Tim Pine is the founder and principal of TAP International, LLC, a firm specializing in comprehensive assessments of product creation process effectiveness, action plans for prevention processes to achieve product excellence, management training, and toy and children's product expert witness services.
Mr. Pine has over 30 years of experience in product safety and quality management in the toy and apparel industries, which includes Senior Vice President of Product Safety and Quality Assurance with Hasbro, Inc., Global Director of Apparel Product Integrity with Nike, Inc., and Vice President of Product Integrity with Fisher-Price, Inc.
Mr. Pine was a member of the National Bureau of Standards committee that established the first comprehensive toy safety standard for the toy industry. He is the author of the book, Enabling Excellence - The 7 Elements Essential to Achieving Competitive Advantage, Quality Press, Milwaukee, 2007.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State Polytechnic University and a Master of Business Administration degree with concentration in Quantitative Analysis and Operations Management from the University of Cincinnati. Registered Professional Engineer in the state of California. Certified Quality Engineer and also a Certified Reliability Engineer by the American Society for Quality. Certified Product Safety Manager by the International Product Safety Management Board.
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Member of ASTM F-15 committee on Consumer Products. Member of the National Bureau of Standards Toy Safety Committee that developed and published the first industry toy safety standard now known as ASTM F963. Senior Member of the American Society for Quality. Member of the System Safety Society. Former Senior Vice President of Quality Assurance and Product Safety for Hasbro, Inc. Former Global Director of Apparel Product Integrity for Nike, Inc. Former Vice President of Technical Services for Champion Products, a division of Sara Lee, Inc. Former Vice President of Product Integrity for Fisher-Price, Inc.
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Training in Quality and Product Safety Engineering and Management for organizations at Hasbro, Nike, Champion, Fisher-Price, Kenner Products, Parker Brothers, Tonka, and Mattel. Speaker at various Toy Industry Association (TIA) seminars on Product Safety, Reliability, and Quality Management. Keynote speaker on Quality Engineering at the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) annual conference.
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: Twelve (12).
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Toy and Children's Product Safety.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 33% (4/12).
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 67% (8/12).
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: More than 15 occasions.
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: Late 1999.
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: More than 15 occasions.
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: Once.
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: More than 30 years counting my work in the Toy industry.
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, defect analysis, hazard identification and assessment, testing and conformity assessment, quality of design, quality of manufacture, reports.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $475.00 per hour.
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $475.00 per hour.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $475.00 per hour.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $475.00 per hour.
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: A $3800.00 retainer is required, and travel expenses will be billed on actual cost.
