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EXPERTISE AND SERVICES
Engineer, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, Management Consultant, Expert Witness Testimony, Forensic Accountant, Business Interruption Expert, Engineering Consulting ServicesExpertise in litigation, valuation, and forensic services, damage quantification in breach of contract, business interruption, construction, dealer/distributor termination, intellectual property infringement litigation matters, business and intangible asset valuation, fraud and forensic investigations, with specialization in business interruption
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Automotive, Construction, Communications, Consumer/Industrial Electronics, Financial, Legal, Manufacturing, Medical, Optics, Packaging, Railroad, Rubber, Software, Steel Production
EDUCATION
M.B.A., Finance, University of Chicago
M.S., Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
B.S., Engineering, Michigan State University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.
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Providing engineering consulting, certified public accounting, certified fraud examination, management, consulting, expert testimony, forensic accounting, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
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Partner, litigation and valuation services company
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Primarily responsible for assisting companies and their legal counsel in developing and analyzing issues related to valuation, forensic accounting, and economic damage quantification.
This KKAI consultant has substantial experience in developing approaches for the determination of economic damages in a wide variety of litigation engagements. His case experience includes anti-trust, breach of contract, business interruption, construction, dealer/distributor termination, environmental, and intellectual property matters, among others. Assignments have been in a variety of industries including automotive, banking, computer software, construction, consumer and industrial electronics, general manufacturing, medical supply, packaging, railroad, rubber, steel and telecommunications. Has extensive experience in providing expert deposition and trial testimony in arbitration, state and federal court.
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION EXPERIENCE
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Provided expert testimony in an engagement involving allegedly changed and defective specifications provided to a manufacturer performing under a fixed price contract. The claim required the pricing of change orders as well as the pricing of the resulting business interruption caused by the defective specifications and owner interference.
Developed an economic model to determine the business interruption damages suffered by an environmental laboratory which allegedly lost business due to improper actions of the Department of Natural Resources related the laboratory’s permit.
Managed the preparation of a business interruption claim associated with the economic impact on a large grain processor as a result of the Mississippi River flooding in 1993.
Provided consulting assistance to counsel in a matter involving the reasonableness of expenses incurred by a remediation contractor that had been retained to clean-up damaged structures surrounding the World Trade Center site.
Reviewed a business interruption damage claim related to the alleged improper design and installation of a conveyor system installed in an automated manufacturing facility.
Managed a business interruption engagement regarding defective parts sold to a commuter airline. The analysis involved the determination of diminished business volume, increased maintenance costs and costs associated with corrective action.
Prepared a business interruption claim related to a fire that destroyed "work in progress" inventory. The dispute was between a company and their insurance broker who had allegedly failed to obtain the appropriate business interruption insurance coverage.
Reviewed a probabilistic damage claim involving estimates of the clean-up costs associated with PCB contaminated piping and equipment. The claim was based upon individual clean-up task durations and costs as well as the expected number of sites that would require attention. Each clean-up task had an associated statistical probability of cost which was used to establish a range of potential damages.
Reviewed the clean-up costs associated with a truck-tanker spill that seeped into drainage pipes and spread throughout a county. The engagement involved reviewing the adequacy of supporting documentation for the costs as well as a determination of the necessity and/or redundancy of the cost item.
Developed an economic model to apportion a proposed asbestos trust between various asbestos producers.
Provided an expert report in a case involving a municipality’s attempt to recover costs associated with the clean-up of lead and other contaminants in the sewer system. The engagement involved the review of supporting documentation and a determination of incremental costs associated with the clean-up.
Analyzed cost overruns incurred at a nuclear power plant during an extended forced outage period. The analysis included the review of as-built durations of various modifications performed during this period.
Reviewed a Fortune 100 defense contractor's allocation of home office expenses to individual contracts being performed at several manufacturing locations.
Provided expert testimony in a business interruption case involving failed grain handling equipment in a corn processing facility.
Developed an economic damages report in a business interruption engagement involving the alleged improper removal of private payphones from city-owned property.
Analyzed costs associated with completing a paint facility modification project into compliance with the contract. The engagement involved reviewing the costs associated with a replacement contractor.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
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EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY
Case involving major brewing companies, deposition, trial testimony
Case involving transportation manufacturing firm and major city transit authority, deposition
Case involving dental technology manufacturer, deposition, trial testimony
Case involving major battery manufacturer, deposition, trial testimony
Case involving manufacturing firm, arbitration testimony.
Case involving plastics manufacturer and engineering firm, deposition
Case involving worldwide information technology consulting firm, deposition
Case involving hospital and medical center, deposition
Case involving safety compliance and training firms, arbitration testimony
Case involving environmental technology, trial testimony
Case involving industrial engineering, deposition
Case involving hospital medical center, deposition
Case involving technology firms, deposition
Case involving manufacturer and major automotive manufacturer, deposition
Case involving major automotive parts supplier, deposition
Case involving construction firm, arbitration testimony
Case involving real estate investment firm, arbitration testimony
Case involving financial firms, deposition, trial testimony
Case involving die manufacturers, deposition
Case involving financial investment firm, arbitration testimony
Case involving major truck manufacturer, arbitration testimony
Case involving major franchise operation, deposition
Case involving development firm, trial testimony
Case involving assisted living corporation, arbitration testimony
Case involving braking systems firm, deposition
Case involving medical technologies firm, arbitration testimony
Case involving major personal computer industry firm, deposition
Case involving securities firm, arbitration testimony
Case involving major automotive manufacturing firms, deposition
Case involving major financial investment firm, arbitration testimony
Case involving construction firm, deposition
Case involving major automotive manufacturer, deposition
Case involving manufacturer and global automotive supplier, arbitration testimony
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Certified Public Accountant, IL, OH
Registered Professional Engineer, IL, OH, MI
Certified Fraud Examiner, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Registered Patent Agent, U. S. Patent & Trademark Office
Certified Management Accountant, Institute of Management Accountants
Certified Software Manager, Software & Information Industry Association
Automotive Product Development Mgmt Certificate, Society of Automotive Engineers
Roster of Neutrals, Commercial Panel American Arbitration Association
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Licensing Executives Society
Society of Automotive Engineers
Illinois CPA Society
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Institute of Management Accountants
American Society of Appraisers
PUBLICATIONS
Author of numerous intellectual property publications and presentations on topics related to determination of damages in patent litigation, patent infringement litigation damages, using financial data in legal practice, intellectual property litigation & business strategy, software sales channel options, license monitoring and royalty management, intellectual property and intangible assets, technology transfer solutions for universities and nonprofit organizations, trade secrets litigation, intellectual property valuation basics, and more.
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Rapid Response Engineering® Solutions
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