Eugene Bryant Keith
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT SPECIALTIST
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Saw Mill Equipment
Machine Tool Equipment
Mining Equipment
Metal Working Equipment, Analog/NC/CNC
Stamping Presses
Printing Presses, Sheet Fed and Web
Seafood Processing Equipment, Extensive Experience working in Alaska
Food Processing Equipment
Oil Field Equipment
Injection Molding Equipment
Pumps and Compressors, Reciprocating/Helical Screw/Lobed
Off Road and Over the Road Equipment
Scrap Processing
Paving Equipment
Large Farm Equipment
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Current Employment
Industrial Loss Consultants LLC
April 1st, 2105 to Present
Position - CEO/Senior Machinery Consultant
ekeith@industrialloss.com
www.industrialloss.com
Past Employment History
Industrial Loss Consulting, Inc.
April 10, 1992 to April 1st, 2015
Position – CEO/Senior Machinery Consultant
Machinery consulting for the Insurance Industry, Law Firms, and Manufacturing Firms. Our company
handles production equipment, turbines, compressors, mining, textile and sawmill equipment. We have
worked in over 47 states as well as 10 different countries. We have worked hurricanes, floods,
earthquakes, fires, explosions and various loss situations for over 20 different insurance companies as
well as numerous Law Firms and Manufacturers. My duties include field inspections, photography,
evidence preservation, report writing, cost analysis and clerking work.
Pembro Consultants/Induction Heating & Welding, Inc.
1988 to April 1992
Position – Field Engineer/Plant Manager
At this firm I had dual duties to do machinery consulting for the insurance industry and I was
responsible for the management of the machine repair shop for Induction Heating & Welding. Along
with supervising employees during repair operations, I ordered parts, scheduled shipments, quoted repair
jobs and marketed for new work.
Keeler-Webb Associates
1985 to 1988
Position - Field Engineer
My duties at KWA involved fire investigation, vehicular accident reconstruction, and mechanical inspections
of vehicles involved in accidents, and machinery losses. All of the above work was for the Insurance
Industry in a forensic involvement. I was involved with all aspects of fieldwork, photography, evidence
preservation, and report writing. I also gained extensive experience in deposition’s as well as court
testimony.
Pembro Consultants/Complete Engineer Services
1983 to 1985
Position – Field Engineer/Plant Manager
This was the same position held with Pembro during the period from 1987 to 1992, it was during this time,
a joint effort from the two firms to consolidate their efforts in the consulting and repair fields.
New Castle Engineering, Inc.
December 1978 to March 1983
Position - Assistant Millwright up to Sales Engineer
While at New Castle Engineering, I worked my way from a helper up through various departments until I
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received my own sales territory. I was involved in repair of many types of equipment and eventually went on
to inspect and quote repairs in the field for the company. We were involved with compressors, machine tool
equipment, heat exchangers and steam equipment.
Military History
March 1975 to May 1978
101st Airborne – 1st of the 501st Fort Campbell, KY
Honorable Discharge
Position - Headquarters Platoon/Company Commanders Aide
During the three years in the military I completed various classes and schooling. The most important
ones were Helicopter Assault School in the 101st Airborne and the Jungle Warfare Training School at
Fort Sherman in the Panama Canal Zone.
Education and Training Classes
Dale Carnegie and Associates, Inc.
Dale Carnegie Sales Course
Indianapolis, Indiana
1980
State of Indiana
Office of the State Fire Marshal
Fire and Arson Investigation 60 hr Course
Brookville, Indiana
1986
Indiana Fire Instructors’ Association
Indiana State Fire School
Fire and Arson Detection
Indianapolis, Indiana
1986
Indiana State Association
National Association of Power Engineers
Power Engineers Certification
Plant Utilities, Operation and Maintenance
Indianapolis, Indiana
1986
Indiana Vocational Technical College
Indianapolis, Indiana
2 Year Associates Degree
Industrial Maintenance Technology / Facilities Maintenance
May 1988
Indianapolis Police Academy
Advanced Fire Origin and Cause / Expert Witness
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Indianapolis, Indiana
1997
Visual Statement
Trimble Company
Accident and Crime Scene Diagramming
Henry County Sheriff’s Department
New Castle, Indiana
2002
Visual Statement
Trimble Company
Advanced Collision Diagramming with 3D Animation
Hickory Hills, Illinois
2006
Colorado School of Mines
Introduction to Petroleum Refining and Technology
Golden, Colorado
2007
ARAS 360 Accident Reconstruction Computer Training
Nevada State Police Headquarters
Las Vegas, NV
2012
Partial Listing of Court & Deposition Experience
ASEMEX v. Crawford & Company, et al
Cause #95-2955
County Court at Law Number Three, El Paso County, Texas
File #8604420.548
Deposition for the Plaintiff
Aurora Bearing Company and ABC Limited Partnership v. Wausau General Insurance
Company
Cause #LKA 98-316
Circuit Court of the 16th Judicial Circuit, Kane County, Illinois
Deposition for the Defendant
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The Phoenix Insurance Company v. Southern Fiber, Inc., et al
Civil Action # 5:01-CV-130-V
United Sates District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Deposition for the Plaintiff
The Providence Bank, Plaintiff v. Wagnerware Corporation, dba Wager Manufacturing, Co.,
et al. / general Star Indemnity Company, Plaintiff v. Financial Resource Associates Inc., et al.
Case No. 01-CV-3937
Deposition for the Plaintiff
Pretzels, Inc, Plaintiff v. Shambaugh & Sons, Inc.; and Simerman Construction CO., Inc.
