Machine Safety Expert Witnesses
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Machine safety expert witness candidates are typically licensed professional engineers or certified safety professionals with extensive experience and expertise in mechanical engineering, product design, occupational safety, and/or industrial design. An expert witness in machine safety should also be familiar with the hazards addressed in OSHA standards. The chosen expert may be associated with an industry or technical organization, such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), IEEE, or the National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA). A machine safety expert witness must not only have the appropriate substantive expertise but should also possess the ability to explain technology and evidence to lay people, including judge and jury.
Frequently, matters requiring machine safety expert witness services involve intellectual property, such as patent infringement litigation, inter partes review or trade secret disputes. A forensic engineer can reverse engineer components to prove (or disprove) intellectual property infringement or theft. A machine safety expert witness might also provide testimony in a torts matter like an accident investigation, or a product liability case involving the failure analysis of industrial equipment or construction equipment. A machine safety specialist could also be called in to consult on technical issues, which could require forensic engineering work.
Litigation support by a machine safety expert witness could include reverse engineering, a risk assessment, accident reconstruction, expert report, expert opinion, and expert testimony in the courtroom. In a high-profile case, or litigation involving a significant financial stake, a law firm may request an expert with prior expert witness testimony experience. In addition, clients may seek a machine safety expert for pre-litigation consulting work.
When the need for a machine safety expert witness arises, top legal professionals call on Cahn Litigation Services. Whether the case involves machine guarding, workplace safety, industrial machines, construction equipment, OSHA regulations, industrial accidents, forklift, or factory automation systems, Cahn Litigation Services has the experience required to turn an expert witness search around quickly. The firm has a reputation for providing experts with the right balance of expertise and testimony to support each unique project.
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Machine Safety Expert Witness - Representative Bios
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The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those Machine Safety experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Machine Safety landscape.
Expert Witness #221915
In addition to experience in matters involving all types of machine guarding issues, this expert spent many years testifying on accidents involving tire and tire/rim "explosions." One of this expert's publications includes a mathematical calculation of the tremendous energy released in such events. The central thesis in most of those cases was the necessity of a safety device to protect the tire mechanic.
This expert holds degrees in mechanical engineering. This expert is an Associate Director of Advanced Engineering Design and Development. This expert has special certification in Reliability and Failure Probability, and Failure Modes and Effect analysis.
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #254474
This expert is an electrical engineering expert with many years of hands-on experience in industrial controls, automation, machinery, equipment, industrial safety and machine safeguarding. This expert applies expertise to forensic casework involving industrial controls, machine safeguarding, workplace safety, industrial/commercial/residential electric power systems, electrical related fires, electric shocks, and electrocutions. This expert is proficient in the National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Code, Electrical Safety in the Workplace, OSHA Standards for General Industry, and OSHA Electrical Safety Standards.
For many years this expert was a controls engineer for a control system integrator, where this expert was involved in control panel design, industrial automation, machine control, electrical design, software programming, installation, electrical contractor supervision, machine safeguarding, commissioning, project management, electrical power distribution and workplace safety. This expert was a corporate engineer performing electrical engineering in 4 different manufacturing facilities, including industrial controls, automation, process control, process engineering, quality control, robotics, industrial safety, machine safeguarding manufacturing supervision, and product development.
This expert is a licensed Professional Engineer in more than 20 states and a member of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE), National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), American Association of Safety Engineers (ASSE) as well as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
This expert provides technical investigations, analysis, reports, and testimony toward the resolution of commercial and personal injury litigation involving design, construction, operation, maintenance and training of electrical systems, equipment and devices.
This expert’s areas of expertise include:
Automation, controls, automated manufacturing, automated assembly lines, conveyors, robotics, material handling, packaging, robotic cells, automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), test cells, gantries, cranes, elevators, conveyors, lifts, turn tables, pumps, fans, scales, instrumentation, motion control, process control, boiler control, steam control, speed control, industrial controls, HVAC systems, air conditioners, air handling, boilers, compressed air, exhaust, centrifugal and absorption chillers, heaters, ovens, presses, grinders, cutting, broaching, stamping presses, hydraulics, pneumatics, vision, inspection, weighing, RFID, barcode, RF Radios, recipe/batch management, gas analyzers, motor controls, motion control, electrical control panels, control panel design/build (UL certified), PLC, HMI, MES, SCADA and software development, industrial communications (wired and wireless), information systems, data collection, data reporting, alarming, and industrial safety.
