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22
Oct
Date October 22, 2024

011214 Airline Management and Operations



A highly-experienced expert in airline management and operations, having been an officer of four airlines and a consultant to approximately 75 airlines.  He has also served close to 100 law firms, financial institutions, vendors, airports, governments, investors, travel distributors, labor groups, and others.

He is an innovative, technically-expert, transformational leader who possesses highly diverse aviation and related experience. Has expertise in a wide variety of planning, marketing/sales/commercial, distribution, strategy, financial, fleet, and other aviation matters.  His experience spans airlines of all sizes and types worldwide.

Served as a consulting and testifying expert in courts of law and has testified before the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the South African Competition Commission, and other regulatory bodies and in arbitrations.




Academic Background

University of Maryland 1974-1978

Ph.D. Candidate (completed except dissertation)

School of Business Management, MBA – Transportation; Minors: Finance, Marketing

Elected to Beta Gamma Sigma (business honor society)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 1969-1974

M.S. – Major: Airline Management (Also completed course work equivalent to S.M. in Management with concentrations in Marketing and Finance)

B.S. – Management (Sloan School)

B.S. – Aeronautics and Astronautics (School of Engineering)

New York University (previously The New School), Adjunct Professor 1985-1997

University of Maryland, Adjunct Instructor 1975-1978

Professional Experience

  • 2011 – Present, Senior Consultant – Airline Management & Operations, RTI Forensics, LLC

  • 2002 –2008, Alaska Airlines – Vice President Strategy and Corporate Development Vice President -Planning and Revenue Management

  • 1999-2002, South African Airways – Executive Vice President Strategy and Planning and Executive Vice President – Commercial and Planning

  • 1989-1998 and 2008-Present, SH&E, Inc. – Vice President and Senior Strategic Advisor

  • 1983-1989, Pan American World Airways – Vice President Revenue Management

  • 1978-1983, Air Florida, Inc. – Vice President Marketing and Planning, Staff Vice President Planning and Administration, Director Financial Planning

  • MITRE Corporation Air Transportation, Technical Staff 1974-1978

  • C. S. Draper Laboratories, Aerospace Engineer 1972-1974


Professional Associations and Activities

  • Winner of MIT’s de Florez award for creativity and practicality in commercializing aeronautical technology

  • Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), Co-founding Board Member, Member of Executive Committee, and Chairman of Audit Committee

  • Washington State Aviation Planning Council, Commissioner

  • King County (Washington) Aviation Roundtable, Board Member

  • Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO), Board Member

  • Netcare Travel Clinics, Board Member

  • SAA City Center Travel Agency Consortium, Board Member

  • Journal of Pricing Management, Member of Editorial Advisory Board


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Author rtiAdmin
22
Oct
Date October 22, 2024

011223 Electrical and Electronic Engineer



Over thirty years of engineering experience in electrical and electronic engineer investigations, including all aspects of the design, fabrication, production, and operation, patent infringement analysis, reverse engineering, product teardowns and failure analysis of electrical and electronic devices and products as well as computer systems, hardware and software.

He has extensive experience in consulting and forensic engineering services for attorneys and insurance companies regarding fire origin and cause (O&C) investigations, lightning investigations, telecommunication/data network engineering, industrial automation and control products/applications and electrical product testing and compliance (UL, CE and FCC) in the design phase, and in post-design product failure analysis, including power and signal line surge analysis.

Has also served as an expert witness and forensic engineer on many cases involving a wide variety of electrical and electronic devices and applications. Some projects have focused on fire hazards, and others dealt with shock and operator safety. He has also analyzed designs in reference to user abuse and unintended operation, which is often an overlooked aspect in most product safety reviews.




Academic Background

  • Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1993

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1980


Continuing Education and Additional Academic Achievements

  • Professional Energy Manager (PEM) certification from the North Carolina State University and Schneider Electric SA’s Energy University

  • Currently preparing for the Certified Energy Auditor (CEATM) certification from the Association of Energy Engineers

  • Power Quality Professional (CPQ) Certification, September 2013

  • National Electric Code Training – 2013 (Three day course), Keith Educational Seminars, Wilmington, NC

  • NAFI CFEI (Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator), 2013

  • Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineering, 2012, (Three-day course), Henry Ott Consultants

  • NEBS Conference, 2010, Verizon and UL (Compliance for Wireless and Broadband Networks)

  • North Carolina State University – Post Masters Degree

  • ASIC Design (ECE520), 2008

  • National Electrical Code Seminar, Oct. 2002

  • High Speed Networks (ECE570), 1997

  • Computer Communications (ECE571), 1996

  • Electromagnetic Fields and Systems (ECE540 ), 1995

  • Fire Detection and Investigation, 2005, Durham Tech, Course # FIP 128, Durham, NC

  • Product Liability: Understanding the design Process, 2004. The Warren Group

  • Residential Home Inspector, April 2004. Wake Tech Community College, NC

  • National Electrical Code Seminar, October 2002, North Carolina State University

  • C Programming for Engineers, 1994, University of Massachusetts

  • Electromagnetic Interference and Compliance Seminar, 1993, Interference Control Technology Inc.

  • Industrial Computers and Programmable Logic Controllers, 1993,  Square D Company

  • Quality Engineering Theory, Practices and Principles, 1988, Stat-A-Matrix Institute


Professional Credentials

  • Professional Engineer

  • North Carolina License PE # 021552

  • South Carolina License PE # 30445

  • Virginia License PE # 0402-051757

  • Georgia PE # 038712

  • Tennessee PE # 117314

  • West Virginia PE # 20720

  • CFEI – Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (# 10672-10121)

  • CPQ – Certified Power Quality Professional

  • US Security Clearance (Inactive)


Professional Experience

RTI Group, LLC, Stevensville, MD, Electrical and Electronic Engineer Consultant,  2014 – present

ESP SurgeX, Knightdale, NC, Compliance and Safety Engineer, 2013 – present

  • Project engineer for safety and agency compliance. Responsible for compliance and safety testing on all new and existing products, EMC/EMI/RFI requirements and standards, and design reviews. Also responsible for failure analysis and forensic investigations.


Overture Networks, Morrisville, NC, Senior Hardware Design Engineer, 2008 – 2012

  • Project engineer for UL and NEBS compliance. Also responsible for EMC/EMI/RFI design reviews, safety standards, compliance, and testing on all new and existing products.

