Equipment & Machinery Expert Witnesses
Accident Reconstruction & Safety Expert Witness Listings
Consultants and expert witnesses who may provide expert witness testimony regarding equipment and machinery may be located on this page. The experts found in these areas may advise on machine safety, cutting machines, engines, equipment design, equipment leasing, and equipment safety. These professionals may provide reports on equipment safety standards, circular and press saws, construction equipment, drill presses, gas appliances, lawn mowers, packaging machines, and punch presses. They may also testify regarding grinders, heavy equipment, hydraulics, industrial machinery, machine controls, machine design, machine guarding, and hydraulics, as well as related topics.
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Alan Black PE, CSP, CFI-A has over 40 years of professional experience in concept development, engineering, safety analysis, inspection and testing of amusement park show, ride and stunt equipment, military cockpit display systems, trampoline courts,...
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Both a mechanical and a metallurgical (including plastics) engineer, Mr. Plank provides failure analysis and investigation of claims in cases of loss or injury and has testified in cases of personal injury, property damage, and products liability in both...
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Dr. Howard specializes exclusively in the area of Industrial Machinery, Equipment, and Manufacturing. With 30+ years of experience in machines, robotics, and automation (as well as an on-going practice specializing in the design, development, and safety...
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Alpine Engineering & Design, Inc. has 6 consulting mechanical engineers. We have a total of nearly 100 years of experience designing mechanical equipment. Our engineers have over 80 U.S. patents on products we have designed. As a result of our design...
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Dennis Eckstine has over 30 years experience in engineering, quality, and product safety including company representative at trial for equipment manufacturers. He has expertise and extensive experience with cranes, aerial platforms, lifts, trucks, farm...
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John G. Green III, P.E.
Mechanical Engineer & Industrial Machinery Expert
Jack Green is a Mechanical Engineer with specific expertise in industrial machinery, process systems, and construction site...
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Texas
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I have been engaged in the design, development, marketing and troubleshooting aspects of electrical engineering since 1983, and in the more specialized practice of forensic engineering since 2002. During...
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California
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Expert has more than 39 years of experience with underground construction and transportation, directly overseeing placement of underground infrastructure including utilities, pipelines, and conduit, while...
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Multiple Locations
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Facilities Engineering and Workplace Safety Expert
Brian has 30 years of experience in Facilities Engineering and Workplace Safety. His expertise reaches nearly every aspect of Facilities Management,...
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Multiple Locations
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For over 30 years, ForensisGroup has provided the nation’s top law firms, businesses, insurance companies, government entities with highly qualified expert witnesses and consultants. Experts referred by...
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Connecticut
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15 years as a construction accident expert witness.
40+ years of "hands-on" construction experience in General Building, Construction Sites, Highway and Street Construction, Underground Utilities, Excavation,...
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Colorado
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Michael Wagner is experienced in premises liability which includes snow and ice management operations, site conditions, slip and fall injuries and lawsuits, contract revision and development, understanding...
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New Hampshire
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Mr. Nowland has 35 years of diverse experience in electrical engineering, process control systems, and safety. Roles included client interface, estimates, design, consulting, specification, devices and...
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Multiple Locations
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Consolidated Consultants (CCc) continues to deliver high quality expert witness and medical expert witness referrals nationwide since 1995. CCc is the only referral service where you can view the full,...
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Florida
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Dr. Eason combines experience from academia, industry, and consulting to address a variety of engineering and forensic subjects. His broad based materials engineering education allows him to examine product...
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Nebraska
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Brett has over 16 years of experience as a mechanical engineering and metallurgical consultant specializing in forensic metallurgy (failure analysis). He has a strong background in the rail industry,...
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Florida
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Mr. Scholze offers 38 years of experience in the power generation industry. He has thorough understanding of all aspects of power plant installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance. During his...
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Multiple Locations
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*Available Nationwide* Electrical Engineer specializing in electrical equipment failures, fires and explosions, electrocution and electric shock accidents, solar system failures, and more.
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New Hampshire
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Karl R. Leinsing, MSME, PE, is the President of ATech Designs, Inc. His medical experience includes intravenous (IV) systems & disposables, hernia repair, endometrial ablation, cardiovascular systems,...
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Illinois and Indiana
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R. Kevin Smith, P.E., D.F.E. is President of R. K. Smith Engineering Inc. since 1997, a mechanical engineering safety and design consulting firm. Kevin has consulted on over a thousand matters nationwide...
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Michigan
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There are four PhD and registered Professional Engineers at Miller Engineering who are celebrating 40 years of Professorships at three universities along with providing services to Government, Insurance,...
