Adam Olshove PE, MSE

Ann Arbor, MI
JM Miller Engineering, Inc.

Areas of Expertise

  • Building Codes
  • Bus & Truck
  • Failure Analysis
  • Fires, Explosions, & Combustion
  • Labels & Warnings
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Defects & Design Deficiencies
  • Safety Engineering
  • Slip, Trip, & Fall

Biography

Adam is a registered mechanical professional engineer with over 12 years of experience providing consulting services to industry and the legal profession. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering, both from the University of Michigan. He focused his studies on the modeling and control of dynamic systems, with a particular emphasis on battery modeling. He continues to work with the University of Michigan’s Battery Lab on projects involving battery failures, design, and testing. His projects at Miller Engineering have focused on a wide range of consumer product design issues and industrial accidents. He has performed dozens of on-site investigations nationwide in relation to these projects, including failure analysis and testing. He has particular expertise in the areas of slip/trip/falls, battery failures and warnings, residential and commercial code compliance, product tip-overs, furniture failures, machine design, and electro-mechanical testing. Adam has also designed and evaluated warning labels for corporate clients, as well as developed instruction manuals for novel products. His past professional experiences include product development on the pressure sensor team at Caterpillar, Inc., and implementation of energy saving solutions at Rhetech, Inc., a plastic resin manufacturing company. As an undergraduate, he conducted research at the University of Michigan’s Composite Structures Lab under the supervision of the Aerospace Engineering Department Chair, Dr. Tony Waas. Recently, Adam has been involved in the evaluation, design, and testing of batteries including Lithium Ion (Li-ion) and Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH), particularly those used in e-cigarettes and vapes. Affiliations: American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee F15 on Consumer Products; American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME); National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE); American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)

Experience

50

Cases
retained

25

Case reports
written

5

Deposition appearances

1

Trial
appearances

Years testifying in court

13 years

Years of practical experience

11-15 years

Plaintiff to defendant ratio

40/60

Has ever been excluded from from a trial

No

Has ever been disqualified from from a trial

No

Work Experience

This expert has not provided any practial work experience.

Education

Masters

Mechanical Engineering

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