What OCI-USA does

OCI-USA (legal name: Origin, Energy and Renewables, Inc., d/b/a Origin and Cause) is a Houston-headquartered forensic engineering and fire investigation firm serving the insurance industry and corporate clients on complex loss claims. The firm provides expert witness testimony, forensic analysis, and consulting across eight industrial sectors: manufacturing and heavy industrial, refining and petrochemical, renewable energy, power generation, upstream production and midstream, space launch vehicles and satellite systems, commercial construction, and transportation. OCI-USA reports 12 employees at its Houston headquarters but draws on a roster of 40+ credentialed experts across the US and Canada through its strategic affiliation with Origin and Cause Canada, which is described as Canada's largest forensic engineering and fire investigation firm, with operational offices in Mississauga, Kingston, Calgary, and Atlantic Canada.

The firm's service portfolio spans Engineering & Technical Services (forensic analysis, root cause analysis, property loss analysis), Schedule Delay analysis, Environmental & Hygiene Services, Forensic Accounting, Dispute Resolution, and Cause & Origin fire investigation, supplemented by a continuing-education webinar program for insurance professionals. OCI-USA does not maintain a proprietary technology platform; instead it layers industry-standard third-party tools onto its expert bench, including Aspen Technology (HYSYS, Plus, PIMS, ACCE) for refinery and petrochemical process simulation, Oracle Primavera P6 and Deltek Acumen Fuse/Risk for forensic schedule delay analysis, Safran Risk and MS Projects for project controls, and Pix4D and DroneDeploy for drone-based aerial scene mapping. Senior experts include a retired NASA engineer, former lead design engineers at GE/NextEra/Emerson, professional engineers licensed across multiple US states and Canadian provinces, and CFEI/CVFI-certified fire investigators with 1,000-1,700+ investigations individually.

Revenue is generated on a project-by-project basis for individual insurance claims and disputes, with engagements typically anchored on complex multi-million-dollar losses (case values disclosed range from $500K to $120M+). Clients comprise insurance carriers as the primary segment, plus reinsurance firms, law firms, captive insurance programs, and corporate risk managers, engaged through an online assignment submission process. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with billing arrangements accommodating self-payer, schedule-of-insurers, and third-party options. The firm markets through direct professional relationships, an insurance-focused CE program targeting underwriters, claims adjusters, and brokers, technical whitepapers, and a professional services website, with no retail or self-service distribution channel.

Name

OCI-USA

Legal name

Origin, Energy and Renewables, Inc.

Website

https://oci-usa.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OCI-USA (Origin, Energy and Renewables, Inc., d/b/a Origin and Cause) is a Houston-based forensic engineering and fire investigation firm providing expert witness testimony, loss analysis, and consulting to insurance carriers and corporate clients across refining, petrochemical, renewable energy, and other industrial sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forensic Engineering & Fire Investigation Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Fraud, Waste & Abuse (FWA) Detection & SIU Support (BPAAAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional Liability (E&O) (FSAJAGAC), Directors & Officers (D&O) Liability (FSAJADAF), Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions) (FSAJADAB)

Keywords

• Forensic engineering services
• Fire investigation services
• Expert witness testimony
• Forensic accounting services
• Schedule delay analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Expert Witness & Consultation Services: Forensic investigation, expert witness testimony, and technical consultation services for complex insurance losses. Services are provided on a project basis for specific claims and disputes.
2. Engineering & Technical Analysis: Technical analysis services including root cause analysis, property loss analysis, repair estimation review, failure analysis, and risk assessment for various industry sectors.
3. Continuing Education Services: CE credit webinar courses offered to insurance professionals for license renewal in approved states.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

OCI-USA provides discipline experts that consult and deliver expert witness testimony in complex insurance losses across multiple industry sectors, including manufacturing, refining, petrochemical, renewable energy, power generation, upstream/midstream, space systems, commercial construction, and transportation. The firm offers forensic engineering, fire and explosion investigation, schedule delay analysis, environmental and hygiene consulting, forensic accounting, and dispute resolution services through assignment-based engagements with insurance carriers, law firms, and corporations.

