Experts
We Deliver the Facts
Origin and Cause is Canada’s largest consulting forensic engineer and fire investigation firm. Our national presence – with 16 offices across the country – allows us to serve clients from coast to coast and field highly qualified, trusted experts in every major engineering disciple: Fire and explosion investigation, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials and metallurgical engineering, structural engineering, chemical engineering and drone services. We are also leaders in forensic litigation, with involvement in over 1,500 legal cases across Canada, throughout the United States and around the world.
Our engineers, investigators and technical experts possess a wealth of practical experience and a depth of knowledge within their respective fields. Our multidisciplinary approach works to the benefit of our clients to ensure complete investigations, from fieldwork to analysis, reporting and litigation support. Our team has cumulatively completed over 30,000 forensic investigations, and our experts have an average of 25 years of experience.
Mazen Habash
President and Consulting Forensic Engineer
Art Beleda
Vice President Eastern Canada and Fire & Explosion Investigator
Ryan Dobson
Vice President Western Canada and Forensic Investigator
Steve Klimpel
Fire & Explosion Investigator and Operations Manager Northern and Eastern Ontario/Atlantic Canada
Matthew Obach
Forensic Engineer and Branch Manager
Peter Hamilton
Fire & Explosion Investigator and Atlantic Canada Manager
Vladimir Chlistovsky
Forensic Engineer and GTA Operations Manager
Said Ismail
Operations Manager – Ancaster, Electrical Forensic Engineer and Fire Investigator
Michelle Holden Bradley
Forensic Engineer
Richard Kooren
Consultant
Chris K. Panasiewicz
Consulting Forensic Engineer
Dinu Matei
Senior Consulting Forensic Engineer, Materials Engineering
Adam Lohonyai
Structural Forensics Practice Lead
Eduardo Mari
Fire Protection Practice Lead & Materials Forensic Engineer
Martin Coles
Forensic Engineer
William “Bill” Hiscott
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Michael Owens
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Mark Mason
Fire Investigator and HVAC/Fuels Specialist
Allen Bauer
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Matt Roberts
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Chris Needham
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Stephen L. Martin
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Darren Keuhl
Drone Operator/Collision Reconstructionist
Melanie Cairns
Forensic Engineer
Tristan Delorme
Forensic Engineer
Nabi Goudarzi
Forensic Structural Engineer
Gary Jarrett
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Keith B. Ellwood
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Jimmy Fata
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Sid Murray
Canine Expert Trainer
Jeff Inch
Drone Operator/Collision Reconstructionist
Ryan Norton
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Alexa Grittani
Fire Investigator EIT
Neil Ralston
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Hasan Robah
Structural Designer and Forensics Investigator
Mike Goldberg
Fire Investigator and HVAC/Fuels Specialist
Andrea Gaynor
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Cody Zebedee
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Simon Nguyen
Forensic Structural Engineer
Kevin Abbott
Fire Investigator and Fuels Specialist
Hussein Robah
Structural Designer
Paul Emadi
Forensic Engineer
Jennifer Wiens
Vehicle System Forensic Investigator
Mesbah Shahamirian
Forensic Structural Inspector
Kylee Martin
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Katherine Humphrys
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Chase Wang
Forensic Engineer and Fire Investigator
Benjamin McFadgen
Architectural Technologist
John McCutcheon
Fire and Explosion Investigator, Fuels/HVAC Specialist
Raina Chamberlain
Electrical Engineering Trainee/Fire Investigator
Kelly Doyle
Fire & Explosion Investigator
Tyler Rocheleau
Architectural Technologist