Dr. C.J. Abraham, P.E. is a Certified Professional Chemical Engineer with over thirty years of international experience consulting to insurance companies, municipalities, government agencies, and the legal profession. He provides consultation to International corporations in the areas of New Product Development, Manufacturing, Packaging, Warnings and Instructions. Dr Abraham's services include Expert Witness Testimony for both Plaintiff and Defense in matters involving Personal Injury and Product Liability.

Areas of Expertise:

Construction Accidents OSHA ADA Labor Law Human Factors Household / Industrial Products Safety Engineering

Retail Store Safety Industrial Hygiene Textiles Fires / Explosions / Flammable Fabrics Slips / Falls Recreational / Sports Accidents Toxic Exposures

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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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Firm Profile: Global Technology Experts is a leading engineering and scientific consulting firm providing solutions to complex technical problems. We have been in the engineering and scientific consulting business since 1996, offering our clients an array of experts that spans virtually all engineering and scientific disciplines. We provide a wide array of services, ranging from accident reconstruction and failure analysis, specifically product liability, personal injury, and slip/fall cases, metallurgical research, and investigations involving aerospace and automobile products, including bicycles, to electrical failures including battery, motor & generator.

Areas of Expertise:

Electrical Failures Motor/Generator Failures Battery Failures Accident Reconstruction Tire Defects Machinery & Equipment Failures Construction Equipment Failure

Aircraft Engine/Structural Failure Structural Engineering Mechanical Metallurgy/Materials Failure Fatigue & Corrosion Product Failure Analysis Bicycle, Ladder, Slip/trip & fall Building Construction & Defect Analysis

Education: We have highly experienced and qualified staff:

PhD, Engineering Science & Materials, Virginia Tech

PhD, Electrical Engineering, Georgia Tech

PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University

BS, Structural Engineering, Century University

BS, Civil and Construction Engineering, Kansas State University

BS, Mechanical Engineering, S.U.N.Y., Buffalo, NY

MBA, Technology Management, Florida Institute of Technology

Certifications:

PE – Registered Professional Engineers

CMfgE – Certified Manufacture Engineer

Professional Affiliations:

Southern Law Association

Atlanta Claims Association

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer

American Society of Civil Engineers

American Society of Materials

American Society of Nondestructive testing

American Welding Society

American Society of Testing Materials

Society of Aerospace, Materials and Process Engineers

Principals:

Dr. Ash Thakker, PhD, PE, FASM,FSME, CMfgE (Structures, Materials, Fatigue, Fracture, Composites, Damage Tolerance)

Mr. George Kremer, BSME, AAS (Metallurgy, Corrosion, Coatings and Mechanical Failures)

Dr. Nicholas Propes, PhD (Electrical Machinery Failures, Maintenance Systems, Testing and Analysis)

Dr. Freeman Rufus, PhD (Battery/Motor/Generator Failure)

Dr. Seungkoo Lee, PhD (Electrical System,)

Dr. Jyoti Ajitsaria, PhD (Mechanical Failures)

Mr. Mike Healy, BS (Civil, Construction Engineering, Buildings)

Mr. Ralph Cunningham, BS (Physical Testing, Accident Reconstruction)

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James Schlernitzauer has over 27 years experience in Parachuting, Skydiving and Parachute Rigging. Mr. Schlernitzauer has been granted Expert Teaching Credentials in all areas of instruction including Tandem Examiner, Aff Evaluator and Coach course director. He is a Master parachute rigger per FAA guidelines.

Mr. Schlernitzauer has over 13,000 total jumps - over 11,000 teaching skydiving. He has owned a skydiving school for over 11 years, packed over 1,400 emergency parachutes and has 0 losses.

Mr. Schlernitzauer has acted as a Safety and Training Advisor for the United States Parachute Association. Although he retired from full time skydiving in 2008, he still jumps occasionally for fun. Mr. Schlernitzauer lives in central CA and is willing to travel if necessary.

Leonard K. Lucenko, PhD, Sport and Recreation Expert, is an Adjunct Professor at Montclair State. A prolific speaker, he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on Risk Management in Sports and Recreation. He is a certified teacher, coach, athletic director, dean of students and international speaker on sports and recreation safety. Dr. Lucenko has qualified for Testimony and Consultation in 40 State and Federal Courts in Plaintiff and Defense cases.

