Expert in mechanical product failures, chairs

Contact this Expert Witness

  • Company: Southeast Forensic Consultants
  • Phone: (850) 577-1125
  • Website: www.seforensic.com

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Products Liability and Mechanical Engineering

Keywords/Search Terms:

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

Education:

BS Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University; MS Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University

Years in Practice:

22

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

27

Additional Information

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).