Mechanical engineering • Mechanical failure • Product failure • Pneumatic engineering • Hydraulic engineering • Automotive engineering • Personal protective equipment • Classic vehicles • Accident investigation: agriculture; agricultural machinery and vehicles; construction sites; mechanical; factories; falls, trips and slips; footpaths, pavements, pedestrian; forklift trucks; HGVs; industry; ladders; leisure industry and sports; lifting equipment; lifting; machinery; manufacturing industry; occupational; plant engineering;...

Forensic collision/accident reconstruction reports • 3D laser scanning and point cloud animation • Scene locus reports • Scale plan drawing • Vehicle examination • Damage analysis • CCTV analysis

We offer consultation on issues involving bicycle accidents and bicycle maintenance, including: • Mechanical failure of bicycles and their parts • Personal injury and fatal accidents involving cyclists • Cycling technique and proficiency • Bicycle maintenance and poor or incomplete repairs • Improper assembly of the bicycle • Defective manufacturing of the bicycle and/or parts • Four decades in the cycling business • Professional team mechanic • British Cycling Manager/Mechanic Licence • Cytech Level NVQ 2 certificate in...

Consultant Forensic Mechanical & Materials Engineer & expert witness (practising since 1997, 18 years with Dr J H Burgoyne & Partners LLP (Burgoynes), 9 of which as a partner) • Forensic mechanical engineering-based investigations • Forensic metallurgical based investigations • Forensic polymer/non-metallic materials based investigations • Forensic component failure analysis, including expertise in fractography & electron microscopy • Forensic investigations into the cause of damage to equipment & machinery • Forensic...

Forensic collision investigation and collision reconstruction - all vehicle types - specialist in pedestrian/cycle collisions • Forensic vehicle examination - all vehicle types, including large goods, PCV, motorcycles, agricultural vehicles • Specialist large loss forensic vehicle inspections, including seatbelt analysis, mechanical failure, defects and modifications • Scene examination locus reports and scale plan drawing • Review of police reports and 3D laser scan data • LVI • Staged collisions • Suspected fraud

Accident investigation: agriculture; agricultural machinery and vehicles; construction sites; mechanical; factories; falls, trips and slips; footpaths, pavements, pedestrian; forklift trucks; HGVs; industry; ladders; leisure industry and sports; lifting equipment; lifting; machinery; manufacturing industry; occupational; plant engineering; play areas and playgrounds; scaffolding; warehousing industry; welding; woodworking industry Mechanical design • Mechanical appliances • Mechanical engineering, including project...

Forensic collision investigation • Vehicle examination, all classes • Motorcycle examination • Off-road & plant collisions • Motorcycle collisions & dynamics • Damage inspections, analysis & consistency • Tyre mark analysis • Vehicle light bulb analysis • Critical appraisal of available evidence • Speed calculations • Reaction times • Pedestrians & pedal cycle-involved collisions • Detailed site investigation • Preparing detailed but clear reports • Experienced expert witness in presenting evidence at court

Vehicle, plant & machinery fires • Escape of water (water leak) investigation • Mechanical failure investigation • Personal injury • Road traffic collisions

Tribology (dry and lubricated) and associated testing • Lubricants technology • Lubricant assessment - knowledge of a range of lubricants, their use, formulation and application • Failure analysis - materials aspects of the failure of equipment, root cause failure investigation and mitigation • Mechanical testing • Metrology

Use of highways by cyclists • Cycle path design standards • Cycling technique • Cycling proficiency • Cycle routes • Accidents involving cyclists • Cycle helmets

I deal with motor vehicle enquiries, including: • Value • Quality of repairs • Reduction in value following repair • Cause of failure • Methods of repair • Costs of repairs, etc. • I also deal with road traffic accident investigations & reconstructions for both criminal charges & civil litigation

Personal injury & road death accidents & collisions involving motor cars, motorcycles, public service vehicles, commercial vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians • Human factors, driver reaction times, vehicle factors, road safety audits, speed assessment & analysis • Image analysis from photographs, negatives, transparencies • Photogrammetry • Reconstructions & analysis & interpretation from CCTV evidence • Vehicle examination • Evaluation & analysis of existing reports • Fraudulent claims investigation • Dashcams, helmet cams,...

Consultant Forensic Engineer & expert witness undertaking the investigation of engineering incidents & personal injury accidents for commercial, legal & insurance clients • Provision of independent & impartial expert witness evidence • Mechanical, metallurgical & non-metallic materials (i.e. polymer, composite, rubber, glass & ceramic materials) based investigations • Forensic investigations both on-site & laboratory based • Component failure analysis, including expertise in fractography & electron microscopy (SEM) •...