Management Expert Witnesses

Architecture, Construction - Standard of Care, Construction Document, Real Estate, Slip, Trip & Fall, Delay, Defect, Change Order, Building, Design, Coordination, Code Compliance, Contract Document, Management, Contract Administration, Architectural Detailing, Commercial, Retail, Hotel, Office, Institutional, Construction

Fellow of the American Institute of Architects with over fifty years of experience. Twenty-five years with RTKL Associates Inc., one of the World’s largest Architect and Engineering Firms, and served as its Vice-Chairman. Past Planning Commissioner on the City of Malibu Planning Commission. Skills include all facets of Architectural Practice. Worldwide, multi-million dollar project experience includes retail, office, hotel, institutional, and mixed-use. Recently, qualified and served as a Standard of Care, Coordination, and Delay Expert in a case involving a major retail project. This included deposition and trial testimony.

Pharmacist, Safety - Community Pharmacy, Quality, Safety, Medication Errors, Dispensing Errors, DUR, Patient Counseling, Workflow, Policies and Procedures, Management, Prescription Dispensing, Staffing & Workload, Standards of Practice, Opioid Prescribing & Dispensing

Experienced consultant and expert witness specializing in chain and independent community pharmacy operations and standards of practice with emphasis on medication safety management and dispensing errors. Expertise includes staffing, workflow, policies & procedures and quality assurance. Deep experience in opioid litigation. Credentials include community and hospital pharmacy practice experience, numerous peer-reviewed articles, and excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Employment, Management - HR, human resources, employment, investigation, policies, hiring, negligent, termination, wrongful, discrimination, harassment, retaliation

I have been consulting with organizations of all sizes and types for more than three decades. My deep understanding of employment issues and track record of developing practical, workable HR solutions makes me invaluable to our clients and a rich resource for counsel. Each aspect of my work informs and continually improves the others. As a consultant, I create HR infrastructure and provide day-to-day guidance to keep our clients running smoothly. When called to investigate a workplace dispute, I also assess what could have avoided the problem or resolved it at a much lower level. What I learn informs my consulting. Expert case consultation and testimony offer the most in-depth analysis of when and how a situation went wrong, as well as missed opportunities for setting it right. I am active in professional associations and have numerous HR certifications, as well as a CA private investigator's license. I have been retained many times to evaluate the adequacy of a workplace H...

Hotel & Restaurant, Business Operations - Slip, trip & fall, burns, choking, food safety, dram shop, alcohol, negligent security, employee safety, commercial kitchen, customer injuries, operations, management, franchise, ownership, permitting, training, investing, accounting, premises liability, OSHA, ADA, procedures, equipment design.

Award-winning restaurant executive. Helped create, open, run, and advise hundreds of full service restaurants, limited service, quick-service, bars and nightclubs. Additional expertise in restaurant franchising and commercial kitchen design/build from remodels to ground up including conceptual development, viability and business interruption. Over 40 years in the restaurant industry as owner, operator, franchisor, consultant, President, Chief Operating Officer, and General Manager of numerous restaurant and food service establishments. Experienced restaurant investor and developer. Active restaurant owner with consulting business developing restaurant concepts and turning around existing establishments. Concepts worked on include: Joe's Crab Shack, Cask ‘n Cleaver, Lord Charlie’s, El Gato Gordo, Pizza Pronto, Safari Bar Restaurant, Shark Club, Bull Dog Grill, Stronghouse, Pangea , The Ballroom, Juarez Grill, Dickerson’s Club 29, Yucatan Liquor Stand, Zepp’s Atomic Tex Mex, Cab...

