Civil Engineering Expert Witnesses
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of civil engineering expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on civil engineering and related issues. Civil engineering expert witnesses and consultants on this page may form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, and provide expert witness testimony at deposition and trial. The issues and subjects these civil engineering expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Civil Engineering, Construction, Drainage, Hydrology, Structural Engineering, Construction Defects, Building Codes, Flooding, Concrete, Forensic Engineering, Hydraulics, Retaining Walls, Flood, Floodplain, and Foundations.
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Lamar T. Hawkins, PE, JD
PEG, Inc.
Birmingham, Alabama
Engineering, Premises Liability
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Civil Engineering, Fall Protection, Construction, Analysis, Industrial Safety including OSHA and NFPA. See www.peginc.biz for Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geo technical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering
PEG, Inc. offers consultation and expert testimony in many specialized areas, such as the following:
Accident Reconstruction & Investigations
Building Codes
Concrete Failures
Construction & Environmental
Construction Equipment Accidents
Construction Safety & Related Codes
Cooling Towers & Hydraulics
Electrical Engineering
Excavation, Blasting & Trenching
Exhibit Reconstruction & Investigations
Fall Protection
Highway & Transportation Problems
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgy & Welding / Failure Studies
OSHA Issues
Paints, Coatings & Lead Abatement
Premise Liability
Product Failure & Liability Issues
Safety Issues (Construction, Industrial & Product)
Slips, Trips & Falls
Software Engineering Studies
Structural Steel & Building Failure Studies
Randy P Wall, PE, MPA
Wood Structural Engineering & Land Planning Expert
Professional Engineering Services
Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering
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Right-of-Way, Grading & Drainage, Hillside Homes, Due Diligence, Inverse Condemnation, Construction Defects, Wood Engineering, High-end Homes, Eminent Domain, Residential Structural, Land Use & Zoning, Permitting & Entitlements, Road & Highway Design, Land Use Planning, Local Government, Forensics
Mr. Wall serves as an Expert Witness, Forensic Engineer, and Consulting Engineer for the Civil and Structural Engineering, Land Planning, and Construction industries. As a Professional Civil Engineer and Educator, Mr. Wall utilizes his experience to provide high quality professional consulting services. These services include forensic analysis and expert witness for the structural, site, grading, and drainage design and construction of high-end custom single-family residences located in lower elevations, hillsides, and snow countries; professional and premise liability; risk assessment and mitigation; Civil and Structural Engineering; professional liability claim assessments; forensic analysis for personal injury and property loss claims; construction due diligence, schedule impact, delay claims, and contracting; and litigation support and expert testimony. Mr. Wall has been the Owner and Principal of two Civil Engineering and Land Planning firms, an Education firm that provides pro...
Christine E. Carrigan, P.E., PhD
RoadSafe, LLC
Arizona
Civil Engineering, Transportation
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Trucking, Guardrail, Barrier, Highway Design, Highway Safety, ISPE, Bridge railing, Traffic Safety, Cable Barrier, Concrete Barrier, Guardrail ends/terminals, Traffic engineering, Construction Engineering, Traffic control, tree crash, pole crash, Highway construction, Run off road crash, Safety
• Experienced expert, serving clients nationally .
• PhD in civil engineering with a focus on highway safety and a registered Professional Engineer in 15+ states.
• Special focus on roadside safety and highway design.
• Published in peer-reviewed literature, conference proceedings books, monographs, and trade publications. National speaker and instructor.
• Member of the Transportation Research Board Committee on Roadside Design and past president of the Maine Society of Professional Engineers.
• Hands on experience designing a variety of highway and intersection improvements.
• Roadside and highway safety research funded by the National Academy of Science’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and a variety of other government and industry sponsors.
• Established design guidance for inclusion in publications such as the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide and the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Specification and developed models for quan...
Jeffrey A Sanchez, P.E., PTOE
Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE)
Mesa, Arizona
Traffic Engineering, Civil Engineering
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Construction Traffic Control, Traffic Engineer, Professional Traffic Operations Engineer, PTOE, Signal Timing Analysis, Temporary Traffic Control, Permanent Traffic Control, Intersection Sight Distance, Highway Signage, Road Signs, Traffic, Transportation Engineer, Work Zone, Construction Zone
I hold a B.S. in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in structural engineering from the United States Coast Guard Academy. I am a professional engineer and hold a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) Certification from the Transportation Professional Certification Board (TPCB). I have 15+ years of experience in traffic control and roadway design, highway construction project management, and highway maintenance. I have 5+ years experience in forensic engineering investigations for vehicle accidents related to temporary and permanent traffic control, roadway design, roadway construction, and traffic signal timing. I have been deposed and testified at trial as an expert witness on multiple occasions and have written well over 400 technical reports. I worked for the New Mexico Department of Transportation as a traffic engineer, engineering design manager, and maintenance engineer for a combined 7 years. I worked as a project manager for 5 years for bridge, roadway, and underground...
Yasser M. Abdelhamid, PhD
Construction Defect/Geotechnical Expert Witness
Bryant Consultants
California
Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Defects
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Civil Engineering, Expansive Soil, Foundation Analysis and Design, Settlement, Heave, Pavement, Retaining Walls, Slope Stability, Numerical Modeling, Seepage, Drainage, Erosion, Hydrology, Seismic, Earthquake Engineering, Laboratory Testing, Structural Engineering, Construction Defects
Dr. Abdelhamid has been designated as an expert witness for many litigated cases. Dr. Abdelhamid is heavily involved in performing forensic geotechnical and geophysical investigations for several problematic foundations, pavements, retaining walls and slopes. He devises protocols for geotechnical and geophysical testing, in-situ long-term monitoring, lab testing and analysis. He is also heavily involved in preparing and reviewing proposals and expert reports for geotechnical exploration and litigated and non-litigated forensic projects. Dr. Abdelhamid is responsible for meeting clients during the proposal phase, the investigation phase and after releasing the final report to ensure client satisfaction. Dr. Abdelhamid has performed work at wide variety of forensic projects. He evaluated numerous residential buildings from single family house to a whole subdivision. Dr. Abdelhamid also evaluated many commercial, school, hospital, garage buildings. He performed stability analysis for v...
Chad Ballard
Surface Water, Hydrology and Flood Expert
High Water Mark
California
Hydrology, Civil Engineering
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Floodplain, Flooding, Hydrology, River Hydrualics, Levee Breach, Dam Break/Failure, Stormwater, FEMA, Advanced Modeling, Storm Recreation, Erosion, Rainfall, Flood Forensics, Bridge Hydraulics, Water Resources
Mr. Chad Ballard is a licensed civil engineer (CA, TX, CO, WA) working in the water resources field, more specifically hydrology and hydraulics specializing in advanced hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, stormwater, and flood mitigation. In addition to a broad range of engineering skills, Mr. Ballard has helped hundreds of engineering firms all around the world apply hydraulic models to their projects. Mr. Ballard has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in hydraulics and hydrology as an adjunct faculty member, as well as currently teaching professional continuing education courses for the new 2D numerical modeling tools such as HEC-RAS and SRH-2D.
Mr. Ballard is active in professional organizations including ASCE, EWRI and TFMA where he has served and is serving in various leadership positions at the state and national level. Chad is also a current volunteer member of the Region 3 State Flood Planning Group overseeing the Regional State Flood Plan development effort i...
Jeff Lewandowski, D. Eng., P.E.
Advanced Hydro Engineering
Walnut Creek, California
Civil Engineering, Engineering
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Water related system modeling and construction defect analyses, Design and PS&E, Drinking water flow and pressure, Wastewater and sewer backup, Storm water drainage and flooding, Groundwater and seepage, Tidal hydrodynamics, Water pumping and storage, Hydraulic and hydrologic analyses, Irrigation
Dr. Lewandowski is a registered professional engineer in the State of California, and has over 35 years of professional experience in water related systems analysis, modeling and construction defect review, including:
Drinking Water Systems – Wide range of project size and experience, from analyzing low water pressure conditions in HOA water distribution systems potentially caused by construction defects to City wide water distribution system master planning of piping, pumping and storage facilities to maintain water pressure and quality.
