Meet Our People
Meet the experts behind Brillouin. Our team brings together decades of experience in scientific and technical disciplines to solve complex problems.
Yousef Bagdadi
Manager
San Francisco, California
Yousef brings over seven years of experience in mechanical design, automation simulation, and large-scale construction engineering. He holds a Master of Engineering in Materials Science from UC Berkeley. His diverse background spans from designing automotive robotic workstations to developing sustainable HVAC and façade solutions for major international infrastructure. Yousef specializes in full product lifecycle development using SolidWorks, FEA, and ANSYS Fluent. He also has extensive R&D experience in additive manufacturing optimization, temperature-adaptive coatings, and the creation of custom testing environments.
Mike Baker
G.C., Principal
Roseville, California
Mike has over 20 years of experience in the construction industry. He specializes in Building Sciences, Construction Defect, General Contractors, Premises Liability, and Professional Liability. He performs forensic inspections, code analysis, develops scopes of repair and cost estimates, and presents in expert meetings.
Andrew Basilio
Ph.D., Senior Manager
Orange County, California
Andrew is a consultant specializing in biomechanical engineering and vehicle accident reconstruction. He earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University, focusing on traumatic brain injury from vehicle-pedestrian collisions. His expertise includes injury biomechanics, accident reconstruction, and computational modeling.
Adam Bovie
P.E., IAAI-FIT, Principal
Orange County, California
Adam is a Professional Engineer (P.E.) and IAAI Fire Investigation Technician with extensive experience in engineering consulting and fire investigation. He brings strong leadership and technical expertise to complex engineering projects and investigations.
Timothy Chevalier
Ph.D., Senior Manager
Boston, Massachusetts
Tim is a consultant and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in engineering, AI, and technology innovation. He specializes in solving complex technical challenges across consumer electronics, healthcare, energy, and defense sectors. His expertise spans electromagnetics, plasma physics, signal processing, and autonomous systems, with extensive experience in scientific computing, numerical modeling, and machine learning applications.
Robert Clayton
G.C., Senior Consultant
Orange County, California
Robert has over 35+ years of construction industry experience and over 6+ years of forensic construction experience. He specializes in Building Sciences, Construction Defect, General Contractors, Premises Liability, and Professional Liability. His expertise includes construction litigation, contract disputes, building code compliance, and insurance claims.
Jessica Crosby
P.E., Managing Engineer
Detroit, Michigan
Jessica is an Electrical Engineer specializing in automotive and electrical investigations with a decade of industry experience. As a founding member of the On Board Diagnostics team at Stellantis, she performs root cause analysis of electrical systems, control module defects, and software validation. She has extensive fire investigation experience in residential, commercial, and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), with expertise in Lithium Ion Battery failures and component failure analysis.
Gerald J. Delaune
REWC, RRC, RRO, Level II CIT, CSI, Senior Manager
Grapevine, Texas
Gerald has assessed thousands of commercial and residential structures across North America, the Bahamas, and Puerto Rico. He performs forensic investigations of building envelope components and has provided restoration design, construction document peer reviews, and litigation support for construction deficiencies across the U.S., Canada, and the Bahamas.
Patrick Gaasch
G.C., Senior Consultant
Boise, Idaho
Patrick has extensive experience in construction since the age of thirteen, serving in roles from laborer to project director. His expertise spans educational, multi-family residential, healthcare, performing arts, pharmaceuticals, vivarium, hospitality, military, and commercial projects. He specializes in forensic inspections, code analysis, developing scopes of repair and cost estimates, and analyzing construction defect claims.
Jessica Isaacs
Ph.D., P.E., Senior Managing Engineer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jessica is a Biomechanical Engineer and licensed Professional Engineer with nearly 20 years of experience spanning biomechanics, mechanical engineering, and automotive safety. She specializes in occupant kinematics, injury biomechanics, and product safety. Her extensive background includes designing and conducting crash testing, sled testing, and helmet performance analysis.
Garrett Johnson
Consultant
Ventura County, California
Garrett is a transportation and trucking safety expert with more than 30 years of experience in the commercial trucking industry, including 12 years in senior safety and compliance leadership roles following one million plus accident-free miles driven throughout 18 states.
Stephen Lysinger
G.C., Consultant
Portland, Oregon
Stephen has 40+ years of experience in California and Oregon, primarily in high-end residential and commercial construction projects. He specializes in forensic inspections, code analysis, developing scopes of repair and cost estimates, and analyzing construction defect claims. His extensive background includes owning construction companies and managing complex projects with budgets exceeding $5,000,000.
