58 Agricultural Expert Witnesses Found

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

...His specific areas of expertise include: • Vehicle Fire Origin & Cause (including Passenger Cars, Heavy Trucks, RV’s, Motorhomes, Agricultural & Construction Machinery) • Vehicle Accident Reconstruction (Passenger Cars, Heavy Trucks, Motorcycles, Bicycles) • Vehicle Failure Analysis (Fuel Systems, Tires, Brakes, Engine, Restraints) • Plumbing System & Appliance Failure Analysis (Piping Systems, Fire Sprinkler Systems, Plumbing Components, Toilets, Water Heaters, RO systems, Water Filters, Washing Machines, Dishwashers) • Fire Cause Analysis of Appliances, Equipment & Fireplaces • Failure Analysis of Mechanical Components & Systems Mr. Behrens is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in 6 states (AZ, CA, CO, FL, NM, UT) and is available nationwide and globally for forensic engineering assignments.

Mechanical Engineering, Safety - Guarding, plastics processing equipment, lockout-tagout (LOTO), Injection molding machines, thermoformers, blow molding machines, intellectual property, Industrial accidents, agricultural accidents, on product warnings, machine design, pumping-piping systems,

...Hamilton has evaluated hundreds of consumer, industrial and agricultural incidents related to safety, machine guarding and mechanical engineering. He has worked in industry as a manufacturing and plant engineer and has been responsible for the safety of an industrial plant with over 300 employees, where he designed guards and worked extensively with plastic injection molding machines amongst many other industrial safety responsibilities. Mr. Hamilton is devoted to educating the next generation of engineers. He has developed and teaches a senior level Mechanical Engineering course entitled “Designing for Safety.” In this class he teaches principles of safe design such as the hierarchy of design, warnings usage, machine guarding and various hazard analysis techniques. He is in charge of senior design projects, where he guides students as they complete design projects to assist local manufacturers. A partial list of items Mr....

Appraisal & Valuation, Real Estate Appraiser - Agriculture Real Estate, Production Agriculture, Value Dispute, Damages (fire, flood, defects, other), Environmentally Sensitive, Conservation Easements, Wetlands, Eminent Domain, Contamination, Federal or State Land Acquisition (Yellow Book).

...Specializing in agriculture real estate, production agriculture, timberland, conservation easements, wetlands, ranches, farms, federal or state land acquisition (Yellow Book) projects, and eminent domain. Provides services related to matters of value dispute and otherwise complex agricultural or rural valuation concerns within a litigation context. Working in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

Hydrology, Meteorology - Flooding, Road Motor Vehicle Accidents, Ocean Flooding, Bridge/Pipe Hydraulics, Forensic Flood Damage Assessment, Agricultural Drainage, Mine Tailings Pond Failures, Dam Failure, Land Drainage, Drowning Assessment, Stormwater Modelling, Flood Risk Assessment, Dams and Reservoirs, Levee Failure

I am the founder and President of LaCas Consultants Inc. (LCI) since 1991, a hydrology and hydrotechnical consulting engineering company located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. I have over three decades of hydrotechnical engineering experience specializing in the modeling of surface water resource systems, forensic hydrology and hydraulics, and alternative flood control mitigation. He has been qualified as an expert witness in the Supreme Court of Canada and has experience testifying as an expert witness. In 2019, I received the Certificate of Fellowship (FEC) from Engineers Canada in honour of exceptional contributions to the engineering profession in Canada. Since 2002, I have been a technical reviewer for the Engineers & Geoscientists, of British Columbia carrying out confidential reviews of Professional Engineers for standard practice review and for technical support for potential disciplinary action by the association. As a former Toastmaster and enjoy public speaking and...

Real Estate Appraiser, Appraisal & Valuation - Residential Litigation Appraisals for Horse Ranch, Custom Home, Residential Vacant Land, Easement and Encroachment litigation, Wildfire Residential Appraisal Litigation, Agriculture Appraisals, Family Law litigation, Estate Tax appraisals including Donation and gifting, Bankruptcy litigation

Award-winning residential real estate appraiser. Certified residential appraiser. 30+ years’ experience. Appraised or consulted on over 6,500 properties including approximately 1,500 Wildfire Litigation Appraisals, over 150 Estate and Family Appraisal Assignments, 800 complex custom homes, 35 Horse ranches, 600 residential land appraisals, 150 manufactured homes on acreage, as well as tract homes and condos. Experienced expert witness at both deposition & trial. Have completed appraisals on easement and encroachment cases and have provided litigation consulting services on illegal grading and potential litigation including work on Bankruptcy and Family Law.

Toxicology, Environmental - Dram shop, DNA, Product Liability, Statistics, Drug Impairment, Chemical Impairment, Family Law, Due Diligence, Criminal, Civil, Drug Testing, Toxic Tort

...Burgoon led classified and unclassified programs and projects with a focus on the effects of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosives (CBRNE) on human health, ecological and agriculture systems. Dr. Burgoon’s expertise is in pharmacology, toxicology, biostatistics, exposure modeling, causal analysis, risk assessment, especially in the area of establishing causal relationships of chemical exposures to human effects and the development and application of mathematical modeling, machine learning solutions for computational pharmacology and toxicology. Dr. Burgoon has knowledge, training, and experience in the toxicological impacts of drugs and chemicals (including alcohol), including physiological responses. Dr. Burgoon also has knowledge, training, and experience in analytical chemistry associated with drug and alcohol testing. In addition, Dr....

Appraisal & Valuation, Real Estate Appraiser - Valuation, Rent Surveys, Commercial Real Estate Appraisals, Residential Real Estate Appraisals

...., a real estate appraisal company specializing in agricultural, commercial, industrial, special purpose, and residential properties. Mr. Evans is one of two people to currently hold designations in both Real Property/Urban and Rural for the American Society of Appraisers and a California State Certified General licensee. On August 8, 2005, Mr. Evans was awarded a Fellow Membership designation by the American Society of Appraisers in full recognition of his outstanding services in the Society and his contribution to the Appraisal Profession at large. Mr. Evans is re-certified by the State of California until October 28, 2024.

