25 Heavy Industry Expert Witnesses Found

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Timothy C Behrens, PE, DFE, CFI, CFEI, CVFI Charles Taylor Engineering Technical Services

Phoenix, Arizona
Mechanical Engineering, Failure Analysis - Accident Reconstruction, Automotive Engineering, Fire, Explosions, Plumbing, Premises Liability, Slip-Trip & Fall, Bicycle, Motorcycle, Products Liability, Transportation, Recreational Vehicles, Heavy Equipment, Industrial Equipment & Machinery, HVAC
...Behrens also has expertise in fire and failure analysis involving appliances, plumbing systems, fire sprinkler systems, HVAC, and commercial/industrial equipment. Mr. Behrens is a Certified Fire Investigator (CFI) and Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator (CVFI) by the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) and a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) by the National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI). In addition, Mr. Behrens provides engineering expert evaluations for slip/trip & fall accidents and premises liability issues. He is a Certified XL Tribometrist (CXLT) by Excel Tribometers. He also has some experience in the investigation of water intrusion, foundation and roof damage on commercial and residential structures. Mr. Behrens has provided expert witness testimony in over 35 cases involving various fires, accidents and failures....

Mohammad Atarod, PhD, PE Atarod Biomechanics Laboratories

Irvine, California
Biomechanics, Accident Reconstruction - Accident Reconstruction, Biomechanical Analysis of Injury, Premises Liability, Slips/Trips and Falls, Crash Data Retrieval, Heavy Vehicle EDRs, Blackbox Download, Photogrammetry, Computer Simulations, Failure Analysis, Human Factors, Laboratory Testing, 3D Laser Scanning, Expert Witness Testimony
...I works on cases across the country, analyzing injuries in automotive collisions, industrial accidents, workers compensation claims, premises liability claims, slip/trip and falls, and sport/recreation accidents. I have provided litigation support to insurance companies, law firms, and automotive manufacturers/industries over the past 10+ years....

MARTIN M BALABAN, PhD, PE AR TECH

Encino, California
Accident Reconstruction, Safety - Vehicle collisions, Premises liability including slip/trip & fall, Safety, Code Compliance, Construction & Industrial Accidents, Failure Analysis, Human Factors, Biomechanics, Mechanical Engineering, OSHA, ADA compliance, Products Liability, Criminal, Licensed Safety Engineer by State of California
...Industrial & Construction accidents: Walking-working surfaces including ramps, hoisting & conveying, powered lifts, work platforms, forklifts, construction vehicles, materials handling & storage, machine guarding, ladders, scaffolding, trenching & shoring, Cal-OSHA compliance, lockout/tagout, IIPP analysis, human factors & ergonomics issues. Products Liability: Liability regarding design, manufacturing, maintenance, failure to warn. Applications to manual & power tools, heavy machinery: woodworking, metal working, cutting, shearing, power presses, die casting, injection molding, food machinery, PPE (e.g., safety goggles); consumer products (e.g., chairs, tables, water dispensers, pot handles, exercise equipment, lawnmowers); conveyors; fasteners and connections (e.g., bolts, welds, handles); mechanisms; etc....

Jack G Cohen

Westlake Village, California
Automotive, Transportation - Automotive, Automobiles, Dealerships, Auto insurance claims, Auto evaluations, Auto appraisals, Automobile rentals & heavy equipment rentals, diminished values, Private money lending in the real estate industry, credit file and qualifications, appraisals, evictions, foreclosures, industry standards
...Expert testimony regarding: Plaintiff & Defense / Consulting with Attorneys, Dealers, Consumers, Insurance Companies / Appraisals / Industry Standards / Dealer Fraud / Vehicles Sales and Leasing / Dealership Practices / New and Used Auto Transactions / Auto Warranty Issues / Finance Documentation and Analysis / Lender-Dealer Relationships / Wholesale & Retail / Diminished Value Cases.

