Expert No. 169114 – Engineering Expert – NY
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Expertise Description: M.S., P.E. - Areas of expertise include rolling mills, slitting lines, processing lines, annealing furnaces, electric arc furnaces, building maintenance, machinery maintenance, OSHA regulations, personnel safety, workplace safety, industrial machinery, electrical substations, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, forensic engineering, fire cause and origin, and construction accidents. Supplied engineering services for sales, start-up, and field service engineering of industrial equipment. Forty years of experience in the metal producing and rolling industry with arc furnaces, annealing furnaces, rolling mills, processing lines, and electrical substations. Recruited and trained personnel, engaged and supervised contractors, and acted as company spokesman in engineering matters and utility negotiations. Master of Science, Engineering Administration (M.S.). Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.). Prior expert witness experience.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- OSHA rules
- State codes and laws
- Employer non-conformance with codes
- Electrocutions
- Equipment non-performance
- Poor equipment design, both mechanical and electrical
- Poor equipment maintenance
- Improper electrical circuit grounding
- Work-place injuries
- Electrical transformer failures
- Electrical circuit breaker failures
- Improper employee training
- Fire origin and cause
- Industrial furnace failures that result in injuries
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- primary electric substations with voltages up to 115,000 volts
- electrical distribution systems of 480 volts through 13,800 volts
- hot metal rolling mills and cold metal rolling mills
- primary aluminum reduction cells and the associated ancillary operations and machinery at such installations
- aluminum soaking pits
- aluminum melting furnaces
- steel and aluminum annealing furnaces, some with hydrogen atmospheres
- casting of molten steel and aluminum
- steel electric arc furnaces
- and virtually every sort of metal processing machinery used in facilities like continuous processing lines, large aluminum scalping machines, contour boring machines, slitting lines, chemical treatment lines, stamping machines, metal painting lines, etc.
Licenses & Certifications:
| Registered Professional Engineer in New York, Illinois, and Arkansas |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.S. | Engineering Administration | Syracuse University | |
| B.S. | Electrical Engineering | Carnegie-Mellon University |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Member of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST)
- Active in the AIST Safety & Health Committee
Awards & Honors:
| Member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Scholastic Honorary Society |
| Member of Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honorary Society |
