Expert No. 107379 – CA(N)
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Expertise Description: M.S., P.E. - Mechanical and materials engineer, specializing in failure analysis. Expertise includes: accident investigation / reconstruction; construction defects (plumbing / H.V.A.C.); failure analysis (building materials, communications equipment, consumer products, machinery, medical devices; pressure vehicles, vehicles); fatigue / fracture / corrosion of metals / plastics / fiber composites; materials engineering; mechanical engineering; modal analysis; vibration testing; stress analysis; strain gage testing; finite element analysis; fires and explosions; thermal analysis and testing; and temperature testing. Multiple publications. Expert witness consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Representative Litigation Experience:
  • Product liability.
  • Product recall.
  • Wrongful death.
  • Construction defect (plumbing/HVAC).
  • Accident reconstruction.
Licenses & Certifications:
California Professional Mechanical Engineer
Education:
DegreeSubjectInstitution
MSMechanical EngineeringStanford University
BSMechanical EngineeringUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • American Society for Composites (ASC)
  • Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)
  • ASM International
  • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
  • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Society for Experimental Mechanics







Awards & Honors:
Innovative Product Award, Rental Equipment Register
Merit Award, James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation
Other Career Highlights:
Authored numerous engineering-related articles in various publications.

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