Mechanical Engineering Expert Witnesses in Texas

Mechanical Engineering, Intellectual Property - 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, Forklift, thrill ride, zip line

Experienced mechanical engineer (MS, PE) and certified safety professional (CSP) with seven issued patents. Award winning inventor. 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. Consulted on multiple products including: forklifts, conveyors, aerial lifts, garbage trucks, trailers, exercise equipment, seating 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 operator and trainer for forklifts, powered industrial trucks, boom lifts, scissor lifts, MEWPS, rough terrain forklifts. Approaching 20 years experience in product development, patents, safe equipment desi...

Mechanical Engineering, HVAC - HVAC Design, Data Centers, Data Center Infrastructure, Data Center Cooling, Commercial HVAC, Ventilation, Chillers, Air Handlers, HVAC Controls, Mechanical Code Compliance, Heating, Cooling Towers, Pumps, Fans, Compressors, Air Distribution, Refrigeration, hydronics, energy efficiency, economization

Three+ Decades of Technical Leadership ● 1992 (age 27) – Solo research project proving proximity transducers detect rolling-element bearing failures far earlier than accelerometers. Published in Orbit magazine; codified in API 670 & ISO 20816 for global diagnostics standards. ● 1993 – Presented Orbit research at Symposium on Industrial Applications of Gas Turbines, Canadian Gas Association, Banff, Alberta. ● 2007–2020 – Designed 100+ energy-efficient U.S. data centers, including state-of-the-art HVAC/power systems exceeding ASHRAE & Title 24. ● 2015 – Lectured/conducted vibrations lab, Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering Dept., San Luis Obispo, CA. ● 2015 – Published plain-English guide to CA Title 24-2013 data center cooling in Data Center Journal, resolving confusion and enabling compliant data center expansions. ● 2021–2025 – Designed large-scale HVAC for commercial/military facilities, exceeding IMC, UFC, & IBC for performance/efficiency. Core Expertise ● HVAC design/construction/f...

Austin, Texas

Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering - Forensic Engineering, Water treatment, micro filtration, Wastewater treatment, Municipal facilities, Pump stations, Lift stations, Water Storage, Landfills, Nuclear Waste, pipelines, Inspector, Construction Mgmt, drainage, paving, Personal Injury

Overall, I have 55 years’ experience as a mechanical and civil professional engineer. Currently I am working in the arena of Forensic Engineering. I have 14 years’ experience as an expert witness, an engineering analyst, and a technical report writer. My record includes 80 construction law cases. My role was to be an expert witness for the courts to find the truth for the judge and jury. My projects involved analyzing large volumes of documents from discovery, preparing opinions on the engineering facts of the case, preparing Certificates of Merit, attending depositions, and presenting testimony in court. Please go to my website to see how I can help with civil and mechanical engineering issues. The site is www.douglasbellpe.com. We can also be contacted directly at 512-922-5524. DOUGLAS E. BELL, P.E. .

Stafford, Texas

Engineering, Construction - Mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, plumbing engineering, engineering design, fire investigation, fire protection, fire alarm

Qualified and experienced MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) engineer with expertise in design and construction. Member of the Investigative Engineers Association and Forensic Expert Witness Association.

Frisco, Texas

Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering - Failure Analysis, Materials Selection, Product Defects, Forensic Engineering, Fatigue Damages, Creep Ruptures, Fracture Toughness, Laboratory Testing, Corrosion Analysis, Galvanized Failures, Manufacturing Processes, Weld Failure, Fracture Analysis, Industry Solution

Dr. Reza Mirshams has a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer with 46 years of combined industrial and academic experience, and he is a tenured full professor in mechanical engineering and technology in Texas, with a focus on materials engineering and manufacturing processes. He has taught courses in metallurgy, manufacturing processes, failure analysis of materials, engineering mechanics, fracture mechanics, fatigue, creep, engineering product design and development, materials selection, corrosion, and mechanical behavior and performance of materials. His industrial experience includes serving as a technical director in high-strength alloyed steel products, sheet metal forming, galvanizing steel sheets, product design and manufacturing processes, failure analysis of structural parts due to various loading types, fatigue and creep, fracture mechanics, stress corros...

Dallas, Texas

Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy - Product Liability, Failure Analysis, HVAC, Oilfield, Heavy Equipment, Cranes, Cables, Medical Devices, Plastics, Boilers, Water Heaters, Plumbing

Using his combination of mechanical and metallurgical (including plastics) experience and education, Mr. Plank provides forensic and consulting engineering services to attorneys, insurance professionals, and manufacturing companies. A registered engineer in Texas and 23 other states, his experience includes 32 years in manufacturing in the metals processing industries, 29 years performing failure analyses, and 26 years investigating claims. Mr. Plank has testified in a wide variety of matters including personal injury and property damage, in both state and federal court, and his testimony has never been excluded. Assignments have involved mechanical equipment, appliances, oil and gas transmission equipment, plumbing, HVAC, heavy equipment, machine tools, cranes and wire cables, manufacturing processes, and thermal processes, among many others.

