This expert has over 20 years of experience in the field of risk management. He is a certified construction health and safety officer, occupational safety specialist, Six Sigma Green Belt, and OSHA Accident Investigator. He has previously served in the Marine Corps as the infantry combat leader before entering the civilian sector as an operations risk manager at Boots & Coots. This expert then served as a risk consultant for IBTX Risk Services and as the managing ...
This highly-qualified expert earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Delaware and is a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland. He actively participates in continuing education courses to stay up to date on the latest practices in his field and is involved in professional societies, including the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Institute of Transportation Engineers. He has formerly served as a ...
This expert has extensive experience in parks and recreation. He earned his BA in interpersonal communication from the University of Central Florida. He is a certified parks and recreation professional and a certified playground safety inspector. This expert is active in his field as a member of numerous organizations including the Florida Recreation and Parks Association and the National Parks and Recreation Association. He previously served as a recreation specialist ...
This highly qualified expert has over a decade of experience in higher education administration. She earned her BA from the University of Florida before earning her MS in college student personnel administration with a concentration in conflict analysis and resolution from Nova Southeastern University. She has served in a variety of positions at universities in New York, including resident director, residence hall director, and director of residence life & off campus ...
This expert has almost 15 years of experience in outdoor recreation. He earned his BS and MS in outdoor recreation and resource management and his PhD in Leisure Behavior from Indiana University. He previously served as a wilderness and mountaineering ranger at Inyo National Forest and as a wilderness instructor at SOAR. He has also worked as an instructor of outdoor adventures and as the program coordinator of the conservation and outdoor recreation education program at ...
This qualified expert has extensive experience in baseball as both a player and coach. He received his BA in special education from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore where he played NCAA Division 1 baseball. He formerly served as the head baseball coach of a U-12 travel team in Virginia before moving on to a coaching position of a U-16 travel team. This expert currently works as a multiple disabilities teacher at a high school in Virginia where he is also the head ...
This expert in safety earned his BA from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and his MA at Southern New Hampshire University. He is certified in hazard analysis and critical control points and OSHA 10. He has held several previous positions as safety director and manager at companies such as SkyLark Meats Inc., Swift and Company, XL Four Star Beef Inc., Tyson Foods Inc., and Leprino Foods. He currently is the CEO and president of a safety consulting agency in Michigan....
This well-qualified expert has more than 15 years of experience supporting the United State's Armed Forces. He is certified and trained as a US Army motor vehicle operator, in HAZMAT awareness, and combat lifesaving. He formerly served four years in the Indiana and Montana National Guard. Subsequently, he worked at the Walla Walla, WA VA Hospital as a motor vehicle operator for 7 years. Currently, he is a student at Blue Cord Holdings in pursuit of his AAS in business ...
This experienced aviation operations professional has extensive background managing the operations and logistics for airlines. From 1996 until 2016, he worked for Republic Airways in various safety and operations positions. The expert currently runs his own consulting business that specializes in ground service equipment....
This expert has been involved with construction safety policies for over 35 years, focusing on risk management evaluations and accident investigation. He is a certified Environmental, Health & Safety Trainer and OSHA Outreach Safety Instructor through the National Environmental, Health & Safety Association, as well as a Certified Safety Professional through the American Society of Safety Professionals. He has over 35 years of experience related to the application of ...
This expert has over a decade of experience with zipline operations through his work designing, constructing, developing, and operating businesses in the adventure recreation and aerial adventure park industries. He is a member of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) and served on its operations and certifications standards committee for a number of years. He is also certified as an ACCT level 1 and 2 practitioner, and he has guided over 1,000 zipline ...
In early August 2020, Nevada lawmakers passed a controversial bill to issue COVID-19 health protections within the state’s hospitality industry. Senate Bill 4, signed into law by Governor Steve Sisolak on August 11, 2020, provides a number of health and…
In February 2020, a California parent filed a product liability class action lawsuit against car seat maker. Evenflo. Days later, two additional consumers joined the class action, and claims were consolidated in Massachusetts District Court. In the class action complaint,…
On January 12th, 2016, a Party City store in Boca Raton, Florida had rows of metal display fixtures collapse in a “domino effect.”. This led to several customers suffering severe injuries. In cases like this, it can be unclear who…
During 2012, a client engineering company engaged my services as an industrial safety engineer after an accident had occurred in their factory whereby one of the machine operators had lost one finger due to contact with a high speed revolving blade…
Floor tile samples in many architects’ and interior designers’ resource libraries and literature provided to specifying design professionals as well as trade and over-the-counter customers at floor tile and home improvement centers may still reference slip resistant testing methods and…
Case: Brock Gaudreault v. Elite Line Services, LLC, No. 12–cv–1177 (JNE/JSM), U.S. District Court, Minnesota; May 14, 2014 Background: Plaintiff Brock Gaudreault was an equipment service employee of Delta Air Lines on May 23, 2010. While preparing to block the…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Hasan v. Cottrell, Inc. Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 116748 In this case, the plaintiff retains an aerospace engineering expert witness to opine…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Marimuthu v. Signal Int’l Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 195157 On the surface, this labor camp case appears to be an ideal fit…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Jones v. LA Fitness Int’l, LLC Citation: 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101747 Facts The plaintiff was playing basketball on an indoor court at a health…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Meganathan v. Signal Int’l L.L.C. Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180274 Facts This case involves alleged labor trafficking by offshore oil rig repair…
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Dyvex Indus. v. Agilex Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47519 Facts The plaintiff filed this product liability case alleging that the…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Rhodes v. Genesis Marine, LLC of Del. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120614 Facts The plaintiff was injured while working as a marine electrician for…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Jordan v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc. Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125346 Facts The plaintiff was a passenger on a cruise ship owned and operated by…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Dean v. Sea Supply, Inc. Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 222640 The plaintiff was captain of the Jessica Elizabeth, a vessel owned, operated, and crewed…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Thomas v. W&T Offshore, Inc. Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145842 Facts In this case, the plaintiff, Torrey Thomas, alleged that he tripped and fell…