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MARK McCULLOH - Curriculum Vitae
Key Biscayne, Florida |
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Personal
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Married
27 years, with three children
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Professional
Title
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Inventor
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Parasail
Industry Consultant
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Parasail Expert
(Federal & State Court certified)
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Education
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Emery
Riddle Aeronautical University
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(Major
– Aeronautical Science/Business & Finance)
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Fluid
Power Systems
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Marketing & Business
Development
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SUMMARY
OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND HISTORY
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Parasail Expert Qualifications:
In a 2002 case (Walker vs. Wedge Corp. dba Sheraton
Hotels)
The US District Court in Miami,
Florida
qualified Mark McCulloh as an expert in the field of Parasailing.
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Professional
License
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USCG
Ocean Operator
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Private
Pilot
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Parasail
Application Experience
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Land
Based Operations -Vehicle, Boat , Static Line
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Floating
Platform
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Motorized
Platform
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Winchboats
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Parasail
Equipment Designs
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Harness
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Tandem
Bar
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Aerial
Recliner (rigid chair)
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Parasail
Operations Experience
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Operation
Training and Evaluation
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Standard
Operating Procedure's Development
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Parasail
Equipment Research and Development
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Canopy
Inflation Techniques
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Fluid
Power Experience
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Hydraulics
and Pneumatics
design & operations
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Parasail
Winch Systems and design
& operations
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Parasail
Inflation Mast Systems and Designs
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Custom
Hydraulic Circuits
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Machine
Shop Experience
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Milling,
Lathe and CNC
Machine operations
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Metal
Fabricator and Assembly
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Certified MIG
& TIG Welder (aluminum & stainless)
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Boat
Building / Fiberglass Experience
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Mold
Design & Tooling
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Mold
Manufacturing & Boat Building
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Winchboat
Design & Manufacturing
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Other
Trade Experiences
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Technical
Drafting Layout and Design (limited CAD)
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Graphics
Artist
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Web
Site Developer
- Business
Consultant
- Insurance
Consultant
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Summary of
Inventions and other Original Product Designs.
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1971
- Tandem Bar Design
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1971
- Stationary Platform (harness)
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1972
- Motorized Platform (harness)
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1974
- Parasail Winchboat, Utility Patent # 3,987.746
(harness)
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1980
- Developed first Winchboat for USAF – Water Survival Training
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1985
- Developed first outboard powered Winchboat
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1986
- Aerial Recliner, Utility Patent # 4,738,414)
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1987
- Tandem Passenger Aerial Recliner
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1988
- Three Passenger Aerial Recliner Design
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1993
- Winchboat Hull Design
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1994
- Improved Winchboat Design
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1994
- Parasail Rope Guide System, Utility Patent # 5,367,972
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1994
- Conversion Kits for Harness Winchyboats
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1994
- UL approved two passenger sportboat design
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1996
- Improved Aerial Recliner, Utility Patent # 5,816,184
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1998
- Aerial Recliner Design Patent # 392,242)
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1999
- Strap Assembly for Parasailing # 6,085,682)
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Expert Witness & Litigation
Case Experience
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1977
Gloria Hardy v. Pioneer Parachute
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1986
Freidin-Whene v. Lahania Parasail
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1986
Steven Medly v. Power Chute
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1987
Davis v. Ski Run Marina-
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1988
Kumagai vs. Controlled Parasail Honolulu
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1990
Ritchie v. Parasailing Int., Inc
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1990
Myers v. Beiswenger Ent
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1998
Nicolas Fillis v. Luquillo Parasail, CWS, Indemnity Property &
Casualty
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2000
Knobloch vs. Parasail City
- 2000 Shaffer v. Parasail City
- 2002 Walker vs. Wedge
Corp. (Sheraton Hotels)
- 2002 Straney vs AA
Parasail
- 2003 Kim/Bae v.
SeaBreeze Parasailing (Accident date Aug 07 1999)
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2005 Baron & Paulo v.
Sea Breeze Parasailing (Accident date Aug 20 1999)
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2005 Dana Fazekas vs. Greg Longnecker et al.,
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2006 one (1) active
case open
- 2006 Oberg vs.
- 2007 Ransier vs. Quick Marine
(filed 2002)
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2007 X-Treme Parasail, Inc., et al. Jody L. Martineaue
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2007 Broward County States Attorney v. Boat operator in the death of
Amber and Crystal Kraus
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(2)
active cases
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