Nebraska manufacturing expert witnesses assess industrial processes, equipment design, and plant safety across the state’s food processing and agricultural manufacturing base. They often are mechanical or industrial engineers, quality managers, or former plant supervisors with Lean and ISO experience. Many have worked in Omaha and Lincoln production facilities. They evaluate defects, process deviations, machine guarding, and root-cause failures.
Plastics and Polymer Pipe Systems Expert Witness
Plastics and Polymer Pipe Systems Expert Witness
- Review Fee
- $350/hr
- Deposition Fee
- $525/hr
- Court Fee
- $525/hr
This highly qualified expert earned his BS from Hope College and his PhD in organic chemistry from Indiana University. He has experience in catalyst research in support of polyethylene manufacturing, additive stabilization of polymers, interaction of chemicals with plastics, extrusion production of plastic pipe, plastic pipe material technical service and plastic pipe system component testing. End use applications in which he is a plastics expert include corrugated plastic pipe, water distribution and plumbing systems, oil and gas production, plastic gas pipe, and conduit. In addition, this expert is active in his field as a member of numerous societies including The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Gas Association, American Petroleum Institute, Plastic Pipe Institute, and Society of Plastics Engineers. Formerly, he held roles as Pipe Applications and Technical Supervisor at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company and Technical Director at Microbac Hauser Divison. Currently, he is President of a plastics consulting firm.
President, Plastic material manufacturer firm
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Indiana University
Longmont,
Colorado