J. Michael Hunter is the Principal Investigator and Marine Surveyor of Hunter Consulting & Survey Services, Inc. of Springfield, Missouri since 2001. Mr. Hunter's experience is broad within the marine industry with 33 years in the marine trade including Manufacturer's National Service Representative, Sales, Marine Technician, and Marine Service & Parts Manager, Law Enforcement and 20 plus years in Marine Investigations and Surveying (1996 to present). Mr. Hunter's experience, with over 4000 handled files, has provided him with a great deal of experience in multiple modes of failure dynamics and accident investigations.