Hotel & Restaurant, Real Estate - Hospitality Industry, Management, Operations, Maintenance, Upkeep, Safety, Security, Employment, Wages, Harassment, Discrimination, Income and Economic Impact, Business Interruption Issues, Alcohol Service Handling, Food Safety, Construction, Equipment, Standard of Care, Customs and Trade Practices

– Over 35 years experience managing, operating and consulting on full-service, limited-service, extended-stay, all-suite, branded and franchised, condo and timeshare hotels and resorts, casual, fine-dining and quick-service restaurants, bars and nightclubs, catering and special event facilities, casinos, and mixed-use real estate. Held prior positions for different owners, operators and chains as Senior Vice President, General Manager, Director of Food & Beverage and Restaurant Unit Manager. – Retained over 400 projects including brands, franchises and independents across the United States, Mexico and Canada. - Earned Certificates in Hotel Real Estate Investments and Asset Management from Cornell University and Receiverships Administration, Procedures, and Law from Loyola Law School – Member of Foodservice Consultants Society International, Forensic Expert Witness Association, and Turnaround Management Association. - Over 10 years as A.M. Best’s “Recommended Expert Services Prov...

Employment, Business Operations - Human Resources, CA Law, Harassment, Termination, Retaliation, Conflict, Resolution, Leave of Absence, ADA, FMLA, CFRA, Dispute, Hiring Practices, Salary and Compensation, Benefits, Discrimination, Training, Development, Organizational Structure, Management.

SPHR, SHRM - SCP Certification, Over 20 years focused Human Resources experience and training, in both Corporate and Creative cultures with proven results and measurable success. Working with executive teams to fulfill company cores, values and visions. Experience in CA and National Compliance. Board and advisory member in HR Community. Currently in a VPHR role. Strong experience, education and expertise in California HR Compliance and Benefits, Employee Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Organizational Development, Efficiencies Improvements, Recruiting and Retention, Employee Relations - Conflict & Resolution, Benefits Development & Administration, Compensation Strategies, Navigating FMLA, CFRA, PDL, LOA, ADA, EEO, OSHA and Worker’s Compensation. 25 Years Accomplished Accounting, Budgeting, Business, Payroll Processing and Management, Superior knowledge of HRIS and accounting systems, Administrative software and graphic design programs. In addition, a lifetime of learning, creat...

Advertising, Marketing - Management, mergers/acquisitions/JV, branding, public relations, digital, social, media planning/buying, events/sponsorship, direct response, creative, production, SEO/SEM, outdoor, contracts, conflicts, termination, client/agency relationship, culture-fit, organization alignment, performance audit

Over 35 years of C-level management, marketing, advertising, branding experience One of only a few with C-level experience at world- class ad agencies, clients/marketers & consulting firms Successfully worked, advised and/or developed marcom programs for 100+ clients/brands in 13 different industries Helped pioneer integrated marketing communications (ICM) and cause related/purpose marketing (CRM) Founded/acquired/built and sold eight different companies in 3 different industries Guest lectured at UCLA, USC & Pepperdine; numerous speeches/presentations to executives, & various interviews with broadcast media Various blogs, articles and interviews for industry Associations, local newspapers and for digital distribution FINRA Arbitrator for over 10 years

Real Estate, Management - Land Use, Entitlements, Due Diligence, Contracts, General Real Estate, Mixed-Use, Urban Infill, Subdivisions, Development, Real Estate Acquisition, Partnerships, Project Management, Disposition, Brokerage, Consulting.

Offering over thirty-five years experience in successful private and corporate residential & mixed-use real estate acquisition, entitlement, investment, transaction and development operations. Specialization includes contracts and operations relating to land use, due diligence, major property entitlements, urban infill and subdivision development, project design, partnership structuring, marketing and disposition. Regularly provide pre-litigation consultation services, utilizing experience as development executive, land use attorney, and real estate broker in helping retaining counsel to evaluate claims and craft arguments. Offers assistance to companies and legal counsel in leading complex negotiations, managing development teams, reviewing and implementing ordinances, drafting agreements, structuring compliance, and directing teams of outside counsel.