Real Estate, Property Management - commercial real estate, lease, REIT, real estate investment trust, triple net, NNN, retail, industrial, office, multifamily, asset management, property management, portfolio, leasing, CoStar, disaster, due diligence, construction, roof, pavement, asphalt, lease administration, corporate real estate

...Greg has experience with retail, industrial, office, and agricultural real estate. Mr. Libby is a licensed Real Estate Broker in California (DRE #011252760), holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Economics, and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA). Greg is qualified to consult or serve as an expert witness on a wide variety of commercial real estate and facilities matters including but not limited to the REIT industry and practices, asset management, budgeting, capital expense planning/management, construction, corporate real estate, development/redevelopment, disaster planning and response, due diligence, facilities management, financial modeling, lease abstraction, lease administration, lease agreements, leasing, NNN expenses/reconciliations/audits, project management, property management, and restructuring of lease agreements. Greg is currently working as a Principal at Libby Consulting, LLC. Mr....

Human Factors, Warnings & Labels - Products Liability, Slip Trip, and Fall, Vehicle Accidents, Auto Accidents, Perception/Reaction Analysis, Driver Behavior, Distracted Driving, Motorcycle Accidents, Pedestrian/Bicycle Accidents, Night Vision and Lighting, Retail Safety, Workplace Safety

...Human factors/ergonomics specialties include: Driver perception & behavior; Pedestrian perception & behavior; Perception response time; Night vision; Lighting, visibility & conspicuity; Slip, trip, misstep & fall (including falls from heights such as ladders & platforms); Product design & liability (including medical, consumer, industrial, agricultural); Human-machine interaction; Control/display layout; Warnings, signs & instructions. PhD in Experimental Psychology, Certified Professional Ergonomist, Certified XL Tribometrist, and OSHA authorized to teach 10 and 30 hr. courses in General Industry Safety. Designed and conducted human factors research projects for NASA, Department of Defense and other federal agencies: and for corporations such as Apple and Sun Microsystems (now acquired by Oracle). Active member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Author of over 50 peer-reviewed articles for professional journals such as Human Factors....

Energy, Engineering - Solar,PV,Photovoltaics,Energy,Batteries,Construction,Electric Utility,Intellectual Property,Patent,Project Development,Electrical Engineering,Asset Management,Contracts,Electricity,Generation,Renewable Energy,Solar Energy,Solar Power,Solar Installation

...Areas of Expertise: Energy Technologies Solar Batteries & Energy Storage Microgrids Markets Utility-Scale Commercial & Industrial Agricultural Residential Policy Tariff Rates Net Energy Metering (NEM) Interconnection Agreements Finance Incentive Programs & Structures Financing Programs & Structures Project Development Performance Modeling & Simulation Financial Modeling Contract Structures Ownership Models Project Planning & Execution Construction Management Sales Proposals, Pro Formas & Cash Flow Statements Technical Design Project Engineering Owner’s Engineering Independent Engineering System Design & Architecture Control Strategies & Microgrid Operations Project Management Technology Due Diligence Product & Vendor Selection Product Warranties, Guarantees & Liabilities Operations & Maintenance Data Acquisition & Monitoring Codes & Standards Health & Safety National Electrical Code UL Municipal Permits Industry Codes & Standards Solar Rights Act Expert Witness experience: In addition...

Civil Engineering, Hydrology - floodplain flooding, hydrology, river hydraulics, stream bank protection, stream restoration, fluvial geomorphology, levees, erosion control, stream bank failure, erosion control plans, best management practices, FEMA floodplain studies

...Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, TVA, Bureau of Land Management and the Agricultural Research Service. His professional experience includes more than 18 years as a hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Waterways Experiment Station (now ERDC) in Vicksburg, MS, both the Nashville and Baltimore Districts, and the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) in Davis, CA. He also founded a 40-person Water Resources Engineering firm which he sold to be a consultant. Later, he was National Director for Water Resources for Atkins and HDR. Dr. Williams has been an instructor for ASCE, Federal, State and local Agencies for computer training workshops on using HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS and HEC-6. In addition, he has taught short courses on channel bed scour for toe protection design, sediment transport, bridge scour, stream restoration and streambank protection....

Cannabis, Agriculture - Hemp Cultivation, Feminized Seed, Marijuana Cultivation, Clones, Seedlings, Crop Projections, Crop Valuation, Indoor Cultivation Equipment, Outdoor Cultivation, CBD, Cannabis, Economic damages

8 Years of experience in hemp and marijuana I have experience in providing opinions in both State and Federal Court. I have been retained in 12 cases in the last 2 years. I have experience testifying in court and in depositions. My mix of industry experience and education make me uniquely qualified to address many types of issues within Marijuana and Hemp industries. Where many experts have a narrow area of expertise I have developed a broad spectrum of experience that allows me to address in most instances the entirety of issues involved in a case. I am experienced in indoor and outdoor cannabis cultivation, markets, and business practices. I can articulate an educated clear opinion in many areas of the hemp and marijuana industries involving cultivation, equipment, infrastructure, and the broader hemp market. In addition to continuing expert witness case work, I currently work with Rocky Mountain Distributors, a laboratory and cultivation facility producing live rosin for the retail...

Human Factors, OSHA - Warnings Design & Testing , OSHA, Product Safety, Industrial Safety, Chemical Safety, HazComm & FHSA labeling requirements, Electrical Safety, Construction Safety, Fall Protection, Personal Protective Equipment, Consumer Product Safety, Human Factors, Perception-Reaction time, Backup Alarm

...Representative clients have included: • attorneys involved in litigation matters (list of prior litigation consultations available on request); • a hospital chain (usability tests and assessment of ergonomic and safety risk factors of competing medical devices); • a manufacturer of agricultural equipment (evaluation and mitigation of workplace ergonomic risk factors); • a manufacturer of a meat processor (user manual and on‐product warnings); • a manufacturer of a oven & stove (user manual and on‐product warnings); • a manufacturer of a hot tub/spa (user manual and on‐product warnings); • a manufacturer of automotive cleaning products (on‐product warnings and Safety Data Sheets); • a manufacturer of candle‐making products (on‐product warnings and Safety Data Sheets); • a manufacturer of warehouse storage rack systems (set up and use instructions); • various offices on ergonomic issues (Consultations on the selection and arrangement of components of a computer workstation to minimize ergonomic...

OSHA, Safety - Grain Bin Engulfment, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, OSHA Regulations, Grain Augers/Belt Conveyors, Industrial Accidents, Skid-steer Loaders, Forklift, Front End Loaders, Agricultural Equipment Operations, Telehandlers, Confined Spaces

Board Certified Safety Professional (CSP) with a Master’s Degree in Safety Management and an Associate of Risk Management (ARM). Twenty-five years- experience as a safety consultant working with clients in General Industry and Agribusinesses to prevent incidents and protect workers. Speaker at state safety conferences and trade associations. OSHA Authorized General Industry Trainer for 10 and 30 Hour courses. Ives certified trainer for forklifts, telehandlers, skid-steers, front end loaders, back hoes, boom lifts and scissor lifts. Conducted fatality and catastrophic incident investigations for clients to determine cause of incidents. Audited client’s safety programs to determine compliance with government regulations and determine areas for improvement. Assisted clients with OSHA inspections and citation abatement. Assisted clients with safety program development and conducted safety training. Professional member of the American Society of Safety Professionals.

