B.E.C. Consulting, LLC was established in 1982. Since that time, we have provided top-level consulting engineering services and accident reconstruction to our clients; law firms, insurance companies, state and local agencies, manufacturing companies, and clients who are seeking product design analysis and other engineering related services.

Our engineers represent a broad range of engineering disciplines which enables us to work on a variety of cases using the team approach. The teams at B.E.C are comprised of Engineers, Technical Specialists, Graphics Specialists as well as Research and Administrative Personnel, so that each case is given personal attention and is handled efficiently and effectively. We are located in Tallahassee, Florida, but are active in AL, GA, MS, TN and SC. We have worked in almost every state in the United States, including Alaska.

Areas of Expertise:

All Areas of Accident Reconstruction

Failure Analysis

Product Design

Product Development

Product Delivery

Material Handling System

Computer Animation, Electronic Graphics and Video Reenactment

Every aspect of our firm is designed to serve our clients needs; conference rooms for mediations and depositions, a research and testing lab, secured evidence storage, facilities for expert inspections, and easy access to airport and hotel facilities for our out-of-town clients. We are truly a full service engineering firm.

Because of this team approach and a commitment to customer service, B.E.C. has attained regional and national recognition as a leader in forensic engineering services and new product development. This excellent example and tireless dedication to serving our client’s needs has resulted in a devoted client base and reputation second to none.

Dr. Charles Benedict, P.E. founded Benedict Engineering Company in 1982. He has over 35 years experience in the fields of product and machine design and analysis, vehicular accident reconstruction of all types, and product and system failure analysis. He has designed, developed, manufactured, and tested more than sixty different products and machine systems. Dr. Benedict is well respected in the fields of forensic engineering, product and machine system design and analysis and patenting.

Expertise:

Biomechanics Occupant Kinematics Vehicle Restraint Systems Vehicle Controlability Material Handling Patent Infringement

Automobile Accidents Pedestrian Accidents General Engineering Product Design Fire and Explosion Analysis Tractor / Trailer Accidents Electrical Issues

Dr. Jim Dobbs, P.E. is a principle in the organization and has been practicing forensic engineering for the past 12 years. He was a design/development engineer at General Electric for a decade prior to coming to BEC Consulting. He has extensive experience in product development and design and hold several patents. He is nationally known for metallurgical failure analysis and accident reconstruction. He has particular experience and knowledge with motorcycles and tractor-trailer accidents.

Expertise:

Metallurgy Medical Devices Railroad Accidents Seat Belts and Airbags Seatback Analysis Automobile Accidents

Pedestrian Accidents General Engineering Product Design Slip / Trip / Fall Tractor / Trailer Accidents

Dr. Brian Pfeifer, P.E. is also a principle with BEC Consulting, and has been practicing forensic engineering for over 15 years. He holds several patents on roadside safety devices and studied roadside safety at the University of Nebraska. He has considerable knowledge about maintenance of traffic plans and traffic engineering. He is equally knowledgeable about accident reconstruction, especially involving tractor-trailer accidents.

Expertise:

Roadside Hazards Vehicle Controllability Occupant Kinematics Roadway Design Guardrails and Bridges Biomedical Engineering

Automobile Accidents Pedestrian Accidents Tractor / Trailer Accidents Slip / Trip / Fall Product Design General Engineering

Dr. Ying Lu

Expertise:

Biomedical Analysis Occupant Kinematics Injury Causation Low Speed Accidents Recreational Injury Sports Injury General Engineering

Accident Reconstruction Pedestrian Accidents Bicycle Accidents Slip / Trip / Fall Product Design Ergonomics Human and Environment Interaction

Mrs. Traci Campbell, P.E.

Expertise:

Industrial Accidents Safety Analysis Product Design / Failure Analysis Slip / Trip / Fall Guarding / Warnings Workplace Safety Bicycles

OSHA Regulations Pedestrian Accidents Automobile Accidents Tractor / Trailer Accidents Fire and Explosion Theme Parks Airbag and Black Box General Engineering

Mr. Chris Yates, P.E.

Expertise:

Black Box Analysis Motorcycle / Bicycle Mechanical Design Product Guarding Design Fire and Explosion Seat Belt Analysis

Automobile Accidents Pedestrian Accidents General Engineering Product Design Tractor / Trailer Accidents Slip / Trip / Fall

Bison is a multi-disciplined engineering firm specializing in failure analysis, forensic engineering and fire sciences with a team of P.E.'s who have performed thousands of forensic assignments including in excess of 1,000 fuel gas investigations.

