Industrial Refrigeration Engineering Expert Witness Eduardo Ford

Eduardo A. Ford, PE, has 50+ years of experience in the engineering, design, construction and installation of Industrial Refrigeration Systems for use in the Chemical, Petro-Chemical and Food and Beverage industries.

Background Experience - Mr. Ford's experience ranges from Applications Engineering support for Multi-stage Centrifugal Refrigeration Systems to the Design of Custom-Built Packaged Refrigeration units for Chemical and Petro-chemical companies. Mr. Ford was responsible for the Execution and Management of Anhydrous Ammonia Refrigeration Capital Projects for a major industrial refrigeration OEM, two major end-user food companies, and, one of the largest industrial refrigeration contractors in the State of California. Mr. Ford currently has 10 years of experience as Principal of his own refrigeration engineering consulting firm. Clients have included Beringer Vineyards, ConAgra Foods, Dole Packaged Frozen Foods, MillerCoors Brewery, Unilever, Winco Foods, 7-Up Bottling Co., Super Store Industries, Imperial Irrigation District, and US Dept. of Labor - OSHA.  

Litigation Support - Mr. Ford provides expert witness services to attorneys representing plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving Ammonia Industrial Refrigeration Systems.  Mr. Ford has been retained in ten (10) expert witness cases, including, one (1) arbitration, two (2) completed depositions and one (1) court appearance as an expert witness. Mr. Ford currently has two (2) depositions and two (2) trials pending. Ideal clients include Frozen Meat and Poultry Plants, Wineries, Beverage and Bottling Plants, Ice Cream and Dairy Plants, and Large Industrial Refrigeration Contractors. Mr. Ford's services include site review through investigation, technical report preparation, depositions, and trial testimony, if needed.

Areas of Expertise: System operation analysis and design review; Mechanical Code compliance review; Review of OSHA PSM Regulatory Compliance Requirements for Ammonia Industrial Refrigeration Systems.

Degrees/Certification

• BS Engineering, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, CA.
• Registered Professional Engineer, Mechanical, State of California.
• Certified National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveying (NCEES)
• Certified Assistant Refrigeration Operator (CARO)
• Life-Member, International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR).
• Life-Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
• Past-Member, Board of Directors, Refrigerating Engineers and Technicians Association (RETA).
• Past Member, IIAR Standards and Code Committees.