Isaac avitan, PhD, PE
avitan & associates, Inc.

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REGISTRATION & CERTIFICATION:

Registered Professional Engineer, Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (APEO), 1981-present;

and, Association of Professional Engineers of British Columbia (APEBC), 1982-1985;

and, National Societies of Professional Engineers (NSPE), 2007-present.

Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI), 2001-present.

Commercial Pilot (Instrument, Multi-Engine, Sea), U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 1994-present.

Certified Atomic Radiation Worker, Atomic Energy of Canada (AEC), 1981-1983.

INDUSTRY STANDARDS PARTICIPATION & ADVISING:

Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), B56.1 Subcommittee on Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks, 1997-Present.

Evaluator, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), 1991-Present.

Advisor, Georgia Department of Labor - Project Safe Georgia (PSG), 2002-Present.

Member, American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE), S318.13 Working Group for Safety for Agricultural Field Equipment, 2000-2007.

Advisor, Iowa State University Center for Industrial Research and Science (CIRAS), 1994-1998.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), M-1986, SM-1991-Present.

Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1976-1982, 1989-Present.

Member, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), 1999-Present.

Member, American Society for Metals International (ASM), 2005-Present.

Member, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 1998-Present.

Member, National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI), 2001-Present.

Member, American Society of Safety Engineers(ASSE), 2005-Present.

Member, American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE), 2000-2007.

Member, Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE), 1976-1982, 1999-2007.

Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 1976-1982.

Member, Material Handling Institute (Integrated Systems & Controls Product Group) (MHI), 1986-1992.

Member, Material Handling Industry Association (MHIA), 1992-1998.

Member, Industrial Truck Association (ITA), 1996-1998.

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Last Updated: 11-Mar-2007
Isaac Avitan, Ph.D., P.E.
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