Explosion Expert Witnesses in Colorado

This expert has 40 years of experience as a mechanical engineer. His work has focused on heat transfer, cryogenics, high vacuum, structural and thermal analysis, thermodynamics, vibration analysis, safety, electromagnetics, explosives, printed circuit boards (PCBs), and fluid flow. He obtained his BS in mechanical engineering at San Diego State University and earned a graduate certificate in systems engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology. He actively participates in professional development to stay up to date on the latest practices in his field. This expert is a registered professional engineer in New Mexico and is active in his field as a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He has formerly served as a test conductor for Martin Marietta, lead design engineer for Beech Aircraft/Ball Aerospace, and an engineer for Cryogenic Companies, JAYCOR, and UTC/Goodrich. Currently, this expert is an engineer for a missiles manufacturer in New Mexico.

This expert has over years of experience in prescribed fire, controlled burns, wildfire, and smoke impacts to people, vegetation, and infrastructure. He earned his BS in plant science at Cameron University and his MS in range science at Texas Tech University. This expert is active in his field as a member of the Oklahoma Volunteer Fire Department, the Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils, and the Alliance of Prescribed Burn Associations. He is also highly-published in his field, having written one book on prescribed fire, authored or co-authored 36 extension fact sheets, and 42 peer-reviewed research articles. He began his career as a research assistant at Texas Tech University before going on to serve as a research station superintendent and a research associate at Oklahoma State University. Currently, this expert serves as a research extension specialist in prescribed fire at a university in Oklahoma.