Mechanical Engineering & Forensic Failure Analysis Expert Witness

Since 1988, this engineering expert has provided consulting and litigation support to industries and government entities across numerous legal domains including products liability and intellectual property. Their expertise spans failure analysis, metallurgy, mechanical and electrical engineering, corrosion, fire and explosion investigation, accident reconstruction, safety engineering, and human factors. Qualified as a Ph.D. holder and licensed professional engineer with certifications including Fire and Explosion Investigator and Certified Fraud Examiner, they possess over 80 years of combined team experience, numerous court testimonies, and extensive publication records. They also have significant teaching and speaking experience in engineering and forensic disciplines.

Professional Affiliations:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM)
National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE)
American Society of Materials (ASM International)
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International)
Electronic Device Failure Analysis Society (EDFAS)
Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE)
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI)
National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists, Inc. (NAPARS)

Education:

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
MBA, Business Administration
M.S., Mechanical Engineering
B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Areas of expertise:

Accident Investigation
Accident Reconstruction
All Terrain Vehicles (ATV)
Amusement Parks
Analytical Testing Labs
Automobile Mechanical & Body Repair
Automotive
Automotive Engineering
Bicycle
Biomechanics
Biomedical
Boilers
Brick & Stone
Building Codes
Bus & Truck Safety/Accident
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Child Safety
Civil Engineering
Combustion Engineering
Computers
Concrete/Cement
Construction
Construction Damages
Construction Safety
Consumer Products
Conveyors
Corrosion
Cranes
Demonstrative Evidence/Exhibits
Design Engineering
Doors
Driver Behavior
Electrical
Electrical Engineering
Electronics
Elevator & Escalator
Equipment & Machinery
Ergonomics
Explosions
Failure Analysis
Fatigue
Fire
Fire Sprinkler Systems
Fitness Equipment
Forensic Engineering
Forklifts
Furnaces
Gas Turbine Engineering
Glass
Helmets
Human Factors
Hydraulic Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Intellectual Property
Labels & Warnings
Ladders & Scaffolds
Latches & Fasteners
Lifts
Lighting & Illumination
Lubricants
Machine Guarding
Machinery & Equipment Appraisal
Materials
Materials Engineering
Mathematical Sciences
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Devices
Metallurgy
Microwave
Motorcycles
OSHA
Packaging
Paint & Coatings
Patents
Personal Injury
Petroleum Engineering
Physics
Pipelines
Plastics
Playground Safety
Plumbing & HVAC
Polymers
Power Tools
Private Investigators
Products Liability
Professional Engineering
Railroad
Real Estate Valuation
Refineries
Robotics
Roofing
Rubber
Safety
Safety Engineering
Safety Equipment
Scheduling Delay & Analysis
Sealants
Seat Belts & Air Bags
Semiconductors
Silicone
Slip, Trip & Fall
Software
Statistics
Storage
Structural Engineering
Tile
Tires
Tractors
Trade Secrets
Trademarks
Traffic/Highway Safety
Transportation Safety
Tribology
Trucking
TurboMachinery
User Interface
Vibration Analysis
Virtual Reality
Walking & Working Surfaces
Warehouse Operations
Waterproofing
Windows
Wrongful Death

Case Study:

Products Liability
Premises Liability
Intellectual Property
Accident Investigation and Reconstruction
Slip, Trip & Fall
Friction Analysis
Electrical Fires and Electrocution
Patent Infringement
Personal Injury
Manufacturing and Assembly Defects

Certifications:

Registered Professional Engineer (State of Texas)
Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) Technician Certification
Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) System Operator Certification
Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI)
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)