Vista typically accepts jobs along two tracks:
Industrial & Laboratory-
- Initial contact and consultation with the potential client.
- Quote is provided for services to be performed.
- Client provides a purchase order and, in some cases, a partial payment.
- Work is completed and reports of findings are issued within an agreed upon timeframe.
Litigation & Expert Witness-
- Initial contact and consultation with the potential client.
- Engagement contract and fee applies to new cases.
- Research, examination, imaging, modeling, and other methods are used as appropriate to investigate a case.
- Written reports, depositions, and testimony are provided as needed.
- Once closed, evidence can be returned or disposed of as directed.