A veteran naval engineer with 50+ years of experience, this expert specializes in the design and engineering of advanced maritime platforms and ship systems. He provides technical analysis and testimony in matters involving ship design, naval architecture, ocean engineering, and maritime engineering systems.

His expertise spans shipbuilding, naval vessels, ocean motor vessels, and submarine engineering, along with propulsion systems, ship machinery, power systems, electronics, and distributed control systems. In an expert capacity, he has provided consultation, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in disputes involving ship design and maritime engineering issues. His technical work includes naval architecture and ship design for naval and commercial vessels, integration of propulsion and shipboard machinery systems, and oversight of shipyard construction and shipbuilding program management. Additional areas of expertise include nuclear power technologies, environmental remediation systems, program management, and alternative energy technologies such as ocean-current energy systems.

His professional background includes senior engineering and technical leadership roles within naval engineering organizations and executive-level positions in private-sector engineering and technology companies. These roles have included responsibilities as president, chief executive officer, chief operating officer, vice president, and chief engineer, overseeing engineering operations, advanced technology development, and large engineering organizations. His academic credentials include doctoral and graduate-level degrees in ocean engineering, electrical engineering, and physics. He maintains professional affiliations with leading engineering and maritime organizations and has participated in technical and advisory activities related to naval research, defense science, shipbuilding research initiatives, and maritime classification and safety standards.