Safety Expert Witnesses in Florida

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Safety expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including construction safety, industrial safety, occupational health and safety, product safety, and environmental safety. Some of the most common specialties among safety expert witnesses also include workplace safety, fire safety, food safety, traffic safety, and chemical safety. They have provided opinions on the effects of workplace accidents, product malfunctions, hazardous materials handling, regulatory compliance, and risk assessment.

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Rose Jacinto Figueroa, CHFP, PhDView profile

ID: 13257

Dr. Rose Jacinto Figueroa, CHFP, PhD

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Florida

Dr. Rose Figueroa has 9 years of experience in the field of Human Factors and Ergonomics. She earned her BSE in Industrial Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and both her MSE and Ph.D. in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan. Today, this expert is a Certified Human Factors Professional through the Board of Certification in Professional...

Admiralty  Maritime  and Boating Safety Expert WitnessView profile

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Admiralty Maritime and Boating Safety Expert Witness

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Florida

This expert is well versed in all areas of maritime safety and regulation. He spent 30 years in the United States Coast Guard serving as a Boatswains Mate and Chief Warrant Officer, among other positions in operations and safety. He has conducted a myriad of law enforcement boardings to ensure vessels were in compliance with federal law and safety requirements. He is Coast Guard trained in Jones...

Kevin Charles Breen, PEView profile

ID: 49676

Mr. Kevin Charles Breen, PE

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Florida

Mr. Kevin C Breen has 38 years of experience in the fields of Engineering and Automotive Inspection and Manufacturing. He earned his BS in Materials Engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago and his MS in Industry Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Today, this expert is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin. Formerly, he served as a Quality...

Trucking – Transportation Expert WitnessView profile

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Trucking – Transportation Expert Witness

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Florida

This experienced trucking expert has been trained in safety supervision and accident investigation by the American Trucking Association and the North American Transportation Management Institute. He is a certified Director of Safety and a certified Driver Trainer. He has held a number of transportation safety, training, and management positions throughout his career and has specialized in...

Roy Allen Wadding, PEView profile

ID: 116031

Mr. Roy Allen Wadding, PE

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Florida

Mr. Roy A. Wadding has 46 years of experience in the fields of Civil and Structural Engineering. He earned his BS in Civil Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in seven states. Additionally, he is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the U.S. Virgin Islands and is a Certified XL Tribometrist through Excell Tribometers....

Hotels Expert WitnessView profile

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Hotels Expert Witness

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Florida

This expert specializes in hotel operations, hospitality industry franchising, management company operations, and guest safety issues. He has more than 40 years of experience in the field. He is a certified hotel administrator. He started his career as the youngest general manager of the Holiday Inn chain at the age of 18. He served as President & CEO of The Equity Hotel Corporation which...

Christopher John Medwell, PEView profile

ID: 138551

Mr. Christopher John Medwell, PE

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Florida

Mr. Christopher J. Medwell has 43 years of experience in Accident Reconstruction and Crash Data Recovery. He earned his BAS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. Today, this expert is certified as a Remote Pilot by the Federal Aviation Administration and licensed as a Professional Engineer in 5 states. Formerly, this expert served as the Dealer Operations Manager of the...

Occupational Health Expert WitnessView profile

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Occupational Health Expert Witness

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Florida

This expert holds a Doctoral Degree in Health Science from the AT Still Osteopathic Medical University and a Master's Degree in Public Health, with a concentration in Disaster Medicine. Additionally, he is a Certified Industrial Hygienist, along with being a Certified Safety Professional. His areas of expertise are the chemistry of hazardous materials and chemical microscopy.

Ming C Xiao, PE, PhDView profile

ID: 144650

Dr. Ming C Xiao, PE, PhD

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Florida

Dr. Ming Xiao has over 12 years of experience in the fields of Biomechanics and Accident Reconstruction. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Tsinghua University and his Ph.D. in Biomechanics from the University of Delaware. He also completed a Research Fellowship at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Today this expert is a Certified Playground Safety Inspector by the board of...

Ice Rink and Facility Operations Expert WitnessView profile

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Ice Rink and Facility Operations Expert Witness

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Florida

This highly qualified expert is a Certified Rink Administrator and has 12 years of experience taking caring of operations and overseeing the safety and maintenance of ice rinks. Previously, he was the Operations Manager at RDV Sportsplex Ice Den and currently he is the Co-Owner and Vice President of Operations at a popular ice rink in Florida.

Daniel Joshua Melcher, PEView profile

ID: 144967

Mr. Daniel Joshua Melcher, PE

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Florida

Mr. Daniel J. Melcher has 30 years of experience in the fields of Engineering and Mechanics. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and his MS in Transportation Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Today, this expert is a certified Traffic Accident Reconstructionist by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstructionists. He is licensed as a...

Food Safety Expert WitnessView profile

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Food Safety Expert Witness

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Florida

This expert is recognized as one of the country's top food safety trainers and has 25+ years experience as a food safety consultant in the food industry. Currently, he has recently retired as president and founder of an independent food service practice which provides consulting and training to food service and lodging companies throughout the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. The expert...

Shawn Price Ray, ACTAR, CFEI, CVFI, PEView profile

ID: 256652

Mr. Shawn Price Ray, ACTAR, CFEI, CVFI, PE

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Florida

Mr. Shawn P. Ray has 32 years of experience in the field of Accident Reconstruction. He earned his AS in Mathematics and Natural Sciences from Fort Hays State University and both his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University. Today, this expert is a certified Traffic Accident Reconstructionist, a certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, a certified Fire...

