Expert No. 43729 – Engineering Expert – CA(N) / CA(S) / OR / WA
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Expertise Description: P.E., P.L.S. - Physicist, civil / structural engineer, and professional land surveyor experienced in accident reconstruction involving train derailments, track / switch operation, maintenance-of-way issues, and collisions, as well as, design, construction, maintenance, and inspection of mainline, industrial, and short-line railroads and railroad-related infrastructure.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Railroad grade crossing accidents - vehicular and pedestrian
- Vehicle, equipment and pedestrian accidents along the railroad right-of-way
- Railroad employee injuries from equipment / tools / trains
- Injuries to non-railroad employees incurred from railroad equipment or trains
- Injuries / damages resulting from track alignment, proximity
- Damages from railroad drainage, bridges, culverts, realignments, etc.
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Inspect 12.6 miles of track for defects, needed repairs and associated costs
- Inspect damage from drainage onto track at bridge
- Design new track and turnouts at the Port of San Diego, CA
- Structural design of new handrails
- Design new railroad yard
- Inspect existing overhead crane alignment - design new alignment
- Inspect 17 miles of track for defects, needed repairs and costs
- Design run around track and new spur track
- Preliminary design of new Coaster railroad station
- Safety inspection and establish criteria for Disneyland Railroad and Casey Jr.
Licenses & Certifications:
| California - Professional Engineer Civil |
| California - Professional Land Surveyor - Retired |
| Accreditation Commission Traffic Accident Reconstruction |
| Standard Teaching Credential, Long Beach University |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.A. | Physics | Long Beach State University | |
| A.A. | Physics | San Bernardino College |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Chi Epsilon - Civil Engineering Honor Society
- American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA)
- National Association of Railroad Safety Consultants and Investigators (NARSCI)
- American Consulting Engineers Council
- Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California
Other Career Highlights:
| Presentation on Forensic Surveying |
| Three presentation about rail / wheel interface and friction |
| Presentation, Hard to Throw Switches |
