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Expertise Description: Over 11 years consulting as an expert in the field of Independent Marine surveying and Legal Liability. Served 20 years as a U.S. Coastal Guard Officer involved in commercial vessel regulations, inspections, and accident investigations. Fluent in Coast Guard laws, regulation, and policy. Society of Accredited Marines (SAMS). American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC). National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Established as an expert witness in civil and criminal litigation for... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: JD, CIC – Consulting insurance expert with more than 30 years experience in the field. Expertise includes: property / casualty insurance, agency management, and operations. Experienced in errors and omissions, including binding authority / procurement of coverage, claims handling, segregation of funds, and documentation. Also knowledgeable in due diligence and policy interpretation, including commercial, personal, automobile, homeowners, commercial crime / inland marine, general liability, and workers compensation matters. Certified Insurance... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert in marine surveying and risk assessment with almost 50 years experience in the field. Areas of expertise include: marine operations in the offshore oil and gas industry; admiralty; accidents involving dock, shipboard, and offshore cranes; anchor-handling, towing, and mooring incidents; swing rope and personnel basket worker transfer accidents; pipeline damage; cargo and cargo container damage; hurricane and heavy weather damage; mooring system failures; anchor-handling operational failures; towing system... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Experienced in insurance claim, coverage, and bad faith. Over 14 years claim experience, from claim rep to supervisor. More than 25 years as coverage and bad faith defense lawyer with 24 published and unpublished appellate cases. Qualified trial testimony in over 100 trials involving first and third party claims, underwriting, legal malpractice, coverage, rescission, reformation, cancellation coverage, and advice of counsel. Testimony for both policy holders and insurance companies... » 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: Course director and marine diving technology professor with more than 30 years experience in the field of diving. Expertise includes: commercial diver training; commercial diving; recreational diver training; diving medicine; diving physics; diving physiology; rescue diver training; ROVs (remote operated vehicles); manned submersibles; and ADS (atmospheric diving suit) systems. Over 20 years expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: C.P.C.U. - Consulting expert with more than forty-five years of experience in insurance underwriting, marketing, brokerage, and consulting. Expertise in property insurance includes: building, stock, furniture and fixtures, tenants improvements, accounts receivable, valuable papers, business interruption, extra expense, rental income, contingent business interruption, and all risk, including earthquake and flood perils, boiler and machinery, and inland marine coverages. Expertise in liability insurance includes: automobile, contractual, general, liquor, products, umbrella, and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert with more than forty years of wide-ranging experience in the insurance industry. Expertise includes: insurance, risk management, insurance fraud, property insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, excess and surplus lines insurance, homeowners insurance, and workers compensation. Additional expertise in aviation insurance, marine insurance, yacht insurance, liability insurance, errors and omissions insurance, bad faith, insurance claims, excess and umbrella insurance, offshore insurance, duty of care insurance, and custom and practice... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Consulting expert specialized in Mechanical, Biomedical, and Forensic Engineering with more than 25 years experience in the field. Also experienced in accident reconstruction including automobile, motorcycle, bicycle, pedestrian, railroad, marine, and aviation. Other areas of expertise are injury causation biomechanics, product / premises liability, engineering analysis / R & D, medical devices, and patent infringement. Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (Ph.D.). Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: CPCU - A nationally recognized expert in the insurance and risk management fields. His proficiency is the result of more than 30 years of experience as an underwriter, retail broker, program manager, consultant and expert witness. His expertise includes insurance broker operations and standard of care, marketing in the United States, London, Europe and Bermuda, alternative risk financing techniques, program structure, and coverage analysis; California Brokers License and C.P.C.U. (Chartered... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: S.A.M.S., N.A.M.S., I.A.M.I. - Consulting expert specializing in marine survey / investigation. Has more than thirty-five years of experience as a commercial vessel owner / operator. Expertise includes: condition and valuation of vessels, trip and tow surveys, salvage and recovery, offshore and onshore facilities / construction, heavy lifts, anchor handling, deep water moorings, ships management systems, oil spill response, recovery, and containment, Hazardous Materials (H.A.Z.M.A.T.), tank barges, ship handling, insurance... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: C.C.M. - Certified Consulting Meteorologist (C.C.M.) with more than thirty years of experience. Expertise includes: weather issues (including rain, wind, temperature, icing, and sun); marine, coastal, urban, mountain, desert, and local conditions; reconstruction of weather and sea conditions; impact of weather on aviation, boating, auto, building construction, and mold; comparisons of observed to normal conditions; determining if observed conditions were foreseeable; site evaluations; atmospheric effects on systems, operations, and planning... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: B.S., F.C.L.S., C.P.I., C.F.E. - California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Forensic Sciences Instructor and retired U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Officer. More than 30 years of professional experience involving most aspects of forensic document examination. Former San Diego Police Department forensic document examiner and, for more than 22 years, a private forensic document examiner, consultant, and testifying expert. Received his apprenticeship in questioned documents beginning in 1979 at the... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E., R.A., R.A.S. - Consulting expert specializing in Fire Origin & Cause, Accident Reconstruction and Failure Analysis, with an emphasis in industrial and commercial accidents, vehicle accidents, tractor truck accidents and ECM download analysis, product equipment failure analysis. Expertise includes: failure analysis of vehicle, appliances, tools, machinery, equipment, HVAC, industrial, commercial, oil field, marine, residential, piping/piping components/pressure vessel design/failure analysis; ANSI B31.1 & B31.3; ASME Sections I & VIII; slip... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Marine engineer and engineering management expert. Expertise includes: asset management; construction management / oversight; design review; electrical / mechanical infrastructure development / construction / monitoring; employee relations; engineering scheduling / oversight; facilities management (control systems, critical systems, electrical / power distribution, fire safety, fire suppression, fuel, generators, H.V.A.C., plumbing, telecommunications, UPS systems); incident reporting; maintenance standards / procedures; Occupational Safety and Health (O.S.H.A.); project management; and technical support for component... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: C.F.I. - Practicing expert in fire, fire suppression, arson, and related matters, with more than 30-years of experience in the field, investigating over 3,000 fire incidents. Expertise includes: arson; boat / marine fires; computer modeling; electrical engineering; evidence collection; fire cause / origin; fire investigations; fire prevention; fire safety; fire science; forensic studies; mechanical engineering; and wildland fires. Certified Fire Inspector (C.F.I.). Teacher of fire science topics. Prior expert witness... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Research oceanographer and professor, specializing in coastal engineering. Expertise includes: beach nourishment; coastal development / engineering / processes; data analysis; environmental monitoring; estuarian dynamics; hydrology; kelp reefs; lagoons; maritime engineering; nearshore oceanography; numerical modeling; offshore structure design; reefs; shoreline changes; simulations; structural dynamics analysis; tsunamis; water quality monitoring; wave measurements and climate cycles; and wetlands restoration. Bi-lingual. Extensive publications and reports. Expert witness consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.S., P.E. - Mechanical engineer, marine engineer, and naval architect, specializing in boating / shipping issues related to engineering. Expertise includes: Amphibious Craft; Anchoring / Mooring; Barges; Bulk Carriers; Cargo Gear; Cargo Vessels; Collisions / Allisions; Containerships; Cranes; Dredging; Dynamic Instability; High Speed Boats; Marine Accidents; Marine Equipment; Offshore Oil Rigs; Passenger Vessels; Personal Watercraft; Pipelines; Pleasure Boats; Rigging; Salvage Operations; Securing / Stowage; Tankers; Towing; Tugboats; and Unseaworthiness. Professional... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: B.A., LL.M., J.D. - Practicing attorney specializing in transportation, aviation, and maritime law and policy. Expertise includes: cargo (including loss and damage); transportation (trucking, air freight, boat); freight forwarding; cargo, hull, and marine insurance; international / domestic trade; air carrier liability litigation; export management; logistics; and recreational boating. Multiple publications. Invited lecturer. He has substantial experience in the areas of trade and transportation law, cargo loss and damage, carrier and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: B.S. - Consulting industrial technologist, specializing in plastics, silicones, adhesives, abrasives, composites, polymers, tapes, epoxies, and sealants, with experience in the aerospace, aircraft, automobile, marine, medical, and other general industries. Expertise includes: account management; contracts; failure analysis; industrial; vehicle; motorcycle; laboratory testing; inventory and distribution logistics; material qualifications; packaging; process development; product development and management; quality assurance; training; and troubleshooting. Expert witness experience with depositions, forensics, case risk analysis, and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E. - Consultant with expertise involving design engineering, project management, and construction management of industrial power generation, cogeneration, standby emergency power units, emergency diesel generators, and gas turbine generation systems. Specialized analytical services relating to plant performance, monitoring, control, fuel processing, and safety. Particular expertise for projects involving industrial gas turbines such as Allison 501/570 series in standby power and cogeneration applications, and for stationary power generation and marine propulsion... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting Structural Engineer with expertise in the evaluation of the condition of existing damaged and distressed structures and the design of repairs to bring the facilities back to sound condition. Licensed professional engineer or structural engineer in 25 jurisdictions. More than 35 years experience in building design and construction. Experience includes: roofing and waterproofing; reinforced concrete, structural steel, and masonry structures; and the evaluation of historic structures. Has worked on... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., CSP, PE - Mechanical engineer and safety professional experienced in the design of filters, swimming pools, marine fish / mammal areas, commercial and industrial filtration / water treatment systems, and analysis and reconstruction of aquatic accidents (spas, swimming pools, and natural bodies of water) involving codes and standards, construction, diving, drowning, slides, suction entrapment, lighting, operations, signage, and slips, trips and falls. Certified Safety Professional (CSP). Ph.D. in Engineering... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: F.C.I., C.F.E.I., C.F.I.I., C.C.D.I. - Fire and explosion investigator. Expert in determining the origin and cause of fires and explosions with over 40 years experience and 28 years as an expert witness in 254 trials. Specialized expertise in marine investigations, both surface and subsurface. Has the experience and equipment, (Side Scan Sonar and ROV's) for determining the origin and cause of fires and explosions on burned sunken vessels, with complete... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E. - Experienced Naval Architect and Marine Engineer with almost thirty years of experience in the industry. Expertise includes: small crafts, fishing vessels, recreational boats, yachts, ferries, shipyard productivity and claims, and offshore oil exploration. Additional areas of expertise include: recreational boat accidents including outboard motor steering failures, PWC accidents, outboard motor support failures, off-throttle steering, boat collisions and allisions, falls aboard and overboard, high speed craft, primary and secondary... » Read Complete Profile
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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... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Experienced in chemical engineering issues with over 40 years in the industry; areas include air pollution control, accidental release prevention / risk management program, storm water pollution prevention, hazardous waste management, chemical and Refinery processes, environmental project management, CAL/OSHA, air quality compliance... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E., J.D. - Experienced in construction engineering with 37 years in the public and private sectors of the construction industry. Prior work on projects involving heavy and light industrial plants, chemical and petrochemical plants, water and sewage treatment plants, underground piping, utilities and structures, foundation, heavy commercial and institutional buildings and structures, nuclear and fossil fuel power plants, bridges, highways, and marine facilities. Consultation in the areas of evaluation, causation... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Experience in maritime issues. Areas of expertise include: boat, marine and ship systems; marine maintenance, repair and safety; boating accident reconstruction and investigation; maritime and admiralty litigation; and yacht delivery. Operated vessels up to 225 feet and 1231 gross tons... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Experienced in naval architecture including surface propulsion applications, sea trials & analysis of high speed amphibious vehicles, tank testing of propulsion systems, and vessel motion analysis. Has provided expert consultation in the areas of collision reconstruction, stern drive failures, yacht sinking, fishing vessel capsizing, and injury resulting from vessel motions, propeller contact, and other causes... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E. - Corrosion engineer and corrosion specialist highly experienced in the areas of marine corrosion, cathodic protection, corrosion / metallurgical failure analysis, designing for corrosion control and facilities/utilities corrosion control. Past experience includes facilitating the application of metallurgical and corrosion technology to the Naval Shore Establishment through the development of criteria for the application of technology for design, construction, operation and maintenance of facilities and equipment, as well as, through... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Experienced in aquatic safety and facility design issues. Areas include aquatic risk management, swimming pool design, maintenance, management and operation, water quality, boating safety, supervision issues, barrier effectiveness, staff qualification and training, code compliance, and signage and warnings. Also experienced in swimming pool or water feature construction defects cases, and all water-related personal injury cases including drowning and near drowning, spinal injury, slip-and-fall, boating and PWC cases, waterslide... » Read Complete Profile

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