Paul Eason is a Licensed Engineer, Nationally Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator and Forensic Consultant. His expertise comes from a strong background in industry and academia. In addition to his consulting practice, he is a professor in the Mechanical Engineering program at the University of North Florida, and maintains a graduate faculty appointment in the Materials Science and Engineering Program at the University of Florida.

Dr. Eason has testified in numerous trials and depositions in the following practice areas: Product Design & Manufacturing Analysis, Metallurgy & Materials, Fire & Explosions and Industrial Accidents

Areas of Expertise:

Product liability and failure analysis, Product Defect & Safety Issues including: Metals, Plastics, Glass, Ceramics, Corrosion, Fatigue, Overload & Material Selection

Fire and Explosion analysis including: cause and origin determination, product related fire causation, industrial process accidents, dust explosions, welding/brazing accidents

Gary E. Kilpatrick and Associates, PA is a Forensics Engineering Firm dedicated to the application of the art, science and methodology of engineering and the scientific method to answer questions of fact in the jurisprudence system pertaining to personal injury and wrongful death. We provide technical competency, forensic evidence collection from the field and from documents, oral and written communications, objective, ethical and professional responsibility.

We are familiar with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence and Daubert and have given sworn expert testimony under oath during judicial proceedings. We are retained by law firms, public defenders and insurance companies on plaintiff, defense, criminal and claimant cases and work nation wide.

Areas of Expertise:

• Traffic Accident Reconstruction
• Vehicle Crash Data Report Retrieval and Interpretation
• Off-Road ATV Accident Reconstruction
• Motorcycle Accident Reconstruction
• Vehicle Inspections
• Industrial Accident Reconstruction
• OSHA Safety 29CFR1910
• OSHA 29CFR1926
• OSHA 29CFR1928
• Product Liability Investigations

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Randy Gray, CSHM, BS, MS, President and CEO of Grayhawk Safety & Health Consulting Company, is a Forensic Safety and Health Consultant and a Certified Safety & Health Manager (CSHM). He has over 25 years of experience as an OSHA Compliance Officer Specialist with the State of Kentucky.

Mr. Gray is an EKU/OTI authorized outreach trainer and teaches classes for EKU/OTI as an adjunct instructor. Also, Mr. Gray is an adjunct instructor for the Paducah, KY, Western Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) teaching safety and health courses for the Chemical Operators and Health Physics programs.

Grayhawk Safety & Health Consulting Company (Grayhawk) specializes in providing comprehensive safety and health audits for employers concerned with employee safety and health, the rising cost of workers compensation insurance, and fines imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Grayhawk offers Employee Training Programs in Manufacturing and Construction Safety and Health.

Services Include:

Expert Witness for Plaintiff & Defense Litigation Support Services Onsite Safety & Health Audits Industrial Hygiene Audits Fatality & Non-Fatality Accident Investigations Employee Misconduct Defense 1910. Authorized OSHA Manufacturing 10 & 30 Hour Employee Training 1926. Authorized OSHA Construction 10 & 30 Hour Employee Training Machine Guarding Solutions & Programs Fall Protection Solutions Employee Safety & Health Rules and Corporate Policies Onsite Safety & Health Monitoring for Plant Turn-Arounds and Outages Written Compliance Programs for Manufacturing Hazardous Waste Response Permit Required Confined Spaces

Lockout / Tagout Procedures Fire Protection & Brigade Forklift Operator Programs Over Crane Programs Single Rim and Multi-Piece Rim Changing Programs Safe Electrical Work Practices Bloodborne Pathogen Programs Asbestos Programs Hazard Communication Chemical Hygiene Laboratory Safety & Health Industrial Ventilation Programs Ergonomics Hot Work Permits Job Task & Hazard Analysis Industrial Toxicology Indoor Air Quality Safe Roof Access

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Summary: Dr. Kazerooni has over 26 years of Mechanical Engineering experience. He holds a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. Dr. Kazerooni is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of California, Berkeley, and is the director of the Berkeley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory. He is one of the pioneers in Design and Control of Machines and Robotic Systems Interacting with Humans.

Publications: Dr. kazerooni has published over one hundred fifty articles on Robotics, Product Design, Control Sciences, Mechatronics and Human-Machine Systems. He is the holder of over fifteen pertinent patents.

Dr. Kazerooni has extensive litigation support experience on Intellectual Property and Product Liability including a great number of depositions and testimony at trial.

Research Interests Include:

Human-Machine Systems Robotics Control Systems Mechatronics Machine Design	Orthoses Prostheses Bioengineering Power and Propulsion Product Design

Electrical Engineer, B.S. & M.E.E. in Electrical Engineering. Licensed Professional Engineer. Over 50 Electric Shock and Electrical Fire cases. www.ljkamm.com/forensic.htm, www.ljkamm.com/resume.htm.

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Rapperport Associates, Inc., provides exceptional capability in Failure Analysis, Fire and Explosion Investigation, Accident Reconstruction, Structural Analysis, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials Science.

