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Premises
Liability Experts CV Abstracts
David A.
Bade, P.E.
Senior Civil Engineer
Licensed Engineer in
Michigan |
Mr. Bade has
more than
35 years experience involving building construction including water intrusion; work
zone safety; building site plans and permits; bid specifications; field construction
supervision; site development; soils, wetland and floodplains review; utilities
installation; drainage; docks; traffic control; environmental assessments; and reinforced
concrete structures.
Dave is a
member of ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) and NSPE (National Society of
Professional Engineers). He has extensive
experience with MIOSHA (Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
regulations with respect to underground construction; building construction; construction
safety/code compliance; and construction equipment and tools operation, maintenance, and
safety. |
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Daniel E. Barker;
Senior Mechanical Expert |
Mr. Barker has more
than 35 years experience as a Mechanical Engineer. His experience includes
mechanical system malfunctions and defects; product failures; industrial
equipment electrical and mechanical safety incidents, including OSHA and UL
listing requirements; assembly of aircraft flight instruments; design and
testing of high volume production automotive engine components; water and
air treatment systems; home appliance design, including refrigerators and
vacuums. Dan is a Registered Professional Engineer and holds a Residential
Builders License in Michigan.
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James E. Barnhart, P.E.
Senior Civil Engineer
Licensed Engineer
in Ohio, West Virginia |
Mr.
Barnhart has more than 35 years experience as a Civil Engineer with over 25
of these years specializing as a highway and bridge investigator and
inspector. His experience includes the design, construction, repair,
maintenance, inspection, and demolition of highways and bridges, including
all aspects of masonry and concrete technology.
Jim is a member of the American Concrete Association; the Ohio Society of
Professional Engineers; the Engineers Club of Columbus; and the American
Association of State Highway Engineers. |
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Mike Baumgartner
Tent Operations Expert |
Mr. Baumgartner has more than 10 years
experience in tent operations. His experience includes the
layout, installation, repair, maintenance, inspection, and tear-down
of tents, with sizes ranging up to approximately 10,000 square feet.
Mike has been contracted by Eureka Tent Co. to train tent customers
in the proper methods to safely set and dismantle large tents -
including their safe usage during adverse weather conditions. |
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Steve Bernheim, BCFE, ACFE, CPCM
Sports and Recreation Expert
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Mr.
Bernheim has more than 25 years experience as a sports and recreation
consultant and has testified in more than 300 litigation cases in both state
and federal courts throughout the United States. Steve has served as
an expert in a variety of sports injury negligence suits against schools,
recreational facilities and amusement parks involving faulty equipment,
improper supervision, poor facilities, non-adhearance to codes and
standards, and human error.
Steve is a member of the Academy of Certified Consultants and Experts; the
American College of Forensic Examiners; the American Board of Forensic
Examiners; the ASTM Playground Surface Committee; the ASTM Playground
Equipment Committee; the ASTM Hockey Equipment Certification Council; the
National Recreation and Parks Association; the American Alliance for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; the American Association for
Active Lifestyles and Fitness; the National Association for Sport & Physical
Education; the International Recreational Go Kart Association; the National
Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officers; the New England Ice Skating
Managers Association; the Recreation Safety Institute; the National Safety
Council; the National Safety Management Society; the ASTM Mini Playground
Committee; and the ASTM F8 Sports Facility and Equipment Committee.
Steve has also given several dozen sports and recreation related
presentations to various bar associations and has published a book dealing
with games for the disabled entitled "The Road to Glory." |
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Dr. Theron
Blickenstaff, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Medical/ Occupational/
Environmental
Expert |
Dr. Blickenstaff has almost
20 years experience related to environmental,
occupational, and industrial health and safety, including chemical exposure; premature
mortality assessments; indoor air quality (Sick Building Syndrome); mold; disability and
worker fitness-for-duty assessments; worker sensitivities; epidemiology; cancer causation; risk assessments;
and MSDSs.
Dr. Blickenstaff is a Fellow
of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (FACOEM),
and a member of
the Tennessee College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
He is Board Certified in General Preventive Medicine and Occupational
Medicine.
Dr. Blickenstaff has provided
support for Workers Compensation, Social Security Disability, toxic tort, and
product and premises liability cases.
His
involvement has included review of records, verbal and written reports, affidavits,
depositions, and expert testimony.
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Donato J. Borillo, M.D.,
J.D.
Medical and Human Factors Expert |
Mr.
Borillo has more than 15 years experience as a medical doctor and has held a
Doctor of Jurisprudence for more than 10 years. His experience includes
aerospace medicine, including human factors, medical certification, sudden
incapacitation, time of useful consciousness, aviation accident
investigation; occupational medicine, including IMEs, Med Review Officer
drug screen questions; hyperbaric medicine, including carbon monoxide
exposure and treatment and dive accidents; wound care, including decub wound
prevention/healing, chronic wound care, diabetic wound care; and FAA
training and evaluations.
Donato
received much of his training in the US Air Force, where he was awarded the
Julian E. Ward Memorial Award by the USAF Society of Flight Surgeons. He is
an Associate Fellow in the Aerospace Medical Association; a member of the
Undersea Hyberbaric Medical Society, the American College of Occupational
and Environ Medicine; the Airplane Owners and Pilot Association, the Ohio
State Bar, and the Toledo Bar Association. |
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Larry C. Brown, Ph.D.
Agricultural Engineer |
Mr. Brown has more than 20 years
experience involving agriculture and farm equipment, materials, and
operations. His expertise includes land drainage, erosion control,
irrigation methods, soil and water management, land use assessment, and
environmental surveys.