  • Design Engineer for next generation Gigabit Ethernet and OC3/DS3 data aggregation products. Responsibilities include high-speed signal integrity analysis, hardware design, JTAG test generation and implementation, PCB debug, PCB test procedures and environmental testing. Corelis JTAG software tools were used in the projects. Environmental analysis and test verification of new and existing products. Interim hardware manager for 4 months (2010) while manager was on sick leave. Responsible for 5 engineers and new product introduction. Manufacturing and test engineering liaison for new product introduction.


Safenet, Inc., Morrisville, NC, Senior Hardware Engineer, 2005 – 2007

  • Design Engineer for data encryption hardware projects for Safenet’s next generation OC192, SONET and Gigabit Ethernet Encryption products. Responsibilities included hardware design, High Speed Signal Integrity Analysis, ROHS Compliance, JTAG test generation and implementation, PCB debug, and PCB Test Procedures.

  • Agency Compliance and Environmental testing and contract manufacturing liaison.

  • Mentor Graphics and JTAG Technology – JTAG software tools were used in these projects (classified).


CipherOptics, Raleigh, NC, Senior Hardware Design Engineer, 2002 – 2005

  • Co-Project/Design Engineer for three projects for CipherOptics next generation Internet security product offering.

  • Responsibilities include hardware design/debug, printed circuit board signal integrity analysis, and product verification and test. Cadence Concept 15.2 CAD or OrCad 10.0i was used for the designs.

  • Additional responsibilities included: JTAG test development and generation of manufacturing test sets using Corelis JTA software tools, and thermal analysis and test verification.


Inovia Telecom, Centennial Campus, Raleigh, NC, Principal Engineer, 1998 – 2002

  • Provided technical hardware solutions for Video over VDSL technology for new product line offering.

  • Designed and implemented universal high speed Gigabit ATM switch fabrics for Inovia’s DSLAM product line.  Responsibilities included hardware design/debug, printed circuit board design, and product verification.  Motorola MPC8260 and MPC860 microprocessors were used in all hardware designs.

  • Designed and implemented ATM test and interface boards for hardware verification.

  • Lead hardware engineering interface for sister design team in Israel.

  • Product support for current DSL access products in the field.

  • Responsible for IEC 61000-4/IEC 801 EMC/EMI/RFI standards, compliance, and testing.

  • Technical advisor/mentor to NC State Electrical Engineering Intern students.


IBM Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC, Staff Engineer, 1997

  • Design Engineer for a PCMCIA 25 Mbit ATM adapter card.  Responsibilities included hardware design of a XILINX FPGA PCMCIA/ISA arbitration controller.  The design was VHDL based.

  • Responsible for IEC 61000-4/IEC 801 EMC/EMI/RFI standards, compliance, and testing.

  • Connectware, Inc., Morrisville, NC, Senior Design/Development Engineer, 1995 – 1997

  • Project/Design Engineer for an ATM-LAN (OC3, Ethernet and Token Ring) Bridge/Router device. The product was an Intel I960 33MHz microprocessor-based design.  Responsibilities included hardware design/debug, PCB design, and product verification.

  • Lead hardware engineering interface for a remote design team India.

  • Responsible for IEC 61000-4/IEC 801 EMC/EMI/RFI standards, compliance, and testing.

  • Square D Company, Knightdale, NC, Senior Design/Development Engineer, 1989 – 1995


Industrial Computer-Programmable Logic Controllers Division, 1992 – 1995

  • Designed and implemented a XILINX EPLD chip for a Programmable Logic Controller.  Design provided backplane bus arbitration between an Intel 80C186 and a Motorola 68000 microprocessor, additional control functions and various I/O interfaces.

  • Designed an AC/DC (120 VAC/24V DC) 10 Watt switch mode (Buck converter) power supply.

  • Responsible for hardware design of an Intel 80C152 microprocessor based remote Programmable Logic Controller.  Responsibilities included all phases of hardware design, test, and PCB design.  This product received Control Engineering magazine’s 1993 Editor’s Choice Award for best distributed I/O product.

  • Responsible for IEC 1000-4/IEC 801 EMC/EMI/RFI standards, compliance, and testing on newly developed Industrial Programmable Logic Controller Products.

  • Team member of the Square D EMC/EMI/RFI Standards Committee.

  • Team member of the Square D Component/Supplier Qualification Committee.


Photoelectric Sensors Division,  1989 – 1991

  • Project/Design Engineer for analog/digital ASIC design and implementation for Industrial photoelectric proximity sensors.  Designed and developed three high performance photoelectric ASICs.  Responsibilities included all phases of design, test and final product manufacturing.

  • Team member of the Square D Corporate ASIC Strategic Implementation Group.


Avnet International Corporation, Smithfield, NC, Senior Microelectronic Design Engineer, 1988 – 1989

  • Project/Design Engineer for digital system design for commercial satellite television receivers.  Responsibilities included ASIC chip set re-design and verification.


Exide Electronics Corporation, Raleigh, NC, Senior Product/Quality Engineer, 1987 – 1988

  • Provided Product/Quality Engineering for Uninterruptable Power Source Systems (UPS), Emergency Lighting Systems, and Motive Power Battery Charger Products.

  • Responsibilities included system design modifications, PCB redesign and resolution of field failures and reliability issues.


GE Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC, Senior Integrated Circuit Design Engineer, 1980 – 1986

  • Team member of the Microprocessor and ASIC Design and Development Group.  Designed various Integrated circuits including an Arithmetic Logic Unit, Dual Port RAM ASIC, Medical Data Processing ASIC and a Control ASIC for a 120 Volt experimental light bulb.  Responsibilities included all phases of Integrated Circuit design and fabrication.

  • Provided technical support and design assistance for strategic customer accounts (domestic and foreign) and internal tactical application engineers.


Professional Organizations and Memberships

  • Association of Energy Engineers

  • ASTM International

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

  • National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI)

  • North Carolina Adjusters Association

  • Product Safety Engineering Society (PSES)


Investigative and Engineering Experience

-        electrical and electronic safety issues in a forklift

-        electrical failures and safety issues in a heating pad

-        electrical shock incident related to an extension cord

-        electrical-wiring-related fire origin and cause cases

-        electronic failures and a fire in an electrical-power-conditioning device that resided in a medical facility

-        electronic failures in computers

-        electronic failures in industrial automation equipment

-        electronic reliability issues in a computer monitor

-        fire and product liability cases

-        fire origin and cause case involving a battery charger

-        fire origin and cause case involving a convenience store

-        fire origin and cause case involving a toaster

-        fire origin and cause case involving a washing machine

-        fire origin and cause case involving electrical failures in a portable space heater

-        fire origin and cause case involving telephone equipment

-        fluorescent lighting fixture fire

-        laptop computer overheating incident which resulted in severe burns to the client

