With more than 50 years of experience in the vertical transportation industry, this elevator expert specializes in elevator and escalator design, construction, modernization, maintenance, repair, safety, and forensic investigations. His practice focuses on hydraulic and traction elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and related conveyance systems, with expertise in construction defects, accident investigations, equipment failures, contract disputes, risk management, and code compliance. He has extensive experience providing litigation support and has been accepted as an expert witness in federal, state, and municipal courts in matters involving wrongful death claims, fire and flood investigations, construction disputes, and elevator-related incidents.

His professional background encompasses every phase of vertical transportation engineering and consulting, including capital planning, due diligence audits, modernization programs, new construction, owner acceptance testing, maintenance evaluations, and forensic engineering. Throughout his career, he has served in senior consulting and leadership roles for national elevator consulting firms, directing engineering services for commercial, institutional, governmental, healthcare, airport, university, hospitality, and residential facilities. His responsibilities have included developing project specifications, conducting feasibility studies, negotiating contracts, overseeing project management, evaluating equipment reliability, performing safety analyses, and coordinating with owners, architects, contractors, insurance carriers, and code authorities on complex conveyance projects.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and completed technical training in electric power generation through the United States Army, along with advanced coursework in electrical and computer science. His professional development includes extensive continuing education from major elevator manufacturers as well as advanced training in elevator codes, safety, forensic investigations, and expert witness practices. He holds the Qualified Elevator Consultant (QEC) designation and the Certified Forensic Litigation Consultant (CFLC) credential and has maintained professional affiliations with the International Association of Elevator Consultants, the National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities International, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Forensic Expert Witness Association.

In addition to his consulting practice, he has contributed to the elevator industry through technical publications, professional presentations, and instructional roles. He has authored articles on elevator maintenance, modernization, hydraulic systems, door safety, cellular communication technology, and service contract methodologies, served as an instructor for the National Elevator Industry Educational Program, and presented technical seminars for industry organizations. His combination of field experience, engineering consulting, forensic investigations, and industry leadership provides comprehensive expertise in elevator and escalator systems, vertical transportation safety, accepted industry practices, and engineering standards of care.