Maximo M Fuentes Fuentes Consulting LLC

Carmichael, California
Electricity - Transmission and distribution electric power industry, Electric Utility, Power linemen, Electrical contact, High Voltage accidents, Pole Climbing, Personal Protective Grounding, Live-line accidents, Electric Line Crew, Power line, underground power lines.
...Rigging, heavy equipment operations, emergency outage restoration, high and low voltage safety procedures, industry accepted work methods, expertise in researching and applications for FED-OSHA, State OSHA approved plans, NESC, California General Orders - 95, 128, 165, and 174. Installed and maintained SMUD's distribution "smart grid". Knowledgable in the majority of Distribution and Transmission line work methods. Experience in overhead Distribution and transmission line construction installations, repairs, maintenance, and inspections. Experience in URD (Underground Residential Distribution) cable pulling, terminations, splicing and fabricating elbows....

Jose J. Granda, PhD, PE Cadsim Engineering

Sacramento, California
Accident Reconstruction, Engineering - Mechanical Engineering, Auto Accidents, Accident Biomechanics, EDR download, analysis, including TESLA, Work Place Accidents, Heavy Vehicles, Motorcycles, Pedestrians, Bicycles, Failure Analysis, Computer Models, Simulations, Finite Element Modeling (FEA), Human Factors, Vehicle Dynamics and Design.
...An expert in accident reconstruction using computer simulations of accidents involving vehicles, trucks, heavy vehicles, motorcycles, biomechanics, pedestrians, bicycles, occupational, workplace, failure analysis impact forces, industrial accidents. EDR (Event Data Recorder) analysis including TESLA vehicles, patents. EXPERT WITNESS EXPERIENCE: Written reports, depositions & trial experience....

Amy S Heine, PE, CCP, PSP Hirschmugl, Heine & Associates, Inc

Mammoth Lakes, California
Construction Engineering, Construction - Construction Engineering, Forensic Schedule Analysis, Claim Preparation, CPM Scheduling, Design-Build, Strategic Project Planning, Primavera P6, Construction Impacts, Delay Analysis, Infrastructure, Heavy Civil, Tunnels
...She has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry working in numerous roles, such as Senior Project Engineer, Project Controls Manager, Project Engineer, Project Estimator and Project Manager. She currently serves as Principal and President of Hirschmugl, Heine & Associates, where she offers expert consulting and engineering services in the areas of planning and scheduling, temporary works design, claims consulting, and project management. Ms. Heine primarily works with Heavy Civil Contractors nationwide and has experience working on Federal, State and Local government Contracts. She has provided critical expert witness testimony on heavy civil projects in Utah, Washington D.C., and New York. Ms....

John J Hosier John Hosier Healthcare Consulting, LLC

California
Marketing, Management - Bio-similar drugs, Biotech & Pharma Marketing, Operations, Branded Promotion, CNS Products, Medicare, Oncology Products, Pharma Commercialization, Pharmaceutical Contracting & Pricing, Pharmaceutical Launch, Pharma Marketing, Pharma Sales, Specialty Pharma, DTC, Commercially Reasonable Efforts, CRE
...Hosier is a strategic advisor to the life sciences industry drawing on more then 26 years of sales, marketing and managed markets experience in commercial healthcare organizations. He has provided insights to small molecule & biotechnology companies across multiple therapeutic areas but has maintained a heavy concentration in oncology and specialty pharmaceuticals. He has led brand launch; corporate, franchise, and strategic brand planning; commercial integration; organizational design; and operational effectiveness from multiple perspectives (as the client, as the independent consultant, and as an agency lead). Mr....

Mingxi Zheng, MS, PE BEAR INC.

Berkeley, California
Products Liability, Mechanical Engineering - Accident Reconstruction, Failure Analysis, FMEA, Material Characterization and Testing, Material Properties, Metallurgy, Manufacturing, Aviation & Aerospace, 3D printing, Automotive, Slip Trip & Fall, Warnings & Labels, Oil and Gas, Product Development, Laboratories & Testing
Mingxi is a Licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer in the state of California with expertise in materials development and mechanical engineering across a broad range of industries. With a specialty in metallurgy, fracture mechanics and failure analysis, she has experience in materials testing and process development in the aerospace and manufacturing industries, Prior to joining Berkeley Engineering And Research, Inc., she held engineering roles at SpaceX, Virgin Orbit, and Carbon 3D, where she worked on integrating Mil, ASTM, ISO, and NASA specifications into the product development process during transitions from R&D to production. In addition to knowledge of traditional materials and processing methods, she has developed characterization methods for additive manufacturing of metallic and polymeric materials. Her skills take a big picture approach, centering on the intersection of materials science and mechanical design, among other fields....

