Explosions Expert Witnesses

Explosions expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on explosions. The explosions expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Audiology, Brain Injury Medicine, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy, Failure Analysis, Fire, Independent Medical Examinations, Intellectual Property, Investigation, Mechanical Engineering, Neurology, Oil and Gas, OSHA, and Plastic Surgery.

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Timothy C Behrens, PE, DFE, CFI, CFEI, CVFI

Highly Experienced Forensic Mechanical Engineer

Behrens Engineering Investigations, LLC

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
Mr. Behrens has 40 years of experience in mechanical engineering, with the last 36 years primarily devoted to failure analysis and forensic engineering. His forensic engineering practice is diverse and has included conducting over a thousand engineering investigations involving a wide range of fires, explosions, accidents, and product failures. Mr. Behrens has conducted hundreds of full-scale vehicle crash, fire and component-level tests, which has provided a practical basis for his extensive knowledge and expertise in the analysis of automotive fires, failures and accidents. Mr. 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 Associat...
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Robert M Traynor, EdD, MBA, DFAAA, FNAP

Audiology: Hearing Loss & Tinnitus

Robert Traynor Audiology, LLC

Fort Collins, Colorado
Audiology, OSHA - Audiologist, Hearing, Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, Air Bag Deployment Injury, Hearing Aids, Hearing Aid Fitting Techniques, Hearing Handicap, Tinnitus Handicap, Worker's Compensation, CAOHC Certified Occupation, Audiometric Assessment, Audiology Malpractice, Hearing Product injury, Hearing Loss, Noise, Explosions, Shootings
46 years of clinical practice in audiology, hearing industry consultant, trainer, professor, conference speaker, practice manager, author and former military audiologist. 50 years teaching courses and training clinicians within the field of audiology with specific emphasis in hearing loss, tinnitus rehabilitation, noise induced hearing loss, Audiology Practice Management (Coauthor: Strategic Practice Management, 4th Edition). Coauthor: Forensic Audiology. Adjunct Faculty in Audiology at the Rush University, Chicago, IL; Salus/Drexel University, Elkins Park, PA; and The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR. Dr. Traynor holds the designation: Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, Experience includes: • Clinical Audiology - Hearing Assessment - Hearing Rehabilitative Treatment, Hearing Aids, Hearing Conservation, Board Certified: American Speech Lang. Hearing Association, Certificate of Clinical Competence - Audiology ...
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Maria R Hubbard, MD, FAAN

Cognitve Neurologist, Brain Injury Medicine

Memory and Attention Research Institute of America

Key Biscayne, Florida
Brain Injury Medicine, Neurology - Brain Injury, Memory, Dementia, Cognitive Neurology, Behavioral Neurology, NeuroCognitive Evaluations, TBI, Traumatic Concussion, Trauma, Brain, Brain Injury Medicine, Concussion, Falls, Motor Vehicle, Assaults, Gun shots, Military, War, Explosions, Blunt trauma
Highlights: Diplomate American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry- Neurology Diplomate American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry- Brain Injury Medicine Diplomate American Society NeuroRehabilitation, ASNR Fellow American Academy Neurology (FAAN) Bio Dr. Maria Cristina Ramirez Hubbard is a distinguished neurologist based in Key Biscayne, Florida, with more than 35 years of experience in clinical and medico-legal practice. She earned her MD from the University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine, in 1985. She completed her residency in neurology at the University of Puerto Rico (1986–1987) followed by Boston University (1987–1989), and then specialized further through a Behavioral Neurology fellowship at Boston University School of Medicine (1989–1990). Dr. Hubbard’s credentials are remarkable: she is Board-Certified in Neurology and Brain Injury Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, holds a Diplomate in Neurorehabilitation from the American Society of Neuroreh...
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Meyer R. Rosen, FAIC, FRSC, CPC, CChE, DABFET

Toxic Torts; Chemical Burns; Fires & Explosions

Interactive Consulting, Inc.

