Environmental Engineering Expert Witnesses

This expert has over 40 years of experience in engineering and construction, with more than 35 years of experience in the field of natural gas and propane incidents, pipeline construction and operation, and water and sewer systems. He is currently the president of a reputable forensic engineering and failure analysis company. His primary areas of expertise include residential, commercial and industrial natural gas and LP gas fires, explosions and carbon monoxide incidents. He has experience with gas processing plants, regulator stations, compressor stations, and other facilities and has conducted numerous investigations and has testified about issues at these types of facilities. He has investigated many carbon monoxide incidents and has conducted major carbon monoxide testing programs throughout the country. He has a great deal of experience and has testified on numerous occasions regarding carbon monoxide issues.

This expert has over 10 years of professional experience in OSHA & MSHA advisory services, specifically as it relates to hazardous materials management, oil & gas rig safety, environmental engineering, and fire safety. He earned a Master of Occupational Safety & Health/Environmental Management from Columbia Southern University and a PhD in Safety Sciences from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is a Certified Safety Professional through Board of Certified Safety Professionals and teaches field safety protocols for the NCCER Core curriculum. This expert is currently a professor of safety management & environmental/fire protection engineering at a Texas based university and a principal consultant providing OSHA & MSHA advisory services.

This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in the study, evaluation, design, value engineering, and operation of water and wastewater treatment facilities. He has authored eleven textbooks and over 70 technical papers on the topic.He is the former executive vice president and national director of water and wastewater for HDR Engineering, and currently is an independent consulting engineer providing services related to water and wastewater treatment.

This expert holds a BSCE from the University of South Alabama, and is a licensed professional civil engineer in dozens of states. She is a member of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association, and sits on the advisory board for the University of South Alabama Department of Civil Engineering. This expert has been in the civil engineering and design field for the last 23 years, and is currently the president/project manager/civil engineer at a top engineering firm in Alabama.

This highly qualified expert oversees research on the wind resistance of asphalt shingles. He received a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Florida. He is a member of the American Association for Wind Engineering. He has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles on the subject of asphalt shingles including the effects of wind and other environmental factors on the material. He is currently a forensic engineering specialist. Their analysis of construction and design practice is based on Code and industry standards and they have provided over $220 million worth of repair and rehabilitation correcting deficient construction and design issues. This rehabilitation includes single family homes, high rise condominiums, etc.

This highly qualified environmental toxicologist specializing in mechanisms of action of dioxins and dioxin-like chemicals. After earned his PhD in Toxicology, this expert went on to hold numerous research roles, most notably at UC Davis. He is prominent in literature and as a presenter in the space. Currently, this expert is an Environmental Toxicology Research Scientist at a university in California.

This qualified Fluid Flow Engineering Expert obtained his BSE in Civil Engineering and his MSE and Ph.D in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Utah State University. He is a Certified Engineer in Utah and has published 40+ articles focused on Civil and Environmental Engineering research. He is a member of the American Water Works Association and the American Society of Engineers and is currently a Research Professor in Civil and Environmental at a University in the West, a Civil and Environmental Engineer at a Water Research Laboratory, and a Consultant at a Private Consulting Firm. Expert has provided testimony and technical reports as well as external review of technical reports and analysis.

This expert has over 40 years of experience in the occupational health and safety field. He received his BS from Oakland University and MPH in Environmental Health from the University of Michigan. He has been certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene since 1980. He is also certified by the State of California, Division of Occupational Safety and Health as a Certified Asbestos Consultant, and holds all accreditations for asbestos offered by the US Environmental Protection Agency. In 2008, he was presented the Fellow Award by the American Industrial Hygiene Association for his contributions to the practice of industrial hygiene. He has served on several Cal/OSHA Technical Advisory Committees and sits on the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee. He has co-authored three books on OSHA compliance and more than two dozen technical papers on exposure to hazardous substances in occupational settings.

