Rail Expert Witnesses

Tampa, Florida

Transportation, Railroad - Subway, Railway, Railroad, Train, Light Rail, Streetcar, Derailment, Trolley, Tramway, Accident, Incident, Rail, Track, Intersection, Transit, Vehicle, Safety, Security, Heritage, DOT

Light Rail: Accident, Safety & Compliance Expert With over 40 years of international experience in the light rail (LRT), streetcar, trolley, and tramway industry, I bring extensive knowledge in operations, design, construction, maintenance, engineering, and regulatory compliance. As a compliance expert, I have safety-certified high-profile light rail systems with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through local Departments of Transportation (DOT). I have regularly authored and reviewed incident and accident reports, developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and prepared technical documentation for litigation attorneys as an expert witness. My proficiency in investigative report writing has led to authoring and co-authoring multiple white papers, light rail standards, and industry articles. A key aspect of my career has been conducting risk and hazard analyses and identifying and mitigating risks in the rail industry. I have served both as a member of public transit r...

Melbourne, Florida

Aviation & Aerospace, Accident Reconstruction - System Safety, Safety Analysis. highway, rail, marine, Airlines, Human Factors, Weather Radar, Microburst, Downburst, Windshear, International airline operations, airline safety, complex system analysis

Expert witness in civil and commercial aviation, accident investigation and complex safety-critical systems. Most experts specialize in a single domain, typically very narrow in scope. As a result, it is common for a complex case to require multiple expert witnesses. This can dramatically increase the cost and complexity of your cases. Malmquist is an experienced expert, comfortable with both depositions and trial testimony, combining almost 50 years of being a pilot with many years of experience as an accident investigator as well as teaching safety and accident investigation at the university level. Malmquist has specialized in applying system theoretic analysis in major trials. These methods, developed by MIT researchers, provide a solid, traceable, foundation for understanding and explaining accidents involving complex systems. This goes far beyond just opinion as the basis of the analysis can be shown to be complete, rather than ad hoc. Malmquist is a visiting instructor at ...