Equipment & Machinery Expert Witnesses
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of equipment & machinery expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on equipment & machinery and related issues. Equipment & machinery expert witnesses and consultants on this page may form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, and provide expert witness testimony at deposition and trial. The issues and subjects these equipment & machinery expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Equipment & Machinery, Crane, Failure Analysis, OSHA, Slip Trip & Fall, Products Liability, Construction, Forklifts, Machine Guarding, Machinery, Manufacturing, Patents, Safety, Accident Reconstruction, and Aerial Lift.
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John H Hamilton, MSME PE
Mechanical/safety engineering expert
MOUNTAINBURG, Arkansas
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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OSHA, equipment & machinery, occupational safety, machine guarding, plastics processing equipment, lockout-tagout (LOTO), Injection molding machines, blow molding machines, industrial accidents, thermoformers, product warning, product defect, machine design, pumping-piping systems, patents, patents
Mr. Hamilton is a highly experienced licensed mechanical engineer. He has 25+ years of teaching experience. He is an experienced expert witness who has testified at over 70 depositions and over 15 trials
Mr. Hamilton, is a full-time faculty member of the University of Arkansas. In this faculty position he is responsible for teaching undergraduate mechanical engineering courses.
Previously Mr. Hamilton worked as a full-time consulting engineer assisting professionals in both industry and the legal community by serving as a consultant and as an expert witness. As an expert, Mr. Hamilton has evaluated hundreds of consumer, industrial and agricultural incidents related to safety, machine guarding and mechanical engineering.
He has worked in industry as a manufacturing and plant engineer and has been responsible for the safety of an industrial plant with over 300 employees, where he designed guards and worked extensively with plastic injection molding machines amongst many other indu...
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Stephen Smith
Equipment Leasing Expert Witness
Rancho Mirage, California
Financial, Equipment & Machinery
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Equipment Leasing, Lease Contract Negotiation, Lease Contract Disputes, Equipment Residual Prediction, Leasing Terms, Contract Conflict Resolution, Equipment Recovery, Equipment Disposal, Lease End of Term Negotiations, Equipment Lease Contract Litigation, Equipment Lease Contract Arbitration
Litigating Equipment Lease Contracts is a complicated and usually one sided business...after all, the Leasing Company wrote the contract, imposed the terms and enforces its contracts on a daily basis...BUT...there are avenues to level the playing field and create defenses to what can be seen as extortionate claims..a free 60 minute consultation can clarify the strengths of claims and defenses...I joined the Equipment Leasing and Finance business over 40 years ago following successful sales careers at ICL, Xerox and NEC Corporation in the UK and Europe...followed by 10 years in in sales and sales management of equipment lease origination teams and 30 years in Portfolio Management in the USA, managing equipment portfolios in totaling excess of $4.5 Billion equipment cost, negotiating and managing early and End of Term Purchase, Renewal and Return Options for leased equipment including plant and machinery, oil & gas equipment, yellow iron, mining and manufacturing equipment plus all fo...
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Terry McGettigan
Crane / Tower Crane Accident Expert
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Construction, Equipment & Machinery
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Crane Accidents, Tower Crane Accidents, Crane Wind Accidents, Crane Assembly Accidents, Crane Disassembly Accidents, Crane Erection Accidents, Crane Operator Error, Crane Signal person Error, Crane Rigger Error, Crane Climbing Accidents, Tower Crane, Crane Accident reconstruction, Crane, Crawler Crane, Mobile Crane, A/D Director
over 50 years in the Crane Industry. 47 Years In-The-Field / Hands-On Experience along with Extensive Training, Certifications and Licenses in: Operations, Inspections, Erection, Dismantling, Climbing, and Service & Repair gives me the expertise to accurately (to a high degree) reconstruct the events leading up to – – and day of.
Providing Conclusive Analysis In High-Profile Cases Like The 2019 Dallas Tower Crane Collapse Resulting In A Record-Breaking Award Of $680 Million!
TOWER CRANE MANUFACTURER TRAINING:
KROLL Tower Cranes – Copenhagen Denmark.
