Auditing Expert Witnesses in Pennsylvania

This expert is a hands-on� shop floor experienced Metallurgist, Quality Engineer/Manager, and QA/QC Inspector with expertise in aluminum, steel, titanium, and specialty metals mill operations, castings, forgings, extrusions, stampings, metal injection molded (MIM) parts, API Spec 5L Steel Line Pipe, Casing, Drill Pipe, and OCTG. Consulting engineer, Technical Advisor, Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE), and Vendor Surveillance Source Inspector for major clients in various industries such a transportation and technology.

This oil and gas accounting expert is a certified public accountant in Pennsylvania and a graduate of Washington & Jefferson College, where he earned his BA in accounting. He began his career in the Pittsburgh Assurance & Advisory Services practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP, working on public and private engagements in the energy, financial, and manufacturing sectors. The expert went on to establish his own public accounting and oil and gas consulting firm and currently specializes in the valuation of oil and gas assets, oil and gas management/advisory services, and tax and estate planning. He is a certified minerals manager, a member of the Council of Petroleum Accountants Society, and the treasurer of the National Association of Royalty Owners.

This expert has been providing forensic accounting, economic damages and business valuation services to attorneys and their clients for over 20 years. He earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh, where he also completed an M.B.A. in Accounting and Finance. Accredited in Business Valuation and Certified in Financial Forensics and Fraud Examination, he is an active member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the former of which he serves on the Economic Damages Task Force. He has provided accounting and consulting services to businesses ranging from start-up entities to Fortune 100 companies, specializing in forensic accounting. Currently, this expert is a Partner at a major accounting firm and practices in the firm's forensic, litigation, and valuation services group. He is a frequent speaker on topics related to economic damages and fraud, and his written work on topics relevant to economic damage analysis, fraud investigations, and business valuation has appeared in publications such as "FVS Consulting Digest" and "CPA Insider".

For over 20 years, this expert has provided accounting and consulting services to businesses ranging from start-up entities to Fortune 100 companies. He specializes in complex litigation services, forensic accounting, and valuation services, and has testified more than 50 times at deposition, trial and alternative dispute venues. He is a CPA, is accredited in business valuation, and is certified in fraud examination and financial forensics. He serves on the economic damages task force of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. This expert is currently the partner of a public accounting firm in the firm's forensic, litigation and valuation services practice..