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11
Oct
Date October 11, 2024

011146 Commercial Helicopter Pilot and Flight Instructor



Small business helicopter owner & operator, commercially rated helicopter pilot & certified flight instructor with 4,000 hours of flight experience in the Robinson R-22 and MD500 line of helicopters. Vetted by USSS to operate in the Washington DC FRZ, over 800 missions to date in that airspace. Experienced in aerial photography, videography, filming, thermal imaging, frost prevention, restricted category operations, powerline & pipeline patrol, and ground and flight instruction including RW aerodynamics, components, piston and turbine engines, airframe, airframe and engine servicing and maintenance, helicopter test pilot procedures, flight controls, weather, navigation, flight operations, night vision goggle theory and operations. Bilingual English & Spanish.




  • Commercial Helicopter Pilot

  • Flight Instructor Aerial Photography (FAA License)

  • Aerodynamics CFI license

  • Rotor Blades CFI license

  • Tail Rotor CFI license

  • Turbine engines CFI license


PILOT: as of 2015 - 15 years of flying experience, GA Pilot, helicopter pilot

MANUFACTURERS: McDonnell Douglas 15 years, CFI

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Author rtiAdmin
11
Oct
Date October 11, 2024

011158 Consulting Senior Electrical Engineer



Senior Electrical Engineer has over 35 years of investigative experience in accident investigations, evaluations, damage assessments and fire investigations involving electrical distribution, construction, farm, medical, and computing equipment, as well as appliances and power tools.

Cases investigated have ranged from residential wiring and small appliances to automotive systems, large industrial machinery, shipboard equipment, electric power generating equipment, and electrical distribution systems including transformers and substation equipment.  Issues addressed have included operation of electrical distribution network protection, electrocutions, burns and shocks, and NEC/NESC and OSHA requirements.  He has also served as a consultant to other forensic investigators and accident re-constructionists in complex cases.

Qualified as an expert in over 20 different courts, including local and federal courts.

With a total of over forty years of college level teaching experience and professional interaction with experts in other fields of engineering and science, this expert retired after 38 years from a tenured professorship at the U. S. Naval Academy.  He has authored numerous papers regarding electrical equipment for use aboard U.S. Navy vessels (both classified and unclassified documents).  He has also authored or co-authored six published papers relating to electrical/electronic engineering test design for electrical and electronic components exposed to unusual ambient conditions.

He is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI). Certification is based upon experience plus time-limited, proctored, written examination.




Academic Background

  • University of Maryland, BS EE – 1959

  • University of Maryland, MS EE – 1962

  • University of Maryland, PhD EE – 1968


 

Continuing Education/Training

  • Electrical Fire Investigation, University of Wisconsin, 1982

  • Grounding of Electrical Distribution Systems, Electrical Design Institute, NC State Univ., 1983

  • Computer System Power Supply Design, Electrical Design Institute, NC State Univ., 1985

  • Electrical Fire Investigation, Extension School, Univ. of Delaware, 1988

  • Fire and Explosion Investigator Training, National Association of Fire Investigators Seminar, 1989

  • Lightning Protection Seminar, Baltimore Section of IEEE, 1992

  • AC Electrical Systems in Boats, ABYC Seminar, Tampa, FL, 1993

  • Development of Power Electronics Curricula, NSF Seminar, Orlando, FL, 1993

  • Switch Mode Power Supply Design Seminar, APEC 2000, New Orleans, LA, 2000

  • LabVIEW Basics, King of Prussia, PA, 2000

  • Teaching Power Electronics Courses, NSF Seminar, Tempe, AZ  2002

  • Fire and Explosion Investigator Training, NAFI Seminar, Sarasota, FL, August 2002

  • Investigating and Litigating Utility Contact Accidents, Clapp Research Associates, Myrtle Beach, SC, May 2006

  • Fire and Explosion Investigator Training, NAFI Seminar, Sarasota, FL, August 2007

  • NFPA 70, National Electrical Code 2008, NFPA Seminar, Baltimore, MD, October 2007

  • NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, NFPA Seminar, Orlando, FL, December 2007


 

Professional Registration

  • Registered Professional Engineer, State of Maryland

  • Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, NAFI


 

Professional Experience

RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD, Consulting Senior Electrical Engineer, 2011 – present

U.S. Naval Academy 1968 – 2006.  Professor of Electrical Engineering.  Served as Electrical Engineering Department Chair, 1991- 1993.  Served as civilian Associate Chair to military Chairs from 1993 to 2006.  Courses taught, with associated laboratories, ranged from electrical and electronic circuits, computer electronics, and computer interfacing, to electric power generation, distribution, and utilization.

  • From 1979 through 1990, served as instructor for the electrical machinery, power distribution, and power electronics course required of all electrical engineering majors.  Updated older laboratory experiments and developed new experiments to demonstrate basic power electronics concepts.

