Forensic Expert Witnesses in Illinois

This software expert has over 23 years of experience, specializing in source code review. He has extensive experience working on patent infringement cases involving major tech companies including Google, Microsoft, and Apple. He has received grants from the US Department of Education to develop course material on .NET Internationalization and Java Programming Internationalization. Prior to his position as CEO of his consulting firm, he was a professor of programming at Waukesha County Technical College, where he taught courses on web design, HTML, JavaScript, Java, and Enterprise Java.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 20 years of experience in the field of forensic chemistry, with his work focusing on the analysis of alcohol, tobacco, controlled substances, and trace evidence such as fire debris, explosives, fibers, paint, and glass. He received his BA in chemistry from Gustavus Adolphus College before earning both his MS in criminal justice and his PhD in analytical chemistry from Michigan State University. He actively participates in continuing education to stay up to date on the latest practices in the field. This expert is active in his field as a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and the Council of Forensic Science Educators. He is also highly involved in research, serving as the principal investigator for over 10 grant-funded forensic chemistry studies. He has authored numerous publications, serves as a peer reviewer for several chemistry journals, and frequently presents as an invited lecturer at conferences. He has formerly served as a forensic chemist for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, as well as an assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology and the graduate coordinator of the forensic and investigative sciences program at Indiana University. Currently, this expert serves as the associate director of forensic and investigative sciences, as well as an associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology, at a distinguished university in Indiana.

This expert has published extensively in magazines, in-house journals, and textbooks. He is a participating member of numerous societies. He has over 40 years personal experience in management, consulting and expert services in the fields of design, manufacturing, testing of hydraulic, pneumatic and electro-mechanical lifting and load bearing machines, equipment and devices: industry experience including automotive, construction, industrial, material handling, warehousing and transportation: forensic engineering including product liability, accident investigation, reconstruction and expert testimony: incidents involving industrial trucks, aerial work platforms, forklifts, telehandlers, tuggers, pallet jacks, automatic storage and retrieval systems, dock boards, dock levelers, trailer restraints, trailer jacks, racks, conveyors, overhead bridge cranes, trucks, shop cranes, scissors lifts, shop cranes, automatic doors and lift gates: heavy equipment involving telehandlers, powered industrial trucks, automatic storage and retrieval systems, gantry cranes, truck cranes, tower cranes, cranes with hydraulic booms, cranes with lattice booms, grapple and magnet equipped excavators, and side boom cranes: conformity issues involving environmental, health and safety, warnings, instructions, training conformity with recognized standards, codes, industry custom and practice and government regulations.

This Forensic Engineering Expert obtained his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University and his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is certified as a Professional Engineer, Fireplace Inspector, Hazwoper, and as a Quality Engineer. He is a member of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the National Society of Professional Engineers. He has 25+ Publications and is currently the President and a Professional Engineer at an engineering firm in WI.