Construction Expert Witnesses
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of construction expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on construction and related issues. Construction 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 construction expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Construction, Construction Defects, OSHA, Safety, Concrete, Building Codes, Insurance, Personal Injury, Slip Trip & Fall, Failure Analysis, Plumbing, Premises Liability, Roofing, Civil Engineering, and Construction Claims.
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Paul L. Johnson
Experienced general contractor and expert witness
Gryphon Consulting
Construction Defects, Construction
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Residential Construction, commercial, leaks, tenant fit-outs, kitchens, baths, remodels, construction related slip-fall & personal injury, historic buildings, restaurants, roofs, siding, critical path, luxury construction, high-end construction, wine cellars, cabinetry, Schluter Systems, tile, stone
Award-Winning construction professional. 45 years of hands-on experience. Founder/operator of two highly-successful construction firms. Experience includes all aspects of residential and high-end residential construction, new builds and remodeling, light commercial construction and tenant build-out - multiple new builds, over 60 whole home remodels, over 500 kitchen remodels, approximately 400 master bath remodels, numerous tenant fit out projects, restaurants, and a historic landmark complete renovation. Extensive consulting experience as an Owner's Representative. Patented inventor of a cabinet installation assembly. Author of the book Residential Building & Remodeling, On Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJ7GMDJM.
I work to stay current on construction processes, materials, technique's, industry changes and codes through construction of investment properties.
Areas of expertise include, but are not limited to:
• Construction Defects
• Personal Injury resulting from Cons...
Mohamed E. Hassan, PhD, PE
Hassan Consulting Group, LLC
Construction, Construction Defects
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Engineering Design, Building Codes, construction management, structural engineering, infrastructure engineering, reinforced concrete, steel structures, bridges, Structure engineer, foundations, piers, abutments, and soil analysis
- 45 years construction design and management of commercial and residential projects.
- 15 years Construction Expert Witness
- 10 years of teaching experience in George Mason University, DeVry University and NVCC
- 15 years of mediation and conflict resolution
Mohamed Hassan, PhD, PE has 45 years of diversified experience in the construction industry for commercial and residential projects. He is the principal of Hassan Consulting Group, LLC specializing in designing and building a variety of projects. He was an adjunct professor at George Mason University, DeVry University, and Northern Virginia Community College.
LICENSES: He is a licensed professional engineer in the states of Virginia and Texas. He is also licensed contractor in the state of Virginia and District of Colombia (Washington DC). He is certified by the Supreme Court of Virginia as a Mediator. He is admitted in Virginia, West Virginia and Washington DC Court Systems.
CONSTRUCTION EXPERT: Experienced in const...
Thomas Collier, Jr
Collier Consultants
Construction, Premises Liability
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Defects, personal injury, insurance, codes, commercial, residential, accidents, falls, asbestos, ADA, sewer, water, liability, damages, general contractor, fire, flood, contracts, subcontractors, engineer
Highly experienced construction and premises expert. Specializes in large commercial and multi-residential construction disputes and serious bodily injury claims. Has served on over 300 cases as an expert witness and dozens of cases as an arbitrator. 30+ years’ experience as a general contractor and owner/developer focusing on condominiums, roads, sewers, subdivisions, offices and other major construction. Summa Cum Laude/Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina.
Consultant (2008-Present): Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Cases include commercial defects and delays, serious personal injuries, multifamily, sewers, roads and drainage, retail, insurance, professional liability, and construction business practices. Approximately equal representation of plaintiffs and defendants.
General Contractor - President of Buckhead Classic (2006 – presen): Projects include defective construction repair, new construction, fire and flood...
Hal K. Cain, PE
Cain and Associates Engineers and Constructors, Inc.
Mobile, Alabama
Construction, Engineering
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Construction Delay, Forensic Engineering, Construction Defects, Construction Claims, Construction Management, Structural Engineer, Roof Consultant, Foundation Engineer, Building Envelope Specialist, EIFS, Scheduling Engineer, Planning Engineer, Mechanical Engineer
Experienced forensic engineer and construction claims expert with residential, commercial, and industrial experience. Capable of evaluating structural failures, construction defects and delay claims by contractors. Has firm with experts in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, plumbing, HVAC, roofing and EIFS. Testifying experience in depositions and courtroom. Extensive experience in the engineering and construction of large industrial plants, both manufacturing and petrochemical type facilities.
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
David J. Brotman, FAIA
Sunset Consultants
Scottsdale, Arizona
Architecture, Construction
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Standard of Care, Construction Document, Real Estate, Slip trip & fall, Trip & Fall, Delay, Defect, Change Order, Building, Design, Coordination, Code Compliance, Contract Document, Management, Contract Administration, Architectural Detailing, Commercial, Retail, Hotel, Office
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects with over fifty years of experience. Twenty-five years with RTKL Associates Inc., one of the World’s largest Architect and Engineering Firms, and served as its Vice-Chairman. Past Planning Commissioner on the City of Malibu Planning Commission. Skills include all facets of Architectural Practice. Worldwide, multi-million dollar project experience includes retail, office, hotel, institutional, and mixed-use. Recently, qualified and served as a Standard of Care, Coordination, and Delay Expert in a case involving a major retail project. This included deposition and trial testimony.
Christopher Lavache
C. Lavache Management & Consulting, LLC
Arizona
Construction, Construction Defects
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Construction Manager Expert, Estimator, Construction Scheduler, General Contractor Expert, Licensed General Contractor, Quality Assurance, Construction Defects, Schedule Delays and Impacts, Loss Control Advisor, Condominium, Commercial Office, High-End Residential
LICENSES/ CERTIFICATIONS:
California State Contractors License B 537312
LEED AP (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional)
Construction Quality Manager: CQM - NAVFAC/USACE - US Army Corps of Engineers Construction Quality Management for Contractors
SMAW - AWS Certified Welder
ASTM Certified Property Condition Assessments 2018
Massachusetts Construction Supervisor 1982 – 1997 (Expired)
2009 - Present: Construction Expert Witness, Litigation Consultant, and Construction Manager,
C. Lavache Management & Consulting, LLC.
Construction expert witness testimony and litigation consulting services include forensic document analysis, standard of care, cost estimating, forensic site investigations, contract disputes, schedule delay/impact analysis, expert to expert negotiations, report preparation, change order/cost and claim management, water intrusion and construction/material defect consulting.
Construction Consulting Services: Provide agency fee-only cons...
Henry M Staggs
The Arizona Roofer
maricopa , Arizona
Building Inspection, Construction
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Roof, Roofing, roof inspection, roof defect, roofing expert, Roof moisture scan, Roof testing, Roof Compliance, Roof leak investigation
I am a seasoned roofing professional with over 35 years of experience in the industry. I have worked in various roles, from ground clean-up to sub-contractor, contractor, consultant, and industry expert. I have served on several committees with the NRCA and the NCCER, and I have become an NCCER master trainer and one of the first NCCER-certified roofing craft trainers. I have done training in local trade schools, with Habitat for Humanity, and for contractors and consultants. I was the founding member of the local chapter of IIBEC, and I continue to advocate for my industry. I am passionate about providing quality roofing services and solutions to my clients and sharing my knowledge and expertise with others.
Education, Training, and Certifications
• SEAK Expert Witness Training (2023)
• Certified Mental Health First Aid Provider (2022)
• NRCA Concrete Roof Tile Assessor (2022)
• State of Arizona Proclamation (2022)
• AFA Representative (2022)
• NCCER and NRCA Roofing Textbook Revi...
Michael Bernamonti
Mortgage Banking and Real Estate Finance
Brentwood, California
Banking
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Mortgage, Loan Brokerage, Wholesale Lending, Correspondent Lending, Residential Lending, Secondary Marketing, Elder Financial Exploitation, Interest Rate Pricing, Starker, Construction, Occupancy Fraud, Disclosures, Appraisal Analysis, Income Qualifying, 1031 Tax-Deferral, Underwriting
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Richard W Brand, AIA, NCARB, CPM, PMP, DBIA
Santa Monica, California
Architecture, Construction
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Project Management, Program Management, Construction Management Standard of Care Failures, Construction Documents, Change Order, Design Coordination, Building Envelope Failure, Construction Defects, Architectural Professional Liability Failures, Water Intrusion, Construction Administration
Licensed Architect in California and Utah with over 40 years of experience in the field of Architecture and Construction Management and was responsible for managing multibillion-dollar, multi-site new construction and renovation projects throughout the United States. As an Expert Witness I have performed Standard of Care analysis of Architects/Engineer and Project Management Performance Reviews in Architect/Engineer negligence claims. Investigated Construction defects, Contractor Non-Compliance, and Owner Payment / Change Order Delay Claims.
As the Principal Project Director / Design & Construction Training & Construction Lead for the second largest K-12 school district in the country and their $35 billion construction bond program that included developing new Policies and Procedures RFQs, RFPs, Bid Award, Contract Execution, Construction Management, Constructability Reviews, Owner Move-in and Project Closeout for general construction contracts including Design Bid Build, Design...
Stanford R Brown, B.Sc., CSP, CSHP, CRSP, CHSC
Raising the Standard Consulting (USA) Inc.
California
Safety, OSHA
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Construction, Mining, Workplace Inspections, Crane, Rigging, EM 385-1-1, First Aid/CPR/AED, General Industry, Accident Investigation, Safety Training, Compliance, Workplace Conditions, Fall Protection, Powered Industrial Trucks, Machine Guarding, Excavation, Trenching, Scaffolds, Multi-Employer
Stanford R. Brown, B.Sc., CSP, CSHP, CRSP, CHSC, has over 30 years of experience managing safety and health for various projects.
He has been involved with multiple construction safety/OSHA cases as an expert witness.
A sampling of the expert witness cases he has been involved with include:
• Workplace injury at refinery construction project.
• Worker fatally electrocuted during a paving incident.
• Construction training and safety standards for power tool injury.
Safety and Slip Trip & Fall, EM 385-1-1, OSHA, (SSHO), Competent Person, First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Trainer, Certified Safety Professionals (CSP) designation with the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, Certified Safety and Health Professional (CSHP) in the State of Hawaii.
Construction and General Industry, Accident Investigation, Fall Protection, Forklift, Aerial Lift, Boom Lift, Scissor Lift, Machine Guarding, Amputation, Struck By, Caught Between, Scaffold, Ladder, Roofing Safety, Amputation, Excavation/T...
Gary L. Buffington, MS, AA, BS, CSP, CRSP
American Safety Consulting
Santa Clarita, California
OSHA, Construction
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Accident Reconstruction, Personal Injury/Wrongful Death, Crane/Hoist & Rigging, Safety Training Plans, JHA/JSA, Confined Space, Fall Protection, Machinery Guarding, Ladders/Scaffolds, Forklifts/Scissor Lifts, Safety Codes/Regulatory Compliance, Audits, Mining, MSHA, HAZCOM, EM 385-1-1, ANSI
Mr. Buffington offers a unique combination of formal education, special training and project based technical experience in completing mega-projects valued at 20 billion dollars with over 12 million worker hours and safety statistics below half of the respective national averages and no fatalities. He is a CSP (US) & CRSP (Canada) by exam, licensed Private Investigator, former Federal Supervisory Special Investigator and MSHA federal Mine Inspector, Deputy Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff Criminal Investigator, approved OSHA 29 CFR Trainer Parts 1910 & 1926, approved MSHA 30 CFR trainer for surface & Underground coal and metal/non-metal mines. ASSE 2001 Safety Profession of the Year for Construction Practice Specialty & ASSE 2003 -2004 Safety Professional of the Year for Mining Practice Specialty.
Gary P. Clemente
G. P. Clemente Consulting
Clovis, California
Slip Trip & Fall, Construction
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Trip and Fall, Sidewalk Accidents, Sidewalk Trip and Fall, Sidewalk Repair, Property Management, Safety Inspection, Insurance Inspection, Concrete, Sidewalk Safety, Trip and Fall Hazards, ADA Compliance, Trip and Fall Injuries, Personal Injury, Slip Trip and Fall
Over 28 years as the president and founder of Sidewalk Safety Inc., servicing much of California as a construction expert in assessing and repairing over 50,000 walkway TRIP HAZARD LIABILITIES for property management firms, HOAs, commercial, residential, banking and insurance entities.
As an expert legal witness, I am committed to providing precise, clear, factual information pertaining to personal injury cases resulting from TRIP AND FALL hazard liabilities related to exterior and interior walkway surfaces. Also, to assist in determining origination, prevention and assigned responsibility for such liabilities.
Providing timely investigative assessments of TRIP AND FALL accidents with thorough and persuasive written reports. The presentation of these elements with a convincing oral summary in deposition and courtroom settings cannot be understated.
For many years, I have also been a professional writer, author and speaker through the authorship of books, newspaper journals and co...
Scott Cohen
The Green Scene
Chatsworth, California
Construction Defects, Landscape Design
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Pool Expert, Construction Defects, Construction Expert, Concrete patios, Landscaping, Vanishing Edge, Landscape Design, Concrete Contractor, Swimming Pools, Outdoor Fireplace, California Contractors, spas, Ponds and Waterfalls, Hardscape, Masonry, Fire Pits, Safety, Swimming Pool Tile Delamination
Cohen has provided professional forensic services as a member of the industry expert program for the contractors state license board since 2002. His forensic services are less than 10% of his professional services, offered equally for plaintiffs and defendants.
Cohen’s forensic Practices Assurances:
- Cohen will formulate and articulate his opinions with truthfulness and clarity
- Cohen will provide opinions only on subjects where he is qualified and which are based on known facts that can be proven.
- Cohen will accurately track and report time and services provided
- Cohen’s opinions may be subject to modification as a result of new information
- Cohen will examine all documents supplied by client in a timely manner.
- Cohen will work overtime if case is urgent
- Cohen is under no duty to provide opinions if given insufficient time or compensation to complete a thoughtful examination of the case
- Cohen will provide opinions that are not inevitable and may be different than the...
Kier G Cotton
Construction Defect Expert Witness
Livermore, California
Construction, Construction Defects
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General Construction, Framing, Building Envelope, Waterproofing, Electrical, HVAC, Concrete, Residential Construction, Multi Family Dwelling, Single Family Dwelling, Commercial Construction, Finish, Contract Scope, Cost to Repair, Site development, Architectural Design, Utility, Gas, Solar, Fire
Mr. Cotton possesses a diverse, in-depth, and hands-on knowledge of construction methodologies, complemented by substantial experience in project management. His theoretical understanding is augmented by years of direct application. In California, Mr. Cotton maintains active licenses in plumbing, electrical work, and carpentry. He gained the necessary experience for these certifications under the mentorship of licensed professionals in each field and successfully passed all requisite examinations. His construction career began in the early 2000s, establishing a solid foundation for his extensive expertise.
As a Testifying Expert Witness, Mr. Cotton has been involved in numerous construction-related cases. Serving as Senior Consultant at KORE Consulting Group LLC, in the San Francisco Bay area CA, he is a highly skilled expert in providing construction defect and litigation services, which include:
- Testing and analysis of construction defects.
- Destructive testing following ASTM...
Gary K Dempster, FAIA
Gary K, Dempster, FAIA
South Pasadena, California
Architecture, Construction
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Professional Standard of Care, Construction Documents Analysis, Architectural Design and Coordination, Building Code Analysis, Scope of Work Definition, Change Order Analysis, Construction Administration, Architectural Mediation
For the past 32 years, I have been a hands-on partner in charge of projects. I am actively involved with the owners, general contractors, critical trade sub-contractors and all government authorities having jurisdiction. I prepare proposals, craft contracts, oversee the creation of the contract documents and have primary responsibility during the Construction Administration phase. I am licensed in 7 states and have delivered projects in 11 states and 3 countries ranging in construction costs from $2,000,000 to $500,000,000,
Kenneth J. Fischbeck
Laguna Crest Enterprise, Inc.
Lake Forest, California
Construction, Construction Defects
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Construction Defect Analysis, Standard of Care, Construction Cost Over Runs & Delays, Construction Critical Path Scheduling, Inspections & Testing, Contract Compliance, Construction Management, Construction Repair and Completion Costs Analysis, Contractor Terminations. Forensic Building Inspection
Owner and Chief Operating Officer of a multi-million dollar licensed General Contracting Construction Company for the past 40+ years, constructing hundreds of Private, Commercial and Residential, State, Local, and Federal Governmental Projects, with extensive experience in all aspects of construction including: Construction Defects Analysis, Forensic Inspection and Analysis of Structures, Construction Standards of Care, Construction Contracts Agreements, Construction Project Management, Critical Path Construction Scheduling with or without Manpower Loading, Construction Estimating, Construction Job Safety, Construction Quality Control Analysis, Sustainable Building Systems, LEED Building Certification, Analysis of Excessive Cost Over Runs and Delays on Projects, Contractor Qualifications Review and Analysis, and Review, Analysis and Documentation of the Condition of a Project during or after a Contractor Terminated for Nonperformance.
I am a Graduate from California State Universit...
Johann B Garovi
Heavy Civil Infrastructure Construction
InterContinental HEAVY CIVIL ESTIMATOR INC. USA
SANTA ROSA, California
Construction, Dispute Resolution
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Construction Cost Estimates, Quantity Survey, Means & Methods, Construction Techniques, Project Schedule, Nuclear Power Plant Concrete Structure, Suspension Bridge, Segmental Bridge, Arch Bridge, Marine Caisson Foundation, Pile Foundation, Roadways, Railways, Heavy Civil Infrastructure Construction
Responsible for managing independent cost estimate development establishing means-& methods and construction techniques for infrastructure projects in North America UK Switzerland France Germany Angola Ghana Liberia Panama Saudi Arabia. Over 50 years of experience in the fields of heavy civil concrete work nuclear power plants structures in California Texas New York Virginia Georgia UK for the concrete structures including reactor building turbine building radwaste building and control structures with associated large scale sitework and submerged water intake structures. Hundreds of kilometers of heavy roadway construction quarry development and operation for material sourcing heavy haul transport and roadbed construction including mobile and stationary asphalt plants concrete plants airfields and workers camps in the remote Northwest Territories Canada accessing the far North Artic Diamond Mines about 320 kilometers northeast of Yellowknife and 200 kilometer south of the Artic Circ...
Dennis Gemberling
Perry Group International
San Francisco, California
Hotel & Restaurant, Real Estate
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Hospitality Industry, Management, Operations, Maintenance, Upkeep, Safety, Security, Employment, Wages, Harassment, Discrimination, Income and Economic Impact, Business Interruption Issues, Alcohol Service Handling, Food Safety, Construction, Equipment, Standard of Care, Customs and Trade Practices
– Over 35 years experience managing, operating and consulting on full-service, limited-service, extended-stay, all-suite, branded and franchised, condo and timeshare hotels and resorts, casual, fine-dining and quick-service restaurants, bars and nightclubs, catering and special event facilities, casinos, and mixed-use real estate. Held prior positions for different owners, operators and chains as Senior Vice President, General Manager, Director of Food & Beverage and Restaurant Unit Manager.
– Retained over 400 projects including brands, franchises and independents across the United States, Mexico and Canada.
- Earned Certificates in Hotel Real Estate Investments and Asset Management from Cornell University and Receiverships Administration, Procedures, and Law from Loyola Law School
– Member of Foodservice Consultants Society International, Forensic Expert Witness Association, and Turnaround Management Association.
- Over 10 years as A.M. Best’s “Recommended Expert Services Prov...
