Expertise

Summary

• Forensic electrical consultant providing inspections, investigations, fact-finding reports, visual exhibits, depositions, and trial testimony for electrically caused damage, injury, and/or death.

Experienced in following types and classes of electrically caused accidents.

Codes - Electrical

• Building
• National Electric Codes
• OSHA Electrical Codes
• Safety Construction
• Safety Utility Warning Tags- Failure to Warn

Construction - Electrical

• Amusement Parks
• Commercial
• Damage Analysis
• Gas Stations
• Historic Building Restoration
• Inspection and Quality Control
• Motels
• Nursing Homes
• Office Buildings
• Residential
• Shopping Centers

Electric Shock Design - Electrical

• Blueprints/Drawings
• Deviations
• Failure
• Schematics/Diagrams

Elevators - Electrical Sliding Glass Doors

Fires - Electrical

• Appliances
• Hotel
• Kitchens
• Mobile Homes
• Restaurant

Industrial Equipment

• Equipment Failures
• Liability

Lighting

• Commercial
• Industrial
• Parking Lots
• Residential
• Airport Lighting
• Lightning Strikes

Motors - Electric

Products - Electrical

• Appliances
• Consumer Products
• Failure
• Products Liability
• Wiring

Static Electricity Fires

Utility - Electrical

• High Voltage Lines
• Power Lines Safety
• National Safety Codes

Utility Poles

• Joint Pole Agreements
• Metal Poles
• Telephone Poles
• Wooden Poles

Safety Codes

• Transformers
• Pad Transformers
• Pole Transformers
• Underground Transformers

Warning Labels

Wiring Insulation

Experience

Independent Consultant, 1988 - Present

• Prepared electrical fact finding reports after performing site investigations, failure analysis and review of electrical specifications and codes.
• Researched and reviewed as appropriate electrical codes for building, utility, and manufacturing and related specifications and implementation, including grounding/bonding.
• Researched and reviewed other's expert witness reports and depositions.
• Prepared expert witness and gave depositions and trial testimony.

Electrical Employment Experience

XNA Airport Mater, Electrician, 1999 -Present

• All phases of electrical maintenance and installation, including security systems (Licensed Contractor).
• Experience with high voltage and low voltage systems, including low voltage security systems and video surveillance.

Owner/Operator Electric Contract Company, Licensed Master Electrician, 1994 - 1999

• Commercial and residential electrical work, including electrical expert witness consulting.
• Licensed Contractor adhering to NEC, NEMA, OSHA, UL and utility standards, including expert consulting.

Honors & Publications

Community Services

• Delmas House, San Jose Opera Co., Electrical Design and Built
• Cable Television Station KCAT, Channel 6, Design and Built
• 1989 - Loma Pertia Earthquake, Los Gatos, CA (San Francisco Bay Area): Performed emergency services for Pacific Gas and Electric Power Company, disconnect, test, check and hookup power lines for two weeks after the major earthquake.

Education

• International Electrical Inspectors Association
• Electrician's Union, Journeyman's Training Course
• Electrician's Union, Apprenticeship Training Course - Hi-Voltage and Lo-Voltage
• Columbia School of Broadcasting, San Francisco, CA
• College of Marin, CA