Regulation Expert Witnesses in Georgia

This expert is well versed in all areas of maritime safety and regulation. He spent 30 years in the United States Coast Guard serving as a Boatswains Mate and Chief Warrant Officer, among other positions in operations and safety. He has conducted a myriad of law enforcement boardings to ensure vessels were in compliance with federal law and safety requirements. He is Coast Guard trained in Jones Act, OSHA Regulations, ABYC standards, and SMS (Safety Management Systems) requirements. This expert is currently a marine safety consultant at his own private consulting practice, where he advises on liability and negligence of marine equipment and behavior aboard ships.

This highly qualified risk management and insurance expert earned her BA in Insurance at Howard University and PhD in Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Georgia. She is a member of several professional organizations including the American Risk and Insurance Association, Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Southern Risk and Insurance Association, Western Risk and Insurance Association, and Windstorm Insurance Network. She has received the RMIR Best Perspectives Article Award from the prestigious American Risk and Insurance Association. This expert sits of the editorial board for several peer reviewed journals and is the co-editor of the Journal of Insurance Regulation. She has published 30+ articles on the insurance industry and risk management and is a frequently invited guest speaker at major conferences. Formerly she was a senior claims representative at State Farm Insurance Company. Currently she is a professor in the department of risk management and insurance at a major university.

This industry veteran has held senior management positions in the global shredder industry for over 13 years. From 2003 until 2010, he was a Senior Vice President at Comet Group China, where he sold office products including shredders to mass market and big box retailers. He later served as the Vice President of Ofitech, a China-based paper shredder and laminator manufacturers. He then served as an Executive Vice President for OMiTECH and is now an EVP for a different shredder manufacturer.