A floor covering systems and flooring industry standards expert witness with more than 45 years of experience in the floor covering industry, this professional analyzes flooring materials, installation practices, and performance standards in disputes involving floor system failures and premises safety. The expert evaluates carpet, wood, stone, vinyl, rubber, cork, epoxy, and other flooring systems, including issues involving moisture vapor emissions, adhesives, substrate conditions, and installation practices. Litigation work includes forensic investigations addressing slip-and-fall incidents, flooring material failures, premises liability claims, and compliance with industry standards of care and building codes, with experience providing deposition testimony and trial testimony.

The expert has been involved in more than 1,500 litigation matters, including investigations of flooring performance, product defects, site suitability, and installation-related failures. Professional experience includes service as a licensed floor covering contractor in California since 1976, along with work as a forensic scientist focusing on floor covering systems and installation failures. The expert also served for 27 years as an investigator and mediator in the California Contractors License Board Industry Experts program, evaluating contractor-consumer disputes involving flooring installation and performance issues. Earlier roles included construction project management, property management, and ownership of commercial floor covering businesses, with direct involvement in the sale and installation of more than 5 million square feet of specialty flooring materials used in schools, athletic facilities, hospitals, airports, factories, and commercial buildings. Professional credentials include FACFEI, DABFE, and DABFET, along with a California C-15 Floor Covering Contractor License, and professional affiliations including the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute, the National Wood Flooring Association, the Marble Institute of America, and ASTM International, including involvement with the ASTM F-13 Passageway Safety Committee.