H. Thomas Baker, P.E., CFEI, CFII

Mechanical Engineer

Areas of Expertise:

• Fire and Explosion Investigation
• Testing, Measurement & Analysis
• Metal Fabrication
• Slip & Fall
• Machine Guarding / Safe Practices
• 3-D Computer Modeling
• Stamping and Transfer Presses
• Product Liability
• Manufacturing Processes
• Mechanical Systems

Academic Background:

• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
• B.S., Physics, Jacksonville University

Susan A. Lantz, Ph.D.

Mechanical/Biomechanical/Biomedical Engineer

Areas of Expertise:

• Accident Reconstruction
• Heavy Vehicles/Trucks
• Biomedical Analysis
• Biomechanics
• Product Design & Evaluation
• Finite Element Analysis
• Forensic Engineering
• Human Factors
• Injury Mechanics & Causation
• Low Speed Impact
• Medical/Mechanical Device Design & Testing
• Premises Liability
• Dynamic Analysis

Academic Background:

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (Orthopedic Biomechanics Focus), University of Illinois - Chicago
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky

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Grant R. Bevill, Ph.D.

Biomechanical Engineer/Mechanical Engineer

Areas of Expertise:

• Slip and Fall/Trip and Fall Accidents
• Premises Liability
• Mechanical Engineering
• Product Design and Evaluation
• Automobile Accident Reconstruction
• Injury Analysis
• Accessibility Evaluations
• Human-Environment Interactions

Academic Background:

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Denver
• B.S., Computer Engineering, University of Denver

David McNeal, P.E.

Biomechanical Engineer

Areas of Expertise:

• Consumer Product Protection
• Slip & Fall
• Accident Reconstruction
• Orthopedic & Industrial Biomechanics
• Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
• Industrial Machinery
• Mechanical Engineering
• Manufacturing

Academic Background:

• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois
• B.S., Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois

Anthony L. Bocchichio, P.E., CFEI

Mechanical Engineer

Areas of Expertise:

• Dynamic Analysis
• Mechanical Engineering
• Accident Reconstruction
• Mechanical Systems
• Human Factors
• Testing & Analysis
• Water Intrusion
• Vehicular Fire Origin & Cause
• Vehicle System Analysis

Academic Background:

• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Wentworth Institute of Technology

John M. Paquet, P.E.

Mechanical Engineer

Areas of Expertise:

• Accident Reconstruction
• Mechanical Engineering
• Product Liability
• Heavy Equipment
• Fire Origin and Cause
• Safety Engineering
• Analysis and Testing
• Plumbing Components
• Bicycles

Academic Background:

• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina
• Traffic Accident Reconstruction, University of North Florida
• Arson Investigation, Northwestern University

Peter Chen, M.S.M.E., M.B.A., P.E., CFEI

Mechanical Engineer

Areas of Expertise:

• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechanical Equipment Evaluations
• Aerial Work Platforms
• Fork Lift
• Consumer Products
• Machine Analysis and Guarding
• Analysis and Testing
• Human Factors Analysis
• Accident Reconstruction
• Fire Origin & Cause Determination
• Gas Turbine Engine Systems
• Lubrication or Fuel Systems
• Slip or Trip and Fall

Academic Background:

• M.B.A., Business Administration, University of Hartford
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

George J. Wharton, P.E., CFEI

Mechanical Engineer

Areas of Expertise:

• Mechanical Engineering
• Fire Origin & Cause Determination
• Machinery-Operation, Guarding & Controls
• Accident Reconstruction
• Human Factors
• Analysis and Testing
• Safety Engineering
• Robotics
• Industrial Process Equipment
• Automation
• Watercraft
• Slip and Fall

Academic Background:

• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University