Automotive Expert Witnesses

This qualified expert received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and his MS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. He is a licensed Indiana Professional Engineer. He has been the recipient of 7 patents related to seat belts and safety seats, and has published 5 journal articles related to vehicle safety. Formerly, he was a Turbopump Test Engineer at Rocketdyne, a manufacturing engineer at Rolls Royce; and a R&D engineer, director of CAPE, and director of application engineering at Indiana Mills Manufacturing. Currently he is the principal engineer at a Midwestern automotive consultancy.

This automobile repair expert has been in the industry for over 45 years. He worked for 15 years at an auto tool company called Snap on Tools Corp and purchased his own automobile repair shop in 1989. He has worked with many attorneys in California and just finished a review of a case where BMW settled pre-trial.

This expert is an experienced service supervisor with a history working in the auto service industry. He completed his training as a communications specialist at the Maryland Army National Guard and is currently a Service Manager at an auto and repair shop.

This highly qualified automotive industry expert has over 20 years of professional experience. He earned his BA in industrial design from California State University. Formerly, he has served as a chief wheel designer at Superior Industries International, a chief wheel stylist at Superior Industries, owner at Kaucher Designwerks, and as a freelance wheel designer at America Racing. Currently, he is a lead industrial designer at a CA car design consulting studio

This qualified expert has over 40 years of experience as an automotive powertrain engineer. He received his BS in mechanical engineering from Cornell University and his ME in engine systems from the University of Wisconsin Madison. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was an engineer for McDonnell Douglas Astronautics and ALCO Power. For several years, he worked for Daimler Chrysler as an engine development engineer on their future engine development team and as a product development specialist on their advanced engine task force. He worked as an advanced engineering product specialist for Mahle Technology, where he developed a new piston and cylinder liner technology. He also worked as a technical specialist for the corporate advanced engineering division of BorgWarner. Over the course of his career, this expert has filed for 19 patents and written numerous published papers. For his work, he has won the BorgWarner Innovation Award and the SAE McFarland Award. Currently, this expert serves as a senior consultant for an engine science consulting firm in NY.

This expert earned his BBA from Marshall University in West Virginia before beginning his career as a buyer at Toyota Motor Manufacturing. Thereafter, he moved to Mercedes-Benz working as an assistant manager of purchasing. He then held leadership positions in the purchasing departments of Hyundai Motor America, Eisenmann Corporation, Akebono Brake Corporation, and Robert Bosch GmbH. A certified purchasing manager (CPM), he currently serves as the director of procurement for a German industrial services firm while operating an independent automotive purchasing and procurement consultancy.

This highly-qualified expert has over 40 years of experience in the automotive industry, with extensive experience in dealership operations for both domestic and import franchises. He is a certified management consultant and a certified "Train the Trainer" through Saturn's Outside Services and Consulting. He began his career at Joe Coker Pontiac-GMC holding a variety of positions, including service advisor and manager, salesperson, and sales manager. He then transitioned to serve as the general manager for two successful car dealerships, Bob Jarvis Motors and Westbay Imports. He also served as the vice president of product and marketing for Automotive Service Consultants before starting his own business, Value Auto Credit. With Automotive Service Consultants, he aided in the development of various fixed operations training programs and presented frequently at training seminars for multiple dealerships. Currently, this expert is the president of an automotive consulting company in Florida.

This expert has over two decades of experience in the field of quality and manufacturing processes, specializing in automotive vehicles and their components. She received her BS in chemical engineering from the University of Waterloo and then became a process engineer at Woodbridge Foam. Afterward, she worked as a quality engineer at Estee Lauder Corporation, a project manager for ATS Automation Tooling Systems, and then as the assistant manager of quality engineering at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, where her primary role was to ensure accurate root cause analysis on completed vehicle or sub-component quality problems related to customer-use, manufacturing, or design-related issues. She then became the director of global quality for valve and pipes manufacturing at Crane ChemPharma & Energy, where she was responsible for implementing Global Standard Quality Processes to manage in-house and supplier manufacturing. Currently, she owns a private consulting firm in Texas.

This expert has over 20 years of experience in automotive electronics engineering. He holds a BS in physics from Michigan State University, a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Texas, a BS in computer science from Wayne State University, and a MBA in international economics from Oakland University. He began his career as an avionics electrical engineer with the US Air Force, performing field engineering testing, reliability, and failure analysis for various aviation electronic modules. He went on to graduate from the Ford Technical Education Program, and worked as an internal consultant and technical specialist to over 200 other engineers. In additional to Ford Motor Company, this expert has also served as an engineer for DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Visteon Corporation, GERTRAG Transmission Corporation and Continental Automotive. Over the course of his career, he has designed shift-by-wire electronic driver controls, power-train control modules, electronic transmission control units, body electronic control units, and hybrid-electric vehicle electronics. Currently, this expert serves as the principal engineer at an automotive electronics engineering firm in Michigan.

This well-qualified expert received his BS in hospitality management from Nova SouthEastern University and his MBA from Barry University. He is a member of the American Society of Appraisers, Antique Automobile Club of America, Sports Car Club of America, and Veteran Motor Car Club of America. He has been involved in the collector car and restoration hobby for over 50 years and has formerly served as a body shop technician at Macmetals Body Shop. Currently, this expert works as an auto appraiser at an appraisal network in Florida.

