Control Systems Expert Witnesses

This expert holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from McMaster University ('93) and a Masters from the University of Toronto ('98). From 2000 to 2013 this expert was a managing partner of HITE Engineering Corp. Prior to that he held diverse positions in manufacturing. He is skilled in mechanical design and structural analysis/FEA and fully trained on engineering software packages such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Algor and STAAD/Pro. Early in his career, he began utilizing machine guarding standards and has since become an expert on CSA, ANSI, NFPA and EU standards on machine guarding, safety circuit design and fire and explosion protection. Since 2000, he has been involved in numerous forensic investigations and design reviews of construction equipment, including cranes, elevating work platforms, etc. He has been qualified as an expert witness in court on multiple occasions.

This registered Professional Electrical Engineer and Professional Control Systems Engineer earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He holds more than 25 US patents and is an active member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers as well as the National Fire Protection Association. For a number of years he served as the Chief Engineer at the Tyco Corporation, developing heat tracing technologies. Since 2008, he has operated an independent San Francisco Bay Area consultancy specializing in electrical and mechanical engineering.

This expert is very well qualified the field of electrical engineering and power source design and qualification. He received his BS and ME in Biomedical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Power Sources Manufacturing Association and several branches of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers including IEEE Consultants Network and Chairs the San Francisco Bay Area IEEE Power Electronics Society. This expert specializes in analog/digital power and design as well as hardware failure analysis, manufacturing, and market analysis. He is currently a Principal at a power design consultancy that specializes in enterprise-level and consumer applications.

This well credentialed expert earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from George Washington University, his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from George Washington University. He has held academic positions at various levels dating back to the 1980s and currently serves as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Department Head for a leading public research university in Virginia. His areas of engineering expertise include mechanical engineering, control systems, dynamics, robotics, intelligent vehicles, and transportation safety. He focuses his efforts on several application areas, including automotive safety systems, vehicle dynamics and control, collision warning/avoidance, and autonomous vehicles. The expert has co-authored 2 books and 7 book chapters, as well as numerous other publications (over 160), and he has received 1 patent.

This extremely qualified expert has years of experience in the development of design and control strategies for hybrid electric vehicles. He received his BS degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and both his MS and PhD degrees in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. He has received several honors for his outstanding work, including the Max Bentele Award for engine technology innovation. He has published 50+ refereed journal articles and serves as an associate editor for 4+ renowned mechanical engineering journals. He is also a member of the editorial board for ASME Dynamics Systems and Control magazine. He is a former engineer at Palomar Technologies and a former graduate research assistant at Stanford University's Dynamic Design Lab. Currently, he is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at a major university in Indiana.

This highly-qualified expert is a licensed professional engineer in three states with over 25 years of experience in the field of electrical automation and control systems. He earned his AS in electrical engineering and his BS in electrical engineering at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. This expert is a certified energy manager with the Association of Energy Engineers and is a member of professional organizations such as the National Society for Professional Engineers and the New Hampshire Society for Professional Engineers. He formerly served as the owner of Aquatrack Systems, as an electrical engineer at Ionics, and as both an electrical and controls engineer and the instrument and controls manager at Waldron Engineering. This expert currently serves as an electrical engineer for his own consulting firm based in New Hampshire.