Ergonomics Expert Witnesses

Ergonomics expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on ergonomics. The ergonomics expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Agriculture Engineering, Automotive, Aviation & Aerospace, Biomechanics, Chiropractic, Disability Evaluation, Ergonomics, Human Factors, Industrial Design, Industrial Hygiene, Mold, OSHA, Safety, Transportation, and Vocational Rehabilitation.

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Victoria Ballard, PhD, MSE, PE, CSP, CHFP

Forensic Human Factors-Multidisciplined Engineer

Forensic Human Factors, LLC

Opelika, Alabama
Human Factors, Safety - Slips Trips Falls, Cognitive Engineering, Education Schools Youth Organizations, Manufacturing - Guarding Exposure Training Fall Protection OSHA, Ergonomics, ADA, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Warnings and Labels, Occupational Safety, Agriculture- Poultry Horses, Walkway Auditing, Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO), OSHA
Dr. Victoria Ballard, MSE, PE, CSP, CHFP, is an industrial and systems engineering expert specializing in human factors, occupational safety, and forensic analysis. With over sixteen years of experience as a consultant and educator. As a consultant, she provides investigations, reports, and expert analysis in legal cases involving workplace safety, human performance, product design, and environmental factors. She applies her expertise to analyze how individuals interact with products, environments, and occupational systems, offering clear and data-driven insights into accident causation and prevention. Dr. Ballard has held engineering roles in chemical manufacturing, civil engineering, construction, and industrial safety, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and system optimization. She has served in various roles such as Adjunct Faculty, Graduate Researcher, Graduate Teaching Assistant, and Fellow at seven universities (University of Washington, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universi...
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Dr. Eric N Brown, CIH, CSP

Industrial Hygiene and Mold Expert

Indoor Environments

Los Angeles , California
Mold, Industrial Hygiene - Asbestos, Bad Faith, Construction Safety, Environmental, Ergonomics, Hazardous Materials, Human Factors Engineering, Industrial Hygiene & Mold, Landlord / Tenant, Lead Poisoning, Occupational / Environmental Health, OSHA, Safety, Wrongful Death, Thermal Comfort, Heat Stress
NO-COST CASE FILE REVIEW AND PRELIMINARY OPINIONS! Dr. Eric N. Brown, CIH, CSP, is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), with both certifications in good standing with the issuing boards. Dr. Brown holds a Doctorate in Public Health with an Industrial Hygiene specialization from the University of California at Los Angeles, and a Master’s degree in Public Health with an Occupational Health specialization from the Medical College of Ohio. He has over 25 years of experience in: Health and Safety Industrial Hygiene Indoor Air Quality Exposure Assessments Heat Stress and Thermal Comfort Litigation Support Dr. Brown has been a designated expert in thousands of cases, been deposed over one hundred times, and has testified in both trials and arbitrations. His services are available to attorneys representing both plaintiff and defendant.
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Jamie Klopp

Transportation Design: Automotive and Aircraft

Klopp US LLC

Encinitas, California
Automotive, Aviation & Aerospace - Automotive Design, Car Design, Aircraft Design, Product Design, Human Factors, Ergonomics, Styling, Interface, Intellectual Property, Patent, Manufacturing, Engineering, FAA, FMVSS, Interior, Exterior, Seats, Utility Patent, Design Patent, Design Process
Jamie Klopp owns and operates Klopp US LLC, an Automotive, Aircraft, and Product Design Expert Witness service. In addition to expert work, Mr. Klopp is an active design professional working in automotive and aerospace product development. Mr. Klopp holds broad design expertise with specific focus on Passenger Automotive Vehicles and Part 23 Fixed-Wing Aircraft and Part 27 Rotorcraft. Jamie Klopp provides litigation graphics services that complement his expert witness work in automotive, aircraft, and product design. He creates 3D animations and renderings for intellectual property cases, including technology tutorials and patent disputes, as well as manufacturing processes, industrial systems, and technical subjects. His work includes visualizations of product defects, engineering failures, design processes, and human factors issues. He also produces 2D trial graphics such as diagrams illustrating design elements, patent claims, manufacturing sequences, and engineering specificati...
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Robin Richardson, CRC, CVE

Transferable Skills & Labor Market Expert

Land of Goods Vocational Consulting

Saint Petersburg, Florida
Vocational Rehabilitation, Disability Evaluation - Transferable Skills, Labor Market Analysis, physical restrictions, Vocational Evaluation, work tolerance, Earning Capacity, sedentary work assessment, activity tolerance, light duty analysis, Voc Rehab, Loss of Earning Capacity, ortho, Job Placement, Employability Analysis, ergonomics, job demands analysis, career assessment, CVE, CRC
Robin Richardson, M.S, CRC, CVE is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and Certified Vocational Evaluator with extensive experience in vocational evaluation, employability assessment, labor market analysis, transferable skills analysis, workforce development, rehabilitation counseling, and vocational expert consultation. Her professional career has focused on helping individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment achieve meaningful vocational outcomes through comprehensive assessment, rehabilitation planning, career development, and evidence-based vocational services. She brings a unique combination of frontline vocational rehabilitation experience, management and supervisory experience, vocational evaluation expertise, and workforce development knowledge to her consulting and expert witness practice. Ms. Richardson currently serves as a Vocational Evaluator and Trainer with Land of Goods Vocational Consulting, where she conducts comprehensive vocational evaluation...
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David G Curry, PhD, CHFP, CSP