FAVELLE FAVCO Tower Cranes – Harlingen, Texas
MANITOWOC|POTAIN Tower Cranes (Climbing) – Shady Grove, Pennsylvania
MANITOWOC|POTAIN Tower Cranes – Shady Grove, Pennsylvania
COMANSA Tower Cranes – N. Carolina
TEREX|PEINER Tower Cranes – N. Carolina
LIEBHERR & PECCO Tower Cranes (Technician Level 2) Morrow, Salem, Oregon
LIEBH...
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Lance Miller, AIMS, NAARSO, ACCT
Trampoline Park, Inflatable, Amusement Ride Expert
Miller Safety Inspections & Consulting, Inc.
Parker, Colorado
Athletics & Recreation, Equipment & Machinery
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Inflatables, Trampoline Park, Rockwall, Bounce House, Mechanical Bulls, Trackless Trains, Inflatable Accident, Go-Karts, Trackless Train, Amusement, Laser Tag, Sky Rider, Inflatable Water Slide Accident, Amusement Ride, Trampoline, Foam Pit, Air Bag, Inflatable Air Bag, Amusement Park, Dry Slide
Lance Miller is the President of Miller Safety Inspections & Consulting, Inc., a professional safety consulting firm specializing in the inspection, evaluation, and risk analysis of amusement devices and recreational attractions. With more than 25 years of experience in the amusement and attractions industry, Mr. Miller provides safety inspections, operational evaluations, incident analysis, and consulting services for a wide range of amusement devices and facilities.
Mr. Miller’s areas of expertise include the inspection and safety evaluation of trampoline parks, inflatable amusement devices, airbags, foam pits, go-karts, rock walls, zip lines, ropes courses, trackless trains, bounce houses, obstacle courses, mechanical bulls, stunt jumps, inflatable slides, dry slides, and a wide variety of other amusement rides and recreational attractions. His work focuses on identifying hazards, evaluating operational practices, and applying recognized industry standards and regulatory require...
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Paul D Ferreira, CM,CS
Construction Related Accidents & Claims
Eleuthera Associates, LLC
Lebanon, Connecticut
Construction, Equipment & Machinery
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Construction Related Accidents, Defective Roadway & Walking Surfaces, Operation of Heavy Equipment Trucks and Tools, Roadway & Site Safety & Traffic Control, OSHA DOT ANSI MUTCD ADA, Excavation & Trenching Safety, Concrete Construction Safety, NY 811 Certified, Defective Workmanship Claims
Mr. Ferreira is the owner and general manager of Eleuthera Associates, LLC. and PDF Construction Co. Inc. He has over 40 years of “hands on” experience in construction, project management, estimating, safety, and cost management related to municipal and state, heavy and highway construction, as well as institutional, commercial and residential construction. As a contractor, he has been responsible for the daily safety of his employees and subcontractors on project sites.
Mr. Ferreira has earned numerous specialized safety certifications in his field and holds diplomas in both construction safety and construction management, as well as NY 811 certification. He is a licensed water & sewer contractor, ATSSA certified traffic director, Class A unrestricted commercial CDL truck driver, and a life-long member of the International Union of Operating Engineers.
Mr. Ferreira has an extensive background in excavation, concrete construction, streetscapes, underground utilities (sewer, drain...
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Gregg Dight, ASA
Equipment Appraisal Services
Redding, Connecticut
Appraisal & Valuation, Equipment & Machinery
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Tangible Assets Appraisal, Medical and Diagnostic Equipment Valuation, FF&E Appraisal, Construction Equipment Appraisal, Mining Equipment Valuation, Oil & Gas Appraisal, Manufacturing, Agricultural & Hemp Valuation, Transportation & Environmental Valuation, Equipment Leasing & Financing Appraisal
Accredited Senior ASA Appraiser (American Society of Appraisers) since 2002
USPAP Compliant Reports (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice)
Equipment Leasing & Financing Background
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John A Thomazin, PE, DFE, CXLT, ACTAR
Engineering Clarity for Unusual Cases
Áreté Forensics, PLLC
Oviedo, Florida
Mechanical Engineering, Accident Reconstruction
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Premises Liability, Safety, Slip Trip & Fall, Products Liability, HVAC, Equipment & Machinery, Bicycles, Plumbing, OSHA, Manufacturing, Property Damage, Agriculture Engineering, Construction Defects, Building Inspection, Elevators & Escalators, Swing Stage, Telehandler, Boom Lift, Cause & Origin, Horizontal Grinders
I am a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.), ACTAR-accredited accident reconstructionist, and board-certified Diplomate Forensic Engineer (DFE) with over 30 years of experience in mechanical, civil, and structural analysis. I specialize in difficult and unusual cases where traditional engineering expertise may fall short. My work provides attorneys, insurers, and adjusters with clear, objective, and defensible opinions.
Mathematics serves as the universal language of engineering, enabling me to work seamlessly across civil, mechanical, and electrical domains. This versatility is uncommon among forensic engineers, who typically specialize in a narrow field. I apply mathematical principles to accident reconstruction, construction defect evaluations, machinery and product failures, premises liability, storm damage, and forensic assessments of mechanical and structural systems. Attorneys retain me for challenging cases involving complex systems or unique fact patterns because I can co...
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Thomas H Burtness, PE, CFEI
Burtness Engineering Services
White Heath, Illinois
Electrical Engineering, Equipment & Machinery
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Lighting, Street Lighting, Parking Area Lighting, Illumination, Accidents & Injuries due to Insufficient Lighting, Photometric Site Surveys, Light Fixtures, Electrocution, Electrical Injuries and Wrongful Death, Electrical Construction Injuries and Defects, Contract Disputes, Fire Origin & Cause
Professional Engineer, investigator, consultant, detective, writer, teacher, expert. The breadth and depth of my technical knowledge as a Licensed Professional Engineer in 24 states and my hands-on experience as a former contractor and licensed electrician, as well as my helpful interpersonal skills, allow me to meticulously examine the numerous details of any case, to determine the pertinent root causes, and then to communicate complex technical issues on a practical level so that lay people, attorneys, judges, and juries can easily understand the relevant facts.
Since 1983, I have provided expert witness and forensic engineering services to insurance companies and attorneys including accident and failure investigations, determination of fire origin and cause, litigation support, expert opinions, reports, and testimony in cases involving industrial accidents, electrocution, personal injury, fire, street and area lighting, equipment and machinery failure, safety circuitry failure, ...
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Eric Defend
Mechanical Engineering Expert Witness
White Heath, Illinois
Mechanical Engineering, Equipment & Machinery
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Mining Equipment, Construction Equipment, Heavy Equipment, Off-Highway Trucks, Large Mining Trucks, Hydraulic Systems, Exhaust Systems, Structural Analysis, Fatigue Failure, Bolted Joint Failure, Finite Element Analysis, Machinery Accident, Equipment Fire, Product Defect, Catastrophic Failure, Loss of Control
Eric Defend is a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer (P.E.) with extensive experience in the design, testing, and analysis of large construction and mining equipment. At Caterpillar Inc., he has led engineering projects addressing critical safety, reliability, and performance issues in hydraulic, intake/exhaust, cooling, and structural systems for off-highway and large mining trucks.
Mr. Defend specializes in identifying the root cause of complex mechanical failures, including those related to catastrophic breakdowns, warranty disputes, and safety incidents. His work has included conducting detailed failure analyses, overseeing prototype testing, leading design reviews for high-risk issues, and resolving major product reliability concerns. He has provided clear, data-driven findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders, making him adept at explaining complex engineering principles in plain language.
Areas of Expertise
• Heavy equipment design and failure analysis (con...
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Adam M. Olshove, PE, MSE
Consumer Products & Battery Expert
J.M. Miller Engineering, Inc.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Slip Trip & Fall, Failure Analysis
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Building Codes, Consumer Products, Equipment & Machinery, Fitness Equipment, Lithium Ion Battery Fires, Machine Guarding, Mechanical Engineering, Products Liability, Safety Engineering, Slip Trip & Fall, Battery, Inhalation Devices, Industrial Accidents, Failure Analysis, Product Tip-overs
Adam Olshove, PE, MSE is a registered mechanical professional engineer with 15 years of experience providing consulting services to industry and the legal profession. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering, both from the University of Michigan. He focused his studies on the modeling and control of dynamic systems, with a particular emphasis on battery modeling.
