This mechanical engineer serves as an expert witness with more than 20 years of experience in product failure analysis, accident investigation, and mechanical systems evaluation across residential, commercial, and industrial settings. The expert has provided prior expert witness services, including deposition and trial testimony in matters involving equipment failure, fire-related incidents, and accident causation.

The expert’s areas of practice include evaluation of mechanical systems involved in fires, explosions, and equipment malfunctions, with particular focus on gas- and wood-burning appliances such as space heaters, fireplaces, furnaces, wall heaters, water heaters, and barbeque systems, as well as commercial kitchen equipment including deep fat fryers, catering truck fryers, commercial ranges, and hot plates. Additional areas of practice include assessment of gas line components, plumbing fixtures, and mechanical system failures, with attention to installation, operation, and conditions contributing to property damage or personal injury. Work also involves accident reconstruction and failure analysis related to construction incidents, industrial machinery, and general industry equipment, including power tools, presses, cutting equipment, material handling systems, and lifting equipment.

Career background includes leadership as a principal and engineering consultant within a forensic investigation firm specializing in fire-related investigations, where areas of practice have included technical oversight and peer review of several thousand fire and explosion cases, as well as mechanical systems evaluation and failure analysis. Additional experience includes operation of an engineering consultancy focused on product failure analysis, accident investigation, and mechanical systems evaluation, along with earlier roles in engineering project management, systems design, and construction coordination across industrial and infrastructure projects. The expert is a licensed Professional Engineer and holds certification through the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, along with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration, and maintains professional affiliation with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.