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Expertise Description: P.E., NCE – Consulting expert with extensive experience in Electrical Engineering. Expertise includes electrical equipment and systems evaluation; product failure analysis; control system failure analysis; electrical support for origin and cause investigators on fire-related events; software failure analysis for PLC’s and micro-computers; and automotive electrical systems and controls. Registered Professional Engineer in Control System Engineering in the State of California. Narte Certified Engineer (N.C.E.). Over 20 years of expert witness... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Former SEC Enforcement attorney that has served as an expert witness in various matters involving securities regulation and broker-dealer compliance and supervision. Has testified on matters involving private placements including those involving real estate-based investments such as TICs. Expertise includes: major investments frauds, systemic issues in compliance and supervision, and the underlying consideration and policy concerns applicable in investment disputes. Experienced in: California securities laws and/or Finra rules; ponzi schemes... » 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: Consulting expert in Fastener Engineering with more than 15 years experience in the field. Licensed in Quebec but does consulting and expert witness work nationwide. Focus on process design, product and process reliability, and product applications. Expertise includes fastener manufacturing (raw materials; fastener metallurgy, including raw materials, forming, and heat treatment; quality assurance; manufacturing engineering support; automated inspection methodology; lean manufacturing and cost reduction; and coatings, including electroplating, galvanizing, phosphating... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Consulting expert specialized in products liability, personal injury, and materials failure analysis with over 40 years experience in the field. Experience includes: chemical, physical, thermal, spectral, and other testing methods used to analyze plastic part and product failures. Litigation experience includes: construction defects emphasizing plastic plumbing problems; design and manufacturing defects in plastic, rubber, and composite parts and materials; plastics extrusion; injection molding; thermoforming; and other plastics processing... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., C.I.H. - Consulting expert specialized in chemistry and industrial hygiene / safety with over 45 years experience in the field. Expertise includes chemistry, hazardous substances, industrial hygiene and safety, and hazardous waste. Experience includes product liability, product failure, liquor liability, drunk driving, drugs and other criminal matters, workers compensation, indoor air pollutants, and evaluation of exposure to chemicals. Additional expertise in flammable gases, liquids, and solids; and exploding soft... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E., C.F.E.I - Professional engineer licensed in Florida, Connecticut, and New York, with over 27 years of experience managing and performing civil, structural, and environmental investigation, development, and construction projects. Has managed numerous asbestos and lead surveys from New York to Florida. Also has performed over 100 due diligence and condominium conversion investigations. Expert in performing forensic failure analyses. These analyses include structural, roofing, foundation, waterfront, underwater, geotechnical, water infiltration... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: B.S., P.E., A.C.T.A.R. - Experienced in metallurgical engineering and failure analysis, accident reconstruction, railroad litigation, and product liability. Professional Engineer, (P.E.). Member, Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (A.C.T.A.R.). Prior expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony... » 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: 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., F.A.P.S. - Consulting expert specializing in safety, biomechanics, and accident reconstruction. Expertise includes: accident reconstruction, biomechanics of injuries from traffic collisions, glass breakage, chair and ladder failures, slips, trips, and falls, doors, materials science, testing of walkway surfaces, falls from height, lighting, and Uniform Building Code (U.B.C.) provisions. Additional expertise includes: light intensity measurements; visual perception; times of sunset, twilight, and moon rise / set; product failure analysis for... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E. – Provides forensic engineering, failure analysis and expert witness services to large commercial property owners, insurance companies, and attorneys. Specializes in fire investigations, product defect cases, and construction defect cases involving appliances, electrical equipment, HVAC Equipment, Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, low voltage / communication wiring and electronic control systems. Experience designing, installing, and operating data, broadband, and voice networks. Performs equipment inspections, analysis, and evaluations for Machinery Breakdown insurers... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Industry Expertise & Experience in: Ceramics & ceramic composites, Wear and corrosion, Aerospace (turbine engine & hypersonics), Fractography of ceramics and glass, Chemical processing, Metal casting & ceramic cores, Thermal management, Armor, Refractories, Cement, Automotive (catalytic supports), Heat treating (vacuum). Materials: Ceramics and ceramic matrix composites, Glass, Preceramic polymer & PIP (Polymer Infiltration & Pyrolysis) processing, Traditional (sintered) & melt infiltrated ceramics, Metals casting (ferrous and non-ferrous), ceramic... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - More than 30 years of extensive R&D, manufacturing, patent law, and worldwide government chemical compliance and management expertise in the chemical industry. Expert is nationally known in UV and EB curable coatings fields; selected to present Technical and Safety portions of recent five Primer Sessions held at RadTech National Conferences. Hands-on laboratory and R&D management experience in the commercialization of more than 50 new products for a broad... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., - Expertise includes analyses of vehicular, industrial, recreational, commercial, and sports-related injuries in addition to the evaluation of protective devices and safety systems, such as seat belts and helmets. Research and scientific analysis in mechanical and biomedical engineering and regulatory assessments. Former university professor of Biomedical & Human Factors Engineering; Former Professor of Medicine; and Former Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Qualified as an expert witness in civil... » 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: 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: 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: B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E. – Consulting expert knowledgeable in the design, development, and technical analysis of electronics and communications equipment with over 25 years of professional experience in the field. Experienced in cases involving patent infringement; patent damages & royalty calculations; cell phone cases involving wrongfully accused, E-911 issues, call routing, and cell tower records; telecommunications cases involving failures and failure analysis, the local switch, toll call, and VoIP, IVR, and ATIS... » 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: B.S.E.E. M.S.E.C.E., P.E. - Professional engineer specializing in electrical and computer engineering. Expertise includes: agency standards (CE, CSA, FCC, IEC, UL); data encryption hardware; data networks; electrical devices engineering / safety / systems; electronic design / failure analysis / manufacturing; electronic / electrical hardware design engineering; EMC design / analysis / testing; fire cause and origin investigations; forensic engineering; grounding; industrial automation / controls (national electrical code / product liability... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.B.A., P.E. - Consulting mechanical engineer for product failure analysis, personal injury analysis, property loss, accident reconstruction, accident causation, equipment evaluation, systems evaluation, construction accidents, general industry accidents, project evaluation, and safety and maintenance procedures. Specializing in residential heating and cooling including: decorative fireplaces, space heaters, wood burning fireplaces, wall furnaces, forced-air furnaces, log lighters, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers. Also experienced in residential ranges, water heaters, gas or wood-burning appliances... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Computer science consultant with over 30 years of experience in software, systems and electrical engineering. Background includes patent prosecution and litigation, management of patent licensing projects, technical advisor for counsel, internet, web site and systems development, software product development, database management systems, software architecture, research and development, and system specification. Areas include: Databases; Internet/Web/e-Commerce; Client/Server, N-Tier Technology; Graphics / GUIs; Sensor Processing; Pattern Recognition; Computer Linguistics; Patent Analysis... » 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: 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: Expert in industrial cleaning and manufacturing processes with thirty plus years of experience and expertise in biochemistry, clinical chemistry, analytical chemistry, process development, and failure analysis. Areas of expertise include: high precision and general industrial cleaning; precision cleaning, critical and industrial applications; surface quality, surface preparation; contamination control, cleanrooms and general industrial applications; product failure, failure analysis (including coatings and adhesion failure); catastrophic failure analysis, aerospace and biomedical; avoidance and... » 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., P.E. - Experienced in injury biomechanics, orthopedic biomechanics, mechanical device failure analysis, mechanical design analysis, accident reconstruction, vehicle testing and industrial and consumer product liability... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E. - Mechanical engineer whose past experience inlcudes design engineering and chief engineering for several companies and ownership of companies involved in fabrication of truck bodies, accessories, and construction equipment... » 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: P.E. - Experienced engineer specializing in the design and analysis of products and capital equipment. Led the development of products and machinery for manufacturing compact discs, CD-R's, DVD's and other optical media. Specializes in design and failure analysis, as well as, accident investigation relating to products and machinery. Holder of 9 patents with approximately 20 years experience as a licensed engineer and more than 3 years as an independent consultant... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E. - Experienced in metallurgical engineering issues with experience in scanning electron microscopy, fracture mechanics, metallurgical tests and techniques. Has investigated consumer product failures including turbine/heat exchanger failures, glass failures, metal and plastic chair failures, composite poles, ski-boots, chains, seatbelts, ladders, and tires... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Experienced in accident investigation and reconstruction; wreckage analysis; structural reconstruction; design defect analysis; power plant and vehicle maintenance reviews; systems analysis and redundant system integration and analysis; failure analysis of materials and structures; stress analysis of structures and mechanical components of systems; stress corrosion cracking including the analysis of the interrelationship of stress and corrosive environments to component failure; slip and fall involving architectural issues and slippery surfaces, stairway design... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Areas include the following types of analyses: vehicles (determination of speed from skid marks and post-collision dynamics), failure analysis, products (determination of failure mechanism, product design and manufacturing process defects), fire (cause and origin, arson), industrial (machine design, electronic design and packaging, OSHA code compliance, safety / light industrial hygiene), and other miscellaneous investigations including environmental testing; code compliance relating to stairways, walkways, and ramps; illumination; temperature and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E. - Mechanical engineer experienced in failure analysis and design of consumer products and industrial equipment: pressure vessels, heat exchangers, valves, piping, general machinery, frame and structural components, compressors, pumps, turbines, ladders, chairs, bicycles, automobiles, trucks, railcars, and aircraft components. Specialties include: true color 3D laser and structured light scanning documentation of small parts, vehicles (e.g. crush), equipment, and accident and crime scenes; preserving evidence digitally, measuring parts, comparing... » 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
