Expert No. 10972 – CA(N) / FL / HI
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Expertise Description: Experienced in naval architecture including surface propulsion applications, sea trials & analysis of high speed amphibious vehicles, tank testing of propulsion systems, and vessel motion analysis. Has provided expert consultation in the areas of collision reconstruction, stern drive failures, yacht sinking, fishing vessel capsizing, and injury resulting from vessel motions, propeller contact, and other causes.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Personal Watercraft (Jet ski) accidents, reconstruction and analysis
- Sailboat and sailboat racing accidents
- Small craft and fish boar capsizing and sinking
- Small craft wake damage
- Propeller contact injury
- Speed and power claims involving surface-piercing propellers
- Shipboard line handling injury
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Speed and power predictions involving surface-piercing propellers
- Tidal energy recovery
- Propulsion performance testing for hybrid planing-hydrofoil vessels
Licenses & Certifications:
| California Professional Engineer (Mechanical) |
| US Sailing certified judge (ISAF racing rules) |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master's | Eng, Naval Architecture | University of California, Berkeley | |
| B.S. | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | Webb Institute of Naval Architecture |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- National Society of Professional Engineers
- National Academy Forensic Engineers
- Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
- Berkeley Waterfront Commission (5-term Commission Chair)
Other Career Highlights:
| "Personal Watercraft Steering, Braking and Testing," Chesapeake Power Boat Symposium, Annapolis, MD |
| "An Overview of Ocean Renewable Energy," SNAME annual meeting |
| "Is there a Surface Drive in your Future?" Professional Boatbuilder |
