Supply Chain Management Expert Witnesses in New Mexico

This expert has extensive work experience in the healthcare supply chain and hospital procurement fields. He began his career as the Assistant Director of Purchasing at a Michigan medical center, and then served for nearly a decade as a Purchasing Agent for a South Carolina hospital system. Later on, he served as the Director of Capital Equipment Services at Aurora Health Care, VP of Logistics at Amita Health, the Director of Procurement at Avera Health, and the Chief Procurement Officer at Florida Blue. A member of the Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management, he is designated by the Institute for Supply Management as a Certified Purchasing Manager. He earned his BBA from Northwood University in Michigan and is pursuing an MBA, with a focus on Health Care Administration, at Benedictine University. He actively practices in the field, serving as the Director of Materials Management at a Utah hospital and advising a Colorado health alliance.

This expert has 26+ years of experience in the dental supply industry. He began his career as a Purchaser for SmartHealth and held this role from 1991 until 1998. After three years as a Territory Manager for Dentsply, the expert joined Patternson Dental as an Equipment Specialist & Office Designer. In this position, he was responsible for assisting practice owners in finding the proper equipment and technology for their practice. He also provided 3-D renderings of potential office plans and acted as a liaison between the practice owner and contractors, architects, and interior designers. He was with Patterson from 2003 until mid-2016, when his position was eliminated as part of a massive restructuring. He now works at another dental equipment supply company.

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.

This highly qualified expert is a registered professional engineer with over 15 years of experience in geotechnical and structural design in roles spanning from engineering consulting to senior executive in a manufacturing company. He received a diploma in civil engineering with an emphasis on structural engineering from Germany and a Ph.D. in civil engineering with an emphasis on geotechnical engineering from The University of Arizona. He holds professional engineering licenses in 35 U.S. states as well as the country of Australia and serves or has served on various national and international committees related to solar energy system design and construction. He is also a frequent speaker at conferences throughout the United States and Canada.

This highly-qualified expert has decades of experience in supply chain management and buying in the commercial aircraft industry. He earned his BS in communications and business from Arizona State University and earned certifications in purchasing principles of management and as a jet engine technician. Formerly, he served as a jet engine technician for the United States Air Force, as a buyer and jet engine technician at Garrett Airesearch, and as a subcontract manager and senior buyer at The Boeing Company as well as a procurement manager at Insitu, Inc, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company.

This expert in mattress and sleep product manufacturing has more than 30 years of experience in the field. He earned his BA in political science from Williams College and has completed courses through the MBA program at Babson College and the Harvard University Extension Program. He has served in executive roles for multiple sleep product manufacturers, including as president at Serta, as chairman of the Board at Englander Sleep Products, and as the founder and president of World Sleep Products. He currently serves as a business consultant for numerous US companies.

This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in industrial and recreational fall protection, as well as the design and manufacturing of personal protective equipment for recreational activities such as rock climbing and mountaineering. He earned his BS in mechanical engineering from Widener University and is certified as a climbing wall instructor program provider and a high angle and confined space rescue technician. He is also Level III with the Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians. This expert is active in his field as a member of the Climbing Wall Association, the American National Standards Institute's Fall Protection Committee, and the American Mountain Guides Association. He has formerly served as a mechanical engineer for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, the senior research engineer for the Harold K. Dunn M.D. Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, and the technical director for Petzl America. Currently, this expert is the vice president of quality for a major mountain sports and climbing equipment manufacturer based in Utah.

This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in global operations and supply chain management. His areas of expertise include profit and loss, business valuation, product reliability, customer service, sales and marketing, and safety and environmental regulations. He earned his BS in industrial engineering technology from the University of Poona in India before earning a certificate of process engineering management from Vincennes University in Paris and completing MBA courses at the University of Texas Dallas. He is an active member of the Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association. He began his career with PC Dynamics, Mwave Inc, serving as their engineering director for 7 years before transitioning to being the manufacturing consolidation project manager for Chromium Corporation. He went on to work with Chromium Corporation for nearly 20 years, serving as the director of business process development, the vice president of operations and business logistics, and the executive vice president of ELKCORP. This expert served as the president of Chromium Corporation for 10 years, leading the organization in the manufacturing of heavy engine's components for locomotive, marine, and stationary power supply units.