This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in diminished value and the post-repair inspection of vehicles. He ensures vehicles are restored to their pre-accident condition in terms of fitness and functionality, and he specializes in determining the loss of value to properly and improperly repaired vehicles. He obtained his BA in management from Oklahoma State University, before receiving his MBA from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Today, this expert holds an I-Car Platinum Certification, and he's a certified IACP damage appraiser. He previously served as a damage analyst and repair blueprinter at the Marc Miller Collision Center. He is currently an independent appraiser and estimator for three law firms, an independent inspector at a motor vehicle performance network, an independent appraiser and consultant at a high-line collision repair center, and the owner and an inspector at a post-collision autobody repair and inspection company in Oklahoma.

This highly qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in the field of automotive repair. He earned his BS in automotive technology and business. He then began his 30-year career with Ford Motor Company, starting as a technical hotline engineer. He then served as a factory training instructor and a field service engineer for Ford Motor Company, where he provided service support to Ford and Lincoln dealerships.

This highly-qualified expert has over 40 years of experience in the automotive industry, with expertise in automotive Lemon Law and warranty breach of contract. He holds several certifications, including as a certified service writer, a certified master technician auto and HD truck, and a certified appraiser. He is active in his field as a member of the International Automotive Appraisers Association and the Auto Mediators Association. He formerly served as the mechanical transmission director for the Automotive Service Association and owned/operated Stan's Garage. Currently, this expert is the owner and president of an automotive appraisal company in Florida.

With over 30 years of automotive engineering experience, this expert has dedicated his career to the field of accident reconstruction. Holding Masters and Doctoral degrees in automotive mechanical engineering and highway safety, he is a recognized expert whose clients have included U.S., State and Foreign Governments. He has extensive court experience, having been deposed and testified in approximately 200 trials, while he has acted as an automotive engineering consultant in more than 3,000 vehicle crash cases.

This expert has over 32 years as an Accident Reconstructionist and Forensic Engineer, and is ACTAR Accredited. He is a certified Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) technician, operator and data analyst. He is a former Chair of the Engineering Sciences section and Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and a member of 5 additional forensic groups including CAARS, NAPARS, SAE, SATAI and SOAR. He has 100 publications and presentations in the field of forensic automotive engineering and is currently the owner of an Accident Reconstruction firm.

This expert has 25-plus years of Automotive Safety Research and Development, Accident Reconstruction, Concept Vehicle Design and Manufacture as a Scientist Engineer, Project Manager, Senior Project Engineer, Systems Engineer, (Design, Development, Manufacturing and Test Engineer). Qualified as a Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction and Bio-Mechanical Engineering Expert in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Ventura, Kern, Alameda and San Bernardino Counties, Alaska, Iowa, Tennessee, Florida, Ohio, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Massachusetts and Texas. He has thirty-five years of Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction, Automobile and Motorcycle Product Defect, Forensic and Occupant Biomechanical Injury Analysis, Automotive Safety, Vehicle Design, Development, Manufacturing, Test Engineering and Patent Infringement analysis. This expert has extensive experience and knowledge of product defects in the following areas: Automobile, Truck, Motorcycle, Jet Ski, ATV, Snow Mobile, Golf Cart, Big Rig Truck cases: Involving airbags, seatbelts, seats, fuel system fires, transmission part-to-reverse, unintended acceleration, brakes, tires, axle failures, roof crush, side impact, roll propensity, vehicle handling dynamics, suspension and chassis, design and manufacturing defects.

This expert has been working in the retail automotive industry for over 40 years. He has been a contributing monthly columnist to an automotive dealer publication for nearly 20 years, while he is the co-author and co-presenter of an automotive management course. He has extensive hands-on experience in dealership sales, development, operations, and management, and he has been an invited speaker before the Brazil Auto Dealer Association, the South Africa Auto Dealer Association, the JD Power Super Roundtable, and multiple National Automobile Dealers Association meetings and events. A former General Manager at Superior Automotive Group, this expert managed a staff of 300 employees; he had complete management responsibilities of Superior Buick-Cadillac retail operations as well as management oversight of Nissan, Hyundai, Ford, Lexus, 2 used vehicle operations, and a collision center. Currently, this expert is the President and Principal of his own retail automotive industry consulting firm, providing professional management expertise and analytical services.

This expert is a registered professional engineer and certified journeyman electrician, belonging to such societies as the Association of Electrical Inspectors and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He has served as an electrician and electrical engineer on various projects over his 35+ year career, and is currently the president of a Forensic engineering consulting firm including Electrical, Mechanical, and Structural Engineers.

This highly qualified expert is the founder and principal of a consultancy for technology and intellectual property investigation in electrical machines, electromagnetic devices, and their applications, particularly in the automotive, aerospace and transportation fields. He holds 49 US patents with 4 more applied for, and authored or co-authored twenty-two papers in referred journals. He is the recipient of ten Best Paper Awards, seven from the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS), and three from the Society of Automotive Engineers. This expert is also past President of the IEEE Industry Applications Society. This expert received a first degree in France from Ecole Suprieure d'Electricit and a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He then joined General Motors Research Laboratories, and, later on, Delphi Research Labs, when Delphi Corporation was spun off from General Motors. At both organizations he conducted research in automotive electro-mechanical systems. This expert has also served a Delphi's Advanced Powertrain Engineering organization as a group manager.

This expert has over 35 years of forensic engineering experience, and he has investigated and worked up more than 100 cases in each area of slip/trip/miss and fall, accident reconstruction and crash analyses, and product failure. He has published papers in the Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE). He has long been active in professional societies and is a past chairman of several. He has been listed in Who's Who in Engineering and Science. He has given expert witness testimony in Federal Courts, State Courts, Local Courts, Arbitration Hearings, and in depositions.