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CURRICULUM VITAE

HECTOR V PAZOS, P.E.

NAVAL ARCHITECT AND REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEEROCEAN-OIL INTERNATIONAL CORP. - OCEAN OIL EXPERT WITNESS, INe.

EDUCATION:• M.S. Naval Architect, Marine Engineer and Mechanical Engineer - National University of Buenos Aires,

Argentina - 1959 (6 Year Curriculum - Dual M.S. Degree)• B.S. Naval Architect- Technical School #3, Buenos Aires, Argentina-1950 (6 Year Curriculum)

OTHER TRAINING AND COURSES:• Waterways and Dredging Operations - Department of Public Works, Buenos Aires - 1954-1958• Otto Krause Academy - Course: Diesel Engines - 1958• Tulane University - Course: Understanding Digital Computers - 1961• Tulane University - Course: Structural Steel Design - 1962• The Pennsylvania State University - Seminar on Vibration and Vibration Damping - 1964• Philadelphia Naval Shipyard - Course: Dynamic Analysis Method of Shock Design - 1965• The University of Michigan - Course: Propulsion - Vessels Hydrodynamics - 1966• The University of Michigan - Course: High Speed Propellers - 1967• University of Santa Clara - Course: Professional Mechanical Engineers Review - 1968• School of Fluid Power - Course: Basic Fluid Power - 1971• University of New Orleans - Course: Finance - 1977• American Welding Society - Course: Underwater Welding of Offshore Platforms and Pipelines - 1980• American Welding Society - Course: WeJding in Shipbuilding - 1981• University of New Orleans - Course: Fundamentals of Return-On-Investment - 1981• Chicago College: Seminar - Containers• University of California - Seminar: Japanese Shipbuilding Practices• Mississippi College - Seminar: Admiralty - 1985• Marine Surveyors Guild - Course: Accident Reconstruction: 11 Tapes - 1988• U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary - Several Courses - 1990 thru 1996• Sea School- Course: Captain's License - 1992• U. S. Sailing - Seminar: Safety at Sea - 1994• St. Petersburg College - Course: Engineering Ethics - 2002• National Safety Council - OSHA - Course: Creating a Safety Culture - 2004

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:• Registered Professional Engineer - State of Louisiana - Board of Registration for Professional Engineers

and Land Surveyors - Registration No. 12575 - 1971 (Current)

• Naval and Mechanical Engineer Registration - Board of Professional Engineers, Buenos Aires, Argentina(Consejo Profesional de Ingenieria) - 1959 (Expired)

• Certified Marine Surveyor - Horizon International Naval Surveying and Inspection Bureau - 1990 (Expired)• Certified Marine Surveyor - The National Association of Marine Surveyors, Inc. - 1982 (Expired)

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HECTOR V. PAZOS, P.E.- CURRICULUM VITAE

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

• Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers - 1957 (Current)

• American Boat and Yacht Council- 1980 (Current)

• American Society of Civil Engineers (Expired)

• Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying: Lapels (Current)

• Louisiana Engineering Society (Current)• Western Dredging Society (Expired)• American Society of Safety Engineers (Expired)• Marine Safety Society (Expired)• The Mariners Club of the Port of New Orleans (Expired)• National Association of State Boating Law Administration (Expired)• National Association of Passenger Vessel Owners (Expired)• National Association of Marine Surveyor (Expired)• Boat Owners Association of the United States (Expired)• American Welding Society (Expired)• Horizon International Naval Surveying and Inspection Bureau (Expired)• Marine Technology Society (Expired)• American Society for Metals (Expired)

FORENSIC ENGINEERING COURSES PUBLISHED:

Authored four forensic engineering courses that are being purchased by Professional Engineers to comply withthe rules of Licensure Boards for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Each course describes andanalyzes a number of Forensic case histories in the marine field. The purpose of a forensic investigation is todetermine the causes(s) of the accident or incident, based on engineering knowledge, review of witnessstatements, depositions and close examination of failed components.