Management - Planned, Resorts, Boards, Communities, Recreation, Memberships, Private, Communications, Non-Profits, Clubs, Management, Planning, Ice and Snow Management

Chief Operating Officer for the Lake Naomi-Timber Trails Communities and the Lake Naomi Club (A Platinum Community) for 30 years. Court appointed receiver for the Hamlet Recreation Club for eighteen years.

Internal Medicine - internal medicine, diagnosis, management, concierge medicine

I have been in private practice and Board Certified in Internal Medicine since 1999. Since June, 2014, I have served as a member of the Affiliate Faculty for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University School of Medicine at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. I have had the following medical leadership roles: Vice Chief of Medicine (3 years), Chief of Medicine (3 years) and Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Boca Raton Regional Hospital (5 years). I have been in a concierge practice since 2007.

Employment, Management - Negligent hiring, negligent retention, discrimination, harassment, termination, HR practices, HR policies & procedures, Title VII, background checks, compensation, ADA, ADAAA, FMLA, overtime, FLSA, EEOC, investigations, employee handbooks, employment regulations, & HR practices.

As a highly professional and credible human resource consultant; since 1987, Jean Seawright has offered expert consultation to employers in multiple industries nationwide. She is available to provide case analysis and expert witness services in cases involving negligent hiring, negligent retention, discrimination, ADA, harassment (all types), terminations, Title VII/EEOC compliance, HR practices, investigations, wage and hour/FLSA/overtime matters, policies and procedures, and state/federal employment laws/regulations. Ms. Seawright is also a highly regarded speaker at state/national conferences and has published numerous articles in the field of human resources. She is a Certified Management Consultant, a designation credentialed by the Institute of Management Consultants. The CMC designation is the preeminent mark of achievement obtained by less than one percent of all consultants.

Engineering, Construction - Management, Causal Analysis, Quality, Reliability, Safety, Design, Project Execution, Commissioning

LICENSES / CERTIFICATION: Florida Registered Professional Engineer License 14569 Project Management Professional (PMP) 1360434 Building Commissioning Professional Certification (BCxP) 8257201 Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) 151868 Florida General Contractors License CGC004831 (not active) Louis Vanacore is a Senior Associate Engineer with J.B. Shepherd and Company. Louis practices in the intersection of quality processes, design requirements, and management controls. Using a combination of awareness of system methodologies, human motivations, causal examination; a root cause for operational accidents, or product failures can be established. Louis’ broad and diverse experiences enable him to relate disparate information to establish the sequence of decisions, conditions, and actions which precipitate incidents. Louis’ experiences range from significant Federal government energy, military, and civil programs, industrial manufacturing, industrial proc...

Information Technology, Management - Project management, executive leadership, IT best practices, retail operations, software and hardware implementations, software development, ERPs, project rescue, digital commerce

20+ years of experience architecting, developing, and implementing large scale software and hardware technology projects in roles from hands on software developer to Executive leadership. Expertise with all aspects of Information Technology operations including RFPs, Networks, Digital Commerce, Helpdesks, Operations, Support, Software Development, Architecture, and Strategy. I have a Bachelors Computer Science, a Juris Doctorate, and will complete Harvard Business Schools Certificate of Management Excellence in 2021. My work has focused predominately on the retail sector with some experience in financial services and manufacturing. My services have been with companies from the startup stage through mature companies in the $4B revenue range. Point of Sale systems, ERPs, Merchandising, Inventory, Digital Commerce, etc. I offer expert witness services in the areas of technology project management, retail operations/industry, Information Technology department operations, and ...

Telecommunications, Technology - Telecom, Wireless, Mobile, Mobility, Management, Analysis, Optimization, Invoices, Inventory, Audit, Savings, Expense

Considered to be a leading global professional in telecommunications and related technologies. Accomplished career consistently and successfully managing projects and exceeding goals in telecom, including invoice processing and payments, inventory and asset details, contract negotiation and loading, rate plan analysis, audit and optimization, vendor and dispute management, cloud migration, finance and accounting, data analysis and reporting, networking, integrations, mobile device setup, deployment, administration, sales and marketing, training, process improvement, and policy management. Unique background includes working from all perspectives within enterprises, telecom carriers, technology vendors, management companies, consulting firms, service providers, and integrators. Currently writing a book on IT. • Consistently ranked at the top of telecom management related searches. • Expert witness in telecom / TEM and mobility / wireless related legal cases. • Developed TEM and MDM p...

