Mechanical Engineering Expert Witnesses in Utah

Mechanical Engineering, Intellectual Property - 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

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 desi...

Mechanical Engineering, HVAC - HVAC Design, Data Centers, Data Center Infrastructure, Data Center Cooling, Commercial HVAC, Ventilation, Chillers, Air Handlers, HVAC Controls, Mechanical Code Compliance, Heating, Cooling Towers, Pumps, Fans, Compressors, Air Distribution, Refrigeration, hydronics, energy efficiency, economization

Three+ Decades of Technical Leadership ● 1992 (age 27) – Solo research project proving proximity transducers detect rolling-element bearing failures far earlier than accelerometers. Published in Orbit magazine; codified in API 670 & ISO 20816 for global diagnostics standards. ● 1993 – Presented Orbit research at Symposium on Industrial Applications of Gas Turbines, Canadian Gas Association, Banff, Alberta. ● 2007–2020 – Designed 100+ energy-efficient U.S. data centers, including state-of-the-art HVAC/power systems exceeding ASHRAE & Title 24. ● 2015 – Lectured/conducted vibrations lab, Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering Dept., San Luis Obispo, CA. ● 2015 – Published plain-English guide to CA Title 24-2013 data center cooling in Data Center Journal, resolving confusion and enabling compliant data center expansions. ● 2021–2025 – Designed large-scale HVAC for commercial/military facilities, exceeding IMC, UFC, & IBC for performance/efficiency. Core Expertise ● HVAC design/construction/f...

Alpine, Utah

Mechanical Engineering, Intellectual Property - 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

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 desi...

Alpine, Utah

Mechanical Engineering, Intellectual Property - Amusement Rides and Devices, Fitness Equipment, Patents, Intellectual Property, Forklift, Roller Coaster, Zipline, Trampoline Park, Slip and Fall, Consumer Products, Fitness Cables and Carabiners, Automation, Scissor Lift, Telehandler, Design Patents, Trade Secrets, Standards Compliance, aerial lift

Mechanical engineer, licensed Professional Engineer, and Certified Safety Professional with extensive experience in forensic engineering, product design, and expert witness services. Retained as an expert in matters involving product liability, premises liability, intellectual property, and catastrophic injury and fatality. Specialized expertise includes hydraulic access equipment (scissor lifts, boom lifts, MEWPs, telehandlers), walkway safety including slips trips and falls, warnings and instructions, and patent litigation involving both utility and design patents. Experienced in applying industry standards, conducting failure analysis and accident reconstruction, designing and executing custom testing, and providing deposition and trial testimony in state and federal courts. Personally retained as an expert witness in over 55 matters involving product liability, premises liability, intellectual property, and catastrophic injury and fatality Offered testimony by deposition on 11...

Morgan, Utah

Mechanical Engineering, Firearms & Ballistics - Failure Analysis, Intellectual Property, Ammunition Reloading, Manufacturing, Product Liability, Unintentional Discharge, Shooting Reconstruction, Drop Testing, Trigger Pull Testing, Root Causes, Shooting Accident, Inspection, Ballistics, Forensic Analysis, Stress Calculation, Material Properties, Tolerance Analysis, GD&T, Kinematics

Ryan D. Cook has been licensed for over 20 years as a Professional Engineer (PE) in mechanical engineering, with more than 25 years of design and analysis experience. He has designed over 1500 parts, including 5 firearm product families and has been issued 10 patents. He earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in mechanical engineering at Brigham Young University. Mr. Cook has been designing Browning and Winchester rifles, shotguns, and handguns since 1999, including the Winchester Model 9410 – winner of the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence 2001 Shotgun of the Year award. This work includes concept generation, computer models, stress analyses, material specifications, and manufacturing process selections, which may include plastic or metal injection molding (MIM), machining, stamping, spring winding, additive manufacturing, casting, and powdered metal. His experience also comes from hands-on assembly, testing, diagnosis, and debugging. He analyzes failu...