Consultant Profile
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Lawrence Kamm, Expert Witness, Electrical & Mechan
Consultant ID:
101062
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Contact Information 
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| First Name
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Lawrence Kamm |
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Last Name
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Kamm |
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1515 Chatsworth Blvd. |
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San Diego |
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CA |
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United States |
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Postal Code
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92107 |
| Telephone
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619 224-3494 |
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Fax
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619 224-3495 |
| Email
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ljkamm1@ljkamm.com |
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Business
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| Company or Individual Name
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Lawrence Kamm, Expert Witness, Electrical & Mechan |
| Company's Web Site Address
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http://www.ljkamm.com |
Company
Description
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I analyze accidents ("Accident Reconstruction") and defective products. I am an expert witness applying mechanical, electrical, and electro-mechanical engineering to lawsuits for
Electrical accidents and injuries
Shock
Electrocution
Fire
Explosion
Flash burn
Electromechanical accidents and injuries
Power tools
Heat
Automation
Safety
Mechanical accidents and injuries
Machinery injuries (guarding)
Other mechanical injuries or damages
Product liability (defective products)
Product conformance to contract
Patents and trade secrets
(NOT slip & fall or building defects other than electrical) |
Degrees and
Certifications
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Formal education includes a B.S. in E.E. from Columbia in 1941, an M.E.E. from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in 1946, and the course in patent law in Columbia in 1946.
Professional Engineer licenses from New York, Maryland, and California and was a Registered Patent Agent and a Certified Manufacturing Engineer (SME). California Professional Engineer License E5897 |
Professional
Memberships
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| Professional societies include Sigma Xi, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE, Life Member), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE), San Diego Forensic Consultants Association (SDFCA), American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), and, when working in those fields, American Rocket Society [now American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)], Society of Manufacturing Engineers(SME), and Robot Institute. |
Other Notes
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BOOKS & PAPERS
UNDERSTANDING ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AN INTRODUCTION TO MECHATRONICS
REAL-WORLD ENGINEERING A book on engineering career success Originally published as "Successful Engineering."
DESIGNING COST-EFFICIENT MECHANISMS Table of Contents, Minimum Constraint Design, Robot Grippers, Mechanical Components.
ELECTRO-MECH ANICAL INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS The complete book "Large, Cartesian, Electro-Mechanical Robots" is in the web site.
BANISH FEAR OF FLYING The book is described on my web site.
ARTIFICIAL PEOPLE, ROBOTS, and SMART MACHINESA popular science book described in the web site.
ADVENTURES OF AN ENTREPRENEUR AND CONTROVERSIAL ESSAYSThe author's experiences in business and some ideas about the business and social world.
ALL ABOUT ENERGYA survey of the nature, sources, pollution, and uses of energy.
Some of these books may be obtained from Amazon.com |
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Not Specified |
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Any |
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Professional Experience
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Project 1
Invention and design of mechanical and electro-mechanical devices of great diversity. These include robots, numerical controls, computer peripherals, space vehicles and components, simulators, a mail sorter memory, a heart-lung machine, automatic test-and-sort and other manufacturing equipment for semi-conductors and other products, transducers, switchgear, engine components, and the Decimal Keeper slide rule (now in the Smithsonian and Oxford Science Museums.) As a consultant, creation of new products and product improvements for many clients. 38 patents. |
Project 2
Publication or presentation of seven books, 27 technical papers, many tutorials, and much trade literature and have lectured at three universities and several companies. A regular column in Electronic Design and frequent tutorials in Chipcenter.com. A lecture series on "Energy" at UCSD. Consulted by the National Academy of Science to evaluate grant proposals. |
Project 3
Lectured at the University of California San Diego on: Energy, Man-In-Space, and the Challenger Disaster and given a course based on my book, "Real-World Engineering." |
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References
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Reference 1
Before becoming an expert witness I worked as an employed engineer in both small and large companies, as an entrepreneur (Numerical Control Corp., Devonics, Inc., Typagraph Corp., Mobot Corp., L. J. Kamm Co.), as a teacher and author in design theory and practice, and as a consulting engineer, inventor, and author. |
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