SUBJECT AREAS
• Storms • Wind • Flooding • Hail • Lightning • Rain rates
• Fog/Visibility issues • Sun & moon locations • Dew and frost
• Ice and snow • Sea conditions (waves, swell)
• Foreseeability issues • Comparisons with normal conditions

APPLICATIONS
• Construction • Accidents (aircraft/boats/auto/truck/slip and falls)
• Personal injury • Criminal • Engineering • Wildfires • Food spoilage

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS HIGHLIGHTS:
• American Meteorological Society (AMS) awarded Certified Consulting
Meteorologist (CCM) designation (#602 in 2001)
• National Weather Service Skywarn Weather Spotter
• Over 30 years professional experience in meteorology for federal government and as consultant to industry
• Former leader of multi-disciplinary civilian, military & contractor organization
• Principal Investigator on applied research studies
• Author/co-author of numerous technical reports
• Former Chair, AMS national Board for Government Operational Meteorologists
• TV Weathercaster and media support
• Member, AMS, Sigma Xi (National Research Society of America)
• MA and BA degrees in Meteorology
• Recipient of Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award
• Extensive trial and deposition experience

DETAILS OF SERVICES
• Clear and convincing expert witness testimony at trials, depositions and hearings
• Acquisition of relevant and representative data including certified copies of official government records (including surface weather and sea observations, forecasts and warnings, satellite imagery, radar data, storm documentation etc.)
• Report preparation
• Determining unusualness and foreseeability
• Estimations of return period of rainfall amounts
• Site visits to establish representativeness of data and identify issues of importance
• Analysis and reconstruction of past weather events
• Design of authoritative and easy-to-understand trial exhibits
• Climatological studies for use in planning and engineering studies including rain intensities and planning for alternative energy systems
• Air transport studies to determine the likely sources and downwind impacts of pollutants and contaminants

LITIGATION ISSUES
• Assessment of storm occurrence, intensity, onset and duration, rain intensities, hail, snow, lightning, turbulence and damaging winds related to construction issues, land/mudslides, flooding and accident causation
• Assessments of wind direction and speed and wind gust strength as related to wildfire ignition and spread, damage, water intrusion from wind-blown rain, and potential mold issues
• Assessments of severe weather including tornadoes, hailstorms, hurricanes, lightning, snow depth, and ice for a multitude of aircraft, ship and auto/truck accidents, personal injury and damage to property issues
• Estimations of unusual vs normal intensity or frequency of occurrence, including return period estimates as related to flooding or damage
• Determining if events were foreseeable for determining reasonable actions that could have been taken including precautionary notices, prevention of slip & falls, roof coverings, etc.
• Assessments of temperature and humidity conditions for their application to accidents, strenuous sports activity on school grounds, and food spoilage