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. He accepts cases in Intellectual Property (Patent and Trade Secrets) and complex 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). By employing time-proven metrics and techniques, we can insure that any machinery receives a boost in productivity.

• Electrical, Electronic, and Control Systems Engineering
• Design-Build Engineer, Manufacturer, Contractor, Inventor, Corp Executive, and Expert Witness
• 30+ years in Industrial, Oilfield, and Commercial Environments, both Domestic and International
• Extensive hands-on experience with industrial control systems, computerized devices, and SCADA (industrial telemetry)
• Operations consulting for mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment
• Patent consulting experience including claim construction, patent validity, and infringement
• Granted US Patent for computerized nuclear medical treatment device (remote afterloader)
• Registered Professional Engineer: Electrical and Control Systems in Alabama, Alaska, California, and Louisiana
• Certified in both Systems Integration and Computer Forensics
• Master Electrician (TX) and Qualifying Party as Licensed Electrical & Instrumentation Contractor in 4 states
• MS in Engineering, University teaching experience, published author
• Access to forensic testing facilities and detailed photographic equipment
• Deposition and Trial Experience, Qualified in U.S. Federal Court
• Based in Louisiana, service nationwide
  
  

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:

OUR MISSION: To assist our clients SETTLE their Industrial Cases OUT OF COURT, which significantly reduces the time and cost of extensive litigation.

To provide compelling COURT TESTIMONY, documents and exhibits for the cases that eventually do go to Trial.

Since 1983, 94% of our 565 Industrial Cases have settled OUT OF COURT – as representatives for Insurers, Defense and Plaintiff Attorneys. Our group of Associates has in depth expertise in a broad spectrum of Industries – specializing in Industrial and Construction Safety, and Accident Reconstruction. Available worldwide for plaintiff and defense cases.

COMPANY PROFILE: Causey Engineering has been providing Expert Witness, Forensic Engineering, Investigation, and Litigation Support services NATIONWIDE since 1983. Our experts have hands-on industrial and construction, field and office experience.

Areas of Expertise:

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

Company Profile:

For more than 35 years, ITC has provided Forensic Engineering, consulting and expert testimony to thousands of law offices, insurance companies and government agencies. Our qualified team of engineers and scientists, covering hundreds of areas of expertise, are available to assist you in technical evaluations, scientific analysis, testimony and preparation of cases for trial. Additional experts are available when more than one specialty is required. We also provide constant case and project management to help expedite the need to your litigation in a timely manner.

Major Areas of Expertise:

W. Tom Thweatt is a Principal with Long International and has over 35 years of engineering, construction, and management consulting experience. He has extensive experience in major U.S. and international refining, chemical, petrochemical, pipeline, infrastructure and thermal / hydroelectric power generation projects ranging from $40 million to $1.8 billion. He has worked extensively in projects that were executed by multi-national joint ventures on both the owner’s and the contractor’s sides. Mr. Thweatt has served on Joint Venture and Consortium Executive Committees and has participated directly in claims negotiations and settlement agreements in excess of $100 million.

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:

Headquartered in Houston with 29 U.S. and two foreign offices, Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. 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.

Many clients find Rimkus to be their one-stop shopping place for experts. Rimkus offers experts in most technical fields, including all areas of engineering, construction, environmental sciences, fires and explosions, oil and gas, forensic accounting, business interruption claims, surety, business valuations, business analysis, safety and industrial hygiene, and animation. Complex technical claims often require the use of experts in more than one field to find the right answer. Rimkus brings that to you.

Our website features detailed information on our areas of expertise and short bios on some of the key Rimkus experts in those areas. Give us a try. You'll be glad you did.