With more than 35 years of experience in mechanical engineering, this expert specializes in high-technology engineering applications, with expertise in medical device and biotechnology product development, concept design, patent and intellectual property analysis, biomaterials, portable electronic devices, shape memory metals, composite materials, finite element analysis (FEA), reliability engineering, failure analysis, manufacturing technology, and product design. His additional experience includes consumer products, pressure vessels, piping systems, gas leaks, pipe failures, explosions, heavy-truck crashworthiness, and alternative energy applications. He has more than 25 years of expert witness experience, including consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.

His professional background includes leadership of an independent mechanical engineering consulting practice focused on engineering analysis, product development, forensic failure investigations, and litigation support for medical devices, industrial equipment, and consumer products. Earlier in his career, he held senior engineering and research positions with engineering consulting firms, medical device developers, engineering software companies, telecommunications organizations, automotive manufacturers, and research institutions, where he led product development, design validation, finite element modeling, reliability engineering, structural analysis, accident investigations, and complex mechanical failure evaluations. His work has included engineering support for medical devices, cardiovascular implants, composite materials, pressure vessels, heavy-truck crashworthiness, industrial systems, and intellectual property matters. He has also served as a Visiting Associate Professor and Adjunct Faculty member in mechanical engineering, teaching advanced engineering design, materials science, manufacturing methods, composite structures, and finite element simulation at the university level.

In addition to his engineering and consulting work, he has remained active in professional leadership, research, and technical education through publications, conference presentations, engineering society leadership, and industry advisory roles. He earned both a Ph.D. and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, a Bachelor of Engineering Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and is a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer in California. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), a Life Senior Member of IEEE, and maintains membership in several professional engineering organizations.