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Wind Expert Witnesses

Wind 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 wind. The wind expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Civil Engineering, Construction Defects, Electrical Engineering, Electricity, Energy, Environmental, Forensic Science, Intellectual Property, Maritime, Meteorology, and Structural Engineering.

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Timothy A Coleman, PhD

PhD Meteorologist, 34 yrs exp, 725 forensic cases

Weatherbell Analytics, LLC

Birmingham, Alabama

Meteorology, Environmental - Weather, Rainfall, Flood, Hurricane, Tornado, Wind, Fog, Visibility, Atmosphere, Insurance, Slip and Fall, Accident Reconstruction

Dr. Tim Coleman is the founding partner of the meteorological consulting firm of Coleman Knupp & Dice, LLC, that has now become a part of Weatherbell Analytics, LLC. He has been working in forensic weather analysis and consulting since 2008, and has 34 years of experience in meteorology. He holds a PhD and MS in Atmospheric Science from The University of Alabama in Huntsville, and a BS in Physics and Mathematics from Samford University. Tim has performed meteorological consulting services in over 700 cases in 21 states and Europe. His work in these cases has been widely varied, including but not limited to: rainfall and flood analysis; building collapse (due to wind or water); wind damage (including hurricanes, straight-line winds, and tornadoes), slip and fall (due to water, ice, and wind), lightning, hail damage, highway accidents, aircraft accidents, fog and visibility, and sun angle. Many of these cases have involved expert testimony. Dr. Coleman’s clients have compliment...

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Jeff Baskin

AMS Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM)

AeroCast Llc

Little Rock, Arkansas

Meteorology - Meteorology, Forensic, thunderstorm, Damage, wind, hail, tornado, Storm Reports, weather, data, flooding, ice, snow, temperature, accident, insurance, renewable, energy, analysis , consulting

Jeff Baskin is an AMS Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) with a B.S. in Meteorology from Cornell University and nearly 30 years of experience in operational weather forecasting. His expertise spans a wide range of sectors, including broadcast, energy, and utilities, with specialized knowledge in weather-related risk assessment and forensic meteorology. He has authored forensic reports used in legal and insurance contexts and is skilled in interpreting and validating historical, real-time, and forecast weather data using advanced tools and models. Jeff is proficient with radar and satellite analysis, numerical weather prediction models (e.g., GFS, ECMWF, HRRR), and integrating observational data to reconstruct weather events with a high degree of accuracy. He also has experience communicating complex meteorological information to technical and non-technical audiences and is available for consulting engagements involving weather data verification, storm analysis, and expert eval...

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Craig Setzer, CCM

Forensic Maritime Meteorological Expert

Forensic Maritime Meteorological Consultants

Ft Lauderdale, Florida

Meteorology, Maritime - Cruise Lines, Maritime, Forensic, Marine, Ocean, Wave, Wind, Ship, Vessel, Weather, Storm, Hurricane, Meteorology, Container, Cargo, Tanker, Damage, Sea, Harbor

Forensic maritime meteorological expert witness providing consultation, investigation, data gathering, report writing, rebuttal, deposition, and court testimony services. Extensive cruise industry experience to include hurricane, tropical, and severe weather knowledge. Emmy award winning former television meteorologist with public speaking, teaching, and on camera experience. American Meteorological Society Certified Consulting Meteorologist (board member).

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William J. Kirkham, P.E., S.E., Ph.D., F.SEI, M.ASCE

Civil&Structural Eng/Cladding/Defects, SEI Fellow

APT Engineering LLC

Spring Hill, Florida

Structural Engineering, Construction Defects - Codes, Civil Engineering, Steel, Masonry, Failure, Corrosion, Seismic, Wind, Collapse, Prestressed Concrete, Post-tensioned Concrete, Facade, Cladding, Leaking, Leakage, Decay, Wood, Structural Engineering, Timber, Concrete

As an engineer, I am fascinated by complexity and understanding new and different situations. I love to talk about engineering and explaining engineering processes and principles to young engineers and lay persons is personal passion. Examining a structural failure brings out my inner researcher, and explaining the cause and physics to a jury or arbitration panel channels my teacher personality. I work as a forensic engineer with the intent of helping the legal industry understand engineering principles and to help citizens resolve their disputes justly. I began professional practice at kpff in Portland, OR in 1998. In 2001, I was hired by DCI Engineers. In 2003, I started my own consulting engineering firm which I continue to operate. I have designed concrete, steel, masonry and wood structures, generally commercial, government or schools. About half of my work has been design of building facades or cladding systems. Seeking new challenges, I joined the faculty at the University o...