-        lemon law motor vehicle case

-        lightning strike incident at an airport

-        lightning strike incident at an asphalt plant

-        lightning strike incidents

-        personal injury case involving a seat heater

-        power utility surge event and fire damage to a home

-        utility surge and loss incident at a local golf course

-        expert witness (through deposition) in lemon law motor vehicle case

-        expert witness in a case regarding malfunction of medical implantable device

-        heavy equipment excavator fire

-        lightning/surge analysis (potential insurance fraud)

-        power utility surge event involving a multi-million dollar residential structure (potential insurance fraud)

-        residential fire incident and suspected damage to high end video and audio home theater electronics

-        suspected electronic failures in a motorcycle accident case

-        suspected electronic failures in a residential HVAC system

-        water contamination loss in electronics at a data server center

-        electronic failures in Microwave fire

-        electronic failures in residential HVAC system

-        expert witness regarding failure analysis in laundry appliance electronics

-        failure analysis of video electronic

-        origin and cause investigation involving a Veterinary CBC machine

-        origin and cause investigation involving an apartment fire

-        origin and cause investigation involving a television set fire

-        electronic failures in an emergency backup electrical power system

-        power utility surge event involving a residential structure and suspect electrical and electronic failures

-        electronic design dispute between a major appliance manufacturer and a sub-contract manufacturer

-        electronic failures in a laptop computer

-        electronic failures in a mobile phone

-        expert witness involving computer software/systems, financial records and information

-        expert witness involving laptop computer fire

-        origin and cause investigation of a cook top fire involving a solid surface range appliance

-        expert witness in a legal case involving a defective electrical home appliance

-        fire origin and cause investigation involving a cash register

-        fire origin and cause investigation involving a large manufacturing facility

-        fire origin and cause investigation involving residential wiring

-        lightning and surge analysis

-        fire origin and cause investigation involving a floor model water cooler

-        fire origin and cause investigation involving a rear projection TV

-        fire origin and cause investigation involving a manufactured home

-        fire origin and cause investigations involving television sets

-        fire origin and cause investigation involving emergency backup electrical power equipment

-        power surge investigation on an industrial electrical generator

Expertise and Services

- Energy Audits                                                                                    - Patent Infringement Analysis
- Failure Analysis & Reverse Engineering                                     - Power Line and Signal Surge Analysis
- Fire Origin and Cause                                                                      - Power Quality
- Forensic & Investigative Electrical Electronic Engineering       - Safety & EMC Compliance
- Industrial Automation & Controls                                                   - Telecommunication and Data Network
- Lightning Investigations                                                                     Engineering

Principal Industries Served

- Computer                                                                                              -Medical
- Data Communications                                                                       - Mobile Communications
- Electrical                                                                                              - Patent Infringement
- Electrical/Electronic Design Services                                            - Power Electronics
- Industrial Automation & Controls                                                     -Telecom
- Legal & Insurance Industries

Areas of Concentration

- Agency standards – UL, CE, CSA, FCC & IEC                          - HALT/HASS Testing
- Computer engineering & applications                                         - High-speed data and telecom networks
- Electrical & electronic devices/equipment                                  - Industrial automation & controls
- Electrical & electronic engineering                                               - Lightning/surge protection and analysis
- Electrical safety                                                                                - National Electrical Code
- Electrical systems                                                                            - Patent Infringement
- Electronic design and failure analysis                                         - Power quality
- Electronic manufacturing                                                                - Product liability
- EMC design & compliance testing                                                - Product testing and safety evaluation
- Energy audits                                                                                    - Quality and Reliability
- ESD – Electrostatic Discharge                                                      - Residential and Commercial Wiring
- Failure Analysis                                                                               - Semiconductors
- Fire origin & cause                                                                          - Telecommunications
- Grounding                                                                                         - Thermal analysis, evaluation & testing

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Author rtiAdmin
22
Oct
Date October 22, 2024

011213 Marine Engineer



A Marine Engineer with more than 30 years experience in Maritime and Environmental consulting.  His areas of expertise include machinery such as boilers, steam turbines, diesel engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, refrigeration, desalinization units, and centrifugal purification/separation units.  An expert in environmental compliance equipment including ballast water treatment systems, oil content meters and discharge monitoring equipment, IMO approved incinerators, marine sanitary devices, and NOX and SOX emissions control systems.  Other areas of knowledge include piping systems, liquid cargo, power automation and control systems, electrical troubleshooter, and carpentry.




Academic Background

  • Calhoon M.E.B.A. Engineering School, Baltimore, MD, Third Assistant Engineer – Steam & Motor, Unlimited Horsepower,1981

  • California State University of Fullerton, Engineering, Fullerton, CA, 1974-1976


Professional Experience

  • RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD, Marine Engineer, May 2014 to present

  • APL Maritime – Unlimited Horsepower Marine Engineer, 1988-2006

  • Investor/Developer/Partner and Consultant of Border House Brewing Company, Crystal Bay, NV, 1996-1999

  • Business owner of Investment/Development and Contracting Company of Residential/Commercial Properties, 1990-1998


Professional Associations and Activities

  • ISM/ISO9000 Training

  • NTC/SAFENET Ships Management Training

  • MAN/B&W S/K/L-MC/MC-C Engines Training Course

  • Situational Leadership Training

  • Daily Process Management Training

  • AMOS-D – Planned Preventive Maintenance

  • Alternative Energy Systems Training

  • Security Officer: Port, Company & Ship


Registrations and Licenses

  • Current USCG License, Chief Engineer – Steam & Motor & Gas Turbine, Unlimited Horsepower

  • Certified Stick, TIG, and MIG Welder

  • Journeyman Level Machinist

  • ISO 9001 & 14001 Systems Certified Lead Auditor (RAB/QSA)


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Author rtiAdmin
22
Oct
Date October 22, 2024

011190 General Contractor and Construction Specialist



General Contractor and Construction Specialist with over forty-one years experience in the construction industry. His experience includes general contractor/construction manager for interior renovations and light structural modifications for office, retail projects.  Also complete custom renovations and additions to existing residences in the metropolitan area.

Work involves the project management of lump sum projects, negotiated projects, design/build with activities including estimating, bidding, contract negotiations, award, scheduling, construction management and cost accounting; managed design and construction of the Washington Office Center in Washington, DC. at a cost of $62,000,000; supervised design and construction of tenant fit out of this new building; managed leasing, operations and tenant construction for all Washington D.C. properties, approximately 900,000 SF; provided engineering and construction support for properties in various states; and directed $175M renovation of the one of the world's largest commercial buildings, the 4.2 MSF Merchandise Mart, and the 1.8 MSF Apparel Center in Chicago, IL while occupied by tenants including new roofing, windows, HVAC, plumbing, elevators, electrical, addition of a pedestrian bridge and conversion of first two floors to a retail mall; designed and installed world's largest thermal ice storage cooling system; estimated budget; selected architects and engineers; supervised design, bidding, award, contract negotiation, scheduling, construction, inspection and cost accounting.

