Train Accident Expert Witnesses in Iowa

This qualified expert has over a decade of experience in his field. He received his BS in business administration with a concentration in management from Southwest Baptist University. He has held a multitude of roles in the railroad industry, including terminal trainmaster, director of administration, terminal manager and most recently superintendent of operations. This expert lead a team of over 300 train, yard, and engine employees to multiple extended human factor incident and injury free streaks. He is currently the ranch manager of a family-owned ranch in Missouri and consultant on railroad operations.

This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in the field of accident reconstruction. He received his BS in general resource management from the University of Wisconsin and has graduated from both the law enforcement recruit academy at Mid-State Technical College and the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy. He is certified in 13 law enforcement techniques and actively participates in specialized accident reconstruction trainings to stay up to date on the latest practices in the field. This expert is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the International Association of Forensic & Security Metrology and the Midwest Association of Technical Accident Investigators. He has formerly served as a security guard for Shabbona Lake State Park and St. Michael's Hospital, a forest ranger for Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest, and a regional crash reconstruction specialist for the Wisconsin State Patrol Bureau of Field Services. Currently, this expert holds several positions within a state patrol bureau, including state trooper, law enforcement instructor, and accredited reconstruction specialist in the technical reconstruction unit. He also lends his knowledge to teaching, serving as an adjunct instructor at a Wisconsin technical company and a CAD Zone certified trainer for a crash technology company.

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.

This expert has over 35 years of forensic engineering experience, and he has investigated and worked up more than 100 cases in each area of slip/trip/miss and fall, accident reconstruction and crash analyses, and product failure. He has published papers in the Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE). He has long been active in professional societies and is a past chairman of several. He has been listed in Who's Who in Engineering and Science. He has given expert witness testimony in Federal Courts, State Courts, Local Courts, Arbitration Hearings, and in depositions.