His projects at Miller Engineering have focused on a wide range of consumer product design issues and industrial accidents. He has performed dozens of on-site investigations nationwide in relation to these projects, including failure analysis and testing. He has particular expertise in the areas of slip/trip/falls, battery failures and warnings, residential and commercial code compliance, product tip-overs, furniture failures, machine design, and electro-mechanical testing.
Adam has also designed and evaluated warning labels for corporate clients, as well as developed instruction manuals for nove...
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Larry Dunville
Crane & Hoist Expert- OSHA certified, B30.2 member
Overhead Crane Consulting, LLC
Sawyer, Michigan
Equipment & Machinery, OSHA
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Crane, Overhead Crane, Electric Overhead Traveling Crane, Bridge Crane, Overhead Bridge Crane, Top Running Crane, Gantry Crane, Jib Crane, RTG crane, Hoist, Wire rope hoist, electric hoist, Monorail, OSHA, LOTO, Pinch points, Radio Control crane, crane contracts, crane failure, crane injury
D. LARRY DUNVILLE
- 45+ years in the crane industry
- A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Harvard Business School
- For 35 years as the president/owner of Dearborn Crane and Engineering, a designer, manufacturer and installer of overhead cranes
Owner/President
- Dearborn Crane & Engineering Inc. 1975- 2012
CURRENTLY A CRANE CONSULTANT FOR COMPANIES INCLUDING;
- General Dynamics,
- USAir Force,
- Austal Boatworks,
- AECOM Construction, (world's largest General Contractor)
- Bridgestone,
- Jefferson Lab National Accelerator,
- Freeport McMoRan/Morenci Mine,
- Metropolitan Water District of Southern California/Parker Dam,
- Carpenter Steel,
- JE Dunn Construction
Former member of;
- AIST (American Institute of Steel Technology) Technical Committee #6 Mill Duty Cranes
Former Executive Director for the CCAA (Crane Certification Association of America)
CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF;
- ASME/ANSI B30.2 Overhead and Gantry Cranes,
- ASME/ANSI B30.16 Overhead Electric Hoists
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John H Hamilton, MSME PE
Mechanical/safety engineering expert
Missouri
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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OSHA, equipment & machinery, occupational safety, machine guarding, plastics processing equipment, lockout-tagout (LOTO), Injection molding machines, blow molding machines, industrial accidents, thermoformers, product warning, product defect, machine design, pumping-piping systems, patents, patents
Mr. Hamilton is a highly experienced licensed mechanical engineer. He has 25+ years of teaching experience. He is an experienced expert witness who has testified at over 70 depositions and over 15 trials
Mr. Hamilton, is a full-time faculty member of the University of Arkansas. In this faculty position he is responsible for teaching undergraduate mechanical engineering courses.
Previously Mr. Hamilton worked as a full-time consulting engineer assisting professionals in both industry and the legal community by serving as a consultant and as an expert witness. As an expert, Mr. Hamilton has evaluated hundreds of consumer, industrial and agricultural incidents related to safety, machine guarding and mechanical engineering.
He has worked in industry as a manufacturing and plant engineer and has been responsible for the safety of an industrial plant with over 300 employees, where he designed guards and worked extensively with plastic injection molding machines amongst many other indu...
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Christopher E. Janson, MS, CSP, CHMM
Haines, Janson & Associates LLC
St. Louis, Missouri
Safety, Premises Liability
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Slip Trip & Fall, Retail Safety, Equipment & Machinery, Human Factors, Slip Resistance, Accident Investigation/Reconstruction, OSHA, Guarding, Failure Analysis, Construction, Industrial & Premises Accidents
Haines, Janson & Associates provides safety and risk management consulting services. Christopher E. Janson, Board Certified Safety Professional (CSP); Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM); Certified User of the English XL slip resistance measuring device (CXLT). Mr. Janson has held safety management positions with several Fortune 500 companies. He has also worked with a variety of firms as a consultant for the insurance industry. Mr. Janson is a professional member of the American Society of Safety Engineers.