Curry Human Factors & Safety LLC

Oswego, Illinois
Human Factors, Safety - Human Capabilities & Limitations, Human-Machine Interface, Ergonomics, Driver Behavior & Capabilities, Warnings & Instructions, Perception, Vision & Visibility, Accident Investigation, Machine Design, Slips, Trips & Falls, Operator-Vehicle Interaction, Surface Transportation
Dr. Dave Curry is the Principal Consultant for Curry Human Factors & Safety LLC. He consults on all aspects of human factors, applied human performance, ergonomics, and safety. Areas of particular expertise include: human-machine interface design and evaluation, human capabilities and limitations in applied environments, industrial ergonomics, instructions and warnings, perception/vision/visibility, slips/trips/falls, the evaluation of equipment/facilities/structures from a human use standpoint, and safety-related issues in general. He is recognized as an expert in operator-vehicle interaction and is both a Certified Human Factors Professional and a Certified Safety Professional. He is the author of over sixty technical papers dealing with various issues relating to applied human performance, safety, and accident investigation. He holds several U.S. patents and design awards and has or does serve as a member of national standards-making committees for a variety of organizations (...
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George B Page, BSE, MSE, CPE

Page Engineering, Inc.

Jackson, Michigan
Human Factors, Safety - Ergonomics, Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Physical Demands Assessments, Usability Testing, Accident Reconstruction, Biomechanical Modeling, Vibration Measurement, Compliance, Occupational Risk Management, Return to Work, Regulatory and Consensus Standard Initiatives
Page Engineering is a professional consulting firm that combines Ergonomics, Industrial Engineering, and Health and Safety expertise. We have served industry leaders in the areas of Transportation, Shipping, Manufacturing, and Health Care throughout North America. Our approach is bolstered by years of litigation scrutiny and backed by extensive application of ergonomics, human factors, epidemiologic, and occupational medical scientific literature. We specialize in human factors and ergonomics assessments, including both acute and cumulative exposures. George Page is a Certified Professional Ergonomist. He earned his MSE in Industrial and Operations Engineering (Ergonomics) from the University of Michigan. George is also a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Michigan in Industrial and Operations Engineering (Ergonomics). The topic of his dissertation is: “Functional grip strength: conceptual and empirical models of biomechanical, perceptual, and tribological factors.” In the 1980s...
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Mark R. Lehto, PhD

Ergonomics, Chemicals, Artificial Intelligence

J.M. Miller Engineering, Inc.

Ann Arbor, Michigan
Warnings & Labels, Ergonomics - Accident Investigation, Ergonomics, Boating Safety, Accident Modeling, Aquatics, Human Factors, Marine Accident, Instructions, Chemicals, Labels & Warnings, Restraint System, Effectiveness, Child Safety, Safety Equipment, Machine Learning, Consumer Product, Slip Trip & Fall, Artificial Intelligence
There are four PhD and registered Professional Engineers at Miller Engineering who are celebrating 40 years of Professorships at three universities along with providing services to Government, Insurance, and Industry - through research, publications, presentations, and expert testimony. These co-founders and associates are James M. Miller, PE, PhD; Mark R. Lehto, PhD; James M.L. Miller, MS, PhD, EIT; Adam M. Olshove, PE, MSE; and Jeffrey D. Rupp, MSE. Miller Engineering has a dedicated office with a full-time staff of engineers, researchers, and technical writers. The span of our collective academic and experiential expertise includes the Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Agricultural, Industrial, Human Factors, Ergonomic and Safety fields of engineering. Miller Engineering also designs and operates hydroelectric and solar energy sources within their agricultural, forestry, marine, and cattle subsidiary operations in Idaho and Oregon, lending to unique hand-on expertise in these a...
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James M. Miller, PE, PhD

Engineering Safety, Agricultural, Batteries, Nano

J.M. Miller Engineering, Inc.