Wastewater Systems – District Engineer services for a Sanitary District, including Master Plan review and development, modeling of peak wet weather flows, and project management of design and construction. Identified causes and resolutions for sewer backup and overflow conditions.
Storm Drain Systems – Master planning and water quality modeling studies for numerous agencies, cities and districts, including a tidal hydrodynamic model of a natural co...
Evan A. Page, PLS
Land Surveying Expert
Selkirk-Cabinet Land Surveying, PLLC
California
Land Surveying, Civil Engineering
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Boundary, Riparian, Littoral, Easement, Land Title, Standard of Care, Surveyor Negligence, Property Dispute, Adverse Possession, Prescriptive Easement, Encroachment, Mapping, Topographic Survey, Construction Survey, Water Boundary, Public Land Survey System, Forensic Surveys, Land Descriptions
Evan Page has over 40 years of broad land surveying experience and is licensed in California, Idaho and Washington. He is a regionally recognized speaker on boundary and other survey topics. He developed particular expertise in water boundaries (river, lake and coastal) during his thirteen years with the California State Lands Commission, from which he retired as a Senior Boundary Determination Officer in 2021.
Mr. Page served as a Technical Expert on many enforcement matters for the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists (BPELSG). He also served on the state-specific Professional Land Surveyors licensing exam development and grading teams for several years and on several ad hoc advisory teams for BPLESG. Mr. Page has served as expert witness and/or expert consultant for several private parties on land survey matters involving land and water boundaries, title matters, survey practice, standard of care and surveyor negligence. He has testifie...
Clark Stoner, PE, PLS
Civil Engineering and Land Surveying Expert
Bear Flag Engineering Inc
Sonoma, California
Civil Engineering, Land Surveying
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Civil Engineer, Land Surveyor, Geomatics Engineer, Boundary Disputes, Easements, LiDAR, Laser Scanning, UAV, Drone, Aerial Photogrammetry, Change Detection, Aerial Photo Analysis, Floodplains, Flooding, Hydraulics, Storm Drains, Sanitary Sewers, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Landslides, Wildfires
Clark Stoner has over 25 years of experience in the civil engineering and land surveying fields. His experience ranges from the design, construction and operation of large scale water and wastewater infrastructure facilities to the design and construction of amusement theme parks, subdivisions and residential, commercial and hospitality projects. He also has extensive experience as technical expert in litigation support matters involving massive flooding events, storm drain and sanitary sewer systems, landslides, land subsidence, change detection, code compliance, construction defect, origin and cause investigations, failure analysis, boundary and easement disputes, and standard of care. He has testified as an expert witness in California and Nevada on a range of issues.
Mr. Stoner has also assisted consulting and legal teams to develop the macro perspective on litigation support matters through use of remote sensing techniques, such as aerial and terrestrial LiDAR, 3D laser sca...
David T Williams, PhD, PE, PH, CFM, CPESC, F.ASCE, D.WRE
DTW and Associates, Engineers, LLC
California
Civil Engineering, Hydrology
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floodplain flooding, hydrology, river hydraulics, stream bank protection, stream restoration, fluvial geomorphology, levees, erosion control, stream bank failure, erosion control plans, best management practices, FEMA floodplain studies
Dr. David Williams, PE (CO, AZ, CA, LA, MO, NM, TX, HI, MS, OR, WA) has over 45 years of experience in the water resources industry and is known for his contributions to the industry. He is also a recognized expert in sedimentation engineering and in developing innovative solutions to difficult hydraulic and hydrologic design problems in rivers and estuaries. Dr. Williams previously served as a two-time President of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA). He has served as chair of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Technical Committees on Sedimentation, Computational Hydraulics, River Restoration, and Risk, Uncertainty and Probabilistic Approaches. He served as a committee member of ASTM A05.12 (Wire specifications) and on ASTM D18.25 (Erosion Control Products). While chair of the Federal Interagency Technical Committee on Sedimentation, he worked with hydraulic and sedimentation experts from the Federal Highway Administration, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. ...
Gerald Blackler, Ph.D, P.E., D.WRE
Denver, Colorado
Hydrology, Civil Engineering
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Water Resources, Hydraulics, Floodplain, Flood Forensics, Hydrologist, Hydraulic Modeling, Transportation Drainage, Roadway Drainage, Rainfall, Runoff, Design Storms, Sedimentation, Sediment Transport, Stormwater, Culvert, Stormsewer, Urban Hydrology, Urban Flooding, Construction
Water flows downhill, sometimes water is a resource, sometimes it is an enemy, sometimes it is both. If your case involves the impact of water, my expertise is available for your case. I am an expert in hydrology, hydraulics, the engineering of drainage systems, including culverts, transportation drainage, bridge scour, bridge hydraulics, floodplain management, transportation hydraulics, water resources, and accidental death or drowning near hydraulic structures. My work routinely produces technical evidence that is hard to dispute and easy to understand. My background and experience in consulting and teaching allows me to produce complicated information in a format that is easy to digest, such as video files, and images that explain the complicated physical interactions of hydrology and hydraulics. Some of my past litigation work produced evidence that was not disputed by opposing experts.
My approach is to first understand the case, then to discuss one on one what technica...
Amr Helal, Ph.D., P.E., PMP, M.ASCE
Geotechnical & Construction Defect Expert
Bryant Consultants Operating LLC
Centennial, Colorado
Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering
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Forensic, geotechnical, numerical modeling, construction defect investigation, soil-structural interaction, Slope failure, foundation movement, water intrusion, Settlement, Heave, Pavement, Retaining Walls
Dr. Helal is the Manager of Forensic Engineering for Bryant Consultants Colorado office. He has more than fifteen years of experience in civil and geotechnical engineering between academic and industrial exposure. Dr. Helal expertise includes geotechnical engineering, design and forensics, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Numerical Modeling, construction defect investigation, failure investigation and expert testimony.
David T Williams, PhD, PE, PH, CFM, CPESC, F.ASCE, D.WRE
DTW and Associates, Engineers, LLC
Commerce City, Colorado
Civil Engineering, Hydrology
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floodplain flooding, hydrology, river hydraulics, stream bank protection, stream restoration, fluvial geomorphology, levees, erosion control, stream bank failure, erosion control plans, best management practices, FEMA floodplain studies
Dr. David Williams, PE (CO, AZ, CA, LA, MO, NM, TX, HI, MS, OR, WA) has over 45 years of experience in the water resources industry and is known for his contributions to the industry. He is also a recognized expert in sedimentation engineering and in developing innovative solutions to difficult hydraulic and hydrologic design problems in rivers and estuaries. Dr. Williams previously served as a two-time President of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA). He has served as chair of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Technical Committees on Sedimentation, Computational Hydraulics, River Restoration, and Risk, Uncertainty and Probabilistic Approaches. He served as a committee member of ASTM A05.12 (Wire specifications) and on ASTM D18.25 (Erosion Control Products). While chair of the Federal Interagency Technical Committee on Sedimentation, he worked with hydraulic and sedimentation experts from the Federal Highway Administration, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. ...
Craig L Moskowitz, PE, MBA, MS
CLM Engineering Associates, LLC
Stamford, Connecticut
Premises Liability, Construction Defects
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OSHA, construction, slips/trips/falls, storm damage, water intrusion, roofing systems, warranty inspections, civil engineering, structural engineering, building collapse, property condition assessment, building codes, forensic engineering, engineering expert, construction accidents, personal injury
Since 2010, the President and Managing Member of CLM Engineering Associates, LLC, which concentrates its focus on forensic engineering/expert witness work for the insurance industry and legal community. In addition, we offer construction management, civil engineering and building inspection services.
