Grounded in more than 35 years of engineering experience, this forensic mechanical engineering expert specializes in forensic engineering, mechanical design, materials engineering, product failure analysis, accident reconstruction, and built construction. His practice focuses on investigating product liability, personal injury, and property loss matters involving mechanical failures, construction defects, fire and explosion causation, vehicle crashworthiness, material failures, and engineering standard of care. For more than 12 years, he has provided expert witness services on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants, consulting on over 400 cases while offering consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.

His educational background includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Science with concentrations in Materials Science and Engineering, a Master of Science in Engineering Science with emphasis in Mechanical Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with honors, complemented by minors in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science. Earlier in his career, he also developed extensive hands-on technical expertise as an ASE Certified Master Medium-Heavy Truck Technician, with practical experience involving trucks, automobiles, motorcycles, snowmobiles, marine equipment, and construction operations, providing a strong foundation in mechanical systems, diagnostics, maintenance, and repair that complements his engineering analysis.

Throughout his career, he has combined executive engineering leadership with forensic consulting. Before establishing an independent forensic engineering practice, he held senior engineering and management positions within the semiconductor manufacturing industry, directing equipment design, process development, manufacturing engineering, materials research, and technology commercialization initiatives. His forensic work encompasses mechanical design defects, accident reconstruction, vehicle crashworthiness, fire causation, explosions, electrical arc and thermal failures, slip, trip, and fall analyses incorporating material and surface measurements, light measurements and associated engineering assessments, construction defects, product maintenance and repair, analog and digital control systems, human factors, and evaluations involving applicable engineering codes, specifications, and industry standards.

His professional involvement includes active membership in organizations such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASTM International—serving on committees addressing forensic engineering, pedestrian and walkway safety, and consumer products—the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the National Fire Protection Association, the National Association of Fire Investigators, the National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists, the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR), and the Southwestern Association of Technical Accident Investigators (SATAI). He has also presented technical papers on crashworthiness, fire investigations, vehicle failures, and materials engineering, bringing together decades of engineering design experience, materials science expertise, practical mechanical systems experience, and forensic investigation to evaluate complex mechanical failures and engineering disputes.