About Miller Engineering
A Note from Our Founder:
I founded Miller Engineering in 1980 with a mission to provide improved mechanical-electrical engineering safety through the applications of human factors engineering, ergonomics, good product design, consumer research, product testing, and expert forensic services.
With more than forty years of consulting and engineering, our professorships from Michigan, Purdue, Trine and Kettering, Miller Engineering have conducted research, teaching and consulting in the types of areas portrayed below. Dr Lehto and I wrote the original books on warnings and instructions which still guide the research and scientific analyses relative to warnings effectiveness. Our extensive publications are scattered throughout this website. We have analyzed the safety of product designs, have acquired patents, and have analyzed and reconstructed accidents from a physics and human factors perspective. Included herein are examples of our designs for labels, warnings, and operator manuals for consumer and commercial products. Forensic services include consultations and expert testimony related to product liability issues, accident reconstruction, patent infringement, and compliance to standards, including OSHA, ANSI, ASTM, CPSC, EPA, DOT, and FDA. Our affiliated companies active operate facilities which we have designed and own, including a hydroelectric plant, solar farm, forestry operation, Columbia River marina, and large farm-ranch agricultural operations in Idaho and Oregon. Ours is a full-time WIO (work in office)staff, which gives us the capacity to handle large cases and class-action lawsuits; we have experience in such cases regarding asbestos and vehicles.
The company is known to be very thorough in building the foundations necessary to support whatever reports, opinions or testimony might arise from our analyses. Such thoroughness of course does not make us the least expensive, but our success on behalf of manufacturers, distributors, retailers, insurance companies and injured plaintiffs provides the justification.
We would be happy to discuss a potential project with you (toll-free 888-206-4394). All initial consultations with us are, of course, complimentary. Or we can provide you paper or electronic copies of our corporate brochure and fee schedule via your email or telephone request.
Regards,
James M. Miller, PE, PhD
Our Locations
Main Office:
2392 Fuller Court
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: (734) 662-6822
Toll-Free Phone: (888) 206-4394
Fax: (734) 747-9712
Western Offices:
- Boise–Twin Falls, Idaho
- Portland–Clatskanie, Oregon
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Brochure of Services
Please see the attached brochure for a summary of our services.
Miller Engineering Brochure
Fees for Services
Our detailed fee schedule will be supplied upon personal request. Requests can be made by email, phone 734-662-6822, or fax 734-747-9712.
Initial Telephone Consultation: No Charge
Normal Minimum Retainer:
- Engineering/Consultation Projects: $1,000
- Litigation/Expert Testimony Projects: $5,000
- Depositions or Trial Testimony Minimum (Preparation, testimony, and travel): 10 Hours
Hourly rates range from $75-$400/hour depending on staff person and type of service.