Larry's professional memberships include: the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers; the Soil and Water Conservation Society; the Water
Management Association of Ohio; the Ohio Academy of Science Membership;
Sigma Xi; and Tau Beta Pi. |
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Jack Butcher;
Arborist |
Mr. Butcher has more than 35 years
experience in horticulture, including trees and landscaping. His
experiences include tree felling safety procedures, timber trespass,
tree valuations, landscape restoration plans & cost, comprehensive
land use planning, pest & disease control, stump removal, hazard
tree identification, landscape design, installation, and maintenance.
Jack is certified with the
International Society of Arboriculture, and the Ohio Department of
Agriculture and is a registered member of the American Society of
Consulting Arborists. He is a member of the Tree Care Industry
Association, the American Society of Consulting Arborists, and the
International Society of Arboriculture. |
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Frederick S. Carter, EMT,
ARM
Water Recreation Expert |
Mr. Carter has more
than 20 years experience in water recreation. His experience includes water
recreation including personal injury, facilities and equipment design,
operation, and maintenance; personnel safety training; drownings, near-drownings,
and spinal cord injuries involving boats/jet skis, pools, spas,
lakes/beaches, and water parks; recreational facilities practices,
procedures, and policies; equipment evaluations and testing; federal, state,
and industry-consensus codes and standards assessments; incident
reconstruction; supervision and standard-of-care liability; risk control and
safety; teaching lifeguard certification classes; swimmer education
(beginner through advanced); pool equipment, products, and chemicals; CPR
Instructor; advanced SCUBA diver; boating skills and seamanship.
He holds numerous
certifications, including States of Texas and
Michigan Basic Emergency Medical Technician; NASDA – Advanced Open Water
SCUBA Diver; NASDS – International Certification of Safe Scuba Diving;
Paramed – Hazardous Materials Safety Training; National Pool and Waterpark
Program – Lifeguard Trainer; National Spa and Pool Institute – Certified
Pool Operator; and many certifications from the American Red Cross including
Head Lifeguard Trainer, CPR for the Professional Instructor, Adapted
Aquatics Instructor, and AED and Oxygen Therapy Instructor. |
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Steven R. Copeland,
R.A.
Senior
Architect |
Mr. Copeland has more than 20 years
experience involving building and facilities design, construction, and
maintenance. His expertise includes: parking lots, restaurants,
food courts, condominium developments, malls, cemeteries, and water/fire
damage estimates and repairs.
Steve's professional memberships include: the American Institute of
Architects (AIA) and the International Code Council (ICC). |
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Michael E. Creighton
Forensic Electrician |
Mr. Creighton has more than thirty years experience in the electrical
contracting profession. His expertise includes electrical design,
specification, installation, maintenance, renovation, and troubleshooting in
residential, commercial, and industrial applications.
Mike holds Electrical and Fire Alarm Licenses from the State of Ohio, and
Master Electrician and Electrical Contractor Licenses from the State of
Michigan. |
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Joe M.
Czajka, P.E.
Senior Civil Engineer
Licensed Engineer
in Michigan, Ohio, Florida |
Mr. Czajka has more
than 23 years experience involving building & highway construction;
utility damage incidents, construction sites for safety & code
compliance; excavation & trench safety; mold assessments; slips, trips, and
falls, including black ice formation; levies & floodgates; wetlands
delineation; recycling facilities; and
construction management.
Joe is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers; and the National
Society of Professional Engineers. He is a Registered P.E. in Ohio,
Florida, and Michigan. |
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Jeff A.
Davis
SCUBA Diving Expert
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Mr. Davis has trained more than 6000 students and
30 instructors in SCUBA. His experience includes certified SCUBA diver;
SCUBA services including operations, repairs, training & rescue operations;
CO, CO2 & O2 poisoning; air embolism; nitrogen
narcosis; equipment techniques; search & recovery; public sector training;
navigation; dive control specialist.
Jeff has
conducted rescue operations resulting in the location and retrieval of two
diver fatalities, as well as emergency operations to rescue divers suffering
from the bends. He operates one of the top repair facilities in the country
with state of the art testing and tools. Jeff holds certificates as an Open
Water and PADI Master Instructor as well as an SSI (SCUBA Schools
International) Instructor Certifier. |
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Jill Eberle,
MSN, APRN-BC, CNP, MOL;
Nursing Expert |
Ms.
Eberle has more than 30 years experience in the health care field, including
more than 20 as a registered nurse. Her experience includes nursing
practices; medical facility “standard-of-care” procedures; care of acute and
critically ill patients; home bound patients and long term care patients;
complex wound care management; home care settings; healthcare management;
community health care services; and clinical areas of medical-surgical
nursing, cardiac recovery, critical care, wound management, kenal,
developmental disabilities, cardio-thoracic ICU, and telemetry.
Jill is
a Registered Nurse and a Board Certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
in Ohio, and a member of the American Nurses Association, the North West
Ohio Nurses Association, the American Academy of
Nurse Practitioners, the Ohio Academy of Advanced Practice Nurses, and the
Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Society. |
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Jon L. Filliez
Elevator/Escalator Expert |
Mr. Filliez has more than 30 years experience in elevator and
escalator maintenance operations. His experience includes elevator
and escalator maintenance, service and repair; elevator and escalator damage and
malfunction evaluations; long range elevator modernization projects.
Jon holds a State of Michigan Elevator Class "A" Journeyperson's
License and a State of Michigan Certificate of Competency (General
Elevator Inspector). |
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Larry Fischer, RA, NCARB
Senior
Forensic Architect
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Mr. Fischer has more than 30 years experience
involving all aspects of building planning, design, and construction
supervision. Projects include healthcare, educational, corporate,
commercial, industrial and residential construction, including ANSI, Life
Safety Code, ADA, and zoning compliance.
Larry is a member of the American Institute of Architects; the Architects
Society of Ohio; the Committee on Architecture for Health; the American
Society of Hospital Engineers; the American College of Hospital Executives;
the National Trust for Historic Preservation; and the Architectural Board of
Review. |
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Albert J. Galko, P.E., CFEI
Senior Civil Engineer
Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator
Licensed Engineer in 26 states,
including Ohio, Michigan, Indiana (ask for CV for full listing) |
Mr. Galko has
more than 30 years experience involving building design, construction,
renovation, and maintenance, including structural evaluations. Al's
experience also includes roadway design, air pollution sampling, and work
zone safety.
