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  MARK McCULLOH  - Curriculum Vitae                 
     

 
Personal
Married 24 years, with three children 
 
Professional Title
Inventor
Parasail Industry Consultant
Parasail Expert (Federal & State Court certified)
 
Education
Emery Riddle Aeronautical University
(Major – Aeronautical Science/Business & Finance)
Fluid Power Systems
Marketing & Business Development
 
SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND HISTORY 
 
Professional License
USCG Ocean Operator   
Private Pilot  
 
Parasail Application Experience
Land Based Operations -Vehicle, Boat , Static Line 
Floating Platform
Motorized Platform
Winchboats
 
Parasail Equipment Designs 
Harness
Tandem Bar
Aerial Recliner (rigid chair)
Parasail Operations Experience 
Operation Training and Evaluation
Standard Operating Procedure's Development
Parasail Equipment Research and Development
Canopy Inflation Techniques
 
Fluid Power Experience
Hydraulics and Pneumatics design & operations
Parasail Winch Systems and design & operations
Parasail Inflation Mast Systems and Designs
Custom Hydraulic Circuits
 
Machine Shop Experience
Milling, Lathe and CNC  Machine operations
Metal Fabricator and Assembly
Certified MIG & TIG Welder (aluminum & stainless)
 
Boat Building / Fiberglass Experience
Mold Design & Tooling
Mold Manufacturing & Boat Building
Winchboat Design & Manufacturing
 
Other Trade Experiences
Technical Drafting Layout and Design  (limited CAD)
Graphics Artist   
Web Site Developer
Business Consultant
Insurance Consultant
 
Summary of Inventions and other Original Product Designs.
1971 - Tandem Bar  Design
1971 - Stationary Platform (harness)
1972 - Motorized Platform (harness)
1974 - Parasail Winchboat, Utility Patent # 3,987.746  (harness)
1980 - Developed first Winchboat for USAF – Water Survival Training  
1985 - Developed first outboard powered Winchboat  
1986 - Aerial Recliner, Utility Patent # 4,738,414)  
1987 - Tandem Passenger Aerial Recliner  
1988 - Three Passenger Aerial Recliner Design
1993 - Winchboat Hull Design    
1994 - Improved Winchboat Design 
1994 - Parasail Rope Guide System, Utility Patent # 5,367,972
1994 - Conversion Kits for Harness Winchyboats
1994 - UL approved two passenger sportboat design
1996 - Improved Aerial Recliner, Utility Patent # 5,816,184  
1998 - Aerial Recliner Design Patent # 392,242)  
1999 - Strap Assembly for Parasailing # 6,085,682)   
 
Expert Witness & Litigation Case Experience 
1977 Gloria Hardy v. Pioneer Parachute 
1986 Freidin-Whene v. Lahania Parasail 
1986 Steven Medly v. Power Chute
1987 Davis v. Ski Run Marina- 
1988 Kumagai vs. Controlled Parasail Honolulu 
1990 Ritchie v. Parasailing Int., Inc
1990 Myers v. Beiswenger Ent  
1998 Nicolas Fillis v. Luquillo Parasail, CWS, Indemnity Property & Casualty 
1999 Ogg vs. Rebel Parasail 
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
2005 Baron & Paulo v. Sea Breeze Parasailing
2006 one (1) active case. 
 

Expert Qualifications: 

In 2003, the US District Court in Miami qualified McCulloh as an expert in the field of Parasailing.

 

 

 
 
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