Former Chief, Inspections & Investigations. Reviewed 752+ marine casualties & personal injuries. Former towboat co. Safety Director. Active inspector. Accepted as expert in state & federal courts. Never "dauberted". Defense & plaintiff
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: B.S. Speech,
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Coast Guard,
Advanced Boating Accident Investigation ñ Underwriters Laboratory
Accident Investigation Techniques ñ International Loss Control Institute
Confined Space Entry
Effective Technical Writing
Hazardous Chemical School
Heat Stress Prevention, Noise Exposure and Hearing Conservation
Investigation Department
ISM, ISO 9002 and Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) ñ American Bureau of Shipping
Life Saving Appliances and Water Survival ñ McMillan Offshore Survival
Liquefied Natural Gas Carriers
Marine Safety Basic Inspection
Marine Safety Information System
Marine Safety Information System Operations
Maritime Law Enforcement
National Boating Safety School
Nondestructive Testing
Offshore Marine Inspections
Offshore Support Vessels Inspection Workshop
Outer Continental Shelf Inspections
Outer Continental Shelf Helicopter Safety ñ U.S. Department of Interior
Petroleum Tankship Operations ñ World Trade Institute
Port Physical Security Management
Port Readiness and Contingency Planning
Radiographic Film Interpretation
Recognizing the Symptoms of Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace
Search and Rescue
Tankship Operations I ñ ABS Group, Inc.
Thermal Heating Barges
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: International Association of Marine Investigators
Nautical Institute
Propeller Club (Board of Governors)
Mariners Club
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Vessel Screening Reports - ExxonMobil Baytown
USCG Casualty Investigtions - Seamenís Church Inst.
Mooring Safety - Esso Bermuda
Barge Pollution Prevention - ExxonMobil Beaumont
Vessel Inspections - ExxonMobil Memphis
Vessel Performance Reports - ExxonMobil Boston
Static Accumulation - ExxonMobil New York
Coast Guard Investigations and the Administrative Law Process - Hollywood Marine
Marine Casualty Investigations - American Oil Company (AMOCO)
Welcome To Houston and Initiatives in the U.S. Coast Guard - Nautical Institute
Federal Regulations Changes in Drug/Alcohol Testing - Houston Port Safety Advisory Council
Federal Pollution Regulations for Small Boats - Galveston Bay Foundation
Coast Guard Drug Testing - International Association of Geophysical Contractors
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: 14
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Towboat operations where tow struck bridge.
Marine terminal operations where ship broke out.
Sinking of small passenger vessel with 13 deaths.
Boating safety with injury on airboat.
Collision between barge and motorboat.
Safe vessel access where stevedore fell off ladder
Barge safety where tankerman drowned.
Confined space deaths in tankship engineroom.
Crew illness with delayed treatment.
Tankerman injury on dock.
Foundering of offshore rig & personnel rescues.
Allision of crewboat into offshore platform.
Illegal catching & selling of fish.
Personal injury in galley of riverboat casino.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 38%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 62%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 6
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: January 2003.
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: 2
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 2
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 11
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, reports, site inspections, litigation support, audits, vetting, investigations, case review.