Legal professionals turn to Bison to scientifically conduct investigations to determine the cause of destructive events. Forensic Engineers provide expert testimony and consultation. Investigations include explosions, fires, carbon monoxide incidents, electrical fires and failures, structural failures, mechanical failures, accident reconstruction, specialized testing, and courtroom presentations:

Fuel Gas Incidents: Fire and Explosion Causation; Propane Explosions, Natural Gas Explosion, Gas Delivery Systems; Carbon Monoxide Testing and Evaluation, Production and Migration Investigations; Plant & Pipeline, Piping Evaluation; Operational Analysis; Appliance Evaluation; Code Compliance; Soil Gas Migration; Vapor Dispersion

Fire Investigation and Explosion Analysis: Cause and Origin, Scene Documentation; Collection of Evidence; Certified Fire Investigator

Electrical Engineering: Electrically Related Fires, Electrical Service and Wiring Failures, Production Facility Service and Controls for Chemical, Petroleum, and Distribution Facilities, Electrical Contacts, Electrocutions; Lightning Strikes

Mechanical Engineering: Equipment Design and Operation; High-Pressure Oilfield Equipment; Pump Design and Operation; HVAC Systems; High and Low-Pressure Seals; Plastic Part Design and Manufacture, Industrial Equipment

Accident Reconstruction: Accident Sequence Reconstruction; Speed, Time and Distance Calculations; Crush Damage; Braking; Steering and Mechanical Analysis, including Tires; Electrical System / Electronic Failures; Mechanical and Fuel Systems; Airbag and Seatbelt Fatalities/Injuries; Staged Vehicle Impact

Failure Analysis: Industrial Equipment, Vehicle Impacts, Airbags and Seat Belts; Elevator Failures; Helmet and other Protective Equipment Failures; Infant Crib Design Inadequacies; Carbon Monoxide Investigations, Crane Failures, etc.

Metallurgical Engineering: Metal Fatigue of Gas Compressor Components; Electrical Contact Evaluations; Cracking of Structural Plastics; Chemical Analysis; Corrosion & Stress Evaluation and Analysis; SEM Analysis; Electron/Optical Microscopy; X-ray Examination

Bison's clients argue their cases with confidence, secure in the knowledge that their claims are based on unbiased, scientific data.

Marvin R. Blethen, PE, MBA, MS, founder of Blethen Mining Associates, PC, is an Engineer and Mining Consultant who has worked as an industry insider on the front lines and in executive and advisory positions for over 28 years. He earned his MBA from Troy State University and graduated cum laude with a BS in Mining Engineering from West Virginia University Institute of Technology. He is a licensed member of the National Society of Professional Engineers and a Founding Registered Member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration.

Mr. Blethen has real life experience as an Engineer in Sand, Aggregates, Coal, Fire Clay, Kaolin, Novaculite, Quartz, Precious Metals, Magnesite, Bauxite, Graphite and Industrial Minerals Mining and brings a high level of technical experience to a business he understands. His focus is delivering state of the art technical engineering support to all phases of operation, from exploration to site reclamation, surface and underground mining, domestic and international. As a mining consultant, Mr. Blethen provides technical support and stands as a professional liaison between you and federal, state and/or local governments and regulatory agencies.

Experience Includes:

• Estimation & Evaluation of Resources & Reserves
• Mine Permitting
• Mineral Appraisals
• Mine Ventilation Design
• Mine Planning & Design
• Evaluation & Design of Ground Control
• Design & Evaluation of Process Flow
• Legal & Safety Concerns
• Coordination of All Engineering Fields
• Expert Witness Testimony
• Reclamation Plans
• MSHA New Miner Training & Refresher Training
• Certified First Aid / CPR Training

The CECON Group, Inc.

Consulting in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials, Nanotechnology, Mechanical Engineering, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Related Science and Engineering Fields. Technical Experts with Experience in Patent Litigation, Products Liability and Personal Injury.

Our inside technical professionals will help you find the expert you need, either from CECON's network of over 1200 science, engineering, and technical business experts in 19 countries, or by doing a custom search. We will help you find the best consultant for your project. Advantages are:

Quick response, and no fee until the expert is working for you

Inside technical staff is able to understand the nuances of your project and effectively screen experts for your case.

Skilled at quickly assembling multidisciplinary technical expert teams.

26 years of experience serving the legal community and industry.

Litigation Experts For:

Products liability, patents and trade secrets, chemical and fire hazards, OSHA, EPA, FDA compliance, labeling, fitness for use, failure analysis, evidence evaluation, forensic investigation, insurance claims, damage valuation, IP valuation.

What CECON Consultants Do:

CECON consultants have decades of experience in industry, federal agencies and academia. CECON's strength is in finding the right consultant for your exact need from a world class network of technical experts. If the expert is not a CECON Consultant, we will use our external network to find the expert that meets your specifications.

Areas of Expertise:

Agriculture Bio Technology Ceramic / Glass Chemical Analysis Chemical Engineering Chemistry Composites Controlled Release Electrical Electronic Energy Engineering Environment Failure Analysis FDA Compliance Fermentation Fertilizer Fibers / Films / Coatings Food / Beverage Food Engineering Geo Science Hazardous Materials

Herbicides Insurance Legal: Expert Testimony Legal: Patents Manufacturing Materials Engineering Material Safety Medical Device Medicinal Chemistry Metals / Metallurgy Nanotechnology Particle Size Pesticides Pharmaceutical Physics / Optics / Magnetics Polymers / Plastics Regulatory Compliance Safety / Risk Assessment Sensors Toxicity

Dr. John Newport specializes in Materials Science and brings over 39 years of industrial R&D to bear on problem solving. Dr. Newport has a track record in Product Development and Program Management. His expertise is in Patent Prosecution and Defense and he offers technical resource services in intellectual property oppositions and defense.

