Botany Expert Witnesses in Vermont

This expert has over 45 years of experience in the field of alcohol research, alcohol industry standards, and drinking behavior. He earned his BA in anthropology and forestry from the University of Montana before earning both his MA and PhD in cultural anthropology from SUNY Buffalo. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in biomedical research at the University of North Carolina Medical School and is a member of the New York State Council on Problem Gambling. This expert is active in research in his field, having authored several peer-reviewed scientific articles and two books, as well as served internationally as a lecturer on alcohol-related topics. He previously served as the director of alcohol & drug abuse programming at the University of Minnesota, as the founder & associate director of the Center for Addiction Studies, and as the director of alcohol & drug prevention at SUNY System Administration. This expert is currently an independent drinking, gambling, and smoking consultant in New York.

This expert is currently a wood scientist and has been working in the wood industry for almost 20 years. He earned a BS in Construction Management & Wood Products Engineering from SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry and a Masters Degree in Forest Products from Oregon State University. This expert focuses primarily in investigations of problems associated with wood and wood-based products, evaluations of wood products used in construction, and management of testing laboratories.

This highly qualified expert earned his BS and MS in biochemistry from Victoria University of Wellington and his PhD in microbiology from Lincoln University. After completing his education, he moved to the United States to pursue a career in medical device manufacturing. He held roles as a manager of microbiological services, pharmaceutical quality control, and market product stability at Lederle Laboratories. He then worked as a director of quality control the New York blood center, director of global quality assurance and microbiological development at Wyeth and director of pharmaceutical microbiology at Merck & Co research laboratories. Most recently, he has been a senior principal scientist at Merck & Co and is currently a microbiologist at an independent consulting firm. This expert has over 70 peer-reviewed publications in microbiological journals addressing factors of contamination in medical devices. He is also a member of the United States Microbiology and Sterility Assurance Committee.