Contents of Course # 1:• Marine Disaster: Thirteen (13) People Died When Passenger Tour Boat Sunk Due To Small Deficiencies• Unusual Marine Accident: Push Boat Capsized and Sunk - Crew Dragged Under a Barge• Slips and Falls in the Marine and Offshore Oil Fields (Several Cases)• Maritime Disaster: Shift of Cargo Resulted in the Loss of Almost the Entire Crew• Deficiencies Found in Many Marine Stairways and Ladders Resulting in Accidents• Cruise Ship's Passenger Foot was Crushed by a Boarding Gangway• Self-Actuated Transmission Killed Two People - The Need for Propeller Guards• Unsecured Hatch Cover Resulted in Death• Confined Space Accident• Gasoline Explosion on a 32-Foot Aluminum Cruiser

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Contents of Course #2:• Recreational Boat Accidents• Lifting Related Accidents• Offshore Personnel Transfer• High Performance Power Boat Design and Construction Deficiencies• Offshore Drilling Rig Accidents• Crew Boat Accidents: Unseaworthiness• Collision of a Boat with a Channel Marker - Determination of Who Was The Driver Thru Analysis of

the Injuries• Easy to Prevent Accidents on Passenger Vessels• Predictable Offshore Accidents• Personal Injuries Resulting From Attempting To Board a Crew Boat thru the Bow and Notes about the

International Safety Management Code (ISM)

Contents of Course #3:• Dangerous Laundry Room on a Passenger Vessel• The Wake Created By a Vessel Can Result In Accidents• Low-Pressure Separator Explosion on an Oil Production Barge• Fall Arrest Gear Prevent Serious Injury to Electrician Falling From Scaffold Board• A Floating Dredging Pipeline Can Become an Obstruction to the Navigation Resulting in Accidents• Explosion in the Mudroom of a Jack-Up Drilling Rig• Pilothouse Accidents: An Inadequate Helmsman's Chair Failure, Resulted in Serious Injuries to the

Captain - Improper Pilothouse Design Results In Accident• An Inexpensive Hook on a Hatch of a Brand New Vessel Caused Very Serious Injuries to a

Longshoreman

Contents of Course #4:• Collision of Two Pleasure Vessels in Puerto Rico• Man Overboard• Dangerous Threshold on a Passenger Vessel• Dangerous Inclined Stairs• Customs Agent Was Injured Descending a Defective Accommodation Ladder• Floating Crane-Barge Accident Due To Lack of Arresting System• Jumping Waves and BUI (Boating Under the Influence) Do Not Mix• Longshoreman Injured Climbing Thru an Access Hatch

ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN MAGAZINES OF THE TRADE AND ON THE INTERNET:

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Was This A Permit Required Confined Space? Confined SpaceOccupational Heath & Safety (Magazine) - Published: In the February 2003 issue

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Was This A Permit Required Confined Space? Confined SpaceMarine News (Magazine) - Published: In the December 2003 issueSlip and Fall Accidents in the Marine EnvironmentMarine News (Magazine) - Published: In the February 2003 issueSlip and Fall Accidents in the Marine EnvironmentMaritime Reporter (Internet) - Published: On the Internet - February 21, 2003Increasing Importance of Preventive Maintenance in View ofIMO'S ISM Codeand ISO 9000Marine News (Magazine) - Published: In the December 2002 issueUncommon Marine Accidents:1). Unsecured Hatch Cover Resulted in Death;2). Passenger Boarding Ramp Crushed Passenger's Foot; and3). Self-Actuated Transmission Killed Two PeopleMarine News (Magazine) - Published: In the December 2002 issueIncreasing Importance of Compliance/Preventive Maintenance in View ofIMO's ISM Code and ISO 9000".Reliabilityweb.com - in the issue entitled: "Solution Oriented Asset Reliability 09.01.04Published: On the Internet - September 1, 2004Implementation of a Computerized Compliance Management SystemMarine News (Magazine) - Published: In the September 2004 issueHow Lack of Attention to Small Deficiencies Can Lead To A Major DisasterX-Pro News - Published: In January 2007Slip and Fall Hazards in the Marine EnvironmentOccupational Health and Safety International (Internet) - Published: January 24, 20071). Deficiencies Found In Many Marine Stairways and Ladders Resulting In Accidents2). Typical Case In Which Lack Of Attention To Small Deficiencies Resulted in A

Major Disaster3). Boating Accident: Gasoline Explosion - 32 Foot Aluminum CruiserThe TASA Group, Inc. (Internet) - 2008Unsecured Hatch Cover Resulted in DeathExperts.com (Internet) - Published March 2009Self-Actuated Transmission Killed Two People - The Need For Propeller GuardsExperts.com (Internet) - Published March 2009

TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS MADE DURING PROFESSIONAL SYMPOSIUMS:

• 7thJoint Engineering Societies Conference - January 23rd and 24th, 2003Title of Presentation: Engineering Solutions To Maritime Disasters

• The Delta Safety Society - January 30, 2003Title of Presentation: Maritime Salvage Operations

• American Society of Safety Engineers (A.S.S.E.)Title of Presentation: Unusual Collisions and Salvage

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HECTORV. PAZOS,P.E.-CURRICULUMVITAE

• Subsea Search and Salvage Conference - May 1990Title of Presentation: International Marine Salvage Operations;

The Salvage of a Jack-up Rig Pool 55• 11th International Marine Tug Convention - September 1990

Title of Presentation: Heavy Salvage Operations and The Use Of Tugboats• Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers - Annual Meeting

Title of Presentation: Maritime Salvage Operations

UNPUBLISHED ARTICLES AND BOOKS BEING DEVELOPED:

• Marine Disaster: Thirteen (13) People Die When A Passenger Tour Boat Sunk Due To Small Deficiencies• Unusual Marine Accident: Push Boat Capsized and Sunk. Crew was dragged under a barge (one

crewmember died)• Easy To Prevent Marine Accidents: Two Samples• Utilization of a Computerized Compliance Management System to Satisfy Regulatory and Safety Concerns• Maritime Disaster: Shift of Cargo Resulted in the Loss of Almost the Entire Crew• Recreational Boat Accidents• Lifting Related Accidents• Offshore Personnel Transfer• High Performance Power Boat Design and Construction Deficiencies• Offshore Drilling Rig Accidents• Crew Boat Accidents: Unseaworthiness• Collision of a Boat With a Channel Marker - Determination of Who Was The Driver Thru Analysis of the

Injuries• Easy to Prevent Accidents on Passenger Vessels• Predictable Offshore Accidents• Personal Injuries Resulting From Attempting To Board a Crew Boat thru the Bow and Notes about the

International Safety Management Code (ISM)• Dangerous Laundry Room on a Passenger Vessel• The Wake Created By A Vessel Can Result In Accidents• Low-Pressure Separator Explosion on an Oil Production Barge• Fall Arrest Gear Prevent Serious Injury to Electrician Falling From Scaffold Board• A Floating Dredging Pipeline Can Become an Obstruction to the Navigation Resulting in Accidents• Explosion in the Mudroom of a Jack-Up Drilling Rig• Pilothouse Accidents: An Inadequate Helmsman's Chair Failure, Resulted in Serious Injuries to the

Captain - Improper Pilothouse Design Results In Accident• An Inexpensive Hook on a Hatch of a Brand New Vessel Caused Very Serious Injuries to a

Longshoreman• Collision of Two Pleasure Vessels in Puerto Rico• Man Overboard

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• Dangerous Threshold on a Passenger Vessel• Dangerous Inclined Stairs• Customs Agent Was Injured Descending a Defective Accommodation Ladder• Floating Crane-Barge Accident Due To Lack of Arresting System• Jumping Waves and BUI (Boating Under the Influence) Do Not Mix• Longshoreman Injured Climbing Thru an Access Hatch• Book: Naval Architecture for Non-Technical Professionals• Book: Treasure Salvage in Caribbean Waters