This expert’s expertise also extends to:
Industrial control software, programmable logic controllers (PLC), human machine interface (HMI), graphical user interface (GUI), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA). Other software Visual Basic, C++, Microsoft SQL. PLC Software, Allen Bradley/Rockwell RSLogix/5/500/5000/IPDS, Siemens S5/S7/TIA Portal, Mitsubishi MEDOC/GX Developer/GX Works, Omron, Telemechanique, Modicon,B+R, Opto22, Steeplechase VLC, PC Worx, Wago, Automation Direct, Koyo HMI / GUI / SCADA Software, Rockwell RSView, Rockwell FactoryTalk, Allen Bradley Panelbuilder, Siemens WinCC, Mitsubishi GOT, Mitsubishi GX Worx, Wonderware, Intellution, Iconics, Cimplicity, Proficy iFix, Indusoft, Automation Direct C-more, Industrial Communication Networks, Ethernet, Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet I/P, DeviceNet, ControlNet, Interbus, and ASi-Bus.
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #255754
This expert holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and is a licensed registered Professional Engineer (PE). This expert brings to the table many years as a consultant, specializing in both the design and the forensics aspects of engineering design for consumer and industrial machine systems. As President of a highly sought-after consultancy, this expert provides on-site product testing and laboratory services as well as computer animation and simulation, accident reconstruction and safety audits.
This expert has prior litigation experience and has worked as an expert on patent matters. This includes the evaluation of pivoting/extendable/ expandable/telescoping devices. This expert was involved in the evaluation of patents on an extensible boom and traversing boom system for telescoping rough terrain lift trucks. This dispute focused on the method in which the extendable carriage system framework mechanism functioned. In forensic work, this expert has reviewed and researched hundreds of patents, and written reports regarding all sorts of pivoting and extendable mechanical devices, including rotating and extending dock levelers, extendable/telescoping ladder systems (household and truck mounted), extendable boom lift trucks, scissor lifts, etc.
In addition to work as a consultant, this expert serves as adjunct faculty. Through this expert's teaching experience, this expert has become adept and taking complicated mechanisms and devices and making them easy to understand for the lay person.
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #260239
This expert is both a Professional Engineer and a Ph.D. who focuses on human factors and the biomechanics of injury causation. This expert has significant experience industry as well as consulting experience in product design, manufacturing and safety-related issues and the applicable standards for a wide variety of products and applications. This expert's experience with Industrial accidents in particular, includes machine guarding, rotating machinery, pinch-points, forklifts, explosions and OSHA/MESHA issues. This expert is well published, is a frequent presenter at industry conferences, and holds a machine guarding patent with another application pending.
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #243851
This expert is a Professional Engineer with an MS in Electrical Engineering. This expert has extensive experience in industrial controls, including developing ladder logic and source code. This expert has designed processing machinery, material handling systems, tooling, industrial controls, data acquisition systems, and safety interlocks for manufacturing lines. This expert has created mechanical drawings, electrical wiring diagrams, electrical schematics, and control logic. This expert has led seminars and continuing education workshops related to designing analog block logic, digital ladder logic for process control applications, human-machine interface (HMI) graphics, wiring, and hardware for distributed control system (DCS) applications. As a Consulting Engineering Manager, this expert managed intellectual property and regulatory compliance matters, and developed, designed, and tested digital and analog electronics, embedded systems, industrial control system logic, and mechanical components for the food, consumer product, medical device, transportation, utility, HVAC, and agricultural equipment industries. As Plant Engineer, this expert designed machine elements, tooling, and automated control systems for food production lines. This expert is the author of numerous technical and programming publications, is a patent holder, and has provided expert witness services for over 15 years, testifying in depositions and in the courtroom.
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #259843
This expert holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and is a Professor Emeritus. This expert taught undergraduate, masters and PhD classes in Mechanical Engineering and Software Development. Typical classes were Machine Design, Design of Machine Elements, Software Engineering, Human Computer Interface, and Introduction to Artificial Intelligence. This expert developed and taught the university’s first robotics program. This expert also provided consulting to industry giants and has continued to be active as an industry consultant.
This expert has published over 60 papers, and is the author of the a publication relating to machine safety. This expert was elected to a National Materials Advisory Board Committee that analyzed how improvements could be made to Structural Components. This was in response to the Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster.
This expert has been hired by both Plaintiffs and Defendants, roughly (70 % plaintiff and 30% defendant).
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #276993
This human factors expert holds a PhD, CSP, and CHFP, with graduate and undergraduate degrees in experimental, human factors, and cognitive/perceptual psychology, as well as graduate degrees in Industrial Engineering and Business. This expert has over 40 years of experience in accident investigation, product design and development, and operational testing and analysis.
