Expert Details
Mechanical Engineering
ID: 735134
Utah, USA
AREAS OF CONSULTING FOCUS
During his years as a consultant, Expert has been involved in hundreds of consulting projects. His major areas of focus and expertise include: thrill rides, aerial lifts, trailers, towing systems, tarping systems, refuse trucks, exercise equipment, forklifts and telehandlers, drilling equipment, oil and gas equipment, cranes, scaffolding, heavy equipment, hydraulic equipment, plastic design, structural analysis, designing to standards, and safety.
EXPERT WITNESS
Expert has been retained as an expert on over 25 patent, product liability, and personal injury cases and has testified in a number of these. He has worked as a senior associate on an additional 45+ patent cases and an additional 75+ product liability/personal injury cases. Expert has attended expert witness training and has experience and competency in the following areas:
Patent Invalidity/Non-infringement
Patent Infringement/Validity
Prior Art Searching
Claim Construction
Product Liability
Personal Injury
Accident Reconstruction
Safety
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2011 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Product Development | Institution: Brigham Young University |
| Year: 2011 | Degree: Masters of Science | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Brigham Young University |
| Year: | Degree: Bachelors of Science (Cum Laude Graduate) | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Brigham Young University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2015 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Vice President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2015 | Employer: Alpine Engineering and Design, Inc. | Title: Mechanical Engineering and Safety Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2010 | Employer: Alpine Engineering and Design Inc. | Title: Mechanical Engineering Intern | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to 2009 | Employer: Brigham Young University | Title: Research Assistant- Compliant Mechanisms Research Lab | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS Professional Mechanical Engineer (PE), Utah license Certified Safety Professional in Comprehensive Practice (CSP), License Certified Forklift Operator Certified Counterbalanced Forklift Operator Trainer Certified Rough Terrain Telehandler Operator Trainer Certified Aerial Boom Lift Operator Trainer Certified Aerial Work Platform (scissor lift) Operator Trainer Certified Mobile Crane and Rigging Inspector |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| During his time at his engineering company, Expert has become familiar with patent prosecution and patent litigation. He has written several provisional patent applications, and has worked with attorneys in writing the specifications, creating drawings and drafting claims for utility patents on products he has helped design. As part of the product development process, he has performed patent searches, both for informational purposes and to lessen the likelihood that new developments would infringe other’s intellectual property. Expert has four issued patents with multiple patents pending. PUBLICATIONS Off-axis Stiffness and Piezoresistive Sensing in Large-displacement Linear-motion MEMS Piezoresistive Encoders for Ratcheting Actuation Systems Design Optimization of a Linear-motion Large-displacement Micro Mechanism for High Off-axis Stiffness Metrics for Evaluation and Design of Large-displacement Linear-motion Compliant Mechanisms An Engineering Guide for Trailer Safety Chain Installation, Attachment and Use |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| As an expert, he has also been involved in patent litigation in the areas of claim construction, prior art and patent searches, infringement/non-invalidity analyses and non-infringement/invalidity analyses on over 45 cases. The following are a few of the categories of patent issues Expert has consulted on: Semi Trailers Mobile Equipment Vehicle Mounted Equipment Agricultural Equipment Trailer Tarping Systems Oil/Gas Drilling Equipment Weight Machines Athletic equipment Plastic Components Office Supplies Food Processors Blenders Coffee and Tea makers Camera Mounts Hospital Equipment Marching Band Equipment Hinges Seating Hand Tools Springs Car seat gap fillers Light Fixtures and Connectors Baby bottle warmers Cooler Latching System |