Daniel J Barshinger, PE Southeast Forensic Consultants

Tallahassee, Florida
Accident Reconstruction, Mechanical Engineering - MOT, Temporary Traffic Control, Construction zone, Heavy vehicle, Commercial vehicle, Headlight and lighting analysis, Infotainment data analysis, Visibility and photometric analysis, Vehicle EDR black box analysis, Human factors analysis, Video analysis, Drone Pilot. Working from Sarasota, FL.
...His professional background includes mechanical engineering positions in the manufacturing and consulting industries. His manufacturing experience includes assembling and testing electronic components and various products. Mr. Barshinger has been involved in product defect allegation cases involving a wide range of products. He has received specialized training in accident reconstruction and traffic collision investigation. His training also includes preserving and analyzing data stored in vehicles such as airbag modules, engine control modules, GPS, and infotainment systems, as well as video footage analysis from various sources. He conducts vehicle accident and mechanical component investigations for clients throughout the southeast United States. Mr....

Edward J. Garbin, Jr., PhD, PE, DGE Garbin GeoStructural Group, LLC

Saint Johns, Florida
Geotechnical Engineering, Geology - construction, construction engineering, engineer, foundations, sinkholes, piles, shoring, earthquake, ground, slope, slide, aggregate piers, stone columns, rigid inclusions, vibrations, subsidence, ground improvement, karst, liquefaction, differential, settlement, expansive, clay
...He primarily serves the commercial/heavy-civil construction industry. Dr. Garbin is an ASCE-AGP Board Certified Expert in Geotechnical Engineering. A former Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, he is an exceptional communicator, highly skilled at explaining complex construction and engineering topics in easy-to-understand language. He successfully defeated a Daubert motion (PA, 2021). At 53 years of age, he has amassed over 30 years of combined construction and engineering experience. Dr. Garbin's "wheelhouse" includes sheet piles and shoring, deep foundations, shallow foundations, ground improvement, grouting, soil mixing, aggregate piers, and most other geostructural systems. Please visit www.GarbinGeo.com for more information and to contact Dr. Garbin.

Wesley D Hoy, PE Hoy and Miller Consulting, LLC

Gainesville, Florida
Automotive, Accident Reconstruction - Vehicle fire,Heavy-duty truck,rechargeable cells,Codes and standards, motorcycles,crash reconstruction,tires, brakes,motor home,vehicle preventative maintenance and inspection,vehicle recall, black box download,seat belts,HVAC
...Hoy, P.E. is a Principal of Hoy & Miller Consulting, LLC, an authorized engineering firm that provides expert services and opinion to the legal and insurance industries. Mr. Hoy's areas of court-qualified expertise include automotive maintenance, automotive systems, automotive system failure analysis, vehicle fires, crash reconstruction and automotive electronics and electronic control systems. As an ASE certified automobile and heavy-duty truck master technician, as well as a register mechanical engineer, Mr. Hoy has an extensive practical background in automotive preventive maintenance and repair, tires, brakes, steering and suspension, vehicle electronics, seat belts, black box download and interpretation, and vehicle fires. Additionally, Mr. Hoy has an extensive background in vehicle crash reconstruction, including pedestrians, bicycles, trucks, motorcycles and automobiles, and has consulted on hundreds of cases. A partial list of specific cases that Mr....

