Maritime operations expert witness and captain that has more than 40 years of professional experience in maritime transportation with a career focused on marine shipping, freight movement, and international maritime trade. For more than 25 years, this expert has provided maritime operations expert witness services in Texas, offering consultation as well as deposition and courtroom testimony in matters involving maritime transportation, vessel operations, navigation, and marine safety. The expert’s professional experience includes work related to marine transportation systems involving barges, cargo vessels, and ocean shipping operations. Their background includes experience with cargo and shipping operations, loading docks, shipping dock operations, and freight movement associated with marine transportation. This experience also includes work involving the transportation of crude oil and other cargo within maritime shipping environments. Additional areas of expertise include maritime safety, maritime accidents, navigation practices, fleet maintenance, and vessel operations within marine transportation settings. The expert also performs marine survey activities and provides analysis related to vessel operations, cargo shipping conditions, and safety issues associated with maritime transportation. The expert’s professional background also includes work involving international shipping, maritime law, and international trade as they relate to maritime transportation and cargo operations. Their experience includes conducting internal and external audits under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code and the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code in support of maritime operational and regulatory compliance.