Expertise Description
I have more than 40 years experience specializing in railroads and HAZMAT transportation and safety. My expertise includes: tank car loading and unloading operations; tank car mechanical inspections and evaluations; transportation of hazardous materials; toxic vapors; railroad main line and yard switching operations; safety consulting; accident investigation; Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) hazardous materials regulations; toxicity; rail car fleet inspections; rail operations; railroad commodity liability; and railroad injury. I have prior expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.Areas of Expertise
Expert Witness
My expert witness experience includes: Defective equipment and safety appliances; Injury by hazardous vapors from leaking tank car of hazardous materials; Injury by freight care brake shoe in violation of operating rules; Accident injury in a carrier train yard where yardmaster failed to follow SOPs and compliance with safety rules; Fumes from burning and overheated locomotive batteries resulted in injury; Eduction line closure cap blew off resulting in injury by sulfuric acid; Negligent placement of tank car material resulting in contamination of kosher material; Toxic torts; Railroad commodity liability.
Consulting Experience
My consulting services include: Classification of hazardous material in compliance with regulations; Train derailment accident investigation; Several train accidents and head-on-collisions accident investigations; Development of training seminars for regional staff of federal and state inspectors.
Education
| Degree | Subject | Institution | ||
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| M.S. | Safety Management | Marshall University Huntington | ||
| B.S. | Business Administration | West Virginia State Institute | ||
Licenses Certifications
Awards & Affiliation
| Award for planning the joint hazardous materials agency initiative for U.S. Customs |
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| Who's Who in the United States |
| Superior Achievement Award for Action to Prevent Injury at a Chemical Incident |
| Award for handling the national mayors' conference in Boise |
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Partial List of Consulting Expert Witness Cases
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