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Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering, University of Missouri

35+ years experience in agricultural/horticultural engineering as consultant, university professor, and manager of an engineering department in industry. Experience with a wide variety of agricultural equipment, lawn/garden equipment, and grounds maintenance equipment. Experience has included design, engineering management, teaching, research, extension, and forensic consulting.

Expert witness and consulting experience in agricultural/horticultural engineering. Cases have dealt with personal injury, wrongful death, product safety, product performance, patents, and advertising claims involving agricultural equipment, lawn/garden equipment, grounds maintenance equipment, granular application, and forestry safety.

Has been qualified and has testified in federal and state courts.

Associate Professor/Professor Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University (1983-present)

Manager of mechanical research and development department for lawn products company (1974-1983)

Assistant/Associate Professor of Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas (1969-1974)

Has taught all levels of Agricultural Machine Design including graduate level. Has also taught Agricultural Chemical Application, Farm Equipment Dealership Management and Farm Machinery.

Research in agricultural field equipment (cotton, sugarcane, soybeans, hay, etc.); horticultural equipment (vegetables, turfgrass, nursery crops, grounds maintenance, lawn/garden); application equipment (strong experience in granular application technology), and cultural practices (agronomic and horticultural crops).

Has published more than 100 refereed journal articles and several hundred other papers and extension articles.

Member of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (has chaired several technical committees) and American Society for Horticultural Science.

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