Drawing on a career in biomechanics and mechanical engineering, this expert has more than 30 years of experience analyzing injury mechanisms, accident scenarios, and mechanical system performance, along with established involvement in litigation including depositions and trial testimony. His work focuses on the relationship between mechanical forces and human injury, with application to motor vehicle accidents, industrial incidents, and product-related matters.

His technical expertise includes biomechanical analysis of orthopedic injuries, computational modeling of the musculoskeletal system, and application of injury tolerance criteria to real-world events. He has extensive experience with nonlinear finite element analysis, experimental stress analysis, dynamics simulation, vehicle testing, occupant kinematics, and accident reconstruction. Additional work includes structural and product failure investigations, including evaluation of industrial and consumer products and fire-related incidents.

He has held senior consulting and engineering roles, including managing engineer and senior consulting mechanical engineer, along with work in biomedical engineering focused on rehabilitation research and orthopedic implant performance. He is a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer, holds a U.S. patent related to prosthesis design, and maintains active membership in organizations including the American Society of Biomechanics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Automotive Engineers, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Orthopaedic Research Society, Society for Experimental Mechanics, ASM International, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He holds a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.