Power Plant Expert Witnesses in West Virginia

This highly qualified expert has 25+ years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry developing and implementing tactics and strategies to optimize utilization of assets and maximize ROI. He has four years of consulting experience in E&P, with an emphasis on Natural Gas drilling costs and Enhanced Oil recovery and insights in Upstream oil trends. His has also experience on Wall Street with a boutique brokerage firm with exposure to securities, fixed income and alternative investment markets such as Master Limited Partnerships, REITs and Derivatives. He has extensive experience in Crude Oil, Refined products and Natural Gas value chains, pricing, risk mitigation, trading and economics. His technical skills lie in feed-stock selection, refinery production optimization, oil trading, pipeline scheduling and downstream asset management. His core business skills are honed in client relationships, business development, proposal writing and contract negotiations.

This expert has 40+ years of experience in drinking water supply, treatment and distribution systems. From 1994 to 2013, he served as the director of one of the largest drinking water utilities in Virginia, supplying water to 400,000 residents. A civil and environmental engineer by training, he has maintained a particular focus on water treatment facilities, water supply systems, water distribution technologies, and water utility operations over the course of his career. He has directed raw water source selection studies, water distribution system analyses, water quality studies, rate studies, corrosion control investigations, treatment plant rehabilitation projects, and construction supervision of water treatment plants, pipelines, and other water supply projects. He was named Chairman of an EPA council for drinking water, and has testified before Congress on three occasions on water quality and chemical security issues.

This Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and OSHA Construction Outreach Trainer has significant experience ensuring the safety of construction sites. His clients have included ExxonMobil, Dow AgroSciences, and Noble Energy. He is highly adept in the areas of hazard analysis, incident investigation, crisis management, and compliance. Additionally, he has specific experience with multilingual construction projects, having ensured construction safety on-site in throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and Equatorial Guinea.

This oil and gas accounting expert is a certified public accountant in Pennsylvania and a graduate of Washington & Jefferson College, where he earned his BA in accounting. He began his career in the Pittsburgh Assurance & Advisory Services practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP, working on public and private engagements in the energy, financial, and manufacturing sectors. The expert went on to establish his own public accounting and oil and gas consulting firm and currently specializes in the valuation of oil and gas assets, oil and gas management/advisory services, and tax and estate planning. He is a certified minerals manager, a member of the Council of Petroleum Accountants Society, and the treasurer of the National Association of Royalty Owners.

This highly qualified expert has 25 years of experience in construction project management. He earned his BS in civil engineering from Villanova University and is a certified professional engineer and project management professional. He is also a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Associate. He has formerly served as a project manager for multiple companies, including Nason Construction, HSC Builders and Construction Managers, J.J. Deluca Company, and Modular Space Corporation. He also served as the owner's representative and construction manager for TD Bank Real Estate, overseeing the renovations for the TD Bank Mergers & Acquisitions department. Currently, this expert serves as the owner and president of a commercial and residential building project management company based in Pennsylvania.

This qualified expert has over four decades of experience in architecture, with extensive experience in all aspects of the architectural profession including new construction, rehab projects, fire damage renovations, moisture problems, ADA accessibility, building code analysis and safety, and problem solving during construction. He received his BA in architecture from the NJ Institute of Technology, is a licensed architect, and is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified. He is active in his field as a member of the South Broad Street Association, Sustainable Business Network, and the American Institute of Architect. Formerly, he has worked as an architect design for Morris Aubrey Architects, CRS Sirrine, and 3D International. He then worked as an architect consultant for Daroff Design and a project architect consultant at A1-5 Architects. For nearly thirty years, he has worked as the senior project architect at his own firm in Pennsylvania where he works on both residential and commercial projects.

This expert has over 10 years of professional experience in OSHA & MSHA advisory services, specifically as it relates to hazardous materials management, oil & gas rig safety, environmental engineering, and fire safety. He earned a Master of Occupational Safety & Health/Environmental Management from Columbia Southern University and a PhD in Safety Sciences from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is a Certified Safety Professional through Board of Certified Safety Professionals and teaches field safety protocols for the NCCER Core curriculum. This expert is currently a professor of safety management & environmental/fire protection engineering at a Texas based university and a principal consultant providing OSHA & MSHA advisory services.

This highly qualified expert holds both a Bachelors and a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Carolina where he was summa cum laude. He is a Certified Plant Engineer and a Certified Training Instructor for Aerial Work Platforms and Rough-Terrain Forklifts. He was enlisted in the United States Navy for 12 years where he was responsible for operating, repairing, and managing nuclear power plants and personnel. He has also served as Director of Engineering, Chief Engineer and has also held the position of Senior Design engineer responsible for manufacturing and new product development. Through his work experiences, he gained an extensive background in welding and fabrication of products and he manages his current company's product testing lab, specifically treestands and associated equipment. He is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers and a Certified Fire Protection Specialist. He has also earned numerous Navy and Marine Corps medals.