONS
Numerous publications related to effects of moisture content on the flexural properties of southern pine dimension lumber, nail laminated posts with metal reinforced joints, quality in lumber, structural wood-based materials, stochastic simulations of wood load-sharing systems, nailed wood joints under combined loading, and more.

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