Expert Details
Economics: Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Defamation, Auctions, Casino Gambling, Statistics, Labor, Real Estate, Discrimination, Business Losses, Tourism, Matrimonial and Estate Matters.
ID: 727845
Florida, USA
He has testified to both the theory of economic liability as well as damages in the following areas: the value of human capital, matrimonial investments, wrongful death,defamation, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, age discrimination, wrongful discharge, real estate, tourism, casino gambling, energy and the environment. He is a nationally recognized expert on the casino gambling industry. Expert has designed and developed large regional and national economic and demographic data bases to provide accurate forecasts and impact studies under a range of different scenarios using input/output and econometric modelling.
Expert is the author of over 80 articles, books and lectures in the field of economics and is a member of the National Association of Forensic Economists, National Association of Business Economics, and the American Economic Association.
So impressive is his expertise and skill set; he has been retained by the Trump Corporation and President Donald Trump himself in litigation matters.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1985 | Degree: Postdoctoral Fellowship | Subject: Econometric Modelling, Regional Economics and Energy | Institution: Northwest College and University for Science |
| Year: 1984 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Economics | Institution: Kansas State University |
| Year: 1979 | Degree: BA | Subject: Economics | Institution: Slippery Rock University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2013 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor of Economics and Statistics | Department: Business |
Responsibilities:Professor of Economics and Statistics, (Associate Professor 2013 to 2019). 2013 to present. Designed and teaches live and online: Principles of Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, Contemporary Economics, Business Statistics, Economic Survey, Money and Banking, Managerial Finance, and Managerial Economics. Average class size 25. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1988 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Expert Witness and Economic Consulatnt | Department: Expert Witness |
Responsibilities:Expert witness and economic consultant. 1988—present. Qualified as an economic expert in some federal and state courts. Over thirty years of experience as an expert witness. Has written expert reports and has given expert opinions for both plaintiffs and defendants on the extent of economic damages in the following areas: sexual harassment, employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, real estate, tourism, the casino gambling industry, energy, and the environment. Is a nationally recognized expert on the casino gambling and tourism industries. Designed, developed and assembled the largest and most comprehensive regional economic and demographic databases on New Jersey. The databases provided accurate and detailed analysis and forecasts of New Jersey's industries and counties. Edited, wrote, and published the New Jersey Economic Quarterly. Possesses excellent skills and knowledge in constructing, maintaining and using large economic and demographic data bases. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to 2001 | Employer: Georgian Court University | Title: Assiantant Professor of Economics | Department: College of Business |
Responsibilities:Assistant Professor of Economics, Graduate School Professor of Economics. 1991 to 2001. Designed and taught live: Principles of Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, Contemporary Economics, History of Economic Thought, Labor Economics, Business Statistics, Intermediate Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, Money and Banking and Managerial Economics. Average class size 25. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1989 to 1991 | Employer: Business Journal of New Jersey | Title: Author | Department: Editoral |
Responsibilities:He wrote a monthly column regarding economic trends and economic measures for the State of New Jersey. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1987 to 1988 | Employer: Atlantic County Government | Title: Research Economist. | Department: Department of Planning. |
Responsibilities:Economist. Advised local government and industry officials on economic development and tourism projects within Atlantic City and Atlantic County. Built and maintained an extensive casino and tourism industry data base and forecasting models. Provided “what if” forecasts for the casino and tourism industry and government officials. Produced economic projections and evaluated investment projects for county economic development officials. Conducted studies on the economic benefit and cost of expanding the Atlantic City International Airport. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to 1987 | Employer: New Jersey Department of Labor | Title: Research Economist | Department: Division of Planning and Research. |
Responsibilities:Economist. Performed detailed economic and statistical examinations and critiques of the Department's economic and demographic data collection programs. Made recommendations on improving the quality and usefulness of the Department's data. Launched major economic investigations into the industrial and regional development of New Jersey's economy over the 1980s. Developed and utilized statistical models to monitor industry compliance with labor laws, rules, regulations and policies, including discrimination in hiring and promotion. Reviewed labor policies and regulations for economic soundness and impact analysis. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1984 to 1985 | Employer: Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory | Title: Research Economist | Department: Economics |
Responsibilities:Economist. 1984—1985. Did all economic and demographic forecasting and impact analysis associated with the construction, operation and decommissioning of high-level nuclear waste storage facilities for various regions around the country. Operated and modified the Country's largest regional economic and demographic forecasting models and data bases. Estimated and projected the demand for electricity for the Northwestern United States. Provided expert testimony on the benefits and costs of building, operating and relicensing of federal hydroelectric dams and the socioeconomic impacts associated with high-level nuclear waste sites. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1980 to 1984 | Employer: Kansas State University | Title: Graduate Research Assistant | Department: Economics |
Responsibilities:Graduate research assistant. 1980—1984. Researched the uneven impacts that the United States' energy policy had on the production, consumption and inter-regional trade of petroleum and petroleum products. Assisted in the preparation and construction of primary input-output models. Estimated the regional and state impacts of how the decline in ground water availability would impact current and future economic activity within the High-Plains Region of the State of Kansas. Assisted with the preparation of the Governor's State of the State Report. Did economic forecasting to be used in the state's tax revenue projections. Taught Principles of Macroeconomics, Microeconomics and Regional Economics. Did the equivalent of two and one—half years of full-time teaching. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1987 to 1988 | Agency: Atlantic County Government, Atlantic City, New Jersey | Role: Economist | Description: Advised local government and industry officials on economic development and tourism projects within Atlantic City and Atlantic County. Built and maintained an extensive casino and tourism industry data base and forecasting models. Provided “what if” forecasts for the casino and tourism industry and government officials. Produced economic projections and evaluated investment projects for county economic development officials. Conducted studies on the economic benefit and cost of expanding the Atlantic City International Airport. |
