Engineering Expert Witnesses in Kansas

This supremely qualified plant physiologist earned his BS in Botany from DePauw University, his MS in Plant Ecology from the University of Colorado, and his doctoral degree from the University of Illinois. He is an active member of the Weed Science Society of America and lead a twenty plus year career at American Cyanamid, where he attained the position of Director of Herbicide Discovery. Additionally, he served as a Plant Physiologist for more than a decade with the USDA. Currently, he practices as a consultant for parties interested in botany, herbicide, and plant physiology.

This highly qualified project and construction management expert has over 30 years of professional experience in his field. He received his BS in industrial engineering and technology from East Central University and his MBA from Robert Kennedy College. He is a certified facilitator of incident and root cause analysis investigations and is certified by OSHA in construction safety. He has published over 15 papers, publications and manuals related to topics in his field. Formerly, this expert has held roles as a contractor at Willbros International and Parsons E&C. Additionally, he has served as a construction manager at Parsons/Enron International, as a contracted engineer at Willbros Engineering, a senior advisor for Frontier Energy, LLC., and as a senior construction consultant at Keystone XL Pipeline. Currently, this expert is the vice president of planning at an OK energy service.

This well-qualified engineer has nearly four decades of experience in civil and transportation engineering, construction, and resource management. He received his BS and MS in civil engineering from Oklahoma State University. He is a licensed engineer in the state of Oklahoma and is also a certified flood plain manager. In addition, he is a member of professional organizations such as the American Public Works Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, and National Society of Professional Engineers. Previously, this expert held roles such as senior engineer, vice president, director of district facilities, operations manager, and director of engineering & construction. Currently, he serves as the president of a civil engineering firm, as a county engineer in OK, and as an adjunct instructor of civil engineering for a university in OK.

This is a highly qualified expert who is capable of reviewing the case at hand. He is highly published and has considerable professional and academic experience in the field of ergonomics and engineering, making him capable of commenting on the potential for negligence on the part of the defendant in this case. The areas in which he has consulted with attorneys may be broadly characterized as those involving issues pertaining to ergonomics/human factors, product safety, and occupational safety. In addition to consulting with attorneys, he teaches the senior level Safety Engineering class and the graduate level Ergonomics class in the Industrial Engineering program at the Pueblo campus of Colorado State University where he is an adjunct professor. He also consults with manufacturers on product safety and with employers of various types on workplace safety.

This qualified expert has over 40 years of experience in planing and developing mining operations. He holds a B.S. in Mining Engineering from West Virginia University and is certified as a Safety and MHSA Instructor. Registered as a Professional Engineer in 25 states, he has worked on projects across the U.S. including projects in South America and Kuwait. Altogether, his experience amounts to nearly $2 billion dollars worth of construction projects. He currently works as Senior Consultant at an engineering consulting firm where he also handles safety and MSHA training.

Expert in rapid transit accident investigation, particularly rolling equipment and motive power, event recordings, track, operations, train handling, and human performance. He retired from the National Transportation Safety Board after 22 years as an investigator-in-charge in which time he participated in 57 major accident investigations, 32 field accident investigations, 10 public hearings, 16 depositions, and 6 special studies.  He wrote 11 major accident reports, 8 field accident reports, and personally conducted 10 sworn depositions. He was responsible for over 157 adopted NTSB safety recommendations in all facets of rail transportation. He previously worked for the Burlington Northern Railroad as a mechanical department manager. After his NTSB retirement, he became Assistant Vice President of Operations, Planning and Analysis for Rail Sciences Inc. As the son of a now 96-year old retired locomotive engineer who had 42 years of service, he grew up in a railroad family and became fascinated with trains and the rail industry, particularly safety.

