EXPERTISE

 
 
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Litigation Support & Expert Witness

  • Analysis of all aspects of spray applications, including chemical trespass, agricultural pesticide drift, paint overspray, worker and other personnel exposure, standards of care, professional practices and intellectual property.  

  • Analysis of emissions of liquids and dust from processes and agricultural machinery and operations, including harvesting. 

  • Experienced expert witness with reports, depositions and trial testimony in state, Federal and international courts.

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Research & Development

  • Development of practical and novel solutions to spray application problems and integration of new technologies into spray processes for industrial, agricultural, consumer product and other spraying and fluid handling applications.  

  • Experienced with electrostatic spraying, active flow and spray control, precision applications and spray applications from conventional and drone aircraft.

  • Experience ranging from small ag-tech start-ups to Fortune 500 companies in multiple industries.

  • Experienced with intellectual property creation, protection and analysis.

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Training & Education

  • On site and remote training in industrial and agricultural spraying.  Fundamentals of liquid handling systems, principles and state of the art of atomization and spraying, diagnostics, and operator training.

  • Training ranges from graduate engineering level to the practical operation of field equipment and process control.

  • Licensed pesticide applicator and licensed commercial agricultural pilot for manned and unmanned aircraft.