Coatings Expert Witnesses

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Construction Defects, Engineering - Building Envelope, Building Enclosure, Exterior Walls, Cladding, Fenestrations, Glass and Glazing, Facades, Coatings, Waterproofing, Roofing, Water Intrusion, Forensic Investigation, Field Testing, Building Inspection, Condition Assessment, Wind Damage Evaluation

I am a licensed Professional Engineer (FL, TX, LA) and Certified General Contractor (FL) with twenty years of consulting and engineering experience, specializing in the design, evaluation, inspection, and testing of building envelope systems such as exterior wall systems, glass and glazing systems, above and below-grade waterproofing systems, and roofing systems for new and existing structures. I am a member of various industry organizations and an accredited LEED professional. I have worked on hundreds of projects throughout North America and the Caribbean. I enjoy providing technical and engineering expertise on all types of building projects to develop and construct high-performance building enclosure systems. I have extensive experience conducting forensic evaluations on buildings with envelope performance problems and leading remedial design and management programs for building envelope replacement or rehabilitation. Additionally, I provide litigation support services and exp...

Gambrills, Maryland

Medical Devices, Products Liability - ceramics, processing, zirconia, hard materials, coatings, device failures, medical ceramics, dental ceramics, medical device standards, properties of materials, FDA, IP, Patents

Gary Fischman is the principal and owner of Future Strategies Solutions LLC. He is a domain specialist in hard materials, specifically ceramics and hard coatings. Dr. Fischman has breadth working in and with academia, industry and government. Dr. Fischman has worked with discovery, written expert reports, been deposed and testified as an expert witness. Formerly, a tenured faculty member at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Dr. Fischman worked in processing hard, strong materials that ranged from non-oxide semiconductors to oxide ceramics for biomedical applications. During the early years of biomedical applications of materials, Dr. Fischman was front and center developing classes, doing research specifically in hard material (non-oxides) as well as medical oxides (aluminas and zirconias). During that time, he teamed with a colleague and created a small business that made ceramics for biomedical applicationsn (Xylon Ceramic Materials). Dr. Fischm...

CONROE, Texas

Chemistry & Chemicals, Laboratories & Testing - Epoxy, adhesives, electronic manufacturing, UV resistance, VaRTM - Vacuum assisted Resin Transfer Molding, Polyurethanes, thermosets, polyimides, Prepregs, Thermal Analysis, Coatings, vinyl esters, polyaspartics, Pultrusion, Material Testing, Composites, amines, Flame Retardants, Filament Winding

I am a member of the following organizations 1. Society for the Advancement of Materials Processes and Engineering [SAMPE] 2. Thermoset Resin Formulators Association. [TRFA]