David Alley has provided root cause investigation and analysis of power plant failures as a member of the Operational Experience Review Group (OERG) at a nuclear power station.
David Alley provides expert opinions and testimony on electrical and mechanical failures with support by other engineers and staff at ANNA, Incorporated.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: BSEE, MBA, PE
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
Electrical Generating Systems Association (EGSA), Education Committee Chairman, Director, Board of Directors
Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Switchgear and Control Systems for Power Plant Applications for the Center for Professional Advancement in New Jersey.
Operator Training at numerous power plants throughout the world for subsystems and overall operations.
Troubleshooting On-Site Power Generation Problems for EGSAís On-Site Power Generation School. Awarded the James Wright Educator Award.
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: no.
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: 19
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Report of NEC violation at job site. Report of fire cause and origin. Investigation and oral report of fire cause and origin. Report of cause and origin truck fire. Report of cause: breaker failure. Report and deposition of injury resulting from industrial equipment accident. Review of photos and other expert report; oral report regarding merits of case regarding building fire. Report on cause and origin of industrial facility fire. Investigation and report of cause of overspeed of damaged reciprocating engine-generator. Investigated control system Human Machine Interface (HMI) function and operator actions. Investigation and Report of controls damaged by water intrusion.
Report of whether controls were properly installed; expert witness in binding arbitration hearing. Determination of whether fire extinguisher material damaged stator laminations. Investigation of cause and origin of utility generator damaged by excessive field (excitation) current. Investigation into fault cause and transformer protective relay failure. Investigation of fault cause on gas turbine generator termination cubicle fault and fire. Investigation of gauge operation and solutions.
Investigation and oral report of fire cause and origin for high voltage cable fault. Plant design review, operations review and plant modifications and recommendations for existing cogeneration plant performance
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 53% (10 of 19)
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 47% (9 of 19)
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 10/23/2003
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 20
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: consulting, testing, reports, deposition, site inspections.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $370
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $370
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $555
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $555
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: hourly travel time $120/hr. Travel expenses are marked up 15% to cover administrative costs.
References
Charles J Fratus116 Cathedral Street
Suite E
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-295-7100 phone
fratus@earthlink.net
Steve Lindemann
Leonard, Street and Deinard
150 South Fifth Sreet
Suite 2300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-335-1724 phone
steve.lindemann@leonard.com
