Brian is a Facilities Engineering and Workplace Safety expert with 30 years of experience in nearly every aspect of Facilities Management, including Manufacturing and Production; Industrial Equipment and Systems; Environmental, Health and Safety; and Security.
Early in his career Brian developed and produced friction materials and composites for the automotive, heavy equipment, and aerospace industries. He worked through all aspects of the manufacturing process, from Research and Product Development; Materials Testing; Lab and Dynamometer Testing; Process Engineering and Production Equipment; to Customer Specifications and Heavy Equipment Applications. In these roles Brian managed a 1+ million square foot facility on 130+ acres.
Brian furthered developed his expertise in Safety Management, Injury Reduction, Injury/Failure Investigations, and Facilities Engineering with 20 years experience with the Standard Register Company in various roles including Engineering Management, Facilities Engineering, Equipment and Systems, Machine Guarding and Operation, and Environmental Health and Safety. He was responsible for the Safety and Compliance of more than 40 sites, including Manufacturing Plants, Offices, and Distribution Centers. He also managed site security for the manufacture of secure and negotiable documents for banking, healthcare, and government customers.
Brian also has more than 20 years experience providing Facilities Maintenance for the hospitality industry, lifelong experience in agricultural crop and livestock production, as well as unique experience in Hydro Power Production.
Brian holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and certificates in OSHA Machine Guarding and Training, as well as Environmental Compliance and Permitting. He also holds certificates in Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing.
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- Tree Struck by Vehicle, Pedestrian Struck by Tree
A pedestrian was injured on an early winter morning when a tree that had fallen onto the roadway was struck by a passing vehicle and pushed onto the pedestrian. The tree fell as a result of extensive decay in the lower portion of the trunk on the side of the tree facing the road.
Robson Forensic highway engineers addressed tree placement with regard to right-of-ways; our dendrologist addressed the rate of decay and deterioration of the tree; and our facilities engineer, Brian O’Donel, addressed the standard of care for the private property owner inspecting and maintaining buildings and grounds, including trees and tree removal.
Based on the tree’s rate of decay and the applicable standard of care for maintaining facilities, Brian was able to establish that the property owner knew, or should have known that the tree was in a dangerous condition for over a year prior to its falling. The property owner violated property maintenance standards and local codes when they failed to address the unsafe condition, and this violation was a cause of the pedestrian’s injury.
This case settled favorably for our client.
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