Mr. Mariscalco is a professional engineer, consultant and forensic specialist, with over 30 years of multi-disciplined experience in planning, designing and constructing industrial and commercial facilities for the chemical/petrochemical, pharmaceutical, steel, cement, plastics, automotive, food & beverage, utilities and power generation industries, as well as educational and institutional facilities. His experience includes project development, plant/building siting and design, process design and control, systems design, and construction administration. These activities have involved all phases of conceptual planning, design engineering and procurement, code compliance, safety (process and machine) and OSHA compliance.
Mr. Mariscalco maintains particular expertise in accident reconstruction (non-automotive), failure analyses, damage assessments related to building design and construction, crane-related construction failures, HVAC, plumbing, construction and commissioning, structural systems, boilers/pressure vessels and pressure piping, ventilation and air pollution control systems. This expertise includes claims related to negligence and intentional torts, as well as professional design negligence, for both plaintiff and defense.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: BSME Mechanical Engineering - University of Dayton
MSME Mechanical Engineering - University of Dayton
Registered Professional Engineer - OH,PA,IN,KY,NJ,MD
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
National Society of Professsional Engineers (NSPE)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
American College of Forensic Examiners Institutes (ACFEI)
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Board of Building Appeals, Dayton/Montgomery County Ohio
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: In excess of 30
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Industrial accident reconstruction (including fatalities), construction claims, HVAC, building envelope defects, boilers and piping, structural failures, equipment failures, safety, carbon monoxide (CO) exposures, airborne silica dust, architect/engineer liability, fires and explosions, pollution control, systems analysis, failure analysis, risk analysis, code compliance, thermal/catalytic processes and reactors, hydrogen re-forming and hydrotreating, process control, machine guarding, construction failures, ammonia refrigeration, combustible dusts
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: Approximately 40%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: Approximately 60%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: In excess of 15 times
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: June 16, 2009
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: 5
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 5
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, reports, site inspection, investigations, analyses
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $300.
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $300.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $300.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $300.
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: All out-of-pocket expenses
References
K. Roger SchoeniKohnen and Patton, LLC
PNC Center, Suite 800
201 East Fifth Street
Cincinnati,OH 45202-4190
(513)381-0656
(Engaged as Defense Expert)
J. Christopher (Chris) Reynolds
Gibbs and Bruns, LLP
1100 Louisiana, Suite 5300
Houston,TX 77002
(713)650-8805
(Engaged as Defense Expert)
G. Samuel (Sam) Wampler
Bricker and Eckler, LLP
100 South Third Street
Columbus,OH 43215-4291
(614)227-2300
(Engaged as Plaintiff's Expert)
Mark Evans
Bricker and Eckler, LLP
9277 Centre Point Drive
Suite 100
West Chester,OH 45069
(513)870-6680
(Engaged as Plaintiff's Expert)
Peter J. Boyles
Smith, Haughey, Rice and Roegge, LLP
202 E. State Street
Traverse City,MI 49684-5783
(231)929-4878
(Engaged as Defense Expert)
Peggy M. Barker
Kohnen and Patton, LLC
PNC Center, Suite 800
210 East Fifth Street
Cincinnati,OH 45202-4190
(513)381-0656
(Engaged as Defense Expert)
Adam H. Charnes
Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP
1001 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem,NC 27101-2400
(336)607-7382
(Engaged as Plaintiff's Expert)
