An automotive systems and mechanical failure analysis expert with more than 40 years of experience, this professional provides technical evaluation and expert witness services in matters involving vehicle component failures, fire causation, and theft-related investigations. His work includes consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony addressing mechanical and electrical systems in automobiles, recreational vehicles, heavy-duty trucks, trailers, and related equipment. Areas of analysis include engine, transmission, and driveline failures; brake system performance including ABS and hydraulic surge braking systems; steering and suspension defects; airbag deployment and safety restraint systems; tire failures; and unwanted acceleration or fuel and electrical system malfunctions. He also conducts vehicle fire cause-and-origin investigations and evaluates theft-related incidents involving ignition and door lock circumvention and immobilizer bypass methods.

His professional background includes more than 40 years of forensic consulting involving vehicle mechanical failures, accident-related component analysis, and fire investigations. Earlier roles included ownership and operation of an automotive repair and tire service business, management of towing operations and tow-truck instruction, and technical training roles in automotive education programs. Additional experience includes aircraft mechanical training and aviation operations as a helicopter and fixed-wing pilot responsible for aircraft airworthiness and flight operations. Credentials include Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) and Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator (CVFI), Private Investigator licensure, certification as a brake and light inspector and adjuster, and bachelor’s degrees in Automotive Technology and Aeronautical Engineering, with professional affiliations including the Society of Automotive Engineers, the National Association of Fire Investigators, the International Association of Arson Investigators, the California Association of Licensed Investigators, and the National Fire Protection Association.