Accident Reconstruction Expert 29835 CA(S)


Expertise Description

I have a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, an MS in Engineering Mechanics from Illinois Institute of Technology and a BS in Civil Engineering from Cooper Union.  I am also licensed as a Safety Engineer by the State of California.  I have more than 25 years experience in Accident Reconstruction and Safety (including human factors) for litigation as well as prior industrial experience.  Applications include: Vehicular collisions (all types including pedestrians, bicycles, etc) and occupant biomechanics; Vehicular component failures; Pedestrian accidents (Slip, trip, stairs, ramps, sidewalks, coefficient of friction); Premises liability (Building codes, lighting, glass, screens, manual and electronic gates); Industrial & Construction Accidents (ladders, scaffolds, machine guarding, forklifts, construction vehicles, conveyors, lifts, hoists, mechanical fasteners); Products liability (industrial and consumer); Criminal cases requiring expertise in the physical sciences.  I have extensive expert testimony experience in trials, arbitrations, depositions and hearings.  My plaintiff-to-defendant retention ratio is approximately 50:50.

Areas of Expertise

Accident Investigation
Accident Reconstruction
Amusement Rides
Automotive Accidents
Bicycle Accidents
Biomechanics
Casting
Codes and Compliance
Coefficient of Friction
Collision
Construction Accidents
Conveyors
Design Defect
Elevator Failures
Equipment Design
Failure Analysis
Fastener
Force Analysis
Hydroplaning
Industrial Accidents
Ladders
Laundry / Dry Cleaning Equipment
Lawnmower
Lighting
Machine Guarding
Machinery Accidents
Materials Handling
Mechanical Engineering
Pedestrian Accidents
Safety and Security
Safety Engineering
Scaffolding
Scissor Lifts
Seat Belts
Shooting Reconstruction
Skid Marks
Skip Loaders
Slips Trips and Falls
Sports Injuries
Structure Failures
Surface Engineering
Swimming Pools
Trade Secret
Utility Accidents
Water Heaters

Relevant Experiences

I have a PhD in mechanical engineering and am a licensed safety expert. I have examined the ground and floors of many indoor and outdoor shopping centers. I am an active member of a committee whose activities concern safe walkway surfaces.

I am very qualified as an expert in accident reconstruction, to analyze the mechanics and biomechanics of the incident.  

For a case I subsequently worked in, the forklift backing up had shoved decedent into harm’s way. Plaintiff alleged backup alarm wasn’t loud enough.  Defendant's expert declared alarm met SAE J 1446 standard.  Plaintiff's expert never subjected horn to SAE standard.

I worked on a case regarding a bathroom sink that detached from the mounting and injured the tenant.

Education

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Licenses Certifications

Awards & Affiliation

Primary Affiliation

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Partial List of Consulting Expert Witness Cases


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