Wood Products Wood-Based Products Technology Manufacturing Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.830

Mississippi

Education:

Ph.D. in Forest Products. Miss. State U. Starkville. 1998.

M.S. in Forest Products. Miss. State U. Starkville. 1996.

B.S. in Building Materials & Wood Tech. Forestry minor. UMass. Amherst. Cum Laude. 1995.

New England Kiln Drying Assoc. (NEKDA) workshop on seasoning hardwood lumber. 1994. 

Experience:

Private Sector:
8/2000 – Present: President and Chair of private organization involved in the timber industry.

6/94 - 8/2000: Professional consultant and expert witness for wood products performance and light frame construction (sole proprietor)

7/94 - 5/95: Forest Products Associates, custom dry kiln. Breakdown and packaging of lumber, kiln operation and maintenance, quality retention, drying improvement.

3/94 - 7/94: Architectural Timber and Millwork. Antique timber evaluation and reconditioning for use as flooring (stripping, planing, grading, and tally) and general wood shop and yard work.

1/88 - 1/94: Shmulsky Construction and Home Inspection Service, subcontractor. Planning, drafting, estimating, carpentry, masonry, drywall, painting, roofing, and inspecting construction.

Recent Legal and Professional Work:

Available Upon Request

Public Sector:

6/2000 – Present: Local University, Wood and Paper Science Department, Assistant Professor.
Research and development in the field of wood products production, performance, applications, and materials science.

Courses:      

Wood-Based Panel Technology             
Statics & Engineering Mechanics           
Advanced Topics in Wood Drying          
Mechanics of Wood and Wood Composites
Wood Composites
Mechanics and Structural Design w/Wood
Advanced Topics in Panel Products Tech

7/98 - 6/2000: Mississippi State U. Forest Products Lab. Instructor.

Courses:

Lumber Manufacturing
Furniture Production I
Furniture Production II                
Introduction to Forest Industries: Sawmilling

Research and Technical Assistance: wood/water relations, composites, deterioration and preservation, drying, softwood and hardwood timber conversion, automated lumber grading, furniture production, machining, environmental issues, mechanical properties, performance, applications

7/95 - 7/98: Miss. State U. Forest Products Lab. Research and Teaching Assistant.

Publications:

Available Upon Request 

Presentations:      

Available upon Request

Public Service:      

Member Xi Sigma Pi, forestry honor society

Member Golden Key national honor society

Member Forest Products Society

Member Society of Wood Science and Technology

Chair, Forest Products Society, Softwood Lumber Technical Interest Group.  2002-2004

Vice-Chair, Forest Products Society, Wood Physics Technical Interest Group 2000-2003

Society of Wood Science and Technology Education Committee: 2001-present

Society of Wood Science and Technology Accreditation Committee: 2001-present