Prior experience includes extensive construction management work on both commercial and residential projects. Performed safety inspections on both civilian and military projects through application of OSHA regulations. Designed drainage systems for the government while an officer with the United States military. Cost estimating for various projects exceeding $500 million. Design document creation and management of high-rise construction in Manhattan. marketplace. Management of telecommunications projects for Verizon in Manhattan including CPM schedule creation and updating.
Directed and managed all water distribution system and sewer system work while working as a contractor to th...
Robert C Eitel, PE
Landesign, Inc.
District Of Columbia
Civil Engineering, Hydrology
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Flooding, Engineering Standard of Care, Land Development Engineering
Board Certified Diplomate of Forensic Engineering through the National Academy of Forensic Engineers
Hesham Ali, PhD, PE, CPM
Sustainable Road Engineering
Sunrise, Florida
Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering
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asphalt, pavement, construction inspection, materials testing, emulsion, road construction, maintenance of traffic, concrete, earthwork, traffic control plans, materials laboratory, road failure, geotechnical engineering, deficiencies, construction safety, pavement engineering
Academic
• 64 Publications
• 3 Patents
• $ 3+ Million in research funding
• Principal Investigator in 10 federally-, state- and privately funded research projects
• 3 year member in Faculty Senate
• 4 years ASCE Student Chapter Faculty Advisor
• Inventor of 3D Paving
• Promoted to Professor rank in 2021.
• Editorial Manager International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology
• Host of 2 annual Infrastructure Sustainability seminars
• 10 years full time position with Florida International University
Technical
• PhD in Civil Engineering
• Professional Engineering license in the states of Florida and Maryland
• Licensed Contractor (Broward County)
• 30 years of progressive experience as an engineer, consultant and contractor in a variety of design and construction projects in Florida, New York, New Jersey, Georgia, Maryland, Texas and Qatar.
• Prequalified by FDOT for Construction and Engineering Inspection, Geotechnical Engineering, Materials Testing and Design.
• FDOT approv...
Jason Bondurant, PE, RRC
GCI Consultants, LLC
Jupiter, Florida
Construction Defects, Civil Engineering
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Building Envelope Systems, Roofing, Waterproofing, Windows, Doors, Exterior Walls, Water Leak Investigations, Storm Damage Assessments
I am a Senior Engineer and Principal with GCI Consultants, LLC, a building envelope consulting and engineering firm based in South Florida. I am a licensed Professional Engineer with approximately ten years of consulting and engineering experience. I am licensed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. I have worked on hundreds of projects across the country including both new construction consulting and forensic analysis of existing buildings. I lead forensic investigations, develop repair plans and specifications, provide construction management services, perform quality assurance inspections, and provide expert witness testimony. I am a Registered Roof Consultant (RRC) with the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC). I specialize in building envelope systems and have expertise in roofing/waterproofing systems, exterior wall systems, and glazing systems.
Christine E. Carrigan, P.E., PhD
RoadSafe, LLC
Florida
Civil Engineering, Transportation
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Trucking, Guardrail, Barrier, Highway Design, Highway Safety, ISPE, Bridge railing, Traffic Safety, Cable Barrier, Concrete Barrier, Guardrail ends/terminals, Traffic engineering, Construction Engineering, Traffic control, tree crash, pole crash, Highway construction, Run off road crash, Safety
• Experienced expert, serving clients nationally .
• PhD in civil engineering with a focus on highway safety and a registered Professional Engineer in 15+ states.
• Special focus on roadside safety and highway design.
• Published in peer-reviewed literature, conference proceedings books, monographs, and trade publications. National speaker and instructor.
• Member of the Transportation Research Board Committee on Roadside Design and past president of the Maine Society of Professional Engineers.
• Hands on experience designing a variety of highway and intersection improvements.
• Roadside and highway safety research funded by the National Academy of Science’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and a variety of other government and industry sponsors.
• Established design guidance for inclusion in publications such as the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide and the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Specification and developed models for quan...
Richard Coates, PE
Gulf Atlantic Engineers, PA
Clearweater, Florida
Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering
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Property Damages/Loss Consultant, Moisture Intrusion Cause & Origin, Construction Defects & Delays, Construction Claims Consultant, Flooding Root Cause & Damages, Building Consultant, Pavements & Parking Lots, Real Estate Due Diligence, Stormwater & Drainage Consultant, Storms/Disaster Damages
Licenced Professional Engineer in the following states:
Virginia
District of Columbus
Maryland
Florida
Georgia
Texas
North Carolina
South Carolina
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Scott Harvey-Lewis, PE, LEED AP
Building Mavens
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Structural Engineering, Construction Defects
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Building Inspection, construction, civil engineering, milestone inspections, structural integrity inspections, Building Enclosures, Exterior Walls and Cladding Systems, Waterproofing Systems, Roofing Systems, Water Intrusion Investigations
Mr. Harvey-Lewis has more than 19 years of experience providing structural engineering design, construction administration, and forensic services to public and private-sector clients on various projects. As a forensic engineer, Scott investigates structural failures, building construction defects, and code compliance on behalf of attorneys, owners, developers, and insurance companies. Scott’s design portfolio includes significant phases of project development, from conceptual design and plan preparation through construction and final inspection. His expertise includes building envelope systems, cast-in-place concrete, steel, masonry, and timber design for commercial and residential structures, telecommunication and educational facilities, marinas, industrial plants, warehouses, storage and containment, and land development.
Honglong Li, PhD. PE.
LISS TransTech
Honolulu, Hawaii
Civil Engineering, Traffic Engineering
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Transportation Greenhouse Gas, Traffic Engineering, Traffic Accidents, Environmental Impact Studies, Bus Mass Transit System, DOT Regulations, Personal Injuries, Transportation Safety, Transportation Management Systems, Civil Engineers General, Construction Contracts & Claims
Located in the State of Hawaii; Licensed Professional Civil Engineer in State of Hawaii.
I have provided expert witness reports on several legal cases on traffic and transportation issues and have been deposed several times. The cases range from traffic accidents, road maintenance fee dispute, and transportation greenhouse gas and carbon emissions.
I have had considerable experiences in preparing traffic studies for land developments, EIS, infrastructure projects in helping the clients to deliver projects in the State of Hawaii. I have worked with all four counties and Hawaii State Department of Transportation on many projects and are very familiar with their standards and expectations.
I have more than 26 years of combined public sector and private sector experience with State DOT and County Transportation agency in consulting, contracting, and construction .
In addition, I have also taught the undergraduate level and graduate level transportation planning and traffic safety c...
Evan A. Page, PLS
Land Surveying Expert
Selkirk-Cabinet Land Surveying, PLLC
Sandpoint, Idaho
Land Surveying, Civil Engineering
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Boundary, Riparian, Littoral, Easement, Land Title, Standard of Care, Surveyor Negligence, Property Dispute, Adverse Possession, Prescriptive Easement, Encroachment, Mapping, Topographic Survey, Construction Survey, Water Boundary, Public Land Survey System, Forensic Surveys, Land Descriptions
Evan Page has over 40 years of broad land surveying experience and is licensed in California, Idaho and Washington. He is a regionally recognized speaker on boundary and other survey topics. He developed particular expertise in water boundaries (river, lake and coastal) during his thirteen years with the California State Lands Commission, from which he retired as a Senior Boundary Determination Officer in 2021.
Mr. Page served as a Technical Expert on many enforcement matters for the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists (BPELSG). He also served on the state-specific Professional Land Surveyors licensing exam development and grading teams for several years and on several ad hoc advisory teams for BPLESG. Mr. Page has served as expert witness and/or expert consultant for several private parties on land survey matters involving land and water boundaries, title matters, survey practice, standard of care and surveyor negligence. He has testifie...