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Dennis W. Eckstine
Eckstine & Associates, Inc.
New York
Construction, Equipment & Machinery
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Construction Vehicles, Construction Equipment, Cranes, Forklifts, Aerial Lifts, Mobile Elevating Work Platforms, MEWPs, Construction Accidents, Accident Reconstruction, Electrocution, Machinery, OSHA, Safety, Slips, Trips & Falls, Fork lifts
Eckstine & Associates, Inc. (E & A) provides litigation support, safety consulting, safety training, and engineering consulting services relating to safe and design of cranes, aerial work platforms, mobile elevating work platforms, MEWPs, lifts and other construction, industrial, and agricultural equipment. Our expertise regarding lifting equipment is unparalleled.
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Joe DeFranco, CSP
Board Certified Safety Professional
Safety Consulting Specialists, Inc.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Safety, OSHA
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Construction, Personal Injury, Equipment & Machinery, Forklifts, Slip Trip & Fall, Lockout/Tagout, Scaffold, Aerial Lift, Crane, Rigging & Signaling, MSHA, Accident Investigation, Construction Safety, Ladders, Machine Guarding, Dropped Objects, Struck-by, Crush Hazards
25+ years of experience in construction, industrial, and crane safety consulting. Retained in over 70 cases for both OSHA 1926 Construction and OSHA 1910 General Industry. Board Certified Safety Professional since 2001.
OSHA 500 course in Construction Safety-Outreach Trainer
NCCCO Certified Crane Operator
NCCCO Certified Crane Inspector
MSHA Certified Instructor
Supervisor Training in Accident Reduction Techniques (S.T.A.R.T.)
Certified Independent STAR Assessor
American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Member
Experienced in:
-Occupational safety and health policies & standards
-Personal injury, catastrophic injury, and fatality cases
-Multi-employer worksites
-Crane accidents
-Crane safety
-Mobile and overhead cranes
-Rigging & Signalperson
-Trenching and excavation
-Confined space
-MSHA Part 48 & 46
-Contractor safety
-Chemical safety including lead, silica, hexavalent chromium, and ammonia safety
-Noise
-Fall protection
-Scaffolding
-Forklift, Aerial lift
-Accident inve...
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David R Decker
Becket Training & Consulting
Wilmington, North Carolina
Construction, Equipment & Machinery
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Crane accident, rigging accident, crane, rigging, hoist, wire rope, slings, straps, chokers, rigger, boom truck, construction accident, industrial accident
Crane and Rigging Management, Training, Development and Delivery, Expert Witness/Litigation Support
Career crane and rigging professional with hands on and policy experience. Train, test and certify crane operators, riggers and signalpersons. Develop and deliver safety and technical training. Experienced consultant with 45 years in the crane and rigging industry, including over 25 years of policy experience. Expert witness with plaintiff and defense experience, including depositions and trials.
Nuclear crane experience
Certifications
(Current and Former)
NCCCO Certified Rigger
NCCCO Accredited Rigger Practical Examiner
NCCCO Certified Signalperson
NCCCO Accredited Signalperson Practical Examiner
NCCCO Certified Overhead Crane Operator
NCCCR Accredited Mobile Crane Operator License Examiner
NCCCR: Certified Exam Administrator
NCCCR: Certified Master Trainer
Trico-Lift Trained Rough Terrain Forklift Operator
NIASE Certified Mechanic
Technical Memberships and Committees
American ...
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John H Hamilton, MSME PE
Mechanical/safety engineering expert
Oklahoma
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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OSHA, equipment & machinery, occupational safety, machine guarding, plastics processing equipment, lockout-tagout (LOTO), Injection molding machines, blow molding machines, industrial accidents, thermoformers, product warning, product defect, machine design, pumping-piping systems, patents, patents
Mr. Hamilton is a highly experienced licensed mechanical engineer. He has 25+ years of teaching experience. He is an experienced expert witness who has testified at over 70 depositions and over 15 trials
Mr. Hamilton, is a full-time faculty member of the University of Arkansas. In this faculty position he is responsible for teaching undergraduate mechanical engineering courses.
