Scott Liberman Principal Engineer LPI a SOCOTEC Company

Scott LIEBERMAN

Principal Engineer
Brooklyn, NY

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Scott LIEBERMAN

Professional Licenses

Professional Engineer (PE) Certified Weld Inspector (CWI) LEED Accredited Professional LEED Fellow
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Expertise

Commercial Cultural & Entertainment Education Energy / Power Government Healthcare Hospitality Industrial & Manufacturing Infrastructure Mixed Use Oil & Gas Residential Transportation Design Defects Glass/Glazing Sealants & Coatings Construction Defects Expert Witness Testimony Forensic Engineering Concrete Panels Masonry Metal Panel Materials and Vapor Barrier Selection Aerospace Engineering Architectural Engineering Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical Engineering Structural Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical / Processing Engineering Fabrication & Installation Food Service Heat Exchanger Problems Industrial Plants Industry Standards / Compliance Maintenance Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering Piping Piping and Component Stress Piping Ruptures Pressure Vessel Pulp and Paper Steam and Gas Turbine Construction Materials Testing Crane Accident & Collapse Analysis Degradation Fatigue & Failure Analysis Fracture Mechanics Material & System Aging Material Degredation Material Related Building problems Material Testing Mechanical Failures Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Special Inspection / Threshold Inspections Wire Rope Failures Insurance Claims Due to Disasters Marine / Maritime / Offshore Marine/Offshore Mining (Mineral Exploration) Oil and Gas Petrochemical Pipeline (O&G Midstream) Operations, Transmission, Design Refinery / Refining Hydro-electric Power / Energy Wind Farm / Solar Power Personal Injury Chilled Water Cooling HVAC Hydro-electric MEP Systems/Equipment Plumbing Metallurgy Pipefitting / Welding Weld Examinations Weld Structural Failures
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Services

Expert Witness/Diligence Façade Refurbishment Failure Investigations Forensics Historic Preservation Masonry Restoration Expert Witness/Diligence Failure Investigations Testing Accident Investigation (Crane Collapses, Explosions, etc) Advanced Engineering Analysis Component and Structural Field Monitoring Engineering Design Consulting Failure Analysis Fitness for Service Evaluations Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Analysis Materials Analysis & Testing Materials Laboratory and Large-Scale Testing Facility Metallurgy Mining Industry Services Nondestructive Engineering Nuclear Services Quality Control & Assurance (QAQC) Root Cause Evalutation Structural Analysis Vibration Analysis and Monitoring
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About Scott LIEBERMAN

Dr. Lieberman specializes in failure analysis, microstructural characterization, and processing of  metals and composites. He has over a decade of experience conducting investigations for clients in the automotive, aeronautical, marine, energy, oil and gas, electronics, fire protection, green building, consumer products, and medical device industries. He has specific expertise with optical and scanning electron microscopy, metallography, conventional and powder metallurgy, composite materials, fractography, and development of microstructural simulations.​

Dr. Lieberman conducts on-site inspections and metallurgical analysis investigations of cast iron and steel pipe failures, fire protection system issues, industrial accidents, and plumbing and HVAC component failures for industrial clients and insurance companies. He has directed and assisted on investigations of a wide variety of consumer products for projects involving production quality control, field return units, litigation, and product recalls.

Professional Experience

Scott LIEBERMAN is a Principal Engineer at SOCOTEC and has held various other positions within the organization since 2014. Prior to his current position, Mr.LIEBERMAN was a Principal Engineer at LPI, Inc. which was acquired by SOCOTEC in 2019.  Mr. LIEBERMAN was previously employed at Exponent Failure Analysis Associates.

Qualifications

Education

  • Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering – Georgia Institute of Technology – 2007​
  • Master of Science, Composite Materials – Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine – 2001​
  • Bachelor of Science, Materials Science and Engineering – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 2000 

Professional Affiliations

  • ASM International (Member)​
  • American Welding Society (Member)

Professional Registrations

  • Registered Professional Engineer in: CA, MI, NY​
  • Certified Welding Inspector, American Welding Society, #13073371​
  • U.S. Green Building Council, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional, LEED AP, 2009

Practice Areas

  • Failure Analysis​
  • Investigation​
  • Metallurgy

Professional Licenses

Professional Engineer (PE) Certified Weld Inspector (CWI) LEED Accredited Professional LEED Fellow
+ See more

Expertise

Commercial Cultural & Entertainment Education Energy / Power Government Healthcare Hospitality Industrial & Manufacturing Infrastructure Mixed Use Oil & Gas Residential Transportation Design Defects Glass/Glazing Sealants & Coatings Construction Defects Expert Witness Testimony Forensic Engineering Concrete Panels Masonry Metal Panel Materials and Vapor Barrier Selection Aerospace Engineering Architectural Engineering Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical Engineering Structural Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical / Processing Engineering Fabrication & Installation Food Service Heat Exchanger Problems Industrial Plants Industry Standards / Compliance Maintenance Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering Piping Piping and Component Stress Piping Ruptures Pressure Vessel Pulp and Paper Steam and Gas Turbine Construction Materials Testing Crane Accident & Collapse Analysis Degradation Fatigue & Failure Analysis Fracture Mechanics Material & System Aging Material Degredation Material Related Building problems Material Testing Mechanical Failures Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Special Inspection / Threshold Inspections Wire Rope Failures Insurance Claims Due to Disasters Marine / Maritime / Offshore Marine/Offshore Mining (Mineral Exploration) Oil and Gas Petrochemical Pipeline (O&G Midstream) Operations, Transmission, Design Refinery / Refining Hydro-electric Power / Energy Wind Farm / Solar Power Personal Injury Chilled Water Cooling HVAC Hydro-electric MEP Systems/Equipment Plumbing Metallurgy Pipefitting / Welding Weld Examinations Weld Structural Failures
+ See more

Services

Expert Witness/Diligence Façade Refurbishment Failure Investigations Forensics Historic Preservation Masonry Restoration Expert Witness/Diligence Failure Investigations Testing Accident Investigation (Crane Collapses, Explosions, etc) Advanced Engineering Analysis Component and Structural Field Monitoring Engineering Design Consulting Failure Analysis Fitness for Service Evaluations Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Analysis Materials Analysis & Testing Materials Laboratory and Large-Scale Testing Facility Metallurgy Mining Industry Services Nondestructive Engineering Nuclear Services Quality Control & Assurance (QAQC) Root Cause Evalutation Structural Analysis Vibration Analysis and Monitoring
+ See more