While in the United States Air Force, he coordinated the design and construction of $60,000,000 of office buildings, retail space, dormitories, recreational and religious facilities and housing units; planning and congressional approval of a base master plan and support facilities for Bolling AFB, Washington DC; coordinated activities with Naval Facilities Engineering Command and Headquarters USAF; budgeted, programmed, and scheduled all maintenance and operations work on the base.




Academic Background

  • The Catholic University of America, Washington,  DC.  Masters, City and Regional Planning

  • United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO.  B.S., Civil Engineering


Registration

Registered Professional Civil Engineer in District of Columbia, Virginia, and Colorado
Professional Experience

RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, Maryland – General Contractor and Construction Specialist.  2010-present

Private Company. President/Owner – general contractor/construction manager and owner representation completing interior renovations and light structural modifications for office, retail projects. Licensed general contractor in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.  Licensed residential contractor in D.C and Maryland.  1996-Present

Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, Inc./Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc., Wash., DC. Vice President/Property Manager/Construction Manager 1989-1996 – managed design and construction of the Washington Office Center in Washington, DC. at a cost of $62,000,000; supervised design and construction of tenant fit out of this new building; managed leasing, operations and tenant construction for all Washington D.C. properties, approximately 900,000 SF; provided engineering and construction support for properties in various states. 1981-1996

Engineering Projects Director – directed $175M renovation of the one of the world’s largest commercial buildings, the 4.2 MSF Merchandise Mart, and the 1.8 MSF Apparel Center in Chicago, IL while occupied by tenants including new roofing, windows, HVAC, plumbing, elevators, electrical, addition of a pedestrian bridge and conversion of first two floors to a retail mall; designed and installed world’s largest thermal ice storage cooling system; estimated budget; selected architects and engineers; supervised design, bidding, award, contract negotiation, scheduling, construction, inspection and cost accounting. 1985-1989

Construction Manager – managed and supervised design and construction of the $25,000,000 conversion of and an addition to an abandoned refrigerated warehouse into the Washington Design Center; supervised design and build-out of 114 display showrooms.  1981-1985

American Arbitration Association, Arbitrator – provided services to AAA for numerous cases, most involving single member hearings on residential and commercial projects in the DC metropolitan area.  1986-2001

Boeing Engineering and Construction Company, Bellevue, WA  Construction Manager – managed fast track construction of the Boeing Computer Services Computer Facility in Bellevue, Washington including construction of a 200,000 SF computer building, 100,000 SF office building, emergency generator facility and power substation; designed facility to be earthquake proof; completed construction in ten months at a cost of $50,000,000.  1980-1981

Frank Briscoe Construction Company, Washington, DC. Project Engineer/Manager – managed the completion of construction of a computer facility and office building for Boeing Computer Services in Vienna, Virginia; provided close out support of the construction of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences at Bethesda Naval Hospital; participated on the bid team and negotiation of several projects. 1979-1980

Walter L. Phillips, Inc., Falls Church, VA.  Design Civil Engineer – conceived, designed and monitored layout and construction of site plans and site development for commercial and institutional facilities and housing subdivisions in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC. 1977-1979

United States Air Force, Washington, DC.  Base Architect/Master Planner – coordinated the design and construction of $60,000,000 of office buildings, retail space, dormitories, recreational and religious facilities and housing units; planning and congressional approval of a base master plan and support facilities for Bolling AFB, Washington DC; coordinated activities with Naval Facilities Engineering Command and Headquarters USAF; budgeted, programmed, and scheduled all maintenance and operations work on the base. 1972-1977

Associations

National Society of Professional Engineers
Construction Specifications Institute
American Society of Civil Engineers
Association of Graduates, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Author rtiAdmin
22
Oct
Date October 22, 2024

011192 Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Consultant



Is currently an Associate Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics at a well respected State University. Fields of specialization are reactor and steam generator thermal-hydraulics, reactor safety, computational fluid dynamics, multi-phase / multi-species flow and heat transfer. A prolific author and reviewer for technical journals, as well as a peer reviewer of abstracts and papers. He has been successful in being awarded many grants, some from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In addition, this expert is a former US Navy Chief Engineer and later a nuclear engineer at the Dominion Generation Innsbrook Technical Center, supporting both the North Anna and Surry Nuclear Plants.  Through his very active association with the American Nuclear Society (ANS), he has organized and chaired annual meeting sessions on the thermal hydraulics of steam generators.




Academic Background

University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1999-2001.

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Nuclear Engineering, December 2001.


University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1996-1999.

  • Master of Science, Nuclear Engineering, May 1999.


University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1984-1988

  • Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, May 1988.


 

Professional Experience

RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD, Nuclear Engineer and Radiation Health Consultant, 2012 to Present

 

State University,  Associate Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physic, 2009-Present

  •   Fields of specialization: reactor thermal-hydraulics, reactor safety, computational fluid dynamics, multi-phase / multi-species flow and heat transfer.


Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, Assistant Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics, 2003-2009

 

Dominion Generation, Richmond, VA, Engineer III, Nuclear Safety Analysis, 2000-2003

 

University of Maryland, College Park, Graduate Research Assistant, 2×4 Thermal-Hydraulic Loop Facility, 1996-2000

 

Technology, Management and Analysis, Crystal City, VA, Engineer, NAVSEA MHC Program Contract, 1995-1996

 

United States Navy, Chief Engineer, USS GUARDIAN (MCM-5,) 1991-1994

 

United States Department of Energy, Washington DC, Mechanical Engineer, Office of Environmental Restoration,1988-1990

 

Professional Associations and Activities

  • Chair, American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulics Division, 2011-2012.

  • Member, ASME Standards Committee, “Verification and Validation 30”, 2010-Present.

  • Vice-Chair, American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulics Division, 2010-2011.

  • President, Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society, 2009-2011.

  • Vice President, Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society, 2007-2009.

  • Secretary, American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulics Division, 2009-2010.

  • Member, Executive Committee, American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulics Division, 2008-Present.

  • Member, Programs Committee, American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulics Division, 2007-Present.

  • Oregon Space Grant Consortium, Affiliate Faculty, 2008.


