Human Resource Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.184

Keywords:

Employment discrimination, sexual harassment, ADA, Human resources, wrongful termination, negligent hiring, selection, screening, compensation, overtime, exempt, non-exempt, wage and hours, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), California Family Rights Act (CFRA), pension and benefits, ERISA, OSHA, Safety, reasonable accommodation, human resource management policies and practices, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), retaliation, reduction in force (RIFs), investigations, discipline, performance appraisals, training, statistical analysis of employment data, supervision, retention, promotions

Practitioner Experience

After first being employed as a human resource manager for Ford Motor Company in 1969, I have over 25 years experience as a consultant to over 100 organizations around the world concerning how to improve human resource management policies and practices. These include the following: Archive Corporation, Arco-Atlantic Richfield Company, American Security Distribution, Basic Four Information Systems, Brother International Corporation, CalComp, City of National City, City of Orange, ConAgra, General Dynamics Corporation, General Electric Company, In-N-Out Burger, Interstate Electronics Corporation, Ling Electronics, NavCom Defense Electronics, Newport Corporation, Pioneer Electronics, Reynolds Metals Company, Sewell Plastics, Shasta Beverages, Shell Oil Company, Toshiba, and many organizations in the health care industry.

Degrees

Ph.D. in Management, U.C.L.A., 1977

Master of Business Administration, U.C.L.A., 1973

B.S. in Business Administration, Drexel University, 1969

Credential

Lifetime California Community College Instructor in both Business Management and Psychology

Expert Witness Experience

Number of Cases Retained: 72

Number of Cases Having Given Sworn Testimony: 34

Extended Education Experience

From 1988 to present have taught classes concerning sexual harassment, employment discrimination, and wrongful termination for the general public through University Extended Education at California State University, Fullerton, helping members from hundreds of organizations. The consistently high student evaluations of these classes has resulted in the program comprising them to be the most long lasting of any non-credit Certificate program ever sponsored by California State University, Fullerton.

University Experience

1984-Present: Professor of Human Resource Management, California State University, Fullerton

1980-1984: Associate Professor of Human Resource Management, California State University, Fullerton

1977-1980: Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management, California State University, Fullerton

Honors

In 1998 was honored by the Vice President for Academic Affairs at California State University, Fullerton at an "Outstanding Recognition Event" for my "noteworthy level of activity in the past three years" with regard to "scholarly and creative activity."

In 1997 was awarded a two-step Performance Salary Increase "given in recognition of your outstanding and meritorious performance as a member of the California State University, Fullerton faculty."

In 1996 was awarded a two-step Performance Salary Increase "given in recognition of your outstanding and meritorious performance as a member of the California State University, Fullerton faculty."

In 1996 a program was hosted in my honor by CSUF's Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Institute for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning in recognition of my accomplishments over the past two years as a teacher scholar.

In 1996 taught the first graduate course on managing human resources ever to be televised for the public in the United States.

In 1995 taught the first graduate course on human behavior in organizations ever to be televised for the public in the United States.

Selected in 1994 to develop a peer review of faculty program to be implemented throughout the California State University system.

Nominee for the 1993 Bradford Outstanding Educator in the United States Award

Finalist for the 1992 Annual Outstanding Faculty Award, School of Business Administration and Economics, California State University, Fullerton

Recipient of the 1986,1987,1988,1989,1990 School of Business Administration and Economics'

Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award

Selected for the following:Who's Who in Finance and Industry,Who's Who in California, Personalities of America,Community Leaders of America, andWho's Who in the World

Publications

Have published over530 articles in a wide variety of academic and professional journals and books. These are available upon request.

Keywords:

Employment discrimination expert, sexual harassment expert, ADA expert, Human resources expert, wrongful termination expert, negligent hiring expert, selection, screening, compensation expert, overtime, exempt, non-exempt, wage and hours expert, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) expert, California Family Rights Act (CFRA) expert, pension and benefits, ERISA, OSHA, Safety, reasonable accommodation expert, human resource management policies and practices expert, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) expert, retaliation, reduction in force (RIFs), investigations, discipline, performance appraisals, training, statistical analysis of employment data, supervision, retention, promotions