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Multiple Locations
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Working as an Industrial Engineer since 1978, Harry has been responsible for the design and manufacture of consumer products, as well as commercial and industrial equipment. Harry has had extensive experience...
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Arkansas
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Mr. Hamilton, is a professional engineer and a full-time faculty member of the University of Arkansas. In this this faculty position he is responsible for teaching undergraduate mechanical engineering...
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Vermont
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My name is Ethan Alden-Danforth and I am a senior executive in the personal care and cosmetics industry. I have a PhD in Organic Chemistry from Johns Hopkins and have spent 15 years in cosmetic R&D and...
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Georgia
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Steven Kushnick PE is a Professional Engineer with 40+ years of experience in the field of turbomachinery. He worked for Pratt & Whitney in Mechanical Design for nine years, and has been consulting to...
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Illinois
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A Licensed Professional Engineer in 21 states and former licensed electrician, Tom Burtness specializes in electrical and lighting engineering for cases involving death and personal injury, industrial...
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Florida
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Mr. Yates has a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering and specializes in accident reconstruction. Current work includes the analysis and reconstruction of vehicular accidents, including vehicular dynamics and occupant restraint systems.
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Wisconsin
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Licensed Professional Engineer with more than 30 years of experience with conveyors, material handling systems, and a wide range of industrial machinery and control systems. conveyor systems, elevators,...
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Illinois
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Premises Safety and Liability
· Retail Store Safety
· Retail Display Safety
· Falling Merchandise/Top Stock Accidents
· Slips/Trips and Falls
· Negligent Maintenance
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Multiple Locations
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Brooks is a Trucking and Warehousing expert, experienced in accident and injury investigations. He has worked in the Transportation Industry since 1983. In 1994, after 13 years as a professional truck...
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New York
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Yarmus Engineering, P.C. has been providing Engineering services throughout the tri-state area since 1974. Andrew R. Yarmus, P.E., F.NSPE, President of the firm, has worked in various engineering and...
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Multiple Locations
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Joshua Bostick is a mechanical engineer and industrial machinery expert. His expertise includes the design, installation, operation, maintenance, and inspection of machinery and equipment. He’s experienced...
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Multiple Locations
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Civil Engineer & Construction Safety Expert
With 50 years of hands on experience in the design, construction and maintenance of buildings, bridges, highways, utilities and cell towers, Ed is an expert...
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New York
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Personal injury analyst. BA, MS, SM, PhD in physics & psychology (including MIT); 45 yrs R&D, teaching, trial testimony, industrial training, 'in the trenches'. Perception, vision, warnings, equipment/product...
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Pennsylvania
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Vincent Richardson is an experienced expert witness with over 35 years in the coal industry and 14 years as an underground mine manager. His expertise includes operational and engineering challenges in...
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California
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With over 42 years’ experience; Joseph A Perry P.E. is both a licensed Professional Electrical Engineer in California and Hawaii, and an Electrical Contractor in California. His multiple licenses require...
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Wisconsin
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Mr. Linck is an expert in food industry production and packaging with 45+ years of experience. He is a Professional Engineer in WI, IL, AZ, CA, FL, and ID and has held leadership roles with expert witness...
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California
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I provide equipment appraisals, appraisal reviews, and consulting support for litigation, insurance, acquisition, and financial reporting. I have an in-depth understanding of appraisal and accounting standards...
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Pennsylvania
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Keystone Engineering Consultants, Inc. is a multi-discipline, broad-spectrum firm providing comprehensive and qualified forensic engineering, architecture, scientific, biomechanics, and fire/arson investigation...
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Arkansas
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Ryan Forensics division of Ryan Engineering, Inc. is a full-service firm that provides quality, value-adding, professional services at competitive rates. We are a team of professional engineers licensed...
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Michigan
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There are four PhD and registered Professional Engineers at Miller Engineering who are celebrating 40 years of Professorships at three universities along with providing services to Government, Insurance,...
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California and Washington
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Expert witness serving plaintiffs and defendants at the intersection of mechanical failure, business practices, and standard of care. Thirty-five years of practical engineering experience across the building...
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California
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MORRIS FARKAS, Professional Safety Engineer, has 39 years of experience in construction, demolition, industrial and electrical safety, with the following credentials: Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil...
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Massachusetts
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Levi Manring is a seasoned mechanical engineer with a background in guidance, navigation, and control systems. With over nine years of professional experience at leading organizations like Lockheed Martin,...
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Texas
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Have over thirty years of experience in food and beverage production and manufacturing, I have extensive expertise in engineering, equipment maintenance, equipment reliability, failure analysis, equipment...
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California
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Peter Petrovsky, PE, earned registrations as Professional Engineer in Civil Engineering, as well as, in Mechanical Engineering. Additionally, he earned licenses as a General Engineering Contractor, General...