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Author rtiAdmin
22
Oct
Date October 22, 2024

011269 Aviation Flight Operations, Pilatus Instructor



Summary
This aviation flight operations and Pilatus instructor began his career at age 16 when he soloed for the first time.  From there, he continued his aviation training throughout college to earn CFI certificates.  Following several years of primary flight instruction, he was hired by Pilatus Business Aircraft in Broomfield, CO (KBJC) as a Demonstration Pilot.  He remained with Pilatus for 4-years before leaving the company to fly Pilatus PC-12 Aircraft as a contract pilot, focusing on post-Initial Training to help clients fulfill insurance-directed accompanied time requirements. He continues to fly for Pilatus Business Aircraft for test and demo flights as the need arises which helps maintain current knowledge of developments from the factory. He has been approved by most insurance companies to provide Initial, Recurrent and Differences Training in the Pilatus PC-12.

Total Flight Time: 6,800
Pilatus PC-12: 4,850
Pilatus PC-12 Instruction: 2,500




Academic Background
• University of Colorado, Boulder, B.S. Marketing, 1991-1995

Professional Experience
• RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD, Pilatus Instructor, 2018-present.
• Private Company, Pilatus PC-12 Instructor, 2004-present.
• Pilatus Business Aircraft, CO, Demonstration Pilot, 2000-2004

Registrations and Licenses
• Ground Instructor-Advanced
• ATP, Commercial, CFI, CFII, MEI

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Author rtiAdmin
22
Oct
Date October 22, 2024

011227 Forensic Accountant



Forensic accountant involved with forensic and litigation consulting.  Has provided expert testimony support in depositions on economic damages and has calculated damages and provided litigation consulting on purchase price disputes, internal corporate investigations, and forensic accounting.  Her projects and professional experience have covered a wide range of industries, including: software, semiconductors, telecommunications, manufacturing, insurance, financial institutions, investment management, and health care.  She has extended experience in preparing insurance claims.  These claims include business interruption, extra expenses, and property damage claims for large international manufacturers and retailers.  She has prepared multi-million insurance claims for losses occurring in Japan, Taiwan, the UK, and other countries.

She has been an auditor in a public accounting firm, in charge of audit and review engagements for private companies and SEC audits and quarterly reviews for public companies.  She has managed audit instructions involving international companies in industries such as software, semi-conductor, mutual fund investments, travel, retail, and manufacturing.  In addition, she performed audits of financial statements for Cities and non-profit organizations where she assisted in the preparation of financial statements and in the review of accounting and internal control systems.

She has provided expert testimony as to her findings in courts of law.




Language Skills

  • Fluent in Mandarin (spoken in China and Taiwan) and Cantonese (spoken in China and Hong Kong)

  • Reads traditional Chinese (used in Hong Kong and Taiwan)


Certification

  • Certified Public Accountant


Education

  • M.B.A. from San Francisco State University

  • B.S. in Business Administration (Finance)


Professional Experience

Forensic Accountant Consultant, RTI Group, Annapolis, Maryland – 2013 to present.

Litigation and Damages & Forensic Accounting and Litigation Support

  •   Managed in an investigation in a matter involving FCPA violation of an US publicly traded company with operations in China.  Efforts included reviewing documents in Chinese, communicating and coordinating with clients in China, investigating employee reimbursements, assisting counsel to identify issues, and providing recommendations to client.

  • ­   Managed in a SEC investigation in a matter involving allegations of wrongdoing of an US publicly traded company with operations in China.  Efforts included reviewing documents in Chinese, communicating and coordinating with clients in China, investigating existence of cash, payments for R&D, use of proceeds raised from investors, revenue recorded in all business segments, related party transactions, and assisting counsel to identify issues and concerns in preparation of interviews and reporting to the SEC.

  • ­ Managed in a litigation dispute involving lost profit due to business interruption by an oil spill.  Efforts included investigating potential lost margin and assisting counsel to identify issues and concerns.

  • ­ Managed in a litigation dispute involving inventory loss analysis due to Hurricane.  Efforts included investigating potential lost margin and assisting counsel to identify issues and concerns.

  • ­ Assisted in a litigation dispute involving purchase price disputes over valuation allowance for loans held for sale.  Efforts included reviewing accounting practice over reserves, investigating potential audit procedure falsification, and assisting counsel to identify issues and concerns.

  • ­ Assisted in a litigation dispute involving wrongful mortgaged insurance rescission.  Efforts included in technical accounting and industry research in assisting counsel to identify issues and concerns.

  • ­ Assisted in a litigation dispute involving improper expense reimbursement and related party disclosures.  Efforts included investigating potential disclosure falsification and assisting counsel to identify issues and concerns.

  • ­ Assisted in arbitration in a matter involving purchase price disputes over inventory and accounts receivable allowance reserves.  Efforts included investigating potential accounting falsification and assisting arbitrator to identify issues and concerns.

  • ­Assisted in the litigation dispute involving a books and records demand.  Efforts included investigating potential accounting falsification and assisting counsel to identify issues and concerns.

  • ­ Assisted in the litigation dispute involving employee bonus compensation in the cell phone insurance industry in Korea.  Efforts included analysis of defendant’s revenue and cost structures, analysis of the budget and actual income statement, and analysis of the bonus calculation.

  • Assisted in the litigation dispute involving royalty fee in the video gaming industry.  Efforts included analysis of defendant’s revenue and cost structures, analysis of contracts between parties in dispute, and the analysis of the related industry reports.

  • ­Managed in an insurance claim in a matter involving property and business interruption damages.  Efforts included analyzing potential lost profit due to Super storm Sandy and assisting client to identify issues and concerns.

  • Managed in an insurance claim in a matter involving property and business interruption damages.  Efforts included analyzing potential lost profit due to water damage and assisting client to identify issues and concerns.

  • Managed in an investigation in a matter involving potential misappropriation of assets of the CEO and CFO.  Efforts included investigating cash transfers, corporate credit cards charges, and assisting the Broad of Directors to identify issues and concerns.

  • ­Assisted in an investigation in a matter involving insufficient reserve for capital expenditures due wrongful management by a health care system.  Efforts included investigating cash transfers and assisting counsel to identify issues and concerns.

  • ­Assisted in an insurance claim in a matter involving property and business interruption damages.  Efforts included analyzing potential lost profit due to earthquake and assisting client to identify issues and concerns.

  • ­Assisted in an insurance claim in a matter involving property and business interruption damages.  Efforts included analyzing potential lost profit due to power outage and assisting client to identify issues and concerns.

  • ­ Assisted in the forensic accounting and special investigative services in connection with mismanagement concerns of the Board of Directors of a private non-for-profit organization.


