This mechanical and structural engineering expert witness has more than 30 years of professional experience focused on accident investigation, transportation safety, and engineering failure analysis. The expert provides technical consultation and expert witness analysis in matters involving mechanical engineering, accident reconstruction, vehicle crash dynamics, and safety system performance. Technical work includes mechanical design, structural analysis, and nonlinear Finite Element Analysis (FEA) applied to impact mechanics, crashworthiness, and materials testing. Areas of analysis include vehicle dynamics, biomechanics, occupant protection systems such as seat belts and airbags, guardrail performance, fuel systems, pipelines, pressure vessels, and accident causation involving vehicle damage assessment and computer-based crash simulations.

The expert holds a Doctor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science in Production and Design Engineering. Professional work includes engineering research, consulting, and applied engineering analysis across government and private-sector environments involving transportation safety, structural design, and impact mechanics. The expert has conducted numerous accident investigations involving vehicle crashes, roadway hardware performance, and product safety evaluations, and has produced technical reports and research publications addressing vehicle crash modeling, transportation safety, structural mechanics, and Finite Element Analysis methodologies.