Areas of Expertise
Accident Reconstruction / Transportation
- Accident reconstruction – autos, trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians
- Highway design, construction and maintenance
- Biomechanical analysis of crash induced injuries
- Product defects
- Heavy commercial vehicle maintenance and operations
- Air Bag “Black Box” download and analysis
- Tire failures
- Vehicle fires
Architecture
- Design standards
- Building codes
- ADA
- Building failures
- Slip, trip and fall
Biomechanics / Biomedical
- Injury causation
- Medical devices and products
- Orthotics
Civil / Structural Engineering
- Construction defects
- Code compliance
- Roof analysis
- Foundations
- Post-Damage structural analysis
- Subsidence
- Erosion
- Construction equipment
- Scaffolds and ladders
Electrical Engineering
- Failure analysis on a wide variety of electrical and electronic equipment
- Fiber optic and traditional communication systems
- Lightning damage
- Radio controlled industrial equipment
- Accidental electrocutions
- Telephone facility repair review
- Underground utility repair review
- High voltage (7500V) safety
Explosives and Blasting
- Blasting damage studies and investigations
- Review of blasting programs
- Evaluation of blasting logs
- Air blast and ground vibration investigations
- Blasting seismographs
- Pre- and post blast surveys
- Structure damage claims
- Blasting fumes evaluations
- Conducting blaster certification training
- Presentation of blasting seminars
Fire Protection Engineering
- Design, analysis and installation – fire alarm, suppression and sprinkler systems
- ICC Fire Prevention Code
Glass / Ceramic Engineering
- Glass forensics
- Glass injury
- Product liability for glass products
HVAC, Plumbing and Building Systems Engineering
- HVAC
- Plumbing
- Fire protection
- Control systems
- Energy management
Mining Engineering
- Mine subsidence causes and mitigation
- Underground mining operation, safety and related equipment
- Coal preparation plants
- Mine ventilation
- Permitting and regulatory compliance
- Mine ventilation analysis
- Mine reclamation and AMD control
Pharmacy / Pharmaceutical Science
- Excipient technology
- Rheology
- Drug and cosmetic delivery systems
- Pharmaceutical engineering
- Biopharmaceutics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmaceutical usage
- Pharmaceutical intellectual property rights
- Drug patents
Premises Liability
- Slips, trips and falls
- Code compliance
Product Liability
- Design and manufacturing defects
- Guarding
- Automation / control systems
Sports and Recreation
- Investigate playground accidents and injuries
- Perform playground safety audits and inspections
- Review / investigate playground installations
- Analyze playground layouts and designs
- Review playground maintenance programs and procedures
- Develop audit, inspection and maintenance programs
- Investigate sporting accidents and mishaps
- Investigate snow sports related accidents
Workplace Safety and Material Science
- Workplace safety
- Federal / State OSHA regulations
- Industry standards
- Personal protective equipment
- Non-ferrous materials
- Welding
- Industrial equipment
- Industrial hygiene