Amy S Heine, PE, CCP, PSP
Hirschmugl, Heine & Associates, Inc
Mammoth Lakes, California
Construction Engineering, Construction
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Construction Engineering, Forensic Schedule Analysis, Claim Preparation, CPM Scheduling, Design-Build, Strategic Project Planning, Primavera P6, Construction Impacts, Delay Analysis, Infrastructure, Heavy Civil, Tunnels
Ms. Heine holds a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, San Diego. She is a licensed civil engineer in the states of California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. She has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry working in numerous roles, such as Senior Project Engineer, Project Controls Manager, Project Engineer, Project Estimator and Project Manager. She currently serves as Principal and President of Hirschmugl, Heine & Associates, where she offers expert consulting and engineering services in the areas of planning and scheduling, temporary works design, claims consulting, and project management.
Ms. Heine primarily works with Heavy Civil Contractors nationwide and has experience working on Federal, State and Local government Contracts. She has provided critical expert witness testimony on heavy civil projects in Utah, Washington D.C...
Chris Larson
Specializing in the Electric Utility Industry
LARSON ELITE
Poway, California
Electricity, Safety
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Electric Expert, OSHA, Construction, Electrical Contact, Shock, Electrocution, Fatality, Incident Investigation, Lineman Expert Witness, Cranes Tip and Contact, Arc Flash, Occupational Injury, Personal Injury, Burns, Excavation, Electric Vaults, Rigging, Falls, Helicopter, Underground Utility Strike
Summary of Electrical Utility Construction, Training, Safety, and Expert Witness Experience
As a high-voltage electric utility expert witness, I offer a unique perspective from over 35 years of expansive experience in this highly specialized industry. The breadth of my experience spans from working in the field as a certified Journeyman Lineman through upper-level field leadership, to upper-level operational management, and as Director of Safety and Training. I know the work, the workforce, and the complex legal proceedings. This diverse background allows me to understand the circumstances of a case and formulate expert opinions by looking at facts from varying viewpoints. My expertise has been utilized by counsel as a subject matter expert and depositions, multiple times, in multiple states. As an expert witness, I have been involved with legal matters such as personal injury, utility system maintenance, construction standards, OSHA standards, wildfire ignition, safety, and traini...
Christopher Lavache
C. Lavache Management & Consulting, LLC
El Cajon, California
Construction, Construction Defects
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Construction Manager Expert, Estimator, Construction Scheduler, General Contractor Expert, Licensed General Contractor, Quality Assurance, Construction Defects, Schedule Delays and Impacts, Loss Control Advisor, Condominium, Commercial Office, High-End Residential
LICENSES/ CERTIFICATIONS:
California State Contractors License B 537312
LEED AP (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional)
Construction Quality Manager: CQM - NAVFAC/USACE - US Army Corps of Engineers Construction Quality Management for Contractors
SMAW - AWS Certified Welder
ASTM Certified Property Condition Assessments 2018
Massachusetts Construction Supervisor 1982 – 1997 (Expired)
2009 - Present: Construction Expert Witness, Litigation Consultant, and Construction Manager,
C. Lavache Management & Consulting, LLC.
Construction expert witness testimony and litigation consulting services include forensic document analysis, standard of care, cost estimating, forensic site investigations, contract disputes, schedule delay/impact analysis, expert to expert negotiations, report preparation, change order/cost and claim management, water intrusion and construction/material defect consulting.
Construction Consulting Services: Provide agency fee-only cons...
Gregory M. Libby, MBA
Libby Consulting, LLC
San Diego, California
Real Estate, Property Management
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commercial real estate, lease, REIT, real estate investment trust, triple net, NNN, retail, industrial, office, multifamily, asset management, property management, portfolio, leasing, CoStar, disaster, due diligence, construction, roof, pavement
Mr. Libby has had a 30-year career in commercial real estate and is currently the Principal of Libby Consullting, LLC. He has held senior leadership positions with Hughes Marino, Realty Income Corporation, Islands Restaurants, and Wall Street Property Company. Greg has experience with retail, industrial, office, and agricultural real estate. Mr. Libby is a licensed Real Estate Broker in California (DRE #011252760), holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Economics, and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA).
Greg is qualified to consult or serve as an expert witness on a wide variety of commercial real estate and facilities matters including but not limited to the REIT industry and practices, asset management, budgeting, capital expense planning/management, construction, corporate real estate, development/redevelopment, disaster planning and response, due diligence, facilities management, financial modeling, lease abstraction, lease administration, lease agreements, leasing, NNN ...
Barbara C. Luna, PhD, CPA, CFE, ASA, CVA, ABV, CFF, MAFF, CGREA, CREA, CMC
Damages
White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna, & Hunt, LLP
Sherman Oaks, California
Business Damages, Accounting
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Forensic Accounting, Damages, Lost Profits, Lost Earnings, Lost Value of Businesses and Real Estate, Fraud. Extensive Expert Testimony in breach of contract, business interruption, dissolutions, intellectual property, construction, fraud, securities, personal injury, wrongful termination matters
Barbara Luna is a Senior Partner in the accounting and litigation services firm of White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna & Hunt. She has served as a forensic accounting, damages and valuation expert witness for over forty years in business and personal injury litigation and bankruptcy matters. She analyzes financial, accounting, economic, business, real estate and valuation issues relating to liability and damages in litigation matters and reorganization of businesses. She has testified on numerous occasions in U.S. District Court, Superior Court, Bankruptcy Court, arbitrations and depositions.
Marcus A Marino, AIA, NCARB
Architecture & Construction Defects Expert Witness
Design M Group
Davis, California
Architecture, Construction Defects
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Accidents, Construction, Slips & Falls, Mediation, Errors & Omissions, Design Flaws, Architectural Forensics, Square Footage Verification, Copyright Infringement, Violations, Water Incursion Determinations, Building Code Analysis, Planning & Zoning Issues, Ethicis, Scheduling Delays, Const. Mgmt
Qualifications:
Marcus Marino is a registered and licensed architect in the State of California since 2019, and the State of New York since 1981. He is a Nationally Certified licensed registered architect with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). He also serves at the pleasure of the State of California’s Office of Emergency Services on the Safety Assessment Program, to assist in analyzing the conditions of structures damaged in multiple types of emergencies, such as fires, earthquakes, floods, etc.
In addition to his architectural practice, he has been a developer of multiple successful residential properties, He has also acted as construction manager on several projects.
For over 20 years, he has assisted legal firms in understanding the intricacies of construction projects and the obligations of all participants involved. He analyzes project disputes and claims in order to provide deeply researched and informed expert witness testimony. He al...
Cliff Moser, AIA
www.standard-of.care
Berkeley, California
Architecture, Construction
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Healthcare Architecture, OSHPD, BIM, Integrated Project Delivery, Lean Construction, Construction Defects, Construction Claims, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, Hospitals, Schools, Slip and Fall, ADA, Contractor Non-Conformance, NAVFAC, Change Orders, Owner Payment Claims
Licensed architect (Pennsylvania, California, Colorado) with 40+ years experience.
Experienced Standard of Care consultant with a focus on Architect & Engineer Negligence, Construction Defects, Contractor Non-Compliance. Owner Payment Claims, Fraudulent Change Orders, Personal Injury, Insurance and Fire Claims.
Integrated Project Delivery and Lean Construction consultant.
20 years Architecture Experience -Design and Construction Administration experience in -Healthcare (Large California Hospitals and Medical Centers), Multi-family, Retail, Tenant Fit-out, K-12 Schools, NAVFAC contract administration and Office Buildings.
20+ years Owners Representative/Construction Administration experience in - multi-site K-12 school district design and construction program (including multiple prime contractor projects) and California Hospital and Healthcare portfolio management.
Developed and deployed innovative practice, design, production and delivery methodologies.
Created globally distr...
Tracy Myers, AIA
Myers Consulting
California
Architecture, Construction Defects
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Standard of care, general construction, personal injury, trip and fall, stairs, accessibility, ADA, construction, defect analysis, roofing, waterproofing, fenestration, building enclosure, building envelope, accident, contracts, architect, general contractor, NCARB, RRO
Tracy Myers is an architect and general contractor with 33 years of broad experience in architectural design, project management, property condition evaluation, construction administration, general construction, forensics, and property loss consulting. She specializes in expert witness testimony related to architectural and general construction issues, personal injury defect and accident investigation, building enclosure investigation and repair including waterproofing, roofing and fenestration, forensic architecture, litigation support, property loss evaluation, code upgrade review, peer review and quality assurance services.
Prior to opening her own consulting practice in 2019, she worked for privately-owned architectural and forensic architectural firms, a corporate development department at a privately-owned restaurant company, a roofing manufacturer as a member of their Building and Roofing Science team, and a construction consulting firm.
Ms. Myers has worked in the fore...
L Fredrick Nolta
Nolta Consulting
San Diego, California
Construction, Construction Defects
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Construction Claims, Cost of Repair, Construction Delays, Critical Path, Accident / Injuries, Safety, Construction Management CM, General Contractor GC, Subcontractor, Engineering Contractor, Concrete, Precast, Steel Erection, Wood, Excavation, Trenching, Shoring, Hospital, DSA, Public Works
Expert witness since 2009 with case experience in: construction defect, contract dispute, delay, scheduling, cost of repair, water intrusion, Cal OSHA, safety, accident, injury, trip fall, employment, wrongful termination, probate, real estate, failure to disclose, etc.
Construction Engineer with 40 + years of continuous construction experience as a general, sub and concrete contractor. Career positions progressing from: laborer, field engineer, superintendent, estimator, project manager, project executive to principal. Licensed contractor with classifications in: “A” Engineering, “B” Building & “C-8” Concrete.
Product Type Experience: Residential, commercial, health care, education, light industrial, military, public works, and site development including: offices, retail, restaurants, food service, multifamily high-rise, apartments, condos, hospitals, medical office buildings (MOB), hotels, schools, stadium, theater, parking, power / co-generation, waste water treatment, zoos, ...
Joseph Quinn, M.S., P.E.
Materials FACT
Los Angeles, California
Failure Analysis, Metallurgy
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Automobile, Aviation & Aerospace, Motorcycle, Appliance, Engineering, Construction, Construction Defects, Corrosion, Maritime, Equipment & Machinery, Mining, Bicycles, Transportation, Medical Devices, Manufacturing, Plumbing, Products Liability, Fire, Electricity, Pipe
Joseph Quinn, MS, PE, is a Forensic Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering consultant. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Metallurgical Engineering and is registered in 7 states (CA, PA, UT, NV, AZ, CO, WA). He has provided over 1,000 Failure Analysis investigations on metallic and non-metallic (glass, plastic, rubber, and composite) materials or products.
Mr. Quinn provides metallurgical and materials consultation, expert witness testimony, and forensic failure analysis for civil litigation with retentions by defendants and plaintiffs. He has received awards in the International Metallographic Contest and has conducted several presentations on metallurgical engineering and failure analysis subjects at universities, ASM meetings, and industry events. He is President of the National Society of Professional Engineers in California (NSPE-CA) and is active in several technical societies.
He has taught metallurgical engineering course topics in Principals and Applications of ...
Matthew A Reynolds, PE
Rowley and Reynolds Forensic Engineering, Inc.
Palos Verdes, California
Aquatics Safety, Construction
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Drownings, Swimming Pool and Aquatic Related Accidents, Aquatic Accident Reconstruction, Swimming Pools, Spas / Hot Tubs, Waterslides / Aquatic Amusement Rides, Swimming Pool Design / Construction, Swimming Pool Operation / Maintenance, Swimming Pool Equipment, Aquatic Codes and Standard of Care
Mr. Reynolds is a Registered Professional Engineer in 16 states. He has extensive experience designing and overseeing the construction administration of swimming pools and investigating the spectrum of mechanical system and structural failures. Reynolds has designed more than 200 major commercial and residential swimming pools and spas nationwide. In obtaining his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and through his professional experience designing swimming pools and investigating structural failures, Reynolds is accustomed to reviewing the often-complex seismic and geotechnical issues that play a major role in swimming pool projects.
As a youth, he swam competitively and played water polo through college, which he later coached at both the high school and collegiate level. He trained as a junior lifeguard then qualified and served as a lifeguard. He is also an experienced swim instructor and aquatic sport camp counselor. He entered the industry after graduating from Loyola Ma...
Daniel R Robles, PE, MBA
Plumbing, Mechanical Systems, Standard of Care
Community Engineering Services, PLLC
California
Mechanical Engineering, Real Estate
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plumbing, pipe, re-pipe, leaks, smart contract adjudication, Inspection, construction, water damage, feasibility, epoxy liner, CPVC, Aquatherm, PEX, Galvanized, copper, risk assessment, machinery, insurance, defect, blockchain
Thirty-five years of comprehensive engineering, project delivery, and business analysis responsibilities. Currently providing independent expert witness services representing both plaintiffs and defendants at the intersection of mechanical failure, business practices, and standard of care. Specific areas of practice include plumbing systems, drain, waste, vent, and domestic supply as well as water system failures, water intrusion, building maintenance, corrosion, and mechanical systems. Serving the legal, insurance, and financial industries as well as private, municipal, and institutional clients.
Licensed mechanical engineer experienced in aerospace, building sciences, and new technology platforms. Business founder, owner, and educator with strong speaking, authorship, and management skills. Noted researcher in engineering, finance, insurance, and technology fields. International engineering, project management and front-line team leadership. Customer service experience relat...
Cris C. Vaughan, Esq., CASp, ADAC, PA
ADA Consultant Services
Auburn, California
Disability Evaluation, Construction
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Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA Compliance, Certified Access Specialist, CASp, ADA Coordinator, Compliance Evaluations, Lawyer, Attorney, Law, Legal Services, Accessibility, Disability, Violation, Lawsuit, Litigation, Expert, Expert Witness, Deposition, ADA, Compliant
Mr. Vaughan was admitted to practice law in California in December 1981 and in Nevada in 1985. He is admitted to practice before a number of different United States District Courts in several states. He has represented hundreds of litigation clients in the United States District Court in all four federal court districts in California.
Defending Americans with Disabilities Act access litigation and consultation for a variety of California businesses on accessibility issues has been his primary area of practice for more than 15 years. Mr. Vaughan also owns and operates ADA Consultant Services which performs accessibility evaluations of both private and public facilities. He is a California Certified Access Specialist. He has been designated as a subject matter expert in disabled accessibly by the State of California.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Vaughan has represented numerous public entity and private clients. His public entity experience includes representation of school di...
Justin D. Watts
HOME AND BUILDING INSPECTION EXPERT
ICC Certified Building Inspector
Rancho Santa Margarita , California
Building Inspection, Construction Defects
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home inspection, landlord tenant disputes, substandard housing, construction, building code violations, building inspection, code violations, fire safety, property maintenance, standards of care, code enforcement, housing inspection, commercial inspection, residential inspection, habitability
Justin D. Watts has a diverse inspection background performing thousands of residential, commercial and industrial inspections in evaluation of all construction trades including structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing code compliance and construction defects. Mr. Watts has been employed by two government agencies as a Certified Building Inspector and Code Enforcement Officer. As the owner of American Dream Home Inspection, performed thousands of property inspections for home buyers in real estate transactions. Since 2007, he has provided litigation support for dozens of cases for law firms with an approximate 50/50 plaintiff and defendant client ratio. Mr. Watts has testified numerous times in depositions and court trials.
Certifications:
International Code Council – ICC California Commercial Building Inspector
International Code Council – ICC California Residential Building Inspector
State of California – Safety Assessment Program – CA DSW local ID#63255
National Asso...
Joshua Weiner, NABCEP
SepiSolar, Inc
Menlo Park, California
Energy, Engineering
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Solar, PV, Photovoltaics, Energy, Batteries, Construction, Electric Utility, Intellectual Property, Patent, Project Development, Electrical Engineering, Asset Management, Contracts, Electricity, Generation, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Power, Solar Installation
Professional Expertise:
As a solar PV expert witness, Weiner brings knowledge of law, policy, technology, contracts, finance, permits and entitlements, project development and construction, data acquisition and analysis that commonly apply to renewable energy and distributed energy projects.
Specific areas of expertise, listed below, include energy technologies, markets, policy, finance, project development, planning and execution, project management, and codes and standards.
Weiner is adept at unpacking complex topics into simple language that all parties can understand.
Since 2007, Weiner is a certified member of the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) in good standing. Weiner has also taught advanced solar system design and project management at UC Berkeley.
Areas of Expertise:
Energy Technologies
Solar
Batteries & Energy Storage
Microgrids
Markets
Utility-Scale
Commercial & Industrial
Agricultural
Residential
Policy
Tariff Rates
Net Energy Mete...
Marty D Wilson
Construction & Related Issues Expert
MDW Group, Inc
San Francisco, California
Construction, Construction Defects
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Contract Compliance, Scope of Work, Cost Analysis, Change Orders, Schedule Delays, Punch Lists, Punchlists, Project Administration, Constructability, Permit Inspection, Termination, Architecture, A&E MEP Engineering Design, Specifications, Industry Standard Practices, Personal Injury
Marty Wilson founded and managed a Commercial Construction Company operating in San Francisco (where he built projects in 130+ Buildings, and his company earned annual Top 25 Contractor Listings in the SF Business Times), the Greater Bay Area, Sacramento, and four states.
Mr. Wilson offers 45+ Years of Experience and Expertise in the following Construction Categories:
• Structural and Seismic Rehabs, Shell and Core, Base Building, Tenant Improvements,
• Prelim Design Drawing Plan Checking & Review, Constructability Analysis, Value Engineering,
• Conceptual Estimating and Budgeting,
• Bid Solicitations, Contractor Prequalification, Union and Non-Union Considerations,
• Plans & Spec Hard Cost Bidding,
• Build To Suit & Design Build,
• Bid Comparisons, Leveling and Analysis,
• Lump Sum, Cost Plus, Time and Material, GMP, Procedures, Requirements,
• Contract Documentation, Forms, Details, Exhibits, and Assembly,
• Subcontract Documentation, Forms, and Assembly,
• Project Commencement...
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...
Michael Fiebig, RA, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA, CFPS, CEP
Fiebig Architecture
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Construction Defects, Premises Liability
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Architecture, Construction, Construction Defect, Fire Protection, Fire Suppression, Fire-Resistive Assemblies, Residential Construction, Commercial Construction, Building Codes, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Trip & Fall
Registered architect with NCARB certificate in twenty states (licensed in more states than are listed in this directory), with an active design and forensic practice. As a forensic architect, his experience includes among other things, performing analysis of standard of care in building design and construction projects; performing analyses of building systems including roofing systems, window and door systems, exterior wall cladding systems, waterproofing and foundation systems, with a specialization in fire-resistive assemblies and active fire-protection systems. His experience includes premises liability investigation and analysis of accident sites relating to the built environment, both indoors and outdoors. As a design architect, his practice includes traditional architectural practice including building design, building code analysis & application, and services during construction.
Michael is a Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS), credentialed under the authority of th...
Edward L. Fronapfel, MSCE, PE, CBIE, CFCC, EDI, CBCP, MAE, F.ASCE, F.NAFE
SBSA LLC a Charles Taylor Company
Golden, Colorado
Engineering, Construction
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Construction defects litigation, property analysis, rehabilitation, design review, subrogation, allocation, premise liablity, catastrophic claim analysis
Edward L. Fronapfel, MSCE, PE, D-IBFES, DFE, CBIE, CFCC, CBCP, EDI, PTI1, F.NAFE, F.ASCE has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in structural and forensic engineering. Ed's a Certified Level 2 Infrared Thermographer, Certified 3rd Party EIFS Inspector, Certified Forensic Claims Consultant, Board Certified Building Inspection Engineer, and Certified Building Commissioning Professional. He is a registered engineer in the States of AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA,MA, MD, MI, MN, MS, MT, MO, NE, NJ, NV, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR,PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY .
Edward has been deposed nearly 800 times, and admitted into trial settings over 110 times. He has been used as an expert in arbitration and mediations over 500 times since the late 1990's.
Edward is an instructor for the College of Contract Management, U.K, Diploma in Structural Forensic Engineering
Edward has been an adjunct professo...
