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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E. – Consulting expert experienced in Chemical Engineering. Expertise includes chemical reaction and explosion events; chemical plant design, simulation, and economic evaluation; reaction kinetics and catalysis; spontaneous combustion phenomena; activated carbon synthesis; flue gas mercury removal; water / wastewater treatment; chemical separations; heat & mass transfer phenomena; and flash pyrolysis synthesis of metallic nanoparticles. Professional experience includes work in: chemical processing industries, academia, government labs and federal contracts, and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E. – Experienced in Fire Protection & Mechanical Engineering with almost 20 years experience in the field. Expertise includes: failure analysis, fire suppression / alarm systems, plumbing systems, gas supply systems, consumer products, autos / trucks / other vehicles, fuel fired appliances, HVAC equipment, manufacturing equipment, agricultural / construction equipment, furnaces, boilers, water heaters, fuel systems, and explosions. Has performed more than 500 investigations for insurance, legal, and private clients... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Certified Marine Surveyor, certified Forensic Examiner, and certified Fire and Explosion Investigator. Over 35 years experience in Marine Forensics & Marine Survey. Expertise includes: recreational boat damage appraisals; cargo damage and pre-shipment surveys; and loss control surveys of commercial passenger, dinner cruise, ferry, and casino boats to stage of completion surveys for lenders on custom and production yachts, and container and tanker ships. Expertise also includes forensic marine engineering, marine... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Commercial real estate professional with over 30 years experience in the field. Experienced in all facets of real estate portfolio, asset, and property management. Expert in acquisition, disposition, and financing transactions of income-producing real estate as well as leasing and property operations and, real estate-related risk management / insurance and legal matters. Experienced in foreclosure, commercial mortgage workouts, and real estate bankruptcy matters. More than 20 years expert witness experience... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E. – Experienced in Engineering and Environmental Consulting. President of both a Professional Engineering and a Building Inspection firm. Has worked in various engineering and construction capacities since 1987. Experience and work assignments include various aspects of the main disciplines of Engineering and Environmental consulting including but not limited to: building and safety codes compliance; construction and project management; physical condition surveys; reserve funding analysis; plumbing; electrical; heating, ventilating, and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert specialized in arboriculture and horticulture with more than 30 years experience in the field. Certified Arborist and state licensed Landscape Contractor. Former state licensed Pest Control Advisor. Expertise includes: tree caused fatalities; boundary line trees; view infringement issues; damage of trees by trespass; fire damage; herbicide damage; vegetation damage; tree value assessment; root damage issues; and pest infestation evaluation. Bachelor of Science degree in ornamental horticulture. Over 20... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.B.A. - Consulting expert specialized in the railroad and transportation industry with 30 years experience. After serving in top management positions in Class I and Short Line railroads for many years, he founded his own company, a full service transportation consulting firm, in 1983. His vast expertise has included involvement in some of the most pivotal events in the industry from the mid 70's through today. He continues to develop... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: General Contractor with more than 15 years of experience in restoration, renovations, and building and designing of residences, including custom homes up to 17,000 square feet. Additional experience in equestrian centers / facilities construction and equestrian sports. Expertise includes: construction defects and damage; building codes and violations; construction management; framing; inspections; and curtain wall testing. 5 years expert witness experience. Consultations and depositions... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E., C.F.E.I. - California licensed Mechanical Engineer and nationally certified Fire and Explosion Investigator specializing in fire cause and origin. Expertise includes investigation and analysis of fire, water loss, product defects, explosions, and human injury incidents. Knowledgeable in heat transfer, mass transfer, fluid mechanics, fire protection engineering, human behavior in fire, hydraulics, laser diagnostics, and component testing. Ph.D. in Engineering. Professional Engineer in Mechanical Engineering (P.E.). Certified Fire and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E. - A professional engineer registered in Louisiana and Texas as well as an ICC certified residential inspector. Expertise includes: construction defects and foundation performance; foundation evaluation and repair; water invasion source; extent of hidden water damages; mold etiology; EIFS; structural failure source and repair; builder warranty issues; workmanship; code conformance; damage causation; windstorm certification; building fire-contractor defense; and certification of structural integrity / buildback. Professional Engineer (P.E.). Prior expert... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Over 29 years experience in design engineering for wide range of residential, commercial, industrial and institutional projects including wood frame, steel, masonry and concrete structures varying in size from one to six stories. Other projects include: shoring and underpinning of existing structures, retaining walls, and earthquake evaluation and rehabilitation and fire damage repair projects. Over 18 years of experience as a Structural Engineering Forensic Consultant with extensive knowledge of current... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E. - Electrical plant engineer, design engineer, and consultant. Expertise includes: forensic / engineering assessments, analysis / cost valuations on fires / failures, lightning damage, electrocution, origin / cause of industrial and residential fires / explosions, heavy equipment / major appliance failure, electric power distribution, Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) product failures, kitchen fire suppression systems, industrial equipment damage assessment, pay requests, and construction defects. Additional expertise in repair / replacement... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Doctorate studies in Wildland Resource Science with specialization in wildland fire science; field experience with fire in most forests, rangelands, and grasslands in the western United States; designed fire hazard reduction treatments in coniferous forests in the Sierra Nevada; been involved in dozens of prescribed fires including ignitions, holding, and incident commander; taught forestry including fire ecology, fire behavior, dendrology, introductory silviculture, hardwood ecosystems, fire science seminar, and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.S. - Experienced in forest valuation and appraisal, timber harvest scheduling models, land management planning, forest economics, forest growth and yield, forest biometrics, timberland management, timberland acquisition and disposition, and public forest policy. Clients include federal, state, Tribal and private timberland owners and managers, financial institutions, trade associations, and environmental organizations. Modeling expertise includes simulation, optimization, and heuristics. Master of Science, Forest Science / Economics (M.S.). Prior expert witness experience... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.B.A.,CBI, ASPE, CSI - Consulting expert specializing in construction and building inspection, estimating, project management, scheduling, construction management. Expertise includes: building residential and commercial structures, tenant improvements, hands on management with various structures and finishes. Additional expertise in construction contract documents, drawings, specifications, building codes, OSHA requirements, cost to repair and scheduling in mediation, arbitration, civil litigation, and alternative dispute resolution forums. Multiple speeches and lecture presentations. Certified Building Inspector... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Accident Investigation, Air-Conditioning, Appliance Fires, Arson Investigation, Backhoes, Boat Fires, Building Fires, Consumer Electronics, Codes and Compliance, Electrical Codes (National Electric Code and National Electrical Safety Codes), Electrical Engineering, Electrical Fire Cause and Origin, Elevator Operation, Fire Cause and Origin Investigator, Fire Cause and Origin Investigations, Forklifts, Furnaces, Grounding, Heating, Ventilation and A/C, Hot Water Heaters, Industrial Accidents, Mechanical Equipment, Utility Accidents, Electrocutions, Electrical Shock, Electrical Accidents, Electro-Mechanical Systems... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Experienced in building, maintaining, and analyzing electrical devices and electronic systems such as: remote control devices, security and alarm systems, wireless microphones, carrier-current transmitters, sound and public address systems, computer and data processing equipment, radio and television equipment, automotive electronics, tape recorders, cellular telephones, and video surveillance devices. Contributed to a variety of legal matters all based on electrical devices and electronics technology including: electric shock, electrical wiring, surveillance monitoring... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: PhD, PE, Experienced in Electrical engineering and scientist specializing in electrical power, lighting, electromagnetic radiation, grounding, electrocution/electrical accidents, electrical fires (including batteries,) lighting/illumination and safety. Services include lightning risk assessments, design review of equipment and lightning protection systems, transient protection, grounding system design, electromagnetic safety assessments and electrical safety audits. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers - Member, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) - Principal Member and Chair of NFPATechnical... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: B.S., M.S., Ph.D. - Consulting chemical engineer in areas of failure analysis, product liability, automobile accidents, fire cause and origin, chemical exposure, environmental contamination, regulatory compliance, agriculture, medical devices, and passenger restraint systems. Expertise includes: front / side airbags (failure, deployment, injuries); automobile passenger restraints (seat belts, infant, and child seats); chemical fires / explosions / damages (butane, solvents, crude oil, gasoline, natural gas, carbon dioxide, chlorine gas); toxic chemical... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Construction consultant specializing in commercial and residential construction, repair, remodeling, and claims. Expertise includes: construction management; financial analysis; forensic analysis of design- and construction-related subjects; delay analysis; scheduling; means and methods; preservation / restoration; cost / time estimation; structural repair of damages as a result of fire, water, and wind. Prior expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.S., P.E. - Consulting civil engineer specializing in roofing issues, including laboratory analysis; inspections; building envelopes; roof management; roofing failures; moisture surveys; waterproofing; roof coatings; reroofing; leak investigation / analysis; ventilation / condensation; wind damage; fastenings; construction documents / monitoring; and insurance and legal claims. Further specialization in hurricane, earthquake, fire, and hail damage. Additional experience in fa??ade, concrete, and masonry failures, in addition to foundations, retaining walls, and anchors... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.B.A., Ph.D., C.I.H. - Certified Industrial Hygienist concentrating on indoor air quality, sick building syndrome, microbial investigations, and contaminants in the environment, the home, and the workplace, including toxicology, exposure assessments, laboratory analysis, and asbestos abatement. Experience encompasses investigations of multi-unit residential buildings; historically valued residences; hotels, office towers; government offices; laboratories; day care centers; free-standing residences; research hospitals; nursing homes; and Super Fund sites. Specializing in: allergens; molds; fungus... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert specializing in propane accident reconstruction with over 33 years of experience servicing the needs of commercial, domestic and farm accounts relating to: personnel training including duty to warn, gas check, leak test, OSHA/DOT regulations, CETP basic principles and practices, and CETP propane delivery; safety presentations to Fire Departments and community organizations; interpretation and writing of safety and procedures manuals; safety operations, management and organization; due diligence; as well... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Consulting scientific expert whose forensic work has included cases involving fraud, material suitability, and strength loss allegations in fire retardant treated wood products such as lumber, utility poles, plywood, and Copper Chrome Arsenate (CCA) treated timber. In-depth litigation support extending to field investigations, research, detailed reports, validated opinions, and trial/deposition testimony concerning biocides (pressure/non-pressure), formulation development, treatment processes, wood chemistry, standardized testing, basic science, wood adhesives, code and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: PE - Registered professional engineer in the fields of Fire Protection and Civil Engineering. Masters Degrees in Engineering and Public Administration and instructor at community colleges, UCLA, USC, California State University, and National Fire Academy. Currently conducts seminars for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) throughout the country. Extensive experience with the Uniform and International Building Codes, Uniform and International Fire Codes, NFPA Standards and other related codes and standards... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E. - Consulting registered professional engineer and licensed general contractor with over 24 years of experience in consulting, design, construction project management, university teaching, and research. Specializes in structural analysis / design, damage and failure investigations, and construction defects / accidents. Has expertise in performance evaluation of constructed facilities including the effects of natural (wind, earthquake, flood, fire) and man-made (vibrations, blast and impact) hazards, damage assessment, and repair... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: PE - Electrical engineer experienced in design, testing, performance analysis, and forensic engineering relating to construction defects, electrical fire cause and origin (residential, commercial, and industrial circumstances involving appliances, electronic panels, machinery, signage, wiring, gas, arson, etc.), electrocution, and failure analysis (electrical and electromechanical systems and equipment, industrial machinery, manufacturing systems and equipment, etc.)... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: CR, CIE, CMR - General, flooring, painting and decorating, and specialty window covering contractor experienced in determining damage to residential / commercial contents and structures resulting from construction defects, water, mold, bacteria, sewage, fire, smoke, or indoor air quality problems. Offering services that include appraisal, inspection, infrared building inspections (finds hidden moisture/water intrusions), restoration, industry standards, claims analysis and investigation, concrete moisture emission testing, cleaning (carpet, upholstery, draperies, and Oriental... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: CR, CIEC, CIE, CMRS, CMR - Property damage consultant experienced in determining damage to residential / commercial property both contents and structures resulting from water, mold, bacteria, sewage, fire, smoke, or indoor air quality problems. Offering services that include appraisal, inspection, infrared building inspections (finds hidden moisture/water intrusion), restoration, industry standards, claims analysis and investigation, concrete vapor/moisture emission testing, concrete sulfate issues, textile cleaning (carpet, upholstery, draperies, and Oriental, American... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: MSME, ASE - Experienced in automotive issues. Has conducted vehicle and forensic inspections in the following areas: mechanical, vehicle fire cause and origin, engine and component failure analysis, accident reconstruction (mechanical), Lemon law investigations, subrogation issues and reports, body shop/service department fraud investigations, parts inspections and identification, product failure analysis, design defect analysis and damage appraisal; other areas of expertise include engine and powertrain, service and anti-lock brake systems (air... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: A.S.A. - Accredited Senior Appraiser experienced in automotive, as well as, personal property appraisal including evaluation of general residential contents following damage resulting from mold, water, or fire... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: G.C.A. - Appraiser performing personal property appraisals (residential contents antique to modern) specializing in antiques and collectibles including ceramics, furniture, glass, and jewelry... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Experienced in electrical issues with over 36 years experience in the field. Electrical Specialties include California-High Voltage Electrical Safety Orders; grouding and bonding of electrical systems; OSHA lockout / tagout of hazardous energy; electrical utitilities - high voltage contact; bucket truck-high voltage contact; electrical patent infringment; ANSI standards; and construction electrical safety. Additional areas of expertise include inspection, investigation, fact-finding reports, visual exhibits, deposition, deposition and trial testimony for electrically-caused... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Experienced building contractor and inspector. Areas of expertise include defective construction analysis, cost estimating, construction scheduling and delays, plan and code compliance, document analysis, summaries and reports, evaluation of change order costs, estimates of repair for property loss from fire, flood, water and earthquake damage, construction management, on-site inspections, and project supervision... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Chemist whose areas of expertise include causes and accelerants of fire, chemical properties, chemical asphyxiants, acid damage to paint, automotive additives, investigation of substance causing burn injuries, corrosive properties, and explosions... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: A.S.A. - Experienced in valuation research of collectible and modern modes of transportation for law firms, corporations, rental car companies, automobile dealerships, private collectors, insurance companies and fiduciaries. Knowledgeable of the market based on extensive study and participation in sales transactions, auctions, settlement disputes and litigation matters involving various modes of transportation... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: PE, CEM, CPD, IAPMO Certified Mechanical Inspector, IAPMO Certified Plumbing Inspector – Experienced in mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering and construction issues with approximately 30 years of experience in the field. Areas of expertise include heating, ventilation & air conditioning, energy conservation, hot & cold supply systems, plumbing & drainage systems, roof drainage systems, process cold water & hot water systems, fire sprinkler & standpipe systems, fire suppression systems... » Read Complete Profile