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John A Williams, PhD, PE, ASA, MBA, CFEI, AIChE Fellow

Engineering, Forensic & IP Valuation Expert

EPS, Inc.

South Bend, Indiana

Energy, Intellectual Property - Intellectual Property, Appraisals & Valuations, Commercial Damages, Renewable Energy, Biogas, Biofuels, Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Biomass, Waste-to-Energy, Oil & Gas, Oil Refining, Fires, Explosions, Chemical Release, Product Contamination, Electricity, Coal Technologies, Chemistry & Chemicals

JOHN A. WILLIAMS, PhD, PE, ASA, MBA, CFEI, AIChE Fellow Dr. Williams is an International Engineering and Energy Technology Expert in the engineering analysis and financial appraisals of energy, power, and manufacturing technologies, related intellectual property (patents, trade secrets, trademarks), licensing, royalty structures, market analysis, infringement, contract breach, fraud, compensatory, taxation, and lost profit damages. Dr. Williams provides engineering analysis, forensics, financial appraisals, and quantification of economic damages for oil & gas production, solar, wind, manufacturing, oil refining, chemicals, power generation, electrical distribution, steam, RNG biogas, biomass, ethanol, biodiesel, bioprocessing, food ingredients, geothermal, coal, nuclear, steelmaking, glassmaking, storage, pipelines, water treatment, and waste-to-energy technologies, equipment, construction, and facilities. With over 40 years of industry experience in operations, R&D, cost estimati...

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Tara L Pase

Bramel Engineering, LLC

Tracys Landing, Maryland

Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering - Construction Defect, Concrete, Seismic, Retaining Walls, OSHA, Building Codes, Steel, Earthquake, Stormwater Management, Civil Engineering, Failure Analysis, Wood, Wind, Construction, Structural Engineering, Strength of Materials, Masonry, Foundations, Construction Accident, Design and Analysis

Civil/Structural Engineering Construction Defects Building Codes OSHA Failure Analysis Strength of Materials Concrete/Steel/Wood/Masonry Design Concrete/Steel/Wood/Masonry Analysis Seismic Design and Analysis Wind Design and Analysis Foundations and Retaining Structures Grading and Soil Properties Field Repair Designs Stormwater Management Component/Connection Design and Analysis Construction Cost Estimates Building Envelope (Moisture Barriers) Construction Management Registered Professional Engineer, State of New York, License No.087752 Registered Professional Engineer, State of Maryland, License No.42640 Registered Professional Engineer, Commonwealth of Virginia, License No.051210 Registered Professional Engineer, State of New Jersey, License No.24GE05239300

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Christopher Russo

Energy, Power, Renewables, Nuclear, Electricity

Charles River Associates

Boston, Massachusetts

Energy, Electricity - Renewable, Transmission, Power, Electricity, Natural Gas, Turbines, Solar, Wind, Coal, PJM, ERCOT, CAISO, NYISO, Trading, Generation, ISO-NE, SPP, Nuclear, Powerplant, Hydroelectricity

Christopher Russo has testified in litigation and regulatory matters on issues regarding the economics, planning, operation, and manipulation of energy markets and has testified numerous times at trial in numerous countries. He has testified more than 40 times during his career in multiple venues. He advises domestic and international clients in the electricity and gas industries in the areas of investment strategy and economic analysis, asset valuation, energy technology, and generation and transmission development. His expertise covers electricity and gas markets in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and worldwide. He has led the diligence on more than 100 different assets during his career. Mr. Russo also served on the Board of Directors of Neuco, a Boston-based company which provides software to enable AI and neural network control of thermal power plants. Mr. Russo started the Energy practice from a team of six people, growing it to over sixty as the Practice Lead...

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Christine Standohar-Alfano, PhD, PE, CCM

Civil Engineer, Certified Consulting Meteorologist

ICC Forensics

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Civil Engineering, Meteorology - Wind, Storm Damage, Tornado, Hail, Snow, Precipitation, Roof, Rebuttal, Hurricane, Thunderstorm, Wind Tunnel, Structural, Building Damage, Radar, Insurance, Forensic Engineering, Damage Analysis, Commercial, Residential, Disaster

Dr. Alfano has been performing forensic evaluations for over ten years starting with her doctoral research when she analyzed damage and researched mitigation techniques for wood-frame construction subjected to tornado loading. Upon graduation, she researched full-scale building performance under wind loads and wildfire/ember exposure in a large-scale wind tunnel. Over the last ten years, she has inspected and assessed damage to hundreds of properties including residential and commercial structures. Additionally, she has participated and collaborated in several large-scale post-disaster surveys for tornadoes and hurricanes as part of broader research initiatives. Dr. Alfano remains involved in research and code committees and is an associate member and secretary of the SEI/ASCE/AMS Wind Speed Estimation Standards Committee. This standard is in development as a joint collaboration between engineering and meteorology communities and will provide a consensus document on the estimation o...

