Hector V. Pazos, P.E.

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Listed in Accident Reconstruction, Maritime, Mechanical Engineering, Slip Trip & Fall

Company Name: Ocean-Oil Expert Witness, Inc.
Education and Credentials:
EDUCATION:
• M.S. Naval Architect, Marine Engineer and Mechanical Engineer - National University of Buenos Aires, Argentina – 1959 (6 Year Curriculum – Dual M.S. Degree)
• B.S. Naval Architect – Technical School #3, Buenos Aires, Argentina – 1950 (6 Year Curriculum)

OTHER TRAINING AND COURSES:
• Waterways and Dredging Operations – Department of Public Works, Buenos Aires – 1954-1958
• Otto Krause Academy – Course: Diesel Engines – 1958
• Tulane University – Course: Understanding Digital Computers – 1961
• Tulane University – Course: Structural Steel Design – 1962
• The Pennsylvania State University – Seminar on Vibration and Vibration Damping – 1964
• Philadelphia Naval Shipyard – Course: Dynamic Analysis Method of Shock Design – 1965
• The University of Michigan – Course: Propulsion - Vessels Hydrodynamics – 1966
• The University of Michigan – Course: High Speed Propellers – 1967
• University of Santa Clara – Course: Professional Mechanical Engineers Review – 1968
• School of Fluid Power – Course: Basic Fluid Power – 1971
• University of New Orleans – Course: Finance – 1977
• American Welding Society – Course: Underwater Welding of Offshore Platforms and Pipelines – 1980
• American Welding Society – Course: Welding in Shipbuilding – 1981
• University of New Orleans – Course: Fundamentals of Return-On-Investment – 1981
• Chicago College: Seminar – Containers
• University of California – Seminar: Japanese Shipbuilding Practices
• Mississippi College – Seminar: Admiralty – 1985
• Marine Surveyors Guild – Course: Accident Reconstruction: 11 Tapes – 1988
• U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary – Several Courses – 1990 thru 1996
• Sea School – Course: Captain’s License – 1992
• U. S. Sailing – Seminar: Safety at Sea – 1994
• St. Petersburg College – Course: Engineering Ethics – 2002
• National Safety Council – OSHA – Course: Creating a Safety Culture – 2004
Specialties:
Cruise Ships; Barges and Tugboats; Passenger Vessels; Pleasure Boat Mishaps; Cargo Vessels – Bulk Carriers Cargo Gear / Rigging; Dynamic Instability; Containerships – Tankers; Collisions and Allisions; High Speed Boats; Offshore Oil Rigs & Platforms; Longshoreman Accidents; Jet Skis / Personal Watercraft; Pipelines – Jack-up Rigs ; Dredging Incidents; Collision of Boats; Towing Mishaps; Anchoring and Mooring; Amphibious Crafts; Unseaworthiness; Personal Injury and/or Death; Slip, Trip and Fall; Crew Negligence ; Product Liability; Marine Equipment Failure; Crane Accidents; Latent Defects; Diesel & Gasoline Engines; Personnel Basket Operation; Reduction Gear Defects; Dock & Wharf Accidents; Stairs and Ladders ; Oil Rig Accidents; Accident Reconstruction; Wreck Removal; Marine Salvage; Structural Failure; Vibrations & Shock/Noise; Improper Cargo Distribution; Longitudinal Strength; Capsizing and/or Sinking; Fires and Explosions
Experience:
1951 – 1958: ENGINEER, DEPARTMENT PUBLIC WORKS OF ARGENTINA. DREDGING
OPERATIONS: Inspection and repairs of dredges, management and improvement of canals,
flood control systems and levees.
1959 – 1960: ASST. TO THE CHIEF ENGINEER, BUENOS AIRES NAVAL SHIPYARD, ARGENTINA
1960: DESIGNER, NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
1960 – 1965: ASST. SUPERVISOR OF THE SCIENTIFIC SECTION, AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.
1966 – 1968: STAFF NAVAL ARCHTIECT – HYDRODYNAMICIST, F.M.C. CORP., CALIFORNIA
1968: DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR – NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND STRUCTURES, AVONDALE
SHIPYARDS, INC.
1969: VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF ENGINEER – PETRO-MARINE ENGINEERING, INC.
1960 – 1969: PART TIME CONSULTING SERVICES FOR MANY SHIPYARDS AND SHIP OWNERS,
such as Ocean Drilling and Exploration Co. (ODECO); Halter Marine (designed the first crew boat built by Harold Halter); Swiftships, Inc.; Boland Marine and Manufacturing Co.; Service Machine and Shipbuilding Corp.; Gulf Tampa Drydock; Gretna Machine and Iron Works; U. S. Navy, Naval Ships Systems Command; American Bureau of Shipping and many other.

1970 to Present: Ocean-Oil International Corp. and Ocean-Oil Expert Witness, Inc. – Technical Consultant and Expert Witness: Provided engineering services to shipowners, shipyards, insurance groups, government agencies and attorneys. Also, Maritime Casualty Investigations and Accident Reconstruction expertise.
Years in Practice: 40
Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs: 15
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Hector V. Pazos, P.E., is a Registered Professional Engineer, Naval Architect, Marine Engineer, Marine Accident Investigator and Expert Witness. For the past 40 years, Mr. Pazos has been retained to assist lawyers, insurance companies and owners regarding technical matters in a substantial number of litigations (over 1,200). He has made surveys and inspections, prepared reports and / or testified by deposition and in court in more than 400 cases.

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