Jason S. Kiddy, PhD, PE, CFEI Aither Forensic Engineering

Gambrills, Maryland
Mechanical Engineering, Products Liability - Plumbing, Construction Defects, Premises Liability, Industrial Accidents, Heavy Equipment, Hunting Equipment, Manufacturing, Aviation, Origin and Cause, Pressure Vessels, Intellectual Property, Fire and Explosion Investigation
...Kiddy spent over 20 years in various industries prior to becoming a full-time expert witness providing a broad industry experience base from which to draw extensive knowledge on a wide variety of topics. Dr. Kiddy's work experience includes the oil and gas industry, aircraft and helicopter design, marine structures, wind turbines, and telecommunications. From a technical perspective, Dr. Kiddy has expertise in mechanical design, engineering materials, plumbing/HVAC systems, corrosion, fire origin and cause, codes and standards, and warnings/instructions. From a product design standpoint, Dr. Kiddy's experience includes all aspects of a product life cycle such as early stage R&D, product development and qualification, manufacturing, quality control, and failure analysis. Dr. Kiddy is a registered professional engineer in five states, a certified fire and explosion investigator, and an FAA certified drone pilot. Dr....

John J Hosier John Hosier Healthcare Consulting, LLC

West New York, New Jersey
Marketing, Management - Bio-similar drugs, Biotech & Pharma Marketing, Operations, Branded Promotion, CNS Products, Medicare, Oncology Products, Pharma Commercialization, Pharmaceutical Contracting & Pricing, Pharmaceutical Launch, Pharma Marketing, Pharma Sales, Specialty Pharma, DTC, Commercially Reasonable Efforts, CRE
...Hosier is a strategic advisor to the life sciences industry drawing on more then 26 years of sales, marketing and managed markets experience in commercial healthcare organizations. He has provided insights to small molecule & biotechnology companies across multiple therapeutic areas but has maintained a heavy concentration in oncology and specialty pharmaceuticals. He has led brand launch; corporate, franchise, and strategic brand planning; commercial integration; organizational design; and operational effectiveness from multiple perspectives (as the client, as the independent consultant, and as an agency lead). Mr....

John J Hosier John Hosier Healthcare Consulting, LLC

New York
Marketing, Management - Bio-similar drugs, Biotech & Pharma Marketing, Operations, Branded Promotion, CNS Products, Medicare, Oncology Products, Pharma Commercialization, Pharmaceutical Contracting & Pricing, Pharmaceutical Launch, Pharma Marketing, Pharma Sales, Specialty Pharma, DTC, Commercially Reasonable Efforts, CRE
...Hosier is a strategic advisor to the life sciences industry drawing on more then 26 years of sales, marketing and managed markets experience in commercial healthcare organizations. He has provided insights to small molecule & biotechnology companies across multiple therapeutic areas but has maintained a heavy concentration in oncology and specialty pharmaceuticals. He has led brand launch; corporate, franchise, and strategic brand planning; commercial integration; organizational design; and operational effectiveness from multiple perspectives (as the client, as the independent consultant, and as an agency lead). Mr....

John S. Morse, PhD, PE John S. Morse, PE

Fluvanna, New York
Accident Reconstruction, Products Liability - Ladders, scaffolds, shopping carts, fires & explosions, oil & gas industry, guarding, machine guarding, warnings, heavy trucks, brakes
...Investigated fires and explosions, heavy truck accidents, industrial accidents, oil & gas industry, guarding, warnings, and plumbing failures.

Edward J. Garbin, Jr., PhD, PE, DGE Garbin GeoStructural Group, LLC

Pennsylvania
Geotechnical Engineering, Geology - construction, construction engineering, engineer, foundations, sinkholes, piles, shoring, earthquake, ground, slope, slide, aggregate piers, stone columns, rigid inclusions, vibrations, subsidence, ground improvement, karst, liquefaction, differential, settlement, expansive, clay
...He primarily serves the commercial/heavy-civil construction industry. Dr. Garbin is an ASCE-AGP Board Certified Expert in Geotechnical Engineering. A former Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, he is an exceptional communicator, highly skilled at explaining complex construction and engineering topics in easy-to-understand language. He successfully defeated a Daubert motion (PA, 2021). At 53 years of age, he has amassed over 30 years of combined construction and engineering experience. Dr. Garbin's "wheelhouse" includes sheet piles and shoring, deep foundations, shallow foundations, ground improvement, grouting, soil mixing, aggregate piers, and most other geostructural systems. Please visit www.GarbinGeo.com for more information and to contact Dr. Garbin.

