Engineering Expert Witnesses in Florida

This expert is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at a top university in Florida, where she leads the Human Factors Research Team. She has published more than 80 technical papers, book chapters, and conference proceedings in the human factors space. He research focus includes ergonomics and human factors. and she is a certified professional ergonomist. She earned her PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and, in addition to her professorship, is the owner of a biomechanics/human engineering/ergonomics consulting firm.

This expert holds a Doctoral Degree in Health Science from the AT Still Osteopathic Medical University and a Master's Degree in Public Health, with a concentration in Disaster Medicine. Additionally, he is a Certified Industrial Hygienist, along with being a Certified Safety Professional. His areas of expertise are the chemistry of hazardous materials and chemical microscopy.

This highly-qualified expert has 25 years of experience as an engineer specializing in accident reconstruction, roadside safety, maintenance of traffic, and the analysis of mechanical systems and product failures. He has a strong background in the design, development, and implementation of roadside safety hardware including guardrails, bridge rails, and crash cushions. This expert earned both his BS and MS in mechanical engineering, as well as his PhD in civil engineering from the University of Nebraska before completing a certification program in biomedical engineering at the University of Florida. He is a licensed professional engineer in three states and is a certified counter balanced forklift operator. He is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the American Society for Testing and Materials and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He is also involved in research in his field, as an author of several publications and a speaker at multiple conferences throughout his career. He currently holds 33 patents related to guardrail systems, vehicle storage systems, and shipping container handling systems. This expert formerly served as a consulting engineer for Interstate Steel Corporation, a research associate engineer for Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, principal of BEC Consulting, and director of engineering for BEC Industries. Currently, this expert is the president and CEO of a forensic engineering firm in Florida.

This expert is a coastal engineer with 16 years of experience in engineering and project management. His wide-ranging expertise includes dredging and navigation studies, wave and hydrodynamic studies, beach nourishment, physical and numerical modeling, feasibility studies, design of traditional and innovative short protection structures, and coast flood plain mapping. He has considerable experience in the planning and design of coastal and marine structures, ports and harbors, marinas, and waterfront developments; and he has managed multi-discipline teams in the planning and design of high-profile international waterfront development projects. Having earned his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in civil engineering from the University of Delaware, this expert has held numerous coastal engineering positions throughout his career. He is currently the Senior Coastal Engineer at an independent consultancy.

This expert has 25 years of experience in the field of electrical engineering and has owned and operating a successful engineering firm and consultancy for the past 17 years. He earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida, where he wrote his dissertation on arc flash hazard mitigation. He has been hired to analyze more than 100 electrical power systems and regularly conducts training on the the hazards of arc flashes, in keeping with the safety procedures recommended by the IEEE, NFPA, and OSHA.

This Professional Engineer has conducted numerous forensic investigations including mechanical failures, construction accidents, products and premises analysis and over 750 vehicular accidents involving pedestrians, bicyclists, work zones, and passenger and commercial vehicles. He is a member in good standing with the Chi Epsilon Engineering Honor Society for exceptional academic achievement and a selected member of the Order of the Engineer. He is a Certified Structural Masonry Inspector and earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Construction and Traffic Engineering from the University of Florida, and a certificate for Advanced Crash Reconstruction from Northwest University.

His research interests include advanced materials and their applications in renewable energy devices, environmental science and smart electronics.

This biomedical engineering, materials science, and chemistry expert completed his PhD at Rutgers University and belongs to a number of prestigious scientific associations including the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers. He has published more than 140 peer-reviewed articles and has been awarded more than 60 patents. Currently, this expert is a professor of biomedical engineering and materials science at a major university in Florida.

This engineer has a wealth of experience in the fields of power electronics, system dynamics and control, and applied superconductivity. Having earned his doctoral degree in electrical and mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he worked at the university for more than a decade, serving as a Principal Research Scientist, and was the Director of the MIT/Industry Consortium on Advanced Automotive Electrical/Electronic Components and Systems. At the General Electric Corporate Research and Development Center, he led a number of advanced development projects in applied superconductivity, including the largest superconducting generator (20 MVA) to be operated at full load. He has authored 50 publications and holds 11 patents, and is currently active both as an author and an inventor.

This highly qualified accident reconstructionist has extensive professional experience in his field. After finishing his BS in mechanical engineering at Florida State University, this expert went on to become certified as a professional engineer in Florida and Illinois. Additionally, he is an accredited traffic accident reconstructionist. He is a member of multiple professional organizations, including the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association and the American Society of Safety Engineers. This expert currently has 2 patents in the United States. Formerly, he has held roles as a design engineer, failure analyst and project manager at Benedict Engineering Company, Inc., as a professional engineer at Beaches and Coastal Systems, as the owner and lead design engineer of Environmental Beach Restoration, and as a truck driver and loader at Adkins Transfer. Currently, this expert is a trailer design certifying engineer at a FL-based terminal service company, an owner and inventor at a FL engineering company, and the president of a FL engineering company.

This expert has nearly 25 years of experience in the construction industry. He received his BS in materials engineering, his MS in management, and his MSE from the American University in Cairo. He then earned his PhD in engineering at the University of Central Florida. This expert is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the American Council for Construction Education, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the National Home Builders Association. He is also involved in research, having authored numerous publications and received funding for multiple research studies. He has formerly served in a variety of industry and academic positions. Most notably, he was the project manager and assistant general construction manager for ICAT Construction, senior system engineer for Thiokol Corporation working on portions of the Kennedy Space Center, and assistant professor of construction and contracting at Georgia Southern University. Currently, this expert serves as a professor and the chair of the construction management department at a university in Florida.

This highly-qualified expert has over 35 years of experience with cryogenic liquefied and gaseous industrial gases. He earned his BS in chemical engineering from Villanova University, graduating magna cum laude. This expert is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Florida and currently holds one patent. He is active in his field as a member of the Compressed Gas Association and the National Fire Protection Association. He spent the majority of his career working for Air Products & Chemicals in a variety of roles, including advanced systems engineer, national manager of technical training, regional lead engineering manager, and the North American engineering manager. Currently, this expert serves as the president and CEO of an industrial gas consulting firm in Florida.

This highly-qualified expert has over 30 years of experience as a civil and structural engineer. He earned his BS in civil engineering from Southern Illinois University and completed programs in pre-stressed concrete & advanced steel structural design at Florida International University and computer-assisted design modeling at the American Trade Institute. This expert is currently licensed as a professional engineer and certified as a general contractor in the state of Florida. His work has included engineering design, plan reviews, and construction of seawalls, fixed docks, and boat ramps. He has formerly served as a civil and structural engineer for Tasnim Uddin & Associates International and currently serves as a project manager for a city government in Florida.

This chemical engineering expert earned a chemical engineering degree from the Universidad de Matanzas in Cuba and specializes in proposal writing and commercial agreement negotiations, process engineering, project engineering, project management, plant operation, and environmental engineering. He is active in his field as a member of several engineering associations, as a translator of numerous scientific papers from Spanish to English, as well as engineering specifications and standards, work procedures, project instruction and other engineering and technical documents, and as a Spanish-English interpreter in scientific conferences and events as well as engineering meetings in Cuba, Italy, Spain and Canada. He has formerly served as a senior area project engineer for Worley Parsons UAE, a project engineer for IMV Projects, a senior project engineer for Projex, and an engineer manager for TR Canada. Currently, this expert is the owner of an engineering firm based in Calgary, Alberta.