Exposing the truth, one investigation at a time.
Verite Forensic Engineering is a premier provider of failure analysis and investigation services, dedicated to delivering the truth with unparalleled accuracy, speed, and professionalism. Established in 1998, our firm has earned a reputation for exceptional work and client service across the 32 states in which we are licensed. Our team of licensed professional engineers (PE) possesses extensive industrial, commercial, design, construction, and failure analysis experience, ensuring that we can handle a wide range of incidents with the utmost expertise and rigor.
Our state-of-the-art laboratory and office, located in Conroe, Texas, enable us to quickly respond to incidents throughout our service area. We tailor our scheduling to the sensitivity and urgency of client needs, ensuring that we provide the most effective and efficient service possible. Our licensed professional engineers are court-recognized experts who have provided expert testimony in both State and Federal Courts on numerous occasions.
Our Services
At Verite Forensic Engineering, we offer a comprehensive range of investigation services for commercial and residential fires, product failures, water-related damage to structures, and other disaster-related incidents. Our experts specialize in:
- Electrical Forensic Investigations: Our electrical engineers employ a multi-disciplined approach to the fire investigative process, addressing complex technical issues and employing accepted methodology. Our services include electrical shock/electrocution equipment failure, appliance evaluation, switchboard/power distribution, utility distribution and transmission analysis, vehicle fire analysis, lightning damage evaluation, and more.
- Mechanical and Fire Protection Analysis: We regularly investigate commercial equipment (boilers, machinery, HVAC) and vehicle (truck, bus, automobile, heavy equipment) matters. Our services include machine failure/accident/fire, vehicle matters, vehicle inspection, water loss/damage, explosions, fuel gas system analysis, carbon monoxide poisoning, and more.
- Fire Protection System Failure Investigation: Utilizing state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment, our fire-certified engineers interpret the evidence to expose root causes of fire protection system failure. Our investigations are managed with the highest level of accuracy, speed, and professionalism, encompassing wet and dry fire sprinkler discharges and leaks, restaurant kitchen "Ansul" suppression systems, smoke movement and smoke detector placement, storage of combustible materials, and building/fire/life safety code compliance.
- Expert Opinions and Testing: Our engineers provide unbiased second opinions for manufacturers, attorneys, and other clients. We analyze and test failure scenarios, set up and test electrical/mechanical devices, and conduct confidential analysis of differing expert opinions or reports. We also design and build physical models to evaluate conceptual ideas.
- Laboratory Services: Our cutting-edge laboratory is equipped with a state-of-the-art Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), High Resolution Optical Photography and Video Stereo Microscopy, Digital Radiography (X-ray), Gas and Electrical Appliance Testing, a 10,000 Pound Vehicle Lift, Circuit Breaker Testing, Certified Evidence Collection Technician, and an Infrared Imaging System (FLIR) with a high temperature maximum of 2300 degrees F.
At Verite Forensic Engineering, our expert engineers are our core strength. Our highly experienced, quality-focused professionals are well-recognized both inside the courtroom as expert witnesses and outside as trainers, publishers, and experts in their fields. Trust us to provide the highest level of expertise and integrity in all of our investigations and analyses.
