Amusement Park Expert Witnesses
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Amusement park expert witness candidates typically have areas of expertise in mechatronics systems, computer graphics, mechanical engineering, and/or human factors.
Litigation support by an amusement specialist could include expert report, failure analysis, and testimony in court. In addition, a law firm may request an amusement industry expert for pre-litigation consulting work. Often, matters requiring amusement park expert witness services involve product liability or personal injury. In addition, copyright and patent infringement matters are common. Representative matters have involved:
- carnival accident reconstruction in Utah,
- an amusement park safety expert witness to opine on roller coasters,
- amusement rides,
- inflatables,
- biomechanical safety consulting,
- trampoline safety case in Pennsylvania,
- Ohio water park accident investigation involving a water slide, and
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.
To locate expert witnesses that can support theme park and amusement park matters, law firms regularly call on Cahn Litigation Services. The firm has many years of experience of presenting expert witness candidates that precisely match the needs outlined by the legal team.
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Amusement Park Expert Witness - Representative Bios
Please Note: All Cahn Litigation expert witness searches are customized to attorneys' precise specifications and preferences. Attorneys are encouraged to discuss search parameters with a Cahn search specialist.
The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those Amusement Park experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Amusement Park landscape.
Expert Witness #246862
This expert has been designing and programming advanced user interfaces for many years and has worked on a wide variety of user interface projects in the areas of air traffic control, military communications, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile defense systems, Homeland security systems, two way pager systems, mobile portable phones, facial recognition systems, web based ecommerce systems, Android and iOS applications for smartphones and tablets, IPV6 internet routers, gaming systems, multiple medical devices, and mobile big data collection and analysis systems.
With a Masters’ degree and a PhD in Human Factors focusing on Advanced User Interface Design, this expert is an avid software engineer and architect with extensive knowledge in C, C++, C#, Objective-C, and Java. This expert has designed many advanced systems that utilize GPS and other mapping and location-based technologies in the areas of:
Advanced air traffic control
Military tracking of soldiers, equipment and vehicles
Routing of wireless signals for Army vehicles based on location
Routing, planning, and surveillance of unmanned aerial vehicles
Terrorist Tracking application
Personal tracking applications for iOS and Android
Tracking of visitors at a theme park
This expert has designed and developed a GPS enabled Location Based Services application for iOS and Android. Further, this expert has developed advanced geographic information systems for a proprietary research and development project and developed location based Unmanned Air Vehicle routing, control, and tracking algorithms for a proprietary research and development program.
This expert has been retained approximately 85 times, deposed 29 times, testified at trial in both state and federal courts, and presented at a Markman hearing and to the USPTO. This expert has written approximately 70 expert reports and declarations. This expert has worked on a wide variety of patent litigation cases for both plaintiffs and defendants.
This expert has also worked on advanced missile defense systems, two-way pager systems, mobile portable phones, IPV6 internet routers, multiple medical devices, been involved with the design and implementation of portable handheld devices for many years and spent approximately 400 hours reviewing source code as an expert witness for a case. This expert can be very helpful in the areas of infringement/non-infringement and validity/invalidity, claim construction, source code review, writing declarations and expert reports, and expert testimony at deposition and at trial.
Start Amusement Park Expert SearchExpert Witness #259451
This expert has many years of experience in the construction industry with a primary emphasis in project management, construction management, CPM scheduling, construction claims analysis and dispute resolution. This expert’s experience includes all types of projects including heavy and highway construction; industrial, government, military, and institutional facilities; wastewater/water treatment plants; retail, theme park, hotel, and casino/resort; and residential. This expert has also conducted continuing education seminars for contractors, architects, and engineers on claims, CPM scheduling, project management, and business management. This expert has testified as an expert on project delays, schedule analyses, extra work claims, breach of contract, and construction defect claims.
Selected Project Experience
Provided expert witness services on an insurance claim related to a carpet manufacturing plant that was destroyed by fire.
Evaluated a claim from a subcontractor for delay, disruption, extra work, and inefficiency related to a street light upgrade project.
Provided construction claims preparation and analysis services for numerous high-rise condominium projects.
Performed numerous claims analysis assignments for many state Department of Transportation agencies.
Provided expert witness services on a dispute related to delays and termination for default during the construction of a resort and spa.
Evaluated a claim from the designer for delay and extra work on a public transportation project.
Investigated the cause of cost overruns during the conversion of a drilling platform and supertanker into oil processing platforms.
Performed scheduling and schedule advisory services for a psychiatric hospital.
Provided expert testimony on delay and damages at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals on a wrongful termination appeal.
Provided expert testimony on delay on the construction of a bleach manufacturing facility.