Al is a Registered Professional Engineer in 25 states,
and is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator; a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers; the
American Institute of Architects; the Ohio Society of Professional
Engineers; the International Conference of Building Officials; the National
Academy of Building Inspecting Engineers; and the Greater Columbus Chamber
of Commerce.
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William H.
Glidden, P.E.
Senior Mechanical
Engineer; Certified
Fire & Explosion Investigator (CFEI); Licensed
Private Investigator (LPI)
Licensed Engineer
in Michigan, Ohio, Texas |
Mr. Glidden has
more than
35
years experience related to buildings and building systems/equipment operation,
maintenance, and safety. Bills
experience includes management of waste materials; air and water environmental control;
fire systems and safety; equipment failure evaluation; building construction, renovation,
operation, and maintenance; building plumbing and HVAC; and hospital mechanical and
electrical systems and equipment.
Bill's
professional membership includes ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and
Air Conditioning Engineers), ASHE (American Society of Hospital Engineers), NAFEI
(National Association of Fire and Explosion Investigators), and NFPA (National Fire
Protection Association).
Bill has been involved with
structural fire and explosion origin and cause litigation, providing site investigations,
evidence examination, reports, and expert testimony.
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Richard
Gregory
Elevator/Escalator Expert
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Mr. Gregory has more than
35 years experience related to elevators, escalators,
dumbwaiters, and similar equipment. Dicks
experience includes ANSI/ASME A17 Code interpretation and compliance; elevator/escalator
design, maintenance, and repair; inspections and assessments; electrical and control
systems; and installation/construction, including modernization.
Dick is a member of over a dozen organizations and committees related to
elevator/escalator design, installation, operation, maintenance, and safety.
Dick is also a nationally known lecturer and
course instructor on vertical transportation systems, and has 2 elevator-related patents.
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John H. Hanst
Sports/Recreation Expert
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Mr.
Hanst has more than 35 years experience as a government and court qualified
expert in more than 800 litigations involving sports and recreational
activities. John's professional licenses and certificates include:
licensed investigator, licensed pilot, emergency medical technician,
licensed pool and water lifeguard, water safety instructor, CPR and first
aid instructor, scuba diver, alpine ski and ski binding specialist,
playground safety inspector, USTA tennis trainer, and amusement ride safety
inspector & operations technician.
John is a member of NRPA, USTA, USCF, PPOA, ASTM, NFPT, IAAPA, and NAARSO. |
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Ann
G. Harris, CPG
Geology/Mining Expert |
Ms. Harris has more than 30 years experience involving geological
investigations, with specialized expertise in mine incidents in Ohio and
Pennsylvania. Her expertise includes mine stability/stabilization,
mine reclamation, coal mining techniques, test drilling operations and
landslides, in addition to well and groundwater evaluations, including
pollution.
Ann is a member of the American Institute of Professional Geologists, the
Geological Society of America, the Northern Ohio Geological Society, the
Association for Women Geoscientists, Women in Mining, North American Thermal
Analysis Society, the Ohio Academy of Science, and the Scientific Research
Society of North America. She is a Certified Professional Geologist
and has provided expert witness testimony for both plaintiff and defense
attorneys. |
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Robert A. Hayes, CPG
Forensic Geolgist |
Mr. Hayes has more than 30 years
experience involving geological investigations including all aspects of
water and soil evaluation, contamination, and remediation. His expertise
includes identifying and evaluating (including "age-dating") geological
evidence to determine responsible parties and to determine cost-allocations,
both present and future. Bob's previous experience includes floodplain
studies; soil and groundwater contamination; river and lake dredging;
leaking underground storage tanks; and mineral and property valuations.
Bob is a member of the American Institute of Professional Geologists; the National Ground Water Association; the
Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers; the MUSTFA Policy
Advisory Board; and the Michigan Society of Planning Officials. |
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Michael W. Hayslip, ESQ.,
P.E., CSP
Senior Civil Engineer |
Mr. Hayslip has more than 16 years experience in construction and
construction related safety, including health-training; developing,
maintaining, and enforcing safety policies and programs; OSHA compliance;
hazardous material transportation; field safety inspections; Workers
Compensation claim management; and corporate safety issues.
Michael is a Member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, the
American Bar Association, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the
American National Standards Institute; and is a Certified Safety
Professional. |
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Martin
T. Hetherington, Ph.D.
Aquatic Biologist
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Mr.
Hetherington has more than 30 years experience in education, including more
than 20 years in Natural Sciences. His experience includes aquatics;
biology; ecology; forestry; environmental physiology, including conservation
and control policies; environmental education; ecological studies; energy
education.
Martin is the President of the Michigan Environmental Education Association
and the Michigan Science Teachers Association. He is a board member of
the North America Environmental Education Association and a member of the
State of Michigan Environmental Guideline Committee. He has had
several overseas teaching opportunities including as a Fulbright Lecturer to
the Philippines.
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James R.
Heyl, P.E.
Senior Electrical
Engineer
Licensed Engineer
in
Michigan and New
Mexico |
Mr.
Heyl has
more than
30 years experience involving building electrical system and equipment
design, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
His experience includes residential, commercial, industrial, and manufacturing
facilities and their appliances/equipment.
Jim
has been involved with automation and robotic systems; computers and PLC programming; low
and medium voltage distribution systems; code compliance; and standby and prime power
generators.
Jims
experience also includes controls and instrumentation systems as well as investigations of
electrical systems and components as the origin or cause of fires.
Jim is a member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers) and IES (Illuminating Engineering Society).
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James R.
Hill, P.E.