Previously Mr. Hamilton worked as a full-time consulting engineer assisting professionals in both industry and the legal community by serving as a consultant and as an expert witness. As an expert, Mr. Hamilton has evaluated hundreds of consumer, industrial and agricultural incidents related to safety, machine guarding and mechanical engineering.
He has worked in industry as a manufacturing and plant engineer and has been responsible for the safety of an industrial plant with over 300 employees, where he designed guards and worked extensively with plastic injection molding machines amongst many other indu...
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Edward C Guerra, NCCCO, OSHA, ANSI, ASME
Crane Accident & Operations Expert Witness
IUOE for 35 years.
Wexford, Pennsylvania
Equipment & Machinery, Construction
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Crane accidents, Lift planning, Crane collapse, Critical lifts, Mobile cranes, Standard of care, Rigging, Heavy equipment, Crane operations, Signaling, Operator qualification, Accident causation, Crane set up, Ground bearing, Expert testimony, Construction safety, Crane movement, Failure analysis, Load charts, Crane attachments
-I analyze crane and heavy equipment accidents, injuries, and tip-over events to determine cause.—
-My findings explain what actually happened on the jobsite in language attorneys, courts, and juries understand.—
-Experience drawn from more than 35 years in crane operations.
——-NATIONWIDE AVAILABILITY——
//-CURRENTLY INVOLVED iN DAILY CRANE OPERATIONS //
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David R Decker
Becket Training & Consulting
Pennsylvania
Construction, Equipment & Machinery
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Crane accident, rigging accident, crane, rigging, hoist, wire rope, slings, straps, chokers, rigger, boom truck, construction accident, industrial accident
Crane and Rigging Management, Training, Development and Delivery, Expert Witness/Litigation Support
Career crane and rigging professional with hands on and policy experience. Train, test and certify crane operators, riggers and signalpersons. Develop and deliver safety and technical training. Experienced consultant with 45 years in the crane and rigging industry, including over 25 years of policy experience. Expert witness with plaintiff and defense experience, including depositions and trials.
Nuclear crane experience
Certifications
(Current and Former)
NCCCO Certified Rigger
NCCCO Accredited Rigger Practical Examiner
NCCCO Certified Signalperson
NCCCO Accredited Signalperson Practical Examiner
NCCCO Certified Overhead Crane Operator
NCCCR Accredited Mobile Crane Operator License Examiner
NCCCR: Certified Exam Administrator
NCCCR: Certified Master Trainer
Trico-Lift Trained Rough Terrain Forklift Operator
NIASE Certified Mechanic
Technical Memberships and Committees
American ...
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Dennis W. Eckstine
Eckstine & Associates, Inc.
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Construction, Equipment & Machinery
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Construction Vehicles, Construction Equipment, Cranes, Forklifts, Aerial Lifts, Mobile Elevating Work Platforms, MEWPs, Construction Accidents, Accident Reconstruction, Electrocution, Machinery, OSHA, Safety, Slips, Trips & Falls, Fork lifts
Eckstine & Associates, Inc. (E & A) provides litigation support, safety consulting, safety training, and engineering consulting services relating to safe and design of cranes, aerial work platforms, mobile elevating work platforms, MEWPs, lifts and other construction, industrial, and agricultural equipment. Our expertise regarding lifting equipment is unparalleled.
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Dennis W. Eckstine
Eckstine & Associates, Inc.
Texas
Construction, Equipment & Machinery
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Construction Vehicles, Construction Equipment, Cranes, Forklifts, Aerial Lifts, Mobile Elevating Work Platforms, MEWPs, Construction Accidents, Accident Reconstruction, Electrocution, Machinery, OSHA, Safety, Slips, Trips & Falls, Fork lifts
Eckstine & Associates, Inc. (E & A) provides litigation support, safety consulting, safety training, and engineering consulting services relating to safe and design of cranes, aerial work platforms, mobile elevating work platforms, MEWPs, lifts and other construction, industrial, and agricultural equipment. Our expertise regarding lifting equipment is unparalleled.