Dr. Newport's laboratory facilities are available for contract research projects. He is Computer literate (Basic, Fortran and C++ programming, Linux, symbolic math [Macsyma, Derive, MathCAD], Scientist® [modelling], non-linear regression, and business software packages) and speaks some Japanese

Dr. Newport Consults in the General Areas of:

Polymer Science - Physical Chemistry, Emulsion & Condensation Polymerization, Diffusion and Solubility

Surface Science - Wetting, Adsorption, Adhesion, Coefficient of Friction, Emulsification, Formulation

Polyolefin Fibers and Films

Polymer Melt Rheology (die design and threadline extensional rheology; oriented films)

Paper Chemicals

Formulation of Emulsions and Latexes

Surface Oxidation & Modification

Diffusion in Polymers

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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

Since it was founded in 1992 by Dr. David Eimerl, EIMEX Software and Consulting has provided the highest quality technical services available to the high-technology sector, academic research institutions and government agencies. Dr. Eimerl brings over 25 years experience in Lasers and Applications of Light, and over 30 years experience in Computer Modeling. He blends a unique background in physics, engineering and information technology to create pioneering results with lasers and optics technologies.

Expertise:

Theoretical Physics and Engineering

Laser Science and Optical Technology

Laser Systems

Lasers-Materials Interactions

Lasers' applications in Medicine and Dentistry

Nonlinear Optical Materials and Processes & Frequency Conversion

Computer Simulation and Modeling

Applications to Wafer Processing, Wafer Inspection, Telcom Amplifiers, and Telcom Sources

Technical Management of Multidisciplinary Projects

Expert Witness Services:

Intellectual Property Protection

Technical Analysis and Support

Patent Infringement

Patent Prosecution

Depositions & Interrogatories

Expert Testimony & Reports

Demonstrative Evidence

Engel Metallurgical Ltd. is an independent Materials Engineering consulting and testing company. Our team of engineers, technicians, and administrative staff, is dedicated to providing timely and cost-effective service. We aim to continuously improve the scope and quality of services using the latest technology to meet or exceed our customer's expectations. For your convenience, Engel Metallurgical Ltd. will provide support at our lab, your site, or your vendor's site. ISO 17025 accredited.

Areas of Expertise:

Turbine and Power Generation

Failure Analysis

Legal Investigation & Expert Witness

Materials Consultants

Research and Development

Component Failure Analysis

Lester P. Engel, JR., P.E. Metallurgical Engineer with more than 38 years of experience in materials application, failure analysis, R & D program management, materials and process specifications, engineering standards and procedures, laboratory design and operation, data analysis and personnel and budget management.

Services Offered:

Provides metallurgical and materials joining consulting to a wide variety of clients in the manufacturing, legal, and insurance industries

Performs failure analyses of products manufactured from various materials, including metals, cements, and plastics

Renders expert opinions and gives depositions and testimony for litigation support

Assists manufacturing clients with materials and process selection and problem solving, and prepare material and process specifications

Develops and reviews product design, materials, and process specifications

Oversight and development of on-site metallurgical testing laboratory that provides: scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS); metallographic preparation and examination; and mechanical property testing

ESWL© Consulting Expertise Services is an independent Consulting Company specializing in the area of Welding & Weld Overlay Cladding Technology, Metallurgy & Corrosion, Design of Weldments and Computational Welding Mechanics (CWM).

ESWL© has over 30 years of International Expertise in Worldwide projects including Marine Loading Systems for liquefied natural gas (LNG )and others liquid products (Oil, LPG, Suffer liquid … etc.), with Ambient, high or cryogenic temperature Service and Weld Overlay Cladding for the corrosive service of the Wellhead Equipments.

Emile Layer is a Welding Engineering & Weld Overlay Cladding Expert and a Member of the FMC Technologies Inc. International Trim© Clad Expert Committee.

Services Include:

Materials Selection and Evaluation

Welding & Weld Overlay Cladding

Quality and Audit

Welded Joints Design

Development of Welding Procedure Specification (WPS & PQR)

Corrosion & Prevention

Inspection:

Third-Party Witness Inspection

Welders Performance Qualifications (WPQ)& Welding Procedure Specification (WPS & PQR

Compliance with Relevant Codes Specifications

Review of Subcontractor’s (WPQ /WPS /PQR)

Witness Tests for Third-Party Inspections Companies

Dr. Edward Funk is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He also provides consulting to attorneys in the following areas:

Chemical Engineering

Chemical Products

Polymers

Patent Infringement

Hazardous Materials

Environmental Technology

He has extensive experience in chemistry-related technology from R&D with Exxon and Honeywell, and is the author of 6 U.S. patents and over 60 technical publications.

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