Training Expert Witnesses in Kansas

This expert completed his undergraduate education at the United States Military Academy and later received a Master of Science degree in Organizational Development and Human Resource Management from the University of Utah. He earned his Doctor of Health Administration degree from Central Michigan University and is currently a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He has over 30 years of healthcare experience as CEO of three different hospitals and numerous medical practices in the Intermountain West. He has a particular interest in the governance of health care organizations and has published several articles related to retail health care. He regularly consults with hospitals and physician groups on strategic planning, organizational development, and staff training.

This expert is Certified by multiple organizations, and prominent individuals and teaches on a regular basis. Area of greatest expertise: The defensive use of a handgun, the legal repercussions one might expect to encounter when choosing to carry a pistol, and actually using the pistol to defend themselves.

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 qualified nursing expert earned her ADN from Eastern Oklahoma State College and her BSN from East Central University. She is a board certified emergency nurse and certified in advanced cardiac life support and basic life support. She is also a certified adult and adolescent sexual assault nurse examiner. This expert as published four for the Emergency Nurses Association where she is also a member. She holds additional memberships with the International Association of Forensic Nursing and the American Nurses Association. She has served formerly as a flight nurse for Eagle Med Air Medical Service and as a trauma nurse at OU Medical Center. Currently, this expert works as an emergency department educator and staff nurse at an acute general care hospital in Oklahoma.

This expert has a decade of experience in the field of correctional internal investigations. He earned his BS in criminal justice administration from Northeastern State University and is a certified firearms instructor. He previously served as a deputy sheriff at the Adair County Sheriff Department, as an armed patrol agent for Command Security Services and as a lead corrections officer for the Jackson County Department of Corrections. He is currently a correctional officer academy instructor, a supervisor (lieutenant), and an internal affair/pre-employment background investigator for a county correctional department in Missouri.

This highly-qualified expert has more than 20 years of experience in oil and gas accounting. She earned her BS in accounting from Phillips University and is an accredited petroleum accountant. She is active in her field as a member of the Council of Petroleum Accountants Society and the Petroleum Accountants Society of Oklahoma. She formerly served as a financial analyst at KCS Resources/Petrohawk Energy and as a senior financial analyst and joint venture audit supervisor at SM Energy Company. She then worked as a joint venture audit and accounting consultant at Ellington Enterprises. Currently, this expert is the president of an oil and gas accounting consultancy in Oklahoma.

This expert has been a practicing nurse for nearly 20 years. A licensed registered nurse, she received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Kansas and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Missouri. This expert has extensive experience in quality control and ensuring proper standards and protocols are being followed and met. A Risk Management Consultant for Health Cap/HCRMS, she conduced training workshops and consultation for long-term care facility staff in quality insurance and improvement, risk management, safety management, risk mitigation, and best practices. As a Quality Educator with Primaris, she worked with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as part of the Quality Improvement Organization for the state of Missouri, educating, consulting, and providing resource materials to skilled nursing staff to promote improvement in resident care. Currently a Clinical Educator and Consultant for a major university, she continues to work with Quality Improvement of Missouri and provides educational presentations throughout the state for long term care facilities, the Missouri League of Nursing, and various hospitals, targeting specific audiences and quality of care issues. This expert is also an independent Nurse Consultant and is experienced in reviewing legal cases as an expert witness, analyzing medical malpractice files, and analyzing standard of care, causation, and damage issues.

This 40+ year veteran of the aviation industry has extensive experience as an airline pilot and additional background in safety inspection, flight instruction, airport management, and accident investigation. He earned his B.S. in Aviation Technology and Business Management from Metropolitan State College and holds several certificates from the FAA, including the Airline Transport Pilot Certificate, the Flight Instructor Certificate, the Flight Engineer Certificate, the Ground Instructor Certificate, and the Control Tower Operator Certificate. The expert spent 16 years as a Line Pilot, Federal Flight Deck Officer, and Pilot Instructor for United Airlines. He has also held operations roles with SurfAir, and FlightOne. He is now an aviation consultant.