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Our Technical Review Board

Under our non-negotiable editorial code, every single author and reviewer is a real, named person whose verifiable professional licenses are on public record. We strictly prohibit invented pseudonyms, marketing personas, or fake credentials.

Marcus Vance

Licensed Master Electrician & Power Systems Specialist
LICENSE #ME-884920

Marcus has over 22 years of field experience in commercial, industrial, and residential electrical power systems. He holds active Master Electrician credentials and specializes in standby generator installations, manual transfer switches, mechanical breaker interlocks, and off-grid battery storage systems compliant with NEC Articles 700, 702, and 705.

Subject Oversight: All electrical guides, inverter calculators, generator backfeed prevention, and well pump 240V inrush surge calculations.

Sarah Lin, REHS

Registered Environmental Health Specialist
NEHA CERTIFIED #REHS-41092

Sarah serves as a public health environmental officer focusing on emergency drinking water quality, waterborne pathogen transmission, and municipal sanitation failure protocols. She holds degrees in Environmental Science and Microbiology and is credentialed through the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA).

Subject Oversight: Water storage sanitation, CDC/EPA chemical bleach disinfection formulas, and micro-filtration boundaries.

Elena Rostova, MS, RD

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist & Food Safety Auditor
CDR REGISTRY #861042

Elena is a clinical dietitian and food safety consultant specializing in disaster nutrition, metabolic stress energy expenditure, and food-borne pathogen control. She received her Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition from Ohio State University and is accredited by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

Subject Oversight: Pantry calorie planning, macronutrient balance, micronutrient deficiency prevention (scurvy/beriberi), and USDA refrigerator/freezer spoilage timelines.

Lt. Jonathan Hayes, NRP, FP-C

Critical Care Flight Paramedic & Disaster Medicine Instructor
NREMT #P-298410

Jonathan has 16 years of pre-hospital emergency medicine experience, including municipal fire-rescue and critical-care air medical transport. He instructs wilderness life support and specializes in disaster triage, medical device electrical continuity, and hypothermia treatment protocols.

Subject Oversight: Medically dependent household planning (CPAP, oxygen, insulin cooling), hypothermia clinical recognition, and first-aid supply staging.