• Accident Investigation
• Accident Reconstruction
• Automotive
• Bicycle
• Boilers
• Building Codes
• Bus & Truck Safety/Accident
• Chemical Engineering
• Child Safety
• Construction Safety
• Construction Site
• Consumer Products
• Conveyors
• Cranes
• Design Engineering
• Disabled Access
• Doors
• Driver Behavior
• Equipment & Machinery
• Ergonomics
• Explosions
• Facility Engineering
• Fire
• Fitness Equipment
• Forensic Engineering
• Forklifts
• Furnaces
• Industrial Design
• Labels & Warnings
• Ladders & Scaffolds
• Lifts
• Mechanical Engineering
• Motorcycles
• OSHA
• Personal Injury
• Plastics
• Playground Safety
• Power Tools
• Premises Liability
• Products Liability
• Professional Engineering
• Ramp & Stairs
• Refineries
• Safety
• Safety Engineering
• Safety Equipment
• Slip, Trip & Fall
• Tractors
• Traffic/Highway Safety
• Transportation Engineering
• Transportation Safety
• Visibility
• Walking & Working Surfaces
• Windows

Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:

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- Professional Engineer (PE) license earned through taking the National Council of Engineering Examiners examinations in mechanical engineering and chemical engineering

- Bachelors and Masters degrees in Engineering with post-degree engineering coursework, with coursework in mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering mechanics, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and normal psychology

- Board Certified Diplomate Forensic Engineer designation by the National Academy of Forensic Engineers according to the standards of the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards

Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:

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memberships and previous memberships:
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- American Society of Agricultural Engineering (ASABE)
- Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- International Code Council (ICC)
- National Society of Professional Engineers
- National Academy of Forensic Engineers

Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)

A: no

Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?

A: over 1100 times

Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?

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- investigation, engineering analysis and reconstruction of accidents and incidents causing injury, death and property damage, and the safety analysis of facilities and equipment involved in accidents

-in the following forensic specialties.

- consumer products and industrial, commercial and construction equipment
- construction activities and industrial and commercial operations
- traffic accidents, including roadway facility analysis
- building and property safety, including slips, trips and falls
- accidents involving chemicals, gases and materials
- equipment and industrial fires and explosions
- incidents of hazardous combustion, including heating system malfunctions with carbon monoxide poisoning and furnace explosions

- based on principles of mechanical engineering and chemical engineering, including engineering mechanics (sometimes called the "physics of an accident"), and,

- based on principles related to Safety of Equipment and Facilities, including application of the principles of:

- - Human Factors
- - Safety Design (including the safety design hierarchy)
- - Safe Operation
- - Safeguarding (e.g. machines guards)
- - Warnings (e.g. signs and signals)
- - Codes, Standards, Regulations and Recommended Practices, as published by various organizations and authorities

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?

A: about 50% over the last 30+ years

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?

A: about 50 % over the last 30+ years

Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?

A: over 100 times

Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?

A: the last deposition was in Juner, 2022

Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?

A: over 90 times

Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?

A: over 90 times

Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?

A: over 35 years

Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)

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The forensic engineering work typically includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following activities, adjusted as required for each case:

- inspection of the accident site, such as a roadway, building or industrial facilities
- inspection of the involved equipment, during operation, or in damaged condition
- photography and/or video of the accident site and involved equipment
- interviewing witnesses - often during the inspection of the accident site, product and/or equipment
- review and study of case documents, evidence and applicable codes and standards
- testing accident items and exemplar items (such as consumer products)
- preparation of drawings, calculations, graphical analyses, computer analyses, etc.
- preparing written expert reports and affidavits, and courtroom exhibits
- coordinating or interfacing with others while they are preparing specialized courtroom exhibits
- providing expert testimony in deposition, trial and arbitration
- consultation with the client as requested, whenever requested
- response to all court requirements, such as scheduling

Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?

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- intial phone consultation is free of charge
- $205/hour full rate; with discounted rates down to $175/hour depending on the timing of payment
- half rate ($102.50/hour, or as discounted as explained above) for the 2nd and 3rd hour of travel
- quarter rate ($51.25/hour, or as discounted as explained above) for travel after the 3rd hour,
- discounts are available for travel depending on the timing of payment
(rates are as of June, 2021)

Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?

A: the same as rates to consult with an attorney

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?

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(rates are for cross-examination testimony)
- $325/hour full rate; with a discounted rate of $295/hour for advanced payment
- half rate for the 2nd and 3rd hour of travel
- quarter rate for travel after the 3rd hour
- discounts are available for travel depending on the timing of payment
(rates are as of June, 2021)

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?

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(rates are for a combination of direct and cross-examination testimony)
- $265/hour full rate; with discounted rates down to $235 depending on the timing of payment
- half rate for the 2nd and 3rd hour of all activities other than testimony
- quarter rate for all activities other than testimony after the 3rd hour
- discounts are available for activities other than testimony depending on the timing of payment
(rates are as of June, 2021)

Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)

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(as of June, 2021, charges are subject to change for later dates)
- mileage: $0.50 per mile
- plane, hotel, rental car, etc.: actual charges paid
- normal typing (reports, letters, etc.): No Charge
- routine copies: No Charge
- reproduction, when required to be by outside suppliers: actual charges paid
- faxing, long-distance phone calls: No Charge
(rates are as of June, 2021)

References upon request.