Qualifications & Experience of Senior Forensic Engineer
James D. Madden, P.E.
- over 40 years of engineering experience since Engineering degrees
- last 26 years of engineering practice has been in forensic engineering
- the 15 years of engineering practice before the start of the forensic practice was in engineering design and construction assistance
- initial 2 years of engineering practice was in industrial operations, with continuing intermittent contact with industrial operations after the initial 2 years
- 2 engineering degrees, Bachelors and Masters, with minors
in chemistry and normal psychology
- Professional Engineers license (P.E.) by examination
- Diplomate Forensic Engineer designee by the National
Academy of Forensic Engineers
- 7 courses (8 weeks) in Northwestern University Traffic Institute's
Traffic Accident Investigation and Reconstruction program
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) courses on
fire and explosion
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) seminars on traffic
accidents and product liability
- additional college credit technical courses and continuing education technical courses and seminars
- as a forensic engineer, has prepared over 600 written reports
and over 60 affidavits
- as a forensic engineer, has testified in over 90 depositions and
over 75 trials, in local, state and federal courts