Civil Engineering, Hydrology - floodplain flooding, hydrology, river hydraulics, stream bank protection, stream restoration, fluvial geomorphology, levees, erosion control, stream bank failure, erosion control plans, best management practices, FEMA floodplain studies

...Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, TVA, Bureau of Land Management and the Agricultural Research Service. His professional experience includes more than 18 years as a hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Waterways Experiment Station (now ERDC) in Vicksburg, MS, both the Nashville and Baltimore Districts, and the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) in Davis, CA. He also founded a 40-person Water Resources Engineering firm which he sold to be a consultant. Later, he was National Director for Water Resources for Atkins and HDR. Dr. Williams has been an instructor for ASCE, Federal, State and local Agencies for computer training workshops on using HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS and HEC-6. In addition, he has taught short courses on channel bed scour for toe protection design, sediment transport, bridge scour, stream restoration and streambank protection....

Appraisal & Valuation, Equipment & Machinery - Tangible Assets Appraisal, Medical and Diagnostic Equipment Valuation, FF&E Appraisal, Construction Equipment Appraisal, Mining Equipment Valuation, Oil & Gas Appraisal, Manufacturing, Agricultural & Hemp Valuation, Transportation & Environmental Valuation, Equipment Leasing & Financing Appraisal

Accredited Senior ASA Appraiser (American Society of Appraisers) since 2002 USPAP Compliant Reports (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) Equipment Leasing & Financing Background

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.

...Barshinger has also reconstructed crashes involving commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, agricultural equipment, motorcycles, bicycles, personal mobility devices, and pedestrians, and he is Advanced Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) certified....

Aviation & Aerospace, Safety - Helicopter Air Ambulance, Aviation Law Enforcement, Aviation Safety Management Systems

...Extensive experience consulting helicopter air ambulance, law enforcement, and agricultural operators utilizing aviation assets. Also, hold a current Secret Security Clearance. Current FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) Representative, Space Coast Aviation Safety Alliance (SCASA) Member, Central Florida Business Aviation Association (CFBAA) Board Member and Oversee the Safety Committee, the International Society of Safety Professionals (ISSP) Director of Engagement, Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association Affiliate, United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) Member, Airborne Public Safety Association (APSA) Member, and Space Coast Aviation Safety Alliance (SCASA) Member. Additional credentials include Advanced Aviation Safety Officer trained in Internal Evaluation Programs, Aircraft Accident Investigation, Safety Management Systems, Safety Risk Management, and Human Factors in Aircraft Accident Investigation.

Agriculture, Environmental - Tree and landscape appraisals, damages or values; forest damages; Land Economist, landscape claims

Mr. Harris works internationally, mostly across the United States and Canada, as an independent expert and has consulted with clients including municipalities, developers, homeowner associations, insurance companies, law firms, and golf courses. Mr. Harris is a Landscape Economist and has worked in the environmental, landscape, arboriculture, forestry, and horticultural fields for over 30 years. He is the Principal of LANDSCAPE ECONOMICS, LLC, a firm providing expertise in damage assessments, economic valuations, work audits, and expert testimony regarding landscapes and land improvements that is increasing the recognition of "Green Assets™" for properties. Areas of Expertise include: * Tree, Landscape, and/or Natural Areas Values * Tree, Landscape, and/or Natural Areas Damages * Arboriculture, Urban Forestry, and Landscape Standards and Practices * Health and Condition of Landscape Plants * Utility Line Clearance Practices and Standards * Landscape and Tree Damage Appraisals * Storm Damage...

Mechanical Engineering, OSHA - Crash Reconstruction, ATV, ROV, UTV, Automotive, Motorcycle, School Bus, Tractor Trailers, Industrial Process Equipment, Product Defect, Failure Analysis, Forklift, Crane, Mobile Elevating Work Platform, Aeral Lift, Personel Lift, Amusement Park Rides, OSHA, Industrial Accidents

...I am a certified OSHA Expert in 29 CFR 1910 (General Industry), 1926 (Construction) and 1928 (Agricultural Operations). I have a Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with Tanker, Hazmat, Triples, School Bus, Passenger Bus and Motorcycle Endorsements. I am an experienced school bus driver, and I am very knowledgeable with school bus operations and school bus safety. I am a certified motor vehicle crash reconstruction engineer through Northwestern University and the National Association of Professional Crash Reconstruction Specialist (NAPARS) for cars, pickup trucks and commercial tractor trailer rigs. This knowledge also lends itself well in forklift and crane accidents. I am an avid motorcycle rider and am a motorcycle expert. I have well over 40 years of continuous experience operating and riding motorcycles. I hold motorcycle rider's safety certifications through the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF)....

Architecture, Construction - Hospital Codes, Surgery Center, Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Errors & Omissions, ADA Accessibility, Standard of Care, Building Code, Building Inspection, Building Materials, Construction Defect, Delays, Water Intrusion, Inspection, Roofing, Skilled Nursing, EIFS, Stucco, Cladding, Breach of Duty

...Department of Agriculture: Rural Development Multi year Replacement Hospital Buildings in Desoto County Represented HPH Hospice Multi-year program to develop state agency reviewed Inpatient Buildings across 4 country region Represented VenCor Multi-year redevelopment of Skilled Nursing and Hospital buildings across SE USA ADVANCED TRAINING State Agency for HealthCare Administration annual training National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, various in depth trainings TWO masters degrees and TWO graduate certificates in architecture and business. CERTIFICATIONS Board Certified Architect licensed and actively practicing Led regional office of national firm to become ISO 9001 Quality Management System certified President: Willingham Architecture 1999-Present design, consulting and project management for medical professionals

Mechanical Engineering, OSHA - Crash Reconstruction, ATV, ROV, UTV, Automotive, Motorcycle, School Bus, Tractor Trailers, Industrial Process Equipment, Product Defect, Failure Analysis, Forklift, Crane, Mobile Elevating Work Platform, Aeral Lift, Personel Lift, Amusement Park Rides, OSHA, Industrial Accidents

...I am a certified OSHA Expert in 29 CFR 1910 (General Industry), 1926 (Construction) and 1928 (Agricultural Operations). I have a Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with Tanker, Hazmat, Triples, School Bus, Passenger Bus and Motorcycle Endorsements. I am an experienced school bus driver, and I am very knowledgeable with school bus operations and school bus safety. I am a certified motor vehicle crash reconstruction engineer through Northwestern University and the National Association of Professional Crash Reconstruction Specialist (NAPARS) for cars, pickup trucks and commercial tractor trailer rigs. This knowledge also lends itself well in forklift and crane accidents. I am an avid motorcycle rider and am a motorcycle expert. I have well over 40 years of continuous experience operating and riding motorcycles. I hold motorcycle rider's safety certifications through the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF)....