We have provided superior technical support for litigation since 1974, and possess an extraordinarily talented technical team with impeccable academic and industrial credentials and proven analysis capability. Our team of distinguished scientists and engineers is drawn principally from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) and Stanford University.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Failure Analysis Structural Design Analysis Metallurgical Failures Finite Element Stress Analysis Fracture and Fatigue Analysis Scanning Electron Microscopy Corrosion

Accident Reconstruction Automobiles / Trucks Biomechanics / Injury Mechanism Off-Road Vehicles Occupant Motion Aircraft Animation

Fire & Explosion Analysis Cause and Origin Electrical Gases, Liquids and Dust Industrial Processes

........Safety Machine and Industrial Safety Machine Guarding Construction Failures Slips, Trips, Falls

Engineering

Mechanical

Structural / Civil

Metallurgy

Materials Science

Aeronautics and Astronautics

Electrical

Expert Background: Dr. Thomas L. Read is the Principal and CEO at A. Read Consulting, LLC. He received his PhD. from Stanford University in 1972 and has over 25 years of manufacturing experience in electronics, metallurgy, factory safety, failure analysis, glass fracture, glass failure and bottle failure. As a member of the electronics industry, he has earned process patents and has an extensive background in manufacturing techniques.

In parallel, Dr. Read has spent over twenty five years as a consultant to attorneys and engineers. He has given more than 100 depositions and has appeared in court numerous times.

Company Profile: Read Consulting, LLC is a full service laboratory providing services in the following areas:

Failure Analysis; Factory Safety and Personal Injury (including machine guards and manufacturing safety)

Glass Failure Analysis - Glass Fracture, Glass Failures and Bottle Failure

Metal and Ceramic Failure

Grinding Wheel Failures

Intellectual Property and Patent Disputes

Product Liability and Product Quality

Manufacturing Disagreements (such as Intellectual Property, Failed equipment and Contract Disputes)

Reverse Engineering

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Since 1988, Real-World Forensic Engineering, LLC ("RWFE") has provided engineering services to industries and government labs, as well as litigation support to both plaintiff and defense attorneys practicing in many areas.

RWFE Expertise Includes:

Components & Machinery Metallurgy & Corrosion Dynamics of Impact & Collisions Friction Analysis / Slips, Trips and Falls Intellectual Property & Patent Review Accident Reconstruction / Animation Computer Aided Design Education & Training

Electrocution & Switch Malfunction Grounding & Lightning Protection Lightning Impulse Testing Products and Premises Liability & Safety High-Voltage & Current Power Systems Bridge Design and Safety Fire & Explosion Cause and Origin And Much More...

At RWFE, we proudly distinguish ourselves by our Four C's:

CREDENTIALS. COMPETENCE. CREDIBILITY. COMMUNICATION.

Credentials:	B.S., M.S., M.Eng., M.B.A., J.D., and Ph.D. Degreed Licensed Professional Engineers in Mechanical, Electrical, and Civil Engineering Tenured University Professors and Professionals NAFI Certified Fire and Explosion Investigators (CFEI) Licensed Master Electricians
Competence:	Over 80 Combined Years of Experience in Engineering R&D, Industry, Academia, Consulting, and Expert Witness Litigation Support Over 120 Combined Deposition and Court Testimonies
Credibility:	Internationally Recognized in Our Areas of Expertise More Than $19 Million in Peer-reviewed and Funded Research Grants Over 200 Combined Scientific Publications and Journal Articles
Communication:	Over 20 Different Undergraduate and Graduate-level University Courses Over 30 Invited Short Courses, Talks, and Lectures

Design Evaluation – Accident Investigation – Intellectual Property
Failure Analysis – Fire Cause & Origin – Component Testing
Computer Aided Drafting – Accident Animation
Expert Witness & Litigation Support

www.ExpertEngineering.com

E. Smith Reed provides consultation in Machine and Product Design, Manufacture, Service and Operation, based on over 30 years of consumer and industrial product design and production experience.

Mr. Reed is a Board Certified Diplomate in Forensic Engineering, certified through the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) in accordance with the requirements and guidelines set forth by and accredited by the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Board (CESB).

Issues Evaluated:

Adequacy of Design and Design

Control of Quality and Manufacturing Processes

Reliability and Durability

Guards, Shields and Interlocks

Human Factors Considerations

Information, Instructions and Warnings

Accidents (non-highway) and their Reconstruction

Patent Disputes

Products and Machines Investigated:

Lawn & Garden and Turf Care Equipment

Agricultural Equipment

Industrial and Off-Road Vehicles

Institutional Equipment

Industrial and Production Machinery

Home Appliances

Specialty Machinery

Wheeled Equipment

Headquartered in Houston with over 30 U.S. offices plus London, Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. is a global leader in forensic investigations, forensic engineering, forensic sciences and forensic accounting. Rimkus offers the services of over 300 full-time seasoned professionals with expertise in virtually all technical and business fields. In business for over 25 years, clients include the Domestic and International Insurance Industry, Attorneys, Industrial and Commercial Health, Safety and Risk Managers, and others.

Rimkus takes pride in its professional approach to all assignments. Each assignment is performed under the assumption that litigation will ensue, and appropriate records and evidentiary chains of custody are maintained. Client communications are clear and explanatory to insure that opinions and conclusions are complete and well supported.

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