About
Macias Forensics
Macias Forensics is a forensic electrical engineering firm dedicated to helping insurers, attorneys, and property owners understand the cause, extent, and implications of electrical and equipment-related losses. We combine hands-on investigation experience with modern analytical and automation-enhanced workflows to deliver clear, defensible evaluations that support confident decision-making.
Welcome to Macias Forensics
About the Principal Engineer
Zacharias Macias is a licensed Professional Engineer in Electrical Engineering and a Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator with over ten years of combined experience in forensic electrical engineering and MEP consulting. His background includes the design of electrical power distribution systems, fire alarm and technology systems, and infrastructure projects for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the California Department of State Hospitals, municipalities, educational institutions, and aerospace facilities. His forensic work includes electrical failure analysis, fire investigations, and equipment damage assessments across a wide range of commercial, industrial, residential, and institutional environments.
Licensed Professional Engineer (Electrical) - California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado
Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator (CFEI)
Experience with utility, industrial, municipal, commercial, and residential systems
Thoughtful Use of Technology & Automation
Macias Forensics leverages modern technology and streamlined automation to reduce administrative workload and improve case efficiency. Automated systems support tasks such as documentation management, transcription, scheduling, and report preparation, allowing our engineers to stay focused on the technical analysis. This approach lowers overall case costs, improves turnaround time, and ensures consistent, high-quality results without compromising expert judgment.
Geographic Coverage
Macias Forensics is based in Southern California and regularly serves clients throughout the region, but we frequently travel nationwide and provide remote consultations across the United States.
Assignments outside California are welcome and coordinated on a case-by-case basis.
Electrical Forensic Engineering & Failure Analysis
Based in Southern California – Serving clients throughout California and beyond
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