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employer employer's primary business     summary   details

?   summary   ? details   ... Monsanto Company             chemicals production

?   summary   ? details   ... Union Carbide Corporation        chemicals and plastics production

?   summary   ?  details   ... MW Kellogg/Pullman Kellogg (1)*   engineering design and construction

?   summary   ?  details   ... Litwin Company               engineering design         

?   summary   ?  details   ... MW Kellogg/Pullman Kellogg (2)*   engineering design and construction

?   summary   ?  details   ... Davy Powergas/Davy McKee       engineering design and construction 

?   summary   ?  details   ... Madden Accident Analysis &       accident analysis and forensic                      Forensic Engineering            engineering                                                                                                                               * 1st and 2nd employment periods

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Abbreviations for Employers:  MC = Monsanto Company  UCC = Union Carbide Corporation  PK-1 = Pullman Kellogg 1st period  LC = Litwin Company  PK-2 = Pullman Kellogg 2nd period  DM = Davy McKee   

employers subject   ? MC    ? UCC   ? PK-1     ? LC    ? PK-2    ? DM    ..... Equipment and Facility Design

  ? MC    ? UCC   ? PK-1     ? LC    ? PK-2    ? DM    ..... Instruments and Controls Design

  ? MC    ? UCC    ............   ? LC    ? PK-2    ........    ..... Equipment Operation

  ? MC    ? UCC    ............   ? LC    ? PK-2    ........    ..... Industrial Operation

  ? MC    ? UCC    ............   ..........   ? PK-2    ........    ..... Construction Assistance

  ? MC    ? UCC    ? PK-1    ? LC    ? PK-2    ? DM    ..... Materials of Construction

  .........   ..........   ............   ........   ? PK-2    ? DM    ..... Assuring Engineers' Safety Design 

  .........   ..........   ............   ........   ? PK-2     ........    ..... Design Manuals & Courses 

  ? MC    ? UCC    ? PK-1    ? LC    ? PK-2    ? DM    ..... Human Factors & Safety Design mfe  ?   MC    ?   UCC    ?   PK-1    ?   LC    ?   PK-2    ?   DM    ..... Safeguarding & Warnings mfe   ? MC    ? UCC    ? PK-1    ? LC    ? PK-2     ? DM    ..... Codes & Standards.

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E mployers and Positions of James D. Madden, P.E.    ?  in chronological order, first to current     position             ? see sections below for details of each position

1-1/2 years

   Monsanto Company  -   first position after earning Master of Engineering degree 

• scope of work  ? Industrial Operations and Engineering Design, with Construction Assistance

• involvement in work as  ? Process Engineer ? Equipment, Piping, Instrumentation, and Facilities Design Engineer

3 years    Union Carbide Corporation

• scope of work  ?  Engineering Design, with intermittent contact with Industrial Operations

• involvement in work as  ?  Process Engineer ? Project Engineer ? Equipment, Piping, Instrumentation and Facilities Design Engineer

5-1/2 years

   M. W. Kellogg  / Pullman Kellogg   -   in two employment periods

• scope of work  ?  Engineering Design, with intermittent contact with Industrial Operations and Construction Assistance

• involvement in work as  ?  Systems Engineer ? Principal Systems Engineer ? Equipment, Piping, Instrumentation and Facilities Design Engineer ? Safety Design Engineer

1-1/2 years    Litwin

• scope of work  ?  Engineering Design, with intermittent contact with Industrial Operations

• involvement in work as  ?  Senior Process Engineer ? Equipment, Piping, Instrumentation, and Facilities Design Engineer

5 -1/2 years    Davy Powergas  / DM International / Davy McKee

• scope of work  ?  Engineering Design, with intermittent contact with Industrial Operations

• involvement in work as  ?  Senior Project Engineer ? Supervising Project Engineer

 ? Manager of Equipment Engineering Section ? Project Manager/Project  Engineering Manager ? Safety Assurance Engineer 

30+ years

   Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering  -   current position 

• scope of work  ?  Forensic Engineering ?  Accident Investigation and Reconstruction 

 ?  Safety Analysis

• involvement in work as  ?  Forensic Engineer ? Accident Investigation and Reconstruction Engineer ? Safety Analysis Engineer

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E mployment between receipt of Master's Degree and Start of Full-Time Forensic Practice 

 Samples of Work Before Start of Forensic Work  (work by individual employer follows this section)

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The work described in the list below is related to the manufacturing facilities, other industrial facilities, and other facility components contained in the lists of examples of facilities, equipment, machinery, systems, and other industrial components designed while employed in industrial operations and  design e ngineer ing , as listed on the  Engineering Design Page  in this website. See the  Engineering Design Page  for these lists.

   The work performed while working in industrial operations and engineering design included:   Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                      

• working in  industrial operations , in a  manufacturing facility  full-time for 1 1/2 years and intermittently  for 15 1/2 years, with participation in industrial operations , including familiarization and use of  safeguards  and  warnings  under real world conditions  

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                      

• conducting  equipment operation studies  at various times while working in  manufacturing facilities and in  design engineering

 Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering

• designing  and specifying  equipment , machinery and  facilities , either changes and improvements to existing facilities or new facilities, assuring adherence to  codes and standards  ? with  safety design  features including  safeguards  and  warnings  ? including  safety design  requirements established by  human factors  considerations for the safe and efficient operation of the equipment and facilities

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• specifying  facility layouts

• specifying  building and structure  requirements and safety related details

• designing  instrumentation and control systems  for  equipment  and  facilities

• designing signage, including  warning signs , for facilities, control (instrumentation) boards and alarm panels

• specifying  materials of construction  for equipment, machinery, piping, etc.

• designing  specialized air pollution control systems , including elevated vents

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• design ing drainage facilities , starting with performing drainage studies to develop the data required for the design, and then designing the surface facilities and trenches/flumes and sewers for the drainage required

Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering

• designing and presenting  courses  to Design Engineers covering the design of safety relief devices and safety relief systems

Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering

• organizing, participating in, and supervising the  writing of Design Manuals  for the design of equipment, machinery, piping, valving and instrumentation to meet applicable  codes and standards

Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering

• organizing participating in, and supervising the writing of Design Manuals for the design of boiler systems to meet the ASME Boiler Code and other applicable  codes and standards

Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering

• assuring the technical quality of engineering designs , especially of the safety design of equipment and facilities, design of safety facilities, including safeguards, and warnings; through hands-on reviews and formal technical reviews and approvals of engineering designs of industrial and manufacturing facilities, piping, valving, instrumentation, equipment and machinery

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• assisting with  construction of industrial and manufacturing facilities, including providing technical assistance to construction personnel at the construction site and providing construction site engineering design services and supervision of construction

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• participating in the  startup and commissioning of manufacturing facilities

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• perform ing safety design , as  a routine, integral part of the design of all industrial and manufacturing  equipment and facilities , and also for:

Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering    ? ?   Pressure relief systems for numerous industrial and manufacturing facilities    ? ?   Gas and liquid burning flare stacks for numerous industrial and manufacturing facilities    ? ?   Fire suppressant systems, including water, inert gas and foam systems for several facilities

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• Making use of industry, technical society and government  codes, standards and recommended practices  extensively during design of industrial and manufacturing facilities, piping, valving, instrumentation, equipment and machinery, and advised and instructed others on the proper use of these Codes in their design particularly for assigned engineers

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1 1/2       Monsanto Company  ? Process Engineer  years      ?  Equipment , Piping,  Instrumentation , and  Facilities Design Engineer

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The work performed while employed with Monsanto Company was for facilities associated with an industrial  manufacturing facility , which manufactured a plastics precursor, acrylonitrile, in fluidized bed reactors, and generated steam in waste-heat boilers, which included the equipment, machinery, piping and instrumentation to support this manufacturing, including a number of the components contained in the lists of examples of facilities, equipment, machinery, systems, and other industrial components designed while employed in industrial operations and  design engineering , as listed on the  Engineering Design Page  in this website. See the  Engineering Design Page  for these lists.

   While employed at Monsanto Company:   Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                      

• Provided technical assistance for the  industrial operations

• Participated in  , including familiarization with  safeguards  and  warnings

• Conducted  equipment operation  studies 

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                      

• Designed  and installed  equipment  and  facility  improvements, including  instrumentation , which included  materials of construction  and the design requirements established by  human factors  and  safety design  considerations for the safe and efficient operation of the equipment and facilities including   safeguards  and  warnings according to  Codes & Standards

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                      

• Participated in the commissioning ( construction assistance as the construction was completed) with particular emphasis on assuring that the correct  materials of construction  had been installed in the facilities

• Participated in the start-up (initial  operation ) of the newest of these manufacturing facilities.

3  years     Union Carbide Corporation  ? Process Engineer ? Project Engineer  ?  Equipment , Piping, Instrumentation  and  Facilities Design Engineer

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The work performed while employed by Union Carbide Corporation was for high density polyethylene  manufacturing facilities , one in operation, others in design, which included plastics manufacturing and processing machinery, equipment and facilities, including a number of the components contained in the lists of examples of facilities, equipment, machinery, systems, and other industrial components designed while employed in industrial operations and  design engineering , as listed on the  Engineering Design Page  in this website. See the  Engineering Design Page  for these lists.

   While employed at Union Carbide Corporation:   Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                      

• Performed process and project engineering on  engineering design  projects, including:

• development of process design, heat and material balances and Process Flow Diagrams

• development of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (Mechanical Flow Diagrams) 

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                     

• process and mechanical specification of machinery, vessels, tanks and other  equipment  for purchase ? specifying  materials of construction  ? assuring adherence to  codes and standard  ? with  safety design  features required by  human factors  considerations, including  safeguards  and  warnings

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                     

• design of piping systems

• design of  instrumentation and controls , control panels, annunciators 

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                     

• layout of equipment and machinery in  facilities , including design requirements established by  human factors  considerations for the safe and efficient operation of the equipment and facilities

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                     

• bid review, technical recommendations, and coordination with vendors of machinery and other  equipment , for the supply of this equipment for installation during construction 

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                     

• supervision of technical aspects of  facility  detail design with the detail design contractor

• construction assistance

• Performed  industrial operations  and  equipment operation  studies

• Did drainage studies

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering       

• Designed surface and sub-surface  drainage  facilities, including: 

• pavement and off-pavement drainage

• trenching and flumes

• collection and trunk gravity sewers

• Designed an industrial waste collection system for plastic particles and chemicals, including: 

• trenching and flumes

• gravity and pressure sewers

• skimmers and recovery equipment

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2 1/2       M. W. Kellogg  / Pullman Kellogg - first period of employmen t ? Systems     years       Engineer ?  Equipment , Piping,  Instrumentation  and  Facilities Design   Engineer ?  Safety Design Engineer       

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The work performed while employed by M.W. Kellogg as a Systems Engineer was for a number of the manufacturing facilities, other industrial facilities, and facility components contained in the list of examples of facilities, equipment, machinery, systems, and other industrial components designed while employed in industrial operations and  design engineering , as listed on the  Engineering Design Page  in this website. See the  Engineering Design Page  for these lists.

   While employed at Pullman Kellogg as a Systems Engineer:

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                      

• Performed systems engineering and  safety design  for engineering design projects, including:

• development of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (Mechanical Flow Diagrams) 

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                      

• process and mechanical specification of machinery, vessels, tanks and other  equipment  for purchase, including  instrumentation and controls  ? specifying  materials of construction  ? assuring adherence to  codes and standards  ? including  safety design  features required by  human factors  considerations, including  safeguards  and  warnings

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                      

• design of piping systems

• design of  instrumentation and control systems

• specification of instrumentation and control system components for purchase 

• As the  safety  and environmental specialist for the systems engineering department: 

• designed  safety systems , including hazardous materials flares, foam fire protection systems and fire suppression systems, flare field safety systems, etc.

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                      

• designed  air pollution control systems , including 

     elevated vents, to  meet EPA regulations

1 1/2       Litwin  ? Senior Process Engineer ?  Equipment , Piping,  Instrumentation , and     years      Facilities Design  Engineer

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The work performed while employed by Litwin was for a number of the manufacturing facilities, other industrial facilities, and facility components contained in the list of examples of facilities, equipment, machinery, systems, and other industrial components designed while employed in industrial operations and  design engineering , as listed on the  Engineering Design Page  in this website. See the  Engineering Design Page  for these lists.

   While employed at Litwin:   Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                      

• Provided all aspects of process, mechanical and  safety design  on engineering design projects, including:

• development of process design, heat and material balances and Process Flow Diagrams

• development of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (Mechanical Flow Diagrams) 

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering              

• process and mechanical specification of machinery, vessels, tanks and other  equipment  for purchase,  including instrumentation and controls  ? specifying  materials of construction  ? assuring adherence to  codes and standards  ? with  safety design  features required by  human factors  considerations, including  safeguards  and  warnings

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering              

• design of piping systems

• design of  instrumentation and control systems

• specification of  instrumentation and control systems  for purchase 

• assisted detailed design, purchasing, project engineering and project management

• Provided the engineering for a new design of a plastics manufacturing facility for purpose of selling the design and construction (a "turn-key" project) on behalf of the client, including:

• Conducting extensive industrial operations , equipment operation ,  facility operation and design studies  of an  operating  plastics  manufacturing facility  to establish design parameters for use in the new design

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                 Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering         

• Doing the equipment, machinery, piping, instrumentation, controls, and  facility design  for the plastics manufacturing facility to be offered for sale

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering              

• Participating as the design engineering representative on the marketing team, presenting the design to potential purchasers

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3 years     M. W. Kellogg / Pullman Kellogg - second period of employmen t    ? Principal Systems Engineer ?  Equipment , Piping, Instrumentation and  Facilities Design  Engineer ?  Safety Design  Engineer 

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The work performed while employed by Pullman Kellogg as a Principal Systems Engineer was for a number of the manufacturing facilities, other industrial facilities, and facility components contained in the list of examples of facilities, equipment, machinery, systems, and other industrial components designed while employed in industrial operations and  design engineering , as listed on the  Engineering Design Page  in this website. See the  Engineering Design Page  for these lists.

   While employed at Pullman Kellogg as a Principal Systems Engineer:   Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• Performed process systems engineering and  safety design  for engineering design projects, including:

• development of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (Mechanical Flow Diagrams) 

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• process and mechanical specification of machinery, vessels, tanks and other  equipment  for purchase, including  instrumentation and controls  ? specifying  materials of construction

     ? assuring adherence to  codes and standards  ? including  safety design  features required  human factors  considerations, including  safeguards  and  warnings   Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• design of piping systems

• design of  instrumentation and control systems

• specification of instrumentation and control system system for purchase 

• Supervised and managed groups of engineers performing the process systems engineering and

safety design  for engineering design projects as described above in the employment description       for M. W. Kellogg /Pullman Kellogg Systems Engineer work. Click on  M. W. Kellogg  /                   Pullman Kellogg Systems Engineer  for Systems Engineer work  description.

• Assured the quality of the design performed by all engineers in the groups of engineers who were supervised and managed, including  assuring the quality of the safety design

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• Was the Engineering Representative onsite at a major operating industrial complex in a foreign country during the latter stages of  construction  of additions to the facilities, providing:

• c onstruction assistance , solutions for the engineering aspects of construction problems

• additional designs for  equipment  and systems to be added

• consultation on  industrial operations  and  equipment operations  for the operations staff.

This major complex consisted of  manufacturing facilities , and other industrial facilities ,  for the production, storage and distribution of chemical and plastics products; and, the production and distribution of utilities, including water, air and steam

• Lead a team of engineers conducting an extensive facility-wide  safety operations study  to   design additional  safety facilities  for a refinery, manufacturing facility, and other industrial   facilities, in a foreign country

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• Designed and conducted courses on the design of safety relief devices (safety relief valves, rupture discs and the like) and safety relief systems, including the piping, valves, and instrumentation of these systems

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• Supervised, managed and participated with  groups of engineers writing Design Manuals for equipment and machinery, piping, valves, and instrumentation to meet applicable  Codes and Standards , and also writing a Design Manual for Boiler Systems to meet the ASME Boiler  Code  and other applicable  Codes and Safety Standards

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5 1/2 years    Davy Powergas  / DM International / Davy McKee

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1 year     Davy Powergas  / DM International / Davy McKee  ? Senior Project Engineer ?  Safety Assurance Engineer 

The work performed while employed by Davy Powergas as a Senior Project Engineer was for a number of the manufacturing facilities, other industrial facilities, and facility components contained in the list of examples of facilities, equipment, machinery, systems, and other industrial components designed while employed in industrial operations and  design engineering , as listed on the  Engineering Design Page  in this website. See the  Engineering Design Page  for these lists. 

   While employed at Davy Powergas as a Senior Project Engineer:   Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• Performed and participated in  engineering design  and  safety design

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• Through hands-on technical review of the engineering design ? assured the technical quality 

     of the engineering design, including  materials of construction  and  instrumentation and controls      ?  assured the safety design , including that of the  equipment ,  facilities  and  instrumentation and controls  ? assured adherence to safety design requirements from  human factors  such a safeguards  and  warnings  ?  assured adherence to  codes and standards   Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• Directed the efforts of the engineering disciplines in their engineering design work

• Integrated the work of the engineering disciplines with the remainder of the project groups

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1 year      Davy Powergas  / DM International / Davy McKee  ? Supervising Project Engineer ?  Safety     Assurance  Engineer

The work performed while employed by Davy Powergas / DM International as the Supervising Project Engineer was for a number of the manufacturing facilities, other industrial facilities, and facility components contained in the list of examples of facilities, equipment, machinery, systems, and other industrial components designed while employed in industrial operations and  design engineering , as listed on the  Engineering Design Page  in this website. See the  Engineering Design Page  for these lists. 

