Index
Employment History of Senior
Forensic Engineer and
Accident Reconstructionist
James D. Madden, P.E.
Madden Accident Analysis
& Forensic Engineering
440-838-0640, 440-832-9540
Forensic Engineering
 Scientific
Accident Reconstruction
 Over 30 Years Investigating, Analyzing,
 Reconstructing and Testifying about Accidents and Incidents
 Free Initial Phone Consultation
Fixed Fee Preliminary Accident Evaluation Available
James D. Madden, P.E, is our Senior Forensic Engineer, Accident Reconstructionist and Engineering Expert Witness.
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In this role, he has devoted his career for over the last 30 years to performing Forensic Engineering and Scientific Accident Reconstruction for both civil and criminal cases, for both plaintiffs and defendants.
He has: 
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  ● completed over 1100 cases
  ● written over 700 reports  
  ● written over 70 affidavits
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  and testified in:
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 ● over 100 depositions, and 
 ● over 90 trials  
JamesMaddenExpertWitness.com
Forensic Specialties
that Senior Forensic Engineer and Accident Reconstructionist 
James D. Madden, P.E. works in:
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Traffic Accidents
Premises Accidents
Workplace Accidents
Equipment & Machinery
Equipment Fires & Explosions
Hazardous Combustion
& CO Poisoning
Consumer Products
Chemicals & Materials
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and basic specialties used 
with the Specialties above:
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Human Factors
Safety Design & Hierarchy
Machine Guards, Safeguards
Warnings, Failure to Warn
Codes & Standards


Consultation Before Starting a Case
Consultation with Senior Forensic Engineer and Accident Reconstructionist James D. Madden, P.E. is available for the client at all times during the work before, during, and after the investigation, engineering analysis, reconstruction, report, and any other work on the case.
Consultation with James D. Madden, P.E., a licensed Professional Engineer, Forensic Engineer, Accident Reconstructionist, and Consulting and Testifying Expert Witness, is available before starting a case. We invite you to consult with us. There is no charge for an initial phone consultation. Call us at your convenience, or if you prefer we can schedule the consultation in advance, at a time that suits you.
Consultation During the Work
Examples of Our Typical Work Activities and Products when Warranted by the Case
● inspection of the accident site, such as a roadway, outdoor facilities, building or industrial facilities

● inspection of the involved equipment, in post-accident condition, including in damaged condition (such as crashed vehicles or equipment, damaged or undamaged)

● inspection of the involved equipment during operation, when it is available for operation (such as industrial equipment)

● photography and/or video of the accident site and the involved equipment

● testing accident items and exemplar items (such as exemplar consumer products, exemplar vehicles)
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● interviewing witnesses (often during the inspection of the accident site, product and/or equipment)
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● review and study of case documents, evidence and applicable codes, standards, regulations, industrial standards, recommended practices, etc.
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● performing engineering analysis and/or accident reconstruction, including preparing drawings, calculations, graphical analyses, computer analyses, etc. as required to analyze and/or reconstruct the accident, and to present the engineering analysis and reconstruction
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● providing written reports and affidavits, and exhibits for reports and/or testimony 
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● coordinating and interfacing with others while they are preparing specialized exhibits such as video animations and videos of demonstrations
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● testimony in deposition, trial, hearing and arbitration
Presentation of the Results of Our Work

We typically present the results of our work in one or more of the following forms, depending on the circumstances of the case:
● verbal reports, by telephone, zoom or in face-to-face conferences, which may include exhibits of work to date 

● written reports and affidavits, which may include exhibits, such as photographs, drawings, graphs and/or tables

● deposition testimony, including video deposition, in person or remotely

● trial testimony and arbitration testimony, in person or by video, which may include exhibits, such as  photographs, videos, graphs, tables and/or drawings, etc.

We are also open to suggestions from clients for other forms of presentation of the results of our work.