Ann Arbor, Michigan
Safety, Agriculture Engineering - Accidents, Auto ADAS, Agriculture, Battery Fires, Cannabis Processing, Chemical Exposure, Child Safety, Construction, Electrocution, Ergonomics, Fitness Equipment, Fires/Explosions, HazCom, Human Factors, HVAC, Mechatronics/Nano, Medical Devices, OSHA, Recalls, RV/ATV
There are four PhD and registered Professional Engineers at Miller Engineering who are celebrating 40 years of Professorships at three universities along with providing services to Government, Insurance, and Industry—through research, publications, presentations, and expert testimony. These co-founders and associates are James M. Miller, PE, PhD; Mark R. Lehto, PhD; David R. Clark, PE, PhD; Adam M. Olshove, PE, MSE; and Jeffrey D. Rupp, MSE. Miller Engineering has a dedicated office with a full-time staff of engineers, researchers, and technical writers. The span of our collective academic and experiential expertise includes the Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Agricultural, Industrial, Human Factors, Ergonomic and Safety fields of engineering. Miller Engineering’s principle engineers wrote the original books on warnings and instructions, have published in several other areas, have participated in product designs and patents, and have analyzed, reconstructed and/or animated numerou...
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Linda van Roosmalen, PhD

Wheelchair transportation and device safety expert

LINC Design LLC

Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
Transportation, Industrial Design - wheelchair transportation, human factors, public transit, railcar boarding, accessible air travel, wheelchair securement, wheelchair restraint, seatbelt, crash safety, ergonomics, accessibility, paratransit, wheelchair lift, medical device, ramp, school bus, walker safety, warnings, usability, ADA
Dr. Linda van Roosmalen brings over 25 years of experience in wheelchair transportation safety as a designer and researcher at the University of Pittsburgh. She is a key member of a select group of experts dedicated to researching Wheelchair Transportation Safety. Over the past two decades, Dr. van Roosmalen has been retained by both plaintiff and defendant councils, providing her expertise in various cases, including: • Wheelchair transport safety on school buses, public buses, paratransit, non-emergency transport, private vehicles, rail systems, and airplanes. • Lift and ramp access. • Securement of wheelchairs and scooters, along with associated labeling. • Seat belt restraints for wheelchair-seated occupants and related labeling. • Accessibility for wheelchair users in various environments, such as sidewalks, crosswalks, bathrooms, amusement parks, and public vehicles. With a strong background in Industrial Design Engineering and a decade of industry experience, Dr. van Roosmal...
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Wanda L Greaves Holmes, Ph.D.

Ergonomics, Human Factors- Former UCF Professor

Grey Matter Engineering & Research, LLC

Frisco, Texas
Human Factors, Biomechanics - Biomechanics, Human Factors Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Ergonomics
Professional Summary Dr. Greaves-Holmes is a scholar, professor, and professional engineer with expertise in ergonomics and biomechanics. Her work has been featured in research, professional publications, peer reviewed journals, as well as congressional legislation. Her extensive scholastic achievements and industry experience allows her to instruct at the higher education level and in the field. She served as a graduate level professor at the University of Central Florida while providing consultative industry services as CEO of Gray Matter Engineering and Research.
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Bryan Netherland, MS, MBA, CSP, CSHO, ARM

Safety Expert Witness-OSHA, LOTO, Machine Guarding

Seek Safety Consulting

Austin, Texas
Safety, OSHA - Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis, Lock Out Tag Out, LOTO, Machine Guarding, Forklift, Ergonomics, Amputation, Human Factors, Laceration, Accident Investigation, Emergency Response, Industrial Manufacturing Safety, Fall Protection, Workplace Injuries, Robotics, Automation
Bryan S. Netherland, MS, MBA, CSP, CSHO, is a trained expert witness specializing in OSHA compliance, workplace safety, and accident investigation. He brings over 15 years of leadership experience in Environmental Health & Safety across Fortune 500 and global manufacturing companies, including Amazon, Berry Global, and Aurora Material Solutions. Mr. Netherland has directed enterprise-level OSHA compliance strategies and conducted hundreds of incident investigations. He holds dual graduate degrees, a Master of Science in Occupational Safety & Health and an MBA in Sustainable Business, and is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Certified Safety & Health Official (CSHO). His areas of expertise include high-hazard program management (Lockout/Tagout, confined space, machine guarding, arc flash/NFPA 70E, respiratory protection, powered industrial trucks), policy creation, risk assessment, safety management systems, and organizational safety culture. In addition, Mr. Netherland ser...
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Tara Bath, DC

Chiropractic Expert Witness | Standard of Care

Richmond, Virginia
Chiropractic - Standard of Care, Medical Necessity, Records Review, Peer Review, Soft Tissue Injury, Spinal Injury, Disc Injury, Whiplash, Motor Vehicle Accident, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Sports Injury, Workplace Injury, Ergonomics, Acupuncture, Cervical Spine, Lumbar Spine, Musculoskeletal, Treatment Necessity
Dr. Tara Bath is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic and Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (CCSP®) with over 15 years of active clinical practice in Virginia. She provides impartial, evidence-based opinions for both plaintiff and defense on matters involving chiropractic standard of care, medical necessity, causation, and clinical documentation. Dr. Bath holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, providing a strong scientific foundation for her clinical analysis and written opinions. Her postgraduate training includes AMA Guides 6th Edition impairment rating, medical acupuncture, and sports orthopedics. She is qualified to address a broad range of musculoskeletal injury cases including spinal trauma, soft tissue injury, disc injury, and whiplash. She has served as adjunct faculty teaching Anatomy & Physiology at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, and holds an ergonomics certification (AOEAS®) relevant to workplace injury cases. Dr. Bath is available for medical record ...