Bonita Springs , Florida
Products Liability, Fire - Fires, Explosions, chemical accidents, Chemical burns, Toxic exposures, chemistry, chemical engineering, consumer products, industrial products, industrial accidents, materials science, cosmetics, hair relaxers, warnings & instructions, OSHA Codes, Standards, SDS, Patent Infringement, Trade Secrets
Experienced Consulting and Testifying Forensic Litigation Expert Witness. Products Liability and Personal Injury. Plaintiff or Defense; Federal and State. Incident Reconstruction, Complex Litigation, Early case consultation, International Experience. 25 years Industrial Experience. Consumer & industrial product development. Evaluation of hazardous chemicals & safety issues; Chief Scientific Advisor and Director of Technical & Regulatory Symposia for HBA (Health & Beauty, America), Academic Experience: Adjunct Professor Fire Science (15 years); Fire and Explosion Investigator (E-CFEI); Advanced Training (CFEI). Affiliate member National Academy of Forensic Engineers. National Association of Fire Investigators, International. Life Member Member: National Fire Protection Association, American Chemical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Contributing Expert for ASTM Standards- Making Committees (American Society of Testing Materials), Peer Reviewer Professional Jou...
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JOHN AGOSTI

criminal arson defense - fire & explosion investig

Agosti Fire Investigations

wauconda, Illinois
Fire, Investigation - arson defense, explosions, fire codes, smoke alarm codes, life safety codes, fire prevention, fire department procedures, insurance claim denial, spoliation, firefighter injuries, firefighter fatalities
As a past member of the Skokie, Illinois Fire Department for twenty-eight years, Mr. Agosti progressed from a Firefighter/Paramedic to the position of Deputy Fire Chief. Mr. Agosti has extensive experience in fire and arson investigation; fire prevention and life safety codes; fire department management, operations and safety; and firefighter fatalities and injuries . He has responded to hundreds of major fire and crime scenes and has testified in court on the conclusions of his investigations. Mr. Agosti’s fire department responsibilities included the review of all construction plans for compliance to fire and building codes. His expertise in building construction and fire code compliance, coupled with his knowledge of firefighting techniques and fire spread, lends a unique blend to his fire investigation capabilities. In addition to his fire department exposure to hundreds of fire investigations, Mr. Agosti has extensive experience in the private sector also. Over the past eight...
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John A Williams, PhD, PE, ASA, MBA, CFEI, AIChE Fellow

Engineering, Forensic & IP Valuation Expert

EPS, Inc.

South Bend, Indiana
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
JOHN A. WILLIAMS, PhD, PE, ASA, MBA, CFEI, AIChE Fellow Dr. Williams is an International Engineering and Energy Technology Expert in the engineering analysis and financial appraisals of energy, power, and manufacturing technologies, related intellectual property (patents, trade secrets, trademarks), licensing, royalty structures, market analysis, infringement, contract breach, fraud, compensatory, taxation, and lost profit damages. Dr. Williams provides engineering analysis, forensics, financial appraisals, and quantification of economic damages for oil & gas production, solar, wind, manufacturing, oil refining, chemicals, power generation, electrical distribution, steam, RNG biogas, biomass, ethanol, biodiesel, bioprocessing, food ingredients, geothermal, coal, nuclear, steelmaking, glassmaking, storage, pipelines, water treatment, and waste-to-energy technologies, equipment, construction, and facilities. With over 40 years of industry experience in operations, R&D, cost estimati...
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John R. Puskar, PE, CEM, CIEP

Boilers, Ovens, Furnaces, Natural Gas, Coke Gas

Prescient Technical Services llc.

Louisiana
Oil and Gas, Fire - Propane, Boilers, Natural Gas, Furnaces, Carbon Monoxide, NFPA Codes, gas piping, steam, explosions, fires, Industrial Ovens, Coke Oven Gas, heaters, burners, NFPA 54, NFPA 85, ASME CSD-1, NFPA 86, NFPA 56, NFPA 820
President, Prescient Technical Services (Cleveland, OH) ASME Fellow • AEE Fellow • ASME Uzgiris-Barnett Product Safety Medalist John R. Puskar, PE, is a mechanical engineer and nationally recognized expert witness in boilers, fuel-gas systems, flammable gas piping, combustion equipment, industrial ovens and furnaces, process heaters, thermal oxidizers, and steam system safety. He specializes in root-cause failure analysis, fire and explosion investigations, carbon monoxide incidents, purging accidents, and code compliance for NFPA 54, NFPA 56, NFPA 85, NFPA 86, NFPA 820, NFPA 59A, and ASME CSD-1. Clients engage him for investigations, reports, deposition, and testimony in matters involving natural gas, propane/LPG, hydrogen, LNG, refinery and petrochemical equipment, utilities, power generation, wastewater treatment, food processing, metals, and automotive manufacturing. A former Senior Energy Systems Engineer at Standard Oil/BP, Mr. Puskar founded what became the largest ind...
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W. Andrew Asbell, IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI/CVFI

