Welding Expert Witnesses

Dr. David Tawfik is a chartered professional engineer and has been engaged by major project alliances, legal firms, contractors and asset owners to provide impartial advice and undertake expert investigations concerning the Procurement, Fabrication and Performance of Construction Materials used in transportation infrastructure, rail, water, mining, maritime and energy sectors. 

Dr. Tafik's technical competence includes welding and joining, metallurgy, forensic engineering, thermal-mechanical analysis, corrosion analysis, non-destructive testing and condition monitoring. Dr. Tawfik has presented and published technical papers at international conferences, congress, forums and peer reviewed journals respectively. 

Expert and Consulting Services Include:

• Expert Technical Advisory
• Supervision and Approval of Fabrication Programs
• Forensic Engineering
• Third Party Reviews, Audits and Certification
• Troubleshooting
• Project Management
• Technical Due Diligence
• Incident Response

Reza Mirshams, PhD, PE, is an independent Professional Engineering consultant with degrees in Industrial Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering. He has over 40 years of experience in his field of expertise. Dr. Mirshams' research experience includes engineered materials: Alloys for Aerospace, Automotive, Structures, Construction, Plumbing, and Products Liability. In particular, his expertise involves:

• Metallurgical Analysis
• Manufacturing Processes
• Products Defects
• Corrosion Analysis
• Fracture Analysis
• Products Liability

Reza Mirshams provides litigation support services for matters regarding Forensic Materials Failure Analysis and Metallurgical Engineering Analysis. His expertise is in finding the root cause of failures due to metallurgical inconsistencies and operational causes, and flaws in manufacturing processes. Dr. Mirshams' Expert Witness services are offered to attorneys for both Plaintiff and Defense across the nation. 

Areas of Expertise

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ESWL© Consulting Expertise Services is an 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