Sr Legal Witness Expert

Name: JAMES L. BURY

USA

Legal & Expert Witness (Court Testimony)

Executive Profile

James L. Bury, M.S. is a Mechanical Design Engineer, Operations Director, and Industry Consultant with over 40 years of specialized leadership in concrete placement machinery, heavy equipment manufacturing, and concrete pumping technologies.

Core Engineering & Strategic Expertise

Concrete Pumping & Concrete Systems: Specialized in concrete pumping processes (including ICON Build), placing boom engineering, pumpability mix designs, and structural stress/fatigue analysis.
Operations & Budget Management: Managed executive budgets up to $10M and teams of over 200 direct/indirect reports, integrating multi-facility acquisitions and proprietary production planning systems (POP).
Product Lifecycle & Systems Integration: Directed full-scale MRP/Syteline software systems handling 20,000+ active part numbers, CPQ programs, and international supply chains.
Forensic Engineering & Legal Witness: Experienced expert witness and technical representative in engineering, regulatory, and equipment safety litigation.

Executive Career Milestones

Concrete Results Consulting (2022–Present)
Principal Consultant — Senior technical advice on Concrete Pumping equipment, concrete mix reviews, ACPA certifications, and equipment files.
Construction Forms Inc. (2018–2022)
Director of Placing Equipment & Support Services — Led global placing equipment product lines, international supplier partnerships, and technical customer service.
Putzmeister America (1998–2015)
Chief Technical Officer & Director of Operations / Engineering — Managed facilities, quality assurance, international ISO programs, regulatory relations, and product design teams.
Engineering Leadership Roles (1985–1998)
Key engineering contributions at Case Corporation, Raytheon Commercial Laundry, Komatsu Dresser, and Mesa Industries.

Regulatory Leadership & Credentials

A recognized authority on national and international equipment safety standards, regulatory policy, and industry certification programs.

Industry Committees & Standards Creation

CPMA (Concrete Pump Manufacturers Assoc.): Board Member & Past President (2010–2014); co-author of CPMA 27-2000 safety and compliance auditing programs.
ASME B30.27 Committee: Co-author of both original and updated safety standards for material placement systems.
ISO TC195 & CSA Z151: Co-author of international standard ISO 21573 (Parts 1 & 2) and Canadian safety standards for concrete placing booms.
ACPA (American Concrete Pumping Assoc.): Active across Safety, Certification, and Communications committees; co-author of university training curricula.
Regulatory Policy Work: Technical advisor and lobbyist regarding Cal/OSHA regulations, IRS mobile machinery rules, CARB diesel emissions, and NCCCO operator certifications.

Education, Patents & Honors

M.S. in Engineering Management (2002)
Milwaukee School of Engineering
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (1984)
Michigan Technological University
U.S. Patent US 6,609,898: Process and device for pumping compressible materials with reduced pressure pulsation.
ConcretePumping.com Lifetime Achievement Award (2011)
Eagle Scout