Expert No. 107482 – Engineering Expert – CA(N)
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E., C.F.E.I. - California licensed Mechanical Engineer and nationally certified Fire and Explosion Investigator specializing in fire cause and origin. Expertise includes investigation and analysis of fire, water loss, product defects, explosions, and human injury incidents. Knowledgeable in heat transfer, mass transfer, fluid mechanics, fire protection engineering, human behavior in fire, hydraulics, laser diagnostics, and component testing. Ph.D. in Engineering. Professional Engineer in Mechanical Engineering (P.E.). Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (C.F.E.I.). Prior expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Fire & Explosion
- Water loss
- Mechanical Failure
- Patent Issue
- Processed and analyzed test data from multiple testing agencies, and identified the time dependent failure modes of fire sprinklers, leading to largest fire sprinkler recall in US History
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Fire & Water Explosion
- Water loss
- Mechanical Failure
- Patent Issue
- Investigation/assessment/analysis/testing
- Failure analysis
- Fire protection system analysis/testing
- Code compliance analysis
- Visiting Scholar at University of California, Berkeley: Fuel Cell (MEMS project) - chemical reaction analysis and design of reformer and fuel cell
- Soot damage investigation for the California Department of Insurance
- Building materials fire performance research and testing
- Fire risk assessment
- Developed power supply heat transfer design guide line
Licenses & Certifications:
| California Professional Engineer (Mechanical) |
| Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering | University of California, Berkeley | |
| MS | Mechanical Engineering | University of Houston | |
| BS | Mechanical Engineering | National Central University, Taiwan |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Member, Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SPFE), Human Behavior Task Group
- Alternate Member, NFPA: Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems
- International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)
- National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI)
- Training Committee Member, California Conference of Arson Investigators
Other Career Highlights:
| "Transport in packed-bed and wall-coated steam-methanol reformers," Journal of Power Sources |
| "Soot vs. Ash Damage: A Scientific Analysis," California Adjusters' Almanac |
| "Transport in a Methanol Steam Reformer as the Fuel Processor for Fuel Cell Systems" ASME |
