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Expertise Description: P.E. - Consulting expert specializing in handling, transport, storage and loading of unit and bulk materials by conveyor systems. Expertise includes: design of materials handling systems and conveyors of various types as in: belt, roller, slider, overland, pipe, steep angle, screw, drag, bucket elevators and pneumatic. Additional expertise in specialty mobile machines, (track, rail, and wheel mounted), stackers, reclaimers, snow loaders, mobile screening plants, self-unloading trains and ships, ship unloaders... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Experienced in accident reconstruction, product liability, failure analysis, and fracture mechanics.  Expertise includes: glass failures and glass testing (bottles, windows, windshields, dishes, cook wear, etc.); metallurgical failures (welds, gears, ladders, straps, cables, etc.); ceramic failures; corrosion failures; plastic, polymer, composite material, and wood failures; and user safety and equipment design. Additional experience in contract disputes and patent disputes. Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering. Over 30 years expert witness... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert specializing in forensic engineering and accident reconstruction. Expertise includes: lifts, hoists, jacks, cranes, industrial machines, hydraulic equipment, tools, material handling, fork lifts, aerial work platforms, loaders, automotive lifts, and scissor lifts. Has more than forty years of engineering, manufacturing, and management experience. Additional expertise in product safety, product failures, product liability, testing, compliance with standards (American National Standards Institue (A.N.S.I.) and International Organization for Standardization (I.S.O.)), and compliance... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Mechanical and electrical engineer experienced in: design and testing; friction, corrosion and stress analysis; accident investigation and reconstruction; material and component failure analysis; materials characterization and testing; electrical fires cause and origin investigations; product liability, reliability, and patent review; as well as, slip and fall, lightning, and electrocution... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Experienced in wood and materials science, product design and liability, structural analysis, fracture mechanics, and mechanical engineering; extensive experience with ladders, scaffolding, furniture, pilings, trusses, and wood structural problems... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Consulting Aeronautical / Mechanical Engineer specializing in fire physics, thermodynamics, combustion, and heat / mass transfer. Expertise includes: micro-gravity combustion; micro-combustion power generation; meso- and micro-scale combustion; self-heating, pyrolysis, and self-ignition of combustible materials; liquid fuel pool burning; smoldering and transition to flaming; ignition / fire propagation in solid and liquid fuels; wild-land fire propagation; and wild-land fire spotting through burning particles and embers. Additional experience in explosions... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.S., P.E. - Mechanical and materials engineer, specializing in failure analysis. Expertise includes: accident investigation / reconstruction; construction defects (plumbing / H.V.A.C.); failure analysis (building materials, communications equipment, consumer products, machinery, medical devices; pressure vehicles, vehicles); fatigue / fracture / corrosion of metals / plastics / fiber composites; materials engineering; mechanical engineering; modal analysis; vibration testing; stress analysis; strain gage testing; finite element analysis; fires and explosions; thermal analysis and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E. - Practicing civil engineer, specializing in structural engineering. Expertise includes: advanced composites; blast testing; bridge inspection; bridge rehabilitation; civil infrastructure renewal / sustainability; composites; concrete; concrete repair / rehabilitation; construction defects; construction materials; failure analysis; ferrocement; fiber reinforced concrete; FPR; laboratory testing; masonry standards; materials engineering; non-destructive testing; reinforced concrete; research and development; steel reinforced polymers; strength evaluations; structural analysis; and structural fiber reinforced plastics. Fellow, American Concrete... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.S. - Consulting expert specializing in Bio Medical / Engineering. Experience includes Finite element stress analysis, fracture mechanics, fatigue, failure analysis, fire and explosion analysis, biomechanics, materials science, and structural design and analysis. Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University. Prior expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. – Professor of Engineering experienced in robotics, mechatronics, automated control systems, mechanical design, and product development. Over 11 years of combined industrial and academic experience in the advanced mechanics, control, and development of mechatronic and robotic systems; design of intelligent autonomous systems; mobile robotics for military and police applications including autonomous navigation and function; human robotic interaction; microprocessor-based applications; computer aided design / engineering CAD / CAE; industrial automation... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. – Consulting expert with over 40 years experience in textiles engineering technology. Expertise includes fabric flammability, quality assurance, fiber engineering, fire performance of fabrics and other materials used for wearing apparel and interior furnishings. Additional expertise includes flammability standards, conventional and new texturing processes, and development of inter-laboratory studies. University professor, various research, articles, publications, and presentations. More than 30 years of expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert specialized in trucking with more than 35 years experience in the field. Expertise includes analysis and investigation of accidents involving heavy vehicles (trucks, buses, tankers, and local delivery vehicles). Additional expertise in truck operation, hazardous materials transportation, flammable liquids, the Smith System, Department of Transportation regulations and code compliance, and vehicle maintenance issues. Experience includes general trucking, hazmat transportation, flammable tank truck driving, pressurized industrial gas transport, and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Experienced in packaging, can seaming, packaging line systems, package design for product protection, evaluatation of package specifications, automation for packaging, packaging forensics, expert witness, and testimony... » 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: P.E. - Practicing and consulting engineer concentrating in safety, environmental, and industrial hygiene practices for industry, government, manufacturers, utilities, health care facilities, and environmental consultants. Specializing in asbestos, hazardous waste, product safety, airborne contamination, chemical toxicology, ventilation systems, noise abatement, respiratory concerns, and radiation safety. Additional experience with: respirator standards; indoor air pollution; occupational ergonomics; carbon monoxide poisoning and toxicology; confined spaces; silicosis prevention; laser safety; lead abatement; fungal remediation... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Packaging consultant to the food, cosmetics, medical devices, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Knowledgeable of containers, closures, packaging components, polymer films, additives, lamination, processing and packaging equipment / development, manufacturing and packing technologies, defective packaging, packaging of hazardous products, defective labeling - omissions and instructions, warnings - products and machinery, plastics, polymers, corrugated paper, foil components, quality control - validation, processing, manufacturing, material handling equipment, Federal Regulations - CFR, Federal Register... » 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: Ph.D., P.E., S.E. – Consulting expert with more than 15 years experience in the field of Structural Engineering, Defects, Damage & Failure Analysis. Expertise includes investigations on structural damage, failure, and collapse as wells as defect studies and code compliances. University Adjunct Faculty in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Teaches courses on structural design, earthquake engineering, and material properties. Consultations and depositions... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E. - Consulting metallurgical and materials engineer offering in-house analytical services related to characterization of advanced metallic, nonmetallic, ceramic, and composite materials including metals, rubber, fiberglass, ceramics, and plastics. Experienced in product liability, personal injury, and patent infringement cases, as well as, failure analysis involving: general corrosion, wear, and mechanical issues; surface characteristics; product development and design; automotive failures (axles, springs, tires, engine components), welds, plumbing / piping, medical... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E. - Experienced in safety engineering. Areas of expertise include: drilling, producing (including offshore), refining, pipeline and construction activities in the petroleum industry; procedural and equipment consideration and compliance with federal OSHA, Cal/OSHA industry and other applicable standards; high-rise building construction and general industry safety concepts; and hazardous materials handling and disposal. Special knowledge in safety, codes, toxic gas explosions due to hydrocarbons, NFPA codes and fire suppression technology, safety... » Read Complete Profile

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