This licensed professional engineer has more than 20 years of experience in mechanical engineering, specializing in fire and explosion investigations involving fuel-fired equipment, gas appliances, and related mechanical systems. His expertise includes fire and explosion causation analysis, mechanical failure analysis, product liability evaluation, and assessment of fuel-fired appliances and gas supply systems. His engineering work also includes mechanical design analysis, fire suppression systems, and evaluation of building systems related to fuel-burning equipment and fire protection.

His professional experience includes engineering roles involving the design and development of fuel-fired and electrically powered commercial cooking equipment, including ranges, ovens, griddles, broilers, and gas hot plates. Additional work has included design of gas fireplaces, outdoor gas grills, and related consumer appliances, with responsibility for product development from concept through production. He has also conducted mechanical evaluations involving manufacturing equipment, gas-fired systems, fire suppression equipment, HVAC equipment, and other building mechanical systems. His professional activities include participation in engineering and fire investigation organizations and completion of specialized technical training related to appliance fires, propane systems, fuel-burning equipment, and fire investigation. He has also instructed training courses related to mechanical evaluations and building fire suppression systems and authored a publication addressing liability issues involving fire suppression systems. His expert witness experience includes depositions and case consultation in matters involving fuel-fired equipment and fire-related investigations.