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Mechanical Engineer Expert 530934 PA

Expertise Description

I have over 30 years experience in mechanical engineering with a particular focus in the investigation and faliure analysis of child safety seats, seatbelts, seatbacks, restraint systems, industrial equipment, airbag deployment, airbags, black box data retrieval, crash data retrieval, equipment failure, forensic analysis, forensic engineering, lawnmowers, product failure, restraints, root cause analysis, seating, household appliances, forklifts, ladders, scaffolds, machine guards, wheelchair lifts & occupant restraints, patient lifts, and consumer products. I have offered my services for more than 20 years as a mechanical engineering expert witness with deposition, courtroom testimony, and consultations.

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Construction Safety Civil Engineering Expert 519733 GA

Expertise Description

With more than 40 years experience as a Civil Engineer, I have a particular focus in construction injuries, scaffolds, ladders, labor law violations, highway and bridge incidents, and agricultural safety issues and injuries. I have additional expertise in Streets & Highways, Bridges, Traffic, Transportation Engineering, Roadside Hazards, Structures, Public Housing, Ladder, Highway Maintenance, Demolition, Welding, Flame Cutting, Blasting, Construction Vibration, Agricultural Engineering, and Horse Racetracks. I have also performed safety audits of construction sites and coordinated inspections by OSHA and the Federal Highway Administration. I have spent over 15 years in New York and Georgia as a civil engineering expert witness by providing consultations, courtroom testimony, and deposition.

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Construction Disputes Expert 326834 AZ

Expertise Description

I have more than 30 years experience with Construction Disputes & Public Bids. My expertise includes complex construction disputes in state and federal courts, including: mechanics’ lien; stop notice; surety bond; Miller Act claims; delay; disruption; default; personal injury; defect and policyholder insurance coverage claims; and public bidding process. I have prior expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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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.

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Occupational Safety Expert 322508 NJ

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I have more than 15 years experience in occupational safety. My expertise includes: scaffolds and ladders; occupational law; cranes and rigging; fork lifts; machine guarding; trenching and excavation; construction safety; safety compliance; employee safety; program assessment; OSHA & ANSI; NYS labor laws; and NYS building codes. I have additional expertise in fall protection, compliance assessments, risk management audits, and process evaluations. I have over 10 years expert witness experience.

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Scaffolding Expert 322006 WA

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I have over 25 years experience in the scaffold industry. My experience includes both commercial and industrial scaffolding. I spent the first 5 years of my career erecting and dismantling scaffold on large industrial and commercial projects. I was a foreman and designed scaffold projects, estimated projects, attended job walks, labor management / organization, and generated load lists. I have worked in sectional, tub & clamp, systems, and swing stages. I am knowledgeable of the current scaffold safety regulations. I have prior expert witness experience.

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Construction Safety Expert 128453 AL

Expertise Description

I have over 30 years specializing in construction safety. My expertise includes: cranes, construction equipment accidents, rigging, excavating and trenching, steel, concrete and wood truss erection, slips and falls protection, aerial lifts, mobile and fixed scaffolding, ladders, forklifts, material handling, concrete forming and pouring, confined space, and dump trucks. My additional expertise includes: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (O.S.H.A.) regulatory compliance / violations; compliance with construction industry practices; general contractor, subcontractor, and owner responsibility for safety; contractual obligations for safety; construction contract documents; construction agreements and disputes; and construction insurance matters. I have additional experience with construction work zone traffic control; traffic crashes in construction work zones; construction defects; improper construction means and methods; contractor performance and quality assessment; mold, water intrusion, and remediation matters; stress and vibration; vibration damage issues (piling, construction compaction, and crack and damage studies); structure collapses involving bridges, low rise buildings, trenches, and construction works; building and bridge inspection; and slips, trips, and falls. I have prior expert witness experience.

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Construction Safety Osha Expert 128505 PA

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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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Public Utility Gas Pipline Safety Expert 96535 CA(S)

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I have over 50 years experience in safety and civil engineering, concentrating on public utilities, occupational safety and health (O.S.H.A.), and transportation engineering. My public utilities expertise includes: gas pipelines (construction, inspections, maintenance, repair, testing operating pressures); gas pipeline accidents (ignition / explosions); and power lines (overhead / underground). OSHA expertise includes: equipment inspections (ladders, ramps, scaffolds, scissor lifts, stairways, work platforms); safety procedures (concrete pumping, confined space entry into manholes / pipelines / tanks, construction / demolitions, electrical equipment, excavations, flammable materials storage, forklifts, personal protective equipment, roofing, traffic control); site inspections (construction / demolitions, drilling sites, industrial, loading docks, machine shops, refineries, vehicle repair shops, warehouses); and work accidents (cave-ins, construction, falls, industrial, materials handling, power lines, refineries, warehouses). My transportation expertise includes: bridges / bridge inspections; bridge / highway design; and environmental planning. I have prior expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Product Failure Analysis Expert 51934 CA(S)

