• Accident Investigation
• Bicycle
• Biomechanics
• Bus & Truck Safety/Accident
• Chemicals
• Child Safety
• Consumer Products
• Cranes
• Driver Behavior
• Ergonomics
• Fatigue
• Fitness Equipment
• Forklifts
• Human Factors
• Industrial Engineering
• Industrial Hygiene & Mold
• Labels & Warnings
• Ladders & Scaffolds
• Lifts
• Lighting & Illumination
• Machine Guarding
• Occupational Medicine
• OSHA
• Products Liability
• Railroad
• Safety
• Safety Engineering
• Safety Equipment
• Slip, Trip & Fall
• Snowmobiles
• Sports & Recreation
• Vibration Analysis
• Visibility
• Walking & Working Surfaces

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

A: Ph.D. (Industrial and Systems Engineering, Human Factors Option), 1997, Virginia Tech
M.S. (Industrial Engineering), 1989, Univ. of Oklahoma

B.S. (Chemistry/Biology), 1986, Oklahoma Baptist University

Licensed Professional Engineer & former Chair of the IE PE Exam committee)

Certified Professional Ergonomist

Has taught Safety Engineering (EN440) & Ergonomics (EN503) at CSU-Pueblo since 1999

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

A: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

International Society for Occupational Ergonomics and Safety

American Industrial Hygiene Association

American Council of Government Industrial Hygienists

Scaffold and Access Industry Association

American Society of Safety Engineers

Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:

A: Colorado State University-Pueblo (1999-present), Adjunct Professor of Industrial Engineering. Teaches the graduate ergonomics course and the senior level occupational and product safety course.

Presentations at annual meetings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and the International Society for Occupational Ergonomics and Safety.

Taught portions of a CPE-preparation course for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

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: More than 100

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

A: Design and testing of warnings and instruction manuals;

Perception/Reaction time issues;

OSHA's Multi-employer worksite citation policy

Lockout/Tagout & Machine Guarding

Forklift Operator Training

(Chemical) Hazard Communication;

Employer safety training and supervision, especially as it relates to the use of personal protective equipment and Lockout/Tagout procedures;

Ergonomic work practices;

Working and walking Surfaces (slip, trip and fall);

Railroad work methods;

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

A: 40%

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

A: 60%

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

A: More than 50 times

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

A: 2023

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

A: I have testified in Federal and state courts approximately 20 times.

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

A: I have testified in Federal and state courts approximately 20 times.

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

A: Since 1997

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

A: Expert witness consulting including site inspections, document review, drafting Rule 26-compliant reports, deposition and trial testimony;

Design and testing of instruction manuals and on-product warnings;

Usability testing of products with respect to both ease-of-use and safety;

OSHA audits for employers;

Training for employers in how to benchmark their safety performance against their industry;

Training for employers in how to prepare for an OSHA inspection and what to expect.

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

A: $375hour

Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?

A: $375hour

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

A: $375hour

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

A: $375/hour

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

A: Total time is calculated on a portal-to-portal basis. Travel time when not working on the file is billed at $100/hour. Travel and direct office expenses are billed at cost. Airfare and other travel costs are are billed at cost. Refer to fee schedule at http://www.purswell.com/rates.html for a complete statement of rates and charges.

Jake Felderman
700 12th Street, Suite 200
Golden, CO 80401
720.726.5893

Edward Havas
Dewsnup King Olsen Worel Havas Mortensen
36 South State Street, Suite 2400
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-0024
Phone: (801) 533-0400