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Licensed Engineer in
Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Wisconsin |
Mr. Hill has
more than
30 years experience involving building HVAC,
plumbing, fire protection and electrical systems and components.
His experience includes design, installation, code
compliance, damage, defects and personal injury.
Jim is a member of ASHRAE (American Society of
Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers) and NSPE (National Society of
Professional Engineers). Jim is a Registered
P.E. in 7 states and has expert witness courtroom experience.
Jims past projects have included bakery and food
processing equipment and facilities; commercial and industrial refrigeration/freezer
systems; hot water and steam boilers systems; turbines, compressors, pumps, fans, and
vacuum systems; kitchens, locker rooms, dining rooms and restrooms; and code and safety
compliance, including ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act).
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Richard E.
Hitz, MLA;
Arboriculturist |
Mr. Hitz has more than 20 years experience involving tree
and landscape planning, design, evaluation, protection, restoration, and
cost estimating, with the last 10 years serving as an expert witness.
Richard's experience includes timber trespass; tree valuations; and landscape
damage and restoration costs.
Richard is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the
International Society of Arboriculture, and the American Society of
Consulting Arborists. |
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Norman B.
Hochfeld
Senior Electrical
Expert |
Mr. Hochfeld has almost 25 years
experience involving building electrical system and equipment design, installation,
operation and maintenance. His experience
includes consumer electronics; control systems; material handling systems; fiber optics;
computers and PLCs; robotic systems; process controls and instrumentation; metal
processing operations; HVAC systems; hydraulic elevators; security systems; automatic fire
systems; dust and fume collection systems; roofs and pavements; and plant safety.
Norm is a member of NFPA (National Fire Protection
Association) and ISA (Instrument Society of America).
He has extensive experience with NFPA, ANSI, NEC, UL, ISA, JIC, and IEC
codes and standards.
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George R. Hoffman
Insurance Industry Expert |
Mr. Hoffman has more
than 35 years experience as an Insurance Professional handling
claims involving property damage, punitive damages, "bad faith"
claims, and property appraisals. George has experience with
major catastrophe claims and claims adjustments, including inland
and ocean marine claims and business interruption claims. |
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Ronald W. Inman
Real Estate Appraiser |
Mr. Inman has more than 20 years experience as a real estate
appraiser. His experience includes real estate transactions;
property devaluations; property inspections; and US Department of
HUD compliance regulations.
Ron is a Certified Residential Appraiser and a Licensed Real Estate
Broker. He is a Designated Realtor for the Metropolitan
Indianapolis Board of Realtors and is on the HUD Lender Selection
Roster of Appraisers. |
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Vince Joyce, P.E.
Mining Engineer
Licensed
Engineer in Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania,
Florida |
Mr.
Joyce has more than 35 years experience in the mining field, including more
than 30 as a Mining Engineer. His experience includes mine construction,
road design and construction; preparation plants; refuse piles; sand and
gravel pits; shaft sinking; mine explosions; blasting accidents and damage;
rock dust and hydraulic oil systems; long range mining planning; mine
productivity; underground equipment, including longwall systems, continuous
miners, shuttle cars, roof drills and power systems; underground roof falls;
geochemical sampling; geological mapping; prospecting; property evaluation;
diamond drilling; mine trespass accidents, including drowning, automobile,
and motorcycle; health and safety procedures; and lease and contract
disputes.
Vince is
a registered Professional Engineer in seven states. He is a member of the
National Society of Professional Engineers, the Ohio Society of Professional
Engineers, the Virginia Society of Professional Engineers, the Kentucky
Society of Professional Engineers, the West Virginia Society of Professional
Engineers; and the Society of Mining Engineers. |
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Daniel B. Kennedy, Ph.D.,
C.P.P., C.S.P.
Security and Safety Expert |
Mr. Kennedy has more than 30 years
experience involving security and safety issues including planning,
implementation, training, and evaluation. His expertise includes forseeability; standards of care; pursuits, use of force, and confinements;
correctional reform; loss prevention; home and workplace violence;
profiling; crowd control; lodging security; and victimization.
Dan's professional memberships include: the
Academy of Behavioral Profiling (Chair of Ethics
Committee); the American Society for Industrial
Security; the International Society of Crime
Prevention Practitioners; the
International
Council of Shopping Centers; the American Hotel
and Motel Association; the Sociological Practice
Association; the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences; the American Society of Criminology;
the International Association of Chiefs of Police;
the American Correctional Association;
the
American Jail Association; the Institute for Criminal
Justice Ethics; the American Association of
Suicidology (Co-Chair, Jail Suicide Task Force); the National Crime Victim Bar Association;
and the International
CPTED Association. |
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Edward
A. Kidston, WSL
Well/Water Systems Expert |
Mr. Kidston has more than 32
years experience involving wells and water systems, including all phases
from initial design through final approval, and preventative maintenance;
aerators; gravity filters; pressure filters; ion exchange softeners;
chemical feed pumps; membrane filtration; telemetry; and controls.
Ed has been involved as lead liaison and working with the EPA for original
design and final approval on various projects. He has designed equipment
approved by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management and the Ohio Environmental Protection
Agency, as well as visualizing, designing, constructing, and maintaining
water systems in hundreds of towns, villages, cities, and counties in Ohio,
Michigan, and Indiana.
Ed has a Water Supply License, Class I, from the Ohio EPA, and is a member
of the American Water Works Association, the Ohio Rural Water Association,
and is on the Executive Board of the OMEA. |
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John P. Lauhoff, PE, CSP
Safety Engineer
Licensed Engineer in
Massachusetts |
Mr. Lauhoff has nearly 30 years experience as a safety engineer. His experience includes
injuries, damage, malfunctions, and
personnel issues related to machinery and equipment design,
fabrication, maintenance, operations, procedures, training, and
safety procedures; accident investigation/reconstruction; slips,
trips, and falls; industrial vehicles; machinery/equipment guarding;
hand/power tools; work-related injuries;
safety grievances; safety training programs; monitor outside contractors.
