HVAC, Plumbing, Engineering Expert - 35 Years

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35+ years of experience as a contractor, owner/operator, technician, and consultant to the construction industry with specialties in HVAC, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Energy Management and Control Systems. Licensed PE, Project Manager, Design Professional, Construction Manager on staff. Specialties HVAC Systems, air conditioning, heat pumps, chiller plants, heating hot water, boilers, air handlers, water source heat pumps, cooling towers, dedicated outside air, ventilation, and exhaust systems, Energy management and control system, sequence of operation, energy management and building efficiency, Domestic hot water systems, electric and gas boilers and water heaters, mixing valves and hot water recirculation systems, System failures, equipment failures, maintenance issues, preventative maintenance, water treatment, forensic investigation, and remediation, Project Management, Program Management, Project Accounting, and Scheduling consulting and analysis Contractor Evaluation, Contract Review, Contractor Standard of Care, Engineering Evaluation, Site Inspections, and Retro commissioning Recent Assignments Water leak and flood of residence, damaged finishes, remediation, insurance claim AZ Pressure vessel explosion due to excessive pressure, manufacturer defect, serious personal injury, lost time and civil damages IL Explosion of HVAC unit and injury due to burns, concussion, lost work time and civil damages CA Chilled water central plant, NV – replacement of cooling towers, pumps, modifications of piping, modifications and replacement of Building Management and Control System (“BMCS”) Defective replacement of thirty rooftop HVAC units in marijuana grow facility AZ Defective design and construction of HVAC systems in >100,000 SF healthcare facilities AZ HVAC design and construction deficiencies in outpatient aesthetic surgery facility in AZ Defective design and construction of HVAC, Plumbing and Fire Protection systems in high-rise condominium facility in Phoenix AZ Design and construction defects in 250,000 SF data center converted to clinical blood testing facility in Phoenix AZ Chiller plant design and construction defects in marijuana grow facility in Phoenix AZ – ongoing litigation Evaluation of allegations of HVAC design defects in design-assist project involving more than 250,000 SF of mixed use, high-rise, high-end condominiums.Operations and Project Management - $50M Confidential clean manufacturing, modular data center, hyperscale data center conveyance, CO Wrongful death case residential HVAC fire contractors standard of care AZ Claims, delays remodel of football arena AZ Site inspections and expert report for defense of developer and builder TX related to multiple charter schools. Investigations included exterior stone Cladding, roofing, HVAC, energy management and controls, grading and landscaping, and storm water control and erosion control Cost estimating for plaintiff damages hotel AZ Defense of general contractor from the special system (fire alarm) vendor military base in CA Owners Representative-$30M Arabian Farm and Residence AZ Utility Scale Solar delay analysis plaintiff of subcontractor of 200-megawatt ground mounted photovoltaic solar system TX Defense of mechanical contractor due to allegations arising out of a fuel oil spill at hospital in AZ Colorado, Arizona, Texas, California, Illinois, New Mexico