Human Factors, Products Liability - Warnings, Labels, Reconstruction, Visibility, Failure Analysis, Forensic Engineering, Defects, Photogrammetry, Metallurgy, Human Factors, Ergonomics, Construction, OSHA, Safety Engineering, Product Liability, Equipment Failures, Industrial Accidents, Power Utility Accidents, Insurance Claims

Specific Cases: Go cart nip point fatality, washing machine amputation, amputations in punch presses, hydro-pneumatic tank explosion, agricultural truck amputation, airport conveyors, biscuit cutter, amusement rides, water-jet fatality, slips & trips, lead rope snap, exercise machine failures and injuries, document burn injuries, folding chair collapse, concrete anchor system, nail gun injury, prosthesis bolt failure, steam iron electrocution, pool light burn, design of warnings and instructions, ATV rollover, automotive failures and crash related phenomena, measurement of ECDs (TASER®) Farm equipment, failed engines, mining conveyors, power plant systems, belt conveyors, potato processing system, sewer line, tire shredder processing analysis, failed brake die, failed conveyor bearing, RV axle repair failure, trailer suspension system failure, trailer separation, dump truck telescoping cylinder failure, brake system, headlight filament analysis, service station gasoline tank leak, bicycle...

Intellectual Property, Mechanical Engineering - Patents, intellectual property, aerial lift, boom lift, scissor lift, manufacturing equipment, agricultural equipment, oil and gas equipment, refuse equipment, garbage trucks, trailers, conveyors, exercise equipment, safety, consumer products, chairs, seating, furniture.

Experienced mechanical engineer (MS, PE) with six issued patents and multiple patents pending. Award winning inventor. Vice President of Alpine Engineering and Design, Inc., a mechanical engineering consulting company with clients around the United States ranging from individual inventors to Fortune 500 companies. Worked on the development of multiple successful products including among other things: aerial lifts, garbage trucks, trailers, exercise equipment and manufacturing equipment. Graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Completed a master's of science degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA with an emphasis in product development. Licensed professional engineer (PE) and a certified safety professional in comprehensive practice (CSP). Certified trainer for boom lifts, scissor lifts, rough terrain and counterbalanced forklifts. Over 10 years experience in product development, patents, safe equipment design, and design safety reviews. Experienced...

Automotive, Appraisal & Valuation - Appraisal & Valuation Automotive, Automotive Dealer Practices, Automotive Economics, Automotive Leasing, Automotive Repair & Service, Lemon Law, Machinery & Equipment Appraisal & Valuation, Vehicles Appraisal & Valuation

...Paul also has inspection experience with Exotic & Luxury High End Cars as well as Boats and Watercraft. automobile, medium duty and heavy-duty truck repair and inspection as well as heavy equipment such as construction and agriculture equipment. Litigation Support - Mr. Paul is a Certified Vehicle Appraiser and can provide opinions of value based on fair market value, diminished value and replacement values in accordance with USPAP. He has been court qualified as an expert vehicle inspector in multiple states as well as federal court. Mr. Paul has provided over 500 expert witness reports, provided over 30 depositions and testified in court over 10 times. He is willing to travel to all 50 states. He has experience in: Lemon Law - Misrepresentation and Dealer Operations - Lease Return Inspections - Vehicle Condition Reports - Mechanical Breakdown - Mechanical Failure - Vehicle Valuation - Vehicle Appraisal - Total Loss - Cause of Failure

Mechanical Engineering, Equipment & Machinery - Cranes & Hoists, Printing & Packaging Equip, Bowling Machinery, Agricultural Equip, OSHA, Machinery Maintenance Practices, Conveyors, Hand & Power Tools, Ladders, Workplace Safety, Slip Trip & Fall, Premises Liability, Safety, Warnings & Label Evaluation, Metalworking Equip, Aerial Work Platforms

I have served on the ANSI A14 Ladder Safety Committee since 1995 and currently Chair the Mobile Ladder Stands and Mobile Ladder Stand Platforms Sub-committee. In addition, I serve on the Executive committee which reviews and votes on all ladder-related standards in the A14 family, the A14 Steering Committee, the Labeling Task Force and the Ladder Accessories Sub-committee. I have an extensive background in the Bowling Industry having served my Mechanical Engineering internship with the Brunswick Corp. Automatic Pinsetter division. I have also had ownership interest in two Chicagoland bowling centers. I have performed mechanical and electrical maintenance on Automatic Pinsetters since 1974 in addition to having provided instruction to several dozen apprentice mechanics in the operation of the Pinsetter and related bowling equipment and continue to do so today. I continue to provide expert witness and consulting services to both major bowling equipment manufacturers including Brunswick...

Energy, Intellectual Property - Intellectual Property, Appraisals & Valuations, Commercial Damages, Renewable Energy, Biogas, Biofuels, Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Biomass, Waste-to-Energy, Oil & Gas, Oil Refining, Fires, Explosions, Chemical Release, Product Contamination, Electricity, Coal Technologies, Chemistry & Chemicals

...Williams provides expert engineering, detailed technical and financial appraisals, licensing and royalties analysis, quantification of damages, litigation support, due diligence, and understandable testimony involving renewable energies including biogas, ethanol and butanol biofuels, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and waste-to-energy; oil and gas, petroleum refining, and storage; electrical power generation, trading, and storage; and coal, char, steel and metals, agricultural and chemicals technologies. Dr. Williams analyzes the complex and expresses it in understandable technical, environmental, and financial terms. Dr....