John is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers and is a
Certified Safety Professional. He is a Licensed Pilot: Multi-engine,
Instrument, Commercial License and a Certified Scuba Diver. |
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Stephen K.
Li, R.A.
Senior Forensic Architect
Licensed Engineer
in 24 states, including Ohio and Michigan |
Mr. Li has
more than
30 years experience involving residential and
commercial building and facilities design, construction and maintenance.
His previous experience includes: super center
designs; shelving, displays, and racks; fall, slip, and trip protection; illumination;
wind, water, and hail damage; parking lot safety guidelines; security systems; grading and
drainage; foundations; ADA compliance; and A&E professional liability issues.
Steves continuing
education includes: International Building Code Seminar; Michigan Law for Design
Professionals; International Council of Shopping Center Conferences; Retail Store
Development Conference; and Store Planning, Equipment and Construction Services.
Steve is currently a Registered Architect in 12
states.
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Gregory MacMaster
Forensic Meteorologist |
Mr. MacMaster has
more than 20 years experience as a Weatherman and Meteorological
Expert. His expertise includes slip and fall incidents,
including black ice formation; weather-related accident
reconstruction; weather-related construction delays;
auto/marine/aviation incidents including lighting conditions and
lightning strikes; cooling rate of asphalt in winter accident
scenarios; atmospheric forensics: estimating time of death in
humans; reconstruction of weather events; and weather-related
property damage.
Greg is a Full Member and Seal Holder of the American Meteorological
Society and is a licensed private pilot and a certified scuba diver
(ice, wreck, search & rescue). |
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Daniel C. Maser, CIH, CSP,
ROH
Senior Environmental/
Occupational Expert |
Mr. Maser has more
than 25 years experience in the fields of environmental,
fire protection, industrial hygiene, and safety compliance.
Dan has extensive experience in conducting comprehensive industrial
hygiene surveys, regulatory type safety inspections, emergency
incident responses, chemical safety programs, application of
engineering controls, hazardous waste regulations, indoor
environmental quality studies, and employee training.
Dan is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the
American Society of Safety Engineers, the Michigan Industrial
Hygiene Society, the American Academy of Industrial Hygiene, and the
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. |
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John E. Moylan, CPG
Forensic Geologist |
Mr. Moylan
more than 30 years of experience in engineering geology and
hydrogeology. He has 27 years of experience in remedial design on
major Superfund and RCRA projects. His environmental experience is
supplemented by many years of engineering geological and
hydrogeological support of conventional civil and military
projects. He has directed hydrogeological investigations and
studies which focused not only on the degree and extent of
contamination but also on the site characterization needs for
effective remedial design and remedial action.
He prepared “Engineering Issue: Data Gaps in Remedial Design” at
the request of the EPA Engineering Forum for use by EPA Project
Managers and On Scene Coordinators.
More recently, Mr. Moylan assisted project design teams on large
remediation projects worldwide for the public and private sectors as
well as serving as a peer reviewer or groundwater expert on numerous
projects for the Kansas City office of a major consulting firm.
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Joseph P. Mulville, P.E.
Senior Civil Engineer |
Mr. Mulville has more
than 25 years experience as a Civil Engineer. His experience
includes construction practice; commercial, retail and
industrial building design and construction; hoists, rigging,
cranes, design, operations, and supervision; building, highway and
heavy civil construction; job site safety; supervision of
construction trade labor; bridges; foundations, braced excavations
and intersection improvements; water and wastewater treatment
facilities; underground utility, pipeline, mass excavation and
open-cut trenching; aircraft hanger construction; municipal
utilities and infrastructure; geotechnical investigations; shallow
and deep foundation systems; land development; tunnels, caissons,
cofferdams; earth embankments, dams, retaining walls, earth fill
landfills; structural concrete; piers/pilings; water intrusion.
Joe is a member of the
Association of
General Contractors; the American Society
of Civil Engineers; and the American
Council of Consulting Engineers (ACEC), past member of the
Engineering Excellence Awards Committee.
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Susan K. Murry, MSN, CRPN
Nursing Expert |
Ms. Murry has more than 25 years
experience as a nurse, including more than 10 as a Family Nurse
Practitioner. Her experience includes patient care; nursing
practices; medical facility “standard-of-care” procedures; OSHA
compliance; school health; family care including pediatrics,
gynecology and gerontology; occupational injury assessment and
treatment; child abuse and neglect screening; communicable diseases
including STD’s; community health education; pharmacology; and
pathophysiology.
Sue is an Advanced Practice Nurse with
Prescriptive Authority (Ohio registration), a Certified Nurse
Practitioner, and a Nursing Doctorate Candidate. She is a member of
Sigma Theta Tau; the Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses;
the Medical College of Ohio Alumni Association; and The Ohio State
University Alumni Association. |
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Ethan
Parker, P.E.
Civil Engineer
Licensed Engineer in Ohio,
Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia
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Mr. Parker has more than
25 years experience in Civil Engineering including vehicle crash
reconstruction, including automobiles, trucks, buses, trailers,
motorcycles, water craft, and trains; analysis of mechanical and
structural failures, including foundation, wall and roof collapses;
vehicle defects and failures, including hydraulic/air brakes,
steering and suspension, drive trains, and tires; mold remediation
in homes, schools, and commercial buildings; vehicle fires and
explosions, including arson; product defects, including mechanical
and electrical failures; water infiltration, hail, and wind damage;
roadway incidents, including road design and visibility analysis;
design analysis; building code compliance; fire investigations;
steel structures; glazing and roofing systems; conveyance systems;
crane runways; traffic flow and accident patterns; signage and
traffic signals.
