A railroad safety specialist with more than 35 years of experience in the railroad industry, he serves as an expert witness in matters involving railroad safety practices, accident investigation, and regulatory compliance affecting rail operations and infrastructure. His professional work focuses on the development, oversight, and evaluation of safety programs designed to identify hazards and improve operational safety across railroad systems. He has more than 5 years of expert witness experience, including consultations, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in matters involving railroad accidents, safety programs, and regulatory compliance.

His background includes extensive experience in railroad accident investigation, safety inspections, and enforcement of safety programs affecting rail operations and infrastructure. He has led large-scale safety reviews and investigations on major railroads throughout the United States to identify operational risks and implement corrective safety measures. His work also includes risk assessment, hazard analysis, safety research, and regulatory compliance analysis, often providing direction to multidisciplinary teams conducting safety and security evaluations within the railroad industry.

One area of expertise involves highway–rail grade crossing safety and warning systems, including the testing, maintenance, and performance of crossing signal equipment and warning devices. Early in his career, he worked in a railroad signal department responsible for inspection, testing, maintenance, and construction of grade crossing warning systems and later contributed to industry research and regulatory development related to railroad crossing safety. His work helped support the development of recommended practices for the inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair of highway–rail grade crossing warning systems that were later incorporated into federal regulatory frameworks. Educational background includes executive training in effective decision-making through Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, completion of the Senior Executive Service Program at the Federal Executive Institute, and undergraduate studies in History. His experience combines railroad operations, signal systems, accident investigation, safety management, and regulatory oversight within the rail transportation industry.