Start Amusement Park Expert SearchExpert Witness #206976
This expert holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and works as a Senior Engineer for a firm that provides consulting, design, and engineering services to major theme parks and commercial industries worldwide. This expert provides designs in Autodesk AutoCAD, REVIT, SDS2 and Solidworks software, and utilizes analysis software such as RISA 3D, SAP2000, and Simulation FEA software. This expert has co-authored 36 refereed technical publications. This expert's work experience is broad and diversified from both industry and academia including applied computational analysis (FEA/CFD), testing and experimental analysis, and automation machinery. This expert has some experience as an expert witness in the construction software arena.
Start Amusement Park Expert SearchExpert Witness #259416
This expert is the owner of nationally recognized engineering firm specializing in zip line design, inspection, and forensic expert witness work.
This expert's first company was involved in steel construction, certified welding, machine tooling, product development and building of amusement rides. This business became Nation Board Certified in welding and this expert gained a Steel Erection Contractors license. This expert was contracted by a ski resort to design a passive braking zip line trolley and build the largest zip line to date.
This expert has three United States patents for the passive braking trolleys and zip line braking systems. This expert's zip line trolleys and braking systems ride on some of the largest zip lines in the world.
For litigation, this expert has served as an expert witness in ~24 zip line specific matters. This expert has been deposed four times but has not yet had the pleasure of testifying in court; most of his cases have settled following filing of his expert report.
Start Amusement Park Expert SearchExpert Witness #259404
This expert is an expert in sports and recreation, specializing in zip lines, obstacle courses, obstacle races, and adventure sport events, including those produced for television. This expert has been active in international sport for many years, including as a professional athlete.
As a Mechanical Engineer with a master's degree in Sports Medicine, this expert has applied technical expertise to develop the standards and best practices relevant to obstacle courses and events worldwide. This includes safety standards and medical guidelines as a member of the Land Based Obstacles working group of ASTM International Committee F24 Amusement Rides and Devices. This expert also authored and leads a global program for Coach Certification and is an advisor on event formats and obstacles for international multi-sport competitions.
In addition to work governing and guiding the policies of member federations, this expert has been designing and building zip line systems around the world for sporting events and commercial parks. This includes engineering design, operational standards, operator training, and oversite.
This expert has worked as an advisor, producer, and director on athletic competitions and adventure television shows. This expert has competed in hundreds of events around the world in cycling, sailing, triathlon, canoe, kayak, and rafting.
Start Amusement Park Expert SearchExpert Witness #216341
This expert provides Expert Witness, Investigation, and Technical Consulting services for Industrial Control Systems, Automated Systems, and Safety Systems. This expert has litigated several cases that involve PLC ladder logic, and has designed scores of systems which utilize PLC code. This expert manages an automation engineering group, and writes/analyzes PLC code virtually every day. Experience includes:
Automated Machinery – Manufacturing Plants, Production Plants
Robotics – Assembly Lines, Semiconductor Plants, Packaging Plants
Control Systems – PLC Controls, Computer Controlled Machines
Automatic and Revolving Doors
Amusement Park Rides – Control Systems, Safety Systems
Bowling Centers – Equipment Systems
Mining – Surface and Strip Mining, Coal, Quarry, Minerals, Oilsands, Conveyors, and Crushers
Lasers – Etching Equipment, Production Lines
Egg Production and Packaging
Food and Beverage Plants – Snack Foods, Cereal, Pasta, Soft Drinks, Beer, Meat Packaging
Breweries
Conveyors – Belt Conveyors, Bucket Conveyors, Packaging Machines, Vibratory Systems
Wood Production – Sawmills, Chippers, Wood Pellet Plants
Patents – Control Systems, Automated Devices, Production and Manufacturing Machines
Contract Disputes – Control Systems, Production Equipment, Manufacturing Equipment
This expert has acquired many years of experience in electrical, electronic, automation, robotics, bulk materials handling, and mechanical system design. As an inventor, this expert holds several electronic and mechanical patents. This expert’s technical background includes extensive experience with digital logic circuits, vision systems, laser research involving Co2 lasers (Class 4 100 watt), and laser diodes (Class 3B). This expert has established and managed several engineering, CAD, automation, and field service groups, for deployment of automated machinery in the food, beverage, refinery, coal, oil sands, pharmaceutical, and chemical plant industries. Most of this work carried over to the field, where this expert managed electrical and mechanical field construction projects.
This expert’s memberships have included ISA (Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society), and AEE (The Association of Energy Engineers). Authorships include Whitepapers for RAM (Remote Asset Management), Energy Management, Automation, and cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice) for FDA related validation procedures in lab environments. Intellectual property and patent experience includes work as a Technical Expert Witness involving patent infringement and automation related accidents.
Start Amusement Park Expert SearchExpert Witness #124257
This biomechanical engineering expert holds a PhD and specializes in biomechanical engineering, the design of mechanical systems, and accident reconstruction.
This expert evaluates product safety and investigates human injuries in accidents and product failures using biomechanical engineering techniques that apply engineering principles to the human body.
