A professional engineer with more than 40 years of experience in power generation engineering and energy systems, this expert provides technical analysis involving industrial power plants, cogeneration facilities, and propulsion systems. His professional background includes roles as principal engineer responsible for planning and implementing power plant maintenance, upgrades, and performance testing for facilities using fuels such as natural gas, diesel, geothermal, landfill gas, and other energy sources. Additional work includes service as project manager and engineer of record for large propulsion systems integration projects involving commercial ferry vessels, as well as earlier work involving nuclear power engineering design review and power plant commissioning.

His technical expertise includes industrial gas turbines, reciprocating diesel engine generators, cogeneration plants, standby and emergency power systems, and microturbine applications used in stationary power generation and marine propulsion systems. His work includes evaluation of plant performance, fuel processing and fuel metering systems, controls integration, and system reliability. He has conducted failure investigations involving turbines, generators, compressors, and related mechanical and control systems, addressing issues related to design performance, maintenance practices, system integration, and application of engineering standards governing power generation equipment and plant operations.

With more than 25 years of expert witness experience, he has provided consultation, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in disputes involving power plant performance, equipment failures, accident investigations, operational safety, and compliance with engineering codes and industry standards. Educational background includes a Master of Science in Nuclear Physics, a Bachelor of Science in Physics with honors, graduate studies in Systems Management, and completion of the Naval Nuclear Power Program for Officers. Licensure includes registration as a Professional Engineer in Mechanical Engineering and licensure as an engineering contractor. Additional technical training encompasses turbine fuel delivery systems, microturbine applications, boiler and burner management systems, OSHA safety compliance, forensic engineering, engineering ethics, and hazardous energy control. Professional affiliations include membership in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, with extensive experience applying NFPA, ASME, ASTM, ANSI, and federal regulatory standards to power generation and marine propulsion systems.