A Ph.D. mechanical engineer and licensed Professional Engineer in multiple states, he has over 35 years of experience specializing in forensic failure analysis and risk assessment, applying advanced principles of fracture mechanics, structural dynamics, and materials engineering to complex mechanical system failures.

He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and is a licensed Professional Engineer in California, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, and Texas. His experience includes failure analysis, design, damage mechanics, and risk assessment involving structures, industrial equipment, pressure vessels, piping systems, turbines, reciprocating engines, automotive and aircraft components, offshore platforms, and consumer products. His expertise includes fracture mechanics, fatigue, corrosion, creep, structural dynamics, fire and explosion causation, and the testing and mathematical analysis of electronic and hydraulic control systems. He also utilizes advanced documentation technologies, including true color 3D laser and structured light scanning, digital evidence preservation, computer simulation, and animation to analyze component failures and accident scenarios.

He has provided expert witness services for more than 20 years, with extensive deposition and trial testimony in state and federal courts, as reflected in his case list. His litigation experience includes matters involving product liability, industrial accidents, lithium-ion battery explosions, gasoline container explosions, pressure vessel and piping failures, crane and heavy equipment incidents, automotive component failures, patent disputes, and fire investigations. He serves as Principal of Berkeley Engineering and Research, Inc., applying engineering standards, codes, and forensic methodologies to evaluate mechanical system performance, design adequacy, and failure causation.