Industrial Machinery and Manufacturing Issues. International practice.
Mechanical Engineer with significant hands-on business and technical experience with industrial manufacturing machinery, tools and processes. Over 25 years' key management and technical positions with automotive Tier 1 and industrial machinery / machine tool manufacturing companies in the USA and Europe. Significant relevant machinery industry experience including company ownership, top management, international sales, design engineering, field startup, troubleshooting, & installation, and project management.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: BS Mechanical Engineering, Ohio Northern University
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Society of Automotive Engineers
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
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: 20
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Commercial litigations; patent infringement; personal injury; products liability; bankruptcy; trade secrets; breach of contract; industrial manufacturing equipment engineering; reverse engineering; project management; project execution; evaluation of condition of leased machine tools; production rates; scrap; quality; warranty; manufacturing defects; sales practices
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 40%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 60%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 15-20
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 2007
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: Once: Federal Bankruptcy Court, Delaware, 2005
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: Twice:
Federal Bankruptcy Court, Delaware, 2005
Arbitration Hearing, Houston, 2004
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 7
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Engineering, Management and Litigation support for Industrial Machinery and Complex Manufacturing Issues. Document review, site inspections, engineering analysis, project management evaluation, installation evaluation, buyer and seller responsibilities in machinery transactions and usage, storage, damage inspection, business practice analysis, failure analysis, expert reports.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: 350
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: 350
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: 350
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: 350
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: On request.
References
Gerald W. GhikasBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
Vancouver BC Canada
(604) 640 4112
Mark S. Finkelstein
Shannon, Martin, Finkelstein & Sayre PC
Houston, TX
(713) 646 5503
Thomas Cavalier
Barris Sott Denn & Driker
Detroit, MI
(313) 596 9330
Ruth Robinson
O'Hagan, Smith & Amundsen
Rockford, IL
(815) 987 0441