Rimkus

Ridgeland, Mississippi
Fire - Certified Fire Investigator, Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator, Origin and Cause, Explosions, Industrial Fires, Commercial Fires, Residential Structure Fires, Vehicle Fires, Agricultural Equipment, Heavy Equipment, Fire Code Enforcement, Wildland Fires
Along with a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice, Mr. W. Andrew Asbell is a Certified Fire Investigator, a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, and a Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator. He served as a Fire Investigator with the City of Charlotte, NC Fire Department, the City of Norfolk, VA Department of Fire-Rescue, and as a private fire investigator where he investigated and determined the origin and cause of more than 2,500 fires and explosions in industrial facilities, commercial and residential structures, vehicles, agricultural equipment, heavy equipment, wildland, and fire-related injuries/fatalities. Mr. Asbell has completed numerous educational seminars and continuing education courses in the field of fire investigation and fire code enforcement. He has testified in federal and state courts and been qualified as an expert witness in court proceedings pertaining to fire origin and causation. Mr. Asbell has coordinated and instructed continuing educational traini...
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C.J. Abraham, PhD, P.E., DPE, JD, FRSC, FTI, DEE, IH

Great Neck, New York
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
Dr. Abraham is a licensed P.E. and a Senior Member and a Diplomat in The National Academy of Forensic Engineers. Over the last 45 years, C. J. Abraham has created warnings and instructions for many products and protocols applied and used worldwide. 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...
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Steven Pietropaolo, MS, P.E., CFEI, DFE

Forensic Engineering Expert/Forensic Science

LGI Forensic Engineering, PC

North White Plains, New York
Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering - Forensic Engineering, Explosions, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Product Liability, Fires, Fire Protection, Appliances, Construction, Building Defects, Failure Analysis, Laboratories & Testing, Plumbing, MEP
Steven Pietropaolo has a Bachelor Degree of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Manhattan College. Mr. Pietropaolo is a Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of New York, amongst many others. He is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, a Certified Fire Investigator Instructor, a Certified Forensic Consultant and Certified Forensic Professional Engineer. He is a Fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute. He is Board Certified in Forensic Engineering by the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) and is a former President of NAFE. He has 35+ years of hands on engineering experience including electrical, mechanical, materials, safety, human factors, fire protection, and construction. He has knowledge of codes and standards used in construction and industry including building codes and safety codes. He is an expert in investigating and opining on New York State Labor Law c...
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Elliott H Rose, MD

The Aesthetic Surgery Center

New York, New York
Plastic Surgery, Independent Medical Examinations - Burn Injuries, Catastrophic Burns, Explosions, Dog Bites, Facial Trauma, Burns of the Hand, Scars, Facial Paralysis, Bell’s Palsy, Auto Accidents, Product Liability, Premise Liability, Industrial accidents, Independent Medical Examinations, Scar Assessment and Permanency, Future Medical Costs
Dr. Elliott Rose, a board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon is currently Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical School and an attending surgeon at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr Rose’s international reputation in burn reconstruction, dog bite injuries and re-animation of the paralyzed face attracts patient from all over the world. He was voted by his peers as the Best Plastic Surgeon in New York City for "Corrective Facial Surgery” and is listed in the "New York Magazine Best Doctors" and "Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors.”. Dr. Rose has also appeared on ABC’s “20/20” and “Good Morning America”, NBC’s “Today Show”, “Entertainment Tonight”, Fox News Network, as well as numerous local news segments in NYC. Dr Rose is a member of numerous professional societies including the Aesthetic Society, the American Burn Association, and both the American and World Reconstructive Microsurgery Socie...
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John R. Puskar, PE, CEM, CIEP

Boilers, Ovens, Furnaces, Natural Gas, Coke Gas

Prescient Technical Services llc.

Hinckley, Ohio
Oil and Gas, Fire - Propane, Boilers, Natural Gas, Furnaces, Carbon Monoxide, NFPA Codes, gas piping, steam, explosions, fires, Industrial Ovens, Coke Oven Gas, heaters, burners, NFPA 54, NFPA 85, ASME CSD-1, NFPA 86, NFPA 56, NFPA 820
President, Prescient Technical Services (Cleveland, OH) ASME Fellow • AEE Fellow • ASME Uzgiris-Barnett Product Safety Medalist John R. Puskar, PE, is a mechanical engineer and nationally recognized expert witness in boilers, fuel-gas systems, flammable gas piping, combustion equipment, industrial ovens and furnaces, process heaters, thermal oxidizers, and steam system safety. He specializes in root-cause failure analysis, fire and explosion investigations, carbon monoxide incidents, purging accidents, and code compliance for NFPA 54, NFPA 56, NFPA 85, NFPA 86, NFPA 820, NFPA 59A, and ASME CSD-1. Clients engage him for investigations, reports, deposition, and testimony in matters involving natural gas, propane/LPG, hydrogen, LNG, refinery and petrochemical equipment, utilities, power generation, wastewater treatment, food processing, metals, and automotive manufacturing. A former Senior Energy Systems Engineer at Standard Oil/BP, Mr. Puskar founded what became the largest ind...
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John R. Puskar, PE, CEM, CIEP

Boilers, Ovens, Furnaces, Natural Gas, Coke Gas

Prescient Technical Services llc.