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Geographic Area of Work, Nationwide
For more than 30 years MAAFE has regularly worked on accidents which occurred in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York and nearby, including inspections of accident sites, equipment, and facilities, with reports and testimony. During these more than 30 years we have also worked on accidents which occurred in other states, and on equipment and facilities located in other states, with inspections of accident sites, equipment and facilities from Kansas
Fee Schedule
Contact us by phone, fax, mail or email for a copy of the Fee Schedule for charges for engineering and consulting services, and testimony. 
Contact information
Contact information, including mailing address, phone, fax and email address is listed below. Also for the same contact information on a downloadable pdf, tap/press the "Contact Information" button in the list in "Data in Downloadable pdfs" further below. 
Curriculum Vitae/Resume'
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More Details about James D. Madden, P.E.'s Work in Forensic Specialties
He does work in the following forensic specialties:
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● consumer products, mechanical and combustion devices and chemical products used by consumers
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● industrial, commercial and other workplace equipment and machinery
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● workplace - industrial, commercial, drilling, mining, construction etc., equipment, operations and facilities
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● premises, building and property accidents, including slips, trips and falls, falls through supports, falls from heights, including issues of safeguards and personal protection
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● traffic accidents, traffic crashes, motor vehicle accidents, including roadway design, maintenance and condition
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● chemicals, gases and materials, both in industrial and commercial use, and by consumers, including concrete
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● equipment and industrial fires and explosions
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● hazardous combustion, including causing fires and causing carbon monoxide poisoning
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He also works in the following basic specialties, as part of the work with the specialties listed above:
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● human factors
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● safety design
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● safeguarding, guards
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● warnings
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● codes, standards and recommended practices.
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For more information about the qualifications of James D. Madden, P.E. for work in the forensic specialties listed above go to the "Forensic Specialties" page in this website.

These Forensic Specialties are also discussed in more detail in MaddenForensicEngineering.com, 
 
and Traffic Accidents are also discussed in more detail in MaddenAccidentReconstruction.com.  
Contact Information
1700 West Market Street, Ste 318
Akron, Ohio 44313 (preferred address)
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8803 Brecksville Road, Ste 7216
Cleveland, Ohio 44141 (contact
us by phone or email before using this address)

phone: 440-838-0640 (main),

            440-832-9540 (alternate)

     fax: 440-838-1192
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email: info@maddenforensicengineering.com
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maafe.com,
maddenfe.com
maddenforensicengineering.com
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maddenar.com
maddenaccidentreconstruction.com
and Utah to Vermont and North Carolina, with reports and/or testimony for these accidents, from Kansas to Connecticut. 


Employers and Positions of James D. Madden, P.E. in chronological order, first to current 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
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1-1/2 years Litwin Company
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● 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
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5 -1/2 years Davy Powergas / DM International / Davy McKee
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● 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 
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For over the last 30 years - Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering -  current position
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● 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
Work Performed while in Employment between Receipt of the Master's Degree and the Start of Forensic Engineering Practice  
The Design Engineering page in this website contains examples of facilities, equipment, machinery, systems, and other industrial components designed while employed in industrial operations and design engineering at the employers discussed on this page. See the Design Engineering page for details. 
 
The work performed while working in industrial operations and engineering design included:  
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● working in industrial operations, in a manufacturing facility full-time for 1-1/2 years, and intermittently, on occasion, over 15-1/2 years, with participation in industrial operations, including familiarization and use of safeguards and warnings under real world conditions
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● conducting equipment operation studies at various times while working in manufacturing facilities and in design engineering
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● 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

● specifying facility layouts

● specifying building and structure requirements and safety related details

● designing instrumentation and control systems for equipment and facilities

● designing signage, including warnings 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

● designing 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

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

● 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
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● 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
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● 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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● performing safety design, as a routine, integral part of the design of all industrial and manufacturing equipment and facilities, and also for:
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   ■  Pressure relief systems for numerous industrial and manufacturing facilities ​ 
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   ■   Gas and liquid burning flare stacks for numerous industrial and manufacturing facilities ​ 
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   ■  Fire suppressant systems, including water, inert gas and foam systems for several facilities 
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● making use of industry, technical society and governmental codes, standards and recommended practices extensively during design of industrial and manufacturing facilities, piping, valving, instrumentation, equipment and machinery 
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● advising and instructing others, particularly assigned engineers, in the proper use of the applicable industry, technical society and governmental codes, standards and recommended practices in their designs
Details of Employment between receipt of Master's Degree and Start of Full-Time Forensic Practice  
The work performed while employed with Monsanto Company was utilized in facilities associated with an industrial manufacturing facility, which manufactured a plastics precursor, acrylonitrile, in fluidized bed reactors, and generated steam in waste-heat boilers.

While employed at Monsanto Company:  
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● Provided technical assistance for the industrial operations
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● Participated in industrial operations, including familiarization with machine guards, safeguards and warnings 
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● Conducted equipment operation 
studies 
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● Designed and assisted installation of equipment and facility improvements, including instrumentation, 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 applicable Codes and Standards
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● Participated in the commissioning (i.e. construction assistance as the construction was completed) with particular emphasis on assuring that the correct materials of construction had been installed in the facilities
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● Participated in the start-up (initial operation) of the newest of these manufacturing facilities
1-1/2 years - Monsanto Company 
▪ Process Engineer ▪ Equipment , Piping, Instrumentation, and Facilities Design Engineer  
3 years - Union Carbide Corporation ▪ Process Engineer 
▪ Project Engineer ▪ Equipment, Piping, Instrumentation and Facilities Design Engineer

