David Smith, MS, MBA, PE, CSP

Alpine, Utah
David Smith, MS, MBA, PE, CSP Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

Publications

Product and Equipment Safety, IP and Patent Expert

Contact this Expert Witness

  • Company: Alpine Engineering and Design, Inc.
  • Phone: (801) 763-8484
  • Cell: (801) 318-5464
  • Website: www.alpineeng.com

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Mechanical Engineering and Intellectual Property

Keywords/Search Terms:

Patents, intellectual property, aerial lift, boom lift, scissor lift, manufacturing equipment, agricultural equipment, oil and gas equipment, refuse equipment, garbage trucks, trailers, conveyors, exercise equipment, safety, consumer products, chairs, seating, Forklift, thrill ride, zip line

Education:

MS Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University; MBA - Product Development, Brigham Young University; BS - Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University

Years in Practice:

18

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

25

Additional Information

Experienced mechanical engineer (MS, PE) and certified safety professional (CSP) with seven issued patents. Award winning inventor. President of Alpine Engineering and Design, Inc., a mechanical engineering consulting company with clients around the United States ranging from individual inventors to Fortune 500 companies. Consulted on multiple products including: forklifts, conveyors, aerial lifts, garbage trucks, trailers, exercise equipment, seating and manufacturing equipment. Graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Completed a master's of science degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA with an emphasis in product development. Licensed professional engineer (PE) and a certified safety professional in comprehensive practice (CSP). Certified operator and trainer for forklifts, powered industrial trucks, boom lifts, scissor lifts, MEWPS, rough terrain forklifts. Approaching 20 years experience in product development, patents, safe equipment design, and design safety reviews. Experienced expert witness having drafted hundreds of reports/declarations for patent and catastrophic injury and/or death cases. Performed inspections, designed and built multiple custom testing devices to obtain data to formulate and evaluate opinions. Created multiple demonstratives to explain the mechanics and/or circumstances of accidents, failures and functionality of patented devices. Testified in deposition 30+ times and multiple times at trial. Involved in hundreds of consulting projects. Major areas of focus and expertise include: aerial lifts, boom lifts, bucket trucks, cherry pickers, scissor lifts, trailers, end dumps, side dumps, belly dumps, flat beds, goose neck trailers, 5th wheel trailers, trailer safety chains, towing systems, tarping systems, refuse trucks, recycling trucks, rear loaders, side loaders, automated trucks, front loaders, automated side loaders, fall protection, exercise equipment, forklifts, forklift attachments, powered industrial trucks, and telehandlers, rough terrain forklifts, drilling equipment, oil and gas equipment, heavy equipment, construction equipment, conveyors, roller conveyors, belt conveyors, screw conveyors, auger conveyors, hydraulic equipment, manufacturing equipment, consumer products, chairs and seating, stability and tipping, plastic design, zip lines, thrill rides, designing to standards, and design for safety.