Ethan is a member of the
American Society of Civil Engineers; the Miami Valley Association of
Traffic Collision Investigators and Reconstructionists; the National
Society of Professional Engineers; the Ohio Society of Professional
Engineers; the Society of Automotive Engineers; and the Structural
Engineers Association of Ohio. He is ACTAR accredited Traffic
Accident Reconstructionist, and an ASE Certified Technician for
automobiles, trucks, and school buses. |
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Robert C. Peters, P.E.
Senior Civil Engineer
Licensed Engineer
in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Maine,
Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey & Pennsylvania |
Mr. Peters has
more than 35 years experience related to electricity and electric
power lines, including equipment/material malfunctions; review of
wood pole maintenance programs; single pole design (wood and steel);
antenna support analysis (lattice steel towers, tubular poles and
wood H-frame structures); tubular steel poles design; double circuit
guyed lattice tower design; transmission line routing; distribution
line design projects and mapping; and substation design.
Bob has
extensive class room instruction experience, having taught numerous
courses, and presented numerous seminars regarding power systems.
He is a member of the Life Member American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE); the Conference Internationale des Grands Reseaux
Electriques a Houte Tension (CIGRE); the National Society of
Professional Engineers; the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)
Subcommittee 5, Loading and Strength; the American National
Standards 05 Committee on Wood; the IEEE Transmission and
Distribution Committee; the IEEE Towers Poles & Conductors
Subcommittee Steering Committee; the IEEE Working Group on
Coordination of Changes to the NESC ; the IEEE Loading and Strength
Working Group TP&C Subcommittee; the IEEE Loading and Strength
Working Group TP&C Subcommittee, and the ASCE/IEEE Committee on
Foundation Design for Transmission Structures (and author of section
on anchors). He is chairman of the IEEE Overhead Line Structural
Materials & Hardware working group, TP&C subcommittee and the
working group 5.2 , subcommittee 5 NESC; and Senior Member,
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Bob is a
Registered P.E. in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida,
Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania. |
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Richard L. Putney, SPHR
Security and Police Expert
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Mr. Putney has more than 30 years experience conducting police
and criminal investigations. His experience
includes: security systems and procedures; crowd control; major event security issues;
building break-ins; evidence procurement and safeguarding; and safety/emergency
procedures.
Richard is a member of the
American Arbitration Association, the Society of Human Resources Management, and the
Industrial Relations Research Association.
Richards
Client list includes Pickerington Security; Detroit Public Schools; Michigan Department of
Labor; Henry Ford Hospital; 38th Judicial Circuit Court; Michigan State Police;
Michigan Department of Corrections; Michigan Department of Consumer Services; and the
Jackson National Life Insurance Co.
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Richard W. Rau
Senior Mechanical
Expert |
Mr. Rau has more than
35 years experience involving the design, planning, installation ,
maintenance, and troubleshooting of automotive assembly plant
equipment. His experience includes preparing and presenting
safety training guidelines, including ergonomic requirements.
Richard was also responsible for OSHA crane and hoist inspections.
Richard has been involved in raising, handling, training, showing,
and judging horses for more than 40 years. He presently holds
a judges license for six breeds, and judges 20-30 shows per year
across the United States and Canada. He still competes in
horse shows in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana with his two daughters. |
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Rollie L.
Robert, P.E.
Senior Electrical Engineer
Licensed Engineer
in Michigan, Massachusetts, Provinces of Ontario, Quebec |
Mr. Robert has
more than
30 years
experience involving the electrical design, construction, and maintenance of residential,
commercial, institutional, industrial, and manufacturing buildings and building
equipment/facilities. His experience
includes: robot, stamping press, and welding cell ANSI compliance; underground tanks;
electrical power, controls, and instrumentation; safety procedures and incident reports;
A&E professional liability issues; electrical substations; illumination requirements;
communication and security systems; and hazardous facilities operations.
Rollie has authored over 20 papers and has prepared and
conducted over 40 workshops on Construction Safety, 100 Workshops on Machine/Equipment
Safety, and 60 Workshops on Risk Assessment.
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William Gary Rogers, CFI, LPI
Fire Investigator |
Mr. Rogers has more
than 30 years experience involving the investigation and "chemistry"
of fires and explosions. His experience also includes
environmental assessments and remediation, mold and asbestos
abatement, structural collapse evaluations, and hazardous materials
management.
Gary is a member of the American Institute of Planners, the Society
of American Foresters, the International Association of Arson
Investigators, and a past member of the Building Officials and Code
Administrators International (BOCA), and the Michigan Water
Pollution Control Association. |
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Barry S. Rope
Packaging/ Material Handling Expert |
Mr. Rope has more than 30
years experience as a packaging and material handling professional,
including more than 20 years with the ASTM D-10 Committee writing
packaging and handling standards and test methods. His
expertise includes packaging, labeling, storage and transporting (by
land, sea or air) of sensitive electronic equipment and parts,
consumer products, service parts and Rx/OTC pharmaceuticals.
Barry's professional memberships include: the American Management
Association Packaging Council; the ASTM Committee D-10 on Packaging
Standards; the Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Packaging
Technology; the Institute of Packaging Professionals; the New
Technology Assessment Committee; the Protective Packaging of
Computers & Components Committee; the Council of Packaging
Specialists; and the Packaging Consultants Council. |
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Lawrence M. Roslinski,
Ph.D.
Toxicologist |
Mr. Roslinski has more
than 35 years experience in the field of environmental and
occupational toxicology in both the private and public sectors.
Larry has been involved in all aspects of chemical hazard
identification, regulatory requirements, and risk reduction --
related to health, safety, and toxicology.
Larry is a member of the Society of Toxicology, the American Board of
Toxicology, and the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. |
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Bert
Schiller, P.E., CIH, ROH
Environmental/ Occupational Engineer
Licensed Engineer
in California |
Mr. Schiller has more than 30 years experience as
a Safety Engineer and Environmental/Occupational Health Expert. He has
operated an environmental safety and health service firm and has served as
Senior Industrial Hygienist for clients in the eastern United States.
