Skilled chemical engineer and provides expert witness services in engineering failure analysis and accident reconstruction with more than 35 years of experience in investigating mechanical, chemical, and process-related failures. Their work in legal matters involves analysis of fires and explosions, mechanical failures, and vehicular accidents, including incidents involving industrial, commercial, and household equipment, as well as transportation-related events. The expert has more than 30 years of experience in expert witness engagements, including consultations, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony.

Their analytical work includes investigation of fires and explosions involving pressure vessels, reactors, boilers, furnaces, heat transfer systems, fuel systems, and gaseous leaks, as well as evaluation of fuel volatility, contamination, and ignition conditions. Mechanical failure analysis includes bolts and threaded connections, hydraulic systems, cryogenic tanks and lines, pumps and valves, and structural components, with assessment of stress, fatigue, and failure mechanisms. In accident reconstruction, their work includes evaluation of vehicular incidents such as rollovers, rear-end collisions, jackknife events, pedestrian impacts, cargo shifts, and roadway hazards, supported by time-speed-distance studies, trajectory analysis, and photogrammetry.

Professional experience includes long-term leadership of an accident analysis and engineering consulting practice, as well as prior corporate engineering work involving plant performance and process systems. This work has included development of analytical tools and reconstruction methodologies and collaboration with specialists in mechanical engineering and related disciplines to evaluate complex accident scenarios and equipment failures. Additional authority is reflected through academic involvement as an adjunct faculty member in mechanical engineering and presentations addressing expert testimony and accident reconstruction methodologies.

The expert holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, along with undergraduate degrees in chemical engineering and liberal arts. Professional involvement includes participation with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, including safety-focused divisions. Additional distinctions include Fulbright Fellowship and election to Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi.