SERVICES:
Expert Witness/Consulting services are provided in motor carrier/rail administrative law; truck involved accidents; physical distribution management; shipping dock operations; regulatory compliance; transportation economics; motor carrier/driver safety and operations; freight broker operations; passenger operations; loss and damage claims; contracts, rates and leases; warehousing and traffic management, since 1989
EXPERIENCE:
1980 through 2002 - Private Practice
Commercial transportation consulting company in Pennsylvania, Founder and Vice
President. Provided administrative representation, tariffs and rates, contracts,
leases, motor carrier/driver compliance and safety consulting, and service bureau
functions before motor carrier state, Federal and Canadian administrative agencies.
Shippers are represented in distribution, traffic, rate issues, and loss and
damage claims.
1995 through 2002
Co-Founder and Vice President for company that provided factoring and financial
services to trucking industry clients, Pennsylvania
1989 through 1991
General Manager and Director of Business Development, for a diversified transportation,
distribution and warehousing company based, California
1981 and 1989
Northrop Corp. of Hawthorne, CA, various staff and management positions. Held
such positions as Division Traffic and Transportation Manager responsible for
all domestic and international transportation including a private truck fleet;
transportation of classified goods; receiving; shipping; hazardous materials
transportation; packaging design, engineering, and testing; with an annual budget
in excess of $7 million. Also, Logistics Planner responsible for planning, development
and implementation of material handling systems for design and construction
of a state of the art 700,000 square foot manufacturing facility designed for
manufacturing and handling explosive devices.
1967 and 1980.
IBM in New York, New Jersey, and Vermont, various staff and management positions.
Held such positions as Traffic Manager of IBM's two million square foot electronic
semiconductor manufacturing facility in Vermont. Responsible for all transportation
procurement activities, procurement administration department, and hazardous
materials procurement. Also, Transportation Administrator responsible for Transportation
Activities and functional auditing of numerous Divisional, Subsidiary, and Corporate
Headquarters locations in the New York metropolitan area.
Highland Atlantic Service, Peekskill, NY automotive, construction equipment and commercial motor vehicle mechanic.
J & T Trucking, Peekskill, NY partner and driver in the development of this diversified local trucking business.
Guenther Manufacturing Co., Inc., Buchanan, NY - Foreman of Shipping, Receiving and Stock of this commercial and government contract manufacturing company.
Chalk's Service Station, Croton-on-Hudson, NY - automotive and commercial motor vehicle mechanic. Sonotone Corporation, Cold Spring, NY - Leadman, Shipping Department. Manufacturer of nickel cadmium batteries for commercial and government use.
United States Air Force - Crash Rescue Fireman - Honorably Discharged.
Roulston Freight Lines, Peekskill, NY worked in operations, vehicle maintenance, and administration in family owned regional common carrier trucking company.
PUBLISHED WORKS:
Available Upon Request
TEACHING:
1981 and 1992
Los Angeles Pierce College in Woodland Hills, CA and Cal-State - Northridge,
Northridge, CA, part-time instructor. Taught numerous transportation related
courses, Business Law, Interstate Commerce Commission Law & Practice, Management
& Supervision, and Marketing & Sales.
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS:
Registered Transportation Practitioner, admitted to the bar of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Surface Transportation Board of the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1978
Certified in Transportation and Logistics (CTL), American Society of Transportation and Logistics, 1986
Certified Factoring Specialist (CFS), International Factoring Institute, 1995
Certified Capital Specialist (CCS), American Cash Flow Association, 1998
California Teaching Credential (Lifetime), 1981
A.S.B.A., Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY, 1976
Academy of Advanced Traffic, NYC, NY 1973
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) Internet Training Program and Testing completed 2003
Round Table Group - Scholar, Adjunct Faculty Member, Admitted 2003
Coleman Research Group Forum Member, Admitted 2004
MEMBERSHIPS:
Association for Transportation Law
Professionals
American Society of Transportation and Logistics.
North American Transportation Services Association.
The National Forensic Center
American Cash Flow Association
Truck Writers of North America
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