ARTICLES PUBLISHED BY UNRELATED AUTHORS REGARDING HECTOR PAZOS' ACTIVITIES:

• Publisher: City Business Magazine, New OrleansTitle: Salvage Business Picks Up - Published: August 15, 1988

• Publisher: Clarin NewspaperTitle: The Argentinian That Reopened The Suez Canal- Published: December 2, 1975

• Publisher: Work Boat MagazineTitle: Salvage: Approximate Science - Published: October 1989

• Publisher: The Times Picayune NewspaperTitle: Wreck-By- Wreck Ocean-Oil Climbs The Ladder Of Success

• Publisher: Workboat MagazineTitle: Naval Architect Invents Hingeable Stem Section

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

1951-1958: ENGINEER, DEPARTMENT PUBLIC WORKS OF ARGENTINA. DREDGINGOPERATIONS: Inspection and repairs of dredges, management and improvement of canals,flood control systems and levees.

1959 - 1960: ASST. TO THE CHIEF ENGINEER, BUENOS AIRES NAVAL SHIPYARD, ARGENTINA1960: DESIGNER, NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA1960 - 1965: ASST. SUPERVISOR OF THE SCIENTIFIC SECTION, AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.1966 -1968: STAFF NAVAL ARCHTIECT - HYDRODYNAMIC 1ST, F.M.C. CORP., CALIFORNIA1968: DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR - NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND STRUCTURES, AVONDALE

SHIPYARD1969: VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF ENGINEER - PETRO-MARINE ENGINEERING, INC.1960 - 1969: PART TIME CONSULTING SERVICES FOR MANY SHIPYARDS AND SHIP OWNERS

1970 to Present: Ocean-Oil International Corp. and Ocean-Oil Expert Witness, Inc. - TechnicalConsultant and Expert Witness: Provided engineering services to shipowners, shipyards, insurance groups,government agencies and attorneys. Also, Maritime Casualty Investigations and Accident Reconstructionexpertise.

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Main Areas of Expertise are:

Barges and TugboatsCargo Vessels - Bulk CarriersContainerships - TankersOffshore Oil Rigs & PlatformsPipelines - Jack-up RigsTowing MishapsUnseaworthinessCrew NegligenceCrane AccidentsProduct LiabilityDock & Wharf AccidentsAccident ReconstructionStructural FailureLongitudinal Strength

Passenger VesselsCargo Gear I RiggingCollisions and AllisionsLongshoreman AccidentsDredging IncidentsAnchoring and MooringPersonal Injury and/or DeathProduct LiabilityLatent DefectsPersonnel Basket OperationStairs and LaddersWreck RemovalVibrations & ShockINoiseCapsizing and/or Sinking

Pleasure Boat MishapsDynamic InstabilityHigh Speed BoatsJet Skis I Personal WatercraftCollision of BoatsAmphibious CraftsSlip, Trip and FallMarine Equipment FailureDiesel & Gasoline EnginesReduction Gear DefectsOil Rig AccidentsMarine SalvageImproper Cargo DistributionFires and Explosions

SAMPLE OF PROJECTS: Salvage engineer and consultant for the complete engineering for the clearance ofthe Suez Canal and the largest lift for salvage in the American Continent: a 5,100-ton drilling rig. Participatedin over 200 major salvage operations.Retained and testified as an Expert Witness in numerous large cases since the early nineteen seventies.Amateur artist. Often supports his testimony by developing exhibits in the courtroom.Boating enthusiast and sailor. Owned and operated several boats and participated in numerous sea trials ofcommercial and navy vessels.Logged over 10,000 miles sailing in open waters.

EXTENSIVE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, Honduras,Panama, Venezuela, Trinidad, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, England, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic,Antigua, St. Martin, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, Canada, Anguilla, Australia, Belize and other countries.

COURT LITIGATIONS AND ARBITRATIONS:

Have been retained as an expert and testified in State and Federal courts since the early nineteen seventies inseveral hundred cases in various states and Singapore.

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PARTIAL LIST OF CASES IN WHICH HECTOR PAZOS HAS TESTIFED INCOURT OR BY DEPOSITION AND/OR WAS RETAINED AS AN EXPERT

NOTE: Court cases from 1970 thru 1991 are not listed below.

• Joseph Renee Broussard vs. • S. Paul White vs. Mercury Marine • Clayton White vs. Delta SeaboardHargett Mooring &Marine, Inc. Testified: May 16, 1996 Well ServiceTestified: 1/92 Attorney: John W. McLuskey Testified: November 8, 1999Attorney: Michael S. O'Brien Attorney: Kenneth Dejean

• Gregory L. Barnes vs. Dual Drilling U.S. District Court - Lafayette, LA• The Estate of Charles Michael Testified: February 21, 1996 Judge: John M. Shaw

DeMoss vs. Union Oil Co. of Attorney: Frank SpagnolettiCalifornia, et al- Testified: 2/92 • Drillship "SEACREST"Attorney: Rick Christovich • MlV ESENTEPE II Attended Arbitration on June 7,1999

Attended court-settlement on In Singapore• Rita Swilley Seal vs. EDO Corp. March 29, 1996 Attorney: Harold Zahner

Testified: March 1993 Attorney: Ashton R. O'Dwyer, Jr.Attorney: Allen A. McElroy, JI. • Murphy Crochet, Jr., et al vs.

• John Dale Marks vs. Double Eagle Marine, Inc.• Kilmon vs. Prout T. L. James & Co., Inc. Testified: October 19, 1999

(Explosion on sailboat) Testified: May 31, 1996 Attorney: Kenneth DejeanTestified: July 1993 Attorney: Lawrence N. Curtis U.S.D.C. - Western District of LA -Attorney: Ronald L. Buschbom C.A. #99-0586

• Edwin Burley vs. Cal Dive Int'l

• Accident of Reggie Acy Testified: July and Oct. 1996 • Lincoln Lee Gibson vs.McDermott - Testified: 12/14/94 Attorney: Jeffi:ey A. Mitchell The Gray Ins. Co.Attorney: Donald F. de Boisblanc Testified: December 21, 1999

• Roxy Roberson vs. Norwegian Cruise Attorney: Lawrence N.Curtis

• Califano vs. Sea-Land Services Lines - Testified: January 22, 1997 U.s.D.C. - Lafayette, LATestified: April 1995 & Feb. 1996 Attorney: Surama Suarez Judge Doherty - C.A. # 97-0350Attorney: James T. Catlow

• MN Salvador Allende • Robin Lewis vs. Sea Ray• MN Kavo Kaliakra- Testified: February 3, ]997 Testified: March 9, 10 and 11,2000

Collision w/ARTCO Fleet Attorney: Frank Spagnoletti Attorneys: Gilbert V. Andry, SamuelTestified: July & Nov. 1995 Harding, Rex A. JemisonAttorney: Ashton O'Dwyer, Jr. • Orese J. Fontenot Sr., vs. D.S.D.C. - Clark County, Nevada

Cliffs Drilling Co., et al Case: A345303/A396497

• Dean A. Strand vs. Global Divers Testified: July 21, 1998& Contractors Attorney: Lawrence N. Curtis • Isaac Louis vs. State of LouisianaTestified: August 2, 1995 Dept. of TransportationAttorney: James P. Lambert • Errol Kiger vs. Testified: May 3,2000

Doucet & Adams, Inc. Attorney: Donald F. de Boisblanc

• James Craig vs. Hornbeck Testified: October 27, 1997 40th Judicial District Court -Offshore Corporation Attorney: Estelle Mahoney St. John The Baptist Parish - Edgard,Testified: Oct. & Nov. 1995 La - Case: 40077Attorney: Richard Mere • Troy Salone vs. Pine Bluff Judge: J. S. Snowdy

Sand & Gravel Co.Testified: Aug. 1, 1997Attorney: Lawrence N. Curtis

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• Jimmy Harper vs. Island Operators • Brian Smith vs. Global Marine • William S. Nadler v. Dufour, Laskay &Testified: July 17,2000 Drilling Co. & StrouseAttorney: Thomas D. Curtis Testified: February 26, 2002 Deposed: June 19,2009U.S.D.C. - Western District of LA Attorney: Lawrence N. Curtis Attorney: Hank des BordesCase: #699CV002787

• Owen Scott Anderson vs. Magnolia • Barge Case - Katrina Levee Breach• Derek Singleton-Stone vs. Marine Transport Co., et al Deposed: July 20 & 21,2009

Amquip Corporation Testified: January 28, 2003 Attorneys: Brian Gilbert, LawrenceTestified: 8/29/00 & 9/27/00 Attorney: Donald F. de Boisblanc Wiedemann, Patrick Sanders, ShawnAttorney: Stanley B. Gruber Eastern District of Louisiana Khorami, Dylan PollardU.S.D.C. - Eastern District of Case # 00-3746 "C" 4Pennsylvania - Case: 98-CV-469 Expert for Plaintiff • Raymond Rivera vs. Jose BrassaJudge: J. P. Padova Deposed: August 10, 2009

• Larry J. Viator, Sr., vs. Dauterive Attorney: Amancio Arias-Guardiola• Russell J. Eitenne v. ENCSO Marine Contractors, Inc. & Western

Testified: November 21,2000 Geophysical Co. of America, Inc. • Jeffrey Scott Davis and Cinde DavisAttorney: Lawrence N. Curtis Testified: June 3, 2003 v. Progressive InsuranceU.S.D.C. Western Division - 16th Attorney: Samuel David Abraham Attorney: James C. LigmanJudicial District Court - Parish of 24th Judicial District Court - Parish Deposed: November 13,2009Iberia - C.A. #98-0216 of Jefferson, LA - No. 524-324

• Cause No. 59937; Ronald S. Irby &• Various parties vs. The U.S.A., et al • Kirby Inland Marine, L.P., as Susan McKirahan-Irby vs. T. W.

Testified: May 25,2001 Owners of the MN Thoroughbred Laquay Dredging, Inc.Attorneys: Charles Alagood, G. Ray Testified: July 24, 2003 Deposed: April 27, 2010Bratton, Winslow Drummon, R. Layne Attorneys: Edgar F. Barnett, Reich Testified: August 3, 2010Holley, Kenneth Mascagni, Chandler, Rex Townsley Attorney: Alton C. ToddNorwood Phillips U.S.D.C. Southern District of Texas,

Houston Division - C.A. #02-4266 • Barge Case - Katrina Levee Breach• Jane Richardson vs. Bombardier Testified: June 25, 2010

Testified: June 21, 2001 • Nigeria National Pertroleum Corp., Attorneys: Brian Gilbert, LawrenceAttorney: L. Edward McClellan, Jr. et al vs. SlY Seabulk Merlin Wiedemann, Patrick Sanders, Shawn

Testified: March 2, 2005 (Defense) Khorami, Dylan Pollard• Jimmy Legrand vs. T.L. James & Co. Attorney: Matthew Valcourt

Testified: August 29,2001 U.S.D.C., Miami, FL • Contender Fishing Team vs. City ofAttorney: Lawrence N. Curtis Case 2-61440 -CIV Martinez Miami

Deposed: September 20, 2011• Karen Austin vs. Spirit Cruiser, Inc. • Randy Thompson vs. Rowan Attorney: Warren Bittner, Deputy City

Testified: August 31, 2001 CompaniesAttorney: Juliette Ferguson Testified: April 3, 2007 • In the Matter of Ride The Ducks Int'l

Attorney: George 1. Nalley, Jr. Deposed: April 26, 2012• Vernon Moody vs. CNG Producing Attorney: Maxwell S. Kennerly

Co. • Joel Schatzberg vs. CelebrityTestified: Sept. 27, 2001 Cruises • Ronald L. Bissell and Mistral 64, LLC,Attorney: Lawrence N. Curtis Testified: October 17,2007 v. Sunseeker Int'l Ltd.; Sunseeker USA,

Attorney: Joseph P. D'Ambrosio Inc.; California Coast Yachts, Inc.; and• Jeffrey J. Lott v. Greystar Corp., Inc. Steven Lehman

Testified: November 7, 2001 • Timothy Corbin v. Subaqueous Deposed: May 7,2012Attorney: Charles R. Talley Services Attorney: Victor F. Poulos

Testified: September 24,2008• Percy Dean Billiot vs. Kim Susan, Attorney: Marian LeelRod Sullivan

Inc. - Testified: November 30,2001Attorney: Michelle O. Gallagher

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NOTE: In recent years most of the cases in which 1was retained as an expert, have been settled upon submittal of my report, suchas the following cases:

• Gary Lisk • Michael LeU YS. Union Oil of CaliforniaClient: Lisa Willits - State Farm Insurance (Alleged Personal Injury)Settled: March 2004 Attorney: Randall Theunissen

Settled: May 2005 - Expert for Defendant• Ronnie Hale vs. Promar L.P. (personal injury due to

collapse of a pilot chair) • Terrin Jackson v. M1V Asian OliveAttorney: R. Blake Brukenhoefer Attorney: Mr. Stanley GruberSettled: June 2004 - Expert for Plaintiff Settled: October 2005 - Expert for PlaintiffU.S.D.C. - Texas - Corpus Christi - C-03-177

• Andrew J. Wanto, Jr. (Slip and fall on barge)• Rebecca B. Simmons YS. N. R. Broussard Landing Attorney: Stephen P. Moschetta

(Tugboat crewmember died due to improper maneuver) Settled: January 2006 - Expert for PlaintiffAttorney: Aubrey DentonSettled: September 2004 - Expert for Plaintiff • Deborah Jones v. Carnival Cruise Lines

Attorney: Ross B. Toyne• Melbourne Limited YS. National Marine Corp. (Damages to Settled: February 2006 - Expert for Plaintiff

a 48-foot Fountain Powerboat)Attorney: Benjamin Dolan • Rodney N. Ness, Jr. vs. The Offshore Drilling Co.Settled: October 2004 - Expert for Plaintiff Attorney: Lawrence D. Wiedemann

Settled: August 10, 2006 - Expert for Plaintiff• Nathaniel L. Blue (Push boat - Personal Injury)

Attorney: Robert R. Faucheux • Charles Mynhier vs. Drummond Co., Inc.Settled: November 2004 - Expert for Plaintiff Attorney: Donald de Boisblanc

Settled: November 15,2006 - Expert for Plaintiff• Danae Lamberth vs. Nicholas Bierbrodt (Personal injury

caused by improper operation of a boat) • Robert Gehret vs. The United States of AmericaAttorney: Michael Nelson Attorney: Charles F. Herd, Jr.Settled: December 2004 - Expert for Plaintiff Settled: January 4, 2007 - Expert for Plaintiff

• Seltzer vs. Norwegian Cruise Lines (Trip and Fall) • Lorin J. Lapp vs. ASAP Equipment RentalAttorney: Ross Toyne Attorney: Amy 1. SergentSettled: December 2004 - Expert for Plaintiff Settled: October 2004 - Expert for Plaintiff

• Colver vs. Jackson (Personal injury caused by wake of a • Jeffery Allen vs. Double Eagle Marinevessel) Attorney: Daniel Rayburn - Lafayette, LAAttorney: Amy Pietrodangelo Expert for DefendantSettled: January 2005 - Expert for 3rd Party Defendant

• Torrey Michael Eubaire• William M. Smith YS. Nervest Operating, L.L.C. Attorney: Fred E. Salley

Attorney: Lawrence N. Curtis Expert for DefendantSettled: January 2005 - Expert for Plaintiff