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I have over 20 years experience in mechanical engineering 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. I specialize in residential heating and cooling including: decorative fireplaces, space heaters, wood burning fireplaces, wall furnaces, forced-air furnaces, log lighters, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers. I have additional experience in residential ranges, water heaters, gas or wood-burning appliances, and barbeques, and commercial hot plates, water heaters and boilers, deep fat fryers, catering truck fryers, commercial ranges, and commercial quick disconnects for gas lines. My experience with consulting work includes: construction accidents; falls, including slips and trips; furniture defects; residential, commercial, and industrial appliances; printing presses; lawn and garden tools; woodworking equipment; power saws; hand tools; lifting equipment; elevators, escalators; scaffolds, ladders; and recreational equipment defects and failure. I have prior expert witness experience.

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Accident Reconstruction Expert 43157 CT

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I have over 15 years in Mechanical Engineering, Accident Reconstruction, Biomechanics, and Safety. I have investigated more than 150 accidents including motor vehicle reconstructions (cars, airbags, seatbelts, trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians, bicycles, etc.), consumer products ( golf carts, power tools & ladders), slip/trip, rollovers, and falls and extensive experience creating computer simulations and 3D animations. I have more than 10 years expert witness experience.

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Roofing And Waterproofing Expert 43150 CT

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I have over 20 years managerial experience in all phases of the roofing/moisture protection industry. I have extensive experience in the design, installation, and valuation of all types of roofing and waterproofing systems. My areas of expertise include: built-up roofing; single-ply roofing (modified bitumen, PVC, EPDM, TPO, etc.); slate roofing; composition shingle roofing; pre-fabricated and custom metal roof systems; roof insulation systems; vapor retarders; architectural sheet metal; building facade systems; and sub-grade waterproofing systems. I have extensive experience in historic building restorations. I routinely provide roof and building envelope condition surveys, roof system designs, roof maintenance design and administration, budgeting, construction project management and installation monitoring services. I have additional experience in the administration of construction contracts on commercial, government and residential projects ranging from $50,000 to more than $50,000,000. I have more than 20 years experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Wood And Material Science Expert 40925 CT

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I have over 50 years experience in wood and materials science, product design and liability, structural analysis, fracture mechanics, and mechanical engineering. I have extensive experience with ladders, scaffolding, furniture, pilings, trusses, and wood structural problems. I have more than 35 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Osha Underground Construction Expert 17794 CA(S)

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I have over 45 years experience in the industrial, heavy construction, petrochemical and mining industries, specializing in safety issues. My additional areas of expertise include steel erection, fall protection, crane and rigging, scaffolding, excavations and heavy equipment. I have more than 30 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Roofing Expert 323972 CA(S)

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I have over 40 years experience in Roofing, I have experience applying roofing materials, patching, construction testing and evaluation, repairing and maintaining roofs and exterior fixtures. I have knowledge of methods, materials and tools used in replacement and repair of variety of surfaces and drainage systems. My areas of expertise include leak detection, wood repair, mineral cap, cement tiles, metal, on-site survey, scaffold, and aluminum coating.

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Construction Management Expert 438027 CA(N)

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I have more than 30 years experience in the field of Construction. My extensive experience includes construction management, construction accounting, contract and labor law, change order and claims preparation, critical path scheduling, computers, management systems, scaffolds, and project management. I have over 5 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Workplace Safety Osha Expert 343114 CT

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I have more than 20 years experience in Workplace Safety and OSHA-related matters as consultant, educator, trainer, author and expert witness. My expertise includes forklifts / powered industrial trucks, ladders, scaffolds, falls, fall prevention and protection, confined space, OSHA regulations, bloodborne pathogens, amputation prevention, and hazard communication (chemical safety, chemical handling, toxic and hazardous substances). I have extensive experience in interpreting and applying federal and state safety regulations, safety best practices, and national safety consensus standards. I have over 10 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Accident Investigation Expert Witness KY 343027

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I have more than 20 years experience in Mechanical Engineering. My expertise includes force reconstruction of low-damage impacts, time-distance studies, vibration, analysis of photographic evidence, and three-dimensional reconstruction using photogrammetry or videogrammetry. I have general expertise in all types of applied mechanics or engineering mechanics problems. I am capable of non-ballistic trajectory analysis and failure analysis of ladders and other similar structures. I have additional experience in corrosion, accident analysis, kinematic analysis, mechanics, measurement and data analysis, and numerical modeling. I have over 5 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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