Randy P Wall, PE, MPA
Wood Structural Engineering & Land Planning Expert
Professional Engineering Services
Boise, Idaho
Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering
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Right-of-Way, Grading & Drainage, Hillside Homes, Due Diligence, Inverse Condemnation, Construction Defects, Wood Engineering, High-end Homes, Eminent Domain, Residential Structural, Land Use & Zoning, Permitting & Entitlements, Road & Highway Design, Land Use Planning, Local Government, Forensics
Mr. Wall serves as an Expert Witness, Forensic Engineer, and Consulting Engineer for the Civil and Structural Engineering, Land Planning, and Construction industries. As a Professional Civil Engineer and Educator, Mr. Wall utilizes his experience to provide high quality professional consulting services. These services include forensic analysis and expert witness for the structural, site, grading, and drainage design and construction of high-end custom single-family residences located in lower elevations, hillsides, and snow countries; professional and premise liability; risk assessment and mitigation; Civil and Structural Engineering; professional liability claim assessments; forensic analysis for personal injury and property loss claims; construction due diligence, schedule impact, delay claims, and contracting; and litigation support and expert testimony. Mr. Wall has been the Owner and Principal of two Civil Engineering and Land Planning firms, an Education firm that provides pro...
Christopher R Hanstad, P.E., CFM
Hanstad Engineering Services
Champaign, Illinois
Civil Engineering
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Floodway Violations, Floodplain Modeling, Flood Damage and Loss Assessment, Hydrology, Hydraulics, FEMA Floodplain Revisions, Drainage
Mr. Chris Hanstad has over 15 years of focused experience in floodplain analysis and evaluation of projects for compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) regulations. As a Licensed Professional Engineer (IL, IN, and WI) and Certified Floodplain Manager he has led the Illinois Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) program for 8 years from its inception to make determination decisions for floodplain revision requests. Based on rigorous floodplain modeling technical standard and NFIP regulation compliance, Mr. Hanstad has personally made determination decisions for hundreds of LOMR applications which result in revisions to FEMA floodplain maps.
Mr. Hanstad specializes in evaluating the flood risk impact of projects built in the floodplain on adjacent properties. He has made 7 floodway violation recommendations to FEMA and has provided litigation support for flooding resulting from a floodway violation. With in-depth knowledge of NFIP regulations and specialized technical...
Roger R. Machut, P.E., LEED AP
Solution Engineering Group
Montgomery, Illinois
Civil Engineering, Failure Analysis
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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...
Makarand (Mark) Hastak, PhD, PE, MS(Law), CCP, CRIS, FASCE, NAC
Hastak Consulting Services, LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
Construction, Civil Engineering
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Construction Engineering, Construction Management, Cost Overruns, Schedule Delays, Construction Safety, Modular Construction, Factory Built Construction, Infrastructure Planning, Data Center Construction, project risk management, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Mitigation, Trade Secret Misappropriation
Dr. Hastak is Associate Dean of Engineering for Facilities and Planning in Indianapolis, Dernlan Family Head and Professor of Construction Engineering and Management as well as Professor of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. He was an Honorary Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University in China. Dr. Hastak has assisted the construction industry for the past 35 years through consulting, research, teaching, and service to the community. Prof. Hastak is recognized around the world as an expert in construction engineering and management with specific expertise in profitability of construction companies, disaster risk reduction, infrastructure management, cost control, project management decision-making, risk management, factory-built housing, contracts, warranties, modular construction, and strategic planning. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), a Construction Risk Insurance Specialist (CRIS), and a Certified Cost Professional (CCP). As a Fellow of the America...
John Hlinka, PE, M. ASCE
Benton, Kentucky
Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering
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civil, railroad, accident, cranes, failures, foundations, structures, drainage, culverts, washouts, hydrology, concrete pump trucks, corrosion, chemical, industrial, building codes, inspections, construction, OSHA Compliance, swimming pools
Mr. Hlinka has worked over 40 years in the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management market with experience in numerous industries: Chemical, Oil Refinery, Pulp & Paper, Adhesives, Nuclear Power Generation, Nuclear Feed Stock, and Steel. His work has overlapped with residential and commercial industries. Throughout his career he has engineered and managed a myriad of projects in these industries and has provided leadership to the various companies in the capacities of: Site Manager, Design Manager, Project Manager, Construction Supervisor, and currently as President. Design engineering, analysis, and inspection experience includes structural steel, reinforced concrete, stone, masonry, wood, and stormwater drainage.
Christine E. Carrigan, P.E., PhD
RoadSafe, LLC
Canton, Maine
Civil Engineering, Transportation
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Trucking, Guardrail, Barrier, Highway Design, Highway Safety, ISPE, Bridge railing, Traffic Safety, Cable Barrier, Concrete Barrier, Guardrail ends/terminals, Traffic engineering, Construction Engineering, Traffic control, tree crash, pole crash, Highway construction, Run off road crash, Safety
• Experienced expert, serving clients nationally .
• PhD in civil engineering with a focus on highway safety and a registered Professional Engineer in 15+ states.
• Special focus on roadside safety and highway design.
• Published in peer-reviewed literature, conference proceedings books, monographs, and trade publications. National speaker and instructor.
• Member of the Transportation Research Board Committee on Roadside Design and past president of the Maine Society of Professional Engineers.
• Hands on experience designing a variety of highway and intersection improvements.
• Roadside and highway safety research funded by the National Academy of Science’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and a variety of other government and industry sponsors.
• Established design guidance for inclusion in publications such as the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide and the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Specification and developed models for quan...
Robert C Eitel, PE
Landesign, Inc.
Bowie, Maryland
Civil Engineering, Hydrology
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Flooding, Engineering Standard of Care, Land Development Engineering
Board Certified Diplomate of Forensic Engineering through the National Academy of Forensic Engineers
Tara L Pase
Bramel Engineering, LLC
Tracys Landing, Maryland
Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering
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Construction Defect, Concrete, Seismic, Retaining Walls, OSHA, Building Codes, Steel, Earthquake, Stormwater Management, Civil Engineering, Failure Analysis, Wood, Wind, Construction, Structural Engineering, Strength of Materials, Masonry, Foundations, Construction Accident, Design and Analysis
Civil/Structural Engineering
Construction Defects
Building Codes
OSHA
Failure Analysis
Strength of Materials
Concrete/Steel/Wood/Masonry Design
Concrete/Steel/Wood/Masonry Analysis
Seismic Design and Analysis
Wind Design and Analysis
Foundations and Retaining Structures
Grading and Soil Properties
Field Repair Designs
Stormwater Management
Component/Connection Design and Analysis
Construction Cost Estimates
Building Envelope (Moisture Barriers)
Construction Management
Registered Professional Engineer, State of New York, License No.087752
Registered Professional Engineer, State of Maryland, License No.42640
Registered Professional Engineer, Commonwealth of Virginia, License No.051210
Registered Professional Engineer, State of New Jersey, License No.24GE05239300
Timothy J. Mayotte, Ph.D., CPG, P.E.
Mayotte Design & Engineering
East Lansing, Michigan
Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering
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Groundwater, Wastewater, Remediation, Bioremediation, Modeling, Stormwater, Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Geotechnical, Microbiology, Contamination, Geochemistry, Construction, Demolition, Home Inspection
Dr. TImothy Mayotte is President and CEO of Mayotte Design & Engineering, PC, a civil and environmental engineering design firm based in East Lansing, Michigan. Since 2003, MD&E has proved itself a highly responsive design, advocate and risk management partner for clients in the energy, automotive, commercial printing, textile, pharmaceutical, chemical, real estate, and legal industries. MD&E offers a variety of services, specializing in the design and engineering of treatment solutions for wastewater, groundwater, stormwater and contaminated soil, sediment and air.
Dr. Mayotte has assisted clientele across globe, having completed projects in: Alabama; Arizona; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas, Massachusetts; Michigan; Missouri, Mississippi; Nevada; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Oregon; Tennessee; Texas; Vermont; Virginia; West Virginia; Washington, Wisconsin; Wyoming; British Columbia; Ontario; Quebec; Brazil; China; Czech Republic; Italy; and Mex...
