Charles Darnell

Testing cable restraints in cable trays.

Biography:

Mr. Darnell is a registered professional electrical engineer in Louisiana and is certified by the National Association of Fire Investigators as a fire and explosion investigator.  His international engineering design and construction experience includes utility, petrochemical, oil & gas, marine and industrial projects.  His fire and explosion investigation experience includes electrical incident investigation, equipment failure analysis, fire investigation and expert witness in federal and state courts.  Mr. Darnell is a task group member on API-RP14F and RP14FZ the Recommended Practices for the Design and Installation of Electrical Systems for Offshore Production Platforms and IEEE P45.8, the Recommended Practice for Electrical Installations on Shipboard – Cable Systems.  He is a member of the IEEE Insulated Conductors Committee that is responsible for standards relating to the construction, testing and installation of cables and cable components.  As a member of the ANSI US National Committee of the IEC, he actively participates on SC23A, which is responsible for the international standard IEC61914, Cable Cleats for Electrical Installations.  He has authored and presented many technical papers on cable restraint.  He is an IEEE Senior Member and sits on the Executive Committee on the IEEE Industry Applications Society – Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee (PCIC).  Mr. Darnell holds several patents and trademarks.  In 2010, he founded Talon Products to manufacture cable cleats in the United States.

Mr. Darnell and his wife Johanna reside in the rural community of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, where they garden and raise laying hens.  In his spare time, Mr. Darnell enjoys scuba diving, wine collecting and cooking.  They support Louisiana Special Olympics and Options.

Email:

Address:47037 Conrad Anderson, , Hammond, Louisiana, United States, 70401