Roadway Design Expert Witnesses

Los Gatos, California

Traffic Engineering, Engineering - Transportation, Roadway design, Design immunity, Construction zone collisions, bicycles, traffic control devices and systems

Roadway design defect review of public, private roadway with determination of possible dangerous condition and liability; Design immunity; Compliance with standards of care; Construction zone collisions; Investigation of collision site – all roadway types, all land use types, all jurisdictions, all types of vehicles - including bicycles - and pedestrians. Largest settlement $5,000,000. Traffic Engineer (CA Reg. #1179), Civil Engineer (CA Lic. #36644), Transportation Engineer, General Engineering Contractor (CA Lic. #391026), Consulting City Traffic Engineer, Regional Traffic Engineer. Plaintiff/ Defense, Public/Private Sector Clients, Superior and Federal Courts across US and in Canada. ITE Life Fellow

Denver, Colorado

Civil Engineering - Civil Infrastructure, Grading, Accessibility, Drainage, Flood Control, Storm Sewer, Water System, Sanitary Sewer, Erosion Control, Development, Transportation, Roadway Design, Construction Defects, Residential, Commercial, Senior Housing, Student Housing, Utilities, Handicap

Steve Kocher is the President and co-founder of Harris Kocher Smith and also serves as Principal-in-Charge and Project Manager for the firm’s private and public clients. Mr. Kocher has designed and managed civil engineering projects since 1993. Mr. Kocher has designed, or managed the design, of civil infrastructure, grading, and drainage for numerous residential projects, totaling over 10,000 multi-family, single-family, student housing, and senior living dwelling units. Mr. Kocher has also managed and designed projects for many state and local governments and agencies, including Colorado Department of Transportation; National Conference of State Legislatures; Colorado Springs; Douglas County; Kansas Department of Transportation; Castle Pines Metropolitan District; City and County of Denver; Highlands Ranch Metro District; Centennial Water & Sanitation District; Denver Public Schools; and Colorado School of Mines. Mr. Kocher’s specific expertise includes site grading, handic...

Montgomery, Illinois

Civil Engineering, Failure Analysis - Site and Land Development, Project Management, Utility Design, Surface and Groundwater Flooding, Roadway Design, Bituminous and Concrete Pavement Design, Stormwater Management, Runway Pavement Design, Slip and Fall Injuries, Root Cause Construction Failures, Lead, Asbestos, Mold, Radon

Roger Machut is a Senior Civil Engineering Expert for Solution Engineering Group. He consults on all aspects of roadway design, bituminous and concrete paving design, runway pavement design, stormwater management, utility design, site development, and surface and groundwater flooding. Mr. Machut has over 30 years of practical professional experience in civil engineering, in both design and construction applications. Combined with decades of holding positions of leadership in various organizations, Mr. Machut has developed a unique ability to express the complex in ways understandable to individual audiences, allow each group to take action or make a decision. As a solution creator, he equally identifies root causes of failures, inefficient methodologies, and unsustainable construction. Adding to his total professional credentials is the Mr. Machut’s 33 years of service in the United States Marine Corps, from which he retired as a Brigadier General. In addition to his extensi...

Troy, Michigan

Engineering, Transportation - Traffic Engineering, Traffic control, Road Safety, Roadway Design, Traffic Impacts, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Traffic Incident Management

Mr. Beaubien knows roads. His 44 years of professional experience include projects in both rural and urban settings: municipal traffic engineering, transportation planning, highway design, traffic system operations, right-of-way acquisition, and Intelligent Transportation Systems. In addition to his extensive project work, he has court testimony experience. Mr. Beaubien is a registered professional engineer in several jurisdictions. He has been certified as a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) by the Transportation Professional Certification Board, Washington, D.C. He is also certified as a Road Safety Professional (RSP). He currently chairs the Metro Detroit Incident Management Coordinating Committee, is a Past-President of the Intelligent Transportation Society of Michigan, and is a past International President of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. As frequent public speaker on traffic safety topics, Mr. Beaubien takes high-level traffic engineering...

Dexter, Michigan

Engineering, Accident Reconstruction - Highway Construction Zones, Hydroplaning Crashes, Crash Forensics, Roadway Design, Highway Clear Zones, Road Maintenance Defects, Traffic Safety, Traffic Controls, Pavement Markings, Guardrails, Pedestrians, Bicycles

Over 49 years experience in highway safety research, highway design, roadway maintenance defects, traffic safety, traffic accident reconstruction, and crash data analytics. Expert in over 300 lawsuits in 28 states since 1996 including hydroplane and wet weather crashes, construction zone and intersection collisions.