Expert No. 33497 – Engineering Expert – CA(N)
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., Ed.D. - Experienced in accident reconstruction, automotive repair fraud, materials handling science, machinery and accidents involving motorcycles, ATVs, automobiles, trucks, RVs, heavy equipment (tractors, farm machinery, bulldozers, etc.), towing, tire-related, marine, scooters, bicycles and skiing, as well as education issues. Expertise also includes auto part counterfeit detection as well as aircraft, marine, engine, and general manufacturing parts counterfeits. Expert witness consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Motorcycle accident reconstruction
- All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) accident reconstruction
- Automobile accident reconstruction
- Marine accident reconstruction
- Scooter accident reconstruction
- Heavy equipment accident reconstruction
- Trailers and towing accident reconstruction
- Patent litigation
- Fires cause and source (vehicles)
- Defective products litigation
- Racetrack design and safety
- Dynamics of vehicle accidents and driving inputs
- Psychology of accidents
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Accident litigation consultant
- Engineering Management (Project Engineering)
- Vehicle homologation (several 1 billion dollar projects)
- Vehicle operations training for military units foreign and domestic
- Corporate culture modifications
- Vehicle manufacturing plant set up and operations
- Vehicle testing
- Vehicle crash testing
Licenses & Certifications:
| Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Licensed Master Technician |
| European Master Research Technician |
| Certified Accident Investigator |
| Class A Engineering Contractor California |
| Federation Internationale Motorcyclisme (FIM) racing license |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.S.E | California Coast University | ||
| M.B.A. | Global Business | California Coast University | |
| Ph.D. | Engineering Management | California Coast University | |
| E.d.D. | California Coast University |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Society of American Engineers (S.A.E.)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (A.S.M.E.)
- Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (S.N.A.M.E.)
- Forensic Expert Witness Society (F.E.W.A.)
- American Board and Yacht Council (A.B.Y.C.)
- Chief Instructor Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (S.V.I.A.)
Awards & Honors:
| American Hall of Fame Motocrosser |
| International Academy Honor Society |
| Best researched doctoral dissertation California Coast University |
Other Career Highlights:
| More than 400 articles in motorcycle journals |
| Published 3 books |