Joel A Paulsen, PE
Paulsen Engineering
MOORHEAD, Minnesota
Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering
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P3, Floodplain, Flood Control, Program Management, Project Management, Water, Drainage, Highway, Street, Sewer, Storm Sewer, Dispute Resolution, Contract Dispute, Flooding, Environmental Mitigation, Permit Compliance, Construction permitting
Seasoned Executive Director and Civil Engineer with over 20 years of comprehensive experience in managing large-scale infrastructure projects in the public and private sectors. Recognized for pioneering the Metro Flood Diversion Authority, overseeing the first and largest split-delivery P3 project in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which brought about innovative flood control solutions and substantial cost and time savings. Demonstrated success in securing significant federal and state funding, achieving record-low financing rates, and negotiating pivotal legal settlements to drive project progress. Expert in sustainable practice integration, such as implementing biofuel usage in construction, which marked a national first. Highly adept in technical design and project management across various civil engineering disciplines including water distribution, sanitary systems, and storm sewer management. My career is distinguished by my commitment to achieving project ...
Frank Comer, PE
PST ENGINEERING
Kansas City, Missouri
Engineering, Construction Defects
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Building Inspection, Civil Engineering, Construction Defects, Failure Analysis, Structural Engineering, Roof Analysis, Water Leaks, Geotech Engineering, Forensic Engineering, Stucco - EIFS, Grade Drainage, Foundation Settlement, Retaining Walls, Cause & Origin, Building Codes, Standard of Care
Frank Comer is an experienced engineer specializing in the civil, structural, geotechnical and environmental fields. Licensed in the state of Missouri, he holds a reciprocity license in Kansas, is registered w NCEES to access other state licenses. Founder and sole owner of Property Services Team, LLC, dba PST Engineering, Frank has been inspecting, designing and consulting under PST since 1999. He has been in the insurance adjusting and engineering field for over 35 years.
PST provides design for new homes and buildings (complete construction and additions), design consulting to other professionals (engineers and architects), due-diligence and construction, QA/QC inspections, as well as forensic and cause and origin investigations for many different building- and property-related products and their design and installation. PST’s team also performs reviews for agricultural, warehouse, manufacturing, other commercial structures & facilities, historical buildings and residential struc...
Jared Krupa, PE
K2 Engineering
Reno, Nevada
Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering
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zipline engineering, zip lines, aerial adventure challenge courses, ASTM, structure fire repair design evaluation, NAARSO, ACCT, wood structures, amusement ride inspections, pre manufactured wood trusses, ASTM F2959, IBC wind snow seismic design
Jared A. Krupa is a principal engineer at K2 Engineering and Structural Design, LLC (K2). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, and Professional Engineering licenses in multiple US states. Jared started his structural engineering career in 1999 and has since advanced his profession into more specialized fields such as the amusement ride industry and design/analysis of buildings damaged by fire.
Founded in February 2005, K2 is a medium-sized engineering firm located in Reno, Nevada, that focuses on the structural design of commercial buildings, residential homes, and amusement rides and attractions. K2 provides quality engineering services to architects, designers, owners, building contractors and developers with a focus on efficiency and constructability. K2’s staff has over 60 years of experience in the design of projects both large and small in Northern California, Northern Nevada and Lake Tahoe. K2’s expertise and ex...
Amin Terouhid, Ph.D., PE, PMP, CFE
Adroit Consultants, LLC
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
Construction Defects, OSHA
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Civil Engineering, industrial engineering, forensic schedule and delay analysis, construction safety, slip and fall, construction injury, concrete inspection, standard of care, construction simulation and modeling, construction inspection, loss of productivity, critical path method (CPM), OSHA
Dr. Amin Terouhid is a Principal Consultant with Adroit Consultants, LLC. He leads a vibrant consulting practice on construction claim matters especially in the areas of delay analysis, loss of productivity, claims for changes, construction defects, and injury cases. With extensive experience working on several large and mega construction projects internationally and throughout the United States, he is a recognized expert in preparing and investigating construction claims.
Served numerous times (in more than 100 cases) in the capacity of a consulting expert. Currently (Feb 2022) involved in one international arbitration case for a multimillion-dollar claim in the court of London and three other cases, including a construction delay and loss of productivity claim for a megaproject in New York, a construction injury case, and a slip and fall case in the United States.
Licenses
• Examined and certified as a Professional Engineer (P.E.)
• Examined and certified by the Association of ...
Paul J. Angelides, PE
Paul J. Angelides, P.E., P.C.
Melville, New York
Engineering, Forensic Science
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Forensic Engineering, Building Structures and Systems, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Foundations, HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Construction, Construction Defects, Investigations, Fires, Floods, Insurance, Property Casualty, Disaster Recovery, Premises Liability
Expert Engineering Staff with Interdisciplinary Experience
Client base consists of Insurance Professionals, Building Owners, and Attorneys representing Plaintiff's and Defendants.
Retained as Experts in Over 10,000 cases.
National Academy of Forensic Engineers
Certified Safety Professional
Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator
National Society of Professional Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
OSHA and Suspended Scaffold Certifications
New York City Special Inspection Agency
Licensed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Florida, US Virgin Islands
Qualified as Experts in State Supreme and Federal Courts
FAA Certified Drone Pilot
Frank Ferrantello, PLS
Ferrantello Group
Plainview, New York
Land Surveying, Slip Trip & Fall
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Boundary Dispute, accident and site mapping, civil engineering, flood, drainage, utility, land development, standard of care, easements, mapping, zoning, land use, earth work, adverse possession
Mr. Ferrantello has been retained by a vast number of law firms, insurance companies and municipalities.Mr. Ferrantello has also had great deal of experience with large number of diverse projects such as: Expert Surveys, Maps, Plans, Diagrams, Exhibit’s, Testimony for damages and injuries such as: trip and falls, tree damage, flood building damage, traffic accidents, public and private property damage as well as wrongful death suits. Also has an extensive experience and background in Site Planning and Subdivision Consulting, examining title records, deeds and other recorded documents such as ingress and egress, pedestrian easements, right of ways, air and development rights, vista easements, bridle paths, beach, bathing and mooring rights, covenants and restrictions, real property, zoning and other land use principles. Extensive knowledge of the local Long Island zoning codes, site planning and subdivision regulations.The profession itself is to define the property lines and measure...
Amin Terouhid, Ph.D., PE, PMP, CFE
Adroit Consultants, LLC
New York
Construction Defects, OSHA
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Civil Engineering, industrial engineering, forensic schedule and delay analysis, construction safety, slip and fall, construction injury, concrete inspection, standard of care, construction simulation and modeling, construction inspection, loss of productivity, critical path method (CPM), OSHA
Dr. Amin Terouhid is a Principal Consultant with Adroit Consultants, LLC. He leads a vibrant consulting practice on construction claim matters especially in the areas of delay analysis, loss of productivity, claims for changes, construction defects, and injury cases. With extensive experience working on several large and mega construction projects internationally and throughout the United States, he is a recognized expert in preparing and investigating construction claims.
Served numerous times (in more than 100 cases) in the capacity of a consulting expert. Currently (Feb 2022) involved in one international arbitration case for a multimillion-dollar claim in the court of London and three other cases, including a construction delay and loss of productivity claim for a megaproject in New York, a construction injury case, and a slip and fall case in the United States.
Licenses
• Examined and certified as a Professional Engineer (P.E.)
• Examined and certified by the Association of ...
Joel A Paulsen, PE
Paulsen Engineering
North Dakota
Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering
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P3, Floodplain, Flood Control, Program Management, Project Management, Water, Drainage, Highway, Street, Sewer, Storm Sewer, Dispute Resolution, Contract Dispute, Flooding, Environmental Mitigation, Permit Compliance, Construction permitting
Seasoned Executive Director and Civil Engineer with over 20 years of comprehensive experience in managing large-scale infrastructure projects in the public and private sectors. Recognized for pioneering the Metro Flood Diversion Authority, overseeing the first and largest split-delivery P3 project in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which brought about innovative flood control solutions and substantial cost and time savings. Demonstrated success in securing significant federal and state funding, achieving record-low financing rates, and negotiating pivotal legal settlements to drive project progress. Expert in sustainable practice integration, such as implementing biofuel usage in construction, which marked a national first. Highly adept in technical design and project management across various civil engineering disciplines including water distribution, sanitary systems, and storm sewer management. My career is distinguished by my commitment to achieving project ...
