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Expert in Maritime, Boating, Naval Architecture, Accidents, Drilling Rigs, Tugs, Barges, Safety, Ocean Oil
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Primary Expertise Areas:
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boating accident expert
accident investigation expert
accident reconstruction expert
boating accident investigation expert
equipment failure expert
equipment failure analysis expert
collision expert
commercial vessel expert
pleasure craft expert
allision expert
drill floor accident expert |
He has investigated and performed accident reconstruction in several hundred boat and ship accidents. From pleasure boats (power and sail) to every type of commercial vessels, including passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, container ships, bulk carriers, dredgers, fishing boats, tugboats, barges, crew boats, offshore supply boats and drilling rigs. Accidents include: personal injury, equipment failure, collisions, propeller injury, slip and fall, stairs, ladders, capsizing, sinking, latent defects, etc. |
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drillship expert
oil drilling rig expert
pipeline expert
crane (device) expert
drill floor expert
personnel transfer basket expert |
Expert was involved in the design, construction and trials of drillships and semi-submersible rigs, and for the past 35 years he has investigated capsizing and sinking of different units of offshore equipment such as drillship, semi-submersible drilling rigs, jack-ups and personal injury accidents on these units, including accidents on the drilling floor, in the mud room in life boats and accidents involving cranes and personal transfer baskets. |
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force expert
lifting device accident expert |
Almost every area of ship design requires knowledge to determine the forces involved. Expert has the engineering background that allows him to determine the forces involved in the design of structures and the forces involved in collisions and other maritime/offshore equipment accidents. |
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passenger vessel expert
maritime safety expert
maritime accident expert
marine explosion expert
marine construction expert
cargo vessel expert |
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Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Tampa, Florida; Saint Petersburg, Florida; Orlando, Florida; Clearwater, Florida; Cape Coral, Florida; Lakeland, Florida; Largo, Florida; and Sarasota, Florida.
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Degree |
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1959
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MS
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Naval Architect/ Marine Engineer/Mechanical Engineer
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National University of Bs. As.
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1963
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Cert.
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Marine Propulsion
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University of Michigan
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1962
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Cert.
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Structural Steel
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Tulane University
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1964
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Cert.
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Shock and Vibration
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University of Pennsylvania
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1981
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Cert.
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Welding/Shipbuilding/pipelines
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American Welding Society
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2004 to
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(Undisclosed)
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Engineering
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Maritime Expert
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Testifying / Accident Investigation / Consulting.
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1970 to
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(Undisclosed)
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Engineering
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Pres
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Ships/ Boats design, construction, testing, operation, salvage, testifying, etc.
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1969 to 1969
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Petro Marine Inc
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Engineering
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V. Pres.
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Supervision of projects and personnel.
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1961 to 1969
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Avondale Shipyard
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Engineering
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Supervisor/ Scientific Dep.
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Supervision of Engineers and Naval Architects.
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1960 to 1960
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National Steel and Shipbuilding Corp.
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Design
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Naval Architect
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Associations/Societies
SNAME / ABYC / LES / LAPELS
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Licenses/Certifications
P. E.; Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer, LA #12575
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Publications and Patents
He has many publications regarding Marine, Boating and Offshore Oil Field Accidents. Published a 20 Case Study Course in Marine Accident Reconstruction. Also, has 3 patents.
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1974 to 1974
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U S Navy
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Engineer Consultant for the Clearance of the Suez Canal
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He performed the complete engineering for the clearance of the SUEZ CANAL, Egypt.
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1971 to 1997
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U S Navy
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Consultant
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He was retained as a consulting Engineer in various projects.
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Dynamic instability of unlimited power boat and many pleasure boat accidents and incidents.
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Investigation of the flooding of the city of New Orleans.
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Capsizing of a tug boat and numerous casualties involving commercial vessels and offshore oil equipment.
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Sinking of a passenger boat, resulting in the death of 13 people and several other major disasters such as loss of 99 people during the sinking of a drilling rig in Singapore.
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Explosion of a gasoline tank and various fires and explosions.
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As a member of the Intota consultant network,
Expert is a specialist who provides technical consulting to corporate, legal and government clients. Expert provides professional consulting as a Maritime Consultant, Boating Consultant, Naval Architecture Consultant, Accidents Consultant, Drilling Rigs Consultant, Tugs Consultant, Barges Consultant, Safety Consultant, Ocean Oil Consultant. Expert may consult as an independent consultant or as a member of a consultancy, consulting company,
or consulting firm. Consultants service will be covered by a consulting contract.
Ask an expert initial screening questions and ask the experts services particulars, by simply submitting
an expert request.
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During the past 35 years he has been retained by attorneys and/or insurance companies in over 1300 cases, and has testified in federal and state courts and/or by deposition more than 500 times.
Intota experts can serve as expert witnesses or litigation consultants offering expert testimony, expert advice, litigation support,
forensic services, and related expert witness services. Expert can serve as an expert witness or litigation consultant in intellectual property (patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright),
product liability, and insurance matters. Expert may provide forensic expert witness testimony, litigation consulting services, forensic investigation,
and forensic testing if appropriate in litigation areas as a Maritime Expert Witness, Boating Expert Witness, Naval Architecture Expert Witness, Accidents Expert Witness, Drilling Rigs Expert Witness, Tugs Expert Witness, Barges Expert Witness, Safety Expert Witness, Ocean Oil Expert Witness.
Intota provides attorneys and legal professionals the opportunity to ask an expert initial screening questions and
ask the experts services particulars by submitting an expert request.
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1974 to 1986
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Mexico
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Several salvage projects and design of a floating drydock.
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1975 to 1987
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Venezuela
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Several salvage projects and design of fishing boats.
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1990 to 2000
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Caribbean
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Media, salvage projects and court cases.
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1974 to 1974
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Egypt
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Very large salvage project: Clearance of the Suez Canal.
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1979 to 1979
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Japan
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Salvage project.
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English
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Very good. Testified in courts over 600 times.
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Spanish
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Very good. Native language
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Portuguese
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More than 30 years providing services.
Expert serves as a resource to
Intota Market Research Services
for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to
Maritime, Boating, Naval Architecture, Accidents, Drilling Rigs, Tugs, Barges, Safety, Ocean Oil.
Experts are an invaluable source of overall industry insight as well as insight into specific companies and firms for
custom business to business (b2b) and industrial market research. Intota uses analyst and
consultant resources from Guideline whose Research Directors manage the research and analysis of the qualitative
and quantitative data as well as report writing for the custom studies. The methods and tools
used by Intota market research combine the insights of technical experts and industry insiders with secondary
research to provide the custom b2b and industrial market research you need.
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Training/Seminars
2007: Published course in "Marine Accident Reconstruction". Maritime Disasters Seminar, presented at the 7th Joint Engineering Societies Conference: 01/23/03. Maritime Salvage Operations Seminar, presented at the Delta Safety Society Conference: 01/30/03. Unusual Collisions and Salvage Seminar, presented at the American Society of Safety Engineers: 11/21/2002.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Appr. 30 years recommending suppliers.
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Other Skills and Services
He is an artist and been very successful in developing free hand drawings/sketches in front of the jury or judge.
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Expertise
