Origin And Cause Expert Witnesses

Origin and cause 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 origin and cause. The origin and cause expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Accident Reconstruction, Construction Defects, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Fire, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Telecommunications.

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Jimmy H Beard, MSEE, PE, CFEI

Electrical Engineering Consultant

Beard Forensic Engineering Services, LLC

Daphne, Alabama
Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications - Forensic Engineering, transformers, HVAC, origin and cause, fire, towers, fiber optic, National Electrical Code, NEC, NESC, National Electrical Safety Code, lightning, electrocution, personal injury, RV, industrial, commercial, electrician
I have served as a consultant on damage claims related to a wide variety of electrical systems, including transformers, switchgear, busway and cable systems, diesel generators, electric and gas-fired furnaces, uninterruptible power supplies, HVAC equipment, chillers, vehicle systems, recreational vehicles, smart-home systems and many others. I have extensive experience evaluating damage in commercial and residential settings, and am equipped to perform insulation testing when required. I have consulted on a number of cases involving industrial and commercial machinery, residential electrical systems, and various personal injury cases. I am regularly engaged to consult in the areas of electrical engineering for residential, commercial, and industrial systems, electrical system failures, code compliance review, technical investigation of incidents involving industrial electrical power distribution systems and industrial control systems, scope of damage, and analysis of costs to repa...
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VANESSA M MALONE, P.E., M.S.

Trusted, Trial-Ready Structural Engineer Expert

Preeminent Solutions, Inc.

SANFORD, Florida
Structural Engineering, Construction Defects - Construction Defect Expert, Structural Engineer, Design Defect Expert, Structural Expert, Forensic Engineer, Water Damage, Structural Peer Review, Standard of Care Analysis, Structural Collapse, Building Envelope Failure, Standard of Cause, Origin and Cause, Damage Assessment, Roof Collapse, Foundation Damage, Hurricane Damage
Ms. Vanessa Malone, P.E., is the Owner and Founder of Preeminent Solutions, Inc, a forensic engineering and design engineering firm. Malone is a licensed professional civil / structural engineer with almost 20 years’ experience in civil/structural design, forensics, and expert work. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, where she was one of the few female graduates to receive a Masters in Computational Mechanics. Over the course of her career, Malone has led teams within a series of private firms in the design, analysis, forensic investigation, and seismic probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) of nuclear structures, aerospace structures, commercial structures, industrial towers, multi-storey buildings, and more. Key firms include Thornton Tomasetti, Westinghouse Electric, Jacobs Technology, Amentum, Southern Nuclear, Bechtel, General Electric, ANSYS, and more. Likewise, over her nearly two (2) decades’ of experience, Malone has spearheaded analysis and design with sev...
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Benjamin Casey, PE, CPP, PSP, aDBIA

Industry Leader in Bldg CODES | FIRE | SECURITY

CODEX Engineering

New Orleans, Louisiana
Fire, Engineering - Fire Protection Engineering, Security, Building Code, Arson, Smoke Detection, Fire Alarm, Sprinkler, Fire Suppression, Fire Detection, Smoke and CO Alarm, Forensic, Fire Spread, Fire Recreation, Origin and Cause, Consumer Products, Failure Analysis, Fire Modeling, Explosion, Safety, Construction Defects
Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) of Fire Protection Engineering plus specialized expertise in Building Construction Codes and ASIS Board Certified in Physical Security (PSP & CPP). Executive leader in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction (A/E/C) industry - Expert in building codes, setting risk-reduction strategies, balancing safety with security, and managing complex practices/programs including "surgical" engineering problem-solving for complex multi-disciplinary project issues. || Creator & Host of the "FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING PODCAST" || I've developed numerous firms from my own startups to large firm expansion initiatives and personally specialize in risk-based engineering (i.e., Resilience) and consulting for diverse clients in a broad range of A/E/C industry markets. Including extensive experience within Government, Transit & Tunnels, Multinational Corporate/Commercial, Education, Data Centers, State & Local Government, Mission Critical & SCIF, Aviation, Hist...
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David M Hallman, MS, PE

