Expert No. 40621 – Engineering Expert – CA(N)
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Expertise Description: Experienced in mechanical engineering, metallurgy, nuclear power, ASME boiler and pressure vessel code, welding, and quality assurance.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Personal Injury - Pressure Vessel Repair
- Trade Secrets and Interference - Construction of Nuclear Waste Canisters
- Employment Discrimination - ASME Code Compliance of Nuclear Vessel Repair
- Nonpayment of Services Rendered - ASME Code Design Requirements
- Personal Injury, Product Liability - Design of Rail Car Fittings
- Product Liability - Metallurgy, Piping System Design
- Wrongful Death, Product Liability - Pressure Vessel Explosion; Quick-opening Vessel Closures
- Construction Quality - Welding, Quality Assurance, Buy America
- ASME Code Compliance of Pressure Vessel Design and Construction
- Faulty Pressure Vessel Design and Construction
- Personal Injury, Faulty Construction - Improper Pneumatic Test
- ASME Code Hear Exchangers - Faulty Equipment Design
- ASME Pressure Vessel Code (Section VIII) - Vessel Restoration
- Welding and ASME Pressure Vessel Code - Exposure to Asbestos Insulation
- Field Construction Quality - Quality Control
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Taught several courses in valve design and application
- Courses on nuclear material procurement
- Assisted in development of inservice inspection programs
- Consulted for many U.S. nuclear licensees in application of their inservice inspection programs
- Services to utilities in areas of metallurgy, welding, fabrication, NDE, ASME, and National Board Certification and Accreditation Surveys, construction and operations quality assurance, and USNRC regulations
- Consultant to utilities, architects/engineers, and design engineers - quality assurance and training programs
- Prepared opinions
- Prepared Expert Reports
- Assisted Attorneys
- Performed Site Visits
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.S. | Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Material Option | University of Delaware |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Member
- Vice President, ASME Nuclear Codes and Standards (VP term)
- Board on Nuclear Codes and Standards, Member - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee, Member
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- American Society of Metals (ASM)
Other Career Highlights:
| Companion Guide to ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Editions |
| Globalization of ASME Nuclear Codes and Standards |