   While employed at Davy Powergas as the Supervising Project Engineer:   Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• Performed and participated in  engineering design  and  safety design

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering                Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• Through formal technical reviews and approvals of the engineering design ? assured the technical   quality of the engineering design, including  materials of construction  and  instrumentation and controls  ?  assured the safety design  including that of the  equipment ,  facilities  and  instrumentation and controls  ? assured adherence to safety design requirements from  human factors  such as  safeguards  and  warnings  ?  assured adherence to  codes and standards

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• Assured the performance of Project Engineers and the Engineering Department in the design of manufacturing facilities and other industrial facilities

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1 year     Davy Powergas  / DM International / Davy McKee  ?  Manager of Equipment Engineering            Section ?  Safety Assurance  Engineer

The work performed while employed by DM International / Davy McKee as the Manager of Equipment Engineering was for a number of the manufacturing facilities, other industrial facilities, and facility components contained in the list of examples of facilities, equipment, machinery, systems, and other industrial components designed while employed in industrial operations and  design engineering , as listed on the  Engineering Design Page  in this website. See the  Engineering Design Page  for these lists. 

   While employed at Davy Powergas as the Manager of Equipment Engineering:   Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• Supervised,  managed and participated in the  engineering design  and  safety design  activities of the  Equipment Engineering  Section which designed, specified, and requisitioned pumps, compressors, turbines, furnaces,boilers, vessels, tanks, heat exchangers, heaters, and similar  machinery and equipment

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• As part of managing the Department ? assured the technical quality of the engineering design,including  materials of construction  ?  assured the safety design  including that of the  equipment  and its associated  instrumentation and controls  ? assured adherence to safety design requirements from  human factors  such as  safeguards  and  warnings  ? assured adherence to  codes and standards

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2 1/2      Davy Powergas  / DM International / Davy McKee  ? Project Manager and Project Engineering   years     Manager ?  Safety Assurance  Engineer

The work performed while employed by DM International / Davy McKee as a Project Manager and Project Engineering Manager was for a number of the manufacturing facilities, other industrial facilities, and facility components contained in the list of examples of facilities, equipment, machinery, systems, and other industrial components designed while employed in industrial operations and design engineering, as listed on the  Engineering Design Page  in this website. See the  Engineering Design Page  for these lists. 

   While employed at Davy Powergas as the Project Manager and Project Engineering Manager:   Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• Performed and participated in  engineering design  and  safety design

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• On projects where acting as Project Manager also: 

• provided the overall management of the project and the administration of the project contract  

• coordinated engineering, procurement and construction

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• assured the design quality, including ? assured the technical quality of the engineering design,   including  materials of construction  ? assured the safety design including that of the  equipment ,  facilities and  instrumentation and controls  ? assured adherence to  safety design  requirements from  human factors  such as  safeguards  and  warnings ?  assured adherence to  codes and standards

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• monitored and controlled schedule, cost and budget

• served as primary contact with the client's project representatives

• On projects where acting as Project Engineering Manager also: 

• provided the overall supervision of the engineering portions of the project .  

• coordinated engineering disciplines

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• assured the design quality, including ? assured the technical quality of the engineering design,   including  materials of construction  ? assured the safety design including that of the  equipment ,  facilities  and  instrumentation and controls  ? assured adherence to  safety design  requirements from  human factors  such as  safeguards  and  warnings ?  assured adherence to  codes and standards

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• monitored and controlled engineering schedule, cost and budget

• served as engineering representative for the client's project representatives

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E mployment after Start of Full-Time Forensic Practice, Summary  ? to present  ?  also covered throughout this website

30+        Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering  ? Senior Forensic Engineer ? Accident                years     Investigation and Reconstruction Engineer ? Safety Engineer

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James D. Madden, P.E. has been a forensic engineer full-time for over the last 30 years, doing the following:    Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• investigating, analyzing and reconstructing mechanical accidents and chemical accidents 

• analyzing the safety  of associated  equipment and facilities , utilizing Safety Design principles in the analysis

• utilizing  Human Factors  in the analysis and reconstruction of the accident

• determining the requirements for  Safeguards  and  Warnings  and the adherence to these requirements

