Design Build Expert Witnesses

Winnetka, Illinois

Energy, Failure Analysis - Power generation, steam, power plant, operation, turbine, commissioning, solar, performance, insurance, construction, defect, efficiency, turbine, boiler, contractor, design build, EPC, infrastructure, gas, coal

Expert witness on multiple technical and commercial issues in arbitration, state and federal court, and in front of regulatory commission environments. Deep expertise in power plant development, construction, operating and maintenance, and asset management. Numerous evaluations and audits of generating portfolios, including review of business processes and identifying/quantifying improvement opportunities/potential threats. Technologies include coal, oil, natural gas, wood, and waste-fueled facilities, simple and combined cycle power stations, and spark and diesel reciprocating engine-based power plants. Green energy experience, including, wind energy construction, smart grid implementation, building energy conservation measures, battery storage, and both concentrated and photo-voltaic solar generation. Experience extends to large process plants as well. Experienced in all aspects of infrastructure projects and programs in both the public and private sectors: development, financi...

Seattle, Washington

Structural Engineering, Engineering - Bridge Design, Design-Build, Structural Bridge Design, Concrete Segmental Bridge Design, Prestressed Concrete, Value Engineering, Highway Bridge Design, Transit Guideway Design, Owner's Rep, Progressive Design-Build, DB, PDB, Bridge Construction, Segmental Bridge

Dr. Phelan is Caprock Engineering’s President and Chief Bridge Engineer. He is a structural bridge engineer with over 30 years of professional experience. He has worked on several design-build projects as the structural design lead. His LinkedIn profile is at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottphelan-caprock. His areas of expertise include: • Concrete segmental bridges • Design-build pursuit and delivery • Conceptual, preliminary, and final structural design • Bridge engineering • AASHTO bridge design manuals • Value engineering Dr. Phelan serves on the: • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) Economics & Finance Committee (International), • Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Bridges Committee (National), and • American Council of Engineering Companies/ Washington Department of Transportation (ACEC/WSDOT) Structures & Geotech Subcommittee (Regional). He was recently inducted as an ASCE Fellow. Scott is licensed as a: Pr...