Mark "Jake" Jacobson
General Contractor, Inspector, and Expert Witness
The Expert Construction Witness, LLC
Fruita, Colorado
Construction, Construction Defects
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Residential, Standards of Care, Building Codes, Workmanship, Plumbing, Commercial, Roofing & Stucco, Plan Reviews, Project Documents & Costs, Electrical, Water Intrusion, Facilities Management, Site Evals, Framing, Litigation Support, Concrete, Site Inspections, Product Evals, Mechanical, Insurance
Mark “Jake” Jacobson
Building Inspector
Building Official
Construction Expert Witness
Consultant
Facilities Manager
General Contractor
Pre-Purchase Inspector
Project Manager
Project Superintendent
As a construction expert witness, I am my utilizing my hands-on knowledge, skill, and experience earned from over 30 years of work in the fields of construction, construction management, facilities management, and business management. This experience comes from the 360-degree perspectives of a building inspector, building department official, jobsite superintendent, facilities manager, general contractor and construction consultant/analyst. Managing residential new construction and remodeling, additions and light commercial construction are the cruxes of my building expertise.
Expert Services Offered But Not Limited to the Following:
Construction & Construction Defects Analysis: Residential & Light Commercial
Trades Work Product Analysis: Framing, Heating & Ventilation, Plumbin...
Terry McGettigan
Crane / Tower Crane Accident Expert
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Construction, Equipment & Machinery
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Crane Accidents, Tower Crane Accidents, Crane Wind Accidents, Crane Assembly Accidents, Crane Disassembly Accidents, Crane Erection Accidents, Crane Operator Error, Crane Signalman Error, Crane Rigger Error, Crane Climbing Accidents, Crane Accident Research, Crane Accident reconstruction, Forensics
51 Years in the Crane Industry. 47 Years In-The-Field / Hands-On Experience along with Extensive Training, Certifications and Licenses in: Operations, Inspections, Erection, Dismantling, Climbing, and Service & Repair gives me the expertise to accurately (to a high degree) reconstruct the events leading up to – – and day of.
Providing Conclusive Analysis In High-Profile Cases Like The 2019 Dallas Tower Crane Collapse Resulting In A Record-Breaking Award Of $680 Million!
TOWER CRANE MANUFACTURER TRAINING:
KROLL Tower Cranes – Copenhagen Denmark.
FAVELLE FAVCO Tower Cranes – Harlingen, Texas
MANITOWOC|POTAIN Tower Cranes (Climbing) – Shady Grove, Pennsylvania
MANITOWOC|POTAIN Tower Cranes – Shady Grove, Pennsylvania
COMANSA Tower Cranes – N. Carolina
TEREX|PEINER Tower Cranes – N. Carolina
LIEBHERR & PECCO Tower Cranes (Technician Level 2) Morrow, Salem, Oregon
LIEBHERR & ...
Paul D Ferreira, CM,CS
Construction Related Accidents & Claims
Eleuthera Associates, LLC
Lebanon, Connecticut
Construction, Equipment & Machinery
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Construction Related Accidents, Defective Roadway & Walking Surfaces, Operation of Heavy Equipment Trucks and Tools, Roadway & Site Safety & Traffic Control, OSHA DOT ANSI MUTCD ADA, Excavation & Trenching Safety, Concrete Construction Safety, NY 811 Certified, Defective Workmanship Claims
Mr. Ferreira is the owner and general manager of Eleuthera Associates, LLC. and PDF Construction Co. Inc. He has over 40 years of “hands on” experience in construction, project management, estimating, safety, and cost management related to municipal and state, heavy and highway construction, as well as institutional, commercial and residential construction. As a contractor, he has been responsible for the daily safety of his employees and subcontractors on project sites.
Mr. Ferreira has earned numerous specialized safety certifications in his field and holds diplomas in both construction safety and construction management, as well as NY 811 certification. He is a licensed water & sewer contractor, ATSSA certified traffic director, Class A unrestricted commercial CDL truck driver, and a life-long member of the International Union of Operating Engineers.
Mr. Ferreira has an extensive background in excavation, concrete construction, streetscapes, underground utilities (sewer, drain...
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...
David R. Mullaney, Esq.
D. R. Mullaney P.C.
Connecticut
Construction, Construction Defects
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Construction Delays, Construction Breach Of Contract, Substandard Workmanship, Architectural Negligence, Design-Engineering Defects, Cost Dispute Analysis & Reconciliation, Building Inspection, Risk Management, Schedule Delay Responsibility, Slip Trip & Fall, Job Site Failures
David R. Mullaney, Esq. is a detail-oriented licensed Attorney At Law and Construction Expert with 2 plus decades of experience in all facets of the low to mid rise construction industry where his former firm constructed numerous new buildings and building additions from institutional academic buildings to athletic centers, theatrical venues, and numerous academic residential housing developments. Having founded and served for 24 years as CEO of Mullaney Corporation, former Construction Manager's at Risk, Mr. Mullaney understands the vertical construction business, and particularly the demands of private clients, including the unwavering and unrelenting August and December building completion dates for private school client services, notwithstanding labor shortages, strikes, weather, material supply issues, and design documents issues and conflicts between the multiple design disciplines.
Serving New England and New York, his company constructed on average 11 major building proj...
Kristopher J. Seluga, M.S., PE
Technology Associates, LLC
Stratford, Connecticut
Accident Reconstruction, Products Liability
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Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics, Automotive, Construction, Engineering, Failure Analysis, Forensic Science, Golf Carts, Human Factors, Motorcycle, Premises Liability, Safety, Slip Trip & Fall
Our staff of experienced engineers are ready to apply established scientific and engineering knowledge and techniques to your case. Our staff has published hundreds of papers, served on national ANSI standards committees and assisted over 2,600 attorneys and insurance agents settle or try their cases.
Because the laws of physics and principles of engineering are universal, we are able to investigate and opine on a wide range of topics including motor vehicle crashes, heavy machinery, consumer products, construction sites, falls and biomechanical analyses. In each case, we assist our clients by determining, in as much detail as possible, how and why an accident occurred and communicating those finding in a clear and concise manner.
Janine McCartney, Ph.D, MBA, CSP, CHST
HHC Safety Engineering Services, Inc.//HHC Safety Consulting Services, Corp.
Wilmington, Delaware
Safety, Oil and Gas
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Oil & Gas, Pipeline, Electrical, Safety Engineering, Arc Flash/NFPA 70E, OSHA, Accident Investigation, Falls, Equipment, Machinery, Accident Reconstruction, Construction, Industrial Plants, Refinery, Worker's Compensation, Safety Inspection, Safety Management, Training, Employee, Workplace Safety
Dr. Janine McCartney is a Safety Engineer with designation as a Certified Safety Professional, Construction Safety and Health Technician. Dr. McCartney has held Management safety positions and a Safety Officer II position with OSHA Consultation. She worked for 11 years in the oil & gas industry and pipeline industry on large multi-state pipeline construction projects and as an exploration geologist (onshore and offshore). Dr. McCartney has taught for Texas A&M-Texas Engineering Extension as Adjunct Faculty and teaches the OSHA 10 and 30 hour General Industry and Construction courses for OTI. Her career spans 40 years. Please see her four AM Best podcasts and August 2024 AM Best Magazine article How Litigation Funders are Affecting Settlements.
Awards: 2024-2017 AM Best Service Provider, Editorial Staff of Science of the Total Environment, Helyion, and Data in Brief. 2024-2017 Safety Engineer Expert of the Year-Lawyer Monthly. 2018 Keynote Speech World Safety Organization.
Dr. ...
Brian K Bramel, SE, PE, Ph.D.
Bramel Engineering
District Of Columbia
Structural Engineering, Construction Defects
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Construction, construction site safety, concrete, open web joist, light gage steel, underpinning, mechanical engineering, product defects, failure analysis, finite elements, design build
Dr. Bramel has over 30 years of broad Engineering experience in all aspects of the construction process: from design through construction and service. Dr. Bramel has effectively served as an Expert Witness and a litigation advisor on hundreds of cases in the past 10 years. He has advised in Construction Defect, Building and Material Failures, Product Liability, Personal Injury, Construction Work Site Injuries, Multi-Employer Worksite Matters, as well as building code compliance and insurance claims throughout the mid-Atlantic region. His expertise in Civil, Mechanical, and Structural Engineering allows a broad perspective of potential matters beyond the traditional Engineering solutions. Dr. Bramel is a practicing Licensed Professional Engineer in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and Delaware, a practicing Licensed Structural Engineer in Washington, D.C., and a Model PE NCEES record holder. He is a current member of the New York City Building Code R...
Matthew Furlong, CBC, RBC
Construction and Building Code Compliance Expert
Först Consulting Group
District Of Columbia
Construction Defects, Construction
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Forensic investigation, building pathology, failure analysis, technical reporting, construction claims, litigation support, insurance, building code, EIFs, stucco, building envelope, facades, rainscreen, infrared, moisture, structural capability, energy conservation, contract analysis
Mr. Matthew Furlong specializes in construction defect and failure analysis, forensic engineering, scientific investigations, technical report writing and expert witness testimony for construction claims and litigation matters. Mr. Furlong has 21 years of experience with construction, project coordination and design, remodeling, and field inspections of building systems for residential, and commercial low and high-rise properties. He has successfully completed more than 600 unique and custom projects while as a general contractor.
His builder background experience ranges from high-end new custom home construction, interior renovations and additions, to green building and energy efficient homes, historical renovations, timber-framing, and creating elaborate custom interiors in prestigious estate-sized homes. This experience gives Mr. Furlong the unique qualifications to testify as an expert in construction matters. As a professional consultant, Mr. Furlong provides services in the ...
Andrew Allocco, P.E.
FORENSIC CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANT EXPERT WITNESS
Indian River Construction Services, Inc.
Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Construction Defects, Construction
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Expert Witness, Forensic Consulting Engineer, High Rise, Building Envelope, Roof, HVAC, Electric, Plumbing, Pool, Solar, Insurance Litigation Expert, Second Opinions, Forty Year Recertifications, Legionella, Florida Contractor Competency Issues, Pool Electrocution - Florida Milestone Inspections
CURRENT LICENSES
State of Florida Licensed Professional Engineer PE 39381
State of Florida Certified General Contractor CGC 10724
State of Florida Certified General Contractor CGC 1530529
State of Florida Certified Mechanical Contractor CMC 11653
State of Florida Certified Mechanical Contractor CMC 1250919
State of Florida Certified Air Conditioning Contractor CMC 11653
State of Florida Certified Roofing Contractor CCC 12378
State of Florida Certified Roofing Contractor CCC 1333151
State of Florida Certified Pool Contractor CPC 16138
State of Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC 00525
State of Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC 13010885
State of Florida Certified Plumbing Contractor CFC 1425695
State of Florida Certified Plumbing Contractor CFC 1430841
State of Florida Certified Plumbing Contractor CFC 1430972
State of Florida Certified Solar Contractor CVC 57009
State of Florida Certified Mold Assessor MRSA 4173
State of Flor...
Thomas Collier, Jr
Collier Consultants
Florida
Construction, Premises Liability
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Defects, personal injury, insurance, codes, commercial, residential, accidents, falls, asbestos, ADA, sewer, water, liability, damages, general contractor, fire, flood, contracts, subcontractors, engineer
Highly experienced construction and premises expert. Specializes in large commercial and multi-residential construction disputes and serious bodily injury claims. Has served on over 300 cases as an expert witness and dozens of cases as an arbitrator. 30+ years’ experience as a general contractor and owner/developer focusing on condominiums, roads, sewers, subdivisions, offices and other major construction. Summa Cum Laude/Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina.
Consultant (2008-Present): Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Cases include commercial defects and delays, serious personal injuries, multifamily, sewers, roads and drainage, retail, insurance, professional liability, and construction business practices. Approximately equal representation of plaintiffs and defendants.
General Contractor - President of Buckhead Classic (2006 – presen): Projects include defective construction repair, new construction, fire and flood...
Matthew L Everett
Everett Associates, LLC
Chiefland, Florida
Construction, Real Estate Appraiser
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Property Damage, Property Loss Consultant, Property Damage Appraisal, Loss Consultant Expert, Property Repair and Restoraton, Expert Witness Property Damage, Property Damage Evaluation
My unique Property Restoration/Repair and Property Claims experience makes me uniquely qualified to be an Expert Witness on Property Damage losses and Appraisals.
12 Years in Property Claims (Insurance) up to the Regional Asst. Vice President level for Independent and Staff Companies
25 plus years Ownership in Property Restoration (3 offices) and Property Damage Consulting
Experience in Multiple States on multimillion dollar losses
Nicholas Fiduccia
Renewable Energy Expert Witness/Claim Resolution
Due Diligence Professional Services, Inc.
Hobe Sound, Florida
Energy, Construction
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Wind Power, Solar PV, Solar Concentrate CSP, Battery Storage, Construction Claims, Biomass, Renewable Energy, Heavy Civil, Roads, Highways, Concrete Bridges, Airport, Earthwork, Underground Utilities, Directional Drilling, Dewatering, Building, Litigation Support, Transmission T-Line, Substation
Nicholas Fiduccia is President and Co-Founder of Due Diligence Professional Services, Inc. a Florida based expert witness service, construction claims specialist and project management consulting firm that focuses its practice on law firms, owners, engineering, construction firms, and contractors performing renewable energy, power, heavy civil, underground utilities, building and other related construction specialties.
Mr. Fiduccia has over 30 years of U.S. and Canadian construction experience involving construction contract disputes analysis and resolution, arbitration/litigation support and expert testimony, project management, engineering/construction management, cost and schedule control, and value-engineering.
Before co-forming Due Diligence Professional Services, Inc, Mr. Fiduccia had corporate-wide responsibility for technical management and oversight for the preparation and resolution of construction claims for 11 years for a utility-scale renewable energy and heavy civi...
Michael Fiebig, RA, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA, CFPS, CEP
Fiebig Architecture
Florida
Construction Defects, Premises Liability
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Architecture, Construction, Construction Defect, Fire Protection, Fire Suppression, Fire-Resistive Assemblies, Residential Construction, Commercial Construction, Building Codes, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Trip & Fall
Registered architect with NCARB certificate in twenty states (licensed in more states than are listed in this directory), with an active design and forensic practice. As a forensic architect, his experience includes among other things, performing analysis of standard of care in building design and construction projects; performing analyses of building systems including roofing systems, window and door systems, exterior wall cladding systems, waterproofing and foundation systems, with a specialization in fire-resistive assemblies and active fire-protection systems. His experience includes premises liability investigation and analysis of accident sites relating to the built environment, both indoors and outdoors. As a design architect, his practice includes traditional architectural practice including building design, building code analysis & application, and services during construction.
Michael is a Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS), credentialed under the authority of th...
Clinton J. Ford, M. Sc. ACA, CGC, CIE, CMR, CRMI
Advanced Building Consultants
Alachua, Florida
Construction, Premises Liability
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Appraisal & Valuation, Arbitration/Mediation, Building Inspection, Construction, Construction Defects, Environmental, Indoor Air Quality, Mold, OSHA, Premises Liability, Safety, Slip Trip & Fall
Clinton J. Ford M.S… is the President and founder of Advanced Building Consultants. Having been in the industry for over 30 years, he is a recognized expert in all forms of Premise Liability (including Walkway Safety analysis & Tribometry), Construction, and Environmental issues. Ford’s exemplary casework displays his investigative prowess in a vast variety of claim topics. Using up-to-date technology combined with his elite knowledge of building codes, standards, and statutes, Ford is consistently able to present analysis and witnessing that can be described as nothing but expert. Ford’s additional services and certifications are displayed below:
Insurance:
ACA - All Lines Independent Claims Adjuster Florida
520 Licenses #087209 since 2004
Florida Unaffiliated General Lines Property & Casualty Insurance Agent
2-20 License #A087209 since 2011
National Flood Insurance Program Claims Adjuster – Cert. Number 30003330
Georgia Insurance Non-Resident Casualty & Property Adjuster #763839...
Edward J. Garbin, Jr., PhD, PE, DGE
Garbin GeoStructural Group, LLC
Saint Johns, Florida
Geotechnical Engineering, Geology
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construction, construction engineering, engineer, foundations, sinkholes, piles, shoring, earthquake, ground, slope, slide, aggregate piers, stone columns, rigid inclusions, vibrations, subsidence, ground improvement, karst, liquefaction, differential
Dr. Ed Garbin: Your Trusted Expert in Construction and Engineering
With a background as a contractor in New Jersey before becoming an engineer, Dr. Ed Garbin brings a comprehensive understanding of the construction process to the table. Licensed as a Professional Engineer in Florida since 2003, he now holds PE licenses in an impressive 39 states across the US.
Specializing in the commercial and heavy-civil construction industry, Dr. Garbin is your go-to expert for all things construction-related. He is an ASCE-AGP Board Certified Expert in Geotechnical Engineering, with extensive experience and knowledge in his field.
As a former Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, Dr. Garbin excels in communication, making complex construction and engineering topics easily understandable for all parties involved. His expertise was recently upheld in a notable legal case, where he successfully defeated a Daubert motion in Pennsylvania in 2021.
At 54 years old, Dr. Garbin boasts over 30 years...
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.
Michael C Head, PE
Structural Eng - Construction and personal injury
HEAD of Engineering, LLC
Florida
Construction Defects, Structural Engineering
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Building Construction, Building Envelope, Building Forensics, Concrete, Construction, Construction Accident, Foundations Building, High-rise Building Construction Analysis, Hurricane Damage, Parking Decks, Personal Injury Building, Structural Steel, Construction Contract Administration
Mr. Head has more than 40 years of structural engineering analysis, design and project/construction management experience throughout Saudi Arabia and the United States ranging from the design of new facilities, strengthening, renovation, retrofitting and repair of existing structures in the GMP, Design/Bid and Design/Bid/Build delivery method and conducting forensic investigations as an Expert Witness.
He has been primarily engaged in the design and construction of building structures. During that time he has seen the good and the bad, what works and what doesn't and has seen the design and the construction processes change dramatically.
Mr. Head is available to assist attorneys, insurance companies, contractors, architects, engineers, owners, developers and real estate professionals in determining the reasons that the structural systems failed or under-performed, how to efficiently return the facility to fulfill its intended function and the assessment of existing facilities for ...
R Jason Keen
Construction Industry Consultant-Expert Witness
Keen Construction and Inspections Inc. Dba Keen Consulting
Tampa , Florida
Construction, Building Inspection
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General contractor, Inspector, Commercial and residential shell contracting, Concrete, Product defect, Construction management, Contracts, Quality control, Insurance inspections, Failure analysis, Permit research, Unpermitted construction activity, Water intrusion, Construction defect, Estimation
State-licensed general contractor. CBC-1254501.
State-licensed building inspector. HI-9654.
Construction company owner since 1997.
Project management.
Municipal Bridge repair.
Municipal fire station construction.
Municipal highway contractor.
Commercial shell contractor.
Residential shell contractor.
Residential new construction.
Residential remodeling.
Historic renovations.
Commercial and residential property inspections.
Construction consultant.
Forensic Investigation.
Construction Estimating.
Maintenance of traffic (MOT).
Concrete contractor.
Block contractor.
Earthwork contractor.
Tracy Myers, AIA
Myers Consulting
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Architecture, Construction Defects
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Standard of care, general construction, personal injury, trip and fall, stairs, accessibility, ADA, construction, defect analysis, roofing, waterproofing, fenestration, building enclosure, building envelope, accident, contracts, architect, general contractor, NCARB, RRO
Tracy Myers is an architect and general contractor with 33 years of broad experience in architectural design, project management, property condition evaluation, construction administration, general construction, forensics, and property loss consulting. She specializes in expert witness testimony related to architectural and general construction issues, personal injury defect and accident investigation, building enclosure investigation and repair including waterproofing, roofing and fenestration, forensic architecture, litigation support, property loss evaluation, code upgrade review, peer review and quality assurance services.