Matthew C. Neff, P.E.,P.S.
M.Neff Consultants
Cleveland, Ohio
Civil Engineering, Land Surveying
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civil engineering, drainage, grading, utilities, site design, subdivisions, land development
Mr. Neff has expertise in the areas of civil / site engineering, design and review of roadways, utilities, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, water mains, site planning, industrial site design, residential site design, multi-family site design, stormwater management, soil and erosion control, water quality, EPA regulations, and feasibility studies. Mr. Neff has surveying expertise in land surveying including boundary line determination; boundary, topographic and ALTA/ACSM surveys. Mr. Neff has been an expert witness including document analysis and report preparation in land development and drainage cases.
Scott A. Vura, PE
Osborn Engineering
Cleveland, Ohio
Engineering, Civil Engineering
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Civil Engineering, Storm Drainage, Site Development, Grading, Underground Utilities, Athletic Fields, Stadiums, Detention Basins, Construction Claims, Pavement, Roadway, Culverts
Mr. Vura has participated in over twenty cases in the past 20 years. He is a Registered Professional Civil Engineer in AL, AZ, AR, CO, GA, FL, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, NE, NJ, NM, NY, NV, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, WV, WI.
Employed at Osborn Engineering since 1997, and currently serving as Executive Vice President and Principal of the infrastructure Group, his responsibilities have included civil engineering management, design, plan and specification preparation, feasibility studies and construction inspection. Project experience includes utilities – waterlines, sanitary & storm sewers – site development, storm water analysis and detention/retention basin sizing and athletic fields.
Firas Abdelahad, PE, MS
Top Rated Structural Engineering in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Design & Engineering Services LLC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering
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Personal injuries, slip & fall, Construction Defects, Code review, structural assessments for conservatorship cases, Property condition assessments, Floor collapse, Building envelope assessments & consulting, panels failures, Structural distress, Fire damage structural assessment, Foundation defects
An accomplished and award winning structural engineer and experienced expert witness, I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Structural Engineering and a Master of Science in Structural Engineering from FAU. As a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with active licensure in Pennsylvania and several other states, my professional credentials are further reinforced by a current NCEES record.
Drawing from a wealth of experience, my expertise lies in the evaluation, repair, and rehabilitation of existing structures. This encompasses a spectrum of tasks, including load-bearing wall removals, addressing floor sags, and managing foundation movements and failures. Additionally, I possess the capability to accurately pinpoint the cause and origin of structural deficiencies and damages resulting from accidents.
My proficiency extends to the design, calculations, fabrication, and installation of facade panels, equipping me with the skills needed to assess defects, failures, and damages in both...
Keith A. Bergman, PE
Bergman Engineering, LLC
Harleysville, Pennsylvania
Premises Liability, Traffic Engineering
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Accident Reconstruction, Civil Engineering, Codes and Standards, Construction, Highway and Street Design, Job-Site Safety, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability, Slip Trip and Fall, Transportation, Traffic Engineering, Walkway Surface and Pavement Evaluation
Our mission: Bringing clarity to complexity.
Bergman Engineering is a forensic engineering firm that provides objective investigative analysis and consulting services as well as expert witness testimony. Hired for our expertise, we utilize our knowledge and experience to evaluate cases and claims with regard to civil engineering concepts.
This can extend to a number of different practice areas for both plaintiff and defense counsel. Our case experience ranges from small private claims to large civil claims. We have consulted in complex claims and litigation on behalf of corporations, attorneys, insurance companies, and municipal/government agencies.
Certified Professional Engineer: California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
John E Poole, P.E.
CNX Forensics and Consulting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Civil Engineering, Construction
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Building Codes, Civil Engineering, Construction, Stucco, OSHA Ramp & Stairs, Scheduling Delay & Analysis, Structural Engineering, Waterproofing, Storm water
A construction and engineering expert with over 20 years of
construction industry experience as a civil engineer, forensic
engineer, CPM scheduler, cost estimator, general contractor,
subcontractor, and project management consultant. Strong
expertise gained through projects that ranged from $100,000 to
over $1 Billion and have included commercial, residential,
government, and institutional markets.
Mr. Poole has been retained as an expert witness on litigation cases and testified at deposition, arbitration, and trial. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, and Florida.
Michael Sheleheda, P.E.
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering
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Stormwater, Erosion and Sediment Control, Hydrology, Landslides and Slope Stability, Foundations, Settlement, Retaining Walls, Geohazards, Pavement Evaluation and Remediation, Earthwork, Construction and Materials Testing, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility
Mr. Sheleheda specializes in geotechnical and civil engineering. His experience includes providing geotechnical engineering design/expertise for all aspects of land development and construction. Projects have included establishing procedures for subsurface explorations, boring layout, soil sampling, and laboratory testing programs. Michael has authored geotechnical reports regarding deep, shallow, and specialty foundation construction for projects in the real estate, natural gas, manufacturing, mining and public client sectors. Also, he has investigated and provided remedial recommendations for landslides, carbonaceous (expansive) shale, retaining walls, karst, geohazards, and mine grouting/subsidence. His responsibilities have included preparing bid packages, authoring specifications, and construction level drawings, as well as preparing expert reports for the legal and insurance industries.
In addition, Michael has experience in the preparation of erosion and sediment control pla...
Harvey H Stone, PE
Railroad Engineering Expert Witness
Stone Consulting, Inc.
WARREN, Pennsylvania
Railroad, Civil Engineering
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Railroad Track, Railroad Equipment, Streetcar Track, Railroad Grade Crossings, Railroad Structures, Railroad Bridges, Surface Transportation Board, Coal Rate Cases, Shortline Railroad, Tourist Railroad, Overhead Contact System, Track Related Injuries
With 50+ years of engineering experience and 20+ years of railroad experience, I have experience with railroad track design and inspection as well as most aspects of railroading regarding rail operations, streetcars, rail related injuries, railroad grade crossings and railroad structures. I have inspected numerous railroad bridges in many states as well as investigating derailments. In addition, my firm, Stone Consulting, Inc. has completed railroad line appraisals, rail equipment inspections and appraisals, and track assessments, for both shortline and tourist railroads. I have no relationships with any Class 1 railroads.
I am licensed as a Professional Engineer in AR; CO; FL; GA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; NH; NY; OK; PA; TN; TX; UT; VA; WI; IA; MA; NE; NV; OR; RI; SC; VT; WA; WY. I have been accepted as an expert witness by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) for railroad track design, construction and maintenance of way.
James D. Wamble, PE, RLS
Wamble & Associates, PLLC
Brentwood, Tennessee
Engineering, Land Surveying
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Civil Engineering, Land Surveying, Land Condemnation, Eminent Domain, Land Use Planning, Real Estate Development, Drainage, Site Design, Subdivision, Zoning, Highway Design, Concept Design
Over 40 years' experience as a professional engineer serving as expert witness in condemnation, land use, survey and general civil engineering lawsuits. I specialize in land use planning, civil engineering and land surveying for development projects involving the design of roads, drainage, subdivisions, apartments, condominiums, shopping centers and all types of commercial site plans.
