Daniel Couture
Mechanical Failures, Metallurgical Analysis, Product & Material Failures, Personal Injury & Collision Damage
- (416) 491-2525 Ext. 1024
- daniel.couture@arconforensics.com
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Executive Summary
Daniel has over 30 years of engineering experience and has been a Senior Metallurgical & Mechanical Engineer at Arcon for over 15 years, completing more than 900 investigations during that time. In addition to his own investigative work, Dan oversees Arcon’s Mechanical Engineering and Collision Reconstruction groups. He has been qualified as an expert witness before the Ontario Superior Court. His broad industrial experience prior to joining Arcon provides the basis for effective investigation of failures of equipment components. Dan is fluently bilingual in both English & French languages.
Areas of Expertise
- Power generation turbine failures (wind, gas, biomass, hydro-electric)
- Building material (steel, alloy, polymer) failure analysis and fractography
- Water transport system breaches
- Collision Reconstruction
- Heavy equipment mechanical failures (farming, mining, forestry)
- Fuel oil tank failures
- Pipe and pressure vessel ruptures & leaks
- Residential plumbing component failure analysis
- Fire suppression system deployments
- Commercial heating and cooling system breakdowns
Qualification & Certifications
- B.E.Sc.
- M.Sc. (Eng)
- P. Eng. (On), ing. (Qc)
- Fellow of Engineers Canada (F.E.C.)
- Diplomate in Forensic Engineering (DFE)
Professional Associations
- Professional Engineers of Ontario
- Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
- Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, Charter Member
- National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE)
- National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP)
- ASTM Committee E58 on Forensic Engineering, Voting Member
- ASM International
- Society of Automotive Engineers
- NACE