Product Liability Dynamics, Inc.
Dr. Knott is a retired Industrial Engineering Professor, with Ph.D. and P.E. He specializes in products liability, safeguarding machines and the workplace. His excellent academic career has been supplemented by extensive shop floor training and experience. Dr. Knott worked as an engineer, consultant, lecturer and educator in five countries, and almost 30 different industries for more than 45 years. Dr. Knott has received national and international awards and recognition as an engineer and educator. His writings on technical subjects have appeared in books and professional and technical journals. While acting as an expert witness, Dr. Knott has written reports, appeared in court, been deposed, and successful in a Daubert defense.
EXPERT WITNESS AND CONSULTANT
Product Liability
Safeguarding Machine Tools
Machine tools
Product Design
Design Defects
Manufacturing Defects
Design for Manufacture
Industrial Safety
Materials Handling
Facilities Design
Wage Payment Systems
Work Measurement
Job Evaluation
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Ph.D. Engineering Production, Loughborough Technical University, U.K
M.S. Industrial Engineering, Penn State University
Dip. Grad. Studies, Engineering Production, University of Birmingham, UK
Professional Engineer, Industrial Engineering, Pennsylvania
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Institute of Industrial Engineers, USA
Society of Manufacturing Engineers, USA
Institue of Management Services, UK
World Academy of Productivity Science
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Lecturer in Production Eengineering, Dudley College,UK - 1956 -1963
Industrial Engineering Instructor, Penn State University,1963 - 1966
Consultant - Preparation of Programmed Instruction Courses,Training Idustrial Engineering techniques to Inductrial Clients. 1966 - 1977
Professor of Industrial Engineering, Penn State University 1977 - 1995
Nineteen papers on a range of Industrial and Maufacturing Engineering topics to professional societies and organizations.
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: 25
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Product Liability, Idustrial Engimeering, Safety Engineering, Back-Up Alarms,
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: FOur
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: October 2007
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: Four
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: Five
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 15
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, Site Inspections, Report Preparation, Court Appearances
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $250
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $250
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $250
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $250
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: All travel and out of pocket expeses. Full details given in Contract.
