Weld Failure Expert Witnesses

Tallahassee, Florida

Products Liability, Mechanical Engineering - Chair, Chair failure, Chair design, furniture design, consumer products, product, product failure, industrial machine failure, industrial accident, agricultural product, agricultural accident, machine failure, fire truck apparatus, mechanical failure, mechanical product, chair accident, chair collapse, plastic chair, weld failure

Professional Engineer licensed in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. Board Certified Forensic Engineer (National Association of Forensic Engineers). Product design engineer for Cummins, Emergency One Incorporated (Fire Apparatus), and Alliance Laundry Systems (Laundry and dry-cleaning equipment) prior to Forensic Consulting. Authored a peer-reviewed paper " Forensic Engineering Analysis of Common Failures and Inspection Procedures for Residential and Commercial Chairs" (NAFE 2020).

Frisco, Texas

Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering - Failure Analysis, Materials Selection, Product Defects, Forensic Engineering, Fatigue Damages, Creep Ruptures, Fracture Toughness, Laboratory Testing, Corrosion Analysis, Galvanized Failures, Manufacturing Processes, Weld Failure, Fracture Analysis, Industry Solution

Dr. Reza Mirshams has a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer with combined industrial and academic experience, and he is a tenured full professor in mechanical engineering and technology in Texas, with a focus on materials engineering and manufacturing processes. He has taught courses in metallurgy, manufacturing processes, failure analysis of materials, engineering mechanics, fracture mechanics, fatigue, creep, engineering product design and development, materials selection, corrosion, and mechanical behavior and performance of materials. His industrial experience includes serving as a technical director in high-strength alloyed steel products, sheet metal forming, galvanizing steel sheets, product design and manufacturing processes, failure analysis of structural parts due to various loading types, fatigue and creep, fracture mechanics, stress corrosion cracking...

Yakima, Washington

Mechanical Engineering, Products Liability - Aerial Lift, Aerial Work Platform, AWP, Boom Lift, Mobil Elevating Work Platform, MEWP, Spider Lift, Construction, Ag, Lift Accident, Manufacturing Equipment, Weld Failure, Weld Design, Bolted Joint, Metal Failure Analysis, Lift, Agriculture Machinery, Tractor, Construction Accident

I am a mechanical engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in the design, development, testing, and failure analysis of aerial lifts and agricultural machinery. My career includes direct responsibility for engineering, product safety, structural analysis, prototype development, field evaluations, compliance testing, reliability assessments, and root-cause investigations for complex equipment systems. I have extensive, hands-on experience with aerial work platform entrapment cases, including multiple serious-injury and fatal events. My work includes analyzing the interaction between equipment design, operator position, platform motion, safety devices, and environmental/jobsite factors. I bring a unique combination of technical engineering expertise, industry standards knowledge, and practical field experience that is critical for accurately assessing liability, causation, and defect allegations. I support attorneys on both plaintiff and defense matters and understand the urgency...