This expert received her doctorate from the University of Michigan and worked as an environmental toxicologist for Syracuse Research Corporation, where she did quantitative human health risk assessment for the EPA on a variety of substances including solvents, pesticides and metals. As a certified industrial hygienist, certified professional ergonomist and environmental scientist she continues to apply her knowledge to improve occupational and environmental health.

For over 25 years, this expert has specialized in environmental risk management and insurance, including cost-of-risk evaluations, insurance underwriting, policy development, claims support & expert testimony, and development and evaluation of solutions for funding and transferring environmental risks. He has deep expertise in environmental insurance underwriting, and works with clients to resolve environmental coverage disputes when they arise, including matters such as related claims, discovery triggers, notification issues, known conditions, disclosures, policy limit provisions, extended reporting, and more. This expert combines an understanding of environmental technical matters with insurance coverage and financial expertise for integrated analyses and opinions.

This highly qualified expert has 30 years of experience in environmental and geotechnical engineering. He received his BS in civil engineering from Lehigh University before earning both his MS and PhD in civil engineering, geotechnical/geoenvironmental from the University of Texas. He is currently a certified environmental engineer and a licensed professional engineer. This expert is active in his field as a member of numerous associations, including the US National Academy of Engineering, the American Association for Advancement of Science, the American Geophysical Union, and the International Geosynthetics Society. He is highly involved in his field, having authored hundreds of research publications throughout his career. For his work, he has received numerous awards. He has formerly served as the chair of civil and environmental engineering at both the University of Washington and the University of Wisconsin, the director of the Wisconsin geotechnics laboratory at the University of Wisconsin, and a professor of geological, civil, and environmental engineering at the University of Wisconsin. Currently, this expert is the dean of the school of engineering and applied science at a well-known university in Virginia.

This highly qualified expert earned his BS in chemical engineering from the University of Texas followed by a JD from Thurgood Marshall School of Law. He also earned his LLM with diplomas in energy, environmental, and natural resources law, intellectual property and information law, and taxation. He is an expert in environmental and energy law, engineering, and safety. This expert formerly served as a regional engineer, division director, and regional director of the Texas Control Board which is now known as the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Currently, this expert serves as an engineering manager for an air and waste engineering company in Texas, as well as an environmental and intellectual property attorney.

This highly-qualified expert has 35 years of experience in environmental and civil engineering, as well as environmental construction, construction deficiencies, environmental remediation, cost recovery, and strategic analysis on environmental claims. He is a licensed professional engineer in several states throughout both the United States and Canada. He earned his BTech in chemical engineering from Ryerson University before beginning his career as a quality assurance analyst in the chemicals division at Canada Packers. With Canada Packers, he also served as the division manager for the health, safety, and environment division, as well as the production supervisor and project engineer for fatty acids. He then transitioned to working for Conestoga-Rovers & Associates as a project engineer. For 26 years, he worked with Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, serving as a project manager, shareholder, partner, principal, and corporate secretary. This expert then went on to work with GHD for several years, serving as the principal and co-chair of the North American Executive Committee, as well as the president and the North American Executive general manager. Currently, this expert serves as a management consultant for a private consulting firm in Ontario.

This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in environmental engineering. He obtained his BS in physics and chemistry from Nagpur University, his MS in chemistry from the Institute of Chemical Sciences, and his second MS in environmental engineering from Malviya National Institute of Technology in India, before moving to the United States, where he obtained his PhD in environmental engineering from the University of Toledo. Today, he is certified in compound inspection, hazardous waste stream determination, and environmental resources and environmental inspection. This expert is also a licensed air quality and indoor air quality engineer and an active member of the Air and Waste Management Association, the Internal Congress of Chemistry and Environment, the Institute of Professional Environmental Practice, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Moreover, he is very active in academia, having published and researched on topics related to environmental engineering and having developed two patents pertaining to engine exhaust. This expert previously served as an adjunct physics faculty member at Baker College, as the senior chemist and bacteriologist for the City of Toledo, as a post-doctoral research associate of wastewater treatment at Baylor University, and as a wastewater, statics, hydrology, and water resources engineering faculty member at the University of Toledo. He is currently an environmental inspector for the Department of Environmental Protection in West Virginia.