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Arizona and Washington
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William R. Acorn is principal and founder of Acorn Consulting Services, LLC. A consulting mechanical engineer specializing in the built environment, Bill provides:
Project Design and Management...
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Colorado
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Mr. Gerganoff, CSP, Esq. Safety Expert Witness has 18 + years of experience handling safety (OSHA & MSHA) field audits and safety compliance in mining, oil and gas, manufacturing and construction. U.S.A....
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Multiple Locations
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Food Manufacturing & Food Safety Expert
Dawn Hill is a Chemical Engineer & Food Safety Expert. She has 15+ years of experience relevant to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) of food products, with...
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Multiple Locations
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Daryl L. Ebersole, PE, is a licensed Professional Engineer in more than 10 states. He has also testified at trial in approximately 10 states. He is a proven investigator of electrical causes of fires,...
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Multiple Locations
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Mr. Dale J. Cagwin, P.E., C.F.E.I. is a Licensed Professional Engineer in multiple states and a Certified Fire Protection Specialist. His experience includes fire protection engineering and HVAC, mechanical,...
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Florida
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Mr. Meyer R. Rosen, President of Interactive Consulting, Inc. has over thirty-five years of industrial and academic experience in chemistry and chemical engineering. He serves as a Forensic expert witness...
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Multiple Locations
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Senior Consulting Engineer Bob Hickman is a Licensed Professional Engineer in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Texas, and a Certified Machinery Safety Expert. He has over 30 years of manufacturing...
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New York
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Carl Berkowitz, Ph.D., PE, AICP is a transportation and traffic engineering expert and serves as a litigation consultant. He is frequently consulted at the initial stages of a potential litigation for...
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Multiple Locations
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Who is The Kilpatrick Group, PA?
Our mission is to provide to you with forensic mechanical design engineering services that are dedicated to the application of the art, science and methodology of forensic...
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Multiple Locations
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Christopher C. Fogarty
Facilities & Marine Engineering Expert
Christopher Fogarty is a Facilities Engineer with 40+ years of experience at a large, state-of-the art public sports and entertainment...
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Multiple Locations
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*Available Nationwide*
Senior Consulting Engineer Chad Jones is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states, a NAFI Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, NAFI Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator,...
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Multiple Locations
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Arthur W. Faherty
Marine Engineer/Mechanical Expert
Arthur took learned mechanical and electrical principles to craft a long and successful career at sea. Most of his time at sea was sailing as a Chief...
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Pennsylvania
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Mr. Pina has forty plus years of experience in safety, health, Personal protective equipment, PPE, and environmental management/loss prevention for construction, demolition, coal, chemical, steel, environmental...
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Pennsylvania
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John R. Yannaccone, PE has been an engineer for over 25 years. For over 20 of those years, he has worked in the forensic engineering field. Most of his work has been related to the investigation and analysis...
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Multiple Locations
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Kenneth Kutchek, PE, C.F.E.I., CMSE, is an electrical engineer with more than 30 years of hands-on experience in manufacturing, industrial automation, process control, electrical design and software development....
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Texas
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Since 1988, Real-World Forensic Engineering, LLC (“RWFE”) has provided engineering services to industries and government labs, as well as litigation support to both plaintiff and defense attorneys practicing...
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Multiple Locations
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Dave Gardner is a licensed Professional Engineer with more than 25 years of professional experience. He applies his expertise to construction claims and injury investigations involving residential, commercial,...
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California
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David Ortiz is a seasoned professional with over 35 years of experience in the facade access industry, holding a specialized Cal/OSHA Scaffold Inspection and Testing license. He is also the vice chair...
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New York
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Dr. Abraham has over forty years of international experience consulting to insurance companies, municipalities, government agencies, and the legal profession. He has consulted in more than 3,500 matters...
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California
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Sanford is a packaging professional with a Bachelors in Packaging Science from RIT who has worked as a packaging engineer for over 30 years. His experience spans across food, personal care, pharmaceutical,...
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Multiple Locations
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Steve Noonan P.E.
Mechanical Engineer & Rail Systems Expert
Steve Noonan is a mechanical systems engineer with railroad systems expertise in vehicles, equipment, and facilities. He has over 40 years...
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Multiple Locations
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Ron Schaible, CIH, CSP, P.E. is Certified in the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene (CIH), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), a Registered Professional Engineer #36714-Safety (Massachusetts),...
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Multiple Locations
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Kristopher J Seluga, M.S., P.E. (CT & NY)
Our staff of experienced engineers are ready to apply established scientific and engineering knowledge and techniques to your case. Our staff has published...
