Dr. Van De Wiele is a member of the American Meteorological Society, ​​the American Society for Testing and Materials International, the National Academy of Forensic Engineers and is a bench-trained research scientist. He received his PhD from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center with a background in immunology and genetic engineering. He is an active researcher with a publication record spanning three decades. He brings an in-depth knowledge of the roles the various participants in a wind insurance claim play with an ability to clarify and visually represent complex data sets for reporting and litigation purposes.