DALLAS, Texas

Mechanical Engineering, Products Liability - Patents, products liability, machinery design, failure analysis, design defects, 15 US patents + 6 int'l patents, Oilfield, industrial accidents, pumps, valves, consumer products, mechanical equipment failures, inventorship, infringement, invalidity, manufacturing defects, piping, compressors, Agricultural accidents, Drilling

Dr. King is a licensed professional engineer with a Ph.D‭. ‬in mechanical engineering‭: 40+ ‬years experience in mechanical engineering‭, ‬product design‭, research and development of high-pressure oilfield fracturing pumps and automotive components, forensic investigation‭, ‬and litigation support‭. 10 years high-pressure equipment design & R&D at Halliburton, 8 years automotive component design & R&D at NTN, ▪ Testified at 11 trials & 58 depositions ▪ 25 Patent, IPR, & PGR cases – 4 trials & 12 depositions ▪ 21 Patents ▪ Patent infringement, invalidity, inventorship, claim construction ▪ Products liability ▪ Design defects & manufacturing defects ▪ Failure analysis ▪ Oilfield, Industrial, Construction, & Agricultural accidents ▪ Pumps, valves, compressors, blowers, piping ▪ Cranes, trucks, lifts, ATV's ▪ Ag equipment ▪ Consumer products Dr. King has served as a forensic engineer for over 20 years, testifying at 11 trials and 58 depositions in state and federal cou...

Harleton (Longview), Texas

Mechanical Engineering, Failure Analysis - Mechanical Engineering, Materials, Failure Analysis, Forensic Engineering, Manufacturing, Design, Warnings - Marketing Defect, Oil & Gas, Metallurgy, Stress, Root Cause, Safety Hierarchy Application, Lab Analysis, Inspection, Firearms, Electronics, Field Investigation, Fracture, Golf Cart, ATVs/UTVs

Dr. Scott Anson has been practicing and teaching engineering for over 30 years. The first 8 years were in industry engineering roles involving process development and tooling design, as well as extensive laboratory failure analysis. During his over 22+ yr. academic career he held multiple industry appointments simultaneous with his academic role, in addition to his independent consulting work. He provides forensic engineering services involving product design, manufacturing defects, and warnings/instructions (marketing defects) and workplace injuries. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in TX, GA, LA, OK and has an active NCEES record to facilitate efficient licensing in additional states. Dr. Anson has complementary skills in four key dualities that uniquely enhance his effectiveness in forensic engineering and expert witness services. 1) He is formally trained and experienced in both Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering, which enables him to assess bot...

Texas

Accident Reconstruction, Mechanical Engineering - Forklifts, Conveyors, Machine Design, Genie Lifts, Products Liability, Cranes, OSHA, Thermodynamics, Pumping and Piping, Safety, Industrial Processes, Saws, Heat Transfer, ATV/ROV/UTV Crash, PPE, Punch & Forming Presses, Fluid Dynamics, Motorcycle Crash, Scissor Lifts, Fasteners

Since 2003, Gary E. Kilpatrick, PE, DFE at The Kilpatrick Group, PA has been a forensic engineering service provider to our legal and insurance clients. Gary is a board-certified Forensic Engineer through the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) and is a Diplomat Forensics Engineer (DFE). Gary is a mechanical design engineer, and a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in 16 states currently. Gary has approximately 20 years of industrial work experience and is an OSHA expert with OSHA 29CFR 1910, 29CFR 1926 and 29CFR 1928 and has OSHA regulations safety certifications as well as FDA and cGMP in animal food processing. He travels throughout the United States to investigate and reconstruct industrial accidents. Gary is one of the top Forklift experts in the United States including the sit-down, stand-up narrow aisles pantograph, turret type, Telehandler rough terrain forklifts and pallet jack troubleshooting and accident investigation to our legal and insurance clients. He is...

Katy, Texas

Mechanical Engineering, Oil and Gas - Industrial Plants, Refinery, Material Handling, Workplace Safety, LOTO, Forklifts scissor lifts manlifts, Forensic Engineering, Off Road Vehicles (OHV), Warehouse, Accident, construction, commercial, process safety management (PSM), machinery, vessels tanks pumps, Contractor, electrical instrumentation, OSHA, FMEA, failure analysis

20 plus years of practical, technical, academic, and operational experience in engineering applications, industrial plant safety, workplace safety, and construction worksite safety. Principal Consulting Engineer: Consulting with law firms, corporations, and risk managers as an expert witness, conducting investigations and providing deposition, and trial testimony. Analysis of workplace safety claims in Plants, refineries, construction and industrial environments, including industrial plant safety, workplace safety, construction worksite safety, process safety management, and engineering technical specifications. Perform incident site and equipment inspections, documenting incident scenes/sites (including rapid response), perform compliance audits regarding applicability and/or compliance with OSHA, API, ASTM, ASME, ANSI, NFPA, State and Federal statutes, and other applicable standards of care within the industry, the standards of care within the workplace safety, equipment, inspect...

Bellaire, Texas

HVAC, Mechanical Engineering - HVAC, Chilled water, Humidity Control, Cooling Towers, HVAC Controls, Air Conditioning, Ventilation

50+ years as a practicing HVAC engineer including the design and construction administration of commercial, institutional and industrial buildings. Six years' experience preparing forensic analysis, expert reports and certificates of merit for litigation support on projects with thermal comfort, humidity or HVAC equipment performance issues. Registered professional engineer in Texas. Past president of the Houston chapter of ASHRAE. Chairman of the Buildings and Standards Commission of the city of Bellaire, Texas. 14 years' experience teaching Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing building systems at the university level.

Texas

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering - OSHA, equipment & machinery, occupational safety, machine guarding, plastics processing equipment, lockout-tagout (LOTO), Injection molding machines, blow molding machines, industrial accidents, thermoformers, product warning, product defect, machine design, pumping-piping systems, patents, patents

Mr. Hamilton is a highly experienced licensed mechanical engineer. He has 25+ years of teaching experience. He is an experienced expert witness who has testified at over 70 depositions and over 15 trials Mr. Hamilton, is a full-time faculty member of the University of Arkansas. In this faculty position he is responsible for teaching undergraduate mechanical engineering courses. Previously Mr. Hamilton worked as a full-time consulting engineer assisting professionals in both industry and the legal community by serving as a consultant and as an expert witness. As an expert, Mr. 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 indu...