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.

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 MSDS’s.

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. 

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

Larry Fischer, RA, NCARB
Senior Forensic Architect

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.

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. 

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 over 35 years experience related to mechanical systems and product design, fabrication, operation, and maintenance.  His experience includes buildings, vehicles, marine, firearms, and aircraft defects, damage and personal injury.  Bill has been involved with failures of hospital mechanical and electrical systems and equipment.

Bill has held membership in the Society of Plastic Engineers, The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, The American Society for Hospital Engineers, and the Society of Automotive Engineers.

Richard Gregory
Elevator/Escalator Expert

Mr. Gregory has more than 35 years experience related to elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, and similar equipment.  Dick’s 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 more than 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.

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.

Mr. Heyl has more than 30 years experience involving electrical system and component, 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; standby and prime power generators; controls and instrumentation systems as well as investigation 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). 

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 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. 

Jim’s past projects have included bakery and food processing equipment; commercial and industrial refrigeration/freezer systems; hot water and steam boilers; turbines, compressors, pumps, fans, and vacuum equipment; kitchen, locker room, dining room and restroom fixtures and equipment; and code and safety design compliance.  

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.

Mr. Kidd has more than 30 years experience involving orthotic and prosthetic products and procedures.  Ron is certified in both prosthetics and orthotics by the American Board for Certification in Prosthetics and Orthotics. 

Ron's professional memberships and activities include the Ohio Orthotic, Prosthetic, & Pedorthic Licensure Board; Health Care Delegate to the Governor's Small Business Council; the American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists; the AAOP Cad-Cam Society; the Ohio Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists; the Ohio Orthotic & Prosthetic Association Examiner; the American Board for Certification in Prosthetics & Orthotics; and the ABC Licensure Committee.  Ron is also a lecturer in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at The Ohio State University Medical School.

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.

Mr. Lewis has more than 25 years experience involving vehicle crashes, traffic safety, and private investigations, including auto, truck, tractor-trailer, bus, motorcycle, train, boat, and bicycle incidents; highway and traffic design, including pedestrian injury; driver perception and response; human factors and vision; vehicle “black box” analysis; seat belts and air bags; biomechanics of occupants; skip tracing-missing persons; and serving legal documents.                                                        

Terry is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and the National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists.  He is a Security and Private Investigator, and is a court accepted expert in traffic accident reconstruction in Ohio and Michigan.  He is also trained as a police officer, a semi tractor-trailer driver, and in traffic accident investigations and event data recorders (vehicle black boxes).

Stephen K. Li, RA
Senior Forensic Architect
Licensed Engineer in 24 states, including Ohio and Michigan
 

Mr. Li has more than 30 years experience involving consumer and commercial equipment and product design, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.  His experience includes indoor and outdoor ladders; sales-area, stockroom and warehouse, shelving, racks, and displays; lighting fixtures; refrigeration and freezer systems; security systems; and Super Center equipment and facilities, including design-for-safety.

Steve’s 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.  

Dr. Manuta has more than 20 years experience specializing in the application of chemical principles to solve problems for commercial product and industrial process improvements.  He has served as an expert witness in litigation involving damage, defects, and personal injury involving fundamental chemical principles.

Dave is a member of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), ACS (American Chemical Society, Inorganic and Fluorine Divisions), ACC&CE (Association of Consulting Chemists and Chemical Engineers), AIC (American Institute of Chemists), ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials), IAAI (International Association of Arson Investigators), NFPA (National Fire Protection Association), NFC (National Forensic Center), and the Ohio Academy of Science.  Dave has also published and presented more than 20 papers and reports.

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.

Mr. Nixon has nearly 20 years experience involving firearms and ballistics including guns and ammunitions technology, design, manufacturing, usage, safety, supervision and failures.  His expertise includes weapons training, wound ballistics, non-destructive testing and ballistics "fingerprinting."

John's professional memberships include:  the National Society of Professional Engineers; the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; the Institution of Mechanical Engineers; the Expert Witness Institute; the Institute of Management; the Institute of Materials; the British Engineering Council of Professional Engineers; the UK Explosives, Safety, Performance, and Compatibility Committee; the National Rifle Association, and the Izaak Walton League of America.

Ethan Parker, P.E.
Civil Engineer
Licensed Engineer in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia

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.

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.

Dr. Priddy has more than 35 years experience involving the analysis, design, manufacturing, and testing of organic materials and products, notably plastics.  Duane has served as an expert for litigation involving product defects, premises damage, and personal injuries. His area of expertise also includes medical implants (e.g. hip/ knee/ shoulder/ elbow).