• determining the applicable  Codes and Standards  and the adherence to the these Codes and Standards

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering              Accidents handled in the forensic engineering work include:    Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• accidents involving consumer products and industrial equipment, including safeguards and warnings issues 

• chemical and gas accidents, including containment and warnings issues 

• equipment and industrial fires and explosions, and hazardous combustion, including CO poisoning 

• accidents involving commercial, industrial and farm facilities and operations, and construction 

• traffic accidents, including highway design and roadway maintenance issues 

• building and property safety, including slips and falls, trips and falls and falls from heights 

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering              In handling the accident types listed above, consideration of the following is also included:    Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• human factors

• safety design requirements

• requirements for safeguards

• requirements for warnings

• adherence to codes and standards and recommended practices

  Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering              Typical activities involved with the forensic work include:    Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• consultation 

• site inspection and data collection 

• equipment inspection

• preliminary evaluation 

• calculations 

• testing and research

• engineering analysis of the accident

• engineering analysis of the involved equipment and facilities 

• accident reconstruction 

• verbal and written reports, and affidavits

• expert testimony in depositions, arbitrations and trials.

The forensic work makes regular use of many of the areas that were part of the work previous to the forensic work,

including industrial operations and design engineering experience with:   Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• industrial operations and equipment operation in manufacturing facilities

• construction assistance

• design of equipment and machinery with instrumentation and controls

• design for chemicals 

• materials of construction

• engineering design, safety design, requirements from human factors for safety, including: 

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• s ?  specifying safeguards, such as barrier guards, light curtains, dual operating buttons, safety controls, etc.

• s ?  specifying warnings

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• facility layout for safety 

• building and structure safety features

• codes and standards and recommended practices

• safety analysis, including safety analysis for the safety assurance of the designs of other engineers

The forensic work also uses other areas that were part of the design engineering work previous to the forensic work:   Madden Accident Analysis and Forensic Engineering             

• design of equipment and facilities for the use of fire 

• design of equipment and facilities for the suppression of fire 

• design of furnaces and boilers and furnace and boiler systems, including the instrumentation and control systems

• design of drainage systems, including drainage from pavement and off-pavement, and drainage through sewers, ditches and flumes 

For more information about J. D. Madden, P.E.'s qualifications and forensic work go to  Qualifications Page  and  Specialties Work Page . For more information about the services of Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering go to the  Scope of Services Page .

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Madden Accident Analysis &   Forensic Engineering

Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering 1700 West Market Street, Suite 318, Akron, Ohio 44313, or 8803 Brecksville Road, Suite 7-216, Cleveland, Ohio 44141 phone: 440-838-1191 or 440-832-9540, fax: 440-838-1192 email address: [email protected]

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Copyright 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 by Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering and James D. Madden, P.E., aka James Madden and Jim Madden . All rights reserved. This website contains photographs which are licensed with restrictions that prohibit downloading, reproduction, re-publication or re-transmission. Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering, through its Senior Forensic Engineer, James D. Madden, P.E., a licensed professional engineer, has performed Accident Investigations, Engineering Analyses and Accident Reconstructions routinely for accidents, incidents and cases located in  Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New York , in the technical areas which are noted in this website, as well as providing expert reports and testifying in court proceedings in these states in the capacity of an  Expert Witness , including depositions, arbitrations and/or trials, with  Forensic Engineering work also performed in, and/or for cases in, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, Vermont, Kansas  and Utah, with testimony in court in Kansas.  Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering, through its Senior Forensic Engineer, James D. Madden, P.E., a licensed professional engineer, has performed Accident Investigations, Engineering Analyses and Accident Reconstructions for accidents, incidents and cases in the metropolitan areas of Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Toledo, Warren, Youngstown, Mansfield, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Lima, Findlay, Marietta and Steubenville, as well elsewhere throughout Ohio, and the metropolitan areas of Pittsburgh and Erie, as well as elsewhere throughout western and central Pennsylvania, and the metropolitan areas of Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Flint and Port Huron, as well as elsewhere in southern Michigan, and the metropolitan areas of Buffalo and Syracuse, as well as elsewhere in western and central New York state. In many of these areas James D. Madden, P.E. has provided expert reports and testified in the capacity of an  Expert Witness  in court proceedings, including depositions, arbitrations and/or trials .   Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering, through its Senior Forensic Engineer James D. Madden, P.E., is available for Accident Investigations, Engineering Analyses, Accident Reconstructions, and testimony in deposition, arbitration and trial, for  cases  located throughout North America.