Public Accounting Experience

Audit Supervisor, Stonefield Josephson, Inc. – now MarcumStonefield

Supervised staff during audits, SEC filings, and other services; coordinated with clients and audit teams for successful completion of engagements; and performed test work for critical financial statement audit areas.  Performed responsibilities while under strict time deadlines imposed by clients and SEC.

  • Managed an audit engagement of a private retail and manufacture clothing company.

  • Managed an audit engagement of a publicly traded semi-conductor company with subsidiaries in China and Taiwan.

  • Managed SOX 404 audits of a publicly traded software company with complex software revenue recognition issues.

  • Performed fraud examinations for all in-charged audit engagements.


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Date October 22, 2024

011133 Aircraft Accident Investigator and Aircraft Maintenance Specialist



Aircraft accident investigator with extensive knowledge and experience as an aircraft accident investigator and aircraft maintenance specialist.  He has over twenty-five years experience in commercial aviation and has completed certification in both aircraft accident investigation and aircraft appraisals.  He continues to hold his Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) License.  While at The Southern California Safety Institute, He completed courses in aircraft accident investigation, human factors for accident investigations, flight data analysis, gas turbine accident investigation, investigation management, blood borne pathogen exposure (biohazard risk associated with aircraft accident investigation).




He has extensive engineering and safety experience in all maintenance facets of the following aircraft:

Airbus A300 Boeing 767-200/300ER - Endorsement
Airbus A310 - Endorsement Boeing 777-300
Airbus A319 DC- 10-30
Airbus A320 Piper Malibu /Meridian Series
Airbus A380-800 Hawker 125 Series
Boeing 737-200 -Endorsement Cessna Citation Series
Boeing 737- 800NG Cessna Caravan
Boeing 747-100/200/400 Beech 1900D
Boeing 757
Boeing 737NG-600/700/800/900 Level III Endorsement

His experience also extends into interfacing maintenance items (DMI’s) from journal logs to computer program, summaries of aircraft reliability for daily briefings, origin and destination surveys, daily airport activity reports from flight operations, and synchronizing serviceable tags with maintenance logs.

Education and Certifications Background

 Boeing 767 – 200/300ER Endorsement, Aero Mechanical Training, Transport Canada Approval, Civil Aviation, Sunwing Airlines, Toronto, ON - 2012

 General Electric CF6-80 Series Engine Certification as installed on B767 Aircraft, Aero Mechanical Training, Transport Canada Approval, Civil Aviation, Sunwing Airlines, Toronto, ON – 2012

 Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Series Engine Certification as installed on B767 Aircraft, Aero Mechanical Training, Transport Canada Approval, Civil Aviation, Sunwing Airlines, Toronto, ON - 2012

 Safety Management Systems (SMS) Certification, Sunwing Airlines, - 2010

 Aircraft Certification Authority (ACA), Sunwing Airlines, - 2010

 Certification in Air Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Sunwing Airlines, - 2010

 Boeing 737NG – 600/700/800/900 Level III Endorsement, Administered by PFI Aviation, Transport Canada Approval, Civil Aviation, Sunwing Airlines, Toronto, ON- 2009

 Private Pilot’s License, Ground School Completed, Trent Air Flight Academy, -2007

 Flightscape Users Conference, Flight Data Analysis Software Conference – 2006

 Aeronautical Radio Operator’s License, Transport Canada Restricted Operator - – 2006

 Aviation Safety Officer/Safety Management System Course, Beyond Risk Management Company - 2005

 USPAP Endorsed Senior Certified Aircraft Appraiser, National Aircraft Appraisers Association- 2005

 Certification in Aircraft Accident Investigation, The Southern California Safety Institute, Albuquerque, NM – 2004

 Courses Included:
Aircraft Accident Investigation
Human Factors for Accident Investigators
Flight Data Analysis
Gas Turbine Accident Investigation
Investigation Management
Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure - Biohazard risk associated with Aircraft Accident Investigation

 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer License, Transport Canada, Civil Aviation - 1999

 Air Regulations
 Standard Practices
 Turbine Engines
 Fixed Wing Airframe

 Boeing 737-200 Endorsement, Transport Canada Approval, Civil Aviation, Canadian Airlines, Toronto, ON - 1999

 A310 Endorsement, Transport Canada Approval, Civil Aviation, Canadian Airlines, Toronto, ON – 1998

 Aircraft Maintenance Technician, Centennial College, Toronto, ON – 1987-1988

 Manufacturing Engineering, Humber College, Mississauga, ON – 1985-1986

 OSSGD, Westwood Secondary School, Mississauga, ON – 1980-1984

 

Professional Experience

 Aircraft Accident Investigator and Aircraft Maintenance Consultant, RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD,  2008 – Present

 Professional consulting services and advice, including field inspection
 Establishing inspection protocol
 Progress report writing, including summaries of work accomplished and work planned for immediately-forthcoming reporting periods
 Activity Based Invoicing for professional services rendered

 Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, for private company, Canada, 2009 – Present

 Boeing 767 – 200/300ER Endorsement
 General Electric CF6-80 Series Engine Certification as installed on Boeing 767 Aircraft
 Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Series Engine Certification as installed on Boeing 767 Aircraft
 Boeing 737NG – 600/700/800/900 Level III Endorsement (CFM 56 Series Engines)
 High-powered run up and taxi authorization for Boeing 737NG Aircraft
 CAT I and CAT II Maintenance Release Certification
 ACA – Aircraft Certification Authority
 Certification in Air Transportation of Dangerous Goods
 Hangar/Ramp Maintenance - Phase Checks on Boeing 737NG-800 and Boeing 767
 Working under Transport Canada Regulations for Canadian Registered aircraft
 Working under EASA Regulations for European Registered aircraft operating in Canada

 Aircraft Maintenance Engineering and Safety Inspection, private company, Canada, 2008-2009

 Working on a contract basis with various airlines including Emirates Airline of Dubai, Skyservice Airlines, Partner Jet, Air Georgian
 Extensive engineering and safety inspection experience in maintenance facets of the following aircraft:  Airbus A380-800, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 737-800NG, Piper Malibu/Meridian Series, Hawker 125 series, Cessna Citation series, Cessna Caravan, Beech 1900D
 Fuel tank inspection and repair
 Line/Hangar/Ramp maintenance - Complete A, B, & C Phase Checks

 Senior Certified Aircraft Appraiser and Aircraft Accident Investigator, private company, Canada, 2004 – Present

