Miles A. Beam, PE
20 years experience

Expertise: Boat collision accident investigation and reconstruction, sailing craft, catamarans, marine product safety standards (ABYC, UL, USCG, NFPA)
Education: B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Experience: Consulting Engineer; Test Engineer, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.; Flight Test Engineer, Naval Air Test Center

Robert Carlson
46 years experience

Expertise: Electrical wiring, standards compliance, electro-mechanical motor driven tools and appliances, standards and code compliance, safety and liability management, marina and boat electrical systems.
Education: B.S. Electrical Engineering
Experience: Manager, Product Liability, Hubbell, Inc.; Chairman, NEMA Product Liability Committee; ABYC Electrical Standards Committee

William Cleary, Jr., PE
57 years experience

Expertise: Marine Safety Regulations, National and International
Education: B.S. Naval Architecture; B.S. Marine Engineering
Experience: Adjunct Professor of Ocean Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology; former Chief Naval Architect for US Coast Guard, Office of Marine Safety and Environmental Protection; Chartered Engineer (Naval Architect - UK); European Engineer (Naval Architect); Fellow, Royal Institution of Naval Architects; Life Member, SNAME

Lee W. Dana
56 years experience

Expertise: Small ships and boats: performance, stability, sinking, mechanical systems, structural systems
Education: B.S. Mechanical Engineering; B.S. Naval Architecture
Experience: Ship Board Engineer; Engineer, US Army; Mechanical Engineer, Chris Craft Corporation; Mechanical Engineer, B-Plastics; Senior Vice President Engineering, Bertram Yachts; President, Lee Dana and Associates; Past Chair, SNAME South East Section; Past Member, ABYC Technical Board; Affiliate, American Arbitration Association

John Enrietto, PE
51 years experience

Expertise: Plastics materials, process engineering, marketing/management, resin certification, boat certification
Education: B.S. Electrical Engineering; MBA
Experience: Owner/Founder of All Season Industries, manufacturer of fiberglass power boats; Founder/Director IBBI; Past Member NMMA Board; Past Member NABM Board; Past Chairman of NMMA Resin Certification Committee

Ward Eshleman II
35 years experience

Expertise: Electrical systems, corrosion analysis, electrical accidents: electrical design, installation and analysis, Expert witness testimony
Education: B.A. University of South Florida, ABYC Certified Electrical Marine Technician and Marine Corrosion Technician
Experience: Owner and President, Ward's Marine Electric, Inc.: Member ABYC Technical Board and ABYC Electrical PTC

Paul V. Fleury
49 years experience

Expertise: Certified in fire, explosion and arson investigation; Cathodic protection, shock and electrocution investigations, electrical systems, electrical technician, NACE and ABYC certified Corrosion Technician
Education: A.A.S. Industrial Management; A.A.S. Police Science
Experience: Owner of Marine Services Company 23 years; U.S. Navy Nuclear Power Steam Propulsion Plant Program; U.S. Navy Conventional (Boilers) Steam Propulsion Plant Program

Walter R. Frazier
39 years experience

Expertise: Electrical systems, quality/reliability, fire investigation, CAD electrical drafting
Education: Electronic/electrical training and fire investigation
Experience: Independent yacht electrical consultant; supervisor of electrical and mechanical installation, electrical design, production electrical engineer and field service representative with Hatteras Yachts

Charles Game, PE, President, IMCA
37 years experience

Expertise: Safety standards, electrical systems, carbon monoxide, fire investigation, fuel and ventilation systems, risk management, smoke detection, fire protection
Education: B.S. Engineering Operations—Electrical Power Engineering
Experience: Principal, E.C. Game Engineering; Director of Product Reliability and Standards, Director of Engineering, Chief Electrical Engineer with Hatteras Yachts; Past Member NBSAC; Past President ABYC; Chair of NFPA 302; Member of various ABYC and SAE committees; NASBLA Boating Accident Investigation Instructor

James E. Getz
33 years experience

Expertise: Accident investigation, safety education, collisions, reconstruction
Education: B.S. Education; M.A. Political Science
Experience: Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Law Enforcement, Lake Michigan Operations Commander; NASBLA Boat Accident Investigation Instructor; Past Chairman NBSAC Propeller Guard Subcommittee