Yasser M. Abdelhamid, PhD
Construction Defect/Geotechnical Expert Witness
Bryant Consultants
Carrollton, Texas
Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Defects
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Civil Engineering, Expansive Soil, Foundation Analysis and Design, Settlement, Heave, Pavement, Retaining Walls, Slope Stability, Numerical Modeling, Seepage, Drainage, Erosion, Hydrology, Seismic, Earthquake Engineering, Laboratory Testing, Structural Engineering, Construction Defects
Dr. Abdelhamid has been designated as an expert witness for many litigated cases. Dr. Abdelhamid is heavily involved in performing forensic geotechnical and geophysical investigations for several problematic foundations, pavements, retaining walls and slopes. He devises protocols for geotechnical and geophysical testing, in-situ long-term monitoring, lab testing and analysis. He is also heavily involved in preparing and reviewing proposals and expert reports for geotechnical exploration and litigated and non-litigated forensic projects. Dr. Abdelhamid is responsible for meeting clients during the proposal phase, the investigation phase and after releasing the final report to ensure client satisfaction. Dr. Abdelhamid has performed work at wide variety of forensic projects. He evaluated numerous residential buildings from single family house to a whole subdivision. Dr. Abdelhamid also evaluated many commercial, school, hospital, garage buildings. He performed stability analysis for v...
Chad Ballard
Surface Water, Hydrology and Flood Expert
High Water Mark
Dallas, Texas
Hydrology, Civil Engineering
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Floodplain, Flooding, Hydrology, River Hydrualics, Levee Breach, Dam Break/Failure, Stormwater, FEMA, Advanced Modeling, Storm Recreation, Erosion, Rainfall, Flood Forensics, Bridge Hydraulics, Water Resources
Mr. Chad Ballard is a licensed civil engineer (CA, TX, CO, WA) working in the water resources field, more specifically hydrology and hydraulics specializing in advanced hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, stormwater, and flood mitigation. In addition to a broad range of engineering skills, Mr. Ballard has helped hundreds of engineering firms all around the world apply hydraulic models to their projects. Mr. Ballard has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in hydraulics and hydrology as an adjunct faculty member, as well as currently teaching professional continuing education courses for the new 2D numerical modeling tools such as HEC-RAS and SRH-2D.
Mr. Ballard is active in professional organizations including ASCE, EWRI and TFMA where he has served and is serving in various leadership positions at the state and national level. Chad is also a current volunteer member of the Region 3 State Flood Planning Group overseeing the Regional State Flood Plan development effort i...
Gerald Blackler, Ph.D, P.E., D.WRE
Texas
Hydrology, Civil Engineering
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Water Resources, Hydraulics, Floodplain, Flood Forensics, Hydrologist, Hydraulic Modeling, Transportation Drainage, Roadway Drainage, Rainfall, Runoff, Design Storms, Sedimentation, Sediment Transport, Stormwater, Culvert, Stormsewer, Urban Hydrology, Urban Flooding, Construction
Water flows downhill, sometimes water is a resource, sometimes it is an enemy, sometimes it is both. If your case involves the impact of water, my expertise is available for your case. I am an expert in hydrology, hydraulics, the engineering of drainage systems, including culverts, transportation drainage, bridge scour, bridge hydraulics, floodplain management, transportation hydraulics, water resources, and accidental death or drowning near hydraulic structures. My work routinely produces technical evidence that is hard to dispute and easy to understand. My background and experience in consulting and teaching allows me to produce complicated information in a format that is easy to digest, such as video files, and images that explain the complicated physical interactions of hydrology and hydraulics. Some of my past litigation work produced evidence that was not disputed by opposing experts.
My approach is to first understand the case, then to discuss one on one what technica...
Jens Figlus, PhD
Bryant Consultants
Carrollton, Texas
Civil Engineering, Engineering
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Wave modeling, subsidence, scour, vessel wakes and propeller wash, Environmental fluid mechanics, Fluid-sediment-structure interactions, Coastal processes, Field measurements, Hydraulic engineering, Coastal protection, Hydrology, Sedimentation, Coastal Erosion
Jens Figlus is a coastal engineering expert with 12 years of experience. He works with Bryant on expert witness cases and projects related to sediment erosion, coastal flooding, water waves, fluid-soil-structure interactions, and issues related to ship-induced hydrodynamics, such as vessel wakes and propeller wash. His background is in applied coastal research and engineering, hydraulic engineering, and environmental fluid mechanics.
Dr. Figlus is an Associate Professor in the Ocean Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. He heads the Coastal Engineering Laboratory (CEL) on A&M’s Galveston Campus and is a distinguished partner with the A&M Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas (IDRT).
His expertise includes field and laboratory measurements (piezo-electric, acoustic Doppler, sediment tracer, optical backscatter, laser anemometry, remote sensing) as well as process-based numerical modeling (CShore, XBeach, Delft3D, Funwave) related to nearshore and estuarine hydrodynamic...
L. David Givler, MSCE, PE
Givler Engineering, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas
Civil Engineering, Hydrology
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flood, drainage, storm, water, floodplain, dam, hydraulics, FEMA, municipal, stormwater regulation, flood plain analysis, dam construction and maintenance, road construction and repair, water resources, runoff, flow, pipe, street, utility
Registration
Professional Engineer, 1990 (PA No. PE 040565 E), 1993 (TX No. 73842), 2023 (OH No. PE.88791), 2023 (KY No. 38514), 2023 (OK No. 34041), 2023 (FL No. PE95991), 2023 (NM No. 28602), 2023 (MI No. 6201312442)
Experience
Experienced in hydrology and hydraulics. Performed numerous flood studies for rivers and creeks, bridge hydraulic studies, reservoir analyses, drainage designs and storm water pollution prevention plan designs.
Experienced with dams. Designed new dams, performed inspections, analyzed seepage conditions, developed rehabilitation programs, developed Emergency Action Plans, developed foundation-grouting programs and constructed and operated physical models.
Experienced city engineer, having served in multiple cities. Designed public street, drainage, and utility improvements. Reviewed subdivision plats, proposed utility modifications and ordinances.
Experienced in site development and subdivisions. Designed roads, utilities, lot layouts, grading pla...
William F. Ikerd, II, PhD, PE, CM-BIM
Building Information Modeling (BIM), VDC, LOD
IKERD Consulting, LLC
Dallas, Texas
Construction, Technology
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Building Information Modeling (BIM), Level Of Development (LOD), Structural Engineering, 3D Modeling, Laser Scanning, LiDAR, scan-to-BIM, Metrology, Failure Analysis, Forensic Engineering, Architecture, MEP, mechanical, construction defects, concrete, steel, wood, timber, masonry, civil engineering
Dr. Will Ikerd, PhD, P.E. (TX) is principal at IKERD, a firm that specializes in consulting for attorneys, owners, general contractors, trade contractors and designers of buildings, civil, infrastructure, mechanical and manufacturing projects. The firm focuses in the areas of engineering, laser scanning, Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) and Building Information Modeling (BIM). Mr. Ikerd is currently on the board of directors of the BIMForum and chairs three of their Taskforces; BIM Execution Plan (BxP), Reality Capture / Laser scanning and Level Of Development (LOD). He graduated with his bachelor’s in civil engineering and masters in structural engineering in 1998 from Washington University in St. Louis with a focus on 3D parametric modeling and is currently a University of Denver PhD candidate in BIM research.
Amy Patrick, PE
Apollo BBC, Inc.
Houston, Texas
Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering
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Engineering Design, Consulting Engineering, Structural Analysis, Infrastructure, Concrete, Steel Structures, Engineering, Construction, Grading, Drainage, Steel, Foundation, Brick, Building, Structure, Frame, Masonry, Flooding, Flood, Pools
Ms. Patrick is a Technical Consultant at Apollo BBC and a licensed professional engineer with over 15 years of experience. Ms. Patrick has a background in structural and civil engineering, including civil site development, structural design, structural forensics, highway and associated structure analysis and evaluation, retaining wall evaluation, flood mitigation and floodproofing, building envelope consulting, and finite element analysis of structural systems. Amy is a licensed professional engineer in Texas and California and has been an adjunct professor at the University of Houston-Downtown's Structural Analysis and Design program since 2013. She is an experienced expert witness in construction defect litigation.