 Aircraft Valuation Appraisals for lending institutions, government seized assets, buyers or sellers, and insurance underwriting
 Depreciated Valuation of Aircraft post-damage
 Auditing complete sets of aircraft logs including engine logs, airframe logs, journey logs
 Verifying compliance with Airworthiness Directives and Service Bulletins
 Operating with National Aircraft Appraisers Association Appraisal Software
 Representative to witness repairs to damaged aircraft on behalf of insurers

 Appraiser, Accurate Appraisals, Peterborough, ON, 2003-2006

 Assessing and appraising damage from automobile accidents throughout Ontario
 Facilitating claims appraisals for all Insurance Companies operating in Ontario
 Operating “ADP” Appraisal Software and interfacing program with Insurance Companies’ software
 Delegating Appraisal Assignments from Insurance Companies to Appraisers
 Disposal of salvage through confidential bids
 Providing settlement offers to insurance clients on behalf of adjusters
 MTO Branding of vehicles as salvage or irreparable
 Appraisal Valuations for private passenger vehicles, trucks, trailers, RV’s, motorcycles, boats, farm machinery

 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, Canadian Airlines and Air Canada, Toronto, ON, 1989-2002

 Extensive experience in all maintenance facets of the following aircraft:  A300, A320, A310 (Endorsement), Boeing 747, Boeing 767, Boeing 737-200 (Endorsement), DC10
 Line/Hangar maintenance - Complete A, B, & C Phase Checks
 Emergency Response for off-base engine removal and installation
 Working in Engine Shop - Engine overhauls, including engine compressor, turbine, gear box and reverser overhauls
 Breakdown and build-up of wheel assemblies and overhaul of brakes

 Statistician and Reliability Maintenance Clerk, Wardair Canada, 1985-1989

 Origin and Destination Surveys
 Daily airport activity reports from flight operations
 Preparation and submission of monthly and quarterly statistics
 Interfacing maintenance items (DMI’s) from journal logs to computer program
 Completing summaries of aircraft reliability for daily briefings
 Coordinating aircraft abnormalities with appropriate ATA chapters
 Informing aircraft engine representatives of exceeding exhaust temperatures (EGT’s)
 Synchronizing serviceable tags with maintenance journal logs

 

Membership and Professional Activities

 Transport Canada, Attendance at monthly Transport Canada Safety Seminars – 2005 to present

 AME Association, Member – 2005 to present

 The Canadian Society of Air Safety Investigators, Member – 2005 to present

 Present National Aircraft Appraisers Association, USPAP Endorsed Senior Certified Aircraft Appraiser – 2005 to present

 Rotary Club of Cobourg, Past Chair, Guest Reception Committee; Past Chair, Ways and Means Committee; Past Chair, Telephone and Communications Committee – 2002 and 2011

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22
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Date October 22, 2024

011254 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineer



With more than twenty years of mechanical and aerospace engineering experience in space & defense programs as well as commercial & general aviation with a specialty in materials science.

Since 2010, he has been employed at a major General Aviation manufacturer as the Chief Engineer with responsibility for Liaison Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials & Processes (M&P) Engineering, Methods Engineering & Production Planning, Quality Engineering & Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE), and Technical Training.  In this capacity, he has participated in and led design and testing efforts for numerous systems present on pressurized aircraft, including doors and door mechanisms.

He has been delegated by the FAA as an ODA Engineering Unit Member for all M&P areas, design & construction, service documents, interior flammability, and fire protection of all structural areas (wings, fuselage, & empennage), landing gear, flight controls, door systems, interior arrangements, and major repair/alterations. Serves as the technical authority on failure analyses of damaged hardware and supports air safety investigations for structure-related failures (including fatigue, corrosion, and environmental effects) as well as flammability issues.

Prior, he served 18 years on the Space Shuttle Program and served as the subsystem manager (SSM) of the Orbiter Leading Edge Structural Subsystem – including all reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) heatshield components, their attachment, and internal insulation. As SSM, he approved the certification of flight readiness for 26 missions (STS-108 through STS-132). Actively involved in the STS-107 Space Shuttle Columbia accident investigation (including leading the wing leading edge reconstruction and over a hundred hours of expert testimonies) and the two-year return to flight effort.

Prior to the SSM appointment, he supported the Space Shuttle Program as a Senior M&P Engineer where he acquired the proficiency with procurement, production, processing, testing, analysis, design, certification, assembly, inspection, and repair of all material types (metallics, ceramics, polymers, & composites). He supported the Shuttle Program for a total of 86 missions (STS-49 to STS-132). Earned the Advanced Level Systems Engineering certification from the largest aerospace manufacturer and has supported design and maintenance issues for structures and mechanical systems of a wide range of aircraft, spacecraft, and ground support equipment.

He is a licensed Florida professional engineer with Mechanical and Florida Building Code endorsements as well as NCEES Model Law Engineer Record and International Registry of Professional Engineers credentials. Additionally, he holds Professional Engineering Manager (PEM) and Engineering Management Certified Professional (EMCP) certifications. He developed curricula for five courses (metallic materials & processes, non-metallic materials & processes, aerospace structural fabrication, tests & measurements, and technical task analysis) and was an adjunct professor for these courses until the Space Shuttle Columbia mishap in 2003.

In 2013, he was selected by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) as an ABET Program Evaluator for Mechanical Engineering and Systems Engineering and has performed program evaluations at Purdue University, the United States Air Force Academy, and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering (Structures & Materials), and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Aviation Science with his dissertation centered on aging aircraft, continued operational safety, and related problems facing the aviation industry. Also performs domestic and international consulting on materials and process solutions/opportunities in a wide variety of markets and is exclusive to the RTI Group for forensic engineering consultations.




Academic Background

  • Kansas State University – Division of Continuing Education, 2007

  • Advanced Graduate Certificate, Materials Science and Engineering, May 2000

  • Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering, May 2000

  • Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology – College of Engineering,1993


Professional Experience

  • RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD,  April 2015 to present

  • Private Aircraft Company, Vero Beach, FL, Specialist Engineer & Senior Manager, 2010 to present

  • Cognolink, Ltd., United Kingdom, Specialist Consultant, 2011 to present

  • The Boeing Company, Integrated Defense Systems – NASA Systems, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Subsystem Manager, 2001 to 2010

  • The Boeing Company, Integrated Defense Systems – NASA Systems, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Senior Materials & Processes Engineer, 1992 to 2001

  • Brevard Community College, Spaceport Center, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Adjunct Professor, Aerospace Programs, 2001 to 2003

  • ICI Americas, Inc., Fluoropolymers Division, Bayonne, New Jersey, Project Engineering Associate, 1989 to 1990


Professional Associations and Activities

  • Employee Leadership Team – sole engineer appointed by Piper Aircraft employees, September 2013

