Parnell Engineering & Consulting (PEC) is a high-tech consultancy located in the Heart of Silicon Valley. PEC is ready to help solve your project challenges!
Dr. Kim Parnell is the Principal & Founder of PEC. Dr. Parnell is a Mechanical Engineering consultant with strong experience in multiple technology areas. Dr. Parnell frequently serves as a testifying Expert Witness in patents, reliability, product failure, and personal injury litigation cases. For full details see the
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His practice includes expertise in:
- Expert Witness & Litigation Consulting
- Patents and Intellectual Property
- Medical Devices
- Robotic & Laparoscopic Surgical Tools
- Medical Equipment
- Nitinol Shape Memory Materials
- Composite Materials
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA) & Simulation; Digital Twins
- Cell Phones, personal electronic devices
- Heavy Truck Crashworthiness
- Consumer Products
- Product Design Refinement
- Piping, Pressure Vessels
- Gas Leaks, Pipe Failure, Blasts, Vapor Cloud Explosions
- Failure Analysis
- Reliability
- Alternative Energy – Wind, Solar
- Personal Injury & Accident Investigation
- Manufacturing Technology: food processing, metal forming, vehicle assembly, telecommunications, composites
Dr. Parnell holds Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. and MSME degrees from Stanford University. He has a Bachelor of Engineering Science (BES, Highest Honors) degree from Georgia Tech. Dr. Parnell is a registered Professional Mechanical Engineer in the State of California, an ASME Fellow, a Life Senior Member of IEEE, and a Member of SAE and ASM International. He is Chair of the SAMPE Northern California Chapter. Dr. Parnell served on the Mechanical Engineering faculty at Santa Clara University (SCU) as a full-time Adjunct Professor and was a Visiting Associate Professor at Stanford University.
Professional Memberships & Registration:
| Registered Professional Engineer (Mechanical), California |  |
| ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), Fellow |
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| IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers), Life Senior Member |
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| SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), Member |
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| ASM International, Member * SMST (Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies), * FAS (Failure Analysis Society), * EDFAS (Electronic Device Failure Analysis Society) |
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| SAMPE, Member Chair, Northern California Chapter |
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| NAFEMS, Member NAFEMS Composites Working Group (CWG), Vice-Chair |
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