Qualifications and Experience

• Mr. Lewis earned his BS in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, and his MS in Materials Science at the University of Florida, Gainesville. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (Lic. No. 39552) in the state of Florida.

• 28 Years experience in Materials Engineering and Failure Analysis

• 10 Years industrial experience as in-house Materials Consultant in Home Office Engineering Departments in Petro-chemical and Chemical industries; conducted materials performance research at marine laboratory operated by Primary Metals Company.

• Since 1984, has been a consultant to industry, government agencies and the legal profession conducting failure analysis and testing of a broad range of materials, consumer and commercial products and structures.

Richard O. Lewis

• Qualified as an expert, Mr. Lewis has testified over 12 times during the past 15 years in federal, state and circuit courts in the fields of materials failure analysis, material properties and performance, corrosion performance and corrosion control, and interpretation of codes and standards.

• Mr. Lewis is a technical presenter and author, and is a technical society member of the American Society for Metals (ASM), the Metallurgical Society (AIME), National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), the Wire Association International, and the American Welding Society (AWS).