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R. Neal Rich, PE, MAE

Power Systems Electrical Engineer Expert Witness

Whitsun LLC

Madison, Mississippi

Electrical Engineering, Electricity - power, generation, renewables, interconnection, utility, substation, high voltage, medium voltage, low voltage, transformer, circuit breaker, switch, metering, protective relays, protection & control, batteries, BESS, transmission, solar, wind

Mr. Rich is an electrical engineer with 40 years of experience in many aspects of electric power system design, installation, operation, and maintenance. His expertise includes distribution, sub-transmission, and transmission systems upwards to 500 kV and generation and industrial plant distribution systems of 34.5 kV down to 480 VAC. Mr. Rich previously led project teams in the development of electrical substation and other large electrical EPC projects. In addition, he held leadership positions at national engineering and Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) firms that specialized in protection and control and acted as a sales/application engineer to support advanced relaying, metering, and communication equipment and systems. Mr. Rich has worked internationally and has been a project manager and lead engineer on many electric air and gas insulated substations and other specialized power projects such as static var compensator, cycloconverter, series compensation, harmonic filters...

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Paul Heppner, M.S., PMP

Weather investigations, reports, and testimony

Paul Heppner LLC

Marlton, New Jersey

Meteorology - weather, storms, meteorology, slip and fall, precipitation, snow, ice, visibility, lighting, lightning, thunderstorms, wind damage, past weather, weather reconstruction, weather accidents, weather records, expert testimony, wind

As a professional meteorologist with 40 years of experience, I conduct weather investigations, write expert meteorological reports and give expert testimony in Federal and Superior Courts. My reports go beyond a recital of the weather observations. I review the weather data, analyze critical details and apply my expert knowledge of meteorology specifically to the incident location. I help you understand the weather data so you can effectively develop your case for your client. Through my teaching, television and private sector experience, I know how to communicate clearly and concisely to the jury.

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Christopher C Hennon, Ph.D., CCM

Certified Consulting Meteorologist

Hennon Weather Services

CLYDE, North Carolina

Meteorology, Forensic Science - Hurricane, Severe Storm, Wind, Flood, Climatology, Weather, Historical Weather, Lightning, Tropical Cyclone, Storm Surge, Flash Flood, Radar Interpretation, Weather Research, Weather Reconstruction, Weather Education, Slip Trip Fall, Ice, Icing, Freezing Rain, Winter Storm

With more than 20 years as a professor and consulting meteorologist, Dr. Hennon specializes in hurricane wind analysis and impacts, historical weather reconstruction, weather radar interpretation, and severe weather. He has published over 35 papers in professional journals and conference proceedings, including a book chapter on modern hurricane wind observation. Dr. Hennon has also provided expert witness depositions and testimony in civil and criminal cases requiring weather data reconstruction/interpretation and provided dozens of expert research and reports for a wide variety of client needs. Examples of past case work include: 1) Determining sustained and gust wind speeds at the top of a condominium tower during the landfall of a hurricane, 2) Reconstructing temperature at a specific address for a criminal prosecution, 3) Providing an opinion on civil twilight for a particular location and time of year, 4) Assessing the likelihood of icing conditions at a business for slip an...

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Marcor G. Platt, SE, PE, CBO, PMP, PMI-ACP

Engineer, Building Code, Project Management Expert

MarcorSEN Engineering

South Jordan, Utah

Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering - Forensic engineering, construction defects, structural failure and retrofit, bridge engineering, fall protection, building codes, project management, fire, water, wind, snow, flood, hurricane, tornado, impact, damage analysis, hydrologic and hydraulic river studies, electrical power line structures

Mr. Marcor Platt is a licensed civil and structural engineer (PE/SE) with authority to practice across 26 U.S. states, districts, and territories (see his Curriculum Vitae for the full list), reflecting both the breadth of his expertise and the national demand for his work. He is a credentialed Building Code Specialist, holding certification as a Certified Building Official (CBO) through the International Code Council, and a recognized leader in project delivery, certified by the Project Management Institute as both a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP). Mr. Platt provides expert opinion reports and testimony for structural and civil projects involving forensic engineering, design engineering, building codes, and project management. He has conducted between 800 and 1,000 forensic investigations involving roof failures, wall failures, foundation issues, corrosion, or other forms of damage resulting from rain, hail, wind, snow, flood, tor...

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Tara L Pase

Bramel Engineering, LLC

Virginia