The work performed while employed by Union Carbide Corporation was utilized in a high density polyethylene 
manufacturing facility in operation, and  other facilities in pre-construction design, all of which included plastics manufacturing and processing 
machinery and equipment.​ 
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While employed at Union Carbide Corporation:  
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● 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) 

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

    ■ design of piping systems

    ■ design of instrumentation and controls, control panels and annunciators

    ■ 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

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

    ■ 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

● 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 escaped plastic product waste and chemicals, with equipment and facilities including:

    ■ trenching and flumes

    ■ gravity and pressure sewers

    ■ skimmers and recovery equipment
5-1/2 years - M. W. Kellogg/Pullman Kellogg - in 2 employment periods 
▪ Systems Engineer 
▪ Principal Systems Engineer 
▪ Equipment , Piping,
Instrumentation and Facilities
Design Engineer 
▪ Safety Design Engineer 
The work performed while employed by M.W. Kellogg as a Systems Engineer and a Principal Systems Engineer was utilized in the design of a number of facilities, and parts of facilities, for producing industrial and commercial materials, utilities, or for serving safety or environmental purposes.
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While employed at Pullman Kellogg as a Systems Engineer:
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● Performed systems engineering and safety design for engineering design projects, including:

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

    ■ 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
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    ■ 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: 
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    ■ designed safety systems, including hazardous materials flares, foam fire protection systems and fire suppression systems, flare field safety systems, etc.
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    ■ designed air pollution control systems, including elevated vents, to meet EPA regulations
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1-1/2 years - Litwin Company 
▪ Senior Process Engineer 
▪ Equipment, Piping, Instrumentation, and Facilities Design Engineer 
While employed at Pullman Kellogg as a Principal Systems Engineer:

● Performed all the work performed as a Systems Engineer

● Supervised and managed groups of engineers performing the process systems engineering and safety design for engineering design projects as described above for the Systems Engineer's work. 

● 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

● 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:
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    ■ construction assistance, solutions for the engineering aspects of construction problems

    ■ additional designs for equipment and systems to be added with "field design"  
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    ■ consultation on industrial operations and equipment operations for the operations staff  

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

5-1/2 years - Davy Powergas /
DM International / Davy McKee 
▪ Senior Project Engineer 
▪ Supervising Project Engineer 
▪ Manager of Equipment Engineering Section 
▪ Project Manager and Project Engineering Manager 
▪ Safety Assurance Engineer 
The work performed while employed by Davy Powergas / DM International / Davy McKee was utilized in the design of a number of manufacturing facilities for producing industrial and commercial materials.
While employed at Davy Powergas as a Senior Project Engineer 
(1 year):

● Performed and participated in engineering design and safety design
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● 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
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● Directed the efforts of the engineering disciplines in their engineering design work
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● Integrated the work of the engineering disciplines with the remainder of the project groups
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While employed at Davy Powergas as the Supervising Project Engineer (1 year):

● Performed and participated in engineering design and safety design and continued the other work listed for the Senior Project Engineer

● Through formal technical reviews and approvals of the engineering design expanded the reviews of the engineering designs and safety assurances described for the Senior Project Engineer
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● Assured the performance of Project Engineers and the Engineering Department in the design of manufacturing facilities and other industrial facilities

While employed at DM International as the Manager of the Equipment Engineering Section (1 year):

​● 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
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● 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

While employed at DM International as a Project Manager and Project Engineering Manager (2-1/2 years):

● Performed and participated in engineering design and safety design

● assured the design quality as described for the Senior Project Engineer and Supervising Project Engineer

● 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

    ■ monitored and controlled schedule, cost and budget
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    ■ 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

    ■ served the other functions of the Project Manager as they pertained to the Engineering portion of the projects​

 Employment after Start of Full-Time Forensic Practice

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

The work performed for Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering is covered in:
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● This website - jamesmaddenexpertwitness.com, covering J.D. Madden's Qualifications and Experience and some of his work in Forensic Specialties

● maddenforensicengineering.com, including detailed coverage of all Forensic Specialties


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● maddenaccidentreconstruction.com, concentrating on Traffic Accidents/Crashes and Scientific Accident Reconstruction





The work performed while employed by Litwin Company was utilized in the design of a number of manufacturing facilities for producing industrial and commercial materials.​ 

While employed at Litwin:
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● Provided all aspects of process, mechanical and safety design on engineering design projects, including:
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    ■ development of process design, heat and material balances and Process Flow Diagrams
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    ■ development of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (Mechanical Flow Diagrams)
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    ■ 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
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    ■ design of piping systems
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    ■ design of instrumentation and control systems
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    ■ specification of instrumentation and control system components for purchase

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