Eric R. Lalli, P.Eng., P.E., CSP, CHSC, CQE
Senior Vice President, Global Energy Services

Background
Mr. Eric Lalli is a senior forensic engineer and recognized authority in the Energy, Power, Petrochemical, Mining, Resource, and Heavy Industry sectors. With over 38 years as a forensics engineer, regulator, investigations leader, and business leader, he has investigated industrial catastrophes and safety incidents worldwide. As Senior Vice President for Rimkus, Mr. Lalli utilizes his extensive experience and expertise to deliver world-class consulting services to help insurers, legal professionals, and corporations resolve complex, large-scale property losses. Core services include industrial forensics, loss consulting, business restoration, loss prevention, accident investigation, and litigation support.
Leadership roles in multinational engineering firms, major regulatory agencies, and large-scale manufacturing companies with global operations provide Mr. Lalli with a unique ability to navigate and resolve large complex loss investigations in multiple jurisdictions (Americas, LATAM, EMEA, and APAC). His expertise extends to legislation, codes, standards, policy analysis, and regulatory compliance, developed through senior positions as Senior Policy Analyst, Claims Manager, Prevention Engineer, and Investigations Manager.
Mr. Lalli is a Certified Safety Professional, Certified Health & Safety Consultant, and Certified Quality Engineer, offering specialized knowledge in health and safety, workers’ compensation, casualty, OSHA compliance, professional liability, and personal injury litigation.
Mr. Lalli provides litigation support and expert testimony in Superior and Supreme Courts across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and for international commercial arbitration tribunals. He regularly provides seminars for the insurance industry, legal sector, and educational programs for clients.
His expertise profile includes Power and Energy (gas and steam power, combined cycle and cogeneration power plants, coal supercritical power plants, nuclear, hydrogen, LNG plants and pipelines, power distribution, and battery energy storage); Renewable Energy (wind turbines, solar power, hydroelectricity, and bioenergy and alternative fuel power); Resource Industry (petrochemical, oil and gas, pipelines, mining, metallurgical, pulp and paper, forest products); Heavy Industry (machinery design, manufacturing processes, turbomachinery, smelters, refineries, chemical, metallurgical and material plants, chemical plants, heavy equipment, cranes, marine, and aerospace); and Transportation (aerospace, aircraft, mobile equipment, mobile cranes, marine vessels, and trucking).
Education and Certifications
- Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, B.Sc.: University of British Columbia (1987)
- Mechanical Engineering: Postgraduate, University of British Columbia
- Gas turbine engine compressor blades, developed advanced alloys (industry-sponsored project)
- Vehicle design competition, won 1st place, internationally
- Major in turbomachinery and failure analysis
- Advanced composites manufacturing
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng): British Columbia and Alberta
- Professional Engineer (P.E.): Nevada and Texas
- Certified Quality Engineer (CQE): American Society for Quality Control (1997)
- Welding Engineer & Supervisor: Canadian Welding Bureau (2000)
- Operating Engineer: International Union of Operating Engineers (1990)
- Non-destructive Testing Technician: American Society for Non-destructive Testing (1996)
- Lead Auditor ISO 9000 Quality Management Systems: Quality Management Institute (2000)
- Registered Safety Professional (RSP): Board of Registered Safety Professionals (2010)
- Certified Health and Safety Consultant (CHSC): Society of Safety Engineering (2010)
- Concrete Testing Technician: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
- Fellow of Engineers Canada (FEC): Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (2000)
Associations and Memberships
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists
- Registration Committee (2001-2012)
- Vancouver Branch Chair (1997-2003)
- Applied Science Technologists and Technicians Association
- Practice Review Board (2004-2006)
- Board of Examiners (2004-2005)
- Professional Member: Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE)
- Certified Member of the Board: Registered Safety Professionals (RSP)
- Certified Member: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
- Chair-Forensic Engineering Committee: Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)
- Professional Member: Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE)
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Failure Analysis Society (American Society of Materials)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE)
- International Gas Turbine Institute