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Craig A. Sylvester

Craig A. Sylvester

Mechanical Engineering

Mukilteo, Washington
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Craig A. Sylvester is a mechanical engineer and former U.S. Navy officer with more than 25 years of experience in the operation, maintenance, inspection, and design of industrial and marine systems. He holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in naval architecture from the Naval Postgraduate School and a B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering from Miami University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Washington and has served in engineering, operations, and investigative roles across military, commercial, and forensic settings.

As Principal Forensic Engineer at Sylvester Forensics Inc., he conducts failure analysis involving industrial equipment, marine systems, residential and commercial losses, and personal injury matters. His work includes large-loss investigations and evaluations of product and component failures involving mechanical, electrical, and marine equipment. His prior roles include Principal Mechanical Engineer and regional forensics leader at Jensen Hughes, Marine Program Manager at KMS Solutions supporting Navy RDT&E projects, and production equipment engineer at Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

Earlier, he spent two decades in Navy engineering positions involving underwater maintenance, salvage operations, shipyard safety oversight, and engineering management. He has investigated numerous marine and industrial incidents, performed root-cause analyses, and provided expert testimony in civil litigation, depositions, and arbitration proceedings.

A previous Expert Challenge Study on Craig A. Sylvester revealed:

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