About CLEAR Consulting

Expert Opinions That Have Withstood Daubert Scrutiny in High-Stakes Product Litigation

CLEAR Consulting applies more than 30 years of OEM product development, testing, validation, manufacturing, and engineering leadership experience to product liability litigation, safety investigations, and product- development challenges.

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Daubert scrutiny passed — CLEAR Consulting mechanical engineering expert witness

EXPERIENCE ACROSS LEADING ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTS

Credentials & Background

Real Product Development Authority — Not Just Litigation Review

CLEAR's opinions are informed by firsthand experience with the engineering decisions, testing programs, and safety considerations that shape real products.

30+

Years Mechanical Engineering Experience

OEM product development, Fortune 100 background

Years Managing Validation Laboratories

Design Validation, Product Safety, Failure Analysis, Standards Compliance

F100

Fortune 100 Engineering Management Background

Engineering leadership at major OEM organizations

✓

Daubert-Tested Opinions

Expert-admissibility challenge withstood in litigation

ANSI / OPEI / SAE / ASABE

Standards Experience

APPLIED IN PRACTICE

Patent

Inventor — Product Development & Design

Hands-on engineering design and innovation background

What Makes CLEAR Different

Built Before the Lawsuit

CLEAR’s analysis is grounded in the same real-world product decisions that become disputed in litigation: design tradeoffs, testing adequacy, safety systems, standards compliance, manufacturability, warnings, and foreseeable use.

Developed Products

Real OEM product-development and design approval experience across mechanical systems, safety systems, steel, plastic, hydraulics, and operator controls.

Tested Experience

Validation lab leadership across ROPS, safety systems, FEA, strain-gage life prediction, cycle testing, dyno testing, environmental testing, and field testing programs.

Documented Evidence

Findings organized through inspection notes, measurements, photographs, reports, and exhibits — so the engineering evidence stays clear as the matter develops.

Explained Clearly

Technical issues translated into opinions, visuals, demonstrations, and testimony support that help legal teams understand what the engineering evidence supports.

30 years of mechanical engineering experience — CLEAR Consulting OEM product development

For Serious Legal Teams & Companies

Additional Qualifications Available Upon Request

Detailed CV, testimony history, case experience, and representative matter background can be provided upon request where appropriate.

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CLEAR accepts inquiries from plaintiff and defense counsel, insurers, and product companies