Henry G. (“Hank”) Grilk
44 years experience

Expertise:  Carbon Monoxide & Flammable Gas Detection and Accident Investigation; Marine Electronics; Digital Data Bus Systems Technology; Electrical Systems and Compliance (ABYC, UL, USCG, FCC); Electronic & Mechanical Design Engineering and New Product Development Management; Risk Analysis & Management and Failure Mode Effects & Analyses; ISO9000/2000 & QS-9000 Quality Systems; Expert Witness Testimony
Education:  BSEE, BSME, BS Math, BBA Business Management (Minors in Physics, Music, & Finance); Training in TQM, SPC, and the Methodologies of 6-Sigma.
Experience:  Director of Engineering, Westerbeke Corp.; Director of Engineering, Cole Hersee Co.; VP Engineering & Quality, Limitorque Corp.;  VP Engineering, Datcon Inst. Co.; Engineering Manager, Faria; VP Engineering & Quality, GoldStar Telecommunications; Engineering Manager, Aqua Meter Inst. Corp.;  Chief Engineer, Columbian Hydrosonics;  Chairman, ABYC Gas Detector Project Technical Committee;  FCC Licensed Amateur Radio Operator, Extra Class

Dr. Richard W. Henderson
31 years experience

Expertise: Fire and explosion, arson investigation, chemical analysis, petroleum products
Education: B.S., Ph.D., Chemistry
Experience: President, Southeastern Research Laboratories; over 500 fire investigations; firefighter/fire investigator; volunteer fire department; 200 lectures/technical papers on fire investigation and chemical analysis of petroleum products; 11 patents; court-qualified in state and federal (district and maritime) jurisdictions; certified fire investigator; certified professional chemist

Robert F. Kress
41 years experience

Expertise: Design, small craft & marine product; Accident Investigation & Damage Surveys; Propulsion & Marine Electrical Integrated Systems; Metallurgy, Fatigue & Failure analysis; Project Management
Education: B.S. Naval Acrhitecture, B.S. Aeronautical Engineering
Experience: Staff Naval Architect, Defense Operations Division, Chrysler Corporation; VP Engineering, Michigan Wheel, Dana Corporation; President, LIPS Propeller; VP, Market & Product Development, Attwood Steelcase, Inc.; General Manager, Marine & Industrial Groups, Charles Industries

Robert MacNeill, Vice President, IMCA
38 years experience

Expertise: Rules of the road, accident investigation, carbon monoxide, production methods, powerboat design, boating safety standards, human factors engineering, visibility from helm, navigation lights
Education: B.S. Industrial Design, Yacht Design
Experience: COO three boat companies; Boating Safety Standards Research, Wyle Laboratories; Chairman of Westlawn School of Yacht Design; past NBSAC Navigation Light Sub Committee Chairman; USCG Captain, Master 100-ton license

Armand "Jack" Molleur
39 years experience

Expertise: Plant start-ups, production processes, quality assurance, FRP structural design, safety standards, boat and yacht design, "CE" Certifications, ABYC, NMMA certification procedures
Education: AA Business Administration; AAS Computer Science; BA Administration & Management; BA Engineering
Experience: President, Molleur International; Vice President Molleur Design & Consulting, Inc.; authored Field Manual for USCG contract inspectors

Bruce Pfund
31 years experience

Expertise: Advanced composites, manufacturing processes, vacuum processing, composite & coatings failure analysis, technical writing on composites
Education: B.A. Bard College
Experience: Over 20 years as owner of BP/SP, LLC, providing process control, construction consulting and damage/defect investigation services for international military, civilian and commercial marine composite projects

Dr. Douglas W. Townsend, PE
35 years experience

Expertise: Metallurgy, corrosion analysis, welding, mechanical failures, liability investigations, expert witness testimony
Education: B.S., S.M., Ph.D. Metallurgy
Experience: Forensic Metallurgical Engineer; Research Scientist, Martin Marietta; Research Metallurgist, Chemetals; Scientist, ORTECH; conducted over 600 forensic failure and accident investigations