Areas of Expertise

Aquatics Pool Safety Supervision Equipment Children's Camps Certified Playground Inspector Football Roller Skating Ice Hockey Cheerleading	Fitness and Health Clubs Soccer Baseball/Softball Wrestling Golf Physical Education Amusements Waterparks Recreation Facility Safety

Gerald M. Dworkin is a professional Aquatics Safety & Water Rescue Consultant for Lifesaving Resources Inc. He has an extensive background in Aquatics Safety, Lifeguard Training and Operations, Water Rescue & Swiftwater Rescue, Ice Rescue & Cold Water Survival, Emergency Medical Services, and Public Safety and Rescue. Along with several textbooks, he has written and published over 40 articles, and has consulted in numerous drowning and aquatic injury litigation cases as both a Plaintiff and Defense Expert Witness.

Expert Witness Services
As an expert witness, Mr. Dworkin evaluates the Standard of Care as it pertains to Incident Prevention, Victim Recognition, and Emergency Management and provides accident reconstruction, depositions, written reports, and courtroom testimony.

His Areas of Expertise Include:

• Lifesaving, Lifeguarding and Aquatics Safety
• Water Rescue, Swiftwater Rescue, and Ice Rescue
• CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)
• Basic Life Support
• Drowning and Aquatic Injury Prevention and Emergency Management
• Lifeguard Training and Operations

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Smith Aquatic Safety Service (SASS) was created in 1981, upon Dr. Smith's retirement from 25 year's service in the U.S. Coast Guard, to provide aquatic safety training. At retirement Dr. Smith was Chief, 2nd Coast Guard Boating Safety Division, St. Louis, MO, responsible for all federal boating safety activities in 15 primary states.

In 1981 Dr. Smith first testified as an expert. Both aspects of SASS have grown markedly, with Dr. Smith being retained in hundreds of legal cases, for plaintiff and defense while also training thousands of aquatic safety/rescue personnel. He has been qualified in numerous state and federal court cases as a boating accident reconstructionist.

SASS provides consultation and related services to law firms in aquatics cases, plus water rescue and boating safety training seminars for fire, police, lifeguarding and EMS providers throug

Summit Professional Resources, Inc. offers a broad range of non-medical expert witness services. They accept matters for either plaintiff or defense oriented clients who are or may become involved in civil litigation matters. Both Technical and Non-Technical experts are available. They also offer on-site seminars and consulting for clients wishing to expand their knowledge base in areas that will help them evaluate their cases' technical merit. Summits experts are available to serve well beyond the courtroom.

Areas of Expertise Include:

Engineering Chemical Civil Electrical Industrial Mechanical	Construction Architecture Commercial HVAC Project Management Industrial
Maritime Accidents Charters Marine Fires Operation Spills	Fire & Explosion Arson Cause & Origin Damage Industrial Fires Procedures
Products Appliances Manufacturing Textiles Tools Warnings	Materials Chemicals FTIR Analysis Metals Failure Settlement Wood
Sports & Recreation Amusements Coaching Equipment Parks Training	Unique Specialties Adult Day Care Fire Arms Orthotics Statistics Teachers

The experts associated with Summit have been interviewed extensively and their background experience verified. Most of their experts are still active in their respective specialty areas. Some are retired, while others are very active in consulting efforts. Summit Professional Resources also offers training and consultation programs that can be tailored to suit particular types of matters that you frequently encounter, or for individual matters that are new to you and your firm.

Carl Weil is the director of Wilderness Medicine Outfitters (WMO), one of the nation’s leading backcountry schools of medicine. Mr. Weil receives National recognition having progressed through the ranks of National Association for Search & Rescue from EMT student, to apprentice instructor, to full instructor, to faculty level instructor, one of only 6 in the U.S., (spring of 1995). A third generation guide, rancher, and horseman, Carl Weil has received numerous credentials including Nationally Registered EMT, EMT-IV/MAST, Colorado Instructor-Coordinator, CPR Instructor Trainer, a National Wilderness Instructor trainer designation and the prestigious Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine.

Wilderness Medicine Outfitters offers Wilderness First Responder (WFM), Wilderness Emergency Medical Responder (WEMT), and Wilderness Survival courses among many others. They also provide insurance program design services for outfitters, mountaineers, and climbing gyms. Organizations that benefit from WMO’s services include: The American Alpine Club (AAC), The Access Fund, Outdoor Recreation Coalition of America (ORCA now OIA), The American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA), and hundreds of clubs, guide services, and schools with experiential programs and climbing walls across America.

Services Include:

• WFR/WEMT Module Courses
• Insurance Program Design
• Survival Courses
• Weather Cancellation Policies
• Medical Histories
• Medical Protocols
• Personal Injury Consultation

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