  • ­From 1995 through 2006, served as instructor and coordinator for the capstone Electrical Engineering Senior Design Project sequence, supervising over 100 different student design projects.  In response to evolving ABET (Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology) requirements, developed classroom materials to address non-technical concerns in engineering that included codes and standards, safety, and human factors in engineering.

  • ­In addition to teaching duties, for 20 of the past 30 years, performed research funded by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (Washington, D.C.) and the Naval Surface Warfare Center (Annapolis, MD) to determine susceptibility of electronic components to environmental stresses and the effects of unique electrical loads on shipboard electrical distribution systems, including system stability, generator control and stability, and fault analysis.  Have presented papers at various professional society meetings, including International Measurement and Test Technology Conference, and Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conferences.


IIT Research Institute 1968 – 1977.  Communications Systems Analyst (part-time position).  Performed modeling and test design for co-sited communications equipments with associated analyses.

University of Maryland 1966 – 1968.  Electrical Engineering Instructor, Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, College Park, MD (Main Campus).  Taught courses in electrical and electronic circuits and computer programming.

Johns Hopkins University – Applied Physics Lab 1963 – 1966.  Control Systems Engineer.  Performed design and analysis of missile autopilots and other control systems.  Programmed analog and digital computers for system simulations and developed circuit design procedures using operational amplifiers.

U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory 1961 – 1963.  Instrumentation and Test Engineer.  Developed test procedures, obtained data from accelerometer and sonar sensors, and analyzed results for various electrical/electronic systems.

 

Professional Associations

American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Member

Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Life Member,

  • ­IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society, Member

  • ­IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Member

  • ­IEEE Power Engineering Society, Member


National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI), Member
Maryland Fire and Explosive Investigators Association (MFEIA), Member
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Electrical Section Member

 

Honors and Awards

  • Meritorious Civilian Service Award, 1992

  • Superior Civilian Service Award, 2002

  • Superior Civilian Service Award, 2006

  • Professor Emeritus, 2008


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Author rtiAdmin
11
Oct
Date October 11, 2024

011140 Aeronautical Engineer



Aeronautical Engineer has over twenty-five years of experience in Aerospace Operations and Research leading diverse teams to accomplish technically challenging goals. He is experienced in aeronautics, naval strike warfare, aircraft carrier operations, and unmanned aircraft developmental testing and employment. A talented communicator possessing exceptional technical skills with significant achievements in applied aerodynamics, aircraft guidance and control, and simulation. He has a PhD in aerospace engineering; security clearance: top secret/special compartmented information.  Specific skills include:  Aeronautics/ Unmanned Air Vehicle Operations/ Financial Management Systems Engineering/ Flight Test and Evaluation/ Naval Strike Warfare Aircraft Carrier Operations/ Simulation and Modeling/Risk Management.




Academic Background

• PhD, Aeronautics and Astronautics, US Naval Postgraduate School, 1997
• MS, Aeronautics and Astronautics, US Naval Postgraduate School, 1994
• BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1984

Professional Experience

• RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD – Aeronautical Engineer, 2010 – present.

• Engineering Consultant, 2008 – present

•  Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 2005 – present

• Senior Aeronautics Engineer, 2004 – 2005

• Tactical UAV Special Operations Officer, 2002 – 2004

• United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, Military Professor and Fluids Lab Director, 1999 – 2002

• USS George Washington (CVN-73), Norfolk, VA, Assistant Strike Operations Officer, 1997 – 1999

• A-6E Intruder aircraft, Oceana, VA, Mission Commander, 1984 – 1992

Other Accomplishments

• Independent Engineering Consultant: Provided aeronautical engineering, systems engineering, test and evaluation engineering, and technical and program management support to proprietary and compartmentalized programs.

• Aeronautical Analysis: Developed U. S. Navy’s capability to predict release trajectories of ordnance with autopilots from U. S. Navy aircraft using computational fluid dynamics (CFD).  Provided software tools for the analysis of wind tunnel store separation testing including free stream, grid, and captive trajectory runs. Software tools used to clear the release of the High Speed Anti-Radiation Demonstrator (HSAD) missile from an F/A-18C aircraft.

• Leadership: Officer-in-Charge of 7 successful UAV detachments participating in joint fleet exercises and experiments supporting SOCOM, NSW, USMC, and SUBLANT with tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Directed all research, laboratories, and technical staff at U.S. Naval Academy’s 7 wind tunnels and fluid dynamics labs.

• Unmanned Air Vehicle Operations: Trained, deployed, and led Navy tactical UAV teams supporting Naval Special Warfare and Special Operations Command personnel in exercises and experiments resulting in improved tactics, techniques and procedures for UAVs. VT-UAV Action Officer for HELTACWINGLANT; authored Helicopter Community position on VT-UAV manning. Integrated aircraft design, manufacture, flight test, and international competition into a yearlong senior design project at U.S. Naval Academy using small UAVs.

• Naval Strike Warfare: Strike lead in A-6 Intruder attack aircraft. Over 1500 hours and 300 arrested landings in A-6E Intruder aircraft as Bombardier/Navigator executing real-world missions in the Mediterranean, North Atlantic, and Middle East. As assistant Strike Operations Officer, scheduled and coordinated execution of 9,000 air sorties in North Arabian Gulf for an aircraft carrier and embarked air wing. Planned, scheduled and coordinated execution of an aircraft carrier dry dock, sea trials, and carrier qualification detachments.

• Flight Test and Evaluation: Structured and conducted developmental flight-testing of electronic warfare payload on tactical UAV. Successfully employed vehicle and payload as part of Naval exercise sponsored by SUBLANT and Naval Information Warfare Activity providing valuable intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and electronic attack. Graduate of UAV Test and Evaluation Short Course, Naval Test Pilot School.

• Systems Engineering: Designed, built and utilized a rapid-prototyping system incorporating miniaturized avionics, data acquisition, and air vehicle control to successfully identify flight characteristics, then shape and flight test guidance control laws on a UAV. Successfully used system to validate new theoretical results in dissertation.

• Simulation and Modeling: Designed, built and integrated into aeronautics curriculum a flight simulation facility optimized for teaching aeronautics utilizing MATLAB/Simulink, autocode, realtime systems, and virtual reality visualization.

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Author rtiAdmin
11
Oct
Date October 11, 2024

011178 Aviation Safety and Pilot Expert



This expert is an Aviation Safety Consultant, as well as a pilot with over twenty-seven years flying experience and extensive specialized training in aviation safety, aircraft accident investigation, human factors in aviation, legal aspects of aviation safety, and the role of the technical witness in litigation.

He has participated in major NTSB investigations and has consulted and prepared as expert witness in several FAA cases and has provided expert testimony in courts of law.

 




Academic Background

  • Northeastern University, Burlington, MA, Business Administration, June 1975-1978

  • Northeastern University, Norwood, MA, Aviation, September 1973 to June 1975


 

Professional Experience

  • Aviation Safety Consultant, RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD, 2006-present

  • American Airlines following a merger with USAirways, initially hired by Empire Airlines, joined USAirways via merger with Piedmont Airlines, June 1978-2020

  • Flight instruction and on-demand charter flying for several fixed based operators in the Boston area, June 1975 to June 1978.


 

Professional Associations and Activities

  • Safety Chairman for ALPA, USAirways, January 2005 to present

  • ALPA Ground Deicing project Team Leader, September 2000 to present

  • ALPA Flight Controls Project team Leader, October 1998 to present

  • Member of the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Commission Flight Control Harmonization Working Group, November 1998 to present;

  • Member of the industry group responsible for writing the Airplane Upset Recovery Training Aid, November 1997 to August 1998

  • Chief Accident Investigator for ALPA, USAirways, September 1994 to present

  • SAE G-12 Deicing steering committee, also serving on holdover times, fluids and methods committees, September 1993 to present

  • Member of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators


 

Flight Experience    

Forty years of airline flying experience, including the following: total flight time; 25,000 hours, 20,000 hours pilot in command, and 20,000 hours turbojet, presently qualified on Boeing 737 aircraft. Qualified on the AB-320 series including a type rating, with additional flying time totaling over 25000 hrs.

 

F.A.A. Certificates  

Airline Transport Pilot Certificate, Boeing 737, DC-9, and FK-28 type ratings.

 

Specialized Training

University of Southern California, Aviation Safety Certificate, program included Aviation Safety Program Management, Aircraft Accident Investigation, Human Factors in Aviation, Legal Aspects of Aviation Safety, and the Role of the Technical Witness in Litigation.

 

Accident Investigations       

  • Participated in five major NTSB investigations.

  • ALPA party coordinator; USAir 427, and Air Midwest 5481.

  • Operations group member; USAir 405, and USAir 1016.

  • ALPA party coordinator for six NTSB field office investigations, along with several internal investigations

  • Party coordinator for the USAirways 1549 NTSB investigation.


 

Teaching Opportunities      

  • FAA Airport Safety and Operations School.

  • FAA Advanced Airport Safety and Operations School.

  • Airline Pilots Association, Basic Accident Investigation Course.

  • Airline Pilots Association, Advanced Accident Investigation Course.


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Author rtiAdmin
11
Oct
Date October 11, 2024

011217 Regulatory Consultant



A retired United States Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander.  He is the Regulatory Consultant for RTI Forensics, LLC.  His background in this industry comes from his 29 year career with the United States Coast Guard and obtains expertise experience with providing safety, security and technical engineering consulting services to the marine industry.

 

During his Coast Guard career he sailed as an engineer on two Coast Guard ships, crewed as the senior engineer at two Search and Rescue stations, acted as Chief Engineer at a Coast Guard LORAN station and then managed a Coast Guard repair haul-out facility for search and rescue vessels.  He has developed specialized regulatory expertise in commercial shipping, SOLAS, ISPS, MTSA, MARPOL for large commercial ships, small passenger vessels, with special emphasis on machinery systems, steam propulsion, automation and commercial vessel repair. He also trains Coast Guard regulators on the inspection of wood and composite commercial vessels.

 

 




Academic Background

University of Phoenix, Associates of Arts Technical Management/Marine Engineering, 2001

 

Professional Experience

RTI Forensics, LLC, Hayward, CA, Regulatory Consultant, 2013 – Present

Technical Services LLC – Owner, Maritime, Oakland, CA, 2009 – Present

Eleventh Coast Guard Coast Guard District, Alameda, CA, Program Manager for Domestic Inspection and Casualty Investigations, 2006 – 2009

MSO, San Francisco, CA, Domestic Inspections Department Head, 2001 – 2006

Marine Safety Detachment, Santa Barbara, CA, Assistant Detachment supervisor and Independent Duty Marine Inspector, 1998 – 2001

NASSCO Shipyard, San Diego, CA, Resident Coast Guard Marine Inspector, 1996 – 1998

 

Other Professional Training

Santa Barbara California City College, Mechanical and Architectural Drafting (AutoCAD) courses, 1998 – 2001

ABARIS, Advanced Composite Structures, Fabrication and Damage Repair Phase 1, 2013

International Boat Builders, Exhibition and Conference Sponsored Marine courses, 2009 and 2010

Germanischer Lloyd, Train the Trainer and Approved HazMat Expert course, 2010

Brian Toss & John Koon and Associate, Sailboat Rigging Inspection Techniques, 2009

American Boat and Yacht Council, Accident Investigation, Metal Corrosion in Boats, Composite Boatbuilding, Electrical certification courses, 1997, 2004, 2009 & 2012

Quality Management International (QMI), Maritime Safety Management Systems and Auditing using ISM Code, 2007

QMI, Quality Management Systems Auditor/Senior Auditor, 2006

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX, 2003

National Fire Protection Agency, International, National Electrical Code seminar, 2002

United States Coast Guard, Marine Safety Investigating Officer Course, Marine Inspector Course, 1996 – 2000

The Wooden Boat School, Surveying of Wooden and Fiberglass Boats, 1999 – 1998

Captain Franke Marine Surveyors, Inc., Inspection of Marine Composites and Wooden Boats, 1998

Hellier NDT Training, Introduction to Non-Destructive Testing, 1997

General Services Administration, Boston, MA, Total Quality Management Facilitation Skills, 1995

United States Coast Guard (USCG), Executive Leadership training, 1995

 

Professional Associations

American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC)

San Francisco Port Engineers Association

 

Awards and Certificates

USCG, Meritorious Service Medal

USCG, Commendation Medal, 2 subsequent awards

USCG, Achievement Medal, 4 Subsequent awards

USCG, Letter of Commendation

USCG, Meritorious Team Commendation, 10 Subsequent awards

USCG, Letter of Appreciation, USCG Training Center

USCG, Turk Award, USCG Training Center

USN, Letter of Appreciation, USS PATTERSON

ABYC, Composite Boat Builder Certificate, 2008

ABYC, Marine Corrosion Technician, 2004

AWS, Certified Weld Inspector, 2004-2009

ABYC, Marine Electrical Technician, 2002

City of Rochester NY, Third Class Stationary Steam Plant Operator License, 1998

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Author rtiAdmin
11
Oct
Date October 11, 2024

011139 Construction Management Specialist



An experienced Project Manager specializing in general contracting and construction management in residential and commercial types of construction.  His areas of expertise include estimating, scheduling, contract negotiations, cost control, and delay analysis.  He has experience in claim reviews and construction supervision from superintendent through president.

This expert is a qualified expert and has presented testimony in courts of law.

 




Academic Background

  •  Engineering, Ellis School of Building, London, England, 1958

  •   Advanced Building Technology, Shewsbury College of Building, London, England, 1956

  •    Advanced Building Methods, General and Civil


 

Professional Experience

  •    Project Management Consultant, RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, Maryland, 2006-present

  •     Construction Management Specialist, FTI Consulting, Inc., Annapolis, Maryland, 1995-2003

  •    Owner/President, personal company, Annapolis, Maryland, 1995-present

  •      Project Manager, FTI Corporation, Annapolis, Maryland, 1993-2003

  •    President, Associates, Inc., Annapolis, Maryland, 1990-present

  •      President and CEO, E.A. Baker Company, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1987-1990

  •     President, Hercules Construction Company, St. Louis, Missouri, 1983-1987

  •    Executive Vice President, Hercules Construction Company, St. Louis, Missouri, 1980-1983

  •   Vice President of Operations, Hercules Construction Company, St. Louis, Missouri, 1973-1983

  •      Construction Manager, Rouse-Wates, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, 1970-1973

  •    Project Manager, Wates, Inc., London, England, 1963-1970

  •    Project On-site Manager, Five Oaks, Inc., London, England, 1960-1963

  •    Project Superintendent, Five Oaks, Inc., London, England, 1957-1960

  •      Instructor, Construction Methods and Technology, Shewsbury School of Building, 1963

  •     Instructor, Estimating for Construction Management in Construction Industry, St. Louis University, Civil Engineering Department,         1977-1980

  •     Construction Expert on various projects in Maryland and Virginia


 

Professional Associations and Activities

  •     Board of Directors, Hercules Company, Inc.

  •     Board of Directors, Health Management Institute, St. Louis, Missouri

  •     Labor Negotiating Committee, Associated General Contractors, St. Louis, Missouri


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Author rtiAdmin
11
Oct
Date October 11, 2024

011164 Senior Electrical Engineer



Senior Electrical Engineer with extensive experience in lightning arrester design, test, and application which involved all phases of over-voltage protective device.  His experience spans the voltage range from 120 volts to 1.2 million volts.  His knowledge also includes the fields of spark gap and metal oxide block design and manufacturing process assistance, insulation, and forensic analysis.

Experience in product design, application, and other expert assistance to various electric utilities and manufacturers of electrical apparatus in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa.

 

As a forensic analyst, he has provided expert testimony as to his findings in courts of law.




Academic Background

MBA Indiana University, 1973
BS Electrical Engineering, Michigan College of Mining and Technology, 1959
Attended non degree courses in:

  • Plasma (electric arc) Physics

  • Engineering Management

  • Project Management

  • Design and Analysis of Industrial Experiments


 

Awards and Honors

 

  • Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Honorary Fraternity)

  • IEEE Surge Protective Devices Committee Certificate of Appreciation

  • IEEE Surge Protective Devices Committee Prize Paper Award

  • IEEE Fellow Member 1994; Life Fellow 2004

  • IEEE Surge Protective Devices Committee Distinguished Service Award 2001


 

Professional Experience

 

  • Senior Electrical Engineer Consultant, RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD, 2006-present

  • Consulting Engineer, Sole proprietor, Homer Glen, IL, 1996-present

  • Vice President of Engineering and Operations, Joslyn Manufacturing Company, 1980-1996

  • Fellow Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1959-1980


 

Professional Associations and Activities

 

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

  • Past Chairman of Surge Protective Devices Committee

  • Life Fellow Member

  • Registered Professional Engineer, Indiana

  • American National Standards Association

  • International Electrotechnical Commission United States representative for solid state arresters 1979 – 2003

  • Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Honorary Fraternity)


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Author rtiAdmin
11
Oct
Date October 11, 2024

011248 Master Mariner



This expert has over 32 years of professional experience in marine operations, vessel movements, and marine incident case work.  He has been involved in more than 160 cases, resulting in favorable outcomes for his clients’ interests.  He has successfully testified in Federal and State Courts.




Registrations and Licenses

• Master Mariner (Unlimited Tonnage) – U.S. Merchant Marine
• Steam or Motor Vessels of any Gross Tons Upon Oceans
• Federal Pilotage (Unlimited Tonnage); Houston and Brownsville, Texas
• STCW ’95 – Endorsed as Master / GMDSS / Tankships / Medical PIC
• ASA 101 Certification – 2012 (American Sailing Association)

Academic Background

• Marine Transportation, B.S. Degree, 1984, Texas A & M University, Galveston, Texas

Professional Experience

• RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD, Master Marine Consultant, January 2017 to present

• Private Company, 2004 to Present, Owner; providing Independent Consulting Services
Legal Case Reviews & Expert Witness; Bridge Simulator Course Consulting
Project Consulting for Ports / Terminals; Contract Lightering Mooring Master

• 3D Marine USA, Inc. – Houston, TX Full Time:  1993 to 1994
Marine Consultant / P. & I. Surveyor Contract; 1993 to 2004
Managed Brownsville, Texas Office
Legal Case Reviews & Expert Witness
Surveys; P & I Condition, Pre-purchase Condition, Collisions,
Cargo Contamination, Stability, Salvage, Steel Outturns, Pre-loads,
Heavy Lift / Project Cargo Loading

Lightering Operations

Have Safely Conducted approximately 924 Lightering Operations to Date
• Oct. / Nov., 2009 Conducted Industry’s First Underway Moorings between a ULCC and Fully Loaded VLCC’s / Total of 3 Operations
2,000,000 bbls. STS Transfers for Shell Oil and Vitol
(ULCC – M/T TI EUROPE / 441,561 dwt / 1,247 Ft. x 230 Ft.)
(VLCC’s – Various / 300,000 dwt / 1,090 Ft. x 196 Ft.)

• 2007 to Present: Contract Offshore Lightering Mooring Master
(Providing Independent Services to Marine Industry)

• 2002 to 2007: OSG Lightering, LLC – Houston, TX
(Formerly - Heidenreich Lightering) Full Time; 2004 to 2007
Offshore Lightering Mooring Master Contract; 2002 to 2004

• 1995 to 2002: MTL – Petrolink, Corp. – Houston, TX Full Time; 1995 to 1999
Offshore Lightering Mooring Master Contract; 1999 to 2002

Harbor Pilot

• 1999 to 2004: Brazos Santiago Pilots Association
Port of Brownsville & Port Isabel, TX

• Commissioned Branch Pilot – State of Texas
Harbor Movements included all types of vessels, including
Towage of Jack-up & Semi-submersible Drilling Rigs and
Scrap Vessels / Dead Ship Tows

• Association’s Presiding Officer 2002 to 2004
Established First Issue of Navigational Guidelines,
Worked closely with Port and Harbor Tug Company to upgrade existing fleet for Port
Restructured & Upgraded Internal Business Operations

Harbor Tug Operations

Between Full Time Employment
• 1985 to 1998: G & H Towing Co., Galveston, Texas
Relief Quarter Master – Harbor Tug Operations
Ports of Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Corpus Christi, Texas

Contract / Part Time Positions
Between Sea Service 1990 to 1993

• Quantum Marine, Inc. – Houston, TX
Oil Loss Control Surveyor and Cargo Expediter

• Radio Holland Group, USA – Houston, TX
Integrated Bridge Sys. Sales & Special Projects Coordinator

• Gleneagle Ship Management Co. – Houston, TX
Personnel Manager / Operations Technical Assistant

• Masters, Mates, & Pilots – Houston, TX
Port Relief Officer

Sea Experience

1990 to 1993  Chief Officer   S.S. Cape Island (RO/RO)
S.T. American Explorer (Tanker)
Glomar Robert F. Bauer (Drillship)
M.T. Ocean City (Tanker)

1986 to 1993  Second and   S.T. Mormacsky (Tanker)
Third Officer   S.T. Mormacstar (Tanker)
S.T. Texaco New York (Tanker)
S.T. Ocean Runner (Tanker – VLCC)
M.T. Chesapeake Trader (Tanker)
M.V. Eagle – 1 (Hopper Dredge)

1985 to 1986 Ballast Control Officer (MODU) Offshore Tug & Barge Units

Yacht / Pleasure Craft Experience

2012 – 2013  36 Ft. Hunter Sailboat – Kemah, Texas
Fractional Owner – Sailing Trips in Galveston Bay, Texas

1995 – 1999  Charter Boat Owner and Operator
26 ft. Mako w/ twin 130 HP Johnsons – M/V ISLAND MISTRESS
Vessel marketed and chartered under Aqua Safari Charters
1985 to 1991  Aqua Safari Charters – Galveston, TX
Summer time / Part Time Charter Captain - Sport Fishing
Operated 20 ft. Robalo Center Console, and
40 ft. Delta Custom Built Yacht – M/V ISLAND GIRL

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11
Oct
Date October 11, 2024

011153 Civil Engineer, Structural Engineer



Consulting Engineer in Civil Engineering, specializing in Highway and Street Design, Traffic Engineering, Utilities Construction, Storm Drainage, Pedestrian Safety, Walkway Surface Evaluations, Concrete and Asphalt Pavement Evaluations. Extensive experience in Construction Management, Project Related Claims, Job Site Safety, Codes and Standards, ADA Compliance.




Academic Background
• San Diego State University, Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering, 1991

Professional Engineer
• California • Delaware • Florida • Maryland • Massachusetts • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New York • Pennsylvania • Virginia • Ohio • Illinois • Michigan

Professional Experience
• RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD, Civil Engineer, 2016-Present

• Private firm,  Pennsylvania. 2011-Present
Civil Engineer responsible for evaluating matters involving premise liability, steps, stairways, walkways, highway and traffic engineering, including intersections; urban and rural roadways; interstate highways; parking lots; signage, pavement marking and traffic controls; codes and zoning requirements; public utilities including sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water mains. Plan and project document review; site inspections. Consulting in code compliance and standards; work zone safety, construction management, claims and safety. Evaluations of ice, snow control, grading, storm water management, detention and retention basins, and soil and sedimentation control.

•Private company, Pennsylvania. 2008-2012
Civil Engineer responsible for evaluating matters involving highway and traffic engineering, including intersections; urban and rural roadways; interstate highways; parking lots; signage, pavement marking and traffic controls; codes and zoning requirements; sidewalks and crosswalks; public utilities including sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water mains. Plan and project document review; site inspections. Consulting in code compliance and standards; work zone safety, construction management, claims and safety. Evaluations of ice, snow control, grading, storm water management, detention and retention basins, and soil and sedimentation control.

• Private company, Pennsylvania. 2006-2008
Project Manager responsible for the preparation of Civil Engineering and Highway Design Plans for land development projects including residential, commercial, and industrial projects. This included the preparation of the requisite construction drawings for parking lot and sidewalk design, sewer, water, storm drain and utility design, roadway and associated infrastructure design, including intersection and driveway design as well as pavement design, traffic control and traffic signal design. Responsibilities also included public hearing testimony, construction cost estimating, client, contractor and jurisdictional coordination, and concept design and analysis. Managerial responsibilities include staff reviews, interviewing and evaluating potential new hire candidates, budget preparation, and client invoicing.

• Private company, Pennsylvania. 2005-2006
Vice-President of Land Development responsible for engineering; design; construction management, claims, and safety; and dedication of residential and commercial projects in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware. Responsible for coordination with municipal officials for permitting and approvals prior to and during construction. Construction manager responsible for processing payment requests, health and safety compliance, contractor claims and change orders, scheduling, OSHA regulations and compliance, EPA regulations and implementing soils conservation district requirements for soils erosion and sedimentation control.

• Private company, Pennsylvania. 1996-2005
General Manager in charge of Engineering and Construction in the Fort Washington Office of McMahon Associates, Inc. including traffic planning, traffic signals, highway design, land surveying, structural engineering construction management and inspection. Responsible for a staff of over 40 employees including Project Managers, Land Surveyors, Project Engineers, Engineering Designers, and Technicians. Managed sub-consultants’ work product and contracts, including geotechnical engineers, structural engineers, landscape architects, and environmental engineers. Resident Engineer on Highway/Street construction projects. Agency coordination included meetings and interface with PennDOT, PA Turnpike Commission, NJDOT, DelDOT, Mass Highway, and New Hampshire DOT. Project presentations at public meetings.

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Author rtiAdmin
11
Oct
Date October 11, 2024

001111 Principal Forensic Engineer



Joseph R. Reynolds, PE, MEWI, MAE is internationally recognized as a forensic electrical engineer and an authority regarding the investigation and evaluation of utility system incidents and equipment failures including electrical contact accidents, fires and explosions. He has served as the team leader and technical director, as well as principal testifier, in large complex investigations and research. Services to the industry have included: conducting forensic root cause analyses of major power generation, transmission, distribution, and telecommunications incidents, system failures, accidents, fires, and equipment condition and performance audit issues; providing recommendations for improved equipment reliability; assessing the expected life and condition of aging equipment for repair/replace options; and addressing prudence issues related to rate base and regulatory hearings.

Mr. Reynolds is the founder and president of RTI Group, LLC based in the US, as well as the founder and chairman of the London based UK firm Reynolds Technological Inquiries Limited, and RTI Ltd, with offices in South America and the Middle East. The RTI companies are an international consultancy of experienced expert witnesses with a new research centre to determine the cause of electrical, material, and mechanical failures. An advance multimedia studio provides the visuals to effectively present our findings. A highly diversified firm, RTI specialized in accident and failure analysis of various size matters involving aviation, marine, rail, telecommunications, power utilities, and high risk industries.

RTI also provides proactive consulting services from Safety Management and Security Risk Assessment to implementation of controls.

Mr. Reynolds has represented public and government utilities, state regulatory commissions, and insurers in numerous electric power matters, including the following examples:

• Appointed by a utility regulator to serve as lead investigator and team manager for the state’s analysis of a high profile and lengthy outage resulting in recommendations to improve system reliability, which were adopted through the legislative rule-making process.

• Provided testimony at a rate base hearing before a state public service commission involving the utility’s handling of unpredictable and highly unusual nuclear reactor component failure, and evaluation of the resulting repair costs.

• Authored several publications on behalf of the Electric Power Research Institute, EPRI, including a guideline to assist utilities in improving the reliability of power plant electrical equipment as an alternative to the cost of constructing new plants.

• Evaluated the options to restore the performance of a damaged hydroelectric generator station when compared with the availability of replacement power.

Mr. Reynolds has given expert testimony in arbitration hearings and courts of law, and has appeared before state and federal boards, commissions, counsels, press conferences, and international professional forums.