Al Barqawi, MD, FRCS, is an Associate clinical Professor and Lecturer in the Division of Urology at University of Colorado School of medicine. Dr. Barqawi also serves as Director of Research in the Section of Urologic Oncology. He has expertise in urologic oncology and general Urology primarily in prostate disease, early detection, novel imaging and treatment applications and epidemiology. He is interested in men’s health research, particularly sexual function and testosterone effect on general health. He also acts as the Principal Investigator for several national research projects. He pioneered 3D imaging of the prostate gland and focal targeted therapy for prostate cancer. He performed the first focal interstitial laser therapy of the prostate in the US. He also initiated the first phase I study for intra-prostatic injection of Botox for the treatment of BPH. He published more than 100 peer reviewed articles and book chapters. He presented at many national and international meetings. He is also an elected member of the Editorial Board for several national and international medical journals. He serves regularly on the scientific committees for National science foundation and department of defense grant meetings.

This highly qualified expert has over 50 years of experience in law enforcement. He received an A.S. in Law Enforcement from West Valley College, a B.S. in Law Enforcement from Metropolitan State College, and a M.S. in Criminal Justice Administration from the University of Colorado. Certified as a Police Executive and a Force Science Analyst by the Force Science Institute at the Minnesota State University, he previously served as President for the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police. He served as Police Sergeant for the Los Gatos Police Department and then Chief of Police in Westminster, Colorado. He also served as Interim Chief of Police in Lochbuie, Colorado. He has served as a police practice consultant in various states including California, Georgia, Utah, and New York. He is currently Owner and CEO of a police practices consulting firm.

This highly qualified expert oversees research on the wind resistance of asphalt shingles. He received a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Florida. He is a member of the American Association for Wind Engineering. He has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles on the subject of asphalt shingles including the effects of wind and other environmental factors on the material. He is currently a forensic engineering specialist. Their analysis of construction and design practice is based on Code and industry standards and they have provided over $220 million worth of repair and rehabilitation correcting deficient construction and design issues. This rehabilitation includes single family homes, high rise condominiums, etc.

This board certified forensic engineer earned his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering and PhD in Technical Science. He is also a fellow of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers and a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers. This expert has published an extensive body of literature in his field, and has given nationally invited lectures and presentations at such prestigious institutions as Johns Hopkins. He has qualified as an expert witness before several state and federal courts. Currently, this expert is the President and CEO at a major engineering research laboratory.

This data analytics expert earned his BS in Economics/Statistics from the University of North Dakota and his Master's Degree in Applied Statistics from The Ohio State University. He is a former senior quantitative analyst at Mattel, where he worked on digital channel analytics covering paid search, display advertising, and website visitation. As an instructor of Database Marketing Analytics at Rocky Mountain Direct Marketing Association, he taught marketers the principles of audience segmentation, marketing effectiveness measurement, and concepts like lifetime value and a/b testing. He then moved on to serve as the Director of Analytics at Data Logix Inc, where he led audience modeling, digital campaign effectiveness measurement, and digital platform reporting. Their products included syndicated audience segments, on/offline measurement solutions, and some digital media execution. This expert continued his career at Conversant Inc., a tech firm building individual-level profiles of consumers across web browsers, smart phones, and tablets. At Conversant, he managed three analytic groups -- audience lab, analytic development, and media analytics. Since then, this expert has served as Snr Director of Data Science at a large internet technology and solutions company.

This expert is a world renowned Biomedical Engineer specializing in prosthetics. He received a BA in mathematics and a BAI in microelectronics and electrical engineering from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, in 1983. After working as a control engineer in England, he moved to the USA and obtained his MS and PhD degrees in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. He has extensive experience working with lower and upper limb prosthetics research. His recent research is focused on the development an artificial hand replacement capable of true dexterous manipulation for use by persons with upper-limb loss. He covers all aspects of the problem ranging from neural control and sensing, mechatronic design and development, novel actuator technologies, and clinical deployment of these systems. He is currently the Director of the Biomechatronics Development Laboratory at a university in CO. He is also a Research Healthcare Scientist for a VA Health Care System, and holds Research Associate Professor appointments in the Departments of Bioengineering and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.