Electrical engineering and fire cause expert witness with more than 30 years of experience in engineering investigations, this expert specializes in electrical fire cause and origin analysis, forensic engineering investigations, explosions involving chemical and industrial facilities, product failure analysis, and electrical system failures across residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation settings. Their expertise includes transformers, switchgear, power distribution systems, semiconductors, electronic materials, antennas and electromagnetics, electrical grounding, communication systems, HVAC-related failures, manufacturing equipment incidents, heavy equipment losses, and security and alarm system analysis. The expert is also trained in arson investigation techniques and has more than 15 years of experience providing expert witness consultations, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony involving electrical failures, fire and explosion investigations, engineering defects, and equipment-related loss analysis.

The expert currently serves in senior engineering consulting and investigative roles involving electrical engineering, materials engineering, origin-and-cause investigations, and forensic failure analysis. Technical investigations have included solar and wind energy systems, fuel cells, battery technologies, backup power systems, electrical cables and fiber optic systems, medical devices, motors, generators, and large-scale power conversion equipment. Additional work includes electric shock and electrocution analysis, current path modeling, construction defects, OSHA and MSHA safety issues, fire suppression and sprinkler systems, and restoration analysis involving electrical and electronic equipment damaged by fire or flood conditions. The expert’s background also includes research and development involving semiconductor technologies, microwave devices, electromagnetic systems, crystal growth technologies, and patent-related engineering analysis. Areas of technical examination include destructive and non-destructive testing methodologies, electron microscopy, spectroscopy, radiographic analysis, semiconductor processing, and materials characterization associated with electrical and electronic component failures. Educational credentials include Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Physics, and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degrees. Additional qualifications include multiple Professional Engineer licenses, Certified Fire Investigator certification, ProBoard Certified Fire Investigator designation, HAZWOPER certification, OSHA construction safety training, Illinois Home Inspector licensure, and Fire Engineer designation through the Institute of Fire Engineers. Professional affiliations include the National Fire Protection Association, National Association of Fire Investigators, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, International Association of Arson Investigators, and the Institute of Fire Engineers.