A Ph.D.-level textile engineering expert with more than 40 years of experience focuses on fabric flammability, fiber engineering, and materials testing, with over 30 years of expert witness involvement. His work centers on evaluating the fire performance of textiles used in apparel and interior furnishings, including analysis of product behavior, testing standards, and safety compliance in matters involving burn injuries, product liability, and material performance.

His technical background includes extensive laboratory research and testing program leadership involving fiber properties, fabric performance, and quality assurance, along with development and validation of flammability testing methodologies. He has also played a direct role in federal regulatory activities, serving as a technical expert in the interpretation and enforcement of flammability standards and contributing to the development of testing protocols through work with national standards organizations and inter-laboratory studies.

Over the course of his career, he has held long-standing academic and administrative roles in textile engineering, including department leadership and program coordination, while maintaining active consulting work since the late 1970s. He has served as an expert witness in more than 100 product liability cases involving textile flammability and material specifications, with experience in testing, deposition, and courtroom testimony across a wide range of textile-related disputes.