More than 30 years of experience in automotive repair, vehicle restoration, aftermarket component design, and custom car fabrication form the basis of this automotive repair and custom vehicle design expert witness’s practice. His work includes mechanical diagnostics, restoration analysis, performance vehicle construction, aftermarket wheel design, and evaluation of automotive repair workmanship involving both vintage and contemporary vehicles. He has also provided automotive expert witness services for over 15 years, including consultations, deposition testimony, arbitration proceedings, and courtroom testimony in matters involving product liability, restoration disputes, patent infringement, wheel mounting failures, service liability, and automotive design issues.

Before transitioning into automotive design and aftermarket consulting, he worked extensively as a professional mechanic performing engine rebuilds, carburetor rebuilding, tune-ups, suspension work, brake repair, transmission service, radiator rebuilding, air conditioning repair, and body modification work. Additional experience includes fabrication and oversight of complete custom vehicle builds, construction of high-performance racing and street engines, and restoration of collectible American-made vehicles. His background further extends to the OEM and aftermarket wheel industry, where he has worked as a designer since the mid-1990s with responsibilities involving wheel styling, transportation design, fabrication review, and aftermarket product evaluation.

A Bachelor of Arts degree in Three-Dimensional Design with concentration in transportation and industrial design supports his work in automotive styling and fabrication. Earlier education included formal automotive repair training, welding, custom body modification, graphic arts, and communications studies. He also served as a field inspection agent responsible for evaluating late-model lease-return vehicles on behalf of financial institutions, adding experience in vehicle condition assessment and inspection methodology.

Rather than focusing solely on repair operations, his professional activities also involve historical automotive analysis, design comparison review, and evaluation of custom fabrication practices within restoration and aftermarket environments. Litigation-related assignments have included review of aftermarket wheel failures, restoration billing disputes, patent and trademark infringement claims, product liability allegations, improper installation issues, defective workmanship claims involving restoration shops and repair facilities, and vehicle modification evaluations connected to Department of Justice investigations. His testimony and consulting work have included appearances in federal court, arbitration proceedings, Department of Justice vehicle investigations, and automotive product liability matters. Leadership involvement includes serving as vice president and founding member of a regional Shelby automobile organization, along with participation as a judge at custom car competitions and automotive events.