Bryan McClelland, PE, JD

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION & MACHINERY EXPERT WITNESS

Expert analysis and litigation support involving industrial automation, custom machinery, equipment performance, controls, system integration, and complex engineering projects.Drawing on decades of hands-on engineering, automation, manufacturing, and project experience, I help attorneys and their clients understand complex technical issues and evaluate them from both an engineering and real-world industry perspective.

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Equipment Performance & Failures

Technical evaluation of machinery and automated systems that fail to meet expected performance, reliability, throughput, quality, or functional requirements.
Issue may inclue equipment design, component selectioin, system integration, cycle time, reliability, maintaninability, commissioning, and root-cause analysis.

Automation & Controls Disputes

Analysis of industrial automation systems involving robotics, PLC controls, machine vision, motion control, material handling, automated assembly, and integrated manufacturing systems.Engagements may involve system design, integration, programming, performance, modifications, commissioning, or responsibility for system deficiencies.

Contract & Project Disputes

Technical analysis of disputes involving custom machinery and automation projects, including equipment specifications, scope of supply, engineering requirements, change orders, acceptance criteria, performance guarantees, commissioning, and project execution.I evaluate the technical obligations and actual equipment or project performance to help counsel understand where engineering, commercial, and contractual issues intersect.

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER

Licensed Professional Engineer with a mechanical engineering, material science, and machine-design background.

LEGAL BACKGROUND

Legal education and experience that provide an understanding of the litigation process and the importance of precise, defensible technical analysis.

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE

Decades of hands-on experience designing, building, programming, selling, specifying, evaluating, and implementing custom industrial automation and machinery.

INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE

Experience spanning engineering, manufacturing, machine building, automation integration, project development, consulting, and business leadership.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Bryan McClelland is a licensed Professional Engineer with a JD and decades of experience in industrial automation, robotics, custom machinery, and manufacturing systems.His career has included hands-on roles in machine design, engineering, robot programming, automation system integration, manufacturing, project development, technical sales, business ownership, and executive-level automation consulting.This breadth of experience provides a practical perspective on how industrial equipment is specified, designed, built, integrated, commissioned, accepted, and operated—and how complex automation projects can fail to meet technical, performance, or contractual expectations.

AREAS OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

✓ Industrial Automation & Robotics
✓ Manufacturing Systems
✓ System Integration
✓ Custom Machinery
✓ Commissioning
✓ Automated Assembly
✓ Equipment Performance
✓ Throughput & Cycle Time
✓ Machine Vision
✓ Equipment Specification
✓ Root-Cause Analysis
✓ Material Handling
✓ Automation Project Management