Dr. Biteau is a fire protection engineer who specializes in the evaluation of fire safety strategies for a wide range of hazards, buildings, and market types. His expertise spans across a diverse set of hazards including wildland fires, energy storage systems (ESS) meeting NFPA 855, hazardous material processes, and explosion and deflagration mitigation systems in accordance with NFPA 68 and 69. Dr. Biteau has used this expertise to conduct NFPA 855 risk assessments and hazard mitigation analyses for energy storage systems and has worked closely with utility companies on the implementation of a wildland fire hazard evaluation and mitigation tool for gas transmission lines and gas transmission stations. He has experience with wildland ignition and fire hazard assessments, as well as wildland fire hazard mitigation strategies.
Dr. Biteau can lead efforts to conduct small and large-scale fire experiments based on internationally accepted standards (NFPA, ASTM, UL, ISO, NASA). He has conducted fire testing on a wide range of materials such as fabrics, polymers, insulation and building materials, paints, coatings, combustible, and flammable liquids, forest fuels as well as lithium-ion batteries. He designs, manages, and executes fire testing to provide critical information regarding the fire behavior of materials and material assemblies.
Before joining Code Red Consultants, LLC, Dr. Biteau provided forensic services for more than 12 years, investigating the origin and causes of fires in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, evaluating the performance of fire protection systems, and evaluating the thermal behavior of construction materials, appliances, as well as various consumer electronics. He has served on a variety of NFPA Technical Committees including NFPA 88A, NFPA 285, NFPA 461, NFPA 855, and NFPA 1140.
What is something that colleagues and clients might not know about you?
When I was younger, I used to compete in karate, which helped me later managing stressful situations.
Education
- The University of Edinburgh, UK, Doctor of Philosophy, Fire Safety Engineering, 2010
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de St Etienne, France, Master of Science, Civil Engineering, 2005
- Université de Poitiers, Master of Science, Physics, 2003
Affiliations
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
- International Association of Fire Safety Science (IAFSS)
- National Association of Fire Investigator (NAFI)
- International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)
- Registered Fire Protection Engineer CA #1941
- Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) in accordance with the National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI) National Certification Board per NFPA 921 (2011)
- NAFI Advanced Fire, Arson, and Explosion Investigation Training Program (21 hours tested), Recertified 2020
Speaking Engagements
- CFD Modeling of Flammable Gas Concentration Levels and Empirical Validation, Proceedings of the 2019 International Symposium on Fire Investigation Science and Technology, Itasca, Illinois, September 24-26, 2018
- Transportation of Li-ion batteries: The State of Charge Parameter, 2017 Detection, and Signaling Research and Applications Conference, College Park, MD, September 12-14, 2017
- Calculation Methods for the Heat Release Rate of Materials of Unknown Composition, Fire Safety Science: Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2008
Dr. Biteau is a fire protection engineer who specializes in the evaluation of fire safety strategies for a wide range of hazards, buildings, and market types. His expertise spans across a diverse set of hazards including wildland fires, energy storage systems (ESS) meeting NFPA 855, hazardous material processes, and explosion and deflagration mitigation systems in accordance with NFPA 68 and 69. Dr. Biteau has used this expertise to conduct NFPA 855 risk assessments and hazard mitigation analyses for energy storage systems and has worked closely with utility companies on the implementation of a wildland fire hazard evaluation and mitigation tool for gas transmission lines and gas transmission stations. He has experience with wildland ignition and fire hazard assessments, as well as wildland fire hazard mitigation strategies.
Dr. Biteau can lead efforts to conduct small and large-scale fire experiments based on internationally accepted standards (NFPA, ASTM, UL, ISO, NASA). He has conducted fire testing on a wide range of materials such as fabrics, polymers, insulation and building materials, paints, coatings, combustible, and flammable liquids, forest fuels as well as lithium-ion batteries. He designs, manages, and executes fire testing to provide critical information regarding the fire behavior of materials and material assemblies.
Before joining Code Red Consultants, LLC, Dr. Biteau provided forensic services for more than 12 years, investigating the origin and causes of fires in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, evaluating the performance of fire protection systems, and evaluating the thermal behavior of construction materials, appliances, as well as various consumer electronics. He has served on a variety of NFPA Technical Committees including NFPA 88A, NFPA 285, NFPA 461, NFPA 855, and NFPA 1140.
What is something that colleagues and clients might not know about you?
When I was younger, I used to compete in karate, which helped me later managing stressful situations.