Engineering (General)

Air Conditioning - Boilers - Chillers - Heating and Refrigeration.

Our team of experts (Doc Mitchell & Larry Dunn P.E) at A - B - C - H and R hold more licenses, certifications and degrees in fields directly related to all phases of Air Conditioning, Asbestos, HVAC, Boilers, Refrigeration, Pressure Piping and Mechanical Engineering than any other team of HVAC and Refrigeration experts in the United States and Canada. Doc is also an expert in Carbon Monoxide.

In addition to their outstanding combined credentials they have over 70 years experience in all phases of Asbestos, Air Conditioning, Boiler, Chillers, Heating and Refrigeration systems. This includes trouble shooting, installation, service, repair, rebuilding, factory warranty service and design from the smallest of laboratory equipment to the largest systems in the world.

A - B - C - H and R has a fully equipped laboratory for testing and dissection of any type of equipment,a large high security storage warehouse for the safe and secure storage of evidence.

A - B - C - H and R also has a fully stocked tool trailer that allow us to bring everything that is needed to perform on-site testing and dissection.

William S. Howard, PhD, MBA, PE is an Electrical / Mechanical Engineer who specializes exclusively in the field of Industrial Machinery and Equipment. He has many years of experience in the design and development of many different types of industrial machinery (in a wide variety of manufacturing industries). As a practicing design engineer (with current machinery design business), he has vast experience designing and developing machinery to meet patents and trade secrets (and to avoid the patents held by others). He is an expert in forward and reverse engineering of machinery.

William S. Howard is an experienced Expert Witness with many years of experience, including trial experience. He accepts cases in Intellectual Property (Patent and Trade Secrets), Contract Disputes, and Tort.

LIST OF SERVICES OFFERED

Legal Assistance - Expert Witness legal assistance is available to Individuals and Manufacturers involved in litigation arising from industrial machinery and equipment. This includes Intellectual Property (Patents and Trade Secrets) and complex Tort.

Machinery Safety Audits - Given the recent changes in applicable OSHA regulations and ANSI standards (as well as the advances in Safety technology), a Safety Audit of machinery and industrial equipment is highly recommended to help eliminate machinery hazards and prevent accidents and injuries.

Machinery Design Consulting - This service, geared towards Manufacturers, provides machinery design recommendations and directions for improving the efficiency, reliability, and/or through-put of machinery (both existing or proposed).

Hiren Kulkarni specializes is IT Services, Account Management, Business Continuity of IT Services & Support Systems. He is experienced in Business Systems Integration (mergers and acquisitions), Business Process Transformation and ERP Implementations.

Mr. Kulkarni offers Expert Witness and Expert Consultant Services in Project Management, Strategy, Delivery & Execution. He is Certified in Prince2, ITIL and specializes in Oracle Business Intelligence tools & E-Business Suite Modules: Project Accounting (Costing, Billing, Management), SLA, E-Tax, GL, AP, AR, FA, PJM, INV, iExpenses, iProcurement, PO.

Peter Leffe offers Consultation services and Expert Witness testimony in Accident Investigation and Reconstruction. Mr. Leffe has conducted numerous investigations and reconstructions for both plaintiff and defense firms, and has deposition and trial experience in both state and federal courts.

Areas of Specialization:

Failure Analysis of Materials and Structures

Stress Analysis of Structural and Mechanical Components

Wreckage Analysis

Structural Reconstruction

Design Defects

Manufacturing Defects

Construction Defects

Aviation Accidents

Sports and Recreation Accidents

Background:
B.S. Mechanical Engineering with Metallurgy, Indiana Institute of Technology.
Master of Architecture, University of California Berkeley.
Diploma in Accident Investigation, University of Southern California

Licensed and Registered Architect
Member American Institute of Architects
Diplomat of the National Counsel of Architectural Registration Boards
Airline Transport Rated Pilot

For detailed information, please refer to web site www.PLeffe.com.

William R. Acorn, P.E., FASHRAE, is principal and founder of Acorn Consulting Services, LLC (ACS). For over 30 years, he has been involved in the Engineering Analysis and Design of hundreds of projects ranging from Institutional Laboratories to Cleanroom Facilities for the semiconductor industry.

Mr. Acorn has significant experience as an Expert Analyst of System Design, System Failures, Code Compliance issues and Cause/Effect relationships of problems related to the built environment. Mr. Acorn has received numerous awards for technical excellence and is recognized for his technical achievements, innovation and foresight by peers, associates and clients in the advanced technology industry.

Mr. Acorn is an Adjunct Professor at Arizona State University; the author of the book Code Compliance for Advanced Technology Facilities; and a frequent lecturer to the industry and academia on a variety of technical topics related to building and cleanroom design, construction and project management.

Mr. Acorn is registered as a Professional Mechanical Engineer in the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Utah. He is also registered with the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.

Forensic & Litigation Consulting

Analysis and evaluation of losses related to failed systems or other facility performance issues is provided on behalf of owners or attorneys. These services are provided with regard to deficiencies in HVAC Systems, Cleanrooms, Piping Systems, Refrigeration Systems, Construction Claims, Building and Fire Codes:

Litigation Consulting

Technical Analysis and Investigation

Claims Preparation and Analysis

Expert Testimony

Project Consulting

ACS assists their clients to optimize the outcome of new and retrofit facilities by providing a range of high level services including:

Strategic Planning: Conceptual Design; Feasibility Studies & Evaluations; Value Engineering

Facility Retrofit and Renovation Strategies

Program Management: Project Delivery Strategies; Selection of Design and Construction Teams

Design Consulting and Design Review

Code Compliance Analysis and Negotiation

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Bill Greene is a Metallurgical Engineer who specializes in Materials Science and Manufacturing Processes. He has over 30 years of experience providing professional business development leadership for advanced technology-based companies. Mr. Greene and the team of engineers and businessmen at Advantagement, Inc. help clients make better precision parts faster, at a lower cost, with greater confidence. White Light 3D Scanning and Computer Aided Inspection allows Advantagement to scan at a much higher resolution, starting at 4,000,000 data points. This translates to 10,000 times more information to help determine problems and increase efficiency.

