A plastics engineer with more than 35 years of professional experience, this expert provides expert witness services in plastics engineering, plastics manufacturing, and polymer materials performance. The expert’s work addresses the engineering, processing, and evaluation of plastic components used across industrial and commercial applications. In legal matters, the expert’s analysis focuses on plastics manufacturing practices, product design decisions, materials performance, product liability, and patent infringement issues associated with molded polymer products. The expert has more than 10 years of expert witness experience, including litigation consultation, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony.

The expert holds both a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Plastics Engineering, academic training that supports the expert’s work in polymer materials, manufacturing processes, and product design analysis. The expert’s engineering experience includes plastics manufacturing operations and injection molding processes, including tooling development, molding operations management, and process evaluation. The expert’s work also involves polymer materials selection, product design, and design analysis, examining how engineering decisions and material properties influence product performance and manufacturability.

Additional areas of expertise include materials testing, reliability evaluation, and plastics failure analysis, including investigation of material degradation, processing defects, and product performance issues. These areas frequently arise in disputes involving product liability, plastics component failures, and manufacturing defects. Earlier in the expert’s career, the expert held roles including consultant and expert witness, president and cofounder of an injection molding manufacturing operation, senior plastics engineer, and plastics engineer, with responsibilities involving plastics processing development, product design, tooling, and manufacturing system implementation. Professional affiliations include membership in the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), and Western Plastics Pioneers.