Product overview

OCI-USA is a forensic engineering and fire investigation consulting firm offering a portfolio of professional services. The core offerings include Engineering & Technical Services (forensic analysis, root cause analysis, property loss analysis), Schedule Delay Services (disruption analysis, CPM scheduling), Environmental & Hygiene Services, Forensic Accounting Services (business interruption, commercial damages), Dispute Resolution Services, and Cause & Origin Fire Investigation Services. The company serves the insurance industry and operates across multiple sectors including manufacturing, petrochemical, renewable energy, power generation, and transportation. OCI-USA also provides continuing education courses for the insurance industry, particularly in wind energy. The company is affiliated with Origin and Cause Canada, forming one of Canada's largest forensic engineering and fire investigation networks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering & Technical Services Forensic engineering consulting including root cause analysis, property loss analysis, failure/defects analysis, and expert witness testimony for complex insurance claims across manufacturing, refining, petrochemical, renewable energy, power generation, upstream/midstream, space systems, commercial construction, and transportation sectors.
• Schedule Delay Services Disruption and delay analysis consulting integrated with technical and forensic accounting experts, including forensic schedule delay analysis, CPM schedule preparation, earned value analysis, and construction project delay assessments using Primavera P6, MS Projects, and Deltek Acumen software.
• Environmental & Hygiene Services Environmental investigation and remediation services for insurance claims, including property damage assessments, hazardous materials management, and regulatory compliance support led by credentialed industrial hygienists and environmental scientists.
• Forensic Accounting Services Forensic accounting and economic analysis for business interruption disputes, commercial damages, construction quantum, and complex accounting matters, integrated with technical engineering expertise for comprehensive loss analysis.
• Dispute Resolution Services Technical expert services for complex disputes including alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration, litigation support, and qualified expert witness testimony across engineering, fire investigation, environmental, and forensic accounting disciplines.
• Cause & Origin (Fire Investigation) Services Fire and explosion origin and cause investigations including industrial incidents, residential and commercial fires, vehicle fires, and wind turbine, solar, and battery storage fire investigations conducted by IAAI and NAFI certified fire investigators.
• Wind Energy Continuing Education Webinar Program Three CE credit webinar courses (Wind Energy 101: Wind Farm Basics, Wind Energy 102: Wind Farm Construction, Wind Energy 103: Equipment Failures, Risk and Claims) approved in Texas, Florida, Arizona, Louisiana, and California for underwriters, claims adjusters, and brokers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Experts have completed over 1,700, 1,100, and 1,000+ fire and explosion investigations individually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Aspen Technology (Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus, Aspen Capital Cost Estimator, Aspen PIMS)coreTechnology or IntegrationOCI-USA uses Aspen suite of process simulation and cost estimation software including Aspen HYSYS Process Simulator, Aspen Capital Cost Estimator (ACCE), Aspen PIMS Process Industry Modeling System, and Aspen Plus for chemical plant simulation. Used for refinery, petrochemical, and process engineering analysis.
• Oracle (Primavera P6)coreTechnology or IntegrationOCI-USA uses Primavera P6 for project scheduling, CPM schedule preparation, and forensic schedule delay analysis. Expert consultants are certified Primavera schedulers.
• Deltek (Acumen Fuse/Risk)coreTechnology or IntegrationOCI-USA uses Deltek Acumen Fuse and Acumen Risk software for forensic schedule analysis and risk assessment on complex construction disruption cases.
• Pix4DcoreTechnology or IntegrationOCI-USA drone operators use Pix4D software for pre-loss and post-loss site inspections, field investigations, and aerial scene mapping.
• Drone DeploycoreTechnology or IntegrationOCI-USA drone operators use Drone Deploy software for aerial scene mapping and field investigations in collision reconstruction and fire investigation scenes.
• Microsoft (MS Projects)coreTechnology or IntegrationOCI-USA uses MS Projects as part of their scheduling software suite for forensic schedule delay analysis.
• Oracle Partner NetworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCesar Ramos is an Oracle Partner who conducts P6 deployment training seminars within the construction industry, positioning OCI as an implementation partner.
• Origin and Cause CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCI-USA's affiliated Canadian entity, Origin and Cause Canada, is positioned as Canada's largest forensic engineering and fire investigation firm. Companies share branding and appear to operate as part of the same network, with cross-referrals and shared expertise.
• Global Wind Organisation (GWO)coreTechnology or IntegrationOCI-USA experts hold Climb Certified (GWO) qualifications for on-site wind energy evaluation, providing standardized safety and technical training credentials for working on wind turbines.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Jensen Hughes: Jensen Hughes is a global fire safety and forensics firm offering fire investigation, forensic engineering, and litigation support services. It directly competes with OCI-USA in the property loss investigation and expert witness space serving insurance carriers and attorneys.
• Rimkus Consulting Group: Rimkus is a multi-disciplinary engineering and forensic consulting firm that directly competes with OCI-USA's engineering, fire investigation, and dispute resolution services. Wesley Bradley also previously worked at Rimkus as Fire Consultant.
• Donan: Donan is a US forensic engineering firm that provides property loss, fire investigation, and expert witness services to insurance carriers. Directly comparable to OCI-USA in mission, customer base, and delivery model.
• Envista Forensics: Envista is a direct competitor - OCI-USA's VP Wesley Bradley led Envista's Senior Fire & Explosion practice from 2018-2024. Both firms deliver fire origin & cause investigations, forensic engineering, and expert witness services to insurance carriers across industrial and commercial sectors.
• Haag Engineering: Haag Engineering is a specialized forensic engineering and consulting firm focused on property losses, structural failures, and fire origin investigations for insurance carriers - mirroring OCI-USA's core service offering.
• EFI Global (Sedgwick): EFI Global is a large multi-line insurance investigation firm providing fire, engineering, and forensic accounting services - directly competing with OCI-USA's full service portfolio to insurance carriers.
• J.S. Held: J.S. Held is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm offering forensic engineering, fire investigation, and expert witness services globally. Directly comparable to OCI-USA in serving insurance and legal clients on complex losses.

Regional players

• 30 Forensic Engineering: 30 Forensic Engineering is a Canadian forensic engineering firm, comparable to OCI-USA's Origin and Cause Canada network. Both serve insurance markets in Canada with fire, structural, and mechanical failure investigations.

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis (CallisonRTKL/IBI Group forensics practice): Arcadis is a global design and engineering consultancy whose claims and forensic practice serves insurance carriers and corporations on large property and business interruption losses - relevant broad incumbent comparable to OCI-USA's enterprise work.
• Exponent: Exponent is a publicly-traded engineering and scientific consulting firm whose failure analysis, construction consulting, and expert services practice competes with OCI-USA at the larger, more complex end of insurance-related forensic work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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