Transportation, Management - Accidents, Product Liability, Fleet Maintenance,Tractors, Trailers, Trucks, Cars, Airplanes, Sanitation Trucks, Procurement, DOT & FMCSR Regulations, Transportation Industry Best Practices.

Michael C. Buck, President of MCB Consulting, is a Transportation Expert with over 30 years of experience. He has provided world class Fleet Maintenance Management by developing methodical policies and procedures monitored by performance metrics ensuring regulatory compliance while simultaneously providing leadership with the tools and authority to effectively assist their customers. Subject Matter Expert / Litigation Support - MCB Consulting consistently decreases deposition and trial preparation time and increases the probability of successful judgments. He has assisted attorneys for both plaintiffs and defendants in gaining a greater settlement or mitigating a client’s losses. Litigation Procedure – Once we have exchanged a signed NDA (Non-Disclosure) Agreement, I will make an initial review case and determine if and how the case can be supported. An initial report will be tendered defining these key points. An interrogatory (report) will be developed outlining in explicit detail...

Real Estate - Retail, Shopping Centers, Landlord/Tenant disputes, Management, Leasing, Lease Interpretation, Shopping Center Development, Redevelopment, Operations, Safety and Security, Repair and Replacement, Interpretation of Leases, Leasing of Shopping Centers, Leasing of Airports, Mitigation of Damages

Formerly Exec. VP of major shopping center developer (20 million sf); Consultant and attorney for more than 30 international, national, regional and local retailers and 8 institutional and other shopping center developers; worked nationally as a successful expert witness in more than 30 cases in state and federal courts (more than 12 states); acknowledged expert in shopping center custom and practice; worked as a landlord, tenant, consultant, attorney; taught at ICSC School for Professional Development; University of Shopping Centers; Columbia University Business School and Georgetown University Law School Advanced Leasing Institute; have negotiated more than 15,000 letters of intent, leases and occupancy agreements; active ICSC member; received ICSC Distinguished Service Award; developed and redeveloped millions of sf of shopping centers; author of publications on shopping center leasing; recent cases have included: mitigation of damages; class action; rent disputes; additional r...

Economics, Business Damages - Accounting, Environmental, Management, Automotive, Fraud, Statistics, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Insurance, Transportation, Appraisal and Valuation, Legal

Employment, Management - executive recruiter, recruiter, recruitment, executive recruiting, executive search consulting, headhunter, executive compensation, compensation, executive earning capacity, wage loss, executive employability, executive marketability, job search analysis, executive assessment.

Executive recruiter and strategic HR leadership consultant with 28 years of executive level (C-level, VP & Director) consulting experience for middle market and Fortune 500 companies. Personally completed 200 engagements focused on executive recruiting, executive marketability, executive compensation, management appraisal and executive assessment. Graduate of Cornell University's Advanced Program for Executive Search & Leadership Consulting. AESC Certified Researcher/Associate (CRA) through the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants, the official representative of the industry to the US Government and European Commission. Global executive research experience in North America, South & Central America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Available for select expert witness engagements, consulting (non-testifying), strategy & litigation support. Opining executive recruiting and executive compensation issues such as: The career path, opportunities and compensat...

Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine - Emergency, Maritime Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, management, medical director, health insurance

30 years in emergency medicine- 15 part time, 15 full time 25 years cruise ship physician, part time 10 years private practice, primary care 3 years medical group management 5 years health insurance management Board certified in Emergency medicine, Internal medicine, previously in Pediatrics Level I and II trauma center experience Urban, Suburban and small town ED experience ATLS instructor Certified mediator training and experience

Hotel & Restaurant, Premises Liability - Hotels, Motels, Resorts, Hospitality, Food, Franchising, Gaming, Gambling, Casino Hotels, Hotel & Restaurant, Restaurants, Alcohol Service, Hotel Operations, Hotel Premises Liability, Safety, Hotel Security, Hotels/Hospitality, Lodging, Management, Risk Management, Slip, Trip & Fall, Wrongful Death

Safety, Security, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Slip, Trip & Fall, Scalding, Drowning, Other Personal Injuries, Franchise and Management Contract Disputes, Industry Operating Standards & Product Standards, Safety & Security Standards, Emergency Procedures, Integrity Standards, Human Resources, Employee Qualifications & Hiring Practices, Standards for Employee, Wrongful Termination, Training, Sales & Marketing Practices, Casino & Gaming Operations, Food & Beverage Service, Alcohol Service

Marketing, Management - Bio-similar drugs, Biotech & Pharma Marketing, Biotech & Pharma Operations, Branded Promotion, CNS Products, Medicare, Oncology Products, Pharmaceutical Commercialization, Pharmaceutical Contracting & Pricing, Pharmaceutical Launch, Pharmaceutical Marketing, Pharmaceutical Sales, Specialty Pharma

Mr. Hosier is a strategic advisor to the life sciences industry drawing on more then 26 years of sales, marketing and managed markets experience in commercial healthcare organizations. He has provided insights to small molecule & biotechnology companies across multiple therapeutic areas but has maintained a heavy concentration in oncology and specialty pharmaceuticals. He has led brand launch; corporate, franchise, and strategic brand planning; commercial integration; organizational design; and operational effectiveness from multiple perspectives (as the client, as the independent consultant, and as an agency lead). Mr. Hosier’s firm has architected the launch of rare disease and oncology business units for multiple pharmaceutical clients (large and small); led development of the managed markets, trade, and distribution strategy for the launch of new chemical entities (NCEs) and 505(b)2 assets for various organizations; and provided commercial assessment and recommendation of var...

Business Valuation, Accounting - Appraisal, Valuation, Forensic Accounting, Business Damages, Fraud, Business Operations, Financial, Economics, Management, CPA, Accountant, Tax, Business Divorce, Appraisal & Valuation

Marketing, Management - Bio-similar drugs, Biotech & Pharma Marketing, Biotech & Pharma Operations, Branded Promotion, CNS Products, Medicare, Oncology Products, Pharmaceutical Commercialization, Pharmaceutical Contracting & Pricing, Pharmaceutical Launch, Pharmaceutical Marketing, Pharmaceutical Sales, Specialty Pharma

Mr. Hosier is a strategic advisor to the life sciences industry drawing on more then 26 years of sales, marketing and managed markets experience in commercial healthcare organizations. He has provided insights to small molecule & biotechnology companies across multiple therapeutic areas but has maintained a heavy concentration in oncology and specialty pharmaceuticals. He has led brand launch; corporate, franchise, and strategic brand planning; commercial integration; organizational design; and operational effectiveness from multiple perspectives (as the client, as the independent consultant, and as an agency lead). Mr. Hosier’s firm has architected the launch of rare disease and oncology business units for multiple pharmaceutical clients (large and small); led development of the managed markets, trade, and distribution strategy for the launch of new chemical entities (NCEs) and 505(b)2 assets for various organizations; and provided commercial assessment and recommendation of var...