• Roger Peralta vs. American Commercial Barge Lines• Doyle Hart vs. Forest Oil Corp. (Personal injury caused by Attorney: Donald de Boisblanc

an explosion)Attorney: Donald de Boisblanc • Marjorie & Frank MaraUo vs. Ocean Casino Cruises, Inc.,Settled: April 2005 - Expert for Plaintiff Attorney: Alan Gross. July 2008

Expert for Plaintiff

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• JamesP. Ushervs.ENSCOInternationalAttorney:MichaelO'Brien- ExpertforPlaintiffU.S.D.C.EasternDistrictof Texas

• ClaudeMayfieldvs.LowLandConstructionAttorney: JasonM. WelbornSettled:March25,2011- ExpertforPlaintiff

• TroyHoganv.U.S.Welders,Inc.,CDCNo.04-07495"I",Insured: U.S.WeldingService,Inc.Attorney:MichaelGrennan

• Cookv.DelMonteAttorney:JasonBravoSettled: January4,2011 - ExpertforDefendant

• MartinMiciottov.OffshoreSpecialtyFabricatorsAttorney:NicholasF. LaRocca,Jr.Settled:Nov.24,2010-ExpertforPlaintiff

• Rexiusv.TMBC,LLCet alAttorney:TracyEgletSettled: June 13,2011

CURRENTLY ACTIVE CASES IN WHICH HECTOR PAZOS HAS BEEN RETAINED AS AN EXPERT:

Job #1411: Oil Platform: Improper design oflighting system resulting in personal injury.Job #1437: Passenger Vessel: Guest received injuries crossing a gangplank.Job #1438: Boat occupant fell overboard and was killed by the propeller.Job #1445: Defective trailer stands on barge caused injury to driver of tractor.Job #1449: Casino Boat: Personal injury due to uneven carpets.Job #1450: Class Action lawsuit against parties responsible for flooding the 9th Ward of New Orleans during

Hurricane Katrina.Job #1452: Dismasting ofa 48-foot sailboat during bad weather.Job # 1456: Continuous failures of several diesel engines.Job #1462: Oil Platform: Personal injury on the rig floor caused by an alleged emission of Hydrogen

Sulfide.Job #1464: Collision oftwo power boats at night.Job #1469: Collision of a 22' bow rider boat with a 25' push boat. Five people died.Job #1472: Explosion on tugboat. Two workers died.Job #1473: Captain of an offshore supply boat sustained back injury lifting groceries and supplies.Job #1475: Crewmember injured in the shower of a vessel.Job # 1479: Failure of a wave attenuator wall (floating breakwater) in Arizona, which resulted in the sinking

of a 55 foot houseboat.Job #1480: Loadout and launching ofa 1,700 ton tugboat using a 338 foot floating dry dock.Job #1483: Slip and fallon a jack-up drilling rig.Job #1484: Crewmember fell down a flight of engine room stairs.Job #1485: Review of unsafe operations being conducted by BP P.L.C. and related companies on the

Atlantis Oil FieldJob #1486: Two boats collided resulting in damages.Job #1487: A worker was killed when a 40 foot container chassis rolled forward on a Ro-Ro vessel.Job #1488: Person injured when gangway shifted and the ladder he was on turned over and landed on deck.Job #1490: Barge being towed alongside a tugboat, collided or allided with an amphibious passenger

vehicle (APV) DUKW in the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Job #1491: Large yacht sunk due to the corrosion failure of a small bronze fitting.Job #1492: Person thrown out of bunk on an offshore supply boat due to bad weather.Job #1493: Captain of towboat exposed to H2S.Job #1494: Capsized lift-boat.

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PATENTS:Was granted 4 patents in several countries:• Invention: Apparatus for and method of raising underwater propulsion elements above the floating

waterline. Countries Awarded: U.S.A., England, Canada-1976 (Expired)• Invention: Rotating Stability Columns for MODUS. Countries: USA - Japan (Expired)• Invention: Floating Resort Hotel. Country: USA (Expired)• Invention: Transporter for Lash Barges. Country: USA (Expired)

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