Expert No. 96525 – Engineering Expert – MI
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Expertise Description: P.E., C.S.P. Investigated hundreds of industrial accidents during 30 plus years with General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler (automotive 'Big ThreeŸ?); was safety director at a sheet metal stamping plant; was corporate safety director for an automotive supplier, overlooking 14 plants, covering a span of seven (7) states, responsible for safety in stamping, assembly (automotive and drive train), machining, plastic (SMC, blow molding, and extrusion molding) plants. Knowledge and expertise includes: Industrial and Construction safety, OSHA standards. For a number of years, was active with the Michigan OSHA standards committee, encompassing both employee and equipment safety related issues. Types of accidents investigated includes, but is not limited to: powered industrial vehicle; fork truck; personnel cart; tug; dolly trains; lock out-tag out; electrical; arc flash related; limit (safety) switch failure; equipment malfunction; equipment design; improper equipment cycling; conveyors (overhead and floor level); hand tools; grinding operations; crane operations (bridge, wheeled, and tractor) roll over, load imbalance, operator/load mishaps; pile driver; slip and fall (inside and outside parking lot- weather related); railroad crossing; switcher truck; pedestrian; loading dock; overhead door; chemical burns; ergonomic related injuries; and employee/operator failure to comply with standards, training, and instruction. Retired United States Air Force officer, served as a pilot and civil engineering officer during military career, flew missions in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and most of the continental United Sates, including Hawaii. Prior expert witness experience. Certified Safety Professional (C.S.P.). Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Trials
- Arbitration
- Cases with Depositions (Defense and Plaintiff)
- Cases without depositions (Defense and Plaintiff)
- Defense/Plaintiff Ratio: Defense cases - 20 : 51%; Plaintiff Cases - 19: 49%
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Safety audits
- OSHA compliance
- Safety training programs
- Accident investigation
Licenses & Certifications:
| Professional Engineer, Mass (Safety) |
| Certified Safety Professional (CSP) |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAA | Central Michigan University |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Member, American Society of Safety Engineers
- Safety Engineer, Ford Motor Company
- Director Aeroquip, Automotive Group
- Safety Engineer, Hawthorne Metal Products
- Production Supervisor and Safety Engineer, General Motors
- Military Career, United States Air Force Retired; Civil Engineering Officer, United States Air Force Reserves
- Pilot, United States Air Force
Other Career Highlights:
| Retired US Air Force Pilot and Civil Engineering Office |
| Retired Chrysler Safety Engineer |