Hallman Engineering LLC

Maple Grove, Minnesota
Mechanical Engineering, Accident Reconstruction - Automotive, Vehicle Fires, Crash Data, Failure Analysis, Origin and Cause, Vehicle Mechanical, Farm Equipment, CDR, EDR, Heavy Truck Data, Motorcycle Crash, Infotainment
I am a Licensed Professional Engineer in nine states with over thirty years combined experience in materials research, mechanical engineering and design, crash testing research and crash investigation and reconstruction, vehicle fire research and investigation, automotive mechanics and forensic mechanical and materials investigation. I hold degrees in mechanical engineering (BS) and materials science and engineering (MS). I work on a wide variety of forensic mechanical metallurgical investigations. These investigations have included but are not limited to an elevator failure involving materials and design issues, a personal injury involving a paper shredder, multiple cases involving farm equipment and personal injuries and / or fatalities, machine guarding cases, chair collapse cases, bolted joint failures, patient lifter failures, vehicle hand control issues, and tipped telehandler and boom crane cases. My automotive background coupled with my two degrees, extensive testing and r...
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Benjamin Casey, PE, CPP, PSP, aDBIA

Industry Leader in Bldg CODES | FIRE | SECURITY

CODEX Engineering

Mississippi
Fire, Engineering - Fire Protection Engineering, Security, Building Code, Arson, Smoke Detection, Fire Alarm, Sprinkler, Fire Suppression, Fire Detection, Smoke and CO Alarm, Forensic, Fire Spread, Fire Recreation, Origin and Cause, Consumer Products, Failure Analysis, Fire Modeling, Explosion, Safety, Construction Defects
Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) of Fire Protection Engineering plus specialized expertise in Building Construction Codes and ASIS Board Certified in Physical Security (PSP & CPP). Executive leader in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction (A/E/C) industry - Expert in building codes, setting risk-reduction strategies, balancing safety with security, and managing complex practices/programs including "surgical" engineering problem-solving for complex multi-disciplinary project issues. || Creator & Host of the "FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING PODCAST" || I've developed numerous firms from my own startups to large firm expansion initiatives and personally specialize in risk-based engineering (i.e., Resilience) and consulting for diverse clients in a broad range of A/E/C industry markets. Including extensive experience within Government, Transit & Tunnels, Multinational Corporate/Commercial, Education, Data Centers, State & Local Government, Mission Critical & SCIF, Aviation, Hist...
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Benjamin Casey, PE, CPP, PSP, aDBIA

Industry Leader in Bldg CODES | FIRE | SECURITY

CODEX Engineering

Texas
Fire, Engineering - Fire Protection Engineering, Security, Building Code, Arson, Smoke Detection, Fire Alarm, Sprinkler, Fire Suppression, Fire Detection, Smoke and CO Alarm, Forensic, Fire Spread, Fire Recreation, Origin and Cause, Consumer Products, Failure Analysis, Fire Modeling, Explosion, Safety, Construction Defects
Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) of Fire Protection Engineering plus specialized expertise in Building Construction Codes and ASIS Board Certified in Physical Security (PSP & CPP). Executive leader in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction (A/E/C) industry - Expert in building codes, setting risk-reduction strategies, balancing safety with security, and managing complex practices/programs including "surgical" engineering problem-solving for complex multi-disciplinary project issues. || Creator & Host of the "FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING PODCAST" || I've developed numerous firms from my own startups to large firm expansion initiatives and personally specialize in risk-based engineering (i.e., Resilience) and consulting for diverse clients in a broad range of A/E/C industry markets. Including extensive experience within Government, Transit & Tunnels, Multinational Corporate/Commercial, Education, Data Centers, State & Local Government, Mission Critical & SCIF, Aviation, Hist...