 |
Experience:
|
A Brief Summary of My Expert Witness Experience:
1994 Investigated and prepared analysis of fatal oil field accident. Case was settled out of court.
1996 Testified for airport equipment manufacturer at informal hearing on contract dispute.
1998 Assisted in preparations for arbitration hearing by reviewing design drawings, analyzing the differences between two manufacturers‘ products and writing reports.
1999 Testified at arbitration hearing in Singapore for airport equipment manufacturer.
1999 Performed mathematical analyses and wrote reports defending against claims of defects in clients product. Prepared exhibits for court.
2000 Testified in court for highway aggregate trailer manufacturer and dealer.
2004 Performed failure analysis on shower valve and prepared report for insurance claim. Case settled by negotiation.
2004 Performed accident reconstruction and failure analysis on oil field pumping unit. Prepared report and exhibits to defend against claim of negligence. Case was settled out of court.
2004 Performed mathematical and graphical analysis on effect of loading of merchandise in trucks showing that loaders‘ actions had no effect on safety of truck operation. Testified in court.
2005 Performed accident reconstruction and analysis involving overturning of an implement hauling trailer for insurance settlement.
2005 Performed accident reconstruction and equipment analysis in case involving passenger falling from a Jetway at an airport. Settled out of court.
2005 Performed accident reconstruction and equipment analysis in dismemberment accident case involving a commercial garage door opener. Settled by arbitration.
2005 Assisting in preparation of case involving fatal mining accident.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1994-present
V. P. Engineering - Managing new product development, mechanical and electrical design, production/manufacturing engineering. Redesigned product line for cost reduction and better performance. Introduced ten new product models. Brought engineering dept. up to ISO 9001 certification quality level.
1987-1994, Trinity Industries, Inc., Dallas, Texas
(A Fortune 500 steel fabricator of bridges, buildings, rail cars, LPG tanks, ships and other metal components.)
Engineering Manager, Aircraft Passenger Boarding Bridges (jetways)
Stearns Airport Equipment Co. a Trinity Industries subsidiary
(April 1, 1992 to June 1, 1994)
Managed product engineering department. Implemented new working procedures, standard designs and engineering team. Reduced the departmental operating costs from $150,100 to $53,700 in 6 months.
Manager Special Products--New Product Design, Development & Sales.
(Jan 17, 1987 to April 1, 1992)
Engineered and supervised construction and start up of 30 ton/day rail car spring plant in 7 months. Wrote computer program that cut estimating time to 1/10. Wrote and illustrated a service, parts and operator‘s manual for the oil well pumps saving company $50,000. Sold subcontract manufacturing and oil well pumps. Engineered welding robot installation. Designed gear reducers. Designed complete passenger boarding bridge in 4 months.
1979-1987, USX, US Diversified Group, Oilwell Div., Dallas, Texas (Formerly Oilwell Supply Co., Div. of U S Steel, Manufacturer/ distributor of oil field drilling and petroleum producing equipment.)
Chief Engineer, Production Equipment--Design and Development of Tools and Equipment for Petroleum Production.
Managed design and development group whose work resulted in over $11.5 million in sales. Reorganized and improved design of oil producing equipment to increase market share and profits. Traveled to Indonesia and Australia to set up manufacturing licensees. Redesigned pipeline pump, reduced cost by 50%, and eliminated the primary cause of failure.
1978-1979, Sedco, Baylor Company Div., Sugar Land, Texas.
(Manufacturer of electromagnetic brakes, AC-DC converter motor drives and other equipment for petroleum industry.)
Chief Mechanical Engineer--Product Design, Manufacturing Support, Technical Publications & Records.
Organized and set up new product design and development engineer-ing groups. Hired employees, wrote procedures and supervised engineering department. Estimated costs for custom designed dredges and winches for especially large projects.
1976-1978, Cooper Industries, Gardner Denver Co., Dallas, Texas.
(Manufacturer and Distributor of Drilling Machinery for Water and Oil Wells and Mining Blast Holes.)
Senior Product Engineer--New Product Design & Development.
Managed design group that produced two new drill models, while keeping overtime to a minimum and meeting all deadlines.
1976, Mertz Iron Works, Ponca City, Oklahoma.
(Manufacturer of seismic exploration trucks and other contract manufacturing and repair work.)
Engineering Manager--Product Design, Estimating and Planning.
Organized and set up new product design and development engineer-ing groups. Redesigned tractor in already in prototype stage to correct safety and functional deficiencies. Wrote and illustrated and operation and parts manual for tractor. Estimated costs for the manufacture of certain custom designed products.
1966-1976, Ken Davis Ind., Unit Rig & Equipment Co., Tulsa, Okla. (Manufacturer of giant off highway mining trucks and oil field drilling equipment.)
Chief Administrative Engineer--management of engineering, drafting and engineering services.
Designed trucks and tractors for which several patents have been issued. Redesigned spare parts catalogs and revised printing procedures to increase parts sales by approximately 20% annually. Cataloged, organized all parts specifications, eliminated duplications and unnecessary variations; saved company $200,000 in the first year.
1962-1966, General Motors, Pontiac Motor Division, Pontiac, Mich. (Manufacturer of Pontiac automobiles.)
Mechanical Engineer--Product Engineering.
Performed tests and wrote reports. Devised and performed first functional test of the flow through ventilation system now used on all GM automobiles.
EDUCATION and PERSONAL
1962, Oklahoma State University - B.S.M.E., Machine Design.
Studied Business Law, Computer Programming and Financial Accounting at O.S.U., Tulsa U. and U.T. Dallas between 1966 and 1983.
Registered Professional Engineer in Oklahoma and Texas.
Inventor on 17 United States patents.
Member of ASME for 30 years, SAE for 25 years.
Date of birth July 1940. Age 65
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
