James Graf is a Forensic Engineer based in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a licensed professional electrical engineer and highly experienced forensic investigator with more than two decades of electrical engineering, construction, and failure analysis experience. He specializes in forensic electrical investigations, large-loss property claims, electrical system failures, code compliance evaluations, and the restoration of damaged commercial and industrial facilities.

Throughout his career, Mr. Graf has conducted complex site and laboratory investigations, determined causes of electrical and mechanical failures, prepared detailed technical reports, developed repair cost estimates, and provided expert testimony and depositions. He is licensed in Ohio and numerous other states and has extensive knowledge of the National Electrical Code, power distribution systems, industrial controls, and electrical safety.

Prior to his forensic engineering career, Mr. Graf owned and operated an electrical construction company and spent more than two decades in field leadership, engineering, and construction management roles supporting major industrial, manufacturing, and steel production facilities. His experience includes power systems design, high-voltage installations, process controls, programmable controllers, maintenance outages, facility upgrades, and large-scale industrial construction projects. Combining hands-on field expertise with engineering analysis, Mr. Graf brings a practical, real-world perspective to investigations involving electrical failures, fire origin and cause determinations, equipment damage assessments, and complex property loss claims.