John J Hosier John Hosier Healthcare Consulting, LLC

Pennsylvania
Marketing, Management - Bio-similar drugs, Biotech & Pharma Marketing, Operations, Branded Promotion, CNS Products, Medicare, Oncology Products, Pharma Commercialization, Pharmaceutical Contracting & Pricing, Pharmaceutical Launch, Pharma Marketing, Pharma Sales, Specialty Pharma, DTC, Commercially Reasonable Efforts, CRE
...Hosier is a strategic advisor to the life sciences industry drawing on more then 26 years of sales, marketing and managed markets experience in commercial healthcare organizations. He has provided insights to small molecule & biotechnology companies across multiple therapeutic areas but has maintained a heavy concentration in oncology and specialty pharmaceuticals. He has led brand launch; corporate, franchise, and strategic brand planning; commercial integration; organizational design; and operational effectiveness from multiple perspectives (as the client, as the independent consultant, and as an agency lead). Mr....

Jason S. Kiddy, PhD, PE, CFEI Aither Forensic Engineering

Pennsylvania
Mechanical Engineering, Products Liability - Plumbing, Construction Defects, Premises Liability, Industrial Accidents, Heavy Equipment, Hunting Equipment, Manufacturing, Aviation, Origin and Cause, Pressure Vessels, Intellectual Property, Fire and Explosion Investigation
...Kiddy spent over 20 years in various industries prior to becoming a full-time expert witness providing a broad industry experience base from which to draw extensive knowledge on a wide variety of topics. Dr. Kiddy's work experience includes the oil and gas industry, aircraft and helicopter design, marine structures, wind turbines, and telecommunications. From a technical perspective, Dr. Kiddy has expertise in mechanical design, engineering materials, plumbing/HVAC systems, corrosion, fire origin and cause, codes and standards, and warnings/instructions. From a product design standpoint, Dr. Kiddy's experience includes all aspects of a product life cycle such as early stage R&D, product development and qualification, manufacturing, quality control, and failure analysis. Dr. Kiddy is a registered professional engineer in five states, a certified fire and explosion investigator, and an FAA certified drone pilot. Dr....

Mike Simard, PE, PMP, CEP PACED Engineering Inc

Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Engineering, Manufacturing - Engineering Design, Manufacturing Processes, Manufacturing Costs, Industrial Construction, Heavy Machinery, Project Management, Capital Cost Estimating, Quality Assurance, Industrial Safety, Process Scale-up, Pilot Plant, Biomass, Supercritical Fluids, and Slurry Pumping.
Expertise in engineering design, manufacturing processes, manufacturing costs, industrial construction, heavy machinery, project management, capital cost estimating, quality assurance, and industrial safety. Specific technical skills in industrial plant construction, pilot plants, process scale-up, commissioning & testing, and troubleshooting. Specific technical skills in biomass handling, slurry pumping, supercritical fluids, mixing systems, liquid/solid separation, control valves, compressed-air systems, material handling, and mechanical systems. Experienced expert witness in testimony and report writing, retained by both plaintiff and defense counsels, in cases involving manufacturing process design, facility decontamination/relocation, and industrial accidents. Over 30 years of experience in process design and manufacturing for start-ups to Fortune 100 companies in power generation, biomass conversion, and building material industries. Education includes BSME, MSME, and MBA....

Edward J. Garbin, Jr., PhD, PE, DGE Garbin GeoStructural Group, LLC

Texas
Geotechnical Engineering, Geology - construction, construction engineering, engineer, foundations, sinkholes, piles, shoring, earthquake, ground, slope, slide, aggregate piers, stone columns, rigid inclusions, vibrations, subsidence, ground improvement, karst, liquefaction, differential, settlement, expansive, clay
...He primarily serves the commercial/heavy-civil construction industry. Dr. Garbin is an ASCE-AGP Board Certified Expert in Geotechnical Engineering. A former Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, he is an exceptional communicator, highly skilled at explaining complex construction and engineering topics in easy-to-understand language. He successfully defeated a Daubert motion (PA, 2021). At 53 years of age, he has amassed over 30 years of combined construction and engineering experience. Dr. Garbin's "wheelhouse" includes sheet piles and shoring, deep foundations, shallow foundations, ground improvement, grouting, soil mixing, aggregate piers, and most other geostructural systems. Please visit www.GarbinGeo.com for more information and to contact Dr. Garbin.

