As a forensic mechanical engineer, this expert has conducted and led more than 2,000 inspections and failure analyses involving mechanical systems, fires, equipment incidents, products, and vehicles. The expert specializes in determining the origin, cause, and contributing factors of mechanical failures and mechanically related losses. Areas of expertise include product liability, vehicle and equipment fire origin and cause, mechanical system failures, automotive crash data analysis, motorcycle crash causation, workplace safety, fatigue-related failures, and industry standards.

Forensic investigations encompass plumbing fixtures and components, heavy equipment, vehicle systems, power tools and consumer equipment, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, fire sprinkler systems, appliances, natural gas and propane systems, wood-fired appliances, forklifts, aerial work platforms, and ladders. Additional experience includes water losses, equipment fires, exercise-equipment injuries, and other incidents involving mechanical failures or components. The expert has conducted and led multidisciplinary investigative teams and trained engineers in investigation techniques and failure analysis.

Vehicle-related work includes automotive crash data retrieval and interpretation, motorcycle crash causation analysis, vehicle component failures, and vehicle fire investigation. Specialized training encompasses vehicle accident reconstruction, automotive crash data analysis, fire and explosion investigation, and vehicle fire investigation, providing a technical foundation for evaluating crash information, vehicle systems, fire causation, and mechanical factors contributing to transportation-related incidents.

The expert currently leads a forensic engineering firm providing forensic engineering and expert witness services after previously serving as a director and lead engineer for a multidisciplinary forensic organization. Earlier technical experience included fire propagation research involving heat flux testing and engineering testing and analysis of military vehicle performance. The expert holds bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer across multiple jurisdictions. Professional involvement includes organizations dedicated to engineering, fire investigation, and forensic engineering.

Complementing extensive investigative and engineering experience, this expert has provided expert testimony and continues to provide forensic engineering and expert witness services. This combination of mechanical engineering, fire investigation, failure analysis, vehicle investigation, and multidisciplinary forensic leadership supports analysis involving product liability, equipment and component failures, fires, vehicle incidents, workplace safety, and other mechanically related losses.