Mr. Greene is adept at planning the strategy and developing the foundation for new and early-stage technology-based companies. Drawing upon a multi-discipline engineering foundation, industrial and commercial market accomplishments, extensive industrial sales and national sales management expertise, angel investment and early-stage venture capital experience, Mr. Greene and his team work with business owners to design, develop and implement comprehensive revenue-multiplying growth strategies.

Consulting Services Include:

• Develop and Leverage Key Strategic Partnerships and Professional Alliances for Increased Opportunities
• Provide Organizational Development and Team Leadership
• Maximize Individual and Team Productivity
• Start-up and Turn Around Management Services
• Level 3 Inspection - World Leaders in White Light Scanning and Computer Aided Inspection for Precision Manufactured Products and Tooling
• Venture Capital and Corporate Valuation Models

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Albert Ferrari, P.E., C.S.P. is a Mechanical Engineer and Safety Professional experienced in both the micro and in the macro focus. Mr. Ferrari is particularly sensitive to reliability, safety, and function. His Forensic Engineering experience includes 25 years in Accident Reconstruction, Causal Analysis, Failure Analysis, Codes, Standards and Regulations, Consulting and Testimony.

Mr. Ferrari provides Expert Witness Consulting and Testimony services to Defense attorneys, Plaintiff attorneys, Claims adjusters and Insurance companies.

Engineering Work Includes:

Automotive Engineering

Pedestrian Facilities

Machine Design

Thermal and Mechanical Energy Analysis

Structural Load and Stress Analysis

Piping and Tanks

System Safety and Human Factors Analysis for Design of Hazardous Equipment

Evaluations Include

Cause of Injury, Loss and Damage

Adequacy of Products, System, Materials

Standard of Care of Design, Use, Repair

Cause and Origin of Fires; Arson

Services Include:

Investigation and Consultation

Diagnostics, Testing and Analysis

Technical Photography and Video

Literature and Standards Studies

Codes and Regulations Analysis

Reports and Testimony

Evaluations

Dr. Shahid H. Bokhari, PhD is an internationally acclaimed and highly cited Electrical and Computer Engineer specializing in the field of Parallel and Distributed Computing. Dr. Bokhari has over 35 years of experience in parallel, distributed and high performance computing and is currently studying Massively Multithreaded Algorithms on machines like the Cray MTA-2 and XMT. He is, particularly, interested in parallel algorithms for DNA alignment and assembly. He has recently developed a new graph theoretic model for analyzing reassortments in segmented viruses, such as influenza A. He is currently working on implementing a max-flow algorithm for image segmentation on the Cray XMT-2. Many of the algorithms he has developed have been implemented on the Cray XMT (Extreme Multithreading) Supercomputer. Dr. Bokhari's research interests also include parallel and distributed computing, applied to Computational Biology and Bioinformatics.

Dr. Bokhari is a fellow of both the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in recognition of his contributions to the mapping problem in parallel and distributed computing and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for his research contributions to automatic load balancing and partitioning of distributed processes.

As an Independent Consultant, Dr. Bokhari has advised many high technology companies in his field of expertise. The following are examples of recent engagements:

• Consultant on matters related to real-time and distributed systems with extensive code reviews and claim construction
• Consultant on matters related to computer architecture involving possible patent infringements and extensive code reviews
• Consultant on matters related to computer architecture involving research into, and refinement of, several claim charts related to 6 patents
• Consultant to a high technology company that is developing a revolutionary silicon-based nanopore device to directly sequence DNA in minutes or hours, rather than days or weeks. Work involved algorithm development and implementation on high-performance computers
• Consulted on and supervised the development of a real-time switching kernel and the preparation of several provisional patents. Engagement involved intellectual property protection and security issues

Areas of Expertise:

Parallel Computing Massive Multithreading Cray XMT and MTA-2 Distributed Processing Parallel Algorithms

Bioinformatics Algorithms DNA Sequencing and Compression Image Segmentation High Performance Computing Communications systems

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Henry Chamberlain is the president of Allied Glass Experts, LLC., a Kansas corporation offering Technical Services Regarding Glass and Glazing Systems. AGE offers Forensic Services, Glazing System Design, Consulting to Glass Manufacturers and Fabricators, Plant Design, Product Development, Testing, Research and Engineering. Mr. Chamberlain's clients are given firm written commitments regarding costs, standards, approvals, deliverables and completion dates.

Services Include:

Design

Simulation

Failure Analysis

Fractography

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Optics

Energy Efficiency

Process Control

Forensics

Testing

Dr. Mark Shirilau has over 32 years of experience as a licensed Engineering Consultant and Electrical & General Contractor. He is a nationally known expert in Load Research, Utility Demand-Side Management, Energy Conservation Programs, and Measurement & Verification.

Dr. Shirilau regularly consults with the Contractor State License Board, helping to write the licensing examinations, and has authored Power 101: A Basic Introduction to Electric Utility Power, a book exhibiting his extensive knowledge in the Electric System and Marketplace.

Areas of Expertise:

• Comprehensive Energy Solutions
• Electrical Energy Engineering & Auditing
• Utility Research & Incentives
• Utility Rate Optimization
• Demand Side Management - Measurement & Verification
• Energy Savings Project Management
• Power Quality Enhancement
• Education & Training
• Market & Opinion Research