He has served as an Industrial Hygiene Compliance Officer for MIOSHA, and
has given testimony as an expert witness in Worker's Compensation cases.
Bert is a member of the American Academy of Industrial Hygiene, the American
Industrial Hygiene Association, the American Society of Safety Engineers,
the Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society, and the American Insurance Services
Group - Chemical and Environmental Science Committee.
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Rick A. Smith, P.E.
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Licensed Engineer in Ohio |
Mr. Smith has more than 30 years experience as a Mechanical
Engineer, including more than 20 years working with thermal, energy
and combustion systems, including boilers, furnaces, and ovens. His
experience includes industrial power plants and processes; thermal
and combustion systems; CFC management; HVAC systems; air pollution
control; process and power piping and equipment; cathodic
protection; pump failure analysis; heat and fluid transfer
processes, including energy conservation.
Rick is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and
the National Fire Protection Association. He is a Registered
Professional Engineer in Ohio, as well as a Stationary Engineer, 3rd
Class in Ohio. Some of his clients include Anheuser – Busch, the
State of Ohio, Honda America Mfg., and Nestle.
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Henry A. Spiller, M.S., D.ABAT, D.ABFE
Toxicologist |
Mr. Spiller has
more than 20 years experience in toxicology and research,
including coordination of international projects with the
World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization
on pesticide safety, among others. He has more
than a decade of experience in training toxicologists
and specialists in Poison Information as
well as writing for the national certification exam for Specialists
in Poison Information.
Henry has been published in more
than 200 publications on toxicology related subjects, including peer
review medical/scientific journals, comprehensive toxicology
textbooks and abstracts from scientific meetings.
He has directed, as principal investigator, more than 35
multi-center national studies in toxicology. He
has been recognized by Courts in; Malpractice, Toxic Tort
claims, Cause of Death, Workers compensation, DUI, including
interpreting drug and/or toxicology screen, blood alcohol results,
Dram shop cases, post-mortem drug and or toxicology results.
Henry has experience in more than 40,000
clinical cases and hundreds of post-mortem evaluations.
He is a Registered Professional Nurse in
NJ and KY; is Director, AAPCC Certified
Regional Poison Center; is a Diplomate,
American Board of Applied Toxicology and a
Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Examiners;
is a Fellow, American College of Forensic Examiners;
a Member, Society of Forensic Toxicologists;
and is on the Board of Directors, American Board of Applied
Toxicology. Henry is a member of
American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC);
American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT);
American Board of Applied Toxicology (ABAT);
Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT);
Fellow – American College of Forensic Examiners. |
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Steven L. Stuard, QEI
Elevator
Expert |
Mr. Stuard
has more than 30 years experience in elevator operations. His
experience includes elevator
maintenance and repairs; modernization of elevators; installation,
including associated service tasks; elevator damage and malfunction
evaluation.
Steve is a registered elevator inspector and a member of the National
Association of Elevator Safety Authorities and the National Association of
Vertical Transport Professionals. |
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Michael R. Tillitson, CIH, CHMM
Industrial Hygienist
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Mr. Tillitson has nearly
30 years experience in Environmental/ Occupational Health, including
occupational safety; industrial hygiene;
radiation safety and health; hazardous waste management; hazardous
waste sites; emergency response; pesticides/ pesticides management;
asbestos; lead; noise and hazardous materials/ waste management.
Mike is a member of the
American Industrial Hygiene Association; the American Academy of
Industrial Hygiene; the American Conference of Governmental
Industrial Hygienists; the Hazardous Materials Managers Institute;
the Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society; the Michigan Association of
Environmental Professionals; the National Lead Abatement Council.
He is a Registered Sanitarian (Michigan); a Certified Industrial
Hygienist; a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager; an EPA AHERA
accredited Inspector/Management Planner, Contractor/Supervisor, and
Project Designer; and a Certified Lead Paint/Hazards Inspector/Risk
Assessor and Abatement Supervisor. |
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Eric A. Tolles, P.E.
Senior
Electrical Engineer
Licensed Engineer
in Michigan, Ohio |
Mr. Tolles has
more than
20 years experience involving electrical
design, installation, operation, and maintenance of industrial and manufacturing
facilities and equipment. His experience
includes: machinery; material handling systems; automation and robotic systems; control
and instrumentation; programmable logic controllers; computers and networking; personnel
safety systems; and communication technologies.
Eric is a Member of the Ohio Society of
Professional Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the Technical
Society of Toledo.
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George
W. Van Doren
Certified Fire Investigator (CFI) & Insurance
Expert |
Mr. Van Doren has been involved as a Fire Investigator for
more than
30
years. He is a member of IAAI (International
Association of Arson Investigators), CJCC (Criminal Justice Co-Ordinating Council), and on
the Board of Directors of the Northwest Ohio Arson Seminar, Inc.
George has attended over 30 Fire/Arson Seminars
since 1981 and has given over 20 courses and presentations during this time.
Georges experience
includes structures, vehicles, and marine, including fraud fires, conspiracies to commit
arson, and subrogation. George has extensive
deposition and trial experience.
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Chad Walker
Safety Expert
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Mr. Walker has more than 15 years safety and operating experience.
His experience includes construction and industrial equipment
operation, procedures, malfunctions, damage, and personal injuries.
His expertise includes cranes, loaders, bulldozers, backhoes, fork
lifts, skid steers, and aerial lifts; safety program training and
maintenance; safety equipment requirements and orientations;
employee safety and health issue investigations, reviews, and
responses; OSHA and JSHA compliance; unsafe working conditions;
safety audits; emergency response drills; and emergency action
plans.
