Professional engineer with more than 30 years of experience in electrical, mechanical, corrosion, and forensic engineering provides consultation and expert witness services involving fire origin and cause investigations, infrastructure failures, corrosion-related losses, plumbing and piping systems, HVAC systems, and energy-related engineering matters. With more than 20 years of experience involving depositions, consultations, and courtroom testimony, this expert has conducted engineering investigations related to electrical and mechanical failures, corrosion protection systems, underground storage tanks, plumbing systems, water and wastewater infrastructure, fire alarm systems, energy efficiency technologies, and wildland fire losses. Their work has involved engineering and forensic consulting for marine, residential, commercial, industrial, correctional, governmental, medical, and utility facilities.

The expert’s engineering background combines multidisciplinary design, forensic evaluation, and systems implementation experience across electrical power distribution, corrosion engineering, mechanical systems, and infrastructure development. Areas of expertise include cathodic protection systems, underground metallic tanks and piping, hydronic system corrosion, HVAC and ventilation systems, photovoltaic systems, wastewater treatment facilities, electrical switchgear failures, plumbing engineering, marine electrical failures, and energy management systems. Their forensic engineering experience includes investigation of more than 1,200 structure and wildland fires involving electrical, electronic, mechanical, plumbing, piping, and corrosion-related failures. Additional professional responsibilities have included contractor quality control, project and design management, forensic examination of photovoltaic systems associated with structure and wildland fires, corrosion investigations involving municipal water systems, and evaluation of mechanical and electrical system failures in commercial, industrial, governmental, and marine environments. Additional experience includes development of standard engineering design specifications involving corrosion protection, electrical systems, and detention facility infrastructure projects.

Professional responsibilities throughout the expert’s career have included engineering management, multidisciplinary systems coordination, peer review activities, forensic consulting, and oversight of infrastructure and utility-related projects involving detention facilities, military facilities, marine systems, state and federal buildings, schools, healthcare facilities, and water distribution systems. Additional experience includes marine investigations involving vessel fires, corrosion failures, generator system failures, and onboard electrical and control-system malfunctions. Professional credentials include licensure as a Professional Engineer in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Corrosion Engineering in multiple jurisdictions. Educational background includes Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering, along with additional graduate-level business education. Professional organization involvement includes the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, California Conference of Arson Investigators, International Association of Marine Investigators, International Association of Arson Investigators, National Society of Professional Engineers, and the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers.