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22
Oct
Date October 22, 2024

011258 Gas and Electric Utility Operations



This expert specializes in gas and electric utility engineering, construction, maintenance, operations, safety, and human performance improvement. His experience has a particular emphasis on gas and electric distribution and vegetation management operations. This expert has over 25 years experience within the utility industry.




Academic Background

• Georgia Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Cooperative Program), June 1982

• The Rutgers Program for Management Development, 1993

• The Leadership Baltimore County Program, 1995

 

Professional Experience

• RTI Group, LLC, Stevensville, MD, Gas and Electric Utility Operations Expert, 2016 - present

 

• Private company - Principal (2015 - Present)
Providing operations, safety, human performance improvement, engineering and management consulting to the gas and electric utility sectors and the vendors, contractors, suppliers and consultants who serve them. Highly successful engagements with:

  •  A global management, process and IT consulting firm - facilitating the transfer of overseas engineering and operations methodologies and technologies to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of electric utility operations in the United States and Canada.

  •  A regional utility construction and maintenance company - providing post-incident investigation and root cause analyses and recommendations surrounding human performance, error prevention, standards, procedures, administrative controls, training, qualifications, safety programs and leadership effectiveness.

  •  A leading national gas utility construction, maintenance, and operations company - exploring and developing the addition of a stand-alone utility consulting capability to the firm’s current offerings.

  • The second largest vegetation management company in North America - investigating and deploying safety, operating and accountability improvements to field operating regions.

  • An industry leading special effects provider, specializing in integrating cutting edge laser effects with other entertainment elements and serving clients across North America and Europe - deploying safety, operating, human performance, training and development improvements.

  • Three international industry advisor networks serving the capital investment and consulting communities - providing senior executive management consulting on utility engineering, construction, operations, and supply chain processes.


 

•Baltimore Gas and Electric Company – Baltimore, Maryland,

Vice President (Exelon) – BGE Special Projects (2014)
Executive leadership of strategic, operational and organizational initiatives affecting BGE and the other Exelon Utilities. Those initiatives included:

  •  Alignment and standardization of processes, organizations and technologies to deliver the consolidated dispatch of Gas Emergency Response, Electric Emergency and Outage Response, and Revenue Cycle (Customer) field operations, including the merging of emergency preparedness and support and dispatch center functions in Baltimore and Philadelphia.

  • Alignment and standardization of contractor administration and contractor field management processes.

  • Support of utility merger integration activities (Exelon/Pepco Holdings).


 

Senior Vice President (BGE) / Vice President (Exelon) - Integrated Field Services (2007 to 2014)

Executive leadership of the integrated field services team, BGE’s largest division. Provides direction, sponsorship and administration of the 1,450 organic utility employees and 2,000 contractor employees engaged in gas and electric transmission, substation, distribution and meter construction, operations and maintenance activities.

Notable areas of executive competence and achievement:

  • Leadership of construction, maintenance, operations and maintenance of the gas, electric, transmission and substation assets within BGE’s 2300 square mile service territory and service 1.25 million electric and 750 thousand gas electric and gas customers.

  • Safe, efficient and effective execution and control of complex gas and electric Capital ($600+ Million) and Operations and Maintenance $690+ Million) annual programs.

  • Achievement of utility industry top decile OSHA personnel safety performance.

  • Industry leading achievements in human error performance improvement including development of NERC-endorsed Human Error Prevention toolkit for use by field technicians in critical bulk power substation environments.

  • Executive leadership of significant incident (crisis) management, including performing Executive Storm Management roles in response to Maryland impacts of Hurricanes Floyd, Isabel, Irene and Sandy, a number of major ice and snow events, and the Eastern Derecho storm of 2012. Through effective planning and operations, BGE has not experienced a major gas system incident during my executive tenure.

  • Innovation and development of BGE ‘center of excellence’ model for combined gas and electric operations under single executive sponsorship. Extensive cross training and cross utilization of craft personnel for Advanced Metering (SmartGrid) deployment, gas emergency response and electric primary and secondary repair and restoration.

  • Establishment and nurturing of effective alliance arrangements with contractors in every utility field discipline – transmission, substation, vegetation management, electric distribution, gas distribution, SmartGrid and legacy metering and gas and electric new business.


 

General Manager – Gas and Electric New Business (2005 to 2007)
Senior Management leadership of initiation, engineering, design and construction of all gas and electric industrial, commercial and residential new business installations.

 

General Manager – Distribution Construction, Operations and Maintenance (1999 to 2005)

Senior Management leadership of electric distribution project and program management, construction, maintenance, operations and vegetation management of all overhead, urban underground and suburban underground electric distribution systems.

 

Chief Distribution Engineer (1995 to 1999)
Senior Management leadership of comprehensive and enterprise-wide electric distribution standards, methods, equipment, materials, procurement and special studies engineering functions.
o Director – Information Technology Management - Transmission and Distribution (1994)
Senior Management leadership of information technology support and project teams supporting the electric transmission and distribution operating organizations.

 

Manager – Distribution Construction, Operations and Maintenance - Howard Service Center (1990 to 1993)
Regional leadership of gas and electric distribution project and program management, construction, maintenance and operations for Howard, Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties.

 

General Supervisor – Northern Operations (1989)
Regional leadership of distribution testing, damage prevention, gas system corrosion control, and local reliability engineering for Baltimore, Carroll, and Harford Counties.

 

Supervisor – Northern Customer Engineering (1988)

Regional supervision of gas and electric new business engineering and design and cost estimating for Baltimore, Carroll and Harford Counties.

Various electrical and industrial engineering assignments (Associate Engineer, Engineer and Senior Engineer) of increasing complexity and responsibility (1982 to 1987)

 

 

Professional Associations and Activities

• Board of Directors, Parents Anonymous of Maryland 1993-1997

• Board of Advisors, Little Sisters of the Poor (St. Martin’s Home) 1999-2001

• Board of Directors - James Rouse Entrepreneurial Fund 2005 – 2007

• Executive Sponsor, BGE Red Cross Blood Donor Program, 2011-2014

• Board of Directors, Jobs, Housing, Recovery of Baltimore 2011-present

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Author rtiAdmin
22
Oct
Date October 22, 2024

011210 Electrical Engineering Consultant, Fire and Explosion Investigator



A licensed Professional Engineer in Electrical Engineering and Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator with over ten years experience conducting forensic engineering investigations.  He has conducted consumer product testing and analysis in support of product development, design modification, and recall consideration.

He conducts investigations involving electrical consumer products including appliances, tools, computers, extension cords, and surge protectors; electrically ignited fires; electrical grounding and electrical shock; electrical commercial and industrial equipment including electric motor operated pumps, fans, and HVAC units; electrical power generation and distribution, including switchgear design, installation, and maintenance; code compliance of building and special installation wiring for various sites, including marinas and fairgrounds; and conduct of work on electrical systems, including lockout/tagout procedures and other OSHA requirements.

 

A highly regarded educator, he taught Electrical Engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy for six years, demonstrating his expertise in teaching subjects ranging from basic circuits to power distribution and system characterization, while also mentoring independent design projects. Students and colleagues alike praised his ability to distill complicated subjects into key points and to explain them in easily understandable terms, a skill appreciated by clients and juries.  His investigative approach is methodical and thorough, referencing codes and standards where appropriate, and offering opinions and conclusions based on verifiable evidence.

He has conducted investigations from initial site inspection through code and standards review, evidence and exemplar testing.   As a court-qualified expert witness, he has given trial and deposition testimony supporting his findings.




Academic Background

  • M.S., Electrical Engineering, Tufts University, 1994

  • B.S., Physics, United States Naval Academy, 1992

  • Certified Fire and Explosion Investigation Program, National Association of Fire Investigators, 2004


 

Professional Experience

  • Senior Electrical Engineering Consultant, RTI Group, LLC, Stevensville, MD, 2013-present

  • Senior Electrical Engineer, Flaherty Engineering Consulting, LLC, 2009-present

  • Electrical Engineering Faculty, United States Naval Academy, 2006-2012 Courses/subjects taught: Electrical Circuits, Power Generation and Distribution, Electrical Motors, Power Supply Design, Fiber Optical Communications, Signals and Systems

  • Consulting Electrical Engineer, CED Investigative Technologies, Inc., 2006-2012

  • Senior Electrical Engineer, CED Investigative Technologies, Inc., 2003-2005

  • Optical Engineer/Laser Safety Officer, Lumera, Inc., 2001-2003

  • Nuclear Propulsion Plant Engineering Instructor, Trident Training Facility, 1999-2001

  • Strategic Missile Officer and Quality Assurance Director, USS Florida (SSBN 728), 1997-1999

  • Shift Maintenance Coordinator and Engineering Watch Officer, USS Florida (SSBN 728), 1996-1999

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion and Submarine Training, United States Navy, 1994-1995


Licensing and Registration

  • Licensed Professional Engineer, District of Columbia, License No. PE901659

  • Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, National Association of Fire Investigators

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion Engineer


 

Professional Associations and Activities

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

  • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

  • National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI)


Areas of Expertise

  • Electrical consumer products including appliances, tools, computers, extension cords, and surge protectors

  • Electrically ignited fires

  • Electrical grounding and electrical shock

  • Electrical commercial and industrial equipment including electric motor operated pumps, fans, and HVAC units

  • Electrical power generation and distribution, including switchgear design, installation, and maintenance

  • Residential and commercial building wiring

  • Electrical control systems

  • Conduct of work on electrical systems, including lockout/tagout procedures and other OSHA requirements


 

Case Experience

  • Investigated numerous residential and commercial building fires potentially caused by wiring faults or appliance failures

  • Evaluated switchgear design defects which contributed to a severe electrical shock accident

  • Numerous evaluations of fire-damaged surge protectors and power taps

  • Determined whether specific work practices contributed to electric shock accidents

  • Determined the cause of a fire in an electric drag racer

  • Evaluated remote operation system for an industrial crane

  • Evaluated code compliance of building and special installation wiring for various sites, including marinas and fairgrounds


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Author rtiAdmin
22
Oct
Date October 22, 2024

011268 Commercial Helicopter Pilot and Flight Instructor



Summary
He is a commercial helicopter pilot, qualified by a combination of flight time, experience, and demonstrated management skills.  He is competent and knowledgeable in the field of aviation with a proven and verifiable flight and safety record.  He is a capable, reliable pilot presenting a positive professional image.

Certifications and Flight Times
• Commercial Pilot - Helicopter
• Instrument Rating – Helicopter
• CFI – Helicopter
• Private Pilot – ASEL
• Part 107 UAS (Drone) Pilot
• Helicopter:  7,400+ hours
• Turbine Helicopter:  5,100+ hours
• Instruction Given:  2,000+ hours
• Night:  545 hours unaided
• Cross Country:  2,300+ hours
• ASEL:  253 hours

Helicopters Flown
• Bell 206 B and L Models
• R22 & R44
• Schweizer 333
• Enstrom 280C




 

Professional Experience
• RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD, Commercial Helicopter Pilot and Flight Instructor, 2018 – present.

• Private Company – July 2011 to Present. ENG Pilot – Pilot/Reporter for TV News and Traffic.  Parts 135 and 91 operations.

• Private Company – October 2009 to Present.  Part 141 Chief Flight Instructor/Part 135 Pilot – Part 141 Chief Flight Instructor for a large helicopter flight school; Bell 206B3 pilot on a single-pilot Part 135 certificate (until 2011).  Bell 206 L instructor pilot.

 

• Helicopters, Inc., Fort Meade, MD – August 2007 to October 2009.  ENG/Ferry Pilot – Parts 135 and 91.  Flew Bell 206 L4 for television news and traffic (morning pilot for Chopper 7 from August 2007 through April 2009).  Ferried helicopters between contract cities: served as back-up pilot in locations throughout the US as required.  Extensive flight time within the DC SFRA and waiver flights in the FRZ.

 

• Lear Siegler Services, Inc., Fort Rucker, AL – February 2007 to August 2007.       Instructor pilot – Provided primary flight training to Army officers enrolled in Initial Entry Rotor Wing training course.  All training conducted in the TH-67 Creek (Bell 206 B).

 

• American Helicopters, Inc., Manassas, VA – May 2005 to February 2007. General Manager, Chief Flight Instructor, Pilot – Manager and Chief Flight instructor for a helicopter company and Part 141 flight school.  Conducted recurrent training for company pilots and flight instructors.  Conducted FAR Part 91 flights, sightseeing flights and photography missions.  Flew as ENG pilot for Sky 9 News Copter (WUSA-TV).

 

• Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, Tusayan, AZ – February 2005 to May 2005. Line Pilot – Flew helicopter tours at the Grand Canyon.  Bell factory approved training course for the 206 L3.  Parts 135 and 91.

 

• Bay Bridge Helicopters, Stevensville, MD – 2001 to 2005.  Pilot – Conducted aerial photography flights throughout Maryland and the East Coast.  Flight Instructor – Founded Bay Bridge Helicopters Flight School.  Conducted initial and advanced helicopter flight training from Bay Bridge Airport inside the ADIZ.

Academic Background
• Pennsylvania State University, Monaca, Pennsylvania 1.5 years – majored in Communications.

• Defense Information School, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, US Navy Journalism and Broadcasting Courses.

• Tidewater Community College, Chesapeake, Virginia, Advanced Radio/TV Production

• Advanced Helicopter Concepts, Frederick Maryland, Private and Commercial Helicopter Training.

• Palm Beach Helicopters, Lantana, Florida, Certificated Flight Instructor Training (Part 141).

• US Army Methods of Instruction, Fort Rucker, Alabama, Instructor Pilot Qualification.

 

Professional Associations and Activities
• Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters – 4 months (2005); Tour Pilot
• Helicopters Inc. – 9 years (2007 – 2009 and 2011 – 2016); ENG Pilot
• American Helicopters – 2 years (2009 – 2011); Chief Pilot – Single Pilot Certificate

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Author rtiAdmin
22
Oct
Date October 22, 2024

011218 Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor



A commercial pilot and licensed flight instructor with over 50 years’ experience in the flying and piloting of numerous types and sizes of aircraft.  His aviation background also includes service in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserves; private operation of his own FAA approved flight school, air taxi, air charter, air ambulance, aircraft rental and leasing company; experience as an Instrument Rated FAA commercial pilot; and as a licensed Flight and Ground Instructor. He also has extensive investigative background in antitrust litigation involving fixed base operator and aircraft dealer, as well as complex litigation versus international parties. He has served as an expert witness in aviation cases, and represented numerous pilots and aircraft companies in FAA and NTSB proceedings.




Academic Background

  • University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, TN, Doctor of Jurisprudence, J.D. Law, 1976

  • West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, M.S. Industrial Relations, 1967

  • West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, B.A. History, Physics, Chemistry, 1963

  • U.S. Navy School of Pre-Flight and U.S. Navy School of Flight, Pensacola, FL, 1964


 

Additional Academic Activities / Honors

  • FAA Wilbur and Orville Wright Master Pilot Award May 2014

  • Graduate Cessna Factory Pilot Schools – Cessna 337, Cessna 340, Cessna 414, and Cessna 421, (1970- 1976)

  • Flight Safety International, Wichita, KS, 1986-2011

  • Cessna 425 Professional Pilot Proficiency Initial and four Recurrent Trainings; and

  • Cessna 441 Professional Pilot Proficiency Initial and ten Recurrent Trainings,

  • SIMCOM, Dallas, TX,

  • Cessna 441 Recurrent Training – latest April 2014; two recurrent training programs – 2012 and 2013.


 

Professional Experience

  • RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD, Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor Consultant, November 2014 to present.

  • Owned and operated Exec Air, Inc., Morgantown, WV and Executive Airways, Inc. Knoxville, TN, an FAA approved flight school, air taxi, air charter, air ambulance, aircraft rental and leasing company that accumulated over 25,000 accident-free flight hours in eight years, 1968-1976

  • Aircraft dealer, Knoxville, TN, 1970-1976

  • Extensive investigative background in antitrust litigation involving fixed base operator and aircraft dealer.   Complex litigation versus international parties in fatal Hawker crash. Expert witness in aviation cases. Represented numerous pilots and aircraft companies in FAA and NTSB proceedings.

  • U.S. Navy Active Duty, Naval Air Station Pensacola Florida; NAS Agana, Guam; 1964-1966, NAS Miramar, California 1963-1967.

  • U.S. Navy Reserve at NAS Marietta, Georgia and NAS Cecil Field, Florida 1967-1972


Professional Associations and Activities

  • Licensed to practice law by Tennessee Supreme Court, 1984

  • Admitted to Tennessee Appellate Courts, United States District Courts, United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals since 1984, filed briefs with United States Supreme Court.

  • Member Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

  • Member Experimental Aircraft Association

  • Extensive Familiarization Tours:

  • Cessna factory, Wichita, Kansas; Piper Aircraft Factory; Lock Haven, Pennsylvania; and Vero Beach, Florida

  • Grumman-American Factory, Cleveland, Ohio

  • McDonnell-Douglas Factory, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Numerous U.S. Naval Air Stations, U.S. Air Force Bases, and seven U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers.


 

Pilot Licenses/Certificates/Ratings

  • Medical Certificate Second Class, February 2014

  • FAA Commercial Pilot – Airplane single-engine, multi-engine land; Instrument Rated, 1967

  • FAA Ground Instructor – 1968

  • Pilot-in-Command time in over 47 aircraft, and Flight time in 20 others; total flight time over 13,000 Hours, 1636 as Flight Instructor. Flight time began 1964 first solo in the United States Navy T-34 A and has continued until the present for over 50 years. No accidents or violations.

  • Flight Instructor – Gold Seal – Revalidated, February 2014 – License #1641226

  • Ground Instructor – Basic, September 1968

  • Instrument rating – June 1967

  • Commercial Pilot – single engine/multi-engine land, June 1967

  • Flight Instructor – Gold Seal – single engine land, Multi-engine land, October 1966

  • Private Pilot – Multi-engine Land, March 1966

  • Private Pilot – Single Engine Land, June 1965

  • F.C.C. Restricted Radio Telephone Operator, October 1964

  • First Solo – U. S. Navy T-34A, March 1964

  • International Flight Experience – over 90 flights to Mexico to 11 airports; also Canada, Guam, Saipan, Rota, Tinian Islands, Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines.


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Author rtiAdmin
22
Oct
Date October 22, 2024

011253 Airport Runway Engineer



Airport runway engineer is internationally-known on the subject of runway friction measurement and analysis.  Included in his 43 year NASA career, he served as NASA’s Program Manager of Joint NASA/Transport Canada/FAA Winter Runway Friction Measurement Program aimed at harmonizing ground vehicle friction measurements under adverse weather conditions and identifying most acceptable and reliable relationships to aircraft stopping performance under similar runway conditions.

He has directed hundreds of aircraft braking performance test runs on different contaminated runways and conducted thousands of tire/pavement braking, steering, and free rolling test runs at NASA Langley’s Aircraft Landing Dynamics Facility.

While at NASA, he supported aircraft accident investigations for National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), U. S. Navy and Air Force, NASA, Portuguese Investigation Authority, Swiss Federal Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, and the Canadian Aviation Safety Board.  He has consulted on over 40 aircraft accidents and several highway vehicle skidding accidents where loss of tire friction was a suspected contributing cause.




Academic Background

Bachelor of Engineering Science, University of Portland, Portland, OR, 1963

Professional Experience

  • RTI Group, LLC, Airport Runway Engineer, 2012 to present

  • Self Employed 2007 to present

  • NASA Distinguished Research Associate, effective 2008

  • Grumman Aerospace, Bethpage New York, 1973 – 1974 NASA Exchange Program with the Grumman Corporation (now Northrop Grumman)

  • NASA Langley’s Aircraft Landing Dynamics Facility, 1964 – 1967

  • NASA Langley Research Center, Structural Dynamics Branch,  1963 – 2007

  • Bureau of Public Roads in Northwest, Road Surveyor, 1960 – 1962


Other Professional Experience

  • Helped facilitate arrangements to continue annual tire friction workshop at the Larson Transportation Institute, Penn State University, State College, PA starting in June 2009.

  • Swales Aerospace (NASA Langley contractor) 2007

  • USAF, Army and NASA C-17 Semi Prepared Runway Operations (SPRO) II Program

  • Provided consulting services for the Canadian Department of Justice concerning a fatal transport aircraft accident

  • Helped evaluate and solve Shuttle Orbiter landing gear problems including nose gear stability, friction and load bearing characteristics of various non-rigid (soil) runway landing sites

  • International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Runway Study Group, Member of U.S. Delegation


Professional Affiliations

  • Member of ASTM Committees E17 on Vehicle-Pavement Interface

  • ASTM Committee F09 on Tires

  • SAE A5 Landing Gear Committee

  • AIAA, AAAE R & D Committee, Member Emeritus of Transportation Research Board

  • AFD90 Committee and Member of International Friction Pavement Association




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Author rtiAdmin
22
Oct
Date October 22, 2024

011115 Real Estate and Property Management



Real estate and property management expert has a CPM® PCAM ® CMCA® with over forty years of management experience in both residential and commercial properties.

A graduate from the University of Maryland with honors with a degree in Business Management and a minor in Economics. He holds the following certifications and licenses: Certified Property Manager (“CPM”), as designated by the Institute of Real Estate Management (“IREM”); Professional Community Association Manager (“PCAM”), as awarded from the Community Associations Institute (“CAI”); Certified Manager of Community Associations (“CMCA”), as designated by the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBCCAM); licensed real estate agent in Maryland; and a licensed Property Manager in the District of Columbia. He has authored numerous publications, taught various classes and seminars, and has spoken at many invited presentations.

He has served as an expert witness for cases in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.




Academic Background

• University of Maryland, B.S. with honors in Business Management, and a minor in Economics, 1974

 

Registrations and Licenses

• Certified Property Manager (CPM) as designated by the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)

• Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) as awarded from the Community Associations Institute (CAI)

• Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) as designated by the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBCCAM)

• License District of Columbia Property Manager

• License Real Estate Sales Agent, Maryland

 

Awards and Honors

• Montgomery County, Maryland, Commission on Common Ownership Communities

o National Achievement Award by National Association of Counties (NACO)
o Innovative County Program Educational Videos on Best Practice, 2014

• Washington Metropolitan Chapter of Community Associations Institute (WMCCAI)
o Elected to Hall of Fame in 2015

 

Professional Experience

• RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD, Real Estate and Property Management consultant, 2016 to present.

• President & CEO, private company, 1981 to present

• Director of the Property Management, Brenneman Associates, Washington, DC, 1978 to 1981

• Buyer & Merchandise Manager, 7th Heaven Fashion, Washington, DC, 1977 to 1978

• Property Manager, Shannon & Luchs Condominium Management Division, Rockville, MD, 1975 to 1977

 

Professional Associations and Activities

• M350, Manager and The Law, April 3-4, 2014, Baltimore/Pikesville, MD

• M320, High rise Maintenance & Management, December 6-7, 1012, West New York, NJ

• M330, Advanced Insurance & Risk Management, June 3-4, 2010, Alexandria, VA

• M310, Management Company Administration, Sept. 28-29, 2007 Alexandria, VA

 

 Teaching Activities:

o Moderator and Facilitator for Training in Real Estate Management topics along with OSHA Training for Zalco Realty Inc.

o Emergency Preparedness & OSHA, Seminar and Training, Silver Spring, MD, March 21, 2007

o Writing a Request for Proposal & OSHA, Seminar and Training, Bethesda, MD, March 19,2008

o How do things work? Building Systems & OSHA, Seminar and Training, Bethesda, MD, March 25, 2009

o How do things work – Part 2?  Building Systems & OSHA, Seminar and Training, Bethesda, MD, March 3, 2010

o Community Communication Tools & OSHA, Seminar and Training, Bethesda, MD, March 30, 2011

o Enhancing Your Communication Skills & OSHA, Seminar and Training, Bethesda, MD, March 22, 2012

o An Ounce of Prevention; Emergency Plans & OSHA, Seminar and Training, Silver Spring, MD, March 21,2013

o Replacement Reserve Studies & OSHA, Seminar and Training, Silver Spring, MD, March 11, 2014

o Aging Building Infrastructure & OSHA, Seminar and Training, Bethesda, MD, May 7, 2015

o Management Strategies for Protecting Our Communities & OSHA, Seminar and Training, Bethesda, MD, April 14, 2016

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Author rtiAdmin
22
Oct
Date October 22, 2024

011219 Senior Mechanical Engineering



Senior Mechanical Engineering Consultant for RTI, in addition, he is the Mechanical Engineering Program Leader at a prestigious Canadian university. His field of specialization is Flow-Induced Vibrations of Nuclear Steam Generator Tube Bundles. He is currently a member of the International Flow-Induced Vibrations Scientific Committee and the Canadian Nuclear Society.

He received his PhD from McMaster University and has taught previously at McMaster University, the University of New Brunswick, and the Ontario University Institute of Technology. He has participated in many Funded Research Projects with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation. He also has served on many ASME-PVP Flow-Induced Vibration Conference Committees.
A prolific author with numerous publications in ASME and other journals and has made many presentations at ASME Conferences and Symposiums.




Academic Background

  • McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Flow-Induced Vibrations of Nuclear Steam Generator Tube Bundles, PhD – 2001

  •  Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, USA. Mechatronics, MSc – 1995

  • Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. Production Engineering, BSc – 1990


Employment History

  • RTI Group, LLC, Stevensville, MD. Senior Mechanical Engineering Consultant, 2013 to present

  • The University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada – Mechanical Engineering Program Leader, December 2013

  • The University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada – Associate Professor, July 2011

  •  The University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada – Associate Professor, July 2006

  • The University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada- – Assistant Professor, July 2001.


 

Teaching Experience

  • Mechanics of Materials, Dynamics, McMaster University, 2000

  • Design of Machine Systems, Design of Machine Elements, Dynamics and Kinematics of Machinery, Introduction to Mechatronics, Mechatronics Applications, Introduction to Flow-Induced Vibrations, Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis, Applied Science II, Mechanical Vibrations, Mechanical Vibrations, University of New Brunswick, 2001 – 2011

  • Automotive Noise, Vibrations and Harshness, Ontario University Institute of Technology, 2011

  • Engineering Mechanics I, Machine Design, Flow-Induced Vibrations, Finite Element Analysis, Advanced Dynamics, University of Guelph, 2011 – 2013


 

Affiliations / Memberships

  • APEGNB – Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick

  • CNS – Canadian Nuclear Society


International Conference Committees

  • ASME-PVP Flow-Induced Vibrations Conferences, 2007

  • ASME-PVP Flow-Induced Vibrations Conferences, 2009

  • ASME-PVP Flow-Induced Vibrations Conferences, 2010

  • ASME-PVP Flow-Induced Vibrations Conferences, 2011

  • ASME-PVP Flow-Induced Vibrations Conferences, 2013

  • Flow-Induced Vibrations symposium of Nureth-14, 2011

  • International Flow-Induced Vibrations conference, 2012

  • Member of the International Flow-Induced Vibrations Scientific Committee, 2013 – present


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Author rtiAdmin
22
Oct
Date October 22, 2024

011235 Senior Aircraft Managing Engineer



A Senior Aircraft Managing Engineer with over 25 years of program management and structural design of flight control systems /surfaces, aircraft certification, repair station management & FAA contract experience.   He is also highly experienced in accident investigation, aircraft design and analysis engineering, operations and safety. His background includes having served as an airline association technical director with experience in government and industry aviation regulations, as well as extensive FAA certification experience and experience directing an aviation non-profit.

In addition to extensive management experience, he has strong engineering skills in accident and disaster investigation and reconstruction, structural analysis and design of metallic and composite structures, general aircraft design and analysis, operations, inspection and structural repairs, FAA certification of aircraft structures, structural failure predictions, aircraft landing gear engineering maintenance, FAA repair station certification, and he is experienced in Non Destructive Inspection (NDI) techniques for composite structures, and structural testing.




Academic Background

  • University of Southern California. Aircraft Accident Investigation Course, Engineer in Training (EIT) – 1998

  • Engineer in Training (EIT)

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute, MS, Applied Mechanics Engineering with emphasis on solid mechanics and dynamics – 1983

  • Syracuse University, BS, Mechanical Engineering – 1982


 

Professional Experience

RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD; Senior Aircraft Managing Engineer – 2013 to present.

ISTAT AirLink, Fairfax, VA.  Program Director – March 2010 to February 2013

  • AirLink is a web-based program sponsored by The International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) which connects charity and NGO organizations with commercial airlines that can provide passenger and cargo air transport on a donated or discounted basis.  Responsible for overall operation of the AirLink program including recruiting NGOs & airlines, overseeing website design, improvements, and updates, coordinating website training, and planning and implementing future program enhancements.


National Air Carrier Association (NACA), Arlington, VA.  Director of Technical Operations – November 2007 to March 2010

  • NACA is an aviation trade organization serving multiple airlines and promotes the national and international interests of its members and represents their interests before the Congress of the United States and the many U.S. Government agencies that have oversight of the U.S. Aviation Industry. Responsible for all Operation, Maintenance, and Safety programs at NACA. Organized and lead monthly operations, maintenance, and safety & security council meetings for NACA member airlines. Addressed all technical questions and concerns from NACA membership. Provided advanced information to NACA members on new aviation policy, rules, and guidance. Represented NACA membership by submitting comments on proposed new government policy. Steering Committee Member of the FAA Takeoff and Landing Performance Aviation Rulemaking Committee. Executive Member of the FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee


Messier Services America (MSA), Sterling, VA.  Vice President – Engineering, Quality, and Information Technology – April 2005 to July 2007.

  • General responsibilities included staffing, project planning, implementation, tracking, and completion. Specific responsibilities included FAA certifications, FAA Designated Engineer Representative (DER) program, overall quality assurance system, all internal and external audits, operations and customer engineering support, all company computer, phones, and IT communication systems.


Technical Data Analysis (TDA), Falls Church, VA.  January 200 – July 2004.

  • TDA is an engineering, software development, and project management consulting firm specializing in aeronautical engineering, customized software solutions, and contract management.

  • Director, Business Development – Directed all business development activities including conducting monthly status meetings with TDA staff, pursuing and contacting potential business leads, preparing and presenting business development accomplishments, and attending conferences to proactively establish business contacts.

  • Senior Engineer -Performed extensive aging aircraft engineering work on the P-3 aircraft life extension project.  Various P-3 operators plan to continue using this aircraft until 2015, which is well beyond the original design service life, so the airframe needed to be analyzed, modified, and tested to ensure that the aircraft will safely last another 15 years.  Engineering analysis included reviewing technical reports, performing stress analysis, monitoring test programs, and participating in P-3 Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs).  Liaison between U.S. Government and international project partners in Australia, Canada and The Netherlands who operate the P-3 aircraft.  Prepared and reviewed Statements of Work documents (SOWs).


Exponent Failure Analysis Associates, Alexandria, VA.  Consultant –   June 1995 to January 2000

  • Managed cost, manpower and schedules for accident and disaster investigations, conducted investigations, wrote investigation proposals and technical reports, presented proposals to prospective clients, and conducted on-site inspections.  Routinely traveled to national and international accident/disaster sites to perform site inspections, gather evidence, interview witnesses, and discuss policies and procedures with officials. Trained expert witness.


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Date October 22, 2024

011150 Senior Aviation Accident Investigator and Reconstructionist Consultant



Active in aviation accident investigation and reconstruction since 1965. Participated with the NTSB in over 25 field investigations, and has assisted in the reconstruction of more than 100 accidents. He was chairman of the Air Line Pilots Association National Accident Investigation Board, and was chairman of the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations Accident Analysis Committee.

Has completed courses in accident investigation and reconstruction, and taught courses in those disciplines to airline pilot investigators. He has won several awards for his accident investigation and reconstruction activities. This expert has over 47 years of experience as a commercial pilot in Part 121, Part 135 and Part 91 operations. He has over 22,000 hours of flight time, and is type rated in 12 different aircraft types.

He is experienced in airline aircraft, corporate aircraft, and light aircraft, and with flying corporate aircraft in domestic and international operations. This expert has over 500 hours of flight instructor time in light and corporate jet aircraft. He has been a chief pilot for several operations, and has been approved by the FAA as an instructor and check airman on several aircraft types under Part 135.

He is an experienced trial witness.




Aviation Experience

Pilot since 1959; employed as a pilot in Part 121 or part 135 operations from 1961 until present; Captain since 1971; flew the MD-11 for US Part 125 air carriers in international operations for two and one-half years; flew military contract charter for a major airline in both Atlantic and Pacific operations.  Experience flying as contract pilot on the G-IV and the Falcon 900EX, part 135 and part 91, domestic and international.

Formerly Chief Pilot for Air Carrier Operations and Director of Safety, large Part 135 corporate jet charter company operating 23 jet aircraft; Flight Instructor/Check Airman in the Falcon 900/50, Hawker 800/700; Former Ground and Flight Instructor/Check Airman, Lear 35 and King Air 200/90. Has attended Flight Safety pilot Training School for the G-IV, DA-900EX, HS-125, LR-Jet, CE-500 and King Air, and SimuFlite Training School for the DA-50; as well as attended Piper Aircraft factory pilot school for Piper PA-46 Malibu Mirage aircraft. Airline Transport Pilot, with Type Ratings in the CE-500, LR-JET, HS125, DA-50, L-188, B-727, B-757, B-767, A-300, L-1011, and MD-11; Flight Engineer, Turbo-jet and Reciprocating Engine Powered; Certified Flight Instructor, Single and Multi-Engine, and Instrument.

Academic Background

  • MS, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University, 1982, specializing in Design Engineering

  • BS, Physics, Fairleigh Dickinson University, graduated Summa Cum Laude, 1978

  • Graduate courses in Aerospace Engineering included:  Aerodynamics, Aircraft Performance, Stability and Control, Fluid Dynamics, Strength and Failure Modes of Structural Materials, Stress Analysis, Design Engineering

  • Completed courses in Aircraft Accident Investigation, University of Southern California, 1968

  • Completed courses in basic and advanced surface transportation accident reconstruction, Northwestern University, 1991.  Completed courses in advanced computer graphics, Pratt Institute, New York City


 

Professional Experience

  • Senior Aviation Accident Investigator and Reconstructionist consultant, RTI Group, 2008 – present

  • Contract Pilot, G-IV and DA-900EX, Parts 135 and 91, 2004 – Present.

  • Chief Pilot, DA-900 EX Part 91 Operations, World-Wide, 1999-2004

  • Chief Pilot, Air Carrier Operations/Director of Safety/Flight Instructor/Check Airman Atlantic Aviation, 1997-1999

  • Chief Pilot/Ground and Flight Instructor/Check Airman, Northeast Airways, Inc., 1996-1997

  • World Airways – Pilot, MD-11; World-wide Part 121 passenger and cargo, Retired, 1995-1996

  • US Africa Airways – Captain, MD-11; Part 121 passenger carrier flying from the US to South Africa (airline ceased operations),1994 – 1995

  • Baltia Air Lines – Captain, B-767, hired as a training and check airman on a Part 121 passenger carrier to fly from the US to Russia (airline lost financing), 1993

  • Eastern Air Lines – Captain, B-757, returned to Eastern by judicial order after strike (airline ceased operations, 1990 – 1991

  • Million Air, Inc. – Captain, CE-500, Part 135 Corporate charter operation, Chief Flight Instructor, Part 141 Flight School, left to rejoin Eastern, 1989-1990

  • Zarconi Aviation – Captain, A-300, Cairo, Egypt based passenger carrier, flying in northern and southern Africa and to Europe and the Middle East, left to join Million Air, 1989 – 1989

  • Eastern Air Lines – Captain, L-1011, A-300, B-727, L-188, First Officer, DC-8, DC-7, left due to machinists’ work stoppage, 1962 – 1989

  • Instructed in Rutgers University and Princeton University ROTC Basic Flying Programs, 1962-1966

  • Admiral Airways – First Officer, DC-6B, US / Honolulu passenger operation, left to join Eastern, 1962

  • United Air Lines – Second Officer, DC-6 and DC-7, furloughed, 1961-1962


Professional Associations and Activities

  • ALPA National Accident Investigation Board, Member 1966-1991; Chairman 1980-1984

  • IFALPA Accident Analysis Committee, Member, 1981-1991; Chairman, 1982-1986; Vice-Chairman, 1981, 1986-1991

  • Eastern Air Lines/ALPA Accident Investigation Committee, Member, 1964-1991; Chairman 1980-1984

  • ALPA National SST Evaluation Committee, Cockpit and System Design, Past Member

  • Eastern Air Lines/ALPA SST Evaluation Committee, Cockpit and System Design, Past Member

  • International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI)

  • Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  • Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), Board of Directors, 1966-1969

  • Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)

  • International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations Alpha – Omega Club (Previous IFALPA Award Winners)


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Date October 22, 2024

011127 Building Construction Specialist



This expert has over 35 years of experience in building construction specializing in roofing, waterproofing (below grade, between slab, blind-side, surface, and chemical), curtain walls, fenestrations, and exterior finish systems, and building envelope technology.  He is experienced with architectural and engineering design principles and practices, drawings, construction means and methods, construction contracts, and project management.

This expert has specialized knowledge of the practical and technical skills that are required for preventing infiltration of liquid water and excess water vapor into buildings. He specifies roofing, waterproofing, and building envelope systems and products, as well as conducting building envelope component failure analysis. He also has experience as a specialty construction project manager and with contract administration and technical construction specifications consulting.

This expert is experienced with construction litigation procedure, litigation support, and trial testimony.




Academic Background

  • B.A. Degree, with Honors, State University of New York at New Palz, 1969


Registrations and Certifications

  • Registered Construction Inspector (RCI)

  • American Construction Inspectors Association

  • Certified Documents Technologist (CDT)

  • Construction Specifications Institute


Professional Experience

  • RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD, Building Construction Specialist, 2007 – present.

  • Private Consulting, Medford, OR, 1986-present

  • Burtech Consultants, Morgan Hill and Lafayette, CA, 1981-1983

  • Testing Engineers, Inc., Oakland, CA, 1983-1986

  • Inplace Systems Corporation, Hayward, CA, 1976-1980

  • Bryant Organization, San Jose, CA, 1975-1977 and 1979-1982

  • McFarland Roofing/Christy Consultants, Hayward, CA, 1972-1975


Professional Associations, Activities & Industry Memberships

  • American Construction Inspectors Association (ACIA), Registered Inspector, 1979-2007.

  • American Construction Inspectors Association, Past Vice-President.

  • Construction Specifications Institute (FCSI), Fellow and Professional Member, 1976-present.

  • Construction Specifications Institute, Awards Committee Member, 2004-2007.

  • Construction Specifications Institute, Director, Board of Directors, 1998-2001

  • Construction Specifications Institute, East Bay-Oakland chapter, Past President.

  • Construction Specifications Institute, West Region, Board Member, 2000-2003.

  • Construction Specifications Institute, West Region, President, 2002-2003.

  • Constructions Specifications Institute, West Region, Past President.

  • Leadership Development Task Team, Chairman and Member, CSI, 2001-2004.

  • Leadership Development Task Team, Member, CSI 2010-present.

  • Roof Consultants Institute (RCI), Professional Member, 1992-present.

  • WESTCON, Treasurer, 1999-2001.

  • Western Construction Consultants Association (WESTCON), Founding Member, 1988.


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