Holding a Ph.D. in Physics, this expert is a physicist specializing in forensic analysis and engineering investigation with more than 40 years of experience applying physical science principles to accident reconstruction, product failure analysis, and safety-related investigations. His work includes expert witness services with consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony in civil and criminal matters involving accident causation, system performance, and failure mechanisms. His expertise includes vehicle accident reconstruction such as determining speed from skid marks and post-collision dynamics, evaluation of mechanical subsystem failures including steering and braking systems, and analysis of roadway design hazards. Additional work involves product and failure investigations addressing design defects, manufacturing process failures, and mechanical or electronic system malfunctions, as well as fire cause-and-origin investigations involving structural and vehicle fires and arson. He also conducts industrial and environmental safety evaluations involving machine design, OSHA compliance, environmental testing, and analysis of lighting, temperature, noise levels, stairways, walkways, ramps, and slip-and-trip conditions. His professional background includes work as a specialist and former chief engineer at a forensic engineering consulting firm and earlier research roles involving plasma physics, electromagnetic systems, nuclear effects modeling, satellite dynamics, and scientific simulation of complex physical systems. He holds Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in Physics, has authored more than 30 scientific publications, and maintains professional affiliations including the American Physical Society, Sigma Xi, and the New York Academy of Sciences.