Dr. Harold Ornstein, PE, PhD

About Dr. Harold Ornstein, PE, PhD

This expert has over 50 years of experience in the field of mechanical engineering. He earned his BS in mechanical engineering from City College of New York, his MS in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his PhD from the University of Connecticut. Today, this expert is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Florida, among various other states, and is a certified fire and explosion investigator. He belongs to a number of prestigious societies in the engineering field, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society of Safety Engineers. Additionally, he possesses in-depth knowledge to reach the root cause of a wide range of accidents and failures, such as human performance, operator training, material science, structures, statics, dynamics, pneumatics, hydraulics, lubrication, fire protection sprinkler systems, OSHA standards, and requirements, heat transfer, and thermodynamics. This expert previously served worked as a senior analytical engineer for United Aircraft Corporation, an instructor of mechanical engineering for the University of Connecticut, and a senior engineer and technical advisor for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Currently, he serves as an engineering consultant at several major insurance companies and as a senior principal mechanical engineer at a consulting company in Florida.

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