Industrial Control Expert Witness | Louisiana

Expert Qualifications

This expert is a former public-company executive who now consults as a forensic engineer for patents, accidents, and commercial matters. His 40 year career spans industrial, oilfield, and medical interests, both domestic and international. His expertise includes electrical and electronic engineering, industrial computers, and automated control systems. He has qualified several times as an expert witness in US Federal Court, most notably in the Deepwater Horizon / BP oil spill trial.He is specially trained in control systems in a number of industrial aspects, including NFPA 85/ ISA 77 Boiler Control Engineering. He is a licensed electrical engineer, licensed control systems engineer, and a licensed master electrician.

Bio Snapshot

Location: Louisiana

BS, Engineering, University of New Orleans

Registered: Professional Engineer

Registered: Professional Control Systems Engineer

Certified: Safety Instrumented Systems

Certified: Forensic Engineer

Licensed: Master Electrician

Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

Senior Member, The international Society of Automation

Senior Member, Institute of Industrial Engineers

Member, National Academy of Forensic Engineers

Former, Industrial Equipment Engineer, Boeing Services

Former, Design & Construction Engineer, SECO Industries

Former, Principal Engineer, Dataran Corporation

Former, Instructor of Engineering, University of New Orleans School of Engineering

Former, VP Operations/Engineering, TEST Automation & Controls

Former, Director of Stewart Resource Center, Stewart Enterprises Inc.

Former, Senior Consultant, VersaTech Automation Services

Current, Engineering Consultant, privately owned consulting firm

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