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Expert in Electrical Accidents, National Electrical Codes, Electrical Safety, High Voltage Contact
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert is an electrical contractor and consultant, providing services in site inspections and investigations, code compliance, fact-finding reports, visual exhibits, depositions and trial testimony, for damage, injury, and/or death caused by electrical failure. He has amassed a total of 22 years expert consultant experience, including expert witness and litigation, as well as 36 years total work experience in electrical contracting. His expertise specialties include the following: National Electrical Code compliance;
National Electrical Safety Code compliance;
California High-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders;
Grounding and Bonding of Electrical Systems;
High-Voltage Utilities, Electrical Line Contact;
Bucket Truck, High Voltage Contact;
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards;
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Product Standards;
Electrical Patent Infringement;
Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Standards;
OSHA Lockout/Tagout of Hazardous Energy.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Tulsa, Oklahoma;
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma;
Fort Smith, Arkansas;
Fayetteville, Arkansas;
and Springfield, Missouri.
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Honors |
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1970
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Columbia School of Broadcasting
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radio announcing
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1969
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College of Marin
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1999 to
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(Undisclosed)
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Electrician (Arkansas Licensed Contractor)
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Electrical installation and maintenance of high and low voltage circuits, security alarms and access controls. During his off work hours, he isa practicing expert witness, in a court of law, performing electrical accident investigations, and product liability cases.
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1996 to 1999
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Various
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Arkansas Licensed Contractor
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Commercial, Industrial and Residential electrical work, including being an expert witness, in a court of law performing electrical accident investigations, and product liability cases.
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1994 to 1996
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Various
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Nevada Licensed Contractor
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Commercial, Industrial and Residential electrical work, including being an expert witness, in a court of law performing electrical accident investigations, and product liability cases.
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1982 to 1994
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Various
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California Licensed Contractor
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Commercial, Industrial and Residential electrical work, including being an expert witness, in a court of law performing electrical accident investigations, and product liability cases.
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1982 to 1982
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Stanford Liner Accelerator
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Journeyman Electrician
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1981 to 1981
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Ray Scheidt's Electric
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Journeyman Electrician
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Union Hall dispatch work.
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1981 to 1981
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Sprig Electric
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Journeyman Electrician
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Union Hall dispatch work.
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1980 to 1980
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WW Kelley Electric
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Journeyman Electrician
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Union Hall dispatch work.
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1989 to 1989
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Emergency Services
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Expert performed emergency services for Pacific gas and Electric Power company, for two weeks after the major Loma Pertia earthquake. He disconnected, tested, checked and re-installed the High Voltage power lines, to residential commercial, and industrial services, in the Los Gatos California, area.
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| Selected Consulting Examples: |
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Researched and reviewed ANSI codes and manufacturers specifications regarding an automatic hospital door installation/operation for a 2008 personal injury case. Expert report review, site inspection settled out of court.
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Served as an expert witness in a 2006 accidental death case (Federal jurisdiction) involving improper wiring of neutrals and grounding wires. Deposition given, case settled out of court.
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Researched National Electrical Codes and National Electrical Safety codes for a 1999 personal injury complaint infolving a delivery truck driver coming into contact with a high voltage line. The driver was severely injured by electrocution. The case settled out of court.
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Researched National safety codes and electric codes, lock out tag out procedures, and OSHA regulations for a 1999 personal injury complaint of a utility worker on a power line pole resulting in loss of limbs. Report written, deposition given, case settled out of court.
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Developed detailed report on comparative analysis of fire-destroyed wall heater, reportedly removed from the point of origin, or a residential fire for a 1997 personal injury death case (2 complaints) that eventually settled out of court.
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Click the green button above to contact
Expert for a free initial screening call regarding your expert consulting needs.
Expert is available for consulting to corporate, legal and government clients.
Remember, your initial screening call to speak with
Expert is free.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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Expert is a practicing expert witness, in a court of law, performing electrical accident investigations and product liability cases. His expert consulting experience includes reviewing depositions, performing accident site investigations, and failure analysis. He has a breadth of knowledge in electrical grounding requirements, National Electrical Code requirements, National Electrical Safety Code requirements, ANSI standards, Electrical Products standards, and Electrical Lock Out and Tag Out procedures.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Power line regulations expert witness for consulting on power line clearance requirements.
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Utility pole training expert for consulting on training utility lineman to climb poles with safety belt.
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Expert for consulting on Utility Pole Failure
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Overhead electrical expert for consulting on Maintenance of Overhead Lines.
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Helicoptor crash expert for consulting on litigation needed.
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Click the green button above to contact
Expert for a free initial screening call regarding expert testimony,
litigation consulting and support, forensic services, or any related expert witness services.
A few litigation needs include product liability, personal injury, economic loss, intellectual property
(patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright), and insurance matters. Remember, your initial screening
call to speak with
Expert is free.
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| Additional Skills and Services: |
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Training/Seminars
Electrician's Union, Journeyman's Training course;
National Electrical Codes;
National Safety Codes;
Motor Controls and hookup;
Blueprinting;
Grounding and Bonding of Electrical Circuits;
OSHA, High Voltage and Low Voltage hookups.
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