Washington Expert Witnesses

This qualified expert earned his BS in business economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He has extensive experience in the field of retail planning, merchandising, and operations, with expertise in both brick and mortar and online retail and full price and off price products, as well as in-depth knowledge of all financial operations inside retailers as well as with external partners. He formerly served as the vice president and merchandise manager of men's furnishings and suits at Robinsons-May, the vice president of planning for the men's and children's departments at Macy's, and the director of business development and the vice president of operations of Wireless Advocates. Most recently, he worked for Nordstrom as the vice president of planning for men's and kids apparel, the Rack division, and the shoe department. Currently, this expert is the principal for a retail consulting firm based in Washington state.

This expert has frequently advised school district and other public clients concerning appropriate responses to allegations of teacher and other employee misconduct, as well as advising them after an investigation is complete concerning what actions they might wish to take depending on the findings in the investigation. She often interacts with attorneys on cases, and has extensive human resources experience, including having served as a college and school district director of human resources. Additionally, her investigation reports have been used as employer responses to rights agency investigations. She has over thirty years of leadership experience. She is able to use her technical expertise to advise her clients. She has been a senior human resources manager, an operations division leader, a consultant, and an investigator for a wide variety of businesses and organizations. In all of these settings she has applied her extensive analytical, interpersonal, and technical skills.

This supremely qualified expert is the CEO of two major global firms in the field of technology and telecommunications recruiting, specializes in recruiting at all levels of the managerial hierarchy. He has recruited in the USA for the last 25 years and has a strong technical knowledge at all levels of telecommunications.

This highly experienced director of nursing for a 180 bed skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living community has over ten years of experience as a multi-state regional nurse manager. Her current position involves supervision of 150 team members to include the physicians, nurse team, floor nurses, social workers, infection control, quality assurance, medical records, a commissary and recreation therapy. She spent three years as a clinical nurse specialist. She is a registered and certified nursing home surveyor. She spent many years as a regional nurse consultant and recently received a Medicare/Medicaid deficiency free survey.

This expert has been involved in the digital media content industry for over 14 years. He holds B.A. from the University of Oregon and has been active in the Picture Archive Council of America as both a Technology Chair and President. He has been a moderator, panelist and speaker at various industry conferences including National Geographic photographer summits, CEPIC, and PhotoLA.

This highly qualified expert has 40+ years of experience in education. Currently, he is the owner and president of a superintendent search firm that has completed over 200 superintendent searches in the past 14 years. This expert has held the positions of teacher, principal, and superintendent over his career. He has received numerous leadership, distinguished service, and practitioner awards by several professional organizations in the field and is a frequently invited guest speaker at major, national education conferences. He expert earned his BA at Central Washington University, M.Ed in Educational Administration at Central Washington University, and Ed.D in Educational Leadership at Washington State University.

This highly qualified expert is a nationally renown authority in toxicology. He received his Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Kansas Medical Center. He has served as Toxicology Program Director in the Department of Environmental Health at the University of Washington, then as Associate Chairman of the Department, as Associate Dean for Research in the School of Public Health, and Associate Vice Provost for Research. He is currently Dean and Vice Provost of the Graduate School at the University of Washington. This expert continues his academic appointment as Professor Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, and Public Health Genetics. He has served as the founding director of the Center for Ecogenetics & Environmental Health, an NIEHS Core Center of Excellence. Nationally, he has served on the Board of Directors and as Treasurer of the American Board of Toxicology, and as President of the Society of Toxicology. He has also served on the Board of Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Academy of Sciences /National Resource Council, as a member of the Board of Directors and Vice-President of the Toxicology Education Foundation, and on the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences. He is an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Academy of Toxicological Sciences. This expert was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, and to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. He has published over 150 scientific articles and book chapters in the field of toxicology and risk assessment. He is the sole author of a widely used Law Review article titled on scientific judgment and toxic torts.

This highly experienced climbing, mountaineering and hiking expert is an accomplished guide with experience in numerous locations including the Cascades of Washington State, the BC Coast Range, Nevada's Red Rock Canyon, the Alaska Range, California's Joshua Tree National Park and Eastern Sierra, as well as in the Enchanted Rocks of Texas. He has served as an American Alpine Institute guide trainer since 2006 and Director of Field Operations. He is currently the head guide at the American Alpine Institute. He has significant experience with adventure tourism and manages guides in venues all over the world. He is also a widely published outdoor adventure writer. He co-authored a guide on ice climbing and a manual on rock climbing.

This expert's skills and background include forensic analysis in the areas of industrial process systems, industrial process equipment including pumps, fans, heat exchangers, mixers, specialty equipment, piping include safety devices, and pipe support systems. Specific experience has been gained in chemical process plants, pulp and paper mills, wood processing plants, boiler plants, chiller plants, and co-gen systems. He is a fellow of the National Society of Professional Engineers and currently consults on a number of mechanical engineering projects.

This expert is a board-certified general surgeon who has over 25 years of experience as a chief/director of surgery. He is extensively published in general surgery and in particular on disease of the liver, pancreas, bile duct, hernia, bowel obstruction, and laparoscopic surgery. He holds a major medical patent, is actively involved in teaching, research and serves as an editor for several prominent medical journals.

This board certified and fellowship trained neonatologist currently holds high ranking clinical and academic positions in neonatology at a major healthcare center, as well as a directorship in neonatology at his current institution. He has given nationally invited lectures in his field, and is extensively published on topics pertaining to neonatal risk factors.

This highly qualified expert earned her BA in Government & International Relations from Clark University and has been serving in facilities management for approximately 8 years. She has held various facilities management positions, starting as a facilities representative and working her way up to management. She formerly served as a Facilities Representative with Starbucks, a Facilities Coordinator with Expedia, and currently serves as a Facilities Manager at a major retail corporation. She has had extensive experience with and understands the process in determining how products should be maintained and she has specifically maintained motorized shades as they have been used in the facilities that she has managed.