 




Academic Background
• Postgraduate Studies, Engineering and Mathematics, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
• B.E.S., Electrical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
• A.A.S., Electrical Technology, The Capitol Institute of Technology, Washington, D.C.
• University of Leeds, Fire/Explosion Dynamics, United Kingdom.
• University of Liverpool, Basic British Law, United Kingdom.
• The Royal Society of Medicine, British Court Procedures, United Kingdom.

 

Registration
• Registered Professional Engineer, Electrical: Maryland

Professional Experience
• Founder and President of RTI Group, LLC (RTI), Annapolis, MD, February 2006 to present.
• Founder and CEO of Reynolds Technological Inquiries Limited, RTI Ltd (RTI), London, UK, July 2005 to present.
• Founder and President of Reynolds Technologies International, LLC (RTI), wholly owned subsidiary of FTI Consulting, Inc., Annapolis, MD, 2003 – 2004.
• CEO and Executive Director, Anamet, Inc., Hayward, California, 2003 – 2016. Re-established materials engineering and testing laboratory originally founded in 1958.
• Co-founder, FTI Consulting, Inc., Annapolis, Maryland, 1982 - 2003. Served as Senior Vice President, Chief Scientist, President, Vice Chairman and Chairman. Team leader and principal investigator on numerous major loss investigations, product and systems reliability research and safety analysis reviews, while serving as the head of all Engineering and Scientific Services that became the Applied Sciences Consulting Division.
• Director, Forensic Engineering Directorate, ManTech International Corporation, CADCOM Division, 1975-1982. Established and developed forensic engineering analysis services while directing and conducting investigations and research involving aging power generation equipment, electrical accidents and equipment failures.
• Director and Principal Research Engineer, Trident Engineering, Annapolis, Maryland, 1969-1975. Managed environmental and life sciences instrumentation products research and beta testing. Participated in writing System Safety Manuals for NASA flight systems. Established Safety Engineering Department; directed and conducted root cause failure investigations primarily in the areas of aircraft accidents, fires, explosions, and electric utility generation, transmission and distribution equipment failures and repair/replacement options.
• Research Assistant, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1965-1969. Assigned to the Mossbauer Effects Studies Group utilizing a 50 Mev Van de Graaff generator laboratory. Responsibilities included designing electronic instrumentation systems for use in this sub-atomic particle research under the direction of the Physics Department. Assigned to the Carlyle Barton Laboratory where research involved aircraft electronics and radar systems. Additional experience with military aircraft strategic systems applications and research.

Professional Associations and Activities
• Academy of Experts of London, Vetted Member
• Advisory Committee, Mathematical Sciences Department, G.W.C. WSE, JHU
• American Society of Safety Engineers, Professional Member
• Avionics and Aircraft Electrical Systems Failure Analysis
• Cockpit Accident Sequence Reconstruction
• Expert Witness Institute of London, Full Member
• Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management, Fellow Member
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Life Senior Member: Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society - Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society - Power Engineering Society
• International Association of Arson Investigators, Member
• International Society of Air Safety Investigators, Member No. MO3982
• The Johns Hopkins University Board of Trustees, Member
• The Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering, National Advisory Council Chairman
• National Fire Protection Association, Life Member
• National Society of Professional Engineers, Member
• Nautical Institute, Member
• Royal Aeronautical Society, Corporate Member
• Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honorary Society
• UK Flight Safety Committee, Corporate Member

Research Activities
• Electric Generator Core Iron Condition Evaluation
• Electric Power Generation Plant Life Extension versus Replacement Assessment Strategies
• Electric Power and Telecommunications Systems Fault Analysis
• Electrical Fire Ignition Research
• Electrical Insulation Failure Analyses
• Flight Path Reconstruction and Visualization
• Forensic Investigation of Electrical Distribution System Incidents
• Computer Modelling and Animation Applications
• High-Energy Physics Research
• Reconstructive Fire Science and Full-Scale Burn Testing
• Lithium Battery Safety
• Partial Discharge in Cable Terminations

Lectures and Presentations
Frequent speaker and seminar presenter and guest lecturer for a variety of groups and organizations including:
• The Federal Judicial Centre Research Division
• Natural Gas Claims and Litigation Association
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
• William and Mary School of Law, Courtroom 21 Project
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
• International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)
• Insurance Risk Management Organizations
• The Telecommunications Industry
• The Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering
• University of Maryland, School of Engineering
• Morgan State University School of Engineering
• National Institute of Standards and Technology, Centre for Fire Research
• Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
• International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI)
• Georgetown University Law School, Aviation Law Lecturer
• Baltimore City Fire Department (Advanced Arson Investigation Training Seminar)
• Inns of Court School of Law, Lloyds
• American Bar Association (ABA)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission Training Seminar
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Inc.
• Expert Witness Institute
• AON Limited
• AViCON
• Lawline

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