Personnel Profile:

Carl V. Finocchiaro, P.E.

• Mechanical Product Liability - design defects, failure analysis, machine guarding
• Fire & Explosion - origin & cause analysis, structures, vehicles & equipment
• Motor vehicle accident reconstruction
• Vehicle component mechanical evaluation - commercial and passenger vehicles
• Industrial machinery - failure analysis, industrial standards compliance
• Plumbing - water loss cause & origin, scalding causation
• Amusement & Recreation - dynamic testing of amusement rides, failure analysis
• Premises Liability - slip / trip & fall, stairways, building code compliance

• B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University, 1983 - Structural dynamics, propulsions, control systems
• M.S., Engineering Management, Santa Clara University, 1987 - Engineering mechanics, structures, Computer Aided Design
• Licensed Professional Engineer (California, Colorado)
• Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator (CFEI)
• Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator (CVFI)
• Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR), 1997 - 2003

• Forensic engineering and accident reconstruction since 1997
• Amusement ride manufacturing / stunt engineering 1991 - 2002
• Electronics / electro-mechanical design and manufacture 1991 - 1997
• Structural dynamics engineering - aerospace industry 1983 - 1991
• Speaker and lecturer in areas of expertise