Prior to opening her own consulting practice in 2019, she worked for privately-owned architectural and forensic architectural firms, a corporate development department at a privately-owned restaurant company, a roofing manufacturer as a member of their Building and Roofing Science team, and a construction consulting firm.
Ms. Myers has worked in the fore...
Michael R. Spreckelmeier
Fort Myers, Florida
Construction, Building Inspection
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Residential construction consultant, Construction consultant, Construction consultant for homeowners, Homeowner consultant, Construction consulting services, General contractor consulting, Building construction consultants, Attorney Consultation, Residential attorney consultation
Michael Spreckelmeier has high standards with a trained eye for imperfections or subpar craftsmanship. He is a state-certified building inspector and general contractor who also owned and operated a reputable design-build remodeling firm in SWFL for 30 years. As such, he offers expertise in a variety of disciplines, drawing upon his many years of personal, hands-on construction experiences and a thorough working knowledge of his craft.
Driven by excellence and honor, Spreck Construction Consulting enjoys helping legal professionals by preventing, identifying, and mitigating construction risk.
He supports attorneys in numerous ways, including:
• Building code, permits, and other municipal legal reviews
• Industry standard benchmarking and comparisons
• Damage assessments and accountability determinations
• Quality control oversights and other detailed examinations
Caleb M. Sturm, PSP, CCP, CCA
Forensic Schedule/Delay and Damages Expert
BRG Global Construction Advisory & Disputes Practice
Tampa, Florida
Construction, Dispute Resolution
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Construction Delay, Disruption, Productivity Loss, Quantum of Damages, Critical Path Delay, Change Orders, Scope Change, Termination, CPM Scheduling, Audit, Construction Claim, Acceleration, Cumulative Impact, Extended General Conditions, Extension of Time, Liquidated Damages, Concurrent Delay
Mr. Caleb M. Sturm has over 20 years of experience in the engineering and construction industry working as a contractor, owner, and an expert consultant. His experience was gained while working on the delivery of large-scale and complex construction projects and within the context of claims and disputes. He has been appointed as an independent expert providing both written and oral opinion evidence regarding matters of programming and project delay, studies in working disruption and productivity, extension of time entitlement, forensic accounting and the quantification of additional costs incurred.
Mr. Sturm has a demonstrable track record assisting parties in the successful resolution of claims prior to litigation or arbitration proceedings. Mr. Sturm can effectively collaborate with project personnel and perform analyses in the development of expert findings that are presented and relied upon during settlement conferences, formal mediations, meet and confer procedures, and inform...
Louis Vanacore, PE, PMP, CxP, CMRP
J.B. Shepherd and Company
Marianna, Florida
Engineering, Construction
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Management, Causal Analysis, Quality, Reliability, Safety, Design, Project Execution, Commissioning
LICENSES / CERTIFICATION:
Florida Registered Professional Engineer License 14569
Project Management Professional (PMP) 1360434
Building Commissioning Professional Certification (BCxP) 8257201
Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) 151868
Florida General Contractors License CGC004831 (not active)
Louis Vanacore is a Senior Associate Engineer with J.B. Shepherd and Company. Louis practices in the intersection of quality processes, design requirements, and management controls. Using a combination of awareness of system methodologies, human motivations, causal examination; a root cause for operational accidents, or product failures can be established. Louis’ broad and diverse experiences enable him to relate disparate information to establish the sequence of decisions, conditions, and actions which precipitate incidents.
Louis’ experiences range from significant Federal government energy, military, and civil programs, industrial manufacturing, industrial proc...
Troy Willingham
Willingham Architecture pa: design, consulting, management
St. Petersburg, Florida
Architecture, Construction
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Hospital Codes, Surgery Center, Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Errors & Omissions, ADA Accessibility, Standard of Care, Building Code, Building Inspection, Building Materials, Construction Defect, Delays, Water Intrusion, Inspection, Roofing, Skilled Nursing, EIFS, Stucco, Cladding, Breach of Duty
OWNER’S REPRESENTATION, EXPERT OPINION & MEDIATION
Represented U.S. Department of Agriculture: Rural Development
Multi year Replacement Hospital Buildings in Desoto County
Represented HPH Hospice
Multi-year program to develop state agency reviewed Inpatient Buildings across 4 country region
Represented VenCor
Multi-year redevelopment of Skilled Nursing and Hospital buildings across SE USA
ADVANCED TRAINING
State Agency for HealthCare Administration annual training
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, various in depth trainings
TWO masters degrees and TWO graduate certificates in architecture and business.
CERTIFICATIONS
Board Certified Architect licensed and actively practicing
Led regional office of national firm to become ISO 9001 Quality Management System certified
President: Willingham Architecture 1999-Present
design, consulting and project management for medical professionals
Laurel A Wimmerstedt
LAW Construction Safety Consultants
Florida
Safety, Construction
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OSHA, Accident, Workers Compensation, Risk Managment, Safety Training, Safety, Fall Protection, Catastrophic Injury, Struck By, Amputation, Scaffolding, Personal Protective Equipment, Fall Prevention, Multi-Employer, Citations, Work Zone Safety, Cranes, Slip Trips Falls, Personal Lifts
Over 30 years experience in construction safety, OSHA Outreach trainer since 1999, and consultant on major construction projects throughout the United States. Currently working with large General Contractors, subcontracting companies and water treatment facilities. Have been a part of over 50 OSHA inspections and associated negotiation and defense preparation related to OSHA citations for multiple clients. Expert at incident investigation, accident reconstruction, and injury management and investigation.
AREAS OF EXPERTISES INCLUDES:
• Accident Investigation & Root Cause
• Aerial Lifts, MEWP
• Construction Safety/Accidents
• COVID Safety & Pandemic Management
• Disaster & Emergency Management
• Slip, Trip, Falls
• Fall Protection, Fall Prevention, Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS)
• Hand Tool Safety
• Heavy Construction Equipment back over, run over, and struck by
• High Visibility Safety Apparel
• OSHA Whistle Blower protections for safety related matters
• Respirator ...
Thomas Collier, Jr
Collier Consultants
Atlanta, Georgia
Construction, Premises Liability
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Defects, personal injury, insurance, codes, commercial, residential, accidents, falls, asbestos, ADA, sewer, water, liability, damages, general contractor, fire, flood, contracts, subcontractors, engineer
Highly experienced construction and premises expert. Specializes in large commercial and multi-residential construction disputes and serious bodily injury claims. Has served on over 300 cases as an expert witness and dozens of cases as an arbitrator. 30+ years’ experience as a general contractor and owner/developer focusing on condominiums, roads, sewers, subdivisions, offices and other major construction. Summa Cum Laude/Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina.
Consultant (2008-Present): Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Cases include commercial defects and delays, serious personal injuries, multifamily, sewers, roads and drainage, retail, insurance, professional liability, and construction business practices. Approximately equal representation of plaintiffs and defendants.
General Contractor - President of Buckhead Classic (2006 – presen): Projects include defective construction repair, new construction, fire and flood...
James V Hanna, II, AIA, NCARB
Hanna Design Alliance
DECATUR, Georgia
Construction Defects, Architecture
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Envelope, Construction, Commercial, Residential, Stucco, Water Intrusion, Roofing, Accessibility, Windows, Sound, Fire, Balcony, Waterproofing, Brick, Siding, Codes, ADA, Air Barrier, Wood, Zoning
Expert Profile:
Jim Hanna has more than 35 years as a practicing architect including interior architecture, corporate leadership, quality assurance, and quality control. Hanna has provided consultation, arbitration, mediation, and expert witness services.
Jim is an architect and the founder of Hanna Design Alliance, LLC. hannada.com and his career has spanned building types including multifamily apartment, condominium, resort, hotel, office, medical, and recreational design. With a focus on the technical aspects of architecture and the built environment, he has been responsible for waterproofing detailing, contractual agreements, and design management including specialty consultants.
Mr. Hanna is a member of the American Institute of Architecture, NCARB, International Code Council, and the National Fire Protection Association.
Michael C Head, PE
Structural Eng - Construction and personal injury
HEAD of Engineering, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Construction Defects, Structural Engineering
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Building Construction, Building Envelope, Building Forensics, Concrete, Construction, Construction Accident, Foundations Building, High-rise Building Construction Analysis, Hurricane Damage, Parking Decks, Personal Injury Building, Structural Steel, Construction Contract Administration
Mr. Head has more than 40 years of structural engineering analysis, design and project/construction management experience throughout Saudi Arabia and the United States ranging from the design of new facilities, strengthening, renovation, retrofitting and repair of existing structures in the GMP, Design/Bid and Design/Bid/Build delivery method and conducting forensic investigations as an Expert Witness.
He has been primarily engaged in the design and construction of building structures. During that time he has seen the good and the bad, what works and what doesn't and has seen the design and the construction processes change dramatically.
Mr. Head is available to assist attorneys, insurance companies, contractors, architects, engineers, owners, developers and real estate professionals in determining the reasons that the structural systems failed or under-performed, how to efficiently return the facility to fulfill its intended function and the assessment of existing facilities for ...
Laurel A Wimmerstedt
LAW Construction Safety Consultants
Acwoth, Georgia
Safety, Construction
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OSHA, Accident, Workers Compensation, Risk Managment, Safety Training, Safety, Fall Protection, Catastrophic Injury, Struck By, Amputation, Scaffolding, Personal Protective Equipment, Fall Prevention, Multi-Employer, Citations, Work Zone Safety, Cranes, Slip Trips Falls, Personal Lifts
Over 30 years experience in construction safety, OSHA Outreach trainer since 1999, and consultant on major construction projects throughout the United States. Currently working with large General Contractors, subcontracting companies and water treatment facilities. Have been a part of over 50 OSHA inspections and associated negotiation and defense preparation related to OSHA citations for multiple clients. Expert at incident investigation, accident reconstruction, and injury management and investigation.
AREAS OF EXPERTISES INCLUDES:
• Accident Investigation & Root Cause
• Aerial Lifts, MEWP
• Construction Safety/Accidents
• COVID Safety & Pandemic Management
• Disaster & Emergency Management
• Slip, Trip, Falls
• Fall Protection, Fall Prevention, Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS)
• Hand Tool Safety
• Heavy Construction Equipment back over, run over, and struck by
• High Visibility Safety Apparel
• OSHA Whistle Blower protections for safety related matters
• Respirator ...
Stanford R Brown, B.Sc., CSP, CSHP, CRSP, CHSC
Raising the Standard Consulting (USA) Inc.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Safety, OSHA
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Construction, Mining, Workplace Inspections, Crane, Rigging, EM 385-1-1, First Aid/CPR/AED, General Industry, Accident Investigation, Safety Training, Compliance, Workplace Conditions, Fall Protection, Powered Industrial Trucks, Machine Guarding, Excavation, Trenching, Scaffolds, Multi-Employer
Stanford R. Brown, B.Sc., CSP, CSHP, CRSP, CHSC, has over 30 years of experience managing safety and health for various projects.
He has been involved with multiple construction safety/OSHA cases as an expert witness.
A sampling of the expert witness cases he has been involved with include:
• Workplace injury at refinery construction project.
• Worker fatally electrocuted during a paving incident.
• Construction training and safety standards for power tool injury.
Safety and Slip Trip & Fall, EM 385-1-1, OSHA, (SSHO), Competent Person, First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Trainer, Certified Safety Professionals (CSP) designation with the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, Certified Safety and Health Professional (CSHP) in the State of Hawaii.
Construction and General Industry, Accident Investigation, Fall Protection, Forklift, Aerial Lift, Boom Lift, Scissor Lift, Machine Guarding, Amputation, Struck By, Caught Between, Scaffold, Ladder, Roofing Safety, Amputation, Excavation/T...
Adam K Aleksander, PhD, PE, CSP
Aleksander & Associates P.A.
Boise, Idaho
Human Factors, Products Liability
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Mechanical, Industrial, Safety Engineering, Forensic Engineering, Human Factors, Product Liability, Warnings, Labels, Defects, Visibility, Reconstruction, Failure Analysis, OSHA, Construction, Equipment Failures, Industrial Accidents, Power Utility Accidents, Insurance Claims, Photogrammetry
Dr. Aleksander has a diversified Engineering background with specific experience (50 years) in Manufacturing, Cost Analysis, Consulting Engineering, Engineering Sales, Project Management, Product Development, Research, Lecturing, and Technical / Litigation Forensic Engineering Investigations of accidents and equipment failures. He has worked extensively in heavy industry (conveyors, biomass boilers, electric utilities) as well as the Forensic Engineering practice. Dr. Aleksander was the founding chair of the ASTM committee E58 on Forensic Engineering. He worked overseas on some 40 occasions in multiple South East Asia locations, and was involved in innovative efforts in international plastics mitigation. His academic credentials (Ph.D. Human Factors and Safety Engineering) bring a solid foundation to issues regarding product liability, warnings, labels, and use, based on a decades of development and research, and standards. This training also compliments Dr. Aleksander's experience...
Joseph J Jaskulski, PE, CFEI, LEED AP
Power and process plant construction & operations
Project Performance Group LLC
Winnetka, Illinois
Energy, Failure Analysis
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Power generation, steam, power plant, operation, turbine, commissioning, solar, performance, insurance, construction, defect, efficiency, turbine, boiler, contractor, design build, EPC, infrastructure, gas, coal
Expert witness on multiple technical and commercial issues in arbitration, state and federal court, and in front of regulatory commission environments. Deep expertise in power plant development, construction, operating and maintenance, and asset management. Numerous evaluations and audits of generating portfolios, including review of business processes and identifying/quantifying improvement opportunities/potential threats. Technologies include coal, oil, natural gas, wood, and waste-fueled facilities, simple and combined cycle power stations, and spark and diesel reciprocating engine-based power plants. Green energy experience, including, wind energy construction, smart grid implementation, building energy conservation measures, battery storage, and both concentrated and photo-voltaic solar generation. Experience extends to large process plants as well.
Experienced in all aspects of infrastructure projects and programs in both the public and private sectors: development, financi...
Michael P. Lawler, MS, CSP, ASP, CHST
Safewit, Inc.
Orland Park, Illinois
OSHA, Construction
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Struck by Equipment, back over, Fall Protection, Multi-Emplyer, Fall Prevention, slip trip & fall, aerial lift, crush, Scaffold, Work Zone, MUTCD, Crane, Steel Erection, Excavation, Silica, Lead, Tunnel, Confined Space, MEWP, scissor lift
Over 30 years as a safety executive and OSHA compliance manager, trainer, advisor, and leader on major construction projects throughout the USA. Expert at applying OSH Act of 1970 standards, regulations, policies, and Letter of Interpretation. Experience includes over 50 OSHA inspections and associated negotiation and defense preparation related to OSHA citations. Expert at incident investigation, accident reconstruction, and injury management and investigation. Extensive experience and expertise in MUTCD Traffic Controls and rules.
AREAS OF EXPERTISES INCLUDES:
• Liability Assessment & Contractor Duty of Care
• Accident Investigation & Root Cause
• Aerial Lifts, MEWP
• Construction Safety/Accidents
• COVID Safety & Pandemic Management
• Crane Safety, Critical Pick Planning, & Rigging
• Disaster & Emergency Management
• Dive/Underwater Operations
• EM-385 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Excavation, Trenching, & Soil Mechanics
• Slip, Trip, Falls, Stirs & Floor Safety Certi...
KURT E GLEASON
Mining and Construction Blasting Expert Witness
Rock Management Services, LLC
RAMSEY, Indiana
Blasting and Explosives, Mining
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Construction, Mining, Blasting, Explosives, Drilling
PROFESSION: Mining/Construction Blasting; Explosive Engineering;
Blasting Consulting; Claims Investigation; Expert Witness
EDUCATION: BS Construction Engineering (Civil) 1985, Purdue University
Associates in Applied Science Building Construction Technology 1983, Purdue University
LICENSES/PERMITS: ATF License Number (18 U.S.C. Chapter 40) 4-IN-061-33-0C-00812
KY Permit to Purchase or Receive Explosives (Renewed Annually)
IN Regulated Explosive Use - Operator PSID # 8186-6097
IN Regulated Explosive Use - Blaster PSID # 8186-6097
DMRE Explosives and Blasting Branch - KY Blasters License #9869
CERTIFICATION: MSHA Miner ID: MIIN – M70515220
Office of Surface Mining Blaster Certificate# OSM-942-0066
IN Dept. of Natural Resources Certification #660
Seismograph Operation Certification - Nomis Digital Seismogra...
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...
Jacob D Deatherage
The Associated Consultants LLC
Salina, Kansas
Construction, Construction Defects
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Pella, Doors, Windows, Siding, Millwork, Carpentry, Cabinetry, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Interior paint, Stain finish, Construction Fraud, Defects, Contractor Fraud, Consulting, General Construction, Water intrusion, Exterior paint, Roofing, Gutters
I am a driven and experienced Construction Business Owner with over 20 plus years' experience operating across the full residential and commercial construction lifecycle including managing and delivering assigned projects. I maintain a proven track record of completing large and complex projects, while managing smaller projects independently. I pride myself as being skilled at Sales and Marketing, Construction Operation & Management with an adept business acumen. Analyzing data, blueprints and identifying solutions, while adapting to shifting priorities and deadlines sets me a part of the rest. Travel available upon request
John D. Lavin, CCM
AccuWeather for Business
Wichita, Kansas
Meteorology, Slip Trip & Fall
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Insurance, Construction, Wrongful Death, Slip and Fall, Accident Reconstruction, Wildfires, Hail, High Wind, Tornadoes, Fog, Visibility, Rainfall, Flooding, Roof Damage, Lightning, Insurance Claims, Snow, Ice, Weather
John Lavin is the Director of Forensic Services and a Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) at AccuWeather. John leads a team of highly qualified expert meteorologists practicing forensic meteorology for over 40 years. AccuWeather is a recognized global leader in the weather industry and has been operating since 1962. It is likely a jury already has a positive relationship using AccuWeather as their trusted source for weather information through our mobile application, accuweather.com, and the AccuWeather Network
John has over ten years of professional meteorology experience working directly with many Fortune 500 companies on critical weather-related decisions. John has worked on many forensic cases involving hail and wind verification, slip and falls, auto accidents, and wrongful death suits. John's experience working directly with businesses translates well as an expert witness, communicating complex meteorological topics to non-scientists.
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.
Bart J Leist, CSP
Triad Safety
Louisville, Kentucky
Safety, OSHA
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Accident Investigation, Safety Programs, Lockout, tagout, Machine Guarding, Fall Protection, Fall Prevention, Respiratory Protection, Personal Protective Equipment, Powered Industrial Trucks, Forklifts, Aerial Lifts, Scissor Lifts, General Industry, Construction, and Manufacturing
SEAK Certificate of Completion for Running an Expert Witness Practice.
Certified Safety Professional.
35 years in safety & health management.
24 years in safety consulting.
Authorized OSHA Construction Outreach Trainer.
United States Marine Corps Reserve, Retired, Rank of Major.
Marine Corps Infantry Officer.
Safety Director at Colgate-Palmolive.
Safety Specialist at Phillip Morris.
Year 2000, started Compass Safety. Providing safety consulting services to General Industry and Construction companies.
Duties included evaluating, improving, and implementing safety & health programs.
Experienced in conducting OSHA compliance audits, hazard assessments, accident investigations, safety inspections, employee safety training, lockout / tagout procedures, and Safety Director duties and responsibilities.
David C Flettrich, PE
Forensic Engineering & Construction Defects Expert
David C. Flettrich, A Professional Engineering Corporation
New Orleans, Louisiana
Engineering, Construction
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Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Control systems engineering, Forensic engineering, Certified indoor environmentalist, Design errors and omissions, Construction defects, HVAC systems, HVAC control systems, Hydronic systems, Moisture intrusion, Mold growth
Mr. Flettrich has fifty-seven years experience in (1) the design and retrofit of energy efficient mechanical, electrical, and control (MEC) systems for both new and existing residential, commercial, industrial and institutional facilities with particular emphasis on HVAC, refrigeration, hydronics, controls, energy conservation, and energy management systems (2) problem solving and (3) cause and origin investigations related to poorly performing or problematic building systems. He is a licensed PE in mechanical, electrical and control systems engineering in Louisiana and he is also a licensed PE in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Texas. The combination of his multi-disciplined expertise and his extensive background in design and construction uniquely qualifies him as a forensic expert who is capable of performing comprehensive investigations and eliminates, in many instances, the need to retain multiple engineering experts on cases requiring a multi-disciplined investigation.
Brian K Bramel, SE, PE, Ph.D.
Bramel Engineering
Tracys Landing, Maryland
Structural Engineering, Construction Defects
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Construction, construction site safety, concrete, open web joist, light gage steel, underpinning, mechanical engineering, product defects, failure analysis, finite elements, design build
Dr. Bramel has over 30 years of broad Engineering experience in all aspects of the construction process: from design through construction and service. Dr. Bramel has effectively served as an Expert Witness and a litigation advisor on hundreds of cases in the past 10 years. He has advised in Construction Defect, Building and Material Failures, Product Liability, Personal Injury, Construction Work Site Injuries, Multi-Employer Worksite Matters, as well as building code compliance and insurance claims throughout the mid-Atlantic region. His expertise in Civil, Mechanical, and Structural Engineering allows a broad perspective of potential matters beyond the traditional Engineering solutions. Dr. Bramel is a practicing Licensed Professional Engineer in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and Delaware, a practicing Licensed Structural Engineer in Washington, D.C., and a Model PE NCEES record holder. He is a current member of the New York City Building Code R...
Lane A Feick, PE
Construction Issues Expert Witness
Owner Rep Consulting
Annapolis, Maryland
Construction, Construction Defects
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Estimating, Project Management, Cost Control, Claims, Change Orders, Differing Site Conditions, Breaches of Contract, Leaks, Grading, Site Work, Scheduling, Critical Path
Oversight of daily field operations inclusive of coordinating subcontractors, suppliers and field employees, quality control, monitoring the project schedule and maintaining a safe workplace. Thirty (30+) years of construction management, general contracting, and bank inspection experience. Licensed Professional Engineer in Maryland, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.
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
Brian Hansen
Brian Hansen Consulting
Massachusetts
Construction Defects, Construction
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Residential Construction, Structural Engineering, Framing, Carpentry, Water damage, Mold, Moisture, Roofing, Flooring, Leak, Ice Dams, Workmanship, Foundation, Masonry, Reconstruction, Siding, Building Code Violations, REVIT, architecture, contract
I have lifetime of experience that is especially useful to legal professionals who would like to find the facts. The facts often resides in: 1. what was supposed to happen? 2. what actually happened? 3. what should have been differently (and by whom)?
CONSTRUCTION
I entered the construction industry in the 1980s and worked my way through college framing buildings on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and Boston. I started my own construction company in 2001 that specialized in lead paint abatement, mold abatement, and single family/ multi-family remodeling. We performed over nearly 250 projects for clients spanning from New York to Maine. At the same time, I performed over 30 residential rehabilitations of single and multi-family properties in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
I currently hold a Massachusetts Unlimited Construction Supervisor's License (CS-113267)
ENGINEERING
As an engineering consultant I completed over 150 projects of all sizes, and I have created m...
David R. Mullaney, Esq.
D. R. Mullaney P.C.
Concord, Massachusetts
Construction, Construction Defects
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Construction Delays, Construction Breach Of Contract, Substandard Workmanship, Architectural Negligence, Design-Engineering Defects, Cost Dispute Analysis & Reconciliation, Building Inspection, Risk Management, Schedule Delay Responsibility, Slip Trip & Fall, Job Site Failures
David R. Mullaney, Esq. is a detail-oriented licensed Attorney At Law and Construction Expert with 2 plus decades of experience in all facets of the low to mid rise construction industry where his former firm constructed numerous new buildings and building additions from institutional academic buildings to athletic centers, theatrical venues, and numerous academic residential housing developments. Having founded and served for 24 years as CEO of Mullaney Corporation, former Construction Manager's at Risk, Mr. Mullaney understands the vertical construction business, and particularly the demands of private clients, including the unwavering and unrelenting August and December building completion dates for private school client services, notwithstanding labor shortages, strikes, weather, material supply issues, and design documents issues and conflicts between the multiple design disciplines.
Serving New England and New York, his company constructed on average 11 major building proj...
Von A. Salmi, Sr.
Von Salmi and Associates, Inc.
Westminster, Massachusetts
Construction, Landscape Design
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Code violations, water damages, site construction, paving issues, industry standard of care, residential construction, roofing issues, foundation failures, millwork, paint, doors and windows
Unrestricted Licensed Construction Supervisor MA #014251
Registered Home Improvement Contractor MA
Registered Lead Safe Renovator MA
ASLA, BSLA, NAHB, HBA MA, Assoc. AIA, ICC member, EMNARI (Board member),
BRAGB (Board member), IFDA
Construction of over 1000+ homes over 46 years
Martin A. Smargiassi, AIA
Innovative Collaborations, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
Architecture, Construction
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Value Analysis/Engineering, Construction Defects, Building Codes, Reconstruction, Cost Estimation, Investigation and Testing, Document Management, Contract Document Analysis, Accessibility Design
Licensed registered architect with degrees in both engineering and architecture, as well as a licensed construction supervisor and former experienced builder. Experienced expert witness in arbitration and mediation and a litigation resource in design, contracts, construction management and consulting. Projects: Residential and commercial
Jeffrey E Bartrem, C.B.I.
Professional Inspection Consultants, Inc.
Williamston, Michigan
Building Inspection, Construction
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Premises Liability, Property Litigation, Negligence Actions, Building Code, Wrongful Death, Residential & Commercial Structures, Fire, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Zoning, Slip & Fall, Workmanship, Water Testing, Building Inspection, Maintenance, Safety, Code Research, Cost Estimating
Tens of Thousands of Building Inspections performed.
Certified Building Inspector, I.C.B.O - International Code Council
Registered Building Inspector, State of MI
Registered Building Official, State of Michigan
Registered Plan Reviewer, State of MI
2009 International Accreditation Service, International Code Council, Lead Evaluator Training
1998 Professional Development Committee, International Conference of Building Officials
1987 Rehabilitation Construction Specialist, National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
1983 Licensed Residential Builder, State of MI
2010 International Accreditation Service, International Code Council, Building Department Evaluator, Construction Practices Assessment Team, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2009 Faculty, Michigan State Univ., School of Planning, Design and Construction, Construction Management Program, Adjunct Instructor, Commercial, Fire and Residential Building Codes
1984 President, Professional Inspection Consultant...
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...
James M. Miller, PE, PhD
J.M. Miller Engineering, Inc.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Safety, Agriculture Engineering
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Accidents, Auto ADAS, Agriculture, Battery Fires, Cannabis Processing, Chemical Exposure, Child Safety, Construction, Electrocution, Ergonomics, Fitness Equipment, Fires/Explosions, HazCom, Human Factors, HVAC, Mechatronics/Nano, Medical Devices, OSHA, Recalls, RV/ATV
There are four PhD and registered Professional Engineers at Miller Engineering who are celebrating 40 years of Professorships at three universities along with providing services to Government, Insurance, and Industry—through research, publications, presentations, and expert testimony. These co-founders and associates are James M. Miller, PE, PhD; Mark R. Lehto, PhD; David R. Clark, PE, PhD; Adam M. Olshove, PE, MSE; and Jeffrey D. Rupp, MSE. Miller Engineering has a dedicated office with a full-time staff of engineers, researchers, and technical writers. The span of our collective academic and experiential expertise includes the Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Agricultural, Industrial, Human Factors, Ergonomic and Safety fields of engineering. Miller Engineering’s principle engineers wrote the original books on warnings and instructions, have published in several other areas, have participated in product designs and patents, and have analyzed, reconstructed and/or animated numerou...
Gregory G. Zigulis, BSCE, MBA, CIH, CSP
Sixth Sense Safety Solutions
Rogers City, Michigan
Safety, OSHA
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Multiple industry safety experience, OSHA, safety & health, serious injury and fatal injury prevention, occupational fatalities, falls, machine guarding, ladder, multi-employer worksite, construction, training, silica, industrial hygiene, respiratory protection, safety management systems, auditing
38 years of occupational safety, health (including industrial hygiene), and environmental management experience within several industries. This includes roles as an Air Force Bioenvironmental Engineering officer (final rank of Captain, with industrial hygiene and environmental responsibilities), regional Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) management for a hazardous waste cleanup company, OHS management for a Prime Contractor to the Department of Energy (Oak Ridge, TN), construction safety and construction fatality research for the University of Tennessee under contract to the Department of Labor/Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), OHS management for a consumable dental supplies and metals related manufacturing/machining company, OHS management for an international gas engine manufacturer within a global automotive manufacturer, regional environmental, health and safety (EHS) management and global safety team member for a Tier 1 auto parts manufacturer, regulatory...
Mark S Eksuzian, R.A., NCARB
Const. Defects, Proj. Controls, Standard of Care
Mark Dean Associates
Victoria, Minnesota
Architecture, Construction
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Std of Care, Change Orders, Design Evaluation, Proj. Feasibility, Poj. Filing, Const Defects, Mitigation, Doc Compliance, Scheduling, Protect Review, Contract Admin, Conflict Resolution, Pre-const., Waterproofing, Roof Systems, Cost Mgmnt, Proj. Mgmt, Proj. Design, Hist. Preserv., Spec. devel.
Mark Eksuzian is a multi-state licensed architect with extensive experience in high-rise and out-of-ground projects across the multi-family, hospitality, and commercial building sectors. He has the experience required in resolving project conflicts in design, cost, procurement, and collaboration with contractors, making him a trusted team member in the field. Mark Eksuzian is continuously advancing his education in the fields of architecture, expert witness work, and real estate. This ongoing commitment to learning ensures he stays at the forefront of industry trends and best practices. Let's have that conversation and establish a relationship to assist you in your varied design and construction cases.
Walt Kelly
Walt Kelly Enterprises, Inc.
Winona, Minnesota
Construction, Risk Management
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Excavation damage, One-Call, Telecom/fiber-optic and electric Damage, Horizontal Directional Drilling, Pipeline and building explosions, Hazardous liquid and gas distribution and transmission damage, Utility locating, OSHA 1926.651, Sewer Cross-Bores, Common Ground Alliance, Call Before You Dig
Experienced as Director of state office of Pipeline Safety enforcing one-call laws. Consultant to Federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Wrote, testified for, or assisted in passing excavation damage legislation in a dozen states. Has called in 12,000 excavation notices in 16 states. Presently active on national policy making organizations such as the Common Ground Alliance Best Practices Committee, writing for trade publications, and developing damage prevention tracks for national trade conferences. Providing expert witness work since 1995 for plaintiff and defense.
Paul L. Johnson
Experienced general contractor and expert witness
Gryphon Consulting
Flowood, Mississippi
Construction Defects, Construction
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Residential Construction, commercial, leaks, tenant fit-outs, kitchens, baths, remodels, construction related slip-fall & personal injury, historic buildings, restaurants, roofs, siding, critical path, luxury construction, high-end construction, wine cellars, cabinetry, Schluter Systems, tile, stone
Award-Winning construction professional. 45 years of hands-on experience. Founder/operator of two highly-successful construction firms. Experience includes all aspects of residential and high-end residential construction, new builds and remodeling, light commercial construction and tenant build-out - multiple new builds, over 60 whole home remodels, over 500 kitchen remodels, approximately 400 master bath remodels, numerous tenant fit out projects, restaurants, and a historic landmark complete renovation. Extensive consulting experience as an Owner's Representative. Patented inventor of a cabinet installation assembly. Author of the book Residential Building & Remodeling, On Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJ7GMDJM.
I work to stay current on construction processes, materials, technique's, industry changes and codes through construction of investment properties.
Areas of expertise include, but are not limited to:
• Construction Defects
• Personal Injury resulting from Cons...
troy galloway
ASHI
Ellisville, Missouri
Construction Defects, Building Inspection
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Arbitration/Mediation, Construction, Slip trip & Fall, Safety, Mold, Commercial Building Inspections, Construction Consultant, Building Manager, Concrete, Roofing, Siding, Deck/patios, Landscaping defects, Construction Superintendent, Property Safety, Doors, Windows, Water Leakage, ConstructionEd
Education
76-78 University of Southern California
General Requirements
78- 82 Quincy College
University of Springfield
BS Building Engineering
04-06 University of Missouri/School of Metaphysics
Metaphysics
Ordained Minister
Certifications
Construction Superintendent
Union Master Carpenter
Union Journeyman Millwright
National Home Inspector Association (NHIE)
American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)
Commercial Building Inspections
Missouri Real Estate Board School of Education (Construction classes)
STL Community College Instructor (Construction Classes)
Construction Consultant
Building Manager
Missouri State Lead Risk Assessor
EPA/RRP Lead Contractor
Certified Boardroom Director
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Christopher E. Janson, MS, CSP, CHMM
Haines, Janson & Associates LLC
St. Louis, Missouri
Safety, Premises Liability
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Slip Trip & Fall, Retail Safety, Equipment & Machinery, Human Factors, Slip Resistance, Accident Investigation/Reconstruction, OSHA, Guarding, Failure Analysis, Construction, Industrial & Premises Accidents
Haines, Janson & Associates provides safety and risk management consulting services. Christopher E. Janson, Board Certified Safety Professional (CSP); Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM); Certified User of the English XL slip resistance measuring device (CXLT). Mr. Janson has held safety management positions with several Fortune 500 companies. He has also worked with a variety of firms as a consultant for the insurance industry. Mr. Janson is a professional member of the American Society of Safety Engineers.
Brian Hansen
Brian Hansen Consulting
Goffstown, New Hampshire
Construction Defects, Construction
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Residential Construction, Structural Engineering, Framing, Carpentry, Water damage, Mold, Moisture, Roofing, Flooring, Leak, Ice Dams, Workmanship, Foundation, Masonry, Reconstruction, Siding, Building Code Violations, REVIT, architecture, contract
I have lifetime of experience that is especially useful to legal professionals who would like to find the facts. The facts often resides in: 1. what was supposed to happen? 2. what actually happened? 3. what should have been differently (and by whom)?
CONSTRUCTION
I entered the construction industry in the 1980s and worked my way through college framing buildings on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and Boston. I started my own construction company in 2001 that specialized in lead paint abatement, mold abatement, and single family/ multi-family remodeling. We performed over nearly 250 projects for clients spanning from New York to Maine. At the same time, I performed over 30 residential rehabilitations of single and multi-family properties in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
I currently hold a Massachusetts Unlimited Construction Supervisor's License (CS-113267)
ENGINEERING
As an engineering consultant I completed over 150 projects of all sizes, and I have created m...
David R. Mullaney, Esq.
D. R. Mullaney P.C.
New Hampshire
Construction, Construction Defects
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Construction Delays, Construction Breach Of Contract, Substandard Workmanship, Architectural Negligence, Design-Engineering Defects, Cost Dispute Analysis & Reconciliation, Building Inspection, Risk Management, Schedule Delay Responsibility, Slip Trip & Fall, Job Site Failures
David R. Mullaney, Esq. is a detail-oriented licensed Attorney At Law and Construction Expert with 2 plus decades of experience in all facets of the low to mid rise construction industry where his former firm constructed numerous new buildings and building additions from institutional academic buildings to athletic centers, theatrical venues, and numerous academic residential housing developments. Having founded and served for 24 years as CEO of Mullaney Corporation, former Construction Manager's at Risk, Mr. Mullaney understands the vertical construction business, and particularly the demands of private clients, including the unwavering and unrelenting August and December building completion dates for private school client services, notwithstanding labor shortages, strikes, weather, material supply issues, and design documents issues and conflicts between the multiple design disciplines.
Serving New England and New York, his company constructed on average 11 major building proj...
David R. Mullaney, Esq.
D. R. Mullaney P.C.
New Jersey
Construction, Construction Defects
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Construction Delays, Construction Breach Of Contract, Substandard Workmanship, Architectural Negligence, Design-Engineering Defects, Cost Dispute Analysis & Reconciliation, Building Inspection, Risk Management, Schedule Delay Responsibility, Slip Trip & Fall, Job Site Failures
David R. Mullaney, Esq. is a detail-oriented licensed Attorney At Law and Construction Expert with 2 plus decades of experience in all facets of the low to mid rise construction industry where his former firm constructed numerous new buildings and building additions from institutional academic buildings to athletic centers, theatrical venues, and numerous academic residential housing developments. Having founded and served for 24 years as CEO of Mullaney Corporation, former Construction Manager's at Risk, Mr. Mullaney understands the vertical construction business, and particularly the demands of private clients, including the unwavering and unrelenting August and December building completion dates for private school client services, notwithstanding labor shortages, strikes, weather, material supply issues, and design documents issues and conflicts between the multiple design disciplines.
Serving New England and New York, his company constructed on average 11 major building proj...
Marianne Santarelli
Marianne Santarelli, Safety, Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Consulting Services LLC
Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Safety, Industrial Hygiene
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Construction, Research and Development, Environmental, Occupational Health, Noise, Accident Investigations, Risk Management, Fatality Investigations, ISO Management Systems, Insurance, Emergency Management, Drug/Alcohol Use Management, Behavioral Management, Training, Contractor Safety, Owners Rep
A highly experienced, Environmental, Health and Safety professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist and Certified Safety Professional, with applied comprehensive skills, a strong commitment to excellence and progressive functional managerial experience with a specialization in the arena of Global EH&S Management Systems. Technical proficiencies in industrial hygiene, safety and environmental disciplines, regulatory compliance analyses, product EH&S program development, permitting, training, ergonomics, EH&S audit and gap analysis, corrective action development, risk management analysis, workers compensation claims management and wellness programs and construction EH&S within a multitude of manufacturing, construction, research and development, governmental and administrative environments.
Owner/President – 2021-present- Marianne Santarelli Safety, Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Consulting Services, LLC
• A full-service Safety, Occupational Health and Environmental Consultin...
Cheryl Scanlon-Zinner, CSP
Safety Research, Inc.
Audubon, New Jersey
OSHA, Safety
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Fall Protection, Construction, Construction Safety, Industrial Safety, Slip/Trip/Fall, Construction Accidents, Scaffold safety, Ladders, Ladder Safety, Trenching & Excavation, Excavation Safety, Trench Safety, Power Tools, Forklifts, Powered Industrial Trucks, Standard of Care, Machine Guarding
Cheryl Scanlon-Zinner is a board-certified safety professional with over twenty-five years of experience developing and implementing occupational safety programs in construction and general industry for employers, corporations and government agencies. She has trained thousands of management representatives, supervisors, and competent persons on the principles and practices of safety management, hazard identification, hazard evaluation and the implementation of the hierarchy of controls.
She specializes in hazards that are likely to cause serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs), including falls from elevation, and other construction hazards, machinery hazards, forklifts, and ladders.
She was the technical editor of Nigel's Ellis's textbook Introduction to Fall Protection.
Cheryl is a member of several professional safety organizations. She was the president of the Philadelphia chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals and is active in that organization. She was award...
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
William N. Bernstein, AIA, NCARB, Leed@AP
Empire Projects, Inc. / Bernstein & Associates, Architects
New York, New York
Architecture, Construction
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ADA, Architect, Architectural Design, Architecture, Construction, Doctors’ Offices, Healthcare Architecture, Healthcare Design, Healthcare Construction, Hospital Architecture, Hospital Design, Hospital Construction, Hotels, Laboratories, Medical Offices, Offices, Premises Liability, Residential
Mr. Bernstein is a Yale-trained and registered architect, LEED accredited, with over 40 years of experience in the industry. He is the Founder/President of an architecture firm (Bernstein & Associates, Architects, www.bernarch.com, 1990-present) and a project management firm (Empire Projects, Inc., www.empireprojects.com, 2003-present). Mr. Bernstein offers multi-faceted expertise in the areas of architecture, design and construction. He is a member of the American Institute of Architect, Construction Specifications Institute, and Project Management Institute. He is the author of two books on architecture and has written or had written about him over (50) articles on architecture and construction. He has provided expert witness services on (26) cases which includes (3) new cases (as of May 2023). These cases have been located across the United States as well as internationally. Mr. Bernstein is an intelligent, articulate, and well-spoken professional. His professional experience as ...
Brian K Bramel, SE, PE, Ph.D.
Bramel Engineering
New York
Structural Engineering, Construction Defects
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Construction, construction site safety, concrete, open web joist, light gage steel, underpinning, mechanical engineering, product defects, failure analysis, finite elements, design build
Dr. Bramel has over 30 years of broad Engineering experience in all aspects of the construction process: from design through construction and service. Dr. Bramel has effectively served as an Expert Witness and a litigation advisor on hundreds of cases in the past 10 years. He has advised in Construction Defect, Building and Material Failures, Product Liability, Personal Injury, Construction Work Site Injuries, Multi-Employer Worksite Matters, as well as building code compliance and insurance claims throughout the mid-Atlantic region. His expertise in Civil, Mechanical, and Structural Engineering allows a broad perspective of potential matters beyond the traditional Engineering solutions. Dr. Bramel is a practicing Licensed Professional Engineer in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and Delaware, a practicing Licensed Structural Engineer in Washington, D.C., and a Model PE NCEES record holder. He is a current member of the New York City Building Code R...
ANTHONY CORRADO, CHST, SSM, CSFSM, OSHA-Trainer
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY & LIABILITY EXPERT
NYC Safety Services, LLC
New York, New York
Construction, Safety
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Construction Accidents & Injuries, New York Labor Law, OSHA, Scaffolding, Construction Safety, Holes-Covers-Falls, Construction Standard of Care, Aerial Lifts, Fork-Lifts, Reinforced Concrete, Excavations, Shoring, Underpinning & Foundations, Steel Erection, Personal Injury, Cranes, Scaffolds
Anthony Corrado is Founder and Principal of NYC Safety Services, LLC, a safety consulting firm in New York City that provides NYC contractors with Site Safety Plan Development, OSHA Training and on-site Licensed Safety Professionals who oversee safety on large scale construction projects as regulated by the NYC Department of Buildings.
Anthony has had a long successful and diversified career in the NYC construction industry spanning almost 40 years. Starting at a young age as a Union Carpenter apprentice and working his way up to becoming a carpenter foreman in his early twenties, Anthony has continued his education and became a superintendent working on interior renovations in hi-rise buildings throughout NYC. He continued to progress and was continuously given larger projects and more responsibilities. Anthony rose through the ranks becoming a Senior Project Superintendent for a top 10 Construction Management company in the US and successfully managed projects up to $150 Million....
Dennis W. Eckstine
Eckstine & Associates, Inc.
New York
Construction, Equipment & Machinery
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Construction Vehicles, Construction Equipment, Cranes, Forklifts, Aerial Lifts, Mobile Elevating Work Platforms, MEWPs, Construction Accidents, Accident Reconstruction, Electrocution, Machinery, OSHA, Safety, Slips, Trips & Falls, Fork lifts
Eckstine & Associates, Inc. (E & A) provides litigation support, safety consulting, safety training, and engineering consulting services relating to safe and design of cranes, aerial work platforms, mobile elevating work platforms, MEWPs, lifts and other construction, industrial, and agricultural equipment. Our expertise regarding lifting equipment is unparalleled.
Derek Graham
Construction Defect, Delay, & Safety Expert
RepOne Consulting
Cold Spring, New York
Construction, Construction Defects
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construction, construction defects, construction delays, construction accidents, construction cost estimation, luxury construction, high end construction, construction safety, construction schedule delays, residential construction, architecture, commercial construction, building, housing, cabinetry
Derek Graham is a forty-year veteran of the construction industry - a construction expert with twenty-three years field experience, and sixteen years experience providing expert witness testimony and litigation consulting services, including construction cost analysis, construction estimation, construction schedule delay and disruption and time impact analysis, job safety, material design and product defects, change order analysis and reconcilement, construction accident causation, slip, trip and fall, architect and contractor standard of care, property damage, and breach of contract.
Derek has testified in several states, as well as a number of Federal cases. His work is divided ⅔ for plaintiffs and ⅓ for defendants. Derek’s book Managing Residential Construction Projects: Strategies and Solutions, was published in 2006, by Mcgraw Hill Technical Book Group
Derek worked as a high-end carpenter and millworker for his first eight years in the construction industry on over one-hundr...
Kiwesa King, PE, CCM, DBIA, PMP
Construction Management Expert Witness
Expanded Resources LLC
New York, New York
Construction, Construction Defects
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Construction Management, Construction Administration, Construction Means and Methods, Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems, Property Damage, Premises Liability, Breach of Contract, Constructability Issues, Construction Documents, Construction Best Practices, Project Delivery Methods
Kiwesa King is the Principal of Expanded Resources LLC, a New York City-based construction management consulting firm.
Ms. King has been engaged in the vertical construction market for over twenty-nine years. She has managed restoration, renovation, and ground-up construction projects. She has worked in the role of engineer, subcontractor, general contractor, and construction manager. Ms. King teaches undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education courses in Construction Management at New York University and Fordham University.
Ms. King's professional credentials include those of New York State Licensed Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), Designated Design-Build Professional (DBIA), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certificate of Competence New York City Master Fire Protection Contractor, New York City Licensed Site Safety Manager, and New York State Notary Public.
David R. Mullaney, Esq.
D. R. Mullaney P.C.
New York
Construction, Construction Defects
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Construction Delays, Construction Breach Of Contract, Substandard Workmanship, Architectural Negligence, Design-Engineering Defects, Cost Dispute Analysis & Reconciliation, Building Inspection, Risk Management, Schedule Delay Responsibility, Slip Trip & Fall, Job Site Failures
David R. Mullaney, Esq. is a detail-oriented licensed Attorney At Law and Construction Expert with 2 plus decades of experience in all facets of the low to mid rise construction industry where his former firm constructed numerous new buildings and building additions from institutional academic buildings to athletic centers, theatrical venues, and numerous academic residential housing developments. Having founded and served for 24 years as CEO of Mullaney Corporation, former Construction Manager's at Risk, Mr. Mullaney understands the vertical construction business, and particularly the demands of private clients, including the unwavering and unrelenting August and December building completion dates for private school client services, notwithstanding labor shortages, strikes, weather, material supply issues, and design documents issues and conflicts between the multiple design disciplines.
Serving New England and New York, his company constructed on average 11 major building proj...
Steven Pietropaolo, MS, P.E., CFEI
LGI Forensic Engineering, PC
North White Plains, New York
Engineering, Forensic Science
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Forensic Engineering, Explosions, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Product Liability, Fires, Fire Protection, Appliances, Construction, Building Defects, Failure Analysis, Laboratories & Testing, Plumbing
Steven Pietropaolo has a Bachelor Degree of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Manhattan College.
Mr. Pietropaolo is a Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of New York, amongst many others. He is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, a Certified Fire Investigator Instructor, a Certified Forensic Consultant and Certified Forensic Professional Engineer. He is a Fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute. He is Board Certified in Forensic Engineering by the National Academy of Forensic Engineers.
He has 30+ years of hands on engineering experience including electrical, mechanical, materials, safety, human factors, fire protection, and construction. He has knowledge of codes and standards used in construction and industry including building codes and safety codes. He is an expert in investigating and opining on New York State Labor Law cases (§200, §240(1) and §241(6)) involving ...
Kristopher J. Seluga, M.S., PE
Technology Associates, LLC
New York
Accident Reconstruction, Products Liability
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Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics, Automotive, Construction, Engineering, Failure Analysis, Forensic Science, Golf Carts, Human Factors, Motorcycle, Premises Liability, Safety, Slip Trip & Fall
Our staff of experienced engineers are ready to apply established scientific and engineering knowledge and techniques to your case. Our staff has published hundreds of papers, served on national ANSI standards committees and assisted over 2,600 attorneys and insurance agents settle or try their cases.
Because the laws of physics and principles of engineering are universal, we are able to investigate and opine on a wide range of topics including motor vehicle crashes, heavy machinery, consumer products, construction sites, falls and biomechanical analyses. In each case, we assist our clients by determining, in as much detail as possible, how and why an accident occurred and communicating those finding in a clear and concise manner.
John J Brewington, CAFM, CEM
Fleet Management Expert: CAFM & CEM Certifications
Brewington & Company
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Transportation, Construction
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FMCSA Reg's, Electrical Contact, Fleet Management, Bucket Trucks, Digger Derricks, Construction Equipment, ANSI Z15.1, ANSI A92.2, ANSI A10.31, ANSI A92.22, Aerial Devices, MEWPs, Best Practices, Standard of Care, Crashes - Vehicle, Maintenance Practices, Driver Selection, Trucks, Cranes, OSHA Req
Dual certified fleet management professional with over 50 years of hands-on fleet management and consulting experience to the transportation and construction sectors. Professional certifications include the Certified Automotive Fleet Manager (CAFM) designation earned in 2003 from the NAFA Fleet Management Association and the Certified Equipment Manager (CEM) designation earned in 2008 from the Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP). Recertification requirements have been met for both and both certifications are current.
Active in ANSI standards development groups for bucket trucks (ANSI/SAIA A92.2), MEWPs (ANSI/SAIA A92.20, .22, & .24), digger derricks (ANSI/ASSP A10.31), and fleet safety (ANSI/ASSP Z15.1). Also serve on the A10 and A92 Main Committees.
Extensive knowledge of fleet management best practices related to operator selection, training, and monitoring; vehicle & equipment acquisition, inspection, maintenance, and disposal; maintenance facilities desig...
Thomas Collier, Jr
Collier Consultants
North Carolina
Construction, Premises Liability
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Defects, personal injury, insurance, codes, commercial, residential, accidents, falls, asbestos, ADA, sewer, water, liability, damages, general contractor, fire, flood, contracts, subcontractors, engineer
Highly experienced construction and premises expert. Specializes in large commercial and multi-residential construction disputes and serious bodily injury claims. Has served on over 300 cases as an expert witness and dozens of cases as an arbitrator. 30+ years’ experience as a general contractor and owner/developer focusing on condominiums, roads, sewers, subdivisions, offices and other major construction. Summa Cum Laude/Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina.
Consultant (2008-Present): Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Cases include commercial defects and delays, serious personal injuries, multifamily, sewers, roads and drainage, retail, insurance, professional liability, and construction business practices. Approximately equal representation of plaintiffs and defendants.
General Contractor - President of Buckhead Classic (2006 – presen): Projects include defective construction repair, new construction, fire and flood...
David R Decker
Becket Training & Consulting
Wilmington, North Carolina
Construction, Equipment & Machinery
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Crane accident, rigging accident, crane, rigging, hoist, wire rope, slings, straps, chokers, rigger, boom truck, construction accident, industrial accident
Crane and Rigging Management, Training, Development and Delivery, Expert Witness/Litigation Support
Career crane and rigging professional with hands on and policy experience. Train, test and certify crane operators, riggers and signalpersons. Develop and deliver safety and technical training. Experienced consultant with 45 years in the crane and rigging industry, including over 25 years of policy experience. Expert witness with plaintiff and defense experience, including depositions and trials.
Nuclear crane experience
Certifications
(Current and Former)
NCCCO Certified Rigger
NCCCO Accredited Rigger Practical Examiner
NCCCO Certified Signalperson
NCCCO Accredited Signalperson Practical Examiner
NCCCO Certified Overhead Crane Operator
NCCCR Accredited Mobile Crane Operator License Examiner
NCCCR: Certified Exam Administrator
NCCCR: Certified Master Trainer
Trico-Lift Trained Rough Terrain Forklift Operator
NIASE Certified Mechanic
Technical Memberships and Committees
American ...
Joe DeFranco, CSP
Board Certified Safety Professional
Safety Consulting Specialists, Inc.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Safety, OSHA
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Construction, Personal Injury, Equipment & Machinery, Forklifts, Slip Trip & Fall, Lockout/Tagout, Scaffold, Aerial Lift, Crane, Rigging & Signaling, MSHA, Accident Investigation, Construction Safety, Ladders, Machine Guarding, Dropped Objects, Struck-by, Crush Hazards
25+ years of experience in construction, industrial, and crane safety consulting. Retained in over 70 cases for both OSHA 1926 Construction and OSHA 1910 General Industry. Board Certified Safety Professional since 2001.
OSHA 500 course in Construction Safety-Outreach Trainer
NCCCO Certified Crane Operator
NCCCO Certified Crane Inspector
MSHA Certified Instructor
Supervisor Training in Accident Reduction Techniques (S.T.A.R.T.)
Certified Independent STAR Assessor
American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Member
Experienced in:
-Occupational safety and health policies & standards
-Personal injury, catastrophic injury, and fatality cases
-Multi-employer worksites
-Crane accidents
-Crane safety
-Mobile and overhead cranes
-Rigging & Signalperson
-Trenching and excavation
-Confined space
-MSHA Part 48 & 46
-Contractor safety
-Chemical safety including lead, silica, hexavalent chromium, and ammonia safety
-Noise
-Fall protection
-Scaffolding
-Forklift, Aerial lift
-Accident inve...
Stephen P. Harmon
Sanford , North Carolina
Construction, Insurance
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Xactimate software, Xactimate Certified, Building Consultant, Property Insurance Damage Report Review
John E. Nain, MS, CSP
Nain & Associates, LLC
Hickory, North Carolina
Safety, OSHA
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Permit Required Confined Space, Confined Space, Policy, Lockout, Control of Hazardous Energy, HAZWOPER, HAZCOM, Hazard Commuication, Impalement, Struck By, Caught between / In, Emergency Action Plans, Management systems, General Safety and Health Provisions, Construction, General Industry, Church
John Nain, MS, CSP - Bio
John Nain, MS, CSP has worked with Safety and Loss Prevention processes for over thirty-five years. He has a Master’s Degree in this field of expertise and is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP). He is authorized by the U.S. Department of Labor to teach the 10 Hour and 30 Hour General Industry and Construction Industry Courses. As the founder of a successful consultancy, John has enjoyed 19 successful years of leading the business.
John has expertise in analyzing businesses to determine overall OSHA compliance and hazards that may affect the business from a regulatory and liability perspective. He has guided multi-billion dollar companies with over 30,000 employees to some of the lowest injury and illness rates in the United States. This has resulted in saving millions of dollars in operating costs for these companies. In addition to experience throughout the United States, he has worked internationally in safety; his business primarily focuses on U.S....
Caleb M. Sturm, PSP, CCP, CCA
Forensic Schedule/Delay and Damages Expert
BRG Global Construction Advisory & Disputes Practice
North Carolina
Construction, Dispute Resolution
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Construction Delay, Disruption, Productivity Loss, Quantum of Damages, Critical Path Delay, Change Orders, Scope Change, Termination, CPM Scheduling, Audit, Construction Claim, Acceleration, Cumulative Impact, Extended General Conditions, Extension of Time, Liquidated Damages, Concurrent Delay
Mr. Caleb M. Sturm has over 20 years of experience in the engineering and construction industry working as a contractor, owner, and an expert consultant. His experience was gained while working on the delivery of large-scale and complex construction projects and within the context of claims and disputes. He has been appointed as an independent expert providing both written and oral opinion evidence regarding matters of programming and project delay, studies in working disruption and productivity, extension of time entitlement, forensic accounting and the quantification of additional costs incurred.
Mr. Sturm has a demonstrable track record assisting parties in the successful resolution of claims prior to litigation or arbitration proceedings. Mr. Sturm can effectively collaborate with project personnel and perform analyses in the development of expert findings that are presented and relied upon during settlement conferences, formal mediations, meet and confer procedures, and inform...
Laurel A Wimmerstedt
LAW Construction Safety Consultants
North Carolina
Safety, Construction
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OSHA, Accident, Workers Compensation, Risk Managment, Safety Training, Safety, Fall Protection, Catastrophic Injury, Struck By, Amputation, Scaffolding, Personal Protective Equipment, Fall Prevention, Multi-Employer, Citations, Work Zone Safety, Cranes, Slip Trips Falls, Personal Lifts
Over 30 years experience in construction safety, OSHA Outreach trainer since 1999, and consultant on major construction projects throughout the United States. Currently working with large General Contractors, subcontracting companies and water treatment facilities. Have been a part of over 50 OSHA inspections and associated negotiation and defense preparation related to OSHA citations for multiple clients. Expert at incident investigation, accident reconstruction, and injury management and investigation.
AREAS OF EXPERTISES INCLUDES:
• Accident Investigation & Root Cause
• Aerial Lifts, MEWP
• Construction Safety/Accidents
• COVID Safety & Pandemic Management
• Disaster & Emergency Management
• Slip, Trip, Falls
• Fall Protection, Fall Prevention, Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS)
• Hand Tool Safety
• Heavy Construction Equipment back over, run over, and struck by
• High Visibility Safety Apparel
• OSHA Whistle Blower protections for safety related matters
• Respirator ...
Robert A Durham, PhD, PE
THEWAY Labs
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Failure Analysis, Engineering
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Fire, Engineering Mechanical, Engineering Electrical, Building Inspection, Construction, Electricity, Electronics, Laboratories & Testing, Investigation, Products Liability, Plumbing, Forensic Science
Dr. Durham has been providing forensic and failure analysis services to clients for over 20 years. He has testified as an expert witness in multiple states, in federal jurisdictions, before FERC and state utility commissions. He is a certified fire and explosion investigator. He has been involved in over 2,500 failure analysis projects including: power systems, lightning, electrocutions, oil & gas, tank batteries, industrial, commercial, residential, lighting appliances, utility systems, utility regulation, fire, equipment damage, switchgear, construction equipment, electronics, overhead lines, underground lines and fire protection equipment.
Licensed PE in 11 States; BS EE, ME, PhD
Timothy D Bechtel, PhD, PG
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Environmental, Hydrology
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sinkhole, groundwater, landslide, drilling, hydrogeology, rockfall, karst, vibration, blast, earthquake, contamination, pipeline, fracking, water, erosion, construction, stormwater, physics, leak, cave
Dr. Bechtel is geophysicist/geologist, and a world-renowned expert on sinkholes. But not just sinkholes; bedrock conditions, caves, water pollution, and all issues related to karst terranes. Dr. Bechtel has 25+ years of experience in the engineering/environmental industry, as well as faculty positions at Franklin & Marshall College, the University of Memphis and the University of Pennsylvania, and is an appointed member of the International Karst Commission. Dr. Bechtel has been an expert in dozens of sinkole or karst-related cases - often related to causes of sinkholes and/or water problems.
Dr. Bechtel also has expertise and courtroom experience in Unconventional Oil & Gas, hydraulic fracturing (fracking), and fracking-industry-related earthquakes, horizontal directional drilling (HDD), as well as all fields of seismology, seismic hazards, vibration monitoring and analysis, subsidence, soil creep, landslides, rockfalls, non-destructive evaluation of earthen dams and levees, subsu...
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.
David R Decker
Becket Training & Consulting
Pennsylvania
Construction, Equipment & Machinery
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Crane accident, rigging accident, crane, rigging, hoist, wire rope, slings, straps, chokers, rigger, boom truck, construction accident, industrial accident
Crane and Rigging Management, Training, Development and Delivery, Expert Witness/Litigation Support
Career crane and rigging professional with hands on and policy experience. Train, test and certify crane operators, riggers and signalpersons. Develop and deliver safety and technical training. Experienced consultant with 45 years in the crane and rigging industry, including over 25 years of policy experience. Expert witness with plaintiff and defense experience, including depositions and trials.
Nuclear crane experience
Certifications
(Current and Former)
NCCCO Certified Rigger
NCCCO Accredited Rigger Practical Examiner
NCCCO Certified Signalperson
NCCCO Accredited Signalperson Practical Examiner
NCCCO Certified Overhead Crane Operator
NCCCR Accredited Mobile Crane Operator License Examiner
NCCCR: Certified Exam Administrator
NCCCR: Certified Master Trainer
Trico-Lift Trained Rough Terrain Forklift Operator
NIASE Certified Mechanic
Technical Memberships and Committees
American ...
Chuck Dutill, PE, DFE
Hydrology and Environmental Engineering Expertise
Heritage Technical Services, Inc.
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Environmental, Engineering
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Hydrology, Stormwater Management, Sewers, Sewer Systems, Wastewater, Sanitary Sewage, Water, Septic Systems, Flooding, Groundwater, Hydrogeology, Drainage, Mold, Wells, Runoff, Backups, Wastewater Treatment, Utility, Construction, Maintenance
Nationwide experience as hydrologist, environmental engineer, and civil engineer, including for FOG/grease trap, design, contamination, pollution, sinkhole, grading, hydraulics, pumping, water quality, storm sewer, drinking water, water distribution, water treatment, dam, regulations, Standard of Care, waste management, erosion, soil, air quality, water main, detention, hazardous waste, spill, sedimentation, wetland, floodplain, toxicity, remediation, health and safety, modeling, odor, combined sewer, overflow, aquifer, hydraulic fracturing, hydroplaning, and metering.
Forensic cases for Mr. Dutill have comprised federal and state courts. As indicated in feedback from attorneys on expert witness cases, some of the strengths of Mr. Dutill include understandable guidance, responsiveness, timeliness, communication, effective report writing, strong testimony (including on cross), efficiency, organization, and assistance with framing case issues.
Approximately 45% of his cases have be...
Dennis W. Eckstine
Eckstine & Associates, Inc.
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Construction, Equipment & Machinery
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Construction Vehicles, Construction Equipment, Cranes, Forklifts, Aerial Lifts, Mobile Elevating Work Platforms, MEWPs, Construction Accidents, Accident Reconstruction, Electrocution, Machinery, OSHA, Safety, Slips, Trips & Falls, Fork lifts
Eckstine & Associates, Inc. (E & A) provides litigation support, safety consulting, safety training, and engineering consulting services relating to safe and design of cranes, aerial work platforms, mobile elevating work platforms, MEWPs, lifts and other construction, industrial, and agricultural equipment. Our expertise regarding lifting equipment is unparalleled.
Edward J. Garbin, Jr., PhD, PE, DGE
Garbin GeoStructural Group, LLC
Pennsylvania
Geotechnical Engineering, Geology
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construction, construction engineering, engineer, foundations, sinkholes, piles, shoring, earthquake, ground, slope, slide, aggregate piers, stone columns, rigid inclusions, vibrations, subsidence, ground improvement, karst, liquefaction, differential
Dr. Ed Garbin: Your Trusted Expert in Construction and Engineering
With a background as a contractor in New Jersey before becoming an engineer, Dr. Ed Garbin brings a comprehensive understanding of the construction process to the table. Licensed as a Professional Engineer in Florida since 2003, he now holds PE licenses in an impressive 39 states across the US.
Specializing in the commercial and heavy-civil construction industry, Dr. Garbin is your go-to expert for all things construction-related. He is an ASCE-AGP Board Certified Expert in Geotechnical Engineering, with extensive experience and knowledge in his field.
As a former Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, Dr. Garbin excels in communication, making complex construction and engineering topics easily understandable for all parties involved. His expertise was recently upheld in a notable legal case, where he successfully defeated a Daubert motion in Pennsylvania in 2021.
At 54 years old, Dr. Garbin boasts over 30 years...
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.
James Rappoport, AIA-NCARB
Daroff Design
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Architecture, Slip Trip & Fall
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Architecture,Site Planning,Zoning, Codes,Development,Standard of Care,Liability,ADA Accessibility,Construction,Copyright,Facility Programming, Feasibility,Furniture,Finishes & Equipment,Hotels,Restaurants, Resort, Interior Design & Planning,Slip-Trip-Falls,Owner-Architect & Consultant Disputes.
James Rappoport is Principal at Daroff Design, a full service Planning, Architectural & Interior Design practice founded in 1973. The firm specializes in ground-up, renovation, and historic adaptive reuse projects for office facilities, hotels, resorts, retail and shopping facilities, restaurants, meeting, conference and training facilities, aviation terminals and entertainment projects throughout the USA and Internationally.
Mr. Rappoport has provided technical consultation analysis, expert witness reports, opinions, affidavits, certificates of merit, depositions, mediation and alternative dispute resolution presentations, testimony and pre-trial support in more than 250 legal cases, for both defendants’ and plaintiffs’ legal teams. Each of the matters Mr. Rappoport has collaborated on have settled before trial. Mr. Rappoport is the author of several professional text books and trade journal articles. He has been awarded multiple copy rights and is an active member of the Amer...
David R. Mullaney, Esq.
D. R. Mullaney P.C.
Rhode Island
Construction, Construction Defects
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Construction Delays, Construction Breach Of Contract, Substandard Workmanship, Architectural Negligence, Design-Engineering Defects, Cost Dispute Analysis & Reconciliation, Building Inspection, Risk Management, Schedule Delay Responsibility, Slip Trip & Fall, Job Site Failures
David R. Mullaney, Esq. is a detail-oriented licensed Attorney At Law and Construction Expert with 2 plus decades of experience in all facets of the low to mid rise construction industry where his former firm constructed numerous new buildings and building additions from institutional academic buildings to athletic centers, theatrical venues, and numerous academic residential housing developments. Having founded and served for 24 years as CEO of Mullaney Corporation, former Construction Manager's at Risk, Mr. Mullaney understands the vertical construction business, and particularly the demands of private clients, including the unwavering and unrelenting August and December building completion dates for private school client services, notwithstanding labor shortages, strikes, weather, material supply issues, and design documents issues and conflicts between the multiple design disciplines.
Serving New England and New York, his company constructed on average 11 major building proj...
Laurel A Wimmerstedt
LAW Construction Safety Consultants
South Carolina
Safety, Construction
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OSHA, Accident, Workers Compensation, Risk Managment, Safety Training, Safety, Fall Protection, Catastrophic Injury, Struck By, Amputation, Scaffolding, Personal Protective Equipment, Fall Prevention, Multi-Employer, Citations, Work Zone Safety, Cranes, Slip Trips Falls, Personal Lifts
Over 30 years experience in construction safety, OSHA Outreach trainer since 1999, and consultant on major construction projects throughout the United States. Currently working with large General Contractors, subcontracting companies and water treatment facilities. Have been a part of over 50 OSHA inspections and associated negotiation and defense preparation related to OSHA citations for multiple clients. Expert at incident investigation, accident reconstruction, and injury management and investigation.
AREAS OF EXPERTISES INCLUDES:
• Accident Investigation & Root Cause
• Aerial Lifts, MEWP
• Construction Safety/Accidents
• COVID Safety & Pandemic Management
• Disaster & Emergency Management
• Slip, Trip, Falls
• Fall Protection, Fall Prevention, Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS)
• Hand Tool Safety
• Heavy Construction Equipment back over, run over, and struck by
• High Visibility Safety Apparel
• OSHA Whistle Blower protections for safety related matters
• Respirator ...
Waine P. Hicks
Carriage House Custom Homes & Interiors, Inc.
Franklin, Tennessee
Construction, Construction Defects
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Construction Claims, Roof Consultant, Construction Delay, Construction Management, Workmanship Claims, Change Order Disputes, Costs to Complete, Contract Disputes, Safety Issues, Design Build Claims, Construction Failures, Structural Failures, Construction Fault, Construction Expert
Waine Hicks is a Tennessee licensed General Contractor Commercial/Residential with over 50 years of construction and building experience. Waine provides a broad range of services to insurance companies and law firms as well as construction, engineering and architectural firms that includes structural analysis and design, condition assessment, damage investigations, failure analysis, construction consulting and management, and expert testimony for construction claims and disputes. Responsible for field investigations, establish and coordinate expert teams for investigations, provides quality assurance, evaluation and supervision of in-progress construction for residential and commercial structures.
Waine is a recognized expert in assessing, evaluating, remediating and testimony and is proven to be influential.
Certifications:
Certified Varco Pruden Design/Build Steel Buildings for Williamson, Maury, Dickson and Rutherford Counties/Middle Tennessee
• Certified General Contractor ...
Steve Scoville
Construction Disputes and Property Damage
Scoville & Associates, Inc.
Nashville, Tennessee
Construction, Construction Defects
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Construction Defects, Construction Scheduling, Construction Management, Building Codes, Healthcare/Commercial/ and Residential Construction, Construction Contracts, Construction Claims, Construction Planning, Insurance Claims Evaluation, Construction Cost Estimates
Scoville & Associates
Construction Expert Witness, Litigation Support, and Consulting
We provide services to Attorneys, Insurers, and Real Property Owners.
My legal dispute experience includes four cases total. Three were settled after my client’s receipt of my investigative report. My client prevailed at trial on the fourth case.
My work as an owner’s representative and construction manager has exposed me to numerous other disputes and challenges.
My experience extends over 50 years in building design and construction, and I bring a wealth of expertise to the table. My qualifications extend beyond a professional license, as I am adept at sourcing relevant information, evaluating disputes, and attesting to the facts.
My experience is primarily in construction planning and management. However, I can handle various cases, including construction defects, property damage, accidents, and wrongful death.
Please look at my CV and consider the breadth and depth of my experience.
I ...
Caleb M. Sturm, PSP, CCP, CCA
Forensic Schedule/Delay and Damages Expert
BRG Global Construction Advisory & Disputes Practice
Tennessee
Construction, Dispute Resolution
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Construction Delay, Disruption, Productivity Loss, Quantum of Damages, Critical Path Delay, Change Orders, Scope Change, Termination, CPM Scheduling, Audit, Construction Claim, Acceleration, Cumulative Impact, Extended General Conditions, Extension of Time, Liquidated Damages, Concurrent Delay
Mr. Caleb M. Sturm has over 20 years of experience in the engineering and construction industry working as a contractor, owner, and an expert consultant. His experience was gained while working on the delivery of large-scale and complex construction projects and within the context of claims and disputes. He has been appointed as an independent expert providing both written and oral opinion evidence regarding matters of programming and project delay, studies in working disruption and productivity, extension of time entitlement, forensic accounting and the quantification of additional costs incurred.
Mr. Sturm has a demonstrable track record assisting parties in the successful resolution of claims prior to litigation or arbitration proceedings. Mr. Sturm can effectively collaborate with project personnel and perform analyses in the development of expert findings that are presented and relied upon during settlement conferences, formal mediations, meet and confer procedures, and inform...
Laurel A Wimmerstedt
LAW Construction Safety Consultants
Tennessee
Safety, Construction
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OSHA, Accident, Workers Compensation, Risk Managment, Safety Training, Safety, Fall Protection, Catastrophic Injury, Struck By, Amputation, Scaffolding, Personal Protective Equipment, Fall Prevention, Multi-Employer, Citations, Work Zone Safety, Cranes, Slip Trips Falls, Personal Lifts
Over 30 years experience in construction safety, OSHA Outreach trainer since 1999, and consultant on major construction projects throughout the United States. Currently working with large General Contractors, subcontracting companies and water treatment facilities. Have been a part of over 50 OSHA inspections and associated negotiation and defense preparation related to OSHA citations for multiple clients. Expert at incident investigation, accident reconstruction, and injury management and investigation.
AREAS OF EXPERTISES INCLUDES:
• Accident Investigation & Root Cause
• Aerial Lifts, MEWP
• Construction Safety/Accidents
• COVID Safety & Pandemic Management
• Disaster & Emergency Management
• Slip, Trip, Falls
• Fall Protection, Fall Prevention, Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS)
• Hand Tool Safety
• Heavy Construction Equipment back over, run over, and struck by
• High Visibility Safety Apparel
• OSHA Whistle Blower protections for safety related matters
• Respirator ...
Dan Bawden, CAPS, CGP, CGR, GMB, GMR, CFLC, JD.
DanBawdenexpertwitness.com
Houston, Texas
Construction, Construction Defects
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Construction Defects, Repair Cost Estimates, Roof and flashing failures, Duty of Care, Damage causation, Code compliance, Project Management, Materials and Methods, Building, Remodeling, Performance standards, cost estimating, Construction Performance Standards, New Construction, Water Damage
Mr. Dan Bawden has an outstanding reputation for winning cases, and over 45 years of residential construction experience. He possesses a unique combination of being a practicing attorney and an accomplished, award-winning builder/remodeler with numerous professional certifications in construction. This makes him a highly credible witness in all facets of residential and light commercial construction. Just as importantly, Mr. Bawden has a musical theatre background, so he thinks fast on his feet, is a clear and charming communicator, and understands the legal aspects of litigation better than other construction experts.
Mr. Bawden helped write the NAHB "Residential Construction Performance Guidelines" (6th edition, published August 24, 2022) which is a nationally recognized source for construction performance standards. With experience assisting both homeowners and builders, Mr. Bawden is very effective an excellent and clear communicator, extremely likable and effective befo...
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...
Stanford R Brown, B.Sc., CSP, CSHP, CRSP, CHSC
Raising the Standard Consulting (USA) Inc.
Texas
Safety, OSHA
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Construction, Mining, Workplace Inspections, Crane, Rigging, EM 385-1-1, First Aid/CPR/AED, General Industry, Accident Investigation, Safety Training, Compliance, Workplace Conditions, Fall Protection, Powered Industrial Trucks, Machine Guarding, Excavation, Trenching, Scaffolds, Multi-Employer
Stanford R. Brown, B.Sc., CSP, CSHP, CRSP, CHSC, has over 30 years of experience managing safety and health for various projects.
He has been involved with multiple construction safety/OSHA cases as an expert witness.
A sampling of the expert witness cases he has been involved with include:
• Workplace injury at refinery construction project.
• Worker fatally electrocuted during a paving incident.
• Construction training and safety standards for power tool injury.
Safety and Slip Trip & Fall, EM 385-1-1, OSHA, (SSHO), Competent Person, First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Trainer, Certified Safety Professionals (CSP) designation with the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, Certified Safety and Health Professional (CSHP) in the State of Hawaii.
Construction and General Industry, Accident Investigation, Fall Protection, Forklift, Aerial Lift, Boom Lift, Scissor Lift, Machine Guarding, Amputation, Struck By, Caught Between, Scaffold, Ladder, Roofing Safety, Amputation, Excavation/T...
Matthew C Deal
Deal Sikes
Houston, Texas
Real Estate Appraiser
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Condemnation, Bankruptcy, Fraud, Construction
Holds the CRE designation from the Counselors of Real Estate
Dennis W. Eckstine
Eckstine & Associates, Inc.
Texas
Construction, Equipment & Machinery
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Construction Vehicles, Construction Equipment, Cranes, Forklifts, Aerial Lifts, Mobile Elevating Work Platforms, MEWPs, Construction Accidents, Accident Reconstruction, Electrocution, Machinery, OSHA, Safety, Slips, Trips & Falls, Fork lifts
Eckstine & Associates, Inc. (E & A) provides litigation support, safety consulting, safety training, and engineering consulting services relating to safe and design of cranes, aerial work platforms, mobile elevating work platforms, MEWPs, lifts and other construction, industrial, and agricultural equipment. Our expertise regarding lifting equipment is unparalleled.
Michael Fiebig, RA, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA, CFPS, CEP
Fiebig Architecture
Texas
Construction Defects, Premises Liability
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Architecture, Construction, Construction Defect, Fire Protection, Fire Suppression, Fire-Resistive Assemblies, Residential Construction, Commercial Construction, Building Codes, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Trip & Fall
Registered architect with NCARB certificate in twenty states (licensed in more states than are listed in this directory), with an active design and forensic practice. As a forensic architect, his experience includes among other things, performing analysis of standard of care in building design and construction projects; performing analyses of building systems including roofing systems, window and door systems, exterior wall cladding systems, waterproofing and foundation systems, with a specialization in fire-resistive assemblies and active fire-protection systems. His experience includes premises liability investigation and analysis of accident sites relating to the built environment, both indoors and outdoors. As a design architect, his practice includes traditional architectural practice including building design, building code analysis & application, and services during construction.
Michael is a Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS), credentialed under the authority of th...
Edward L. Fronapfel, MSCE, PE, CBIE, CFCC, EDI, CBCP, MAE, F.ASCE, F.NAFE
SBSA LLC a Charles Taylor Company
Texas
Engineering, Construction
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Construction defects litigation, property analysis, rehabilitation, design review, subrogation, allocation, premise liablity, catastrophic claim analysis
Edward L. Fronapfel, MSCE, PE, D-IBFES, DFE, CBIE, CFCC, CBCP, EDI, PTI1, F.NAFE, F.ASCE has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in structural and forensic engineering. Ed's a Certified Level 2 Infrared Thermographer, Certified 3rd Party EIFS Inspector, Certified Forensic Claims Consultant, Board Certified Building Inspection Engineer, and Certified Building Commissioning Professional. He is a registered engineer in the States of AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA,MA, MD, MI, MN, MS, MT, MO, NE, NJ, NV, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR,PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY .
Edward has been deposed nearly 800 times, and admitted into trial settings over 110 times. He has been used as an expert in arbitration and mediations over 500 times since the late 1990's.
Edward is an instructor for the College of Contract Management, U.K, Diploma in Structural Forensic Engineering
Edward has been an adjunct professo...
Edward J. Garbin, Jr., PhD, PE, DGE
Garbin GeoStructural Group, LLC
Texas
Geotechnical Engineering, Geology
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construction, construction engineering, engineer, foundations, sinkholes, piles, shoring, earthquake, ground, slope, slide, aggregate piers, stone columns, rigid inclusions, vibrations, subsidence, ground improvement, karst, liquefaction, differential
Dr. Ed Garbin: Your Trusted Expert in Construction and Engineering
With a background as a contractor in New Jersey before becoming an engineer, Dr. Ed Garbin brings a comprehensive understanding of the construction process to the table. Licensed as a Professional Engineer in Florida since 2003, he now holds PE licenses in an impressive 39 states across the US.
Specializing in the commercial and heavy-civil construction industry, Dr. Garbin is your go-to expert for all things construction-related. He is an ASCE-AGP Board Certified Expert in Geotechnical Engineering, with extensive experience and knowledge in his field.
As a former Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, Dr. Garbin excels in communication, making complex construction and engineering topics easily understandable for all parties involved. His expertise was recently upheld in a notable legal case, where he successfully defeated a Daubert motion in Pennsylvania in 2021.
At 54 years old, Dr. Garbin boasts over 30 years...