Guardrails  & Roadside Safety Expert WitnessView profile

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Guardrails & Roadside Safety Expert Witness

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Florida

This highly-qualified expert has 25 years of experience as an engineer specializing in accident reconstruction, roadside safety, maintenance of traffic, and the analysis of mechanical systems and product failures. He has a strong background in the design, development, and implementation of roadside safety hardware including guardrails, bridge rails, and crash cushions. This expert earned both his...

Jonathan G French, PhDView profile

ID: 6705485

Dr. Jonathan G French, PhD

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Florida

Dr. Jonathan G. French has 40 years of experience in Human Factors and Ergonomics and he earned his BS, MS, and Ph.D. in Physiological Psychology from Colorado State University. Formerly, this expert served as a Research Pharmacologist at Parke-Davis, as a Research Associate in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Michigan, and as a Lead Neuroscientist at Micro Analysis and...

Distracted Driving Expert WitnessView profile

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Distracted Driving Expert Witness

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Georgia

This highly qualified expert has been conducting research and teaching about cognitive factors related to driving for over 25 years. He has has published numerous peer- reviewed articles and chapters on issues of vision and attention including their relationship to driving. This expert's work has been highlighted by national and international press such as the BBC, NPR, Katie with Katie...

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George Peter Widas II, CSP, CXLT, PEView profile

ID: 6733220

Mr. George Peter Widas II, CSP, CXLT, PE

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Florida

Mr. George P. Widas II has 56 years of experience in the field of Engineering. He earned his BS in Civil Engineering from Syracuse University and today this expert is a Certified XL Tribometrist through Excel Tribometers, LLC. Formerly, this expert served as President of Wing Engineering, Inc. and as a Self-Employed Consulting Engineer. Since 2009, he has served as the Chief Executive Officer and...

Construction Expert WitnessView profile

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Construction Expert Witness

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This expert is a licensed professional civil engineer as well as a certified safety professional. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of Cincinnati and received his JD from the University of Dayton. He has 25+ years of experience in construction specifically, safety and risk management. Previously, he served as a project engineer and a corporate safety and risk director for...

Rowland Lamb, PEView profile

ID: 6931944

Mr. Rowland Lamb, PE

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Florida

Mr. Rowland Lamb has 40 years of experience in the fields of Civil Engineering and Accident Reconstruction. He earned his AS from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and his BS in Civil Engineering from Auburn University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the states of Florida and Alabama. Formerly, this expert served as the Special Projects Engineer at the Florida...

Electrical Engineering & Arc Flashes Expert WitnessView profile

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Electrical Engineering & Arc Flashes Expert Witness

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Florida

This expert has 25 years of experience in the field of electrical engineering and has owned and operating a successful engineering firm and consultancy for the past 17 years. He earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida, where he wrote his dissertation on arc flash hazard mitigation. He has been hired to analyze more than 100 electrical power systems and...

John DeatonView profile

ID: 17029

Dr. John Deaton

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Florida

This highly qualified human factors expert earned his BA in psychology and his MA in experimental social psychology from San Diego State University before completing a PhD in applied and experimental psychology from the Catholic University of America. He is very active as a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and has completed various types of military training including 700 hours...

Kenneth CarterView profile

ID: 22788

Mr. Kenneth Carter

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Florida

This expert has over 2 decades of football coaching experience. He received his BS from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina where he also worked as a defensive graduate assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for defensive ends. While employed as an assistant coach of running backs at the University of Florida and as a special teams coordinator at the University of Louisville, he...

Vivek ShekhawatView profile

ID: 23567

Mr. Vivek Shekhawat

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Florida

This highly qualified expert has over a decade of experience and specializes in accident reconstruction and the biomechanics of human injury. He earned his MS in mechanical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology before earning his PhD in bioengineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is an accredited traffic accident reconstructionist by the Accreditation Commission...

Barry PeakView profile

ID: 27561

Mr. Barry Peak

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Florida

This expert has over 15 years of experience as a certified accident reconstructionist and mechanical engineer. He earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Central Florida, after a law enforcement career focusing on traffic accident investigation; he has testified in court many times in the past in his capacity as a police investigator. He has been an...

Zach Mc DanielView profile

ID: 28475

Mr. Zach Mc Daniel

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Florida

This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in childcare and education. He earned his AS from Cincinnati State and his BS in early childhood education from the University of Cincinnati and is a certified child development associate and pre-kindergarten provider. Formerly, this expert served as a lead classroom teacher with Countryside YMCA, Great Miami YMCA, Kids-R-Kids, and...

Eugene O’ NeillView profile

ID: 30356

Mr. Eugene O’ Neill

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Florida

This expert accident reconstructionist earned his BS in civil engineering from the University of Lowell and his MA in criminal justice from Anna Maria College. He is a Certified Accident Reconstructionist with The Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstructionists. This expert is active in his field as a member of professional organizations such as the National Association of...

Rupen PhillouraView profile

ID: 44479

Mr. Rupen Philloura

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Florida

This expert earned his BS in business aviation administration at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He has held a number of former positions in airports such as customer service representative for American Trans Air and Swissport, the airport operations specialist, international terminal manager, and assistant director of operations at Tampa International Airport, an aviation consultant for...

Safety Expert Witness FAQs

A safety expert witness provides specialized knowledge on safety standards, regulations, and practices. They can testify on matters like workplace safety, product safety, or public safety.

Cases involving personal injury, industrial accidents, product liability, construction accidents, or any case where safety standards are in question may require a safety expert witness.

Yes. Safety experts often have experience in specific industries such as manufacturing, construction, or healthcare. Their industry-specific knowledge can be invaluable in certain cases.

Subspecialties can include occupational health and safety, fire safety, food safety, environmental safety, transportation safety, and more. The right subspecialty depends on the specifics of your case.

In product liability cases, a safety expert can analyze whether a product was designed and manufactured safely and if proper warnings were provided.

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