Education
B.S. Naval Science (Honors), U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
M.Ed. American University, Washington, D.C..
Ph.D. Education, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO.

Professional Summary
Experienced- Lecturer; Author; Educator. Sea Captain; Search Nationally and Rescue Instructor; Expert (legal/trial) Witness Recognized as listed in : Lawyers' Desk Reference, National Forensic Directory, Who's Who in Midwest/American Education. Legal specialties: Boat accident reconstruction, drowning, boating, alcohol, diving, pools, hypothermia, low head dams, Flotation Devices, rescue procedures, jet skis (Personal Watercraft), water skiing, rules of the road. Certified: Aquatic Facility Operator (AFO); Risk Evaluator; American Red Cross Lifeguard. Member: National- Water Safety Congress; Recreation and Parks Association; Safe Boating Council, etc.

Expert Witness Experience:
Retained or consulted in over 250 cases with aquatics, boating or Jones Act litigation. Have assisted defense or plaintiffs counsel in cases including (but not limited to): murder by drowning; drowning progressions-signs of drowning; drowning in swimming pools, lakes and at beaches; cervical spine injuries in above ground and in ground pools as well as at beaches, plus diving from boats; pool/beach design and construction: water skiing and tubing; jet skis/Wave Runners; white water rafting; boat collisions, capsizings and groundings; aquatic accidents at, in or below hydro electric plants and low head dams; water and boat rescues; life guarding procedures; alcohol and environmental stressors/factors including hypothermia; signs and warnings; reconstruction of water and boating accidents; personal flotation devices. The foregoing include a number of reports, depositions and courtroom testimonies.

Instructional Experience:
Retired from active duty June 30, 1981. Completed Ph.D. (minor--psychology). Established consulting service to provide information and seminars in: water and boating safety; hypothermia and near drowning; practical teaching applications; interpersonal communications and related subjects. Featured as leader/speaker in numerous national seminars. Professional Development Lecturer, National Safety Council-Congress. Taught throughout North America, initially averaging 100 seminars per year to: Public Safety and Health personnel; Job Corps; Department of Commerce; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; National Park Service; Armed Forces; State/Regional EMT groups. Served on: National Sea Exploring Advisory Council-BSA; Board of Directors- National Transportation Safety Association. Published Water Wise and Teaching Tips. Certified Risk Evaluator, Old Dominion University.


Chief, Boating Safety Division/State Liaison Officer, Second Coast Guard District, St. Louis. Interacted with boating safety officials in fifteen primary and six secondary states (Allegheny to Rocky Mountains). Developed nation's first immersion hypothermia presentations. Also generated programs to aid volunteer instructors in teaching aquatic safety. Spoke to/trained thousands of aquatic safety instructors. Appeared on numerous TV/radio programs. Featured in national magazines-newspaper articles, including: Family Circle, Boy's Life, New York Times Magazine, The Physician and Sportsmedicine. Work recognized or awarded by: American Red Cross; National Safety Council; Boy Scouts of America; Girl Scouts of the United States; National EMT Association; National Water Safety Congress; National Association of State Boating Law Administrators; Council for National Cooperation in Aquatics; Aquatic Council, American Alliance for Physical Education, Health, Recreation and Dance; National Recreation and Park Association; National Swimming Pool Institute; and others.


Executive officer (second in command), USCG Base Honolulu. Pri-mary duty--processing hundreds of men and women suffering from per- sonality dysfunctions, situational anxiety, or disciplinary cases. Active in drug/alcohol problem identification-counseling.


Commanding Officer, 1000 ton Cutter Buttonwood. Responsible for aids to navigation-isolated station supply of Leeward Islands, Oahu to Midway. Served as Scoutmaster, Cub Scout leader, co-commodore for Sea Exploring in State of Hawaii.


Aids to Navigation staff, USCG HQ. Completed Masters Degree. Rewrote USCG Aids to Navigation Manual. Wrote several other USCG publications. Studied audio/visual-signage techniques.


Commander, USCG Group Charlevoix, MI. Responsible for personnel and operations of 14 Coast Guard units on upper Lakes Michigan and Huron. Held Search and Rescue responsibility for Michigan side of lakes. Served as Skipper of Sea Explorer Ship. Expanded on ex- perience as Eagle Scout, Quartermaster Sea Explorer, Boy Scout Life Guard-Merit Badge Counselor, Red Cross Water Safety Instructor.


Graduated from USCG Academy. Several tours of duty, two as commanding officer. First afloat command, primarily in search and rescue, aboard USCGC Cape Knox, Norfolk, VA.

Fee schedule #1066

Retainer Fee---------------------$3500.00 retainer to be drawn aganist:required to commence
work in case.
Hourly Rate-----------------------$300.00 per hour for research,consultation,site visit,
reconstruction, written report, etc.
Deposition------------------------$300.00 per hour: four hour minimum.
Testimoney------------------------$300.00 per hour: Four hour minimum--court appearance and
while waiting to appear.
Travel----------------------------$150.00 per hour
Miscellaneous-----------------------------Lodgings,meals,car rental, car insurance,gasoline tips,
etc. to be paid by client at cost.