Amin Terouhid, Ph.D., PE, PMP, CFE
Adroit Consultants, LLC
Texas
Construction Defects, OSHA
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Civil Engineering, industrial engineering, forensic schedule and delay analysis, construction safety, slip and fall, construction injury, concrete inspection, standard of care, construction simulation and modeling, construction inspection, loss of productivity, critical path method (CPM), OSHA
Dr. Amin Terouhid is a Principal Consultant with Adroit Consultants, LLC. He leads a vibrant consulting practice on construction claim matters especially in the areas of delay analysis, loss of productivity, claims for changes, construction defects, and injury cases. With extensive experience working on several large and mega construction projects internationally and throughout the United States, he is a recognized expert in preparing and investigating construction claims.
Served numerous times (in more than 100 cases) in the capacity of a consulting expert. Currently (Feb 2022) involved in one international arbitration case for a multimillion-dollar claim in the court of London and three other cases, including a construction delay and loss of productivity claim for a megaproject in New York, a construction injury case, and a slip and fall case in the United States.
Licenses
• Examined and certified as a Professional Engineer (P.E.)
• Examined and certified by the Association of ...
David T Williams, PhD, PE, PH, CFM, CPESC, F.ASCE, D.WRE
DTW and Associates, Engineers, LLC
Texas
Civil Engineering, Hydrology
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floodplain flooding, hydrology, river hydraulics, stream bank protection, stream restoration, fluvial geomorphology, levees, erosion control, stream bank failure, erosion control plans, best management practices, FEMA floodplain studies
Dr. David Williams, PE (CO, AZ, CA, LA, MO, NM, TX, HI, MS, OR, WA) has over 45 years of experience in the water resources industry and is known for his contributions to the industry. He is also a recognized expert in sedimentation engineering and in developing innovative solutions to difficult hydraulic and hydrologic design problems in rivers and estuaries. Dr. Williams previously served as a two-time President of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA). He has served as chair of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Technical Committees on Sedimentation, Computational Hydraulics, River Restoration, and Risk, Uncertainty and Probabilistic Approaches. He served as a committee member of ASTM A05.12 (Wire specifications) and on ASTM D18.25 (Erosion Control Products). While chair of the Federal Interagency Technical Committee on Sedimentation, he worked with hydraulic and sedimentation experts from the Federal Highway Administration, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. ...
Marcor G. Platt, SE, PE, CBO, PMP, PMI-ACP
Engineer, Building Code, Project Management Expert
MarcorSEN Engineering
South Jordan, Utah
Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering
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Forensic engineering, construction defects, structural failure and retrofit, bridge engineering, fall protection, building codes, project management, fire, water, wind, snow, flood, hurricane, tornado, impact, damage analysis, hydrologic and hydraulic river studies, electrical power line structures
Mr. Marcor Platt is a licensed civil and/or structural engineer (PE/SE) in 22 US states, districts, and territories - namely Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, the US Virgin Islands, Washington, and Washington D.C. He is a Building Code Specialist, credentialed by the International Code Council as a Certified Building Official (CBO). He is also Project Management Expert, certified by the Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP). He provides expert opinion reports and testimony for structural and civil projects involving both forensic engineering, design engineering, building codes, and project management. He has conducted over 700 forensic investigations involving roof failures, wall failures, foundation issues, corrosion, or other forms of damage result...
Michael Troy Richardson, BS, MA, MS
Amusement-Adventure-Trampoline Park Attractions
ZipSafe, LLC, dba Momentum Engineering
Santaquin, Utah
Travel & Tourism, Engineering
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Zip line, Trampoline Park, Amusement Park, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Risk Management, Aerial Adventure, Challenge Courses
Michael Troy Richardson studied Integrating Engineering and earned a BS in 2014. Ten years later, Troy earned a Master's in Technical Writing. In 2024, Troy was selected for the Engineering & Technology Management (MS-ETM) master's program at Utah Valley University. Before his education, he owned AA Machining, & Welding (1995-2016), Inc. and was National-Board Certified. His company manufactured and built amusement rides. He still supplies the amusement ride industry with safer products.
Synopsis
Troy owns Momentum Engineering, he has supplied the amusement ride industry with inspections, audits, 3rd party training, and inspections for over 23 years. He votes, writes rationales, and shares his expertise with the industry standards, and his clients' benefit. As a member of ASTM F24 and F15, he influences safety changes in the standards. He has researched over two hundred amusement ride accidents. In 2016, Troy and Rex Bush, Esq. authored a Utah Trial Journal Article, "Zipline I...
Michael F Myers, PE, CFM
30 Scale, LLC
Palmyra, Virginia
Civil Engineering, Hydrology
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Drainage, Hydrology, Hydraulics, Floodplain Mapping, Storm Sewer, Stormwater Management, Flooding, Storm Drainage, FEMA, Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control, Runoff
Mr. Myers has over 25 years of experience as a civil engineer in Virginia as the engineer-of-record on projects involving hydrologic/hydraulic analysis for land development projects.
A Professional Engineer in Virginia since 1999 and a Certified Floodplain Manager since 2012, Mr. Myers is experienced in commercial and residential stormwater management design, floodplain management, erosion and sediment control design, and assessing drainage issues through field investigation and written report.
Tara L Pase
Bramel Engineering, LLC
Virginia
Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering
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Construction Defect, Concrete, Seismic, Retaining Walls, OSHA, Building Codes, Steel, Earthquake, Stormwater Management, Civil Engineering, Failure Analysis, Wood, Wind, Construction, Structural Engineering, Strength of Materials, Masonry, Foundations, Construction Accident, Design and Analysis
Civil/Structural Engineering
Construction Defects
Building Codes
OSHA
Failure Analysis
Strength of Materials
Concrete/Steel/Wood/Masonry Design
Concrete/Steel/Wood/Masonry Analysis
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Grading and Soil Properties
Field Repair Designs
Stormwater Management
Component/Connection Design and Analysis
Construction Cost Estimates
Building Envelope (Moisture Barriers)
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Evan A. Page, PLS
Land Surveying Expert
Selkirk-Cabinet Land Surveying, PLLC
Washington
Land Surveying, Civil Engineering
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Boundary, Riparian, Littoral, Easement, Land Title, Standard of Care, Surveyor Negligence, Property Dispute, Adverse Possession, Prescriptive Easement, Encroachment, Mapping, Topographic Survey, Construction Survey, Water Boundary, Public Land Survey System, Forensic Surveys, Land Descriptions
Evan Page has over 40 years of broad land surveying experience and is licensed in California, Idaho and Washington. He is a regionally recognized speaker on boundary and other survey topics. He developed particular expertise in water boundaries (river, lake and coastal) during his thirteen years with the California State Lands Commission, from which he retired as a Senior Boundary Determination Officer in 2021.
Mr. Page served as a Technical Expert on many enforcement matters for the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists (BPELSG). He also served on the state-specific Professional Land Surveyors licensing exam development and grading teams for several years and on several ad hoc advisory teams for BPLESG. Mr. Page has served as expert witness and/or expert consultant for several private parties on land survey matters involving land and water boundaries, title matters, survey practice, standard of care and surveyor negligence. He has testifie...
Scott Phelan, Ph.D, P.E., P.Eng., S.E.
Caprock Engineering, PLLC
Greater Seattle Area, Washington
Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering
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Highway Bridge Design, Transit Guideway Design, Structural Bridge Design, Concrete Segmental Bridge Design, Design-Build, Value Engineering
I serve as President and Chief Technical Specialist for Caprock Engineering, PLLC, and as a Principal Engineer with Systra-IBT. I have over thirty years of experience in structural bridge design. My LinkedIn profile is at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottphelan-caprock.
I serve on the international American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) Economics & Finance Committee, the national Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Bridges Committee, and the regional American Council of Engineering Companies/ Washington Department of Transportation (ACEC/WSDOT) Structures & Geotech Subcommittee. I recently was inducted as an ASCE Fellow. I have participated in the design and construction of numerous concrete segmental bridge projects, including the final design of two world-record bridges and the construction of the first precast concrete segmental bridges in the State of Washington. I recently served as Co-Chair of the Seattle DOT Technica...
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