This expert has testified on instructions and warnings on multiple occasions and has written several papers on the topic. Product design issues can include both mechanical engineering and human factors considerations, including ergonomic guidelines for machine design, installation, and use. This expert is the author of over 60 technical papers, research reports, and book chapters addressing human factors, industrial ergonomics, safety, and accident investigation.
This expert has provided expert testimony in state and federal courts across the country and has acted as the lead investigator in over 500 projects over more than 20 years.
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #277370
This automotive radiator expert is experienced in engineering analysis and forensic engineering analysis, with responsibility for engineering design and development, vehicle component analysis and vehicle testing, robotic manufacturing, material handling and processing equipment, and manufacturing process analysis. As a board-certified Forensic Engineer, this expert's professional emphasis and credentials include safety, products liability, industry standards research, accident investigation, defect analysis of products, manufacturing processes, and manufacturing equipment.
This expert is an experienced expert witness with direct involvement in matters including commercial litigation involving automotive NHTSA national recall causation analysis, investigation of automotive fuel system malfunction resulting in NHTSA national recall and class action lawsuits, and automobile and truck accident causation analysis. This expert has performed over 275 engineering analysis projects related to litigation, is a qualified expert witness in Machine Design and Mechanical Engineering, and has testified in both Federal courts and courts of general jurisdiction.
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #283885
This machine safety and machine guarding expert is a professional engineer (P.E.), holds a B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. in Solid Mechanics and Materials Science, and formerly served as an Adjunct and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at two universities.
This expert has acted as a failure analysis litigation consultant for over 25 years, with direct experience in the safety and failure of machine guards on a variety of industrial equipment.
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #283897
This machine safety/machine guarding expert has over 45 years of experience as a certified safety, health, and environmental professional, with emphasis on federal and state regulations, American National Consensus Standards (ANSI), and recommending actions in anticipation of potential operational impacts.
This expert holds several certifications, including Certified Machine Guarding Specialist (CMGS). This expert is a former OSHA instructor at several universities, has worked for federal and state occupational safety agencies, and holds top professional credentials from a prominent safety, health, and environmental professional association.
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #283967
This machine safety and machine guarding expert is a senior-level consultant and mechanical engineer who investigates incidents involving personal injuries, fires, and explosions.
This expert provides technical analysis, litigation support, and expert testimony in legal, insurance, and industrial contexts. Personal injury and product liability work has included evaluation of material handling equipment, furniture failures, and other products and machines.
This expert specializes in product failure analysis, load and stress testing, and design analysis of mechanical systems. This expert has investigated equipment and component failures and has experience in the design and fabrication of mechanical components.
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #283978
This machine safety/machine guarding expert holds a Master's degree in Environmental, Health, and Safety and has held the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) credential for over 10 years. As a consultant, this expert has performed machine guarding hazard analysis and risk reduction projects. This expert has also taught a multi-day course in machine guarding and machine safety for over 5 years.
This expert is well versed in equipment use in the workplace, machine guarding principles, hazard control methods, industry standards, and agency requirements.
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #286064
This machine safety/OSHA expert has over 50 years of experience in occupational safety, beginning as a safety coordinator for an electrical contractor on a federally funded project in Texas. As an employer representative for an electrical workers union, this expert was asked to join the committee tasked with developing guidelines and reporting documents for the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulation 29 CFR Part 1904, Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
This expert earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Occupational Safety & Health and a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Safety & Health. This expert received the Certified Safety Health Official (CSHO) designation from the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration through a university-affiliated engineering extension service in Texas. This expert has served in a senior leadership role at an industry-leading non-profit that provided education, training, and consulting services related to hazardous materials. As adjunct faculty at a Texas community college, this expert taught occupational safety and health courses, hazardous waste operations, and human resource development.
This expert is qualified in workplace safety, with specialization in interpreting and implementing United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations. This expert provides well-researched opinions, impressions, reports, deposition testimony, and trial testimony to counsel representing either plaintiffs or defendants, and has been retained in over 40 cases.
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #286111
This machine safety/machine guarding expert retired from the U.S. Navy as a senior enlisted safety professional after service that included a safety officer role in a ship repair facility. This expert currently owns a safety training company and has been an OSHA instructor for over 30 years. Machine safety and machine guarding are integral parts of the safety curriculum offered in safety training courses.
This expert has been involved in lockout/tagout for decades and has used and taught LOTO systems to help ensure that all employed individuals, including affected employees working around or near locked-out equipment, are properly trained and understand what each aspect of the LOTO standard requires. This expert is a Certified Industrial Hygiene Technician and holds an Advanced Professional Safety Certificate from a state university system and OSHA Institute.
This expert has been involved in machine guarding for over 35 years and has instructed many individuals in the proper use of machine guards and angle grinders. This expert also previously served as a maintenance manager of a power plant that employed welders and millwrights, and is familiar with OSHA requirements and the proper use of grinders. This expert is an experienced expert witness in military legal proceedings and has provided testimony in OSHA serious injury cases involving machine conveyor guards.
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #286450
This machine safety expert founded and leads a full-service safety, risk, and legal consulting firm and has spent over 25 years developing and executing training programs for clients in the oil and gas, general construction, specialty construction, electrical construction, meat packing, cold storage, sports, legal, and chemical industries.
This expert holds a Master Instructor credential and is certified as a 501, 510, 10-hour, and 30-hour Construction & General Industry Trainer. This expert and supporting staff address a broad range of workplace safety issues, including hand tools, power tools, and necessary machine guarding.
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #287418
This industrial safety/facilities engineering expert has over 20 years of experience in manufacturing and quality engineering for industrial machinery, heavy commercial vehicle components, and consumer products, with a concentration in manufacturing environments on factory floor safety, OSHA compliance, and LOTO. This expert has a broad background in machine guarding, industrial safeguards, lockout/tagout, personal protective equipment, training, and supervision.
This expert holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics and has over 20 years of relevant experience in OSHA regulations and compliance, as well as other recognized standards of care for workplace safety. This expert also has experience with hazard identification and abatement, risk assessments, electrical hazards, and energy control. This expert's background encompasses project and contractor management, including roles and responsibilities in industrial manufacturing facilities, as well as engineering responsibility for coating operations involving substrate preparation processes, including shot blasting.
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #291237
This mechanical engineering expert holds a PhD and has over 35 years of combined experience in mechanical engineering across academia and industry. This expert's industry experience spans over 15 years in product development, machine design, energy-efficient appliances and sustainability, thermal systems design, and engineering management. This expert has served as an expert in several cases involving machinery components and systems.
During industry work, this expert designed and supervised the manufacturing of a broad range of machinery, including high-pressure slider-crank-driven machinery, mechanisms that facilitate interchange between rotary and linear motion, and progressive machinery used in high-volume assembly and production operations. This expert also supervised design projects involving ladders and smart components to increase ladder safety, as well as storage and moving-gate mechanisms involving hinges, air cylinders, and spring-assisted plungers used in lifting mechanisms and overhead doors in upper-end storage systems.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant with strong experience in patent invalidity analysis and legal procedures.
Start Machine Safety Expert SearchExpert Witness #293789
This human factors/operator-vehicle interaction expert holds a PhD, is a Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP) and Certified Safety Professional (CSP), and serves as a principal consultant for a respected human factors and safety consultancy. This expert holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in Experimental, Human Factors, and Cognitive/Perceptual Psychology, as well as graduate degrees in Industrial Engineering and Business. This expert has over 40 years of experience in field and laboratory research involving control and display systems, aviation, surface vehicles, accident investigation, product design and development, and operational testing and analysis.
This expert spent over 25 years in U.S. military and reserve service, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. While in uniform, this expert worked with a military research laboratory primarily in pilot-vehicle interface design, display technologies, and aircrew training. This expert consults on human factors, applied human performance, ergonomics, and safety.
Areas of particular expertise include human-machine interface design and evaluation; human capabilities and limitations in applied environments; industrial ergonomics; instructions and warnings; perception, vision, visibility, slips, trips, and falls; evaluation of equipment, facilities, and structures from a human-use standpoint; and safety-related issues generally.
This expert has experience with operator-machine interaction, including designing controls and displays for both air and ground vehicles. This expert also has experience as a senior human factors engineer for an automotive electronics division and began a career designing controls and displays for high-performance aircraft while serving in the military.
This expert is recognized in operator-vehicle interaction and has authored over 60 technical papers, research reports, and book chapters addressing human factors, industrial ergonomics, safety, and accident investigation. This expert has been awarded a number of U.S. patents, along with industry awards for new product design, and has served on national standards-making committees for a variety of standards organizations, including ANSI, ASTM, and SAE.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant. This expert has provided expert testimony in state and Federal courts across the country and has acted as lead investigator in hundreds of projects over more than 20 years.
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