Chad holds numerous safety and OSHA certifications, including
Accident Investigation I & II; Vehicle Dynamics; Mechanical
Maintenance; Skid Steer Loader/ Rough Terrain Fork Lift/ Industrial
Fork Lift/ and Aerial Lift Certified Trainer;
OSHA 500 Certified Trainer for
Construction Industry;
and
OSHA 501 Certified
Trainer for General Industry. |
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James S. Wickersham, P.E.
Senior
Mechanical Engineer
Licensed Engineer in California, Colorado,
Pennsylvania, Utah |
Mr. Wickersham has more than 20 years experience in construction,
maintenance, and mechanical engineering. His experience
includes recreational
activities/ facilities/ equipment, including amusement parks,
playgrounds, and winter sports; fire/ explosion investigations; gas turbine
& combined cycle power plants; ski resort maintenance and
operations, including security, grooming, training & supervision of
all personnel; boiling water reactors; nuclear energy plants,
including maintenance, supervision, and mechanical tooling.
Jim is a Licensed Professional Engineer, Certified Level I
Amusement Ride Inspector, and Certified Playground Safety Inspector.
He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers;
the American Society for Testing and Materials, F24 and F27
Committees; National Society of Professional Engineers; Professional
Ski Instructors of America; and National Association of Amusement
Ride Safety Officials. |
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Michael T. Williams, P.E.
Civil/Environmental Engineer
Licensed Engineer
in Michigan, Indiana, New Mexico
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Mr. Williams has more
than 30 years of Civil/Environmental Engineering experience,
including water distribution, sanitary and storm water sewer
systems, pump stations, and wastewater treatment plants;
administration, inspection and testing for construction of storm
sewers, wastewater collection and treatment facilities, activated
sludge systems, aerated lagoons, oxidation ditches, sequencing batch
reactors, and secondary/tertiary treatment systems;
inspector/technician training; site surveying and safety plans;
project certifications; failures and malfunctions including
foundations, retaining walls, roofs, structural failures,
appliances, furnaces, swimming pools, spas, saunas, plumbing
systems, hydraulic systems, fire suppression systems, environmental
releases, and environmental remediation systems; hydrogeological
investigations, aquifer tests, design and permitting.
Mike is a member of the
American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Society of
Professional Engineers, the Water Environment Federation, and the
National Academy of Forensic Engineers. |
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Ralph W.
Witherspoon, CPP
Security and Safety Expert |
Mr. Witherspoon has
more than 30 years experience involving premises security and safety
including planning, implementing, training, and evaluation.
His expertise includes "negligent security" (for murder, rape,
robbery, and assault); false arrest; shoplifting; arson; police
liability; negligent hiring/firing; credit card and employee theft
or fraud; and includes incidents at retail and lodging facilities,
schools, the workplace, parking lots, special events,
marine/shipping/port terminals, and restaurants, bars and lounges.
Ralph's professional memberships include: the International
Association of Professional Security Consultants and the ASIS.
Ralph has also written the chapter entitled "Office Building
Security" in the book Business Security, published in 2004 by Gary
Publications, Las Vegas, NV. |
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Christy L.
Yano, BSN-RN, MSN-CRNP, ANCC, AANP Dual Certifications;
Nursing Expert
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Mrs. Yano has more
than 5 years experience involving nursing; medical facility
standard-of-care procedures; aesthetic medicine service procedures;
women's health care; patient care assessments, including heart rate,
blood pressure, oxygen saturation, telemetry reading, respiration
rate, and pain block procedures.
Christy is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
and the Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses. She is a
Certified Nurse Practitioner, a Family Nurse Practitioner, and a
Registered Nurse. |
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Robert A.
Yano, P.E.
Senior
Mechanical Engineer
Licensed Engineer
in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana & California |
Mr.
Yano has
more than
30 years experience involving the design, installation, and operation of
mechanical systems and components for residential, institutional, commercial, industrial,
and manufacturing facilities. His experience
includes: HVAC systems, including boilers; natural gas, propane, and oil furnaces,
heaters, stoves, and dryers, including CO exposure; manual and automatic doors; machinery
equipment and personal safety systems; material handling systems; water piping and
plumbing; dust and fumes collection; ergonomics; noise attenuation systems; and explosion
investigations.
Bob is a
Member of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning
Engineers), SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), NFPA
(National Fire Protection Association) and ASME (American Society of Mechanical
Engineers).
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Lance R. Youles,
LNHA
Nursing Home and Long Term Care Expert
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Mr. Youles has practiced, managed, or consulted in
long term care since 1978, and has served as an expert witness and legal
resource since 1993, providing both plaintiff and defense deposition and
courtroom testimony.
His experience includes
long-term standards of care; abuse/neglect; state and federal regulation
compliance; standards of practice for Nursing Home and Assisted Living
Administrators; facility staffing levels; facility policies and procedures;
compliance and/or effectiveness of employee orientation, training, and
in-service education; ownership and corporate responsibility for
institutional care and services; fiscal issues; resource allocation; safety
and effectiveness of medical equipment and supplies, alarm systems/devices,
fire safety, and building components; resident rights; day-to-day facility
operations; and facilities for the mentally challenged, disabled, and foster
care.
Lance’s long term care background ranges from high
school experiences as a nurse’s aide, to post-college roles as a licensed
administrator, multi-facility manager, consultant, staff educator, and
facility owner. His responsibilities have included receivership,
administration, management, and monitoring appointments for the State of
Michigan. He also served as a nursing home expert for the State of Indiana,
Office of the Attorney General, to evaluate the competency of nursing home
administrators under review for receiving substandard quality of care
violations. He has extensive facility administrative and operations
experience, including senior management positions with long term care
organizations that owned and operated nursing and assisted living
facilities.
He is a member of the American Health Care
Association, the Health Care Association of Michigan, the Michigan Center
for Assisted Living, the American College of Health Care Administrators, the
National Fire Protection Association, and is a Certified Eden Alternative
Associate.
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