A materials engineering expert witness with more than 18 years of experience, this professional specializes in engineering failure analysis, materials characterization, testing, and evaluation of metallic, polymeric, ceramic, composite, and coated materials. More than 15 years of expert witness experience includes consultations, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony, with qualification as a professional engineering expert in both state and federal courts. Technical investigations have involved high-temperature turbine components, piston engines, commercial and consumer products, electronic components, complex mechanical systems, and water distribution systems, with additional expertise in railroad and transit applications.

Educational attainment includes a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering. Professional qualifications include documented Professional Engineer licensure in multiple states and Engineer-in-Training certification. His technical methods include scanning electron microscopy, metallurgical laboratory investigation, corrosion engineering, welding metallurgy, materials testing, and examination of mechanical and electrical components to identify failure mechanisms, material degradation, and performance issues.

Leadership responsibilities have included managing regional engineering operations following prior service as a senior consultant, staff engineer, graduate engineer, and research engineer. Professional affiliations include The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, the American Society of Metals and Materials, the American Welding Society, and ASTM International. Additional technical training in gas turbine technology, engine maintenance, and superalloys complements his work involving high-temperature materials and turbine systems.

Published and presented work addresses weld failures, turbine air-seal assemblies, recreational product failures, aluminum matrix composites, sintered ferrous materials, chromium coatings, and related materials-performance issues. This combination of forensic investigation, advanced materials education, laboratory analysis, professional licensure, and expert testimony supports evaluation of component failures, corrosion, welding conditions, material selection, degradation, and other disputed engineering issues.