Argos Engineering's principal, Dr. John Pratt, has earned 32 United States patents during his 36-year career in the Aerospace Fastener and Latching Mechanism business. He has served as Chairman of several domestic and international committees dealing with aerospace hardware and design allowables. During this time he has led the development of many aerospace systems, including the terrorist-proof cockpit door decompression latches used on half of the world's fleet of commercial transport aircraft. Other successes include the Composi-Lok I and II and Visu-Lok II blind bolts, and cylindrical-body Wedge Lock product lines.

As Chairman of the Industrial Fasteners Institute Technical Committee for Aerospace Fasteners, Dr. Pratt helped lead efforts to draft FAA-TSO-C148, and subsequently received the first FAA approvals under that regulation. Dr. Pratt also served as International Chairman of ISO / TC20 / SC4 / WG8, the organization for standardization of aerospace rivets, blind fasteners, lockbolts, and threaded pin-collar fasteners (i.e., Hi-Lites). In this capacity many of today's standards for metric aerospace fasteners were established.

Dr. Pratt's expert experience includes testimony in several patent infringement and products liability suits, as well as extended testimony before the Federal Trade Commission.

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Ellis Litigation Support (ELS) is headed by Dr. J. Nigel Ellis a leading authority on fall protection. Dr. Ellis has more than 35 years of safety engineering experience. Based upon his unsurpassed experience and knowledge, Dr. Ellis has performed fall hazard assessments in hundreds of facilities and construction sites and has been retained as an expert witness in approximately 1000 fall-related cases nationwide. Dr. Ellis’ participation has led to multi-million dollar settlements/awards in a number of cases and exoneration of defendants in others.

Through his work with OSHA and as an ANSI and ASTM committee member, including providing comments and testimony before OSHA hearings, Dr. Ellis has been instrumental in the development of various OSHA regulations and ANSI standards. Dr. Ellis has written the seminal textbook, Introduction to Fall Protection currently in its third edition and published by the American Society of Safety Engineers and available for purchase on the ELS web site www.FallSafety.com.

Dr. Ellis is a founder and board member of the International Society for Fall Protection and is a frequent speaker at the national conventions of the American Society of Safety Engineers and the National Safety Council. Dr. Ellis also is a published member of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers and is a regular contributor to Compliance Magazine and the Greyhouse Safety Directory.

ELS also draws upon its sister company, Ellis Fall Safety Solutions (EFSS), to offer expertise in a wide range of engineering related matters.

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Florida Forensic Engineering, Inc. (FFEI) was established by Richard K. Spears, Ph.D., P.E., in 1988. Elliot L. Stern, Ph.D., P.E., joined Dr. Spears several years ago as principal engineers with Florida Forensic Engineering, Inc. FFEI continues to provide exceptional consulting engineering to our clients; plaintiff and defense law firms, insurance companies, state and local agencies, and individuals and independent businesses.

Dr. Spears' expertise includes Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Traffic Control, and Biomechanics. As a principal consultant engineer with Florida Forensic Engineering, Inc., in their Largo, FL office, Dr. Spears is involved with numerous projects that require mechanical, structural and materials engineering expertise. He is a member of SAE Automobile Accident Investigation Practices Standards Committee and ASTM F13 committee. His areas of expertise include:

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

Firm Profile: Global Technology Experts, Inc. (founded 1996) has investigated 350+ failures that included slip and fall, lift trucks, bicycle failures, electrical failures, construction defects, automotive bumpers, airplane and engine component failures, automotive axle, weld joints, aluminum, titanium, polymers, ceramics and composite materials. Life assessment and durability of prototype components etc.

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Robin L. Ingle is a seasoned Statistician with more than 15 years of experience in government and private organizations, including the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). She specializes in the Biostatistics of Injury Epidemiology and Product Safety Research.

While at CPSC, Ms. Ingle was the agency’s lead statistician working on all-terrain vehicle deaths and injuries. She also has experience on a wide variety of other consumer products, including recreational products, child-resistant packaging, carbon monoxide poisoning, generators, toys, children’s products, household appliances and home workshop tools.

Services:

• Data Acquisition
• Report Writing
• Consultative Advice on CPSC Policies and Procedures
• Review of Expert Reports
• Literature Reviews
• Deposition and Trial Testimony
• Table and Graph Preparation
• Litigation Support

• Medical, Health and Epidemiological Statistics
• Sampling
• Data Analysis
• Statistical Inference and Estimation
• Hypothesis Testing and Statistical Significance
• Regression Analysis
• Modeling and Estimation
• Probability and Risk Analysis
• Research Design

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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.

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