Texas
Oil and Gas, Fire - Propane, Boilers, Natural Gas, Furnaces, Carbon Monoxide, NFPA Codes, gas piping, steam, explosions, fires, Industrial Ovens, Coke Oven Gas, heaters, burners, NFPA 54, NFPA 85, ASME CSD-1, NFPA 86, NFPA 56, NFPA 820
President, Prescient Technical Services (Cleveland, OH) ASME Fellow • AEE Fellow • ASME Uzgiris-Barnett Product Safety Medalist John R. Puskar, PE, is a mechanical engineer and nationally recognized expert witness in boilers, fuel-gas systems, flammable gas piping, combustion equipment, industrial ovens and furnaces, process heaters, thermal oxidizers, and steam system safety. He specializes in root-cause failure analysis, fire and explosion investigations, carbon monoxide incidents, purging accidents, and code compliance for NFPA 54, NFPA 56, NFPA 85, NFPA 86, NFPA 820, NFPA 59A, and ASME CSD-1. Clients engage him for investigations, reports, deposition, and testimony in matters involving natural gas, propane/LPG, hydrogen, LNG, refinery and petrochemical equipment, utilities, power generation, wastewater treatment, food processing, metals, and automotive manufacturing. A former Senior Energy Systems Engineer at Standard Oil/BP, Mr. Puskar founded what became the largest ind...
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Kenan P Stevick, CCPSC

Chemical Process Safety Expert Witness

KPS Inc.

Horseshoe Bay, Texas
Chemical Engineering - Process Safety, Chemical Process Safety, Governance, Outsource Manufacturing, Leadership, Fires, Explosions, Management System, Chemical Exposure, Acid Exposure, Safe Work Practices, Permits, Toxic Chemical Release, Chemistry, Chemicals, Reactive Chemicals, Reactivity, Toxicity, Mechanical Integrity, Safeguards
• I am a recognized thought leader in process safety — co-author of two CCPS publications that define the standard of care in process safety litigation and governance: Process Safety: Leadership from the Boardroom to the Front Line (Wiley/CCPS, 2019) and Guidelines for Process Safety in Outsourced Manufacturing, 2nd Edition (CCPS, 2026). When opposing counsel challenges the standard of care, my opinions carry the weight of the CCPS frameworks I helped author. • My standard-of-care authority is grounded in 44 years of hands-on experience — 21 of them in direct operational roles including Plant Manager, Production Leader, and Site Director — running the chemical facilities where process safety is won or lost at the front line. That operational foundation distinguishes my analysis from purely academic or staff-function experts. • At Dow Chemical (Fortune 50), across two positions I led the corporate initiative that achieved a cumulative 90% reduction in Tier 1 incidents over ten year...
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James Laird

Mechanical Forensic Engineering Expert

Clear Analysis Engineering, PLLC

Bellingham, Washington
Mechanical Engineering, Fire - Plumbing, Appliances, Automotive, Agricultural Equipment, HVAC, Fire Protection, Natural Gas, Propane, EDR / Event Data Recorder, Forklifts, Scissor Lifts, Hydraulic Systems, Product Liability, Explosions, Sprinkler Systems, Failure Analysis, Forensic Engineering, Evidence Preservation, Pacific Northwest, Fire Origin and Cause
James Laird, PE, is the founder of CAE Forensic (Clear Analysis Engineering, PLLC), a forensic mechanical engineering firm based in Bellingham, Washington. He has conducted over 2,000 forensic investigations across residential, commercial, industrial, and vehicle cases throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationally. Mr. Laird's practice focuses exclusively on mechanical engineering — failure analysis, fire and explosion investigation, and automotive forensics. He investigates failures in plumbing and appliances, HVAC and boiler systems, forklifts, scissor lifts, hydraulic machinery, agricultural equipment, and a broad range of consumer and industrial products. He is EDR-equipped for crash data retrieval and interpretation in automotive cases. All fire and explosion investigations follow NFPA 921 methodology. Mr. Laird holds three fire investigation certifications: IAAI-CFI (International Association of Arson Investigators), CFEI, and CVFI (National Association of Fire Investigato...