Philip OKeefe

Philip J. O'Keefe, PE is a licensed Professional Engineer with over 27 years of mechanical and electrical design experience in a broad range of industries. As President of EngineeringExpert.net, LLC, he provides expert witness services to attorneys all over the US in matters involving patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, product liability, personal injury, and professional malpractice.

Managed engineering projects ranging from industrial control system design to medical device design. Responsibilities also included mechanical and electrical design, preparation of customer quotes, regulatory compliance, and intellectual property management.

Designed and developed FDA Class II medical devices, namely diagnostic imaging devices. Responsibilities also incuded regulatory compliance, quality control, customer service, manufacturing engineering, and intellectual property management.

Managed the development and testing of outdoor power equipment products, including string trimmers, leaf blowers, chain saws, and hedge clippers. These products were powered by 2-cycle gasoline engines and electric motors. Responsibilities also included managing a regulatory compliance testing laboratory.

Designed material handling systems, food processing equipment, electrical systems, production tooling, and industrial control systems. Responsibilities also included design of production facilities.

Managed overhaul and operation of combustion turbines. Designed industrial control systems for coal-fired power plants. Designed power plant training simulators. Conducted coal-fired power plant efficiency tests in accordance with ASME Power Test Codes. Designed power plant training simulators and taught technical training classes. Wrote power plant operating procedures. Designed piping systems, material handling systems, and auxiliary systems for coal-fired power plants.