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Joseph Perry, P.E., is a highly respected Professional Electrical Engineer and Electrical Contractor with an impressive forty-four-year career in electrical design, construction, and forensic investigation. He holds dual licenses in California and Hawaii and has earned the prestigious Master Certified Forensic Litigation Consultant (MCFLC) designation from the Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA). Mr. Perry’s dual background as both a design engineer and a hands-on contractor enables him to uniquely connect complex engineering theory with practical, real-world applications. This perspective provides attorneys with a thorough understanding of how electrical systems are meant to be designed versus how they are actually installed in the field. As an experienced expert witness, Mr. Perry is well-versed in deposition and mediation, delivering authoritative testimony regarding electrical construction defects, standards of care for engineers and contractors, electrical fires and personal injuries caused by electrical accidents. His forensic capabilities span a wide variety of advanced electrical systems, including industrial power and control design, SCADA systems for water and wastewater treatment facilities, and electrical fire origin and cause analysis. Mr. Perry frequently consults on cases involving National Electrical Code (NEC) compliance, arc flash incidents, NFPA 70E regulations, and equipment failures such as automatic transfer switches and standby / emergency generators. Mr. Perry’s litigation support is distinguished by careful site inspections, detailed load calculations, and rigorous technical analysis to counter overstated claims. He has successfully assisted legal counsel in complex cases, including those involving utility negligence, industrial crane control failures, and commercial fire reconstructions valued in the millions.Mr. Perry serves clients across the United States. Electrical Design and Forensic Engineer Joseph Perry P.E., LLC 2016 - Present My primary duties are to provide electrical design, review, and approval of electrical construction including Commercial and Industrial projects, and Solar PV projects for electrical contractors and owners. I provide Electrical Forensic engineering review and litigation support to law firms and insurance carriers for cases regarding Electrical Construction Defects, Personal Injury due to Electrical Accidents, Shock, Electrocution, Electric Arc Flash, Lock out-Tag out violations, Standards of Care by Electrical Engineers, Contractors and their workmen, Electricity Theft, Cost Estimating, Fire Analysis when the fire is suspected to be caused by Electricity, Photovoltaic Solar Systems design and installation, Underground Utility location accidents, Electrical Power and Controls for Water \ Wastewater, Pump Station, Tank, or Treatment Plant and related causes of Sewage Spills or Tank over filling causing flooding. I have 22 years of experience with the design and application of Underwriters Laboratory UL 508A and UL698A standards as they relate to industrial control panels for the energy management and water/wastewater industry. I have extensive National Electrical Code and California Electrical Code compliance understanding as they relate to electrical construction projects. I have designed the electrical system for several RV parks in California to bring them in to compliance with today’s rigorous power requirements for the larger RVs with increased power requirements. Engineering and Design Manager MCC Control Systems, 3/2016 acquired by SJE Rhombus, PRIMEX 2014 – 2016. While managing the Engineering Design and Drafting team, I was also responsible for the design of power and control panels for water/wastewater pump stations, medium size wastewater treatment plant control panels and Motor Control Centers. Designs included PLC Panels, Motor Control Centers and chemical monitoring systems. I was the responsible Electrical Engineer for all