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Textiles Expert Witness NY 535471

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I am an experienced textiles expert witness with more than 55 years in the field. I specialize in issues pertaining to textile materials and sewn products’ performance, quality, structural design, aesthetic issues (color, pattern design), copyright infringement issues involving design patterns, defect analysis, product liability, product design and innovation, patent applications and patent infringement matters, and insurance and damages claims (affected material inventories & equipment). I have provided courtroom testimony, deposition, and consultations for over three decades as a textiles expert witness.

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Plastics Engineering Expert 519839 AL

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I have more than 45 years of commercial, industrial, and university experience in all aspects of plastic and polymer materials, plastic part design, tool design, and plastics processing. I have served as a plastics engineering Expert Witness in more than 25 cases, many of which have required deposition or trial testimony to be given. I am the founder and Principal Researcher of a plastics company, which consists of highly skilled plastic, chemical, and mechanical engineers who have performed consulting and research services to a variety of industries over the last 20 years.

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Fire and Explosion Expert 520085 WA

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My career as a Senior Forensic Mechanical Engineer and Fire and Explosion Investigator has spanned over 30 years, specializing in forensic analysis involving HVAC and plumbing systems, including installation errors, manufacturing defects, and construction defects. I have additional expertise in failure analysis for refrigeration systems, machinery and conveyors, maritime property damage and injury incidents, fuel and gas piping, plumbing and fire sprinkler systems, hydraulic systems, and vehicle components, related to property damage, personal injury, and fatality events. I have prior experience as a Fire and Explosion Expert Witness in Washington and have provided clients with consultations and deposition.

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Mechanical Engineering Expert 519923 NY

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My career of over 30 years has been focused on mechanical engineering with a particular expertise in the cause and origin of auto, truck, tractor-trailer, bus, motorcycle, snowmobile, bicycle, and other non-motorized vehicle accident investigations; accidents related to design or manufacturing defects and improper use of products; assessment of construction accidents, including examination of equipment, equipment use, safety features and guarding; integrity analysis of commercial and residential buildings; and slip and fall accidents, walkways, stairways, ramps, pavement, and floors. With more then 15 years as a mechanical engineering expert witness in New York, I have offered consultations, courtroom testimony, and deposition.

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Sports Equipment Expert 520003 CA(N)

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My prior experience in the field of Mechanical Engineering has been focused on engineering design, prototyping, and manufacturing. My past large design projects have been devices which people interact with, mostly in athletics, but also some smaller devices. My projects include the commercialization of a ski binding plate designed to reduce the probability of suffering an ACL injury while skiing, a 250 million dollar problem in the USA affecting over 20,000 people a year. I am available in Northern California as a mechanical engineer consultant and sports equipment expert witness.

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Failure Analysis Expert 503226 AL

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I have more than 10 years in the fields of Failure Analysis, Accident Reconstruction, and Mechanical Engineering. I have investigated, analyzed, and reconstructed hundreds of accidents across the United States involving vehicles, machines, mechanical systems and industrial equipment. I have also critiqued product infringements within the scope of patent protection. I am a Licensed Professional Engineer and United States Patent Agent. My work is performed in support of litigation, product recalls, insurance investigations, industrial problem solving and intellectual property disputes. I have provided expert testimony in numerous legal jurisdictions and I am a member of several professional organizations. I have over 5 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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tires Expert 503167 CA(S)

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I have more than 30 years experience in the Tire industry with expertise in the wholesale and retail of tires. I have experience and knowledge of tire and wheel construction, tire installation and repair, effects of aging and low inflation pressure, tire pressure monitoring systems, wheel torque, tread patterns, and tire nomenclature. I have sold, repaired, and adjusted hundreds of makes of tires on most models of cars and light trucks including, motor homes, box trucks, off-road vehicles, heavy equipment and commercial light trucks. I have analyzed hundreds of tire failures to determine possible manufacturer defects, road hazard or customer misuse. I have prior expert witness experience.

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Product Liability Expert 323746 CA(S)

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I have over 40 years experience specializing in products liability, personal injury, and materials failure with expertise in chemical, physical, thermal, spectral, and other testing methods used to analyze plastic part and product failures. My 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 methods. I have more than 30 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Roofing Systems Expert 128090 FL

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I have more than 35 years of experience specializing in all types of roofing systems, residential and commercial. My expertise includes: roofing and waterproofing, installation techniques, manufacturing defects, and hail damage. I have over 30 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Metallurgy Expert 459548 LA

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I have more than 40 years experience in the field of Metallurgical Engineering with expertise in academic research and teaching. I have experience with failure analysis or products and parts and finding the root cause of fracture failures due to metallurgical inconsistencies, operational causes, and flaws in manufacturing processes. I have demonstrated knowledge in conducting investigations and scientific analysis of equipment failure in industrial operations, with additional experience in accident investigation and reconstruction, engineering investigations, consumer and industrial product failures, product liability, heavy equipment accidents, tubular products failures, welding failures, and corrosion caused failures. I have over 15 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Flooring Expert 433984 AZ

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I have over 40 years experience in the field of Carpet Inspection. My extensive experience includes laminate floor, hard surfaces, carpet inspection, covering inspections, wood flooring, commercial inspection, wood repair, bamboo and cork, commercial carpet repair, vinyl inspection, carpeting, ceramic tile, color repair, floor care, installation, marble / stone, resilient, substrate and sub-floor, and carpet textiles. I have over 25 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Medical Device Expert 149592 CA(S)

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I have more than 40 years experience in Engineering and Medical Devices. My areas of expertise consists of hydroculators, moist heat pads, thermal cooling pads and cooling apparatus; laser and thermal hair removal devices, dermabrasion equipment; luggage and costume jewelry; patient beds, transport gurneys; failure of Pilates exercise devices; surgical staples; surgical fluid warmers; pedicle screw failure; absorbable shoulder tacs; suture failure; chiropractic devices; dental burr and drill failures; defibrillator mechanical design issues; surgical laser power cord design reliability, and much more. My additional experience includes engineering and management focused on research and development, design, and manufacturing in the medical device, packaging, toy, consumer product, and aerospace industries. My responsibilities have ranged from original product conception through high volume manufacturing, including plastic extrusion, injection molding, assembly, decorating, labeling, and packaging. I have experience with FDA requirements and Good Manufacturing Procedures (GMP’s); producing prototype models; performing computer aided plastic part design (SolidWorks) and failure; and hazard analysis including Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA). I have over 10 years expert witness experience.

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Manufacturing Operations Expert 323665 MI

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I have over 45 years experience specializing in Manufacturing Operations. My expertise includes labor management / organization, appliance manufacturing / design, technology, procurement, quality engineering, logistics, and product safety. I have more than 15 years expert witness experience.

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Loss Of Earnings Expert 378348 TX

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I have more than 25 years experience in Forensic Accounting. My expertise includes business interruption losses (loss of earnings) with aggregate claims exceeding $2 billion; financial evaluation of damage claims including 1st party property losses; 3rd party liability cases; commercial litigation damages; and fidelity matters. My industry experience includes claims and loss damages, oil and gas; petrochemical, utilities / cogeneration, mining, manufacturing; retail, services, and builders risk. I have over 25 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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