Duane is a member of ACS (American Chemical Society) and has 65 U.S. patents.  He has authored more than 100 publications, including 5 encyclopedia articles and 8 book chapters, and has written more than 200 Dow Plastics Internal Research Reports.  He has also written and published a book entitled "Modern Styrenic Polymers" (Wiley, 2003).

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, installation, and maintenance of residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, and manufacturing building equipment/facilities.  His experience includes: robot, stamping press, and welding cell ANSI compliance; underground tanks; electrical power, controls, and instrumentation; safety defects and incident reports; electrical substations; communication and security systems; hazardous facilities equipment; lighting systems; power station equipment; fire protection equipment; and pneumatic and hydraulic equipment. 

Rollie has authored over 20 papers and has prepared and conducted over 40 workshops on Construction Safety, 100 Workshops on Machinery/Equipment Safety and 60 Workshops on Risk Assessment.

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.

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.

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, 3^rd Class in Ohio.  Some of his clients include Anheuser – Busch, the State of Ohio, Honda America Mfg., and Nestle.

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.

Jeffrey Spitzer

Aviation Expert

Mr. Spitzer has more than 15 years experience involving aircraft equipment and systems, including analysis, design, production, testing, and maintenance.  Jeff has been involved with airframe structural components, engines, flight controls/subsystems, and all mechanical components (e.g. brakes, tires, landing gear, etc).  Jeff was also one of three principle designers for the Predator UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle), presently used by the U.S. military in hot spots around the world.

Terence J. Sullivan, P.E., AIA

Electrical Engineer and
Architect
Licensed Engineer in Ohio, New York, Tennessee, Virginia, Kansas, Florida, North Carolina, Washington D.C.

Mr. Sullivan has more than 30 years experience involving building electrical systems and electrical hardware and equipment.  His experience includes HVAC, plumbing & fire protection systems; code compliance; fiber optics; lighting systems; acoustics; and vertical transportation systems.

Terry is a member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB); the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES); the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE); the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE); the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPA); the U.S. Green Building Council; the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE); and the The American Institute of Architects (AIA).  He is a Registered P.E. in Ohio, New York, Tennessee, Virginia, Kansas, Florida, North Carolina, Washington, DC and a Registered Architect in Ohio, Michigan, and Washington, D.C.

Michael R. Tillitson, CIH, CHMM
Industrial Hygienist

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.

Michael T. Williams, P.E.
Civil/Environmental Engineer
Licensed Engineer in Michigan, Indiana, New Mexico

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.

Dr. Van Ooij has more than 30 years experience involving materials failure analysis with specific expertise related to tire design, manufacturing, and failure.  This expertise includes tire steel cord corrosion, separation, and bonding to the rubber interface.

Wim is a member of the American Chemical Society, the Materials Research Society, the China Ordnance Research Society, the Adhesion Society, the Royal Dutch Chemical Society, the American Society for Materials, and NACE (The National Association of Chemical Engineers).  He has more than 300 technical and scientific publications and numerous patents.

Chad Walker
Safety Expert

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.

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. 

Bob’s experience includes: HVAC systems, including boilers; natural gas, propane, and oil furnaces, heaters, stoves, and dryers; manual and automatic doors; material handling systems; water piping and plumbing; dust and fumes collection equipment; noise attenuation systems; explosion investigations; turbines, compressors, pumps, fans, vacuum systems and combustors; refrigerators and freezers; lift gates, fork lifts, man lifts, loaders, and dumpsters; controls and instrumentation; machine design and safety; boats and jet-skis; bakery and food processing equipment; heat exchangers; piping and valving; pneumatic and hydraulic components; hand tools; tables, ladders, and chairs; waste treatment equipment; vehicular components; and chains, trolleys, and hoists.

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), ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), and SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers).

Scott M. Yano, P.E.
Electrical and Medical Equipment Expert

Mr. Yano has experience in designing, developing, and operating advanced diagnostic medical equipment.   His work has included developing medical equipment requirements and specifications and demonstrating equipment performance.

Scott’s experience includes the design, installation, and operation of power supplies; electronic wiring schematics; and instrumentation and control equipment.  He performs software programming; evaluates wireless (RF) and sound controlled equipment performance; and is involved in determining the effects of electromagnetic fields on equipment and personnel.   

Scott is a member of IEEE (Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers), Antennas and Propagation, Vehicular Technology, and Communication Societies.