This expert has extensive experience with biomechanical engineering testing design and analysis, including testing and assessing amusement park rides in forensic contexts, and is an active member of a standards committee that sets standards for amusement park rides.
Start Amusement Park Expert SearchExpert Witness #238527
This mechanical engineering expert is a licensed Professional Engineer and board-certified Diplomat Forensic Engineer (DFE) who provides forensic engineering investigation and analysis services for legal and insurance clients investigating claims and causes of action involving personal injury or death. This expert provides forensic engineering services for amusement park ride accident investigations and evaluates product defect and failure claims involving personal injury or wrongful death.
This expert has substantial knowledge of ASTM F24 standards for amusement park rides, posted ride documentation, and safety requirements, and is a member of an international amusement parks and attractions association. This expert's work includes evaluating amusement park ride accidents throughout the United States.
Relevant subject-matter experience includes amusement ride regulation, amusement ride safety officials' guidance, ASTM F24 amusement ride standards, concession go-kart design and operation standards, amusement ride and device design standards, amusement ride auditing standards, racing kart handling behavior, in-service annual inspection guidance, recreation and park safety guidance, go-kart-related injuries, and fairground and amusement park safe-practice guidance.
This expert has experience as an expert witness and litigation consultant, including deposition and trial testimony in matters involving go-kart accidents.
Start Amusement Park Expert SearchExpert Witness #277900
This amusement ride safety expert is a highly experienced and well-recognized professional in the amusement industry who has held senior facility design and engineering management roles for major theme park operators. Before starting a consulting firm, this expert managed facility design for a major themed entertainment design organization and was responsible for new theme park facilities from concept through construction. Prior work also included managing a multi-disciplined organization of over 60 architects and engineers supporting park operations, maintenance, and new construction. For over 25 years, this expert has supported parks and ride manufacturers and consulted for major theme parks.
This expert has been a member of a prominent amusement ride safety standards committee for over 30 years and has been a Certified Amusement Ride Safety Inspector through a national amusement ride safety inspector organization, with certifications in California, Florida, and Texas. This expert has extensive experience with wooden coasters beginning in the early 1990s and has worked on repairs, modifications, upgrades, and litigation issues. This expert frequently serves as an expert witness in cases involving amusement rides and devices and has a strong understanding of design and manufacturing standards for amusement rides.
Start Amusement Park Expert SearchExpert Witness #279333
This amusement park ride expert has expertise covering all aspects of amusement park development and operations.
This expert has operated multiple amusement ride parks and has extensive knowledge of industry standards, including safety requirements and licensing regulations. This expert holds operations, inspector, and safety certifications from a prominent amusement ride safety organization.
As an educator, this expert has taught technical courses on construction and has conducted seminars and hands-on training for amusement ride operators and public agencies.
This expert has provided expert witness work for over 10 years, including roller coaster cases.
Start Amusement Park Expert SearchExpert Witness #279371
This amusement park ride expert is the proprietor of a firm providing design, engineering, fabrication, installation, inspection, and operations and maintenance services for amusement rides, devices, and attractions, including roller coasters. This expert has provided deposition and trial testimony in the past.
Start Amusement Park Expert SearchExpert Witness #280330
This biomechanical engineering expert is a Professional Engineer (PE) who has investigated incidents involving amusement park rides, including roller coasters, automobiles, railroad equipment, commercial aircraft interiors, watercraft, walking surfaces, industrial, railroad, and hospital equipment, and product failures.
As a licensed biomedical and mechanical engineer, this expert can analyze the mechanics of an accident or product failure and determine its relationship to claimed injuries. This expert has extensive expert witness experience and has testified over 70 times in deposition and trial.
Start Amusement Park Expert SearchExpert Witness #294890
This amusement park and water park operations and safety expert has over 35 years of experience focused on design, technical engineering, project management, safety inspections, concept development, and regulatory, compliance, and safety programs.
This expert spent over 30 years with a major theme park and entertainment operator working on ride and park development and safety, including maintenance engineering for water rides, zip lines, coasters, tramways, inflatables, and related attractions. This expert is a member of a standards committee focused on amusement ride safety standards, has been a certified amusement ride safety inspector in California since the state began its program, and teaches amusement ride safety and safety inspection standards.
This expert has experience as an expert witness in California state court matters.
Start Amusement Park Expert SearchExpert Witness #304285
This amusement park safety expert is experienced in amusement park safety and inflatables and has conducted loss control surveys for a number of insurers and managing general agents in this space.
This expert is knowledgeable concerning supervision, training, and qualification requirements for amusement parks, has received industry training in amusement safety, and served for a number of years on a state amusement ride safety board.
This expert has conducted over 20 assessments of amusement ride operators, amusement entities, county fairs, and a number of state or regional fairs, several of which included inflatables.
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