About Down Forensic Engineering

Down Forensic Engineering, Inc. (DFE) is a professional corporation headquartered in the state of North Carolina. In a short time, DFE has cemented associations with well-qualified and experienced engineers and investigators, which has enhanced its ability to provide forensic engineering services, as well as fire and explosion investigative services.

DFE utilizes engineers that are actively licensed as professional engineers in numerous states, or nationally certified as fire and explosion investigators. Our primary objective is to consistently provide quality forensic investigative services to insurance companies, law firms, municipalities, government agencies, and private industries.  Good communication is a fundamental element of all of our client relationships.  We work diligently to provide a prompt response - when performing our field investigations and while providing you with a summary report that is clear and concise. DFE wants to be your first source for your forensic engineering needs. Call us at (919) 234-3473. We look forward to working with you.

About Our President & Principal Engineer

Randy D. Down, PE, CFEI, has over 35 years of experience in electrical, mechanical and control systems engineering for a diverse range of industrial, institutional, municipal and commercial applications. He has served as a lead design engineer, project manager, engineering manager, forensic engineer and technical consultant. He is an author and contributing author for several nationally published textbooks on environmental control systems and instrumentation. He has presented papers internationally on the application of environmental control systems. He has also taught adult education courses on the application of digital and analog controls.

Over the course of his career he has worked for system manufacturers, as well as consulting engineering & architectural firms. He is licensed as a professional engineer in multiple states (including NC, GA, VA, PA, DE, ME, NY, NH, IN, WI, NV, and CA) and certified as a fire and explosion investigator through NAFI. His forensic engineering experience includes mechanical and electrical systems and equipment failure analysis, fire and explosion origin and cause investigation, and some areas of accident reconstruction.