Civil Engineering Expert Witnesses in Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

Engineering, Construction Defects - 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...

Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering - Right-of-Way, Grading & Drainage, Easements, Due Diligence, Inverse Condemnation, Construction Defects, Wood Engineering, High-end Homes, Eminent Domain, Residential Structural, Land Use/Zoning, Permitting & Entitlements, Road & Highway Design, Planning, Local Government, Forensics, Hillside Homes

I am an engineering thought leader and expert in land planning and development, local government, civil engineering, and residential structural engineering. I have over 40-years of experience with subdivision and commercial project planning, land development permits, design, and construction, and structural and site (grading and drainage) design of high-end residences in snow country and on hillsides. I have a Master of Public Administration (MPA), extensive experience with local government, and have specialized in regulatory agency entitlement (permit) processing. I am a Professional Development Instructor in the Engineering Industry, teaching contracts, risk management, project management, professional liability, writing, and communication skills. I have my Professional Engineering license in 10-states. I also have over 42-years of experience as a Certified Ski Instructor with an active snowsports expert witness practice. My communication, research, writing, and professional exp...

Missouri

Structural Engineering, Construction Defects - Codes, Civil Engineering, Steel, Masonry, Failure, Corrosion, Seismic, Wind, Collapse, Prestressed Concrete, Post-tensioned Concrete, Facade, Cladding, Leaking, Leakage, Decay, Wood, Tall Buildings, Timber, Concrete

As an engineer, I am fascinated by complexity and understanding new and different situations. I love to talk about engineering and explaining engineering processes and principles to young engineers and lay persons is personal passion. Examining a structural failure brings out my inner researcher, and explaining the cause and physics to a jury or arbitration panel channels my teacher personality. I work as a forensic engineer with the intent of helping the legal industry understand engineering principles and to help citizens resolve their disputes justly. Though I have worked as a scientific programmer and chemical engineer, my primary expertise is in structural engineering. I began professional practice at kpff in Portland, OR in 1998. In 2001, I was hired by DCI Engineers. In 2003, I started my own consulting engineering firm which I continue to operate. I have designed concrete, steel, masonry and wood structures, generally commercial, government or schools. About half of my work...