| Years: 1985 to 1987 | Agency: New Jersey Department of Labor | Role: | Description: Performed detailed economic and statistical examinations and critiques of the Department's economic and demographic data collection programs. Made recommendations on improving the quality and usefulness of the Department's data. Launched major economic investigations into the industrial and regional development of New Jersey's economy over the 1980s. Developed and utilized statistical models to monitor industry compliance with labor laws, rules, regulations and policies, including discrimination in hiring and promotion. Reviewed labor policies and regulations for economic soundness and impact analysis. |
| Years: 1984 to 1985 | Agency: US Department of Energy at the Pacific Northwest Laboratory | Role: Research Economist/Postdoctoral Fellowship | Description: Did all economic and demographic forecasting and impact analysis associated with the construction, operation and decommissioning of high-level nuclear waste storage facilities for various regions around the country. Operated and modified the Country's largest regional economic and demographic forecasting models and data bases. Estimated and projected the demand for electricity for the Northwestern United States. Provided expert testimony on the benefits and costs of building, operating and relicensing of federal hydroelectric dams and the socioeconomic impacts associated with high-level nuclear waste sites. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| National Association of Forensic Economics (NAFE) American Economic Association National Association of Business Economics (NABE). Southern Economic Assoication Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Certified to teach online with the following learning management systems: Moodle, Sakai and Blackboard and certified in online course design and development. Certified by the [U.S.] National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Research NIH for "Protecting Human Research Participants” and is certified for conducting human research. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Economists of New Jersey 1989 to 2001. Philadelphia Council of Business Economics and the Regional/Utility Round Table 1989 to 2001. Private Industry Council—Board of Directors 1989-1992. South Jersey Land Plan Coalition Executive Committee 1988-1990. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Graduated Magna Cum Laude. Member and faculty advisor for Delta Mu Delta—Honor Society in Business Administration. Member Sigma Beta Delta—Honor Society in Business Management and Administration. Selected to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers Certificate of Appreciation and Merit by the Board of Trustees Georgian Court University for outstanding efforts in getting the School of Business accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Recognized as one of the 50 persons who are sure to affect New Jersey's economic future by the Business Journal of New Jersey's Business Watch National Science Foundation Research Grant A noted worldwide-published and read author |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has written three books. He has also authored and/or given over 80 articles, reports and lectures on economics. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert is qualified as an economic expert witness in both federal and a number of state courts. Has over twenty years of experience as an expert witness. Has written expert reports and has given expert opinions for both plaintiffs and defendants on the extent of economic damages resulting from personal injury and wrongful death. Has valued matrimonial property in divorce settlements, including the asset value of human capital investments, i.e. value of advanced and professional degrees, made by either spouse during the period of marriage. Has testified to both the theory of economic liability as well as economic damages in the following areas: sexual harassment, employment discrimination, wrongful employment discharge, real estate, tourism, casino gambling, energy and the environment. As an economic consultant designed, developed and assembled the largest and most comprehensive regional economic and demographic data bases on New Jersey. The wealth of information contained in these data bases provided accurate and detailed analysis and forecasts of New Jersey's industries and counties. Edited, wrote and published the New Jersey Economic Quarterly. Consequently, possesses excellent skill and knowledge in constructing, maintaining and using large economic and demographic data bases along with accompanying statistical and econometric software packages particularly SAS. Furnished customized economic outlooks and evaluations to many industry leaders and government officials through briefings, seminars, and lectures. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| At Georgian Court University, Expert taught at both the graduate (MBA) and undergraduate level. At the graduate level, Expert has taught: economic survey, managerial economics and statistics. At the undergraduate level, taught introductory and intermediate microeconomics, macroeconomics, labor economics, history of economic thought, comparative economic systems, money, banking, and the economy and international economics. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| He is a nationally recognized expert on casino gambling and tourism. Wrote a book on the casino gambling industry. Expert has provided expert testimony on the benefits and costs of building, operating and relicensing of federal hydroelectric dams and the socioeconomic impacts associated with high-level nuclear waste sites. He has researched the uneven impacts that the United States' energy policy had on the production, consumption and interregional trade of petroleum and petroleum products. Assisted in the preparation and construction of primary input-output models. The models were used to estimate the regional and state impacts of how the decline in available ground water would impact current and future economic activity within the High-Plains Region of the State of Kansas. |
Fields of Expertise
labor economics, business economics, cost-benefit analysis, econometric model, econometric modeling, econometrics, economic analysis, economic appraisal, economic development, economic forecasting, economic impact, economic loss analysis, economic market development, economic research, economic value, economics, energy economics, forensic economics, insurable value, international economics, macroeconomics, market value, natural resource economics, real estate economics, value-in-use, gambling industry, antitrust, environmental economic analysis, applied statistics, casino gambling industry, auctions, Matrimonial and Estate Matters, Wrongful Discharge