Forensic Engineering Expert Witnesses in Georgia

This expert is a registered professional mechanical engineer with extensive hands-on experience in thermodynamics and testing. He earned his Masters and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. He has held a number of engineering positions and is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering focusing on thermodynamics at a technical university in the Atlanta area. Primary activities have focused on basic and applied research in the areas of constitutive model development and processing, mechanical property characterization, and structural testing & analysis for advanced materials including high performance and ultra-lightweight polymers, polymeric composites, and metals. Specifically, areas of expertise include formulating new constitutive relationships and associated experimentally-based methodologies for characterizing the time, rate, environmental, and temperature dependent mechanical response of materials; the development of laboratory testing techniques and instrumentation for investigating and determining structural and material behavior, low velocity impact effects, and related phenomenological events in composites; and the development of analytical and numerical methods for characterizing and modeling the environmental degradation, long-term durability, and damage tolerance of polymer matrix composites and MEMS structures. Current topics include experimental mechanics, MEMS, structural analysis and design, rheology, thermochemical analysis, fatigue life assessment and prediction, micromechanics and long term durability.

This qualified engineer obtained his BS in Civil and Structural Engineering and his MS in Management of Technology from Kennesaw State University and Southern Polytechnic State University. He is a certified Professional Engineer and is certified in OSHA requirements and engineering and surveying. He is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers and the National Academy of Forensic Engineers. He has 8 Publications and is currently a Structural Design and Forensic Engineer at an engineering firm in the southeast. Some of his fields of expertise include forensic/failure and safety analysis, civil/structural design of public and private structures, and construction site accident investigations. A partial list of past subjects addressed include wood/concrete deck collapses, commercial/residential roof damage evaluations, excavation failures/incidents product liability, traffic accident reconstruction, mold source evaluation, construction cost estimating, hydrology/sewer studies, airport consulting, roadway design, geotechnical/subsurface investigations, construction materials failure analysis, structural analysis and design of various material components, scaffolding failures, water damage source evaluation, structural damage inspections, OSHA compliance evaluations, and concrete/asphalt pavement evaluation and design. Has an intimate knowledge of OSHA worksite regulations, and the various national building codes and standards for Industrial, Commercial and Residential structures.

This expert earned his BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and his MS in product design engineering from Stanford University. He has seven years of industry experience working as a product designer for Ford Motor Company and Volkswagon of America. He has over fifteen years of experience designing products for automotive and home electronics clients. This expert is currently a professor of industrial design at a university in Georgia and the principal of a design and engineering consultancy.

This expert has extensive experience as a paper scientist and product engineer, with expertise in forensic document examination and legal document services. He earned his BS in paper science and engineering from the University of Minnesota. He has created two patent-pending technologies for advancements in forensic document examination and document security. Formerly, this expert has served as a production engineer for Boise Cascade Corporation and a technical sales analyst for Ashland Hercules Water Technologies. Currently, this expert is an account manager for a paper company in Georgia and a forensic document examination consultant.

This computer engineering expert earned his BS in computer engineering from the University of Florida. He has founded and served as the principal software engineer for several companies, including AutoNOC, TQ Leads, and Metacogna. He is proficient in over 30 programming languages and his company, AutoNOC was recognized as a Top 40 Technology Innovator by the Technology Association of Georgia. This expert currently serves as a consultant for a technology consulting company based in Georgia.

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years of experience as an engineer. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a Registered Professional Engineer in 9 states. A member of both the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, he has published several articles on various issues including cranes and plumbing failures. He previously worked for Georgia Power Company where he maintained different plant aspects and addressed deficiencies. He also worked at Cerny & Ivey Engineers, Inc. where he managed the engineering and technical staff as well as mechanical/electrical/structural engineering and testing responsibilities. He currently serves as President and Principal Engineer for an engineering company that consults in failure investigations, safety, design, and products and materials testing.

This expert has more than 30 years experience investigating water heater, valving, piping, and injuries related to steam and water pressure. He earned his bachelors and masters degrees in Physics from Georgia Tech and is highly regarded in his field. He is currently the Principal of a mechanical engineering firm that investigates industrial steam accidents, provides consulting to operators of high pressure steam systems experiencing water hammer, and provides seminars to operators and engineers on understanding water hammer in steam systems.