Cause No. 90D01-9811-CP-114
Deposition for the Plaintiff
John and Nancy Strong (Plaintiffs) v. Carolina Builders Corporation d/b/a Stock Building
Supply d/b/a Erb Lumber (Defendant)
Cause No.: 1:03-cv-00714-JDT-TAB
Deposition as Sheriff’s Department Investigator on Vehicular Fatality
Aurora Bearing Company
Daar, Fisher, Kanaris & Vanek
Aurora Bearing Co. & ABC Limited Partnership
Wausau General Insurance Company
Circuit Court of the 16th Judicial Circuit Kane County, IL
LKA 98 316
Champion Home Builders Vs. ADT Security Systems
Robinson & Cole
Northern District of New York
00-CV-0287
Foundry - Wagner Manufacturing Co. Vs. ASU Group
The Provendent Bank & General Star Indemnity, Co.
Butrus Khoshbin Wilson Vogt
Common Pleas Court of
Montgomery County, OH
99-CV-3878 & 01-CV-3937
Kelly Pickle Co. Vs. Transportation Insurance
Piper & Schmidt
State of Wisconsin Circuit
Court, Onconto County
01-CV-99
Cupples Products, Inc. - Legal Review
Lathrop & Gage
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
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Fidelity National Information Solutions, Inc., et al.
Indiana Southern District Court
4:02CV1687ERW
Chris Kaye Plastics Corp. Vs. Milacron, Inc. el al.
Cozen O'Connor
Circuit Court of St. Louis
02CC-004468
Dash Multi-Corp Vs. Vapor Corp., et al
GAB Business Services, Inc.
Circuit Court of the county of St. Louis, Missouri
634442
Buse Vs. Fed Pacific
Lange, Quill, & Powers, P.S.C.
Court of Hamilton County, OH
A8909590
J. Barrett Buse & Ann B. Buse
Federal Pacific Electric Company, Challenger Electrical Equipment Corp, Richard's Electric
Supply Co, Kenneth Kuntz
Bridgestone/Firestone - Liberia, Africa
McLarens/Cigna
District Court 60th Judicial
District of Jefferson County, TX
B-148, 853
Chicago Dubuque Foundry
District Court of Iowa in and for Dubuque County
LACV 050881
Chicago - Dubuque Foundry Corp.& Employees Mutual Casualty Company
Henry County Superior Court
33D01-0502-FC-0004
State of Indiana
Andrew Saunders Case
State of Indiana vs. Sammie McBride
Henry County Circuit Court
Criminal Case
Case No. 33C01-1107-FC-000016
May 22nd, 2012
Testimony for Prosecution
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Articles and Publications
In the past Industrial Loss Consulting, Inc. produced a monthly news letter. I wrote a column for that
letter each month on various topics specific to the commercial machinery industry.
I also have worked as a presenter from 2000 to 2004 for the PLRB (Property Loss Research Bureau)
teaching classes on machinery inspection to property loss adjusters. I have also co-taught classes at the
Indianapolis Police Academy on fire investigation of electrical fires.
Major Cases
The following is a listing of some of our major assignments over the last 23 years involving insurance
and legal related cases.
1.) Cuba, Power Generation Equipment Cost and failure analysis
November 10, 1999
2.) Boston, MA. Hot Isostatic Press Explosion Cost Analysis and Clerking Equipment
July 27, 1998
3.) Alberta Canada, Major Peat Moss Production Facility, Cost Analysis and Clerking Equipment
November 10, 2000
4.) Lincolnton, NC. Textile Mill Fire, Cost Analysis and Follow-up as Appraiser
January 3, 2001
5.) Gainesboro, TN. Chemical Anodizing Plant Fire, Cost Analysis and Equipment Clerking
April 2, 2001
6.) Lafayette, IN. Production Plant Destroyed by Tornado, Cost Analysis and Equipment Clerking
April 27, 1994
7.) Los Angeles, CA. Aerospace Plant Destroyed by Earthquake, Cost Analysis, Relocation Work,
Downtime Estimates
January 12, 1994
8.) St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Television Station Damaged by Hurricane, Cost and Damage
Analysis
January 12, 1996
9.) Liberia, Africa. Major Rubber Production Facility Overrun During Civil War. Cost and
Damage Analysis
January 25, 1996
10.) Newport News, VA. 900 Ton Bridge Crane, Damage Analysis and Repair Clerking
June 29, 1992
11.) Newport News, VA. Dive Operations to Inspect and Analyze Damages to Underwater Pipeline.
June 26, 2000
12.) Honolulu, Hawaii. Damage and Cost Estimates for Water Pumping Station
July 16, 1999
13.) Kodiak, Alaska. Major Fish Processing Facility Fire. Damage Estimates and Damage Analysis
June 18, 1997
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14.) New Delhi, India. Major Floral Production Facilities. Structural Collapse and Equipment
Damage Cost Estimates
April 23, 1997
15.) Colombo, Sri Lanka. Fire at Voice of America Transmitter Site. Cause and Origin and Damage
Analysis
June 23, 1997
16.) St. Kitts, British Holding. Printed Circuit Board Plant Fire. Damage and Cost Estimates
January 22, 2001
17.) Grand Forks, ND. Major Potato Production Facility Fire. Damage and Cost Estimates.
Equipment Clerking
June 14, 1999
18.) LeMars, Iowa. Major Ice Cream
19.) Erie Canal, Panama - Erie Pan Am Generating Company, Explosion, 2.3 MW Utility
Generating Station
20.) Carlstadt, NJ, USA - Pictorial Offset, Flood – 6 printing press line, support equipment
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