ACE Group
Reno, NV 89503
With decades of hands-on experience in the amusement, recreation, transportation, and attractions industry, we provide expert witness services that bring clarity, authority, and precision to your case. Our experts have over 20 years of direct industry experience each, including roles in operation, maintenance, engineering, inspection, and regulatory compliance.
We work with plaintiff and defense attorneys, AHJ's, amusement parks, family fun centers, carnivals, waterparks, and more in multiple locations worldwide. This provides us with the insight needed to evaluate the standards, procedures, and technical details at the heart of your case. Combined with our knowledge of operational protocols, training procedures, and maintenance practices, our team offers proven testimony and experience. Members of the ACE Group are ASTM F24 amusement standard experts, including task group leaders/members and subcommittee chairpersons.
Whether it's a personal injury claim, equipment failure, ride operation, or safety compliance, we offer expert analysis and courtroom testimony built on real-world knowledge as owner/operators, designers, engineers, and inspectors within the industry.
- Accident Investigation
- Amusement Parks
- Aquatics
- Camping
- Cruise Lines
- Document Examination
- Sports & Recreation
- Transportation Safety
- Welding
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: ASTM F24 Subcommittee Chairpersons
ASTM F24 Task Group Leaders
ASTM F24 Members
Certified Amusement Ride Inspectors (AIMS CRI/PRI, NAARSO Lv II, III)
AWS Certified Weld Inspectors
AWS Certified Weld Educator
AIMS Certified Aquatics
AIMS Certified Maintenance
AIMS Certified Operator
FAA Remote UAS Pilot - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: ASTM
AWS
NAARSO
AIMS - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: We have developed and instructed the following classes at various seminars and facilities over the past 20 years, including presenting at the ASTM F24 conferences:
Visual Weld Inspection, Welding 360, Amusement Ride Inspection, AWS Welding Programs, Amusement Ride Terminology, NDT Inspection and Certification, Death By Pencil Whipping, ASTM F4 Standards, Auditing Amusement Rides, Owner/Operator Training, Aerial Adventure Course, How to inspect Amusement Rides, California QSI, Advanced Welding. - Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Amusement Ride Expert (Go Karts, Zip Lines, Coasters, Carnival Rides, Water Rides, Trampolines, etc.)
Defendant & Plaintiff
Water Slides/Parks - Defendant & Plaintiff
AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction) Regulations
Transportation
Jump Pits
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting, Expert Witness, Site Inspections, Document Review, Audits, Safety Inspections
References upon request.