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John H Hamilton, MSME PE
Mechanical/safety engineering expert
Texas
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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OSHA, equipment & machinery, occupational safety, machine guarding, plastics processing equipment, lockout-tagout (LOTO), Injection molding machines, blow molding machines, industrial accidents, thermoformers, product warning, product defect, machine design, pumping-piping systems, patents, patents
Mr. Hamilton is a highly experienced licensed mechanical engineer. He has 25+ years of teaching experience. He is an experienced expert witness who has testified at over 70 depositions and over 15 trials
Mr. Hamilton, is a full-time faculty member of the University of Arkansas. In this faculty position he is responsible for teaching undergraduate mechanical engineering courses.
Previously Mr. Hamilton worked as a full-time consulting engineer assisting professionals in both industry and the legal community by serving as a consultant and as an expert witness. As an expert, Mr. Hamilton has evaluated hundreds of consumer, industrial and agricultural incidents related to safety, machine guarding and mechanical engineering.
He has worked in industry as a manufacturing and plant engineer and has been responsible for the safety of an industrial plant with over 300 employees, where he designed guards and worked extensively with plastic injection molding machines amongst many other indu...
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Rance Herren, CFPSD, CFPAI
Hydraulic Fluid Power Subject Matter Expert
Fluid Power SME
Houston, Texas
Engineering, Equipment & Machinery
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Hydraulic Consultant, Hydraulic Systems, Pneumatic Systems, Hydraulic Pumps, Hydraulic Cylinders, Hydraulic Motors, Hydraulic Valves, Hydraulic Hoses, Hydraulic Manifolds, Motion Control, Hydraulic Design, Hydraulic Accumulators, Compressors, Schematics, Hydraulic Seals, Hydraulic Filtration, Pressure, Construction, Mining, Oil & Gas
Over four decades of experience in the design, application, implementation, troubleshooting and service of complex hydraulic and pneumatic systems and related control components, including:
• The use of standard and electrohydraulic components and circuitry in machine control
• Integration of electronic devices for actuator control, including feedback and diagnostics
• Manifold design, 3D solid modeling, and hydraulic circuit and component simulation and analysis
• Hydraulic power unit (HPU) and closed-circuit hydrostatic transmission system design
• Efficiency and throughput improvements for underperforming systems
• Troubleshooting and repair of hydraulic/pneumatic machine control components and systems
• Interpretation and implementation of ISO/SAE/ANSI/ASME fluid power standards
• International Fluid Power Society Credentials:
- Certified Fluid Power Systems Designer (CFPSD), February 2012
- Certified Fluid Power Accredited Instructor (CFPAI), August 2013
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Jahan Rasty, PhD, PE, MBA
Real-World Forensic Engineering, LLC
Lubbock, Texas
Engineering, Metallurgy
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Failure Analysis, Accident Reconstruction, Slip trip & fall, Trip & Fall, Products Liability, Human Factors, Intellectual Property, Forensic Science, Fire, Equipment & Machinery, Electricity, Biomechanics, Premises Liability
Jahan Rasty, PhD, PE, MBA is a tenured full professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University (since 1988) where he also serves as the Director of newly established post-graduate Forensic Engineering Certificate Program, as well as the director of Materials Performance Characterization and Failure Analysis Laboratory. Dr. Rasty is also the founding president of Real-World Forensic Engineering, LLC, which is a boutique-style engineering consulting firm. He is an experienced engineering expert and has successfully testified in more than 250 cases and has conducted over 1,000 engineering investigations in the areas of consumer products and industrial machinery failures involving design, manufacturing and marketing defect issues. Professor Rasty is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas, and holds various forensic certifications in the fields of fire and explosion investigation (CFEI, CFII), as well as vehicle Crash Data Retrieval (CDR). He received his BS,...