Samuel Masters
Ph.D., Senior Manager
Scottsdale, Arizona
Dr. Masters has more than 15 years of biomechanics research experience and 5+ years in forensic biomechanics. He specializes in musculoskeletal modeling, human motion analysis, injury risk evaluation, wearable technology validation, 3D motion capture, human subjects testing, product design evaluation, and physics-based AI/ML methods. His work supports legal and industry clients evaluating real-world human-product interactions across military, consumer products, automotive, virtual reality, medical devices, software, and artificial intelligence applications.
Massimo Mitolo
Ph.D., P.E., CFEI, Senior Manager
Orange County, California
Dr. Mitolo is an internationally recognized expert in electrical safety engineering, power systems analysis, and electrical accident reconstruction with 40 years of experience. He is a Fellow of IEEE and IET, Knight in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, and has authored over 200 papers and multiple books on electrical safety. His expertise includes low-voltage systems, grounding and bonding, renewable energy safety, and expert witness testimony.
John Monnich
Human Resources Consultant
Los Angeles, California
Served as Brillouin’s first HR lead, establishing foundational HR infrastructure, policies, and compliance procedures. Partnered with legal counsel to finalize the company’s employee handbook and advise leadership on employment laws. Certified through the Evidence Management Institute and E-Verify, he specializes in procedural integrity, compliance, and employment eligibility verification.
Jeff Morser
BS, CPE, Senior Manager
Grapevine, Texas
Jeff has a broad background, with a great deal of experience in residential and commercial construction (trades and management). Jeff’s history of progressively increasing responsibility provides the ability to see issues from many perspectives, anticipating problems and looking for best value solutions. Adept at analysis and critical thinking, Jeff is an assest to the team.
Steven Murray
Ph.D., P.E., Managing Principal
San Francisco, California
Dr. Murray is an experienced consultant in the areas of Electrical, Mechanical, and Materials Engineering. He has deep experience in large-scale industrial failures as well as analysis of safety issues and design of consumer electronics and consumer products. Dr. Murray's diverse education and experience enable him to engage in large, multidisciplinary engineering issues to find the answers that clients need to know.
Gregory Myre
Senior Manager
Roseville, California
Gregory specializes in Architecture, Building Sciences, Construction Defect, and Premises Liability. He conducts forensic investigations of construction defects to identify deficiencies in the design, construction, or maintenance of buildings and structures. He has expertise in real estate asset management and development.
Joost Op 't Eynde
Ph.D., Senior Associate
Orange County, California
Dr. Joost Op 't Eynde is a biomedical engineer specializing in biomechanical injury analysis, body armor, helmet systems, and spine/blast injury biomechanics. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. from Duke University, with extensive research in injury risk, protective equipment, and experimental biomechanics.
Eric Pai
P.E., S.E., Senior Engineer
San Francisco, California
Eric is a Professional Engineer (P.E.) and Structural Engineer (S.E.) with extensive experience in structural engineering and forensic consulting. He specializes in structural analysis, building design, and construction-related investigations.
Daniel Palac
Ph.D., Senior Manager
Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Daniel Palac is an expert in human factors, specializing in human performance, accident investigation, product safety, and warning system effectiveness. He has extensive experience with regulatory compliance, cognitive and physical activity research, and advanced data analysis. Dr. Palac holds degrees in psychology and kinesiology from UIUC and has presented findings to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Appaji Panchangam
Ph.D., P.Eng., ACTAR, Principal
San Francisco, California
Dr. Panchangam is a Biomechanical Engineer with over 16 years of forensic engineering experience. He specializes in injury causation biomechanics, human gait and balance, slips/trips and falls, vehicle accident reconstruction, occupant motion, and product and premises liability. Additionally, Dr. Panchangam is an ACTAR-accredited Traffic Accident Reconstructionist and has significant academic and industry experience in high-power laser optics.
Thomas Parco
R.A., NCARB, Senior Architect
Orange County, California
Thomas is a Registered Architect specializing in Architecture, Building Sciences, Coefficient/Slip Testing, Construction Defect, Playground Safety, Pool Safety, Premises Liability, and Professional Liability. He has substantial deposition and trial experience.
Jessica Piper
Ph.D., P.E., Senior Consultant
Roseville, California
Dr. Jessica Piper is an expert in product safety standards, data science, and technical consulting. She combines deep knowledge of electrical codes, battery systems, and laser safety with advanced skills in Python, SQL, and statistical analysis. Her experience spans optics, nanophotonics, semiconductor devices, and analog circuit design, supporting projects from LED IP litigation to large-scale electrical investigations.
