Working with high-speed vessels and small craft engineering systems, this expert witness with 30 years of professional experience in naval architecture evaluates propulsion performance, hull configurations, and accident dynamics involving recreational and commercial vessels. The expert holds a Master of Engineering in Naval Architecture and a Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, along with licensure as a Professional Engineer in Mechanical Engineering. The expert’s work focuses on the engineering and operational characteristics of high-speed powerboats, sailboats, personal watercraft, and other small craft, including issues related to surface-piercing propellers, propulsion system performance, hull configurations, and vessel structural modifications.

The expert has prepared reports, consulted, or testified as an expert witness in more than 45 cases involving vessel collisions, propulsion failures, personal watercraft incidents, vessel capsizing, and injuries associated with vessel motions or propeller contact. Professional experience includes more than 30 years as an independent naval architecture consultant, providing engineering analysis related to vessel design, propulsion performance, and marine accident reconstruction. Earlier roles included service as an Applications Naval Architect for a propulsion system manufacturer, where responsibilities included speed and power estimation for high-speed vessels, development of computer models predicting vessel resistance and propulsive efficiency, and participation in sea trials of performance vessels operating at very high speeds.

Prior work as a Senior Naval Architect at a marine engineering consulting firm involved ship design, structural analysis, seakeeping evaluation, tank testing, and development of computational tools for hydrostatics and vessel motion analysis. Professional affiliations include membership in the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, the Society of Forensic Engineers and Scientists, and the National Society of Professional Engineers.