Nurse, Management - Administration, Leadership

Cardiovascular Disease - MPH - Epidemiology, Management

Management, Safety - Safety, Quality, Reliability, Administration, Management, Executive, Leadership, Credentialing, Medical Staff, Data Analytics, Performance Improvement

Dr. Kevin Joseph is a physician executive with experience in academic and community hospital settings. His unique and diverse background combines operational and clinical experience with degrees in business and engineering to solve problems, develop efficient operations, and lead complex organizations. He has had great success in creating healthcare delivery of high quality and strong P&L, with a focus on safety and exceptional service. Dr. Joseph currently serves as one of Ascension Healthcare’s Market Chief Clinical Officers and has recently served as TriHealth’s system Chief Medical Officer where he created the Insitute for Safety, Reliability, and Performance Improvement. At TriHealth, he was also responsible for safety, quality, physician credentialing, hospital accreditation, the 18 different system departments, infection prevention, data analytics, and medical informatics. Previously, he served as one of UC Health’s senior vice-presidents where he was responsible for the op...

Management - Planned, Resorts, Boards, Communities, Recreation, Memberships, Private, Communications, Non-Profits, Clubs, Management, Planning, Ice and Snow Management

Chief Operating Officer for the Lake Naomi-Timber Trails Communities and the Lake Naomi Club (A Platinum Community) for 30 years. Court appointed receiver for the Hamlet Recreation Club for eighteen years.

Management, Employment - discrimination in employment, harassment, sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, sex discrimination, age discrimination, race discrimination, complaint investigations, employment investigations, Title VII, human resources, employee training, quid pro quo, hostile work environment

Business executive with over thirty years' experience in the human resources and management field, Subject matter expert in the areas of employee staffing, training, employment investigations, discrimination and harassment. Certified as a Senior HR Professional through the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM-SCP). Taught Human Resources courses and certification preparation courses for 12 years at Trident Technical College, Charleston SC. Experience conference Presenter and Author. Listed as a subject matter expert regarding harassment in the workplace in publications and media such as the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and National Public Radio "All Things Considered," Named South Carolina Human Resources Professional of the Year by the SC State Chamber of Commerce and SC SHRM State Council in 2016. Nominated by Governor Henry McMaster (SC) as a Commissioner on the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission (SCHAC) representing the 6th District. She is currently Vice-Ch...

Software Engineering, Computers - AI, Data Science, Genomics, Information Technology, IoT, Life Sciences, Machine Learning, Management, Neuroscience, Operations, Statistics, Technology

My’ background spans science (neuroscience); engineering (bioengineering, code development); technology (neural nets, machine learning, robotics); and business (founder of a software startup in the ’90s and then head of clinical operations for the human health division at Merck). I held the role of Partner at Microsoft for the past decade, leading Program Management for Information Management and Machine Learning in the Cloud + Enterprise Division. At CZ Biohub, in collaboration with partners at the University of California, Berkeley; Stanford University; the University of California, San Francisco; and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, I built a world-class Data Science team. Now as CTO, along with CZ Biohub’s other technical Platform Leaders (Bioengineering, Computational Microscopy, Genomics, and Mass Spectrometry), I am helping to drive and support advances in bioinformatics, computational biology, image processing, and next-generation analytics. My career spans executive manage...

Maritime, Management - newbuilding sea trials, bridge resource management, watchkeeping, watchstanding, navigation, shiphandling, tanker operations, cruise ship operations, quality and safety management systems, ISM Code, ISPS Code, regulations for preventing collisions at sea (“Rules of the Road”), teaching and training

Highly accomplished shipmaster and manager of over thirty years’ commercial maritime industry experience. EXPERIENCE -- Newbuilding sea trials shipmaster (over 100 sea trials in over 50 new ships) -- Operations, health, environment and safety superintendent -- Quality and safety management system lead auditor -- Shipmaster and officer in commercial merchant ships on international and US coastwise voyages -- Appointed shipmaster of a new refined products tanker in US coastwise service, at age thirty -- Served as second mate and chief mate on four maiden voyages, two on new trade routes for the respective shipowners EXPERTISE -- Command in newbuilding sea trials -- Bridge resource management, watchstanding, watchkeeping, navigation, shiphandling -- Petroleum tankship operations -- Tanker Management Self-Assessment 3 (TMSA3) -- Cruise ship operations including operation of their tender boats and rescue boats -- Design, administration and audit of quality management syste...