A licensed Professional Electrical Engineer and Professional Mechanical Engineer with more than 20 years of experience, this expert holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. His expertise involves commercial and industrial HVAC systems, refrigeration equipment, utility infrastructure, and forensic engineering investigations. His work includes analysis of electrical failures, fire and explosion incidents, equipment malfunctions, power distribution systems, process cooling operations, temporary generation systems, and facility maintenance practices across industrial and commercial environments.

His forensic investigations have addressed substations, underground conductor failures, photovoltaic solar systems, diesel generators, switchgear, transformers, protective relay systems, and distributed generation facilities. He has extensive experience evaluating electrical utility infrastructure in connection with wildfire investigations, including inspection of transmission equipment, substations, conductors, insulators, and utility protection systems, along with review of SCADA data, maintenance records, and operational documentation. Additional technical expertise includes non-destructive diagnostic testing methods such as thermography, vibration analysis, harmonic analysis, oil trend analysis, radiography, and voltage/current testing.

Throughout his career, he has provided engineering consulting, operational analysis, and technical oversight for utility, industrial, and energy-related projects involving synchronization systems, contingency planning, and temporary power installations. His background also includes investigation of construction-related electrical failures, battery fire events, refrigeration and boiler systems, and industrial mechanical equipment, as well as testimony and consulting related to distributed generation and utility engineering matters.