Experience Synopsis
Background encompasses over 40 years of diversified design engineering and consulting experience. Has been in responsible charge of significant engineering work in such diverse project areas as chemical processing machinery, material handling equipment, paper roll systems, and predominantly, machine tools. Provides consulting services to attorneys and the insurance industry in products liability cases, slip and trip fall incidents, vehicular accident reconstruction, and other personal injury cases, as well as damage assessment to high technology equipment.
Fields of Expertise
Accident Investigation/Reconstruction, Machinery Appraisals, Machine Guarding,
Safety Standards/Regulation,
Product Safety Evaluation, Building Codes,
Ladders and Scaffolds, Slip/Trip and Falls
Employment Experience
1988-Present MTC Forensics, Portland, ME
03/88-Present Director, Forensic Engrs. & Technologists, Norwood, MA
01/82-06/94 Director, Orlowski & Associates, Norwood, MA
01/79-01/82 Manager, Applications Engineering, Nichols DeHoff Division Cranston, RI
12/77-12/78 Chief Engineer, Nichols Machine Tool Group, W. H. Nichols Co. Waltham, MA
02/77-12/77 Project Engineer, Lenox Machine Co., Inc. Lenox, MA
12/72-02/77 Project Engineer, V & O Press Co., Inc. Hudson, NY
07/72-12/72 Project Engineer, W. B. McGuire Inc. Hudson, NY
02/63-06/72 Chief Product Engineer, Gifford Wood Co., Inc. Hudosn, NY
08/60-02/63 Detail/Design Draftsman, V & O Press Co., Inc., Hudson, NY
Allstates Design Co., Colonie, NY
Northern Industrial Services Colonie, NY
Typical Design Engineering Projects
Engineered a 500-ton capacity, 30-foot stroke swaying machine for a United States Government Arsenal;
designed and developed an ultra high-speed mechanical punch press;
spearheaded the standardization of a milling machine anti-tie down, two hand machine start,
with anti-repeat cycle, in the interests of operator safety.
Principal Publications
Co-authored "Engineering Aspects of Guarding of Machinery and Equipment," for Release 39 of
PRODUCTS LIABILITY, edited by Frumer and Friedman, published by Matthew Bender,
New York, NY. This publication was updated by Mr. Orlowski in 1994 for inclusion in Release 66 of PRODUCTS LIABILITY.
Mr. Orlowski is also a contributing author to Forensic Accident Investigation,
edited by Dr. Thomas L. Bohan and Dr. Arthur Damask, published by the Michie Butterworth Company in 1995. Mr. Orlowski authored
Chapter 5, entitled The Effects of Payload on Large Truck Rollover. He also authored the 2001 Cumulative
Supplement Volume I to Chapter 5, which addresses the issue of SUV rollover threshold. Submitted materials for inclusion in
The Comprehensive Forensic Services Manual by Steven Babitsky, JD, et al, published by SEAK, Inc., in 2000. Contributed to Cross
Examination: The Comprehensive Guide for Experts by Steven Babitsky, JD, et al, published by SEAK, Inc., in 2003
Professional Licenses
Registered Professional Engineer in Massachusetts, License #29341
Registered Professional Engineer in New York State, License #55671
Registered Professional Engineer in Maine, License #6208
Professional Certification
Board Certified Safety Professional in Engineering Aspects. Certification #9231
Board Certified Forensic Examiner, Certification #3784
Professional Affiliations
Executive Committee Member of the Power Press, Forging and Metal Fabricating Section of the National Safety Council
Diplomate: American College of Forensic Examiners
Member of the ASTM F-13 Committee on Safety and Traction for Footwear
Member of the American Society of Safety Engineers
Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers
Education
Short courses and seminars including, but not limited to, vehicle dynamics for passenger cars and light trucks,
air bag sensor design, vehicular accident reconstruction, fluidic circuitry design and machinery safeguarding
Consulting Experience Summary
Accident Investigations including, but not limited to:
Slip/Trip and Fall Cases, including static coefficient of friction measurements where
necessary, and determination of conformance to building codes, Scaffolds, Ladders, Vehicular
Accident Reconstruction, Mechanical Punch Presses, Milling Machines, Woodworking Machinery,
Printing Machinery, Exercise Machines, Bicycles, Garden Equipment, Wallpaper Steamers,
Construction Incidents, Electric Stove Accidents, Dumbwaiters, Pallet Trucks,
Fork Lift Trucks.
Damage Assessment (damage due to fire, water and/or shipment) including, but not limited to:
Textile Machinery, Offset Printing Presses, Food Processing Machinery, Chemical Processing Machinery,
Photocopying Machines, Conveying Equipment, EDM Machines, Metrology Instrumentation, Robots,
Tablet Making Machinery.
Failure Analysis including, but not limited to:
Refuse Trucks, Oil Tankers, Heat Exchangers, Structural Shelves, Relief Valves,
Construction Vehicles, Elevating Lifts, Air Conditioners, Injection Molding Machinery,
Bottled Gas Containers.
Mechanical Engineering Design including, but not limited to:
Intricate positioning mechanisms utilizing ballscrews and piezoelectric crystals,
laser film plotting and scanning equipment, a desiccation chamber,
created a quality assurance program in conformance to FDA regulations for a manufacturer of
medical products, the "safe load" certification of lifting devices.
Expert Witness Testimony
Has testified in U. S. District Courts in Boston, MA, Springfield, MA, New York, NY, Central Islip, NY, Concord, NH
and Portland ME. He has also testified in various Superior and District Courts in Massachusetts, New York, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
and Connecticut.
Testimony has been in diverse areas such as: motor vehicle negligence; tire tread imprints left at the scene of an abduction in a high
profile murder trial; a mechanical power press accident; the structural failure
of an aerial lift; a glass blowing lathe explosion; wood working saw injuries; and fall down accidents