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North Carolina
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Joe DeFranco has over 25 years of experience in construction, industrial and crane safety consulting. He has been a Board Certified Safety Professional since 2001 and has been retained in over 70 cases...
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Multiple Locations
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($180ph review NY, NJ, MD, PA, DE, VA, DC, WV)
• Accident Reconstruction: Car, Bus, Truck, Pedestrian, Bicycle, Motorcycle, Rollovers
• Biomechanics,Occupant Injury
• Safety Standards, Falls
• Building...
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Arizona
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Mr. Behrens has 40 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering, with the last 37 years focusing on Failure Analysis and Forensic Engineering. Areas of expertise include Vehicle Fire Origin & Cause (including...
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Multiple Locations
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Jeffrey M. Kobilka, P.E., C.F.E.I.
Electrical Engineer & Industrial Controls Expert
Jeffrey Kobilka is an electrical engineer with more than a decade of professional experience in the engineering design...
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California
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Providing comprehensive expert consulting in automotive litigation cases:
• Automotive manufacturing and design defects analysis
• Seatbelt/Airbag design and protection performance analysis
• Vehicle...
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Multiple Locations
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Richard Murray is a Mechanical Engineer and industrial safety expert with vast expertise across product design, automation, and guarding; manufacturing processes; and other complex mechanical devices and...
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Multiple Locations
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During over 35 years of Forensic Engineering work Senior Forensic Engineer James D. Madden, P.E. has:
- completed over 1100 cases
- prepared and issued over 700 written reports
- prepared and issued...
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California
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4X Forensic Engineering Laboratories is a full-service forensic engineering laboratory. We provide expert witness and analytical & testing services in the areas of fire & explosion analysis, water loss...
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Multiple Locations
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Todd Metcalfe is a Facilities Engineering and Industrial Safety Expert with 20+ years of experience in manufacturing and quality engineering for industrial machinery, heavy commercial vehicle components,...
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California
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PhD Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, MS Mechanics from Illinois Institute of Technology, BS Civil Engineering from Cooper Union. Licensed Professional Engineer (Safety) State of California.
Accident...
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Multiple Locations
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Jeff Scurran is a Sports and Fitness Safety Expert with a specialty in athletic development and injury prevention. Jeff's expertise includes sports litigation support, concussion prevention, athletic training...
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New York
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Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction and Forensic Engineering: Mr. Grahme Fischer has over 40 years of experience practicing various aspects of mechanical and forensic engineering. He has conducted...
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Texas
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Roy Theophilus Bent, Jr. is a USPAP Compliant IACP Certified Auto Appraiser, Insurance Appraisal Clause Umpire, Certified Mediator / Arbitrator, Classic Car Judge and Trial Court Expert Witness at Houston...
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Multiple Locations
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Dr. Pfeifer is an Engineering Expert with over 25 years of experience investigating thousands of cases involving a variety of forensic engineering issues. He is a leading expert in accident reconstruction,...
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Wisconsin
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A former OSHA Area Director and District Supervisor, I am now a consultant with OSHAware, LLC. OSHAware is a firm providing assistance to counsel regarding OSHA regulations, worksite safety/hazard analysis,...
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Wisconsin
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“If it bent or broke causing loss, injury or death, I can help explain the failure.”™
Steve Roensch is a mechanical engineering consultant with 42 years of professional experience. He has analyzed hundreds...
Equipment & Machinery FAQs
What is an equipment & machinery expert witness?
An equipment & machinery expert witness is a person who can provide expert testimony about the proper use and operation of equipment and machinery. This may include knowledge about the design, manufacture, warnings, guarding, and maintenance of equipment and machinery.
What is the role of an equipment & machinery expert witness?
The role of an equipment & machinery expert witness is to offer expert testimony in court on the design, operation, and maintenance of machinery.
How much can a person make as an equipment & machinery expert witness?
Equipment & machinery expert witnesses may charge anywhere from $150 to $400 or more per hour, depending on such factors as their level of expertise, knowledge, location, and availability. The exact fee is negotiated between the expert and the attorney involved in the case.
What are the qualifications of an equipment & machinery expert witness?
The qualifications necessary to be an equipment & machinery expert witness include a comprehensive understanding of machinery design, usage, and maintenance standards.
What type of evidence is reviewed in a lawsuit by an equipment & machinery expert witness?
An equipment and machinery expert witness reviews various types of evidence such as technical manuals, maintenance records, inspection reports, and other relevant documents to provide their professional opinion in a lawsuit.
What type of cases might require opinions from an equipment & machinery expert witness?
Cases involving equipment and machinery malfunctions, accidents, or defects may require opinions from an expert witness. This includes product liability, personal injury, and construction disputes.
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