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Bicycle and Electric Bicycle Engineering, Design, Manufacturing, Testing and Procurement

ID: 731224 California, USA

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Expert has devoted his entire career to product and manufacturing engineering and engineering management in the bicycle industry. He has held engineering management positions with the Schwinn Bicycle Company, Huffy Bicycles, Brunswick Bicycles and Pacific Cycles.

For the past 18 years, he has focused on the electric bicycle, working directly for multiple organizations within the electrical biking industry.

He has extensive experience in the investigation and defense of product liability lawsuits involving bicycles, and has testified in twelve jury trials and countless depositions.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1985 Degree: Master of Engineering Management Subject: Engineering management Institution: Northwestern University
Year: 1973 Degree: Bachelor of Science Subject: Mechanical Engineering Institution: Marquette University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2012 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: President Department:
Responsibilities:
Technical consulting in the bicycle industry for both conventional and electric bicycles.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2006 to 2011 Employer: Ultra Motor Ltd Title: Vice President, Technology Development Department:
Responsibilities:
Establish and manage product R&D Center in Taipei, Taiwan. Lead development of electric bicycles and electric bicycle propulsion systems (motor, controller, battery, battery management system, controls and interface, etc.).
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2005 to 2006 Employer: American Electric Cycles & Fitness Title: Co-founder and Chief Engineer Department:
Responsibilities:
Manage all aspects of product development, product sourcing, testing, customer service, and related leadership fields.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2003 to 2005 Employer: WaveCrest Laboratories Title: Vice President, Product Development Department:
Responsibilities:
Manage the engineering, development and procurement of electric bicycles utilizing motors and controllers developed by WaveCrest Laboratories.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1997 to 2003 Employer: EV Global Motors Title: Vice President, New Product Development Department:
Responsibilities:
Reporting directly to Lee Iacocca, manage the engineering, development and procurement of electric bicycles.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1996 to 1997 Employer: Pacific Cycles Title: Vice President, Product Development Department:
Responsibilities:
Direct the product management activities, engineering and procurement of conventional bicycles.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1994 to 1996 Employer: Brunswick Bicycles Title: Vice President, Engineering, Research and Development Department:
Responsibilities:
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1990 to 1994 Employer: Huffy Bicycles Title: Manager, New Product Development Department:
Responsibilities:
Manage the new bicycle product development function.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Expert has extensive experience in the investigation and defense of product liability lawsuits involving bicycles, and has testified in twelve jury trials and countless depositions. He has worked closely with insurance companies and defense counsel providing accident reconstruction, company historical information and engineering expertise and trial testimony as an Expert Witness.

Fields of Expertise

bicycle engineering, engineering management, engineering project management, safety engineering, consumer safety, expert testimony, courtroom testimony, testimony, legal litigation support, expert witness, safety, forensics, failure analysis

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