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Cameron C Orr
"Your Heavy Equipment Expert" (Forklift/SkidSteer)
Sambria Engineering and Expert Services
Eagle Mountain, Utah
Equipment & Machinery, Safety
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Certified Safety Professional, Forklift, Excavator, Boom Lift, Skid Steer Loader, Mobile Crane, Crane, Tower Crane, Aerial Lift, Bucket Truck, Safety, Warnings, Scissor Lift, Rough Terrain Forklift, Bulldozer, Front End Loader, Trailer, HAZMAT Tanker Trailer, Machinery, Saw
--Heavy Equipment Experience--
I have extensive experience with heavy equipment. I have designed aerial bucket trucks from the ground up. I have operated forklifts, skid steer loaders, scissor lifts, boom lifts, and bulldozers. I have tested heavy equipment, including failure testing fiberglass booms, pressure testing hydraulics on a large casing rotator, pressure testing hydraulic systems on aerial bucket trucks, and strength testing and fatigue testing trailer safety chains. I have analyzed various types of heavy equipment utilizing finite element analysis software.
--Credentials--
I am a registered Professional Engineer, a Certified Safety Professional, and a Certified Fluid Power Hydraulic Specialist. I am also an IVES Training Group Certified Forklift Operator. I am also certified through IVES Training Group to train operators of forklifts, scissor lifts, boom lifts, and mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs). I have training in crane safety and am a Certified Rigger -...
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(Victor) Alan Werner, PE, P.Eng, PMP
VA:W
Renton, Washington
Mechanical Engineering, Equipment & Machinery
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Mechanical engineering, industrial process, industrial design, energy modeling, energy control, steam production, fluid transfer, process analysis, heat exchange, piping, pumps
Alan Werner’s skills and background include forensic analysis in the areas of industrial process systems, industrial process equipment including pumps, fans, heat exchangers, mixers, specialty equipment, piping include safety devices, and pipe support systems. Specific experience has been gained in chemical process plants, pulp and paper mills, wood processing plants, boiler plants, chiller plants, and co-gen systems and food processing plants. Using a proprietary thermodynamic model, he is able to replicate boiler and chiller systems to duplicate normal and off-spec operations. I have designed mechanical parts and machinery, some using unusual materials and/or features. I have experience in worker sound exposure investigation and remediation, as well as "fence line" acoustical research. Trained for patent litigation. My professional licenses are in Washington, California, Florida (Ret), and British Columbia (former).
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Mark R Webster, PE, MSME, MBA
Conveyors and Material Handling Expert
Webster Engineering, LLC
Hubertus, Wisconsin
Mechanical Engineering, Equipment & Machinery
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Conveyors, Elevators, Material Lifts, Industrial Controls, Dynamic Analysis, Animations, Forensic Engineering, Intellectual Property, Freight Lifts, ASME Safety Standards, Failure Analysis, Hydraulics, Manufacturing, Products Liability, Lifting Systems, Material Handling, Machinery, Patents, Aerial Lifts, Industrial Doors
Licensed Professional Engineer with more than 35 years of experience with conveyors, and a wide range of industrial machinery and control systems. conveyor systems, material handling systems, elevators, material lifts, vertical conveyors, shopping cart conveyors (adjacent to escalators), automated car parking systems, custom engineered machinery and systems. Board Certified Forensic Engineer. Chair of ASME B20.1 Safety Standards for Conveyors and Related Equipment, Member of ASME Board on Safety Codes and Standards, member of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers. Engineering specialties include machine design, dynamic system analysis and animation (multi-body physics, motion analysis), hydraulic lifts and systems, heavy mechanical drives for lifting and other material handling applications, finite element analysis. Very active in ASME and other safety codes and standards.
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Karl L Linck, PE
Food Processing/Packaging Systems/Facility Expert
Kohler, Wisconsin
Equipment & Machinery, Food
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Food Process Engineering, Contract Performance, Pumps and Piping, OEE, Sanitary equipment Compliance, Industrial Hygiene/Mold, Packaging Systems, Patents, Performance Packaging Systems, Performance Process Systems, 3A GFSI USDA, Sanitary Building Construction, Performance Measurement, Food Waste POTW, Material Handling
Mr. Linck is an expert in food industry production and packaging with 45+ years of experience. He is a Professional Engineer in WI, IL, AZ, CA, FL, and ID and has held leadership roles with expert witness testimonies regarding IP and contract issues. His main area of experience is with the sanitary systems and their design in hygienic food processing. His experience covers food processing systems/equipment, facility sanitary design, equipment and engineering contracting, packaging line efficiency, MAP (Modified atmosphere) and food packaging equipment.
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