• Admiralty & Maritime
• Airports/Airlines
• Aviation
• Environmental Engineering
• Helicopter/Heliport
• Hydrology & Groundwater
• Oceanography
• Premises Liability
• Slip, Trip & Fall
• Weather & Meteorology

Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:

A: Certified Meteorologist, U.S. National Weather Service, including marine and aviation weather
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona
M.S., Meteorology, The Florida State University
B.S., Meteorology (minors in Physics and Mathematics), The Florida State University
Additional training: radar and satellite remote sensing, atmospheric lidar, weather communication, and program management

Awards and honors
Isaac M. Cline Awards in Meteorology (local and regional), U.S. Department of Commerce
Fellow, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Initial Training Network for Atmospheric Remote Sensing (ITaRS), European Union
Best Paper Award, 2014 SPIE Remote Sensing Congress

Selected publications
Impact of WRF model PBL schemes on air quality simulations over Catalonia, Spain. Science of the Total Environment.
Training network for young atmospheric researchers. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union.
Co-author, U.S. IOOS National Underwater Glider Network Plan, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:

A: American Meteorological Society
Friends and Partners of Aviation Weather
Marie Curie Alumni Association
Florida State Alumni Association
Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji)

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: Case Lists and References provided upon request.

Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?

A: Aviation weather accidents (ceilings, visibility, icing, turbulence, wind shear, thunderstorms)
Marine and admiralty weather (wind, waves, sea state, swell, storm timing)
Slip and fall: freezing rain, black ice, snow accumulation and timing
Hail and wind damage claims, including date of loss verification
Hurricanes and tropical storms: wind fields, wind vs. storm surge, rainfall
Flooding and heavy rainfall: totals, intensity, and return periods
Fog, glare, and reduced visibility in vehicle accidents
Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and lightning
Winter storms
Weather event reconstruction and site-specific climate analysis

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?

A: 50%

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?

A: 50%

Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?

A: Case Lists and References provided upon request.

Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?

A: Case Lists and References provided upon request.

Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?

A: Case Lists and References provided upon request.

Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?

A: Testimony list and references provided upon request.

Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?

A: More than 20 years of professional meteorology experience, retained as a weather expert for both plaintiffs and defendants.

Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)

A: Weather expert witness testimony: case evaluation, written expert reports (including Rule 26), deposition, and trial
Forensic weather reconstruction for a specific location, date, and time
Certified NOAA weather records with expert interpretation
Date of loss verification and hail and wind history for insurance claims, including policy-period searches
Review and rebuttal of opposing weather experts
Discovery support: weather-related document requests and deposition questions for opposing experts
Aviation and marine meteorology
Domestic and international weather data acquisition and analysis
Climate studies and long-term weather patterns

Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?

A: $300 per hour

Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?

A: $300 per hour

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?

A: $425 per hour

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?

A: $425 per hour

Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)

A: $125 per hour for travel time, plus reasonable travel expenses. Free initial consultation.

Available Upon Request