OSHA, Safety - OSHA, Industrial Accidents, Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Loss Control, Risk Management, Slip Trip & Fall, Construction Accidents, Manufacturing Accidents, Insurance, Investigations

...Specialties Include; Agricultural Accidents Construction Accidents Manufacturing Accidents OSHA Styled Agricultural Safety & Health Audits OSHA Styled Construction Safety & Health Audits OSHA Styled General Industry – Manufacturing Sectors Acoustical Aerial Lifts Amputations American National Safety Institute “ANSI” Standards Bloodborne Pathogens and Related Diseases Burn Injuries Chemical Burns Chemical Exposures Conveyors Cranes Electrical Safety Employers Affirmative Defenses, the (also The Employee Conduct Defenses) Excavation (Trenching) Explosion Investigations Fall Protection Fall Arrest Systems & Failures Fire Investigations Hazardous Materials & Substances Human Factors Job Hazard Analysis Job Safety Analysis Ladders – Fixed & Portable Manufacturing Accidents Manufacturing Assessments & Evaluations Manufacturing Safety & Health Materials Handling NFPA 70E Electrical Arch Flash Accident Investigations NFPA 654 Combustible Dust Accident Investigations Noise Assessments & Engineering...

Appraisal & Valuation, Real Estate Appraiser - Agriculture Real Estate, Production Agriculture, Value Dispute, Damages (fire, flood, defects, other), Environmentally Sensitive, Conservation Easements, Wetlands, Eminent Domain, Contamination, Federal or State Land Acquisition (Yellow Book).

...Specializing in agriculture real estate, production agriculture, timberland, conservation easements, wetlands, ranches, farms, federal or state land acquisition (Yellow Book) projects, and eminent domain. Provides services related to matters of value dispute and otherwise complex agricultural or rural valuation concerns within a litigation context. Working in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

Vocational Rehabilitation, Disability Evaluation - Career Counseling, Employment Readiness, Workers Compensation, Labor Market Analysis, SSI and SSDI Benefits Counseling, Case Management, Vocational Evaluation, Individual Unemployability Case Review, Wage Earning Capacity, Ticket to Work, Veteran Employability, Vocational Expert Testimony

...Taylor is a distinguished scholar and practitioner who earned her PhD and Masters degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and Rehabilitation Counselor Education from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University with a primary focus on Trauma Informed Care. Her academic journey also includes a bachelor's degree in Human Services from Elon University. She is licensed as a Graduate Professional Counselor in Washington D.C. and possesses several national certifications, including Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, and Work Incentives Practitioner, Her extensive qualifications extend to certifications in Vocational Evaluation, Work Adjustment, Work Incentives Counseling, Behavioral Addictions, and online teaching. Dr. Taylor owns Benefits Understood Counseling Services. Benefits Understood Counseling Services is an approved vocational rehabilitation provider by the Maryland Workers Compensation Commission....

Chemistry & Chemicals, Chemical Engineering - Colloid, Surface Chemistry, Silicones, Materials Science, surfactants, detergents, formulation, emulsions, microemulsions, liquid crystals, formulation, product development, patents, IP, personal care, household care, upstream oil & gas, electrophoretic displays, agricultural adjuvants

Randal Hill has more than 30 years of industrial silicone and surface chemistry experience including silicone defoamers, formulation of household and personal care products, applications of silicone surfactants, silicone-based nanotechnology for soldier protection, development of pigments for electronic displays, and, most recently, upstream oil and gas well treatment. He wrote the book on “Silicone Surfactants”, and has 64 patents and more than 50 papers. He received a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of Oklahoma, and served as the Dow Corning Visiting Scientist at MIT for five years. With an educational background in physical chemistry (PhD) and physics he went on to establish a career working with surfactants for applications ranging from personal care and polymer coatings to oil and gas. After getting his start with Dow Corning (now Dow Silicones) in progressive research capacities, he spent time with E Ink during their startup phase and most recently with the oilfield...

Safety, Agriculture Engineering - Accidents, Auto ADAS, Agriculture, Battery Fires, Cannabis Processing, Chemical Exposure, Child Safety, Construction, Electrocution, Ergonomics, Fitness Equip, Fires/Explosions, HazCom, Human Factors, HVAC, Mechatronics/Nano, Medical Devices, OSHA, Recalls, RV/ATV, Slip/Fall, Vapes, Warnings/Label

...The span of our collective academic and experiential expertise includes the Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Agricultural, Industrial, Human Factors, Ergonomic and Safety fields of engineering. Miller Engineering’s principle engineers wrote the original books on warnings and instructions, have published in several other areas, have participated in product designs and patents, and have analyzed, reconstructed and/or animated numerous types of accidents. Miller Engineering also designs and operates hydroelectric and solar energy sources within their agricultural, forestry, marine, and cattle subsidiary operations in Idaho and Oregon, lending to unique hand-on expertise in these areas. We are known for our staff’s thorough, detailed documentation and portrayal of accident sequences and the surrounding environmental circumstances. Dr. James Miller, PE—Founder of Miller Engineering and Emeritus Professor at the University of Michigan – Engineering....

Veterinarian, Agriculture - Horses, Cattle, Livestock, Research, Dog, & Cat,

...Employed as a veterinary medical officer with the United States Department of Agriculture and contributed to the enforcement of federal laws in cases under the jurisdiction of the USDA. Specialties: Veterinary Standards of Care, Investigative Interviewing, Equine Regulatory Investigations, Expert Witness Testimony, Civil and Criminal Matters, Nationwide Program Management, Field Audits, Work with Equine Associations, Expert on the Horse Protection Act

Food, Public Health - food science, food poisoning, labeling claims, foodborne illness, preservatives, food safety, food processing, food labeling, food manufacturing, Salmonella, E. coli, norovirus, listeria,

...He was a Senior Research Microbiologist at the United States Department of Agriculture before joining the Rutgers faculty. Dr. Montville is Editor Emeritus of the Journal of Food Safety and has been appointed to many editorial boards. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers having more than 10,000 citations. Dr. Montville has also authored 16 chapters, and 10 books. His widely-adopted undergraduate textbook, Food Microbiology an Introduction, has been translated into Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. Dr. Montville reduces complex concepts in food science to simple lay language for thousands of liberal arts undergraduates in his course, The Science of Food. Dr. Montville has provided more than 30 expert opinions for complex litigations involving natural claims, food poisoning, as well as theft of trade secrets and has testified five times. He is The I.F.T. awarded Dr. Montville the Bernard L. Oser Award for Food Ingredient Safety....

Food, Business Operations - food business, Food Advertising , food Marketing, False food advertising , Food retailing, Food sales forecasting , Food supply chain

...Stanton has also worked with many of the commodity agriculture groups including the Florida Department of Citrus, Mushroom Council, Sweet Corn Association, Dairy Management Inc, cranberry growers of Ocean Spray, and numerous farm groups. Dr. Stanton has served as an expert and expert witness to many food and beverage companies including Whole Foods, Target, Coca Cola, Monster Beverage, Ahold, Supervalu, Boars Head, Safeway and many others. Dr. Stanton has spoken at many major US food association meetings and conferences including the Dairy Management Inc....

