This expert has over half a decade of experience in the field of mechanical engineering. He received his BS in mechanical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Formerly, he worked as a quality manager and mechanical engineer at Ci-Esse, a manufacturing start-up company and then was an independent contractor working as a mechanical engineer, specializing in robotics and automation. Currently, he works as a manufacturing engineer at a medical ...
This highly qualified expert has nearly 50 years of experience in automotive mechanics. He graduated from Ensley High School with a major in machine shop, before enlisting in the United States Army, where he worked as a maintenance instructor in helicopter repair for 4 years. He then worked in local dealerships for 5 years, before going on to serve as an automotive mechanic at Taylor Speed Sports, a high performance machine shop, and at Bobby Allison Racing, where he ...
This highly qualified transportation expert has almost 50 years of experience with the commercial trucking industry. He earned an AA from the University of South Florida and is a licensed commercial driver. Formerly, he has served as an assistant terminal manager for Calzona Tankways and the owner-operator of a common carrier refrigerated trucking company. He then went on to become a safety director at several trucking companies, including Ryder Corp and C&W Trucking ...
This automatic door expert has 7 years of experience in his field. He attended Mesaland Community College and is a certified automatic door inspector through the American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers. He formerly worked as an automatic door technician and supervisor at Continental Automatic Doors of Lubbock. He then served as an automatic door technician at Murrary Womble....
This highly qualified engineering professional has held leadership and management positions in the automotive industry for over 30 years. He holds a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Utah and an MBA for the University of Phoenix. Among his many former positions with Autoliv Inc., he served as a product line manager with their Honda modules, as an operations manager for their steering wheel facility, and as the quality manager for inflators. ...
This expert has over 15 years of experience in automobile repossession. He is a licensed repossession agency qualified manager under the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. He has previously served as a partner at Golden Eagle Recovery before starting his own repossession agency called Always Towing Inc. He then started a new agency called A&D Adjusters Inc and serves as the president and principal....
This highly-qualified expert has 35 years of experience as a restoration technician and body shop manager for the total restoration of custom and classic cars. Over the years, he has held and been certified in many aspects of the auto body industry and has served in this capacity as the production manager at Schertz Auto Service, Inc., as a master restoration technician at Jeff Lilly Restorations and as a body shop manager at Renown Auto Restoration. Currently, he is now ...
This expert has nearly 10 years of experience in rental car operations. He earned his BA in marketing management from Grambling State University. He previously served as a sales lead for Nike and as a technology consultant for Utility Partners of America. This expert was also the assistant branch manager at Enterprise Rent-A-Car. He currently serves as the assistant branch manager of a major rental car company....
This expert has nearly 40 years of experience in motorcycle design. He completed his BA in industrial design and transportation with honors from Coventry University. He started his career as a designer at TVR sports cars and BMW. He has also served as a chief designer at Global Design, a design manager at Ogle Design, and the director of Motovisions. Currently, he is an independent motorcycle design consultant, consulting on many projects for global motorcycle companies. ...
This highly qualified expert has worked in automotive electrical engineering for 20 years. He earned his BS in computer science from the University of Pittsburgh and is a member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers Society. He also holds 2 patents. He formerly worked as a project engineer at Copperweld Robotics, Beta Tech, and Epcom Corporation. He then worked as a senior development quality engineer at Dingman Micro Tech, as a software contractor at ...
This quality engineering executive has extensive experience in the global automotive manufacturing industry. He earned a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Louisville, a BA in music from Florida State University, and a MA in music from the University of Michigan. He is a certified six sigma and has previously served in various positions including as a warranty administrator, as a midrange service engineer, and as a quality engineer with Cummins. He has ...
This highly qualified expert has over 10 years of experience in his field. He obtained his BS and MS in mechanical engineering at Minnesota State University. He is a licensed professional engineer in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and a certified technician and analyst for crash data retrieval. This expert is very active in his field as a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and the National Society of Professional Engineers. Formerly, he served as a teaching ...
Geico Corp., a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is facing a class action lawsuit. Its Illinois customer base alleges that the company engaged in deceptive marketing practices and charged excessive premiums. Although the U.S. District Court granted Geico’s…
On Election Day 2020, California voters approved one of the most expensive ballot measures in the state’s history, Proposition 22. The measure was both created and heavily campaigned for by Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash. With the passing of Proposition 22,…
Computer simulation can be a very powerful tool in a variety of fields. This includes accident reconstruction and biomechanics to fire investigation and product design. But computer simulations can also be full of unrealistic assumptions and invalid techniques. If an…
Like it or not, Autonomous Vehicles are coming – and, they’ll be here before you know it. That is unless cautious legislation and special interests decide to slow their deployment. In fact, many vehicles already on the road incorporate key…
Many of us will remember the notorious Ford Pinto, which made headlines in the 1970’s and 1980’s with revelations about its terribly vulnerable fuel tank located near the rear bumper, with resulting fuel-fed fires in rear-impact accidents coast-to-coast. I testified…
Case: Teresa Hipple v. SCIX, et al., No. 12–1256, U.S. District Court Eastern District Pennsylvania; Aug. 13, 2014 Background: Defendant Clement Hipple founded SCIX in 1999 to market and sell Steel Seal, an automotive-repair product used to seal blown head…
Case: Sandra and Fred Seamans v. Andrew B. Tremontana, et al., No. 3:13–0698, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; Sept. 3, 2014 Background: This case involves an accident between Sandra and Fred Seamans and Andrew Tremontana. It occurred on…
This article is authored by a leading trucking expert with over 40 years of experience in the vehicle safety industry. Crashing Beneath the Rear or Side of a Truck or Trailer When a passenger car penetrates beneath… or “underrides”…the tall rear…
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Weams v. FCA US L.L.C Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31242 The defendant argued the expert was unqualified to testify on this subject. Facts The…
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Duarte v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. Citation: 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 195102 The defendants—the driver, his employees, and the…
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Momeni-Kuric v. Metro. Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125794 The plaintiff hired the dentistry expert witness to opine…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Mcallen Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Green v. City of Mission Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118820 In this case, the defendant retains an expert to opine on airbag…
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Haines v. Webb Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200885Â In this vehicle collision case, a Texas court precluded the accident reconstruction expert’s testimony…
Court: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Ackerman v. U-Park, Inc. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45860 Facts This case involves a slip and fall that occurred in a parking lot owned by…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Perez v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. et al Citation: 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155921 Facts This case involves a car…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Hinson v. Dorel Juvenile Grp., Inc. Citation: 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74993 Facts The plaintiff, the next friend of the underage victim, filed…
Court: United States District Court for the District of New Mexico Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Lilley v. CVS Health Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47985 Facts This case involves a carjacking that took place in a CVS Pharmacy parking lot.…