Chiropractic Rehabilitative Expert Witness

Summary

Automated machinery design

Robotics applications and work-cell design

Project management

Safety systems design/analysis

Manufacturing cell design

Business to business and consumer product design

Systems engineering/analysis

Holder of 6 U.S. patents

Experience

Project Management

Directed engineering teams in the design and development of automatic and semi-automatic machines and products including robotics, electronics, mechanical hardware and software for manufacturing applications. Wrote project proposals including concepts, cost, performance, scheduling, manpower, acceptance criteria and documentation requirements.

Mechanical Engineering and Design

Designed and detailed various special purpose machines and products for use in manufacturing. Developed machine specifications, selected components. Produced overall machine layouts, detail drawings, bill of materials, assembly drawings, final documentation and operations manuals.

Machine Building

Assembled, tested, de-bugged and proved semi-automatic and automatic machinery and products. Provided as-built documentation.

Systems Integration

Performed directly and managed teams of engineers in the successful integration of custom machines with other machines in production lines. Installation into user facilities. Operator training and acceptance documentation.

Analysis

Utilized extensive experience in technical analysis (stress, strain, materials, dynamics, loads, weight and performance), cost analysis, scheduling and machine benefits analysis.

Standards

Developed documentation and wiring standards for automated machinery and factory installations of automated machinery. Conformance to UL, CSA, CE, JIC, NEC RIA.

Supplier Liaison

Managed suppliers from release of mechanical design drawings through delivery and inspection of fabricated and commercially available components. Activities included contracts negotiation, problem solving, development of vendor relations, etc.

Licenses

Professional Engineering License – Mechanical Engineering, 1985, Oregon

Professional Engineering License – Mechanical Engineering, 1988, California

Education

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 1980, with honors

Professional History

A Private Engineering Firm, Principal, Chief Engineer
20 years

MTS Vektronics Corporation, Mechanical Engineer
2 years

Intellidex Incorporated, Robotics Applications Engineer
2 years

Adapt Industries, INC. , Machine Design Engineer
3 years