Products Liability, Slip Trip & Fall - Athletics & Recreation, Safety, Safety Engineering, Warnings & Labels, Industrial Hygiene, OSHA, Risk Analysis, Biomechanics, Engineering, Fires, Explosions, Human Factors, Brain Injuries, Personal Injury, Trampolines, Amusement Parks, Water Parks, Playground Accidents

...He has consulted to major news channels, NHTSA, OSHA, NIOSH, State of California (CaITrans), Microsoft, New York Transit, Queensborough Bridge Authority, Department of Agriculture, the Federal Government, State Attorney General's Offices, and municipalities throughout the United States, Canada and Europe in a variety of technical areas. His interests include head and brain protection in sports and recreation and personal injury accidents and litigations. In addition, he is also involved in the reconstruction of all types of sports injuries in a large variety of recreational and sports activities, amusement and trampoline facilities, as well as accidents involving a variety of products and vehicles. His background may be found at www.scientificadvisory.com. In the past, Dr....

Construction, Equipment & Machinery - Construction Vehicles, Construction Equipment, Cranes, Forklifts, Aerial Lifts, Mobile Elevating Work Platforms, MEWPs, Construction Accidents, Accident Reconstruction, Electrocution, Machinery, OSHA, Safety, Slips, Trips & Falls, Cranes, Aerial Lifts, Fork lifts

...(E & A) provides litigation support, safety consulting, safety training, and engineering consulting services relating to safe and design of cranes, aerial work platforms, mobile elevating work platforms, MEWPs, lifts and other construction, industrial, and agricultural equipment. Our expertise regarding lifting equipment is unparalleled.

Mechanical Engineering, OSHA - Crash Reconstruction, ATV, ROV, UTV, Automotive, Motorcycle, School Bus, Tractor Trailers, Industrial Process Equipment, Product Defect, Failure Analysis, Forklift, Crane, Mobile Elevating Work Platform, Aeral Lift, Personel Lift, Amusement Park Rides, OSHA, Industrial Accidents

...I am a certified OSHA Expert in 29 CFR 1910 (General Industry), 1926 (Construction) and 1928 (Agricultural Operations). I have a Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with Tanker, Hazmat, Triples, School Bus, Passenger Bus and Motorcycle Endorsements. I am an experienced school bus driver, and I am very knowledgeable with school bus operations and school bus safety. I am a certified motor vehicle crash reconstruction engineer through Northwestern University and the National Association of Professional Crash Reconstruction Specialist (NAPARS) for cars, pickup trucks and commercial tractor trailer rigs. This knowledge also lends itself well in forklift and crane accidents. I am an avid motorcycle rider and am a motorcycle expert. I have well over 40 years of continuous experience operating and riding motorcycles. I hold motorcycle rider's safety certifications through the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF)....

Toxicology, Environmental - Dram shop, DNA, Product Liability, Statistics, Drug Impairment, Chemical Impairment, Family Law, Due Diligence, Criminal, Civil, Drug Testing, Toxic Tort

...Burgoon led classified and unclassified programs and projects with a focus on the effects of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosives (CBRNE) on human health, ecological and agriculture systems. Dr. Burgoon’s expertise is in pharmacology, toxicology, biostatistics, exposure modeling, causal analysis, risk assessment, especially in the area of establishing causal relationships of chemical exposures to human effects and the development and application of mathematical modeling, machine learning solutions for computational pharmacology and toxicology. Dr. Burgoon has knowledge, training, and experience in the toxicological impacts of drugs and chemicals (including alcohol), including physiological responses. Dr. Burgoon also has knowledge, training, and experience in analytical chemistry associated with drug and alcohol testing. In addition, Dr....

Mechanical Engineering, OSHA - Crash Reconstruction, ATV, ROV, UTV, Automotive, Motorcycle, School Bus, Tractor Trailers, Industrial Process Equipment, Product Defect, Failure Analysis, Forklift, Crane, Mobile Elevating Work Platform, Aeral Lift, Personel Lift, Amusement Park Rides, OSHA, Industrial Accidents

...I am a certified OSHA Expert in 29 CFR 1910 (General Industry), 1926 (Construction) and 1928 (Agricultural Operations). I have a Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with Tanker, Hazmat, Triples, School Bus, Passenger Bus and Motorcycle Endorsements. I am an experienced school bus driver, and I am very knowledgeable with school bus operations and school bus safety. I am a certified motor vehicle crash reconstruction engineer through Northwestern University and the National Association of Professional Crash Reconstruction Specialist (NAPARS) for cars, pickup trucks and commercial tractor trailer rigs. This knowledge also lends itself well in forklift and crane accidents. I am an avid motorcycle rider and am a motorcycle expert. I have well over 40 years of continuous experience operating and riding motorcycles. I hold motorcycle rider's safety certifications through the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF)....

Accounting, Business Damages - Litigation Support, Loss of Profits, Economic Damages, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business Interruption, Inventory & Contents Claims, Employee Dishonesty, Construction Contract Analysis, Financial Motive, Subrogation, Extra Expenses, Product Liability, Fraud

...Clark’s experience spans a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, energy, hospitals, retail, hotel and hospitality, construction, agriculture, transportation, colleges and universities, restaurants, stadiums and theatres. He evaluates damages related to loss of profits, economic damages, contract disputes, shareholder disputes, financial motive, business interruption claims, inventory and contents claims, extra expense claims, employee dishonesty claims, theft claims, product liability, subrogation, builders risk claims, and surety bond claims.

Appraisal & Valuation, Real Estate Appraiser - Agriculture Real Estate, Production Agriculture, Value Dispute, Damages (fire, flood, defects, other), Environmentally Sensitive, Conservation Easements, Wetlands, Eminent Domain, Contamination, Federal or State Land Acquisition (Yellow Book).

...Specializing in agriculture real estate, production agriculture, timberland, conservation easements, wetlands, ranches, farms, federal or state land acquisition (Yellow Book) projects, and eminent domain. Provides services related to matters of value dispute and otherwise complex agricultural or rural valuation concerns within a litigation context. Working in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

Oil and Gas, Engineering - Completions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Stimulation, Operations, Workovers, Drill outs, Acidizing, Cementing, Environmental, Safety, Pumping Services, Production, Artificial Lift, Reporting, Risk Management, Project Mangement, Oil & Gas Management, Perforating/wireline, Asset Mgmt., Salt Water disposal

...Malone graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Engineering from Texas Tech University.

