Fuel service station and petroleum systems expert witness with more than 55 years of experience, this expert specializes in the construction, design, retrofit, and operation of retail motor fuel facilities, underground and aboveground storage tank systems, fuel dispensing equipment, and petroleum piping infrastructure. Their experience includes fuel system design, fuel management systems, commercial card lock systems, electric generator fuel oil systems, secondary containment systems, product piping, monitoring equipment, permit procurement, and truck stop fuel systems. The expert has also provided more than 25 years of expert witness services involving consultations, depositions, courtroom testimony, and litigation analysis concerning fuel dispensing facilities, gasoline dispenser incidents, petroleum equipment failures, and service station operational conditions.

The expert’s background includes construction management, consulting, and operational responsibilities involving service station construction, utility fuel systems, public works projects, and motor fuel storage and dispensing facilities. Their work has encompassed underground storage tank installation, aboveground storage tank systems, hazardous materials-related infrastructure, petroleum equipment retrofits, and design services for retail fuel system owners and operators. After transitioning from active construction contracting into consulting practice, the expert continued providing technical consulting and design analysis for motor fuel facilities and petroleum system operations.

Litigation and consulting experience includes matters involving gasoline dispenser knockdowns, dispenser fires, diesel fuel loading incidents, product hose failures, and trip-and-fall incidents occurring at retail fueling facilities. The expert has provided deposition testimony and courtroom testimony in both state and federal matters involving service station construction, fuel system operations, and petroleum dispensing equipment. Professional and industry involvement includes participation with the Petroleum Equipment Institute, Associated General Contractors of America, Society of Military Engineers, Hazardous Materials Control Resources Institute, California Fire Chiefs Association, and additional organizations associated with petroleum equipment, environmental systems, hazardous materials, and construction operations.

Educational credentials include an Associate of Arts degree in Construction Technology. Technical qualifications and certifications include ICC International Code Council certifications, California Underground Storage Tank Inspector certification, Underground Storage Tank Installation and Retrofitter certification, Aboveground Storage Tank Installation and Retrofitter certification, General Engineering Contractor licensure, General Building Contractor licensure, and Service Station Contractor licensure. Additional training includes underground storage tank installation, hazardous substances removal and remedial actions, and hazardous waste worker health and safety procedures.