Andrew McKewen, CSHO Service Safety

La Porte, Texas
OSHA, Safety - construction safety, accident investigation, safety training, OSHA disputes, job-site audits, fall protection, stairways and ladders, OSHA authorized trainer, employee rights, employer requirements, documentation, safety policies, OSHA inspections, scaffolds, boom lift, scissor lift, forklift, PPE
...McKewen has over 14 years of occupational safety and health experience within the construction industry. Over the past 12 years he has been in a senior management position within several construction builders and safety consulting companies. The following detail the and services provided to clients and employers; Accident Investigation Thorough, detailed and efficient investigations of accidents, ranging from property damage to construction fatalities. Breaking down everything from company policy to human behavior to find the root cause of the accident. OSHA citation disputes Research the standards which were cited as being in violation, find OSHA Letters of Interpretation, take into account job-site conditions, company policy, training and human behaviors; then meet with OSHA in an informal conference to eliminate the citation. Job-site audits Inspect job-sites, observe employees’ activities....

Bradley N Plank, PE MME Forensic Consulting, Inc.

Dallas, Texas
Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy - Product Liability, Failure Analysis, HVAC, Oilfield, Heavy Equipment, Cranes, Cables, Medical Devices, Plastics, Boilers, Water Heaters, Plumbing
...A registered engineer in Texas and 23 other states, his experience includes 32 years in manufacturing in the metals processing industries, 29 years performing failure analyses, and 26 years investigating claims. Mr. Plank has testified in a wide variety of matters including personal injury and property damage, in both state and federal court, and his testimony has never been excluded. Assignments have involved mechanical equipment, appliances, oil and gas transmission equipment, plumbing, HVAC, heavy equipment, machine tools, cranes and wire cables, manufacturing processes, and thermal processes, among many others.

David A Sullivan, Certified Consulting Meteorologist Sullivan Environmental Consulting, Inc.

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia
Meteorology - air quality, modeling, expert witness, forensic meteorology, airborne exposure, meteorology, risk assessment, exposure assessment, AERMOD, CALPUFF, agriculture, lead, PFAS, PFOA, measurement, odor, noise, deposition, model performance, monitoring
...Sullivan’s testimony has included industrial airborne emissions from smelters, chemical facilities, the steel industry, pesticide exposures, wood dust exposures, salt drift, exposures associated with waste storage activities, and accident analysis for a toxic dense gas release. Much of his experience has been focused in two areas: (1) the rate of transfer of airborne pollutants, such as heavy metals, pesticides, and PFAS chemicals to produce surface contamination, and (2) the evaluation human exposures associated with agricultural use of pesticides, which includes the conduct of over 50 field trials to compile airborne emission rates to the atmosphere as a function of time, the development of the FEMS air quality modeling system to evaluate agricultural fumigants (approved by the EPA Science Advisory Panel), and refined modeling analysis to account for the variability in emission rates from agricultural fumigants and port fumigation.

Mark R Webster, PE, MSME, MBA Webster Engineering, LLC

Hubertus, Wisconsin
Mechanical Engineering, Equipment & Machinery - Conveyors, Elevators, Material Lifts, Industrial Controls, Dynamic Analysis, Animations, Forensic Engineering, Intellectual Property, Freight Lifts, ASME Safety Standards, Failure Analysis, Hydraulics, Manufacturing, Products Liability, Lifting Systems, Material Handling, Machinery, Patents.
Licensed Professional Engineer with more than 35 years of experience with conveyors, and a wide range of industrial machinery and control systems. conveyor systems, material handling systems, elevators, material lifts, vertical conveyors, shopping cart conveyors (adjacent to escalators), automated car parking systems, custom engineered machinery and systems. Board Certified Forensic Engineer. Chair of ASME B20.1 Safety Standards for Conveyors and Related Equipment, Member of ASME Board on Safety Codes and Standards, member of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers. Engineering specialties include machine design, dynamic system analysis and animation (multi-body physics, motion analysis), hydraulic lifts and systems, heavy mechanical drives for lifting and other material handling applications, finite element analysis. Very active in ASME safety codes and standards.