Construction, Equipment & Machinery - Construction Vehicles, Construction Equipment, Cranes, Forklifts, Aerial Lifts, Mobile Elevating Work Platforms, MEWPs, Construction Accidents, Accident Reconstruction, Electrocution, Machinery, OSHA, Safety, Slips, Trips & Falls, Cranes, Aerial Lifts, Fork lifts

...(E & A) provides litigation support, safety consulting, safety training, and engineering consulting services relating to safe and design of cranes, aerial work platforms, mobile elevating work platforms, MEWPs, lifts and other construction, industrial, and agricultural equipment. Our expertise regarding lifting equipment is unparalleled.

Banking - Credit Risk, underwriting, forensic loan fraud, lending policy/procedures, commercial real estate, working capital line of credit, asset based and secured financing, indirect auto, home equity, mortgage, agriculture, farm, foreclosure, collections, regulator enforcement actions, board governance

My background includes 33 years as a federal regulator, five additional years as a contractor with that regulator,eight years of consulting with banks and credit unions and four years as an expert witness. I specialize in evaluation of credit risk and credit related functions. I have extensive experience in community banks and credit unions, mid size banks, and considerable experience in the largest banks in the country. I am available for credit/lending related expert witness work in the menu of items listed above. This includes the cradle to grave life cycle of credit: Policy, procedures, staffing/expertise, underwriting, credit administration, risk management, reporting/MIS, problem loan management/collections, foreclosure/repossession and collateral/appraisal management. I am experienced in forensic credit related fraud identification, investigation/documentation, referrals to FBI/DOJ/OCC authorities and depositions. I have extensively evaluated internal audit and Credit Risk (Loan...

Mechanical Engineering, OSHA - Crash Reconstruction, ATV, ROV, UTV, Automotive, Motorcycle, School Bus, Tractor Trailers, Industrial Process Equipment, Product Defect, Failure Analysis, Forklift, Crane, Mobile Elevating Work Platform, Aeral Lift, Personel Lift, Amusement Park Rides, OSHA, Industrial Accidents

...I am a certified OSHA Expert in 29 CFR 1910 (General Industry), 1926 (Construction) and 1928 (Agricultural Operations). I have a Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with Tanker, Hazmat, Triples, School Bus, Passenger Bus and Motorcycle Endorsements. I am an experienced school bus driver, and I am very knowledgeable with school bus operations and school bus safety. I am a certified motor vehicle crash reconstruction engineer through Northwestern University and the National Association of Professional Crash Reconstruction Specialist (NAPARS) for cars, pickup trucks and commercial tractor trailer rigs. This knowledge also lends itself well in forklift and crane accidents. I am an avid motorcycle rider and am a motorcycle expert. I have well over 40 years of continuous experience operating and riding motorcycles. I hold motorcycle rider's safety certifications through the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF)....

Meteorology, Hydrology - forensic meteorology, heavy rain and flooding, high winds, fog, severe storms, hail, tornadoes, winter weather, heavy snow, slip and falls, icing, fire weather, weather-related accidents, agriculture weather, lightning verification, radar, satellite, and applied climate and meteorology

I believe that my clients deserve to have accurate and reliable weather information. My clients include lawyers and industries of construction, insurance, mining, and power generation. I have worked on cases involving: • analyses of tornado/hail/wind (including derecho) damage to businesses, crops, people, farm property, and housing units for insurance-related claims/lawsuits, • climate and weather analyses for a mining operation, preventative planting insurance claim, crop spraying, and livestock operations, • rainfall recurrence interval analyses for flooding of homes and flash-flood related damages to businesses and trains/railroad tracks, • snowfall and rainfall analyses for insurance protection claims for recreational events, • climate and severe weather documentation for construction delays and adverse weather days, • cloud cover/moonlight, rainfall, fog, and icing/snow/wind analyses for automobile accidents, • slips and falls related to snowfall, icing/refreezing, and freezing drizzle...

Mechanical Engineering, OSHA - Crash Reconstruction, ATV, ROV, UTV, Automotive, Motorcycle, School Bus, Tractor Trailers, Industrial Process Equipment, Product Defect, Failure Analysis, Forklift, Crane, Mobile Elevating Work Platform, Aeral Lift, Personel Lift, Amusement Park Rides, OSHA, Industrial Accidents

...I am a certified OSHA Expert in 29 CFR 1910 (General Industry), 1926 (Construction) and 1928 (Agricultural Operations). I have a Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with Tanker, Hazmat, Triples, School Bus, Passenger Bus and Motorcycle Endorsements. I am an experienced school bus driver, and I am very knowledgeable with school bus operations and school bus safety. I am a certified motor vehicle crash reconstruction engineer through Northwestern University and the National Association of Professional Crash Reconstruction Specialist (NAPARS) for cars, pickup trucks and commercial tractor trailer rigs. This knowledge also lends itself well in forklift and crane accidents. I am an avid motorcycle rider and am a motorcycle expert. I have well over 40 years of continuous experience operating and riding motorcycles. I hold motorcycle rider's safety certifications through the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF)....

Construction, Equipment & Machinery - Construction Vehicles, Construction Equipment, Cranes, Forklifts, Aerial Lifts, Mobile Elevating Work Platforms, MEWPs, Construction Accidents, Accident Reconstruction, Electrocution, Machinery, OSHA, Safety, Slips, Trips & Falls, Cranes, Aerial Lifts, Fork lifts

...(E & A) provides litigation support, safety consulting, safety training, and engineering consulting services relating to safe and design of cranes, aerial work platforms, mobile elevating work platforms, MEWPs, lifts and other construction, industrial, and agricultural equipment. Our expertise regarding lifting equipment is unparalleled.

Appraisal & Valuation, Real Estate Appraiser - Agriculture Real Estate, Production Agriculture, Value Dispute, Damages (fire, flood, defects, other), Environmentally Sensitive, Conservation Easements, Wetlands, Eminent Domain, Contamination, Federal or State Land Acquisition (Yellow Book).

...Specializing in agriculture real estate, production agriculture, timberland, conservation easements, wetlands, ranches, farms, federal or state land acquisition (Yellow Book) projects, and eminent domain. Provides services related to matters of value dispute and otherwise complex agricultural or rural valuation concerns within a litigation context. Working in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

Mechanical Engineering, Products Liability - Patent infringement & invalidity, products liability, machinery design, failure analysis, design defects & manufacturing defects, 15 US patents + 6 foreign patents, Oilfield, industrial & agricultural accidents, pumps & compressors, valves & piping, consumer products, mechanical equipment failures

...▪ Testified at 11 trials & 54 depositions ▪ 25 Patent, IPR, & PGR cases – 4 trials & 12 depositions ▪ 21 Patents ▪ Patent infringement & invalidity ▪ Products liability ▪ Design defects & manufacturing defects ▪ Failure analysis ▪ Oilfield, Industrial, Construction, & Agricultural accidents ▪ Pumps, valves, compressors, & piping ▪ Cranes, trucks, lifts ▪ Consumer products Dr. King has served as a forensic engineer for over 20 years, testifying at 11 trials and 54 depositions in state and federal courts for both plaintiff and defense. Dr. King has served on 25 patent cases, providing opinions on invalidity, infringement, IPR’s, PGR's, and claim construction, including live testimony at 4 jury trials and 12 depositions. We focus on high-quality investigations and forensic engineering analysis with special emphasis on providing down-to-earth communication and clear presentation to assist you in resolving complex issues and communicating with others....

Animals, Agriculture - fence expert, livestock expert, horse collision, cattle collision, escaped livestock, livestock/vehicle collision, ranch management, equine facilities, riding, escaped cattle, escaped horses, livestock fence, livestock fencing, cattle fencing, horse fencing, pasture management, rodeo

Bob Kingsbery is recognized as an international authority on livestock fencing, behavior and management, and ranch and pasture management. He has written more than 100 articles on the subject, including “Stop That Loose Horse” for EQUUS (July 2006); “How to Install a Safe Electric Fence” for PRACTICAL HORSEMAN (March 2004); “Prevent Fence Failure” for EQUUS (April 1999); "What's New in Livestock Fencing" for THE CATTLEMAN (June 1992); "What's New in Horse Fencing" for THE WESTERN HORSE (July 1993); “The Danger Zone: Between a Cow and a Trailer” (October 2016)” and “On the Road With Your Horses” (November 2017) for THE CATTLEMAN. He was interviewed for “Bull-Proof Fences” (March 2010) and “Livestock Fence & The Law” (June 2010) for the ANGUS JOURNAL. Bob Kingsbery has provided expert consultation and testimony in 46 US states, Canada and Australia, for more than 400 cases involving livestock related accidents, livestock fencing, animal behavior, and livestock management and handling....

Agriculture, Management - Poultry, Chicken, Turkey, Commodity Markets, Protein Markets, Sales, Market Prices, Management, Accounting, Marketing, Trading, Food Processing, Meat Processing, Agri-business, Further Processed Foods, Food Manufacturing, Live Production, Animal Agriculture, Contract Farming, Rendering - By Products

I have over 45 years of experience in all aspects the meat/poultry and food processing industry, including serving in every level of management from production line worker to supervisor, to general manager, Vice President, Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, President, Chief Executive Officer, Board Member, Board Vice Chairman, Board Chairman and owner. My direct functional experience is exceptionally broad spanning live operations, grain purchasing, feed milling, basic and further processing operations, facility maintenance, packaging, sales, marketing, distribution, transportation, logistics, advertising, accounting, and finance. I have overseen production operations and sales feeding into virtually every marketing channel including wholesale clubs, retail grocery chains, institutional distributors, foodservice for casual dining and fast food restaurants, export markets and commodity trading. I have overseen national brand name product lines, regional...

Agriculture, Chemistry & Chemicals - Pesticide, Fertilizer, Adjuvant, Surfactant, Turfgrass, Ornamentals, Fungicide, Insecticide, Drift, Crops, Herbicide, Agrochemical, Vegetables, EPA, Organic, Biological, Lawn, Garden, PGR, Biostimulant

Agriculture Forensics Expert - pesticides, fertilizers, adjuvants/surfactants, crop damage, pesticide drift/chemical trespass, agrochemical misapplication, product nonperformance, EPA label violation, attorney advisor and interrogative preparation.

Civil Engineering, Hydrology - floodplain flooding, hydrology, river hydraulics, stream bank protection, stream restoration, fluvial geomorphology, levees, erosion control, stream bank failure, erosion control plans, best management practices, FEMA floodplain studies

...Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, TVA, Bureau of Land Management and the Agricultural Research Service. His professional experience includes more than 18 years as a hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Waterways Experiment Station (now ERDC) in Vicksburg, MS, both the Nashville and Baltimore Districts, and the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) in Davis, CA. He also founded a 40-person Water Resources Engineering firm which he sold to be a consultant. Later, he was National Director for Water Resources for Atkins and HDR. Dr. Williams has been an instructor for ASCE, Federal, State and local Agencies for computer training workshops on using HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS and HEC-6. In addition, he has taught short courses on channel bed scour for toe protection design, sediment transport, bridge scour, stream restoration and streambank protection....

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

...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.

Mechanical Engineering, OSHA - Crash Reconstruction, ATV, ROV, UTV, Automotive, Motorcycle, School Bus, Tractor Trailers, Industrial Process Equipment, Product Defect, Failure Analysis, Forklift, Crane, Mobile Elevating Work Platform, Aeral Lift, Personel Lift, Amusement Park Rides, OSHA, Industrial Accidents

...I am a certified OSHA Expert in 29 CFR 1910 (General Industry), 1926 (Construction) and 1928 (Agricultural Operations). I have a Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with Tanker, Hazmat, Triples, School Bus, Passenger Bus and Motorcycle Endorsements. I am an experienced school bus driver, and I am very knowledgeable with school bus operations and school bus safety. I am a certified motor vehicle crash reconstruction engineer through Northwestern University and the National Association of Professional Crash Reconstruction Specialist (NAPARS) for cars, pickup trucks and commercial tractor trailer rigs. This knowledge also lends itself well in forklift and crane accidents. I am an avid motorcycle rider and am a motorcycle expert. I have well over 40 years of continuous experience operating and riding motorcycles. I hold motorcycle rider's safety certifications through the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF)....

Agriculture, Economics - Dairy, Farming, Business Analysis, Financial Analysis, Economic Damages Analysis, Bankruptcy, Chapter 11 Reorganization, International Agriculture, Debt and Equity Financing, Agricultural Economics, Statistical Analysis

Dairy Strategies, LLC has provided economic and damage analyses to a broad range of plaintiffs and defendants across agricultural enterprises, with a focus on the dairy sector. We have non-litigation and litigation-related clients in more than 20 states in the US and also in a number of foreign countries.