  • Acting Integrated Team Manager – Boeing Thermal Systems/M&P (28 Engineers), Aug-Oct 2009

  • Leaders for the Future – Boeing Florida Class 1A, August 2009 – March 2010

  • E-Mentor – American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2009 to present

  • MAE Advisory Board Chair – Florida Institute of Technology, 2005-2007

  • Introducing Girls to Engineering Volunteer – Society of Women Engineers, 2005 to 2010

  • Boeing Pre-Management Assessment Process (PMAP) – Management Qualified, November 2000

  • Florida Tech Alumni Association – Undergraduate Lecturer and Career Consultant, 1996 to current


Affiliations

  • National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), 2000 to current

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991 to current

  • American Society of Engineering Managers (ASEM), 2010 to current

  • Florida Tech Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Industry Advisory Board, 2005 to current

  • Active LinkedIn Professional Network: http://www.linkedin.com/in/MPGpe


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22
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Date October 22, 2024

011293 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineer



This expert has a Ph.D. and entered his professional career as a Mechanical and Aerospace engineer student at the University of Dayton where as an undergraduate took advance graduate level aircraft materials courses at the United States Air Force Materials Institute at Wright Patterson Air Force base.

Subsequently he conducted doctoral research, at the Johns Hopkins University, on next generation aircraft materials through the 1990s. He followed his passion for materials science and mechanical engineering along an academic research path of success, balanced by the practical use of applied science to forensic investigations on a variety of subjects.

He earned his Doctoral and Master’s degrees (Materials and Solid Mechanics Thesis) from the John Hopkins University Mechanical Engineering department. Subsequently, he completed his Post-Doctoral work at the University of Cambridge, U.K. the Micromechanics Centre.   As a Fulbright Scholar (Portugal) and National Science Foundation International Research Fellow (United Kingdom), he has proven international enabling skills. He has over 40 indexed peer-reviewed scientific publications with more than 900 citations. He also routinely presents at technical science conferences and is an active reviewer of journal manuscripts. He has more than 25 years of experience teaching and researching materials, metallurgy, solid mechanics and global engineering.

He has considerable expert witness experience with numerous appearances at depositions, trails and has testified in 29 civil actions from May 2014 to October 2018.

 




Academic Background
• Post Doctorate, Micromechanics Centre, University of Cambridge, UK, 2000-2003
• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2000
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1997
• B.E., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Dayton, 1995
o Graduate courses at the Air Force Materials Institute at Wright Patterson Air Force base

Experience Outside Higher Education
• Consulting Director, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, RTI Group LLC, Fall 2018 - Present
• Director of Science, Private Company, August 2011 – Present
• Forensics Consultant, Private Company, Summer 2007 – 2016
• R&D Eng. Co-op, Nordson Corp., Jan.1992 – Aug. 1994

Areas of Expertise
• Computed Tomography (CT), X-ray analysis
• Corrosion and Environmental Degradation
• Electron and Optical Microscopy
• Fracture, Fatigue, Hardness, Stress Failure Analysis
• Mechanics of Materials and Solids
• Numerical and Analytical Modeling
• Testing (Tension, Compression, Bending)
• Ceramics and Glass
• Composites, Polymers, Plastics and Elastomers
• Materials Deformation, Degradation and Failure
• Material Selection, Materials Design
• Material Processing casting, welding
• Materials Process and Manufacture Cost Analysis
• Metals (Steel, Aluminum, Titanium, Copper, etc)
• Physical characterization of Materials
• Sandwich Plates and Hybrid Materials

Appointments
• Fulbright Scholar, Aug. 2012 - Present
• Visiting Professor, FEUP, Porto Portugal, January 2012 – Present
• Associate Professor,  June 2009 – Present
• ONR Research Fellow, American Society for Eng. Education, Summer 2008
• Research Fellow, Army Research Lab, Summer 2004
• Assistant Professor, UMBC, Sept. 2003 – May 2009
• Academic Associate, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, U.K., Sept. 2002 – Aug 2003
• PostDoc / Research Fellow, Micromechanics Centre, University of Cambridge, Dec. 2000 – Aug. 2003

Key University Leadership Experience
• Graduate Program Director, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Jan. 2017 – Present
• International Field Research Committee, Jan. 2016 – Present
• Mobile +Project International Scholar Mentor / Facilitator. Jan 2016 – Present
• University of Kessel, Germany and UMBC STEM Program, Jan. 2016 – Present
•  National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges Committee, Sept. 2015 – Present
• Center for Women in Technology CWIT Advisor, Sept. 2015 – Present
• Mechanical Engineering Faculty Search Committee, June 2015 – June 2016
• College of Engineering Dean Search Committee, Sept. 2013 – Sept. 2014
• Faculty Executive Committee to the UMBC University President and Provost – Graduate Council Representative (Appointed Position), Aug. 2009 – Jan. 2012
• Graduate Program Director UMBC, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Aug. 2011 – Jan. 2012
• UMBC – FEUP Universidade do Porto Faculty Mentor / Facilitator, June 2009 - Present
• UMBC – UMB Graduate School New Courses Committee (Chair 2007) , Aug. 2006 – May 2009
• UMBC – UMB Graduate School Council (Elected Position), Aug. 2006 – Jan. 2012
• Undergraduate research award advisor / reviewer, Jan. 2005 – Present
• Faculty Advisor: UMBC – SAMPE Student Chapter (founded the UMBC student chapter in 2004), Jan. 2004 – Present
• Faculty Advisor: Sailing Racing Team, Aug. 2004 – Present

Honors and Awards
• 2017 UMBC Alumni Outstanding Faculty, Fall 2017
• Presidential Teaching Professor, Winter 2017
• NASPA Best Practices in International Education Award – Global Partnership, Winter 2013
• Fulbright Scholar, Fall 2012
• Scipta Materialia Manuscript Reviewer Award, Spring 2010
• Kauffman Entrepreneurial Teaching Innovation Funding, Summer 2009
• American Society for Engineering Education Fellowship, Summer 2008
• UMBC Scientific Photography Contest 1st Place with H. Malecki, Spring 2008
• Scipta Materialia Manuscript Reviewer Award, Spring 2006
• Faculty Research and Engineering Program Fellowship, Summer 2004
• NSF International Research Fellowship, May 2002
• MRS “Ordered Intermetallics VIII”, Best Poster Award, Dec.1998
• NSF Engineering Education Scholars Program, July 1998
• Second Int. Symposium on Structural Intermetallics, best poster award, Sept 1997

 

A listing of his Publications, Conference Presentations, and Testimony History is available upon request. 

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