Training Expert Witnesses in Florida

This experienced trucking expert has been trained in safety supervision and accident investigation by the American Trucking Association and the North American Transportation Management Institute. He is a certified Director of Safety and a certified Driver Trainer. He has held a number of transportation safety, training, and management positions throughout his career and has specialized in managing various types of truck drivers and fleets. He is currently the president/owner of his own trucking safety consulting firm.

This expert has over 20 years of experience as a mariner. He received a B.S. in Marine Transportation from Texas A&M University and a M.S. in Marine Management from the Maine Maritime Academy as well as a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law. In addition, he served on the United States Naval Reserve for over 20 years, eventually retiring as a Commander, and trained hundreds of cadets at the Texas Maritime Academy as Commandant of Cadets. Licensed as a United States Coast Guard Master Mariner of Any Gross Tons, he served as Master on the US Training Ship Texas Clipper II and on the United States Naval Ship Sirius for Operation Katrina Relief in New Orleans, foreign flag passenger ship doing cruises to nowhere and a US research ship. He currently serves as Senior Pilot at a major seaport with approximately 5,000 ship transits and serves as a lead Instructor for a maritime academy and has developed senior level courses for captains, senior officers, and pilots.

This highly qualified expert has 30+ years in EMS. He earned AS degrees in fire science technology and medical services technology from Indian River Community College. He is a certified EMT, paramedic, and firefighter. He has served as an EMT at Lifeline Ambulance Service Inc. and as a Paramedic at Emergency Medical Consultants Inc. before joining the Indian River County EMS unit in Vero Beach, Florida. There, he served as an EMS paramedic, an EMS lieutenant paramedic, EMS captain paramedic and finally as EMS deputy chief. He was previously on the Florida EMS Advisory Council and still holds positions on several state committees. He currently serves as battalion chief of training and QA/QI for a county fire rescue unit in Floria. In this role he is responsible for QA/QI of all EMS reports, training all EMS employees, and updating the unit's medical guidelines. He also currently serves on the NAEMT Board of Directors as a regional director and has presented on EMS related topics at CLINCON, IAFC-Fire Rescue Med, and APCO. He is a member of the National Fire Protection Association participates as a member of their Emergency Medical Services Committee and their Ambulances Committee.

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in pharmacy. His work focuses on hospital pharmacy, pharmacy sterile compounding, medication and patient safety, pharmacy regulatory issues, and pharmacy management and employee relations. He earned his BS in pharmacy from the University of Georgia and is a certified pharmacy regulatory specialist and USP 797 trainer. He has formerly served as a staff pharmacist at Baptist Health System South Florida, a pharmacy sterile admixture supervisor at Baptist Hospital Miami, and a hospital pharmacist at the University of Miami. Currently, this expert is the owner and president of a pharmacy training company and a clinical staff pharmacist for a hospital system in Florida.

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in security and premises liability, with experience in the following settings: hospitals & healthcare, hotels, corporate, churches & places of worship, offices & buildings, restaurants, retail, and colleges. He earned his BA in justice and law administration from Western Connecticut State University and later earned his JD from the University of Connecticut School of Law. This expert holds several certifications including being a certified protection professional and a certified healthcare professional associates. In addition, he holds a FEMA certification in hospital incident command systems. This expert holds several professional memberships including being a member of the Florida Bar Association, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association and the Defense Research Institute, the American Society for Industrial Security, and the International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety. Formerly, this expert has held several roles including a senior associate attorney at McIntosh, Sawran & Cartaya, PA, an administrative security supervisor/chief investigator at Danbury Health Systems, the director of security and emergency m management at Kootenai Health, and director of security and transportation at Spectrum Health. Currently, this expert is the executive director of safety at a major health system and president and chief consultant at a security management consulting firm in Florida.