Dustin A. Turnquist

Mr. Turnquist is a metallurgist and mechanical engineer for Engineering Systems Inc (ESi). He has over twenty years of technical experience in engineering investigations and failure analysis, and testing, including managing large, complex multi-disciplinary matters.

Mr. Turnquist’s expertise encompasses fatigue and fracture characterization, corrosion analysis and damage assessment of components and systems. He has been a lead engineer/laboratory manager supervising a team of engineers and technicians. Mr. Turnquist participated in investigations involving components from the aerospace, automotive, boat/marine, rail, power generation, medical, mining, plumbing, construction, firearms, recreational products and HVAC industries.

In addition to his background in metallurgy and mechanical engineering he is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator and has trained in accident reconstruction at Northwestern University. Mr. Turnquist participates in a wide variety of mechanical systems, motor vehicle, fire, and aircraft accident investigation and reconstruction, as well as product liability investigations.