Tom Pritzkau
G.C., Principal
Grapevine, Texas
Tom has over 35 years of experience in commercial and residential construction, managing project budgets up to $70 million. For the past 5 years as a construction forensic consultant, he has applied his strategic problem-solving skills and broad expertise to find obscure facts.
Matteo Rapallini
R.A., AIA, NCARB, Senior Architect
San Francisco, California
Matteo is a Registered Architect specializing in Architecture, Building Sciences, Coefficient/Slip Testing, Construction Defect, Playground Safety, Pool Safety, Premises Liability, and Professional Liability. He has 30+ years of experience managing complex multimillion-dollar global commercial, industrial, retail, restaurant, and residential projects.
Thomas Rudolph
CIH, CSP, Senior Consultant
San Francisco, California
Thomas is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) specializing in Coefficient/Slip Testing, Environmental, Human Factors, Industrial Hygiene, OSHA/Safety, Premises Liability, Product Liability, and Professional Liability. He has extensive deposition and trial experience.
Zdravko Salipur
Ph.D., Principal
Scottsdale, Arizona
Dr. Salipur has nearly two decades of research experience and 10+ years of forensic experience. He specializes in Accident Reconstruction, Biomechanics, Coefficient/Slip Testing, Human Factors, Medical Devices, Intellectual Property Litigation, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Sports Biomechanics, Transportation, and Trucking.
Santiago Schenone
P.E., S.E., CXLT, Senior Engineer
San Francisco, California
Santiago is a Professional Engineer (P.E.) and Structural Engineer (S.E.) specializing in Building Sciences, Coefficient/Slip Testing, Construction Defect, Premises Liability, Professional Liability, and Structural Engineering. He has over 18 years of experience in structural design, construction administration, and forensic consulting.
Sam Shuck
P.E., CFEI, Managing Engineer
Seattle, Washington
Sam Shuck is a licensed Professional Engineer with over a decade of experience in electrical forensics, failure analysis, and fire investigation. He has delivered expert opinions through written reports, depositions, and trial testimony, and holds certifications as an FAA commercial drone pilot and fire investigator through NAFI and the NWCG.
Daren Slee
P.E., CFEI, Principal Engineer
Portland, Oregon
Daren is a well-known expert in battery failure analysis and has performed extensive failure analyses of lithium-ion batteries and other battery chemistries including nickel metal hydride, lead acid, and zinc-air. His experience includes printed circuit board failure analysis focused on electrical insulation and circuit design. He specializes in reliability engineering tools including failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), mean time between failure (MTBF) calculations, and single point of failure (SPOF) analysis.
Nicholas J. Spruill
IAAI-CFI, CFEI, Senior Manager
Orange County, California
Nicholas J. Spruill is a certified fire investigator (IAAI-CFI & NAFI CFEI) and experienced failure analysis consultant with 15+ years of consulting experience. He specializes in fire and explosion origin and cause, failure analysis, mechanical failure investigations, forensic imaging, and digital documentation. With cross-disciplinary expertise in safety investigations, building construction, and materials testing, he supports litigation, insurance claims, and failure analysis projects for commercial, residential, and industrial cases.
Jerry Stepan
P.E., CFEI, Principal Engineer
Los Angeles, California
Jerry Stepan has over 17 years of forensic engineering experience related to electrical engineering and computer science matters. He specializes in electronics systems and electrical systems. He has a strong background in digital and embedded systems with experience designing and debugging hardware and software/firmware. He previously consulted at Exponent.
Felicia L. Svedlund
Ph.D., Senior Manager
San Francisco, California
Dr. Svedlund is a biomedical engineering and materials science expert with more than 15 years of experience. She specializes in material failure analysis, biomaterials, medical device evaluation, and regulatory compliance, and routinely supports product liability and intellectual property litigation. Her expertise spans the full medical device lifecycle, including design, testing, risk management, manufacturing, FDA/QSR compliance, and postmarket surveillance across devices such as orthopedic implants, surgical robotics, mobility aids, ventilators, cardiac monitors, and drug delivery systems.
Paul Way
P.E., CFI, CFEI, PI, Principal Engineer
Denver, Colorado
Paul has performed thousands of investigations since 1995, specializing in large complex loss investigations. His expertise includes electric shock/electrocution, electrical power generation and distribution facilities, transformers, rotating machines, substations, and transmission/distribution system design and failure modes. He is a leading expert in wildland fire mitigation, auditing, and grid reliability, with extensive experience in lithium-ion battery systems and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). Paul also has mechanical engineering expertise in refinery process equipment, piping systems, heat exchangers, pumps, and valves.