Expertise Description
I have over 25 years experience as a Naval Architect and Marine Engineer. My expertise includes: small crafts, fishing vessels, recreational boats, yachts, ferries, shipyard productivity and claims, and offshore oil exploration. My additional areas of expertise include: slip and falls on ships, oil barges, worn non skid, commercial fishing boats, recreational boat accidents including outboard motor steering failures, PWC accidents, outboard motor support failures, off-throttle steering, boat collisions and allisions, falls aboard and overboard, high speed craft, primary and secondary structural failures, propellers, stability standards, and federal and industry boating safety standards compliance. I have prior expert witness experience.Areas of Expertise
Expert Witness
My expert witness experience includes: Watercraft fatality and injury; Report on requirements for strong point; Hazard analyses standards; Human factors relating to accident; Feasibility of alternative steering/braking means; Off-throttle loss of steering; Structural defects of crane installations; Root cause of defects for yacht gel coat; History of water jet propelled craft; Report on accident path reconstruction; Report on means existed prior to accident to prevent loss of steering; Patent infringement of high-speed craft hull design; Feasibility and practicality for technical solutions to low emissions ferry.
Consulting Experience
My consulting services include: Assistance in development of wave energy devices; Advice in development of coastwise (Jones Act) shipping line; Assistance in development of proposal for federal government engineering support service contract; Advice in restoration of historic ships; Due diligence review of Canadian small passenger vehicle design; Review of structure of marine shielding device; Assistance in stability review of specialized barge transport; Advice on small craft production process improvements; Technical advice on marine/shipping oriented investments; Authority to inspect ships and class the corrosion condition in accordance with specific standards.
Relevant Experiences
I have significant expertise in mooring motions and loads on barges in waves, both anchored and put up on a quay. I have done plenty of studies of both anchored and docked ships.
Education
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS | Mechanical Engineering/Naval Architecture | University of California | Berkeley | ||
Licenses Certifications
| California Professional Mechanical Engineer |
| Washington Professional Engineer |
| Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering |
| Mechanical Engineering |
| Marine Standards Technician |
| American Boat and Yacht Club |
| Ship Corrosion Assessment Technician |
| National Association of Corrosion Engineers |
Awards & Affiliation
| Hann Award |
| Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers |
| Holder of 2 U.S. patents in high speed craft design. |
Primary Affiliation
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Partial List of Consulting Expert Witness Cases
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