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Fire and Explosion Investigation Expert Witness 526035

Expertise Description

With more than 10 years experience in mechanical engineering, I have an expertise in fire & explosions investigation, tank ruptures, pressure vessels, thermal-fluid calculations, fire, fire modeling, product liability, chemical plants, industrial processes, fire and explosion, fire dynamics, aviation, gas & dust explosions, natural gas pipelines, and dust hazard analysis (dha), process hazard analysis (pha) and computed tomography (ct) data analysis. I have prior experience providing deposition, consultations, and courtroom testimony as a mechanical engineering expert witness.

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Construction Safety Osha 128505

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I have more than 30 years experience in the field of Construction. My expertise includes: Construction Safety; OSHA Safety and Health; Asbestos; Demolition; Construction Management; Chemical Process Plant Operations and Maintenance; Pipe fitting; Welding; Oil/Gas Drilling Safety; Heavy Equipment Operator; Machine Guarding; Scaffolding; Slip / Trip / Fall; Building Safety; Defensive Driving; and OSHA, EPA, and DOT Regulations. I have over 10 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Chemical Engineering 96447

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I have over 20 years experience as a 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. My 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 exposures (benzene, ethylene oxide, bentonite clay, formaldehyde, hexavalent chromium) in industry, residences, government; environmental hazardous waste contamination (drinking water supplies, ground contamination, oil discharges); and regulatory enforcement (sulfuric acid leaks, ammonia vapors, hydrogen peroxide). I have more than 20 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Fire 55533

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I have over 30 years experience as an Aeronautical / Mechanical Engineer specializing in fire physics, thermodynamics, combustion, and heat / mass transfer. My 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. I have additional experience in explosions and accidental fires in vehicles, aircraft, commercial fires, wild land fire, residential / commercial buildings, and petro-chemical plants. I have more than 25 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Construction 48086

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I have over 25 years experience as a professional engineer and licensed general contractor in consulting, design, construction project management, university teaching, and research. I specializes in structural analysis / design, damage and failure investigations, and construction defects / accidents. I have 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 and retrofit design. Has served as an expert on small and multi-million-dollar claims. My experience includes buildings, bridges, concrete cooling towers, offshore platforms, silos, damage investigation of single and multi-family residential, commercial and historic buildings, storage tanks and underground water conduits, blast in underground coal mines, explosion in a chemical plant, effect demolition, pile driving and new construction on adjacent buildings, excessive floor vibrations, cracking, settlement, wind, fire and flooding damage, foundation distress, retaining walls, slabs and pavements, evaluation of defective concrete, terrazzo and other construction materials, water intrusion damage, contract disputes, product liability, accidents, personal injury, property damage, and failures during construction. I have more than 15 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Product Liability Failure Analysis 9027

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I have more than 30 years experience in the field of Mechanical Engineering. My areas of expertise include 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. My specialties include: True color 3D Laser and Structured Light scanning documentation of small parts, vehicles (e.g. crush), equipment, and accident and crime scenes. My experience also includes preserving evidence digitally, measuring parts, and comparing vehicle crush. My additional expertise includes computer simulation and animation, 3D fly around, video, photographic and poster board presentation, and engineering technical services, as well as extensive experience in industrial equipment injuries and failures, including fans and other rotating machinery. I have over 10 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Dismantlement 501503

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I have more than 40 years experience in the Petrochemical and Refining fields with expertise in the dismantlement of industrial facilities and industrial buildings. I have experience with decommissioning, demolition, explosives, dismantling, asbestos abatement, and asset recovery. My focus is on industrial facilities including petrochemical, oil & gas, refining, metals, power, manufacturing, mining, and also to categorize and strategically liquidate scrap metal and other surplus assets. I have provided consulting services with all aspects of the dismantling, demolition and asset recovery process, and am also an estimator. I have over 15 years expert witness experience with consultation, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Piping 389076

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I have more than 35 years experience in the field Mechanical Engineering with expertise in design and analysis, inspections and auditing of piping, pipe supports, pressure vessels and other structural and mechanical components. I have experience with maintenance and field engineering for performance enhancement of piping systems including high energy steam, vacuum air systems for sludge removal, HVAC, air and vacuum handling systems, buried piping and seismic qualification in accordance with ASME, ANSI, AWS, API and NRC requirements. I have over 25 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Environmental Engineering 391017

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I have more than 40 years experience in the fields of Environmental Engineering and Forensic Science with expertise in environmental due diligence, site assessment and site characterization. I have experience with contamination assessment, air emissions, oil and gas field legacy site assessment, multi-media environmental sampling and analysis (ambient air, household dust, water and wastewater, soil, sediment, and groundwater), chemical fingerprinting, fate and transport analysis, exposure and risk assessments, health and safety, risk analysis, remediation and restoration of contaminated properties, environmental restoration, and engineering cost estimates. Primary chemicals of concern have included petroleum hydrocarbons, toxic metals, radionuclides, Dioxins, PCBs, arsenic, carbon black, particulate matter, pesticides and herbicides, creosote and wood preservatives, biological pathogens, and conventional pollutants. I have over 15 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Chemical Processing 456791

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I have more than 45 years experience in the field of Chemical Engineering with expertise in environmental best practices, environmental mitigation, employee safety issues, chemical processes and processing equipment issues. I have additional knowledge in crisis strategy / communications, assessing industrial accidents such as an unanticipated spill, and assessing the possible requirements for wastewater treatment and other issues. That history and skill allows me to review and mitigate malfunctioning environmental control and water purification systems, recommend precious metal recovery systems, define the need for adequate secondary containment, specify energy saving methods, review environmental permitting and scheduling, environmental survey, and to evaluate US patents. I evaluate proper equipment usage; drainage related facilities, chemical handling, methods for applying appropriate protective floor coatings where necessary and evaluate plumbing and structural supports, and routine and infrequent maintenance procedures. I have over 40 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Real Estate Appraisal 454091

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I have more than 30 years in the field of Real Estate Appraisal with specific knowledge in the area of valuation of complex properties and in support of litigation proceedings. My additional knowledge is in USPAP compliance, power plants, appraisal management, appraisal and valuation, broker ethics, cogeneration facilities, oil refineries, chemical plants, ad valorem tax, and above/below ground storage facilities. I have over 30 years as an expert witness with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Subsea Pipeline 435823

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I have more than 35 years of experience in the field of Mechanical Engineering and Quality Assurance, including years Hard Hat Commercial Diving experience with Naval work, Bridges, Piers, Marinas and overseas Subsea pipeline projects. Experience further includes forensic cases involving defecting construction, both topside and underwater with special training in Nuclear Physics, Welding Inspections, Destructive and nondestructive Testing Techniques, Nuclear Power Plant Equipment Inspection,Underwater Welding, Underwater Salvage, Demolition, Crash Testing, Commercial, Vehicle Dynamics, Death Investigations, Acceleration Values, Braking, Rotating Equipment for Turbines, Pumps, Compressors, Expanders, Motors. I have over 15 years of expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Chemical Plant 344157

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I have over 25 years experience in Chemical Engineering. My 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. My professional experience includes work in: chemical processing industries, academia, government labs and federal contracts, and private consulting and expert witness service. I have more than 15 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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