This expert has been working in consumer electronics and electrical utilities for over 30 years, and has extensive experience with solar panels, electronics manufacturing, data analytics, semiconductor packaging, and portable electronic products. He earned BS and MS in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin and the University of Rochester, respectively. He holds 4 patents including in low profile managed memory components and high-density electronic connectors. He formerly worked as a director of product marketing at Motion Computing and Staktek and as director of product development at Heliovolt. He also served as a chief technical officer at Pecan Street Incorporated. This expert is currently a chief technical officer and vice president of engineering at a solar energy start-up in CO.

This expert has over two decades of experience in the field of quality and manufacturing processes, specializing in automotive vehicles and their components. She received her BS in chemical engineering from the University of Waterloo and then became a process engineer at Woodbridge Foam. Afterward, she worked as a quality engineer at Estee Lauder Corporation, a project manager for ATS Automation Tooling Systems, and then as the assistant manager of quality engineering at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, where her primary role was to ensure accurate root cause analysis on completed vehicle or sub-component quality problems related to customer-use, manufacturing, or design-related issues. She then became the director of global quality for valve and pipes manufacturing at Crane ChemPharma & Energy, where she was responsible for implementing Global Standard Quality Processes to manage in-house and supplier manufacturing. Currently, she owns a private consulting firm in Texas.

This well seasoned former senior engineering associate at Exxon Chemical has almost 60 years of experience in manufacturing of olefin based polymers. During his time at Exxon he was the technical start up leader for a multi-million dollar polypropylene project. In 1994 he founded his own polymers and process engineering consulting company where he has worked with several Fortune 500 companies on process development and scale up, process design, plant problem solving and training. He has authored two books on process engineering as well as developing a five day training course to cover problem solving concepts.

This expert is one of the top innovators in the U.S. specializing in cranial protective system technology, materials technology, design, and manufacturing. He has invented, designed, engineered, and manufactured multiple products being used today in sporting goods, and has been a consultant and contractor for prime military contractors and private firms.

This expert has more than 15 years of continuous, progressively responsible experience in the trucking and warehouse industries, in addition to more than 10 years of operational experience with fortune 500 companies. He specializes in trucking regulation, including expertise in DOT standards, Title 49 CFR Transportation Regulations, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Pipeline & Hazardous Material Safety Administration, Driver Qualification & Hiring Practice, Driver Training Practice, Driver's requirements & regulations, Safety performance, and Motor Carrier's Registration Requirements. He has presented at numerous technical conferences in the field of trucking and commercial vehicle safety.

This highly qualified expert has more than 40 years of international experience in the development and implementation of occupational health, safety, and environmental (HSE) management systems within the petroleum, petrochemical,manufacturing, and construction industries. He is an advisor to management on regulatory compliance with worldwide agencies such as BSEE, EC, OSHA, HSE, PSA, SSM, DEA, USCG, MSHA, MMS, NOPSA and other applicable industry standards and codes. He is experienced with ISO, ISM, Injury Incident Free (IIF) culture building, root cause analysis, and behavior based safety; including 24 years experience with stringent safety requirements of the North Sea regulatory agencies.

This qualified expert of Hospital Procurement obtained her BS in Chemistry from Gannon University and completed advanced coursework in in Medical Logistics Management, Inventory Management, and in Contract Fundamentals. She is a member of The Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management and the Center for Health Design and has authored a handful of publications in the healthcare supply chain space. She is currently a Senior Director of Supply Chain Operations for a non-profit hospital network in the South.