Mr. Richard L. Stern has 32 years of experience in the field of Product Safety. He earned his BEE from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Today, this expert is licensed as an Engineer-in-Training in the state of Georgia. Formerly, he held roles as a Senior Manager of Global Product Safety at Whirlpool Corporation, as a Manager at Exponent, Inc., and as the Director of Global Product Safety at Techtronic Industries. Currently, he serves as a Product Safety Consultant at ...
Mr. Joseph L. Nowikowski has 41 years of experience in the field of Engineering. He earned his BS in Mining Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and his MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He also obtained his MBA with an emphasis in Business Administration from Jacksonville University years later. Today, this expert is a Certified Fire and Explosion ...
Mr. Richard Patrick Donahue has 34 years of experience in Electrical Engineering. He earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from Kettering University. Today, this expert is certified as a Fire and Explosion Investigator and Vehicle Fire Investigator by the National Association of Fire Investigators and licensed as a Professional Electrical Engineer in the state of Arizona. Formerly, this expert served as a Senior Project Engineer at General Motors Great Lakes Technology ...
Mr. Ashish Arora has over 20 years of experience in Electrical Engineering with expertise in Computer Science. He earned a BS in Engineering from the University of Canberra, his MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University, and his MBA in Business Management from Indiana University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Electrical Engineer in the state of Arizona. Formerly, this expert served as a Research Engineer at the University of ...
Dr. John D. Martens has 29 years of experience in Electrical Engineering. He earned his BS in Electrical Engineering, his MS in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Case Western Reserve University. He also obtained his MBA from the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in 12 states. He is also a Certified Fire and ...
Mr. Thomas J. Kelly has 25 years of experience in the field of Electrical Engineering. He earned both his BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from Florida Atlantic University and his MBA with an emphasis in Strategic Leadership from Winthrop University. Today, he is a licensed Professional Engineer in 9 States. He is also a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator through the National Association of Fire Investigators, and a Certified Electrical Safety Compliance ...
Dr. Michael J. Ellenbecker has over 42 years of experience in Electrical Engineering and Industrial Hygiene. He earned his BEE in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and his MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He then did his MS and his Sc.D. in Environmental Health Sciences from the Harvard University. Today, this expert is board certified in the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene. Formerly, ...
Mr. Kenneth J. Kutchek has 37 years of experience in the field of Electrical Engineering. He earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and today, this expert is certified as a Fire and Explosion Investigator through the National Association of Fire Investigators. He is also licensed as a Professional Engineer in 23 states and as a Professional Electrical Engineer in 7 states. Formerly, this expert served as a Senior Electrical ...
Mr. Erik M. Swonder has 20 years of experience in the fields of Electrical Engineering and Fire Investigation. He earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University and his MS in Electrical Engineering from Wayne State University. Today, this expert is a Certified Fire Investigator through the International Association of Arson Investigators. Additionally, he is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan. Since 2003, this expert has ...
Dr. Mark J. Svare has 42 years of experience in Electrical Engineering. He earned his BEE in Electrical Power System and Biomedical Instrumentation from the University of Minnesota and his PhD in Science and Engineering from the University of Dundee. Today, this expert is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator through the National Association of Fire Investigators and a board certified Forensic Engineer by the National Academy of Forensic Engineers. This expert is ...
Mr. Todd D. Hoover has 30 years of experience in Automotive Accident Reconstruction. He earned his AAS in Electronics Technology from Pennsylvania College of Technology and his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston. Formerly, this expert served as a Principal Engineer and Graduate Engineer at Carr Engineering Inc. and Tandy Engineering & Associates, Inc. Currently, this expert is a Principal Engineer at Design Research Engineering....
This highly-qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in electrical and electronics engineering, rail transit systems design, construction, project management, light rail vehicle, and field wayside maintenance areas. He earned his BS in electrical and electronics engineering from California State University at Sacramento and his MBA in strategic leadership from Amberton University. He is licensed as a registered professional engineer in California. He formerly ...
This case involves a maintenance worker who was killed by an electrical explosion while working in a residential building. The maintenance worker had recently been hired and was tasked with clearing out a storage space adjacent to the electrical control panel room. The…
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A costly lawsuit was brought against a large American manufacturer of dishwashers after one of its machines exploded and killed the child of a suburban family. The child had been unsupervised in the kitchen while the dishwasher began to overheat,…
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This case involves a woman in South Carolina who suffered severe burns on her leg when an e-cigarette lithium battery exploded. The woman had recently purchased a new battery for her electronic cigarette, which was marketed and sold specifically as…