Experience
Expert #1162 career has spanned a period of almost fifty (50) years of a varied engineering spectrum. He saw service as an officer in the Corps of Engineers, United States Army from 1943 until 1946, serving in action in both the European and Pacific Theaters of Operations. his last assignment was as Island Engineer of Okinawa, overseeing the start of the construction of the permanent military base on this strategic island.

Returning to civilian life, he completed his degree work at Carnegie Institute of Technology, and in February 1947, accepted a position as maintenance and construction engineer for Monsanto Chemical Company, Plastics Division, Springfield, Massachusetts. The most notable project was the construction of the first formaldehyde plant using the methanol rich process that was built in this country.

His next assignment was as chief engineer for Mechanical Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA. This company designed, built and installed unique smoke, fume and dust control equipment for the asbestos, cement, steel and mining industries. He was the designer of the first fume control system ever for an electric steel furnace, which placed the entire furnace under a slight vacuum to enable the collection of fumes. This resulted in both the collection of melt-down fumes and a significant reduction in heat time, reducing production costs.

Expert #1162 then founded a company specializing in the use and distribution of liquified petroleum gases for use as both a non-polluting motor fuel and a substitute for acetylene gas in the metal-working industry. During this period his company developed novel equipment to effect the conversion of both gasoline and diesel fueled engines to operate on LP-Gas. A unique method of preventing down-hole fires & explosions in wildcat gas wells was developed for a large well drilling company, utilizing LP-Gas in place of drilling air.

From 1966 until 1991, Expert #1162 was a consultant for many companies in the energy industry. As a consultant to a Lighting Company, he put into place a complete tracking system to follow the construction and quality assurance program for Beaver Valley #1 Nuclear Power Station. He served as a member of their Off-Site Review Committee for several years. He and associates served many coal mining companies throughout Appalachia performing property evaluations, designing total reserve mining plans and cleaning plants.

Expert #1162 conceived the concept and was the principal developer of a remote controlled coal mining system which retrieved coal from abandoned highwalls without exposing personnel to the exposure of the underground environment. This project utilizes a vacuum pneumatic conveying system to remove all coal extracted by the remote controlled continuous mining machine negating the need for any dust suppression within the mining entries. This project enabled the extraction of coal to a penetration of 1000 feet in a 8 foot wide entry at the rate of 500 tons of coal per shift, a then unheard of rate.

From 1991 to 2001, Expert #1162 was Senior Mechanical Engineer with an Engineering Group, and Corporate Secretary, designing, testing and fabricating novel non-destructive trenching techniques.

Expert #1162 has acted as an expert witness and consultant to various attorneys for both plaintiffs and defendants in legal actions involved in his areas of expertise.

Education
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1947.

Significant Patents
Throttling Gate Valve
 Leak Detection System For A Nuclear Reactor
Sampling Slide Valve
Remote Controlled High Wall Coal Mining System
Apparatus for Pneumatic Excavation
Mobile Safe Excavating System
Pneumatic Excavator
Pneumatic Excavator

Registration
Pennsylvania
Kentucky

Technical Societies
American Society of Mechanical Engineers-Life Member
National Society of Professional Engineers-Life Member
Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers-Life Member

OTHER ACTIVITIES
Served as a member of The Boiler Advisory Board to the Industrial Board, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry for twenty-five years and chairman of that board for twelve years.

Served as a member of the Board of Visitors, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh for several years and co-chaired the School of Education's fund raising
activity for the University's Campaign for the Third Century.

Fee Schedule for Expert 1162
Designation Fee------------$575.00 amount charged to use expert's name as it applies to the case.
Retainer Fee-----------$1150.00 usually applied toward the last invoice
Non-testimonial Fee--------$175.00 per hour for consulting,analysis,research,written report,etc.
Testimonial Fee-----------$865.00 per day for testimony, waiting to give testimony, etc.
Depostion Fee-----------$865.00 per day for deposition, waiting to give deposition, etc.
Travel Policy-----------lodgings, meals, tips, car rental car insurance, gasoline,air fare train fare tolls, parking etc. will be paid by the client at cost.
Miscellaneous-------------expenses and other rates will be paid by the client at cost.