Allen W Griffin, GMB, CGR, CAPS, CGP
Construction Claims Experts
Houston, Texas
Construction, Construction Defects
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Real-world Hands-on Construction Experience, Building inspections, Construction, Construction Defects, Construction engineering, Construction accidents, Demolition, Disaster Recovery, Dispute Resolution, Construction document examination, Indoor air quality, Insurance, Construction investigations
Allen is a trusted resource for your, Insurance Claims - Construction Defects - Construction Contracts and Project claims. A Construction Expert Witness with Real-world Hands-on construction experience and 30 years of Construction Business Operations. Allen's business operations include: Gryphon Builders is a twenty-year-old company servicing the custom home building and high-end remodeling market in affluent areas of Houston. Gryphon Property Services was formed to facilitate the immediate upkeep, as well as anticipate and execute the long-term planning of maintenance needs of large townhome communities and apartment complexes. Viewpoint Designs is the internal company that services the Design/Build segment of Gryphon Builders. In 2016 we started servicing builders and remodelers in and around the Houston market. Areas of specialty knowledge; Home Building, Home Remodeling, Design/Build, Multi-family Buildings & Architectural Design services. Allen is easily understandable, yet hi...
Rance Herren, CFPSD, AI
Hydraulic Fluid Power Subject Matter Expert
Houston, Texas
Engineering, Equipment & Machinery
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Hydraulic Consultant, Hydraulic Systems, Pneumatic Systems, Hydraulic Pumps, Hydraulic Cylinders, Hydraulic Motors, Valves, Hydraulic Hoses, Hydraulic Manifolds, Motion Control, Design, Accumulators, Compressors, Schematics, Seals, Filtration, Pressure, Construction, Mining, Oil & Gas
Nearly four decades of experience in the design, application, implementation, troubleshooting and service of complex hydraulic and pneumatic systems and related control components, including:
• The use of standard and electrohydraulic components and circuitry in machine control
• Integration of electronic devices for actuator control, including feedback and diagnostics
• Manifold design, 3D solid modeling, and hydraulic circuit and component simulation and analysis
• Hydraulic power unit (HPU) and closed-circuit hydrostatic transmission system design
• Efficiency and throughput improvements for underperforming systems
• Troubleshooting and repair of hydraulic/pneumatic machine control components and systems
• Interpretation and implementation of ISO/SAE/ANSI/ASME fluid power standards
• International Fluid Power Society Credentials:
- Certified Fluid Power Systems Designer (CFPSD), February 2012
- Certified Fluid Power Accredited Instructor (CFPAI), August 2013
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Jeff Hunt, MBA, CGR, GMR, GMB, CAPS, CGP, HCI-R, HCI-W, CFLC
Experienced Construction Expert Witness
Jeff Hunt Construction
Houston, Texas
Construction, Construction Defects
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Contract disputes, defects, insurance claims, storm damage, product defects, construction accidents, duty of care, fire damage, wind damage, hail damage, termite damage, cost to repair, estimating, project management, scheduling, safety, green building, remodeling, mediation, arbitration
Jeff is the founder and President of Jeff Hunt Construction, a residential design-build firm in Houston Texas. His construction experience includes commercial projects up to $125 million such as luxury hotels, hospitals, schools, airports, and office buildings. His residential construction experience includes custom home building and remodeling on projects up to $750,000, including major additions, upscale kitchen and baths, fire & flood restoration, and whole house renovations. In addition to his construction experience, Jeff has over 10 years of experience as a strategic and information technology consultant, beginning with a career at Andersen Consulting (now known as Accenture). Backed by a strong background in both business and construction, he is regarded as an accomplished speaker and instructor, and a credible expert. His experience as an expert witness includes testifying in state and federal courts on matters including contract disputes, duty of care, construction defects,...
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.
Craig Koehn, P.E.
EBE/I-ENG-A
Houston, Texas
Engineering, Construction
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Mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, plumbing engineering, engineering design, fire investigation, fire protection, fire alarm
Qualified and experienced MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) engineer with expertise in design and construction. Member of the Investigative Engineers Association.
Aaron D. Miller, RCI, ACI
Texas Inspector Expert
Garland, Texas
Construction Defects, Building Inspection
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Deck Construction and Safety, Residential Construction, Residential Building Codes, Construction, Residential Construction Defects, Home Inspector Malpractice, Code-Related Premises Liability, Contractor Standard of Care, Texas Residential Construction Liability Act
I have been in the residential construction profession since 1975. Currently I work full-time as a licensed home inspector in the DFW, Texas area. I specialize in oversight of new home building for the buyers of the homes.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
22 years as a general residential and light commercial remodeling and building contractor.
24 years as a full-time residential inspector.
21 years as an American Society of Home Inspectors Certified Inspector.
15 years as an International Code Council-certified Residential Combination Inspector.
Texas Residential Construction Commission Registered Builder from 2004 - 2009.
Texas Residential Construction Commission Dispute Resolution Inspector 2004 - 2009.
I have inspected over 12,000 properties, have been hired by attorneys and their clients 60 times for consultation, and have been deposed 25 times.
Areas of expertise include:
Residential Construction
Residential Construction Defects
Residential Building Codes
Residential En...
Cassandra K Moody, M.S., P.E.
Licensed PE-Field Experience-O&G Pipeline Safety
Time For Change, LLC.
Houston, Texas
Oil and Gas, Safety
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Pipeline, PHMSA, Safety, Integrity Management, Gas, Oil, Distribution, Transmission, Gathering, Residential, Procedure, Explosion, Spill, Environmental, Mechanical, Professional Engineer, Construction, 49 CFR 192, 195, Pigging
Cassandra K. Moody, M.S., P.E., is different from other experts in that she actively works as a licensed mechanical engineer with vast hands-on experience who understands the unique challenges legal matters present. She communicates effectively and provides results for the projects she works on.
Mrs. Moody is passionate about engineering risk-informed solutions to safely optimize ROI: Return on INTEGRITY. She conveys visionary leadership, technical competency, and distinctive communication cultivated over fifteen years of midstream operations and integrity engineering experience with a mid-size oil and gas operator.
As a proficient expert in the midstream pipeline industry, Mrs. Moody has represented both plaintiffs and defendants on a variety of cases both in the courtroom and through expert opinion reports. Mrs. Moody’s retained engagements as an independent Engineering Expert have resulted in favorable resolutions for 100% of her clients. Mrs. Moody is an effective communicat...
Michael J Ogden, CGC, HCI
All Disaster Claims, Inc
San Antlnio, Texas
Construction, Insurance
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Appraisal, Appraiser, Umpire, Property Loss Cost, Property Loss Causation, Estimator, Fire, Mitigation, Windstorm, Residential, Hail, Commercial, Tornado, Multifamily, Roofing, IICRC, Restoration, Mold, Remediation, General Contractor
An OSHA and Haag Certified, State of Texas and Florida Licensed Public Adjuster and State of Florida Certified General Contractor with more than 22 years of experience directly related to the renovation and consulting of losses from disaster afflicted homes and businesses.
Haag Certified Roof Inspector, IICRC and BESI Certified General Contractor, Appraiser, Umpire, Estimator, Renovator, Remediator and Expert Witness / Consultant.
State of Florida Certified (Licensed) General Contractor CGC1509420 BESI Certified Defective Drywall Remediator (CDDR)
BESI Certified Defective Drywall Consultant (CDDC)
NuAire Windows and Doors Certified Installer
Dryvit E.I.F.S. Certified Installer
IICRC Certified Water Restoration Technician (WRT) IICRC Certified Advanced Structural Drying (ASD) State of Texas Licensed Public Adjuster TDI#1840149 State of Florida Licensed Public Adjuster
Haag Certified Roof Inspector
OSHA 10 Certified
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.
Homer R. Peterson, II, P.E., CSP, CFLC
Peterson Construction Consulting, Inc.
Houston, Texas
Construction, Safety
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Construction, falls from elevation, fall protection, fatalities, occupational health & safety management systems, OSHA matters, personal injury, precast erection, safety, standards of care, steel erection, termination for cause or for convenience, wrongful death
Homer R. Peterson II, P.E., CSP, CFLC provides consulting services to attorneys, insurance carriers, construction companies, and companies engaged in general industry. Services are offered as a subject matter expert, expert witness, and safety consultant.
He has over 40 years of construction and safety experience (17 years union, 23 years non-union), including airports, bridges, casinos, convention centers, convocation centers, distribution centers, hospitals, hotels, manufacturing facilities, office buildings, paper mills, pharmaceutical plants, power plants, prisons, refineries, schools, shopping malls, sports arenas, steel mills, stores, and warehouses. See www.homerpeterson.com for photographs of representative projects.
His experience includes 40 years in construction in various positions such as president, senior vice president, vice president, project manager, and timekeeper. His responsibilities have included estimating, sales, project management, scheduling, troublesho...
Jill Shackelford
Austin, Texas
Mining, Construction
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Asphalt, Paving, Limestone Mining, MSHA, Environmental, Seal Coating, Chip Seal, Edward's Aquifer, Sand and Gravel, Construction Claims, Aggregates, Asphalt design, Asphalt employment, Asphalt and Aggregate Trucking
Jill Shackelford founded Industrial Asphalt, Inc. in 1995. She has taken her experience from owning and operating an asphalt and mining company, and is passionate about consulting in all realms of the industry to substantiate her belief that the industry and the environment are not mutually exclusive endeavors. Jill is an expert in developing strategy to facilitate transparency and communication for operators often in a hostile environment. Jill also provides expert testimony for both aggregate and asphalt litigation, and often speaks at HOA’s on variety of topics.
Her role at Industrial Asphalt included developing the asphalt plant operations and the internal structure of the organization. She also worked with multiple European firms to develop and blend European and American asphalt specifications for the SH 130 toll road, successfully negotiating the largest asphalt contract in Texas history. Jill currently consults in all realms of permitting from groundwater, rock crushing, co...
Patrick J Walsh, CSP
Walsh Safety Consulting
Georgetown, Texas
Safety, Construction
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OSHA, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Risk Management, Loss Prevention, Accident Investigation
Joshua D Lange, PE
HVAC, Plumbing, Archery, Intellectual Property
Engineering & Investigation Services, Inc.
Centerville, Utah
Engineering, HVAC
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Intellectual property, patent, archery, firearms, boilers, chillers, conditioning, heating, construction, construction defect, refrigeration, controls, piping, hydronic, crossbow, product, plumbing, fire suppression, sprinkler, turbine
I am a mechanical engineer specializing in the design and forensic failure analysis of HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing/piping, and fire suppression systems. I have experience designing the mechanical systems of healthcare facilities, educational facilities, industrial/manufacturing facilities, office buildings and Federal Government projects. Additionally, I spent time as a facilities engineer, evaluating existing mechanical systems, and providing recommendations as to maintenance, repair, and system upgrades. My forensic engineering experience includes investigating construction defects, mechanical equipment failures, and complex system failures involving chillers, boilers, turbines, solar-thermal systems, heating and chilled water systems, and building automation controls. I have provided expert testimony in deposition and at trial in state and federal courts of law.
I have also worked as a product development engineer designing archery equipment. I have consulted in numerous ...
Joseph Phelon, ASA-M&E, CBA, CVA, BCA, MBA
Hyde Valuations, Inc.
Cottonwood Heights, Utah
Business Valuation, Machinery & Technical Appraiser
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Appraisal & Valuation, Marital Dissolution, Divorce, Family Law, Business Operations, Personal Property, Tangible Assets, Dental, Agriculture, Construction, Medical, Transportation, Equipment Appraiser, Acquisitions, Dispute Resolution, Party & Event Rental, Equipment Rental, Truck Rental, Reviewer
Joseph has 19 years of experience appraising businesses and professional practices for marital dissolution, shareholder disputes, SBA loans, ownership transfer, merger & acquisition, estate planning, estate tax, and regulatory compliance. He is also an accredited senior appraiser in machinery and technical specialties. He has performed machinery and equipment appraisals for marital dissolution and financing purposes. He owned and operated an equipment rental company with a party and event division and a truck rental company for 22 years. He was the Chairman of the Board for the American Fork, Utah Chamber of Commerce from 2017-2018 and the Chairman of the Accreditation Board for the Institute of Business Appraisers from 2011- 2012.
Colby J Walter, GMB, CGP
Residential Construction Expert - Utah and Idaho
Construction Experts, LLC
Farmington, Utah
Construction, Construction Defects
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Residential Construction, Custom Home Building, Production Home Building, Speculative Building, Spec Homes, Remodels, Home Additions, Real Estate, Construction Contracts, Subcontractors, Construction Loans, Cost Analysis, Estimates, Scheduling
Over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, including the construction of hundreds of single family dwellings. These projects include design-build custom homes and production-based speculative building. Additional experience includes residential remodel/addition projects, multi-family apartment buildings, commercial tenant improvement including office space, recreation, therapeutic and entertainment space. Experience includes design, inspection, supervision of subcontractor trades, material procurement, management of suppliers & vendors, invoicing, and scheduling. An experienced expert witness, including consulting for both plaintiff and defendant in multiple residential construction legal cases.
Guy A. Marchessault
Daybreak Building Services
Colchester, Vermont
Construction, Construction Defects
40 years experience in commercial and residential building and remodeling, design/build and project management. Most experienced with interior renovations, office renovations, kitchen and bathroom replacements, room additions, house expansions and egress systems. Completed OSHA training in construction safety and was a trainer for 10 hour and 30 hour classes in construction safety.
Matthew Furlong, CBC, RBC
Construction and Building Code Compliance Expert
Först Consulting Group
Middleburg, Virginia
Construction Defects, Construction
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Forensic investigation, building pathology, failure analysis, technical reporting, construction claims, litigation support, insurance, building code, EIFs, stucco, building envelope, facades, rainscreen, infrared, moisture, structural capability, energy conservation, contract analysis
Mr. Matthew Furlong specializes in construction defect and failure analysis, forensic engineering, scientific investigations, technical report writing and expert witness testimony for construction claims and litigation matters. Mr. Furlong has 21 years of experience with construction, project coordination and design, remodeling, and field inspections of building systems for residential, and commercial low and high-rise properties. He has successfully completed more than 600 unique and custom projects while as a general contractor.
His builder background experience ranges from high-end new custom home construction, interior renovations and additions, to green building and energy efficient homes, historical renovations, timber-framing, and creating elaborate custom interiors in prestigious estate-sized homes. This experience gives Mr. Furlong the unique qualifications to testify as an expert in construction matters. As a professional consultant, Mr. Furlong provides services in the ...
Mohamed E. Hassan, PhD, PE
Hassan Consulting Group, LLC
Gainesville, Virginia
Construction, Construction Defects
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Engineering Design, Building Codes, construction management, structural engineering, infrastructure engineering, reinforced concrete, steel structures, bridges, Structure engineer, foundations, piers, abutments, and soil analysis
- 45 years construction design and management of commercial and residential projects.
- 15 years Construction Expert Witness
- 10 years of teaching experience in George Mason University, DeVry University and NVCC
- 15 years of mediation and conflict resolution
Mohamed Hassan, PhD, PE has 45 years of diversified experience in the construction industry for commercial and residential projects. He is the principal of Hassan Consulting Group, LLC specializing in designing and building a variety of projects. He was an adjunct professor at George Mason University, DeVry University, and Northern Virginia Community College.
LICENSES: He is a licensed professional engineer in the states of Virginia and Texas. He is also licensed contractor in the state of Virginia and District of Colombia (Washington DC). He is certified by the Supreme Court of Virginia as a Mediator. He is admitted in Virginia, West Virginia and Washington DC Court Systems.
CONSTRUCTION EXPERT: Experienced in const...
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
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
Mark J Lawless, CSMI
Seattle, Washington
Construction, Safety
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Construction Defects, Premises Liability, Changed Conditions, Engineering (Field), Risk Management, Scope of Work, Insurance Coverage, Scheduling, Subcontracting, Estimating, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Standard Practices
Michelle L Macauley
Geotechnical Engineer and Trenchless Expert
Macauley Expert Services
Tacoma, Washington
Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering
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trenchless, drilling, tunnel, tunneling, pipeline, HDD, microtunnel, auger, boring, pipe, ramming, sinkhole, geology, construction, DSC, differing, horizontal, directional
I am a nationally recognized Geotechnical Engineer and Trenchless Expert. I have been involved with litigation matters involving construction issues related to pipeline installations using trenchless technologies.
Qualifications and Accreditation
M.S., Geological Engineering, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 1996
B.S., Geological Sciences, University of Washington, 1994
California: Professional Engineer (Civil), Cert. No. C74224
Washington: Professional Engineer (Civil), Lic. No. 37412
Alaska: Professional Engineer (Civil), Lic. No. AELC11636
Memberships and Professional Organizations
American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE)
• Executive Committee, Pipeline Division, Board member, 10/2024 to present
• Manual of Practice (MOP) for Introduction to Trenchless Technologies (new MOP), Committee chair, 9/2024 to present
• MOP for Horizontal Directional Drilling (MOP 108) committee member, 2021 to present
• MOP for the Direct Steerable Pipe Thrusting (MOP 155), committee member, 2017 t...
Daniel R Robles, PE, MBA
Plumbing, Mechanical Systems, Standard of Care
Community Engineering Services, PLLC
EDMONDS, Washington
Mechanical Engineering, Real Estate
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plumbing, pipe, re-pipe, leaks, smart contract adjudication, Inspection, construction, water damage, feasibility, epoxy liner, CPVC, Aquatherm, PEX, Galvanized, copper, risk assessment, machinery, insurance, defect, blockchain
Thirty-five years of comprehensive engineering, project delivery, and business analysis responsibilities. Currently providing independent expert witness services representing both plaintiffs and defendants at the intersection of mechanical failure, business practices, and standard of care. Specific areas of practice include plumbing systems, drain, waste, vent, and domestic supply as well as water system failures, water intrusion, building maintenance, corrosion, and mechanical systems. Serving the legal, insurance, and financial industries as well as private, municipal, and institutional clients.
Licensed mechanical engineer experienced in aerospace, building sciences, and new technology platforms. Business founder, owner, and educator with strong speaking, authorship, and management skills. Noted researcher in engineering, finance, insurance, and technology fields. International engineering, project management and front-line team leadership. Customer service experience relat...
David Princeton, CPCU, AMIM, AIC, JD
Muskego, Wisconsin
Insurance
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Good Faith, Bad Faith, Practices, Claim, Adjuster, Commercial, Insurance, Residential, ISO, Construction, defect, broker, agent, coverage, HO3, damage, property, settlement, unfair, casualty
David Princeton is a distinguished insurance professional with a career spanning several facets of the industry. His 20-year career includes pivotal roles at National Insurance Carriers, A Top 50 Broker, and in Private Equity. Currently the Principal Consultant of Advocate Risk Network Inc., David provides professional guidance to corporations and prominent individuals in both the risk management and claims disciplines. Additionally, David consults with insurance companies, provides expert witness testimony, is an author, a speaker, and holds multiple insurance designations and licenses.
CPCU - Charter Property Casualty Underwriter
AMIM- Associates in Marine Insurance Management
AIC - Associates in Claims
CSRP - Certified Subrogation Recovery Professional
Obtained his Juris Doctorate in January 2024
Paul A Rodrigues
Forensic Accountant, fraud investigator, Damages
Trace Forensic Experts LLC
North Lake, Wisconsin
Accounting, Intellectual Property
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Economic, Intellectual Property & Commercial Damages, Infringement, Lost Profits, Royalty, Forensic Accounting, Breach of Contract, Fiduciary Duty, Fraud Investigations, Embezzlement, Construction, Bankruptcy, Malpractice, Analytics, ediscovery, special master, Ponzi schemes, Theft of Trade Secrets
Paul Rodrigues is a Managing Member of Trace Forensic Experts LLC. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Global Management Accountant with a Master's Degree in Taxation and is Certified in Financial Forensics. Paul has more than 31 years of experience in the accounting profession. He began his practice with a big four public accounting firm and has served as an expert witness or consultant in numerous forensic, fraud, and litigation engagements with damage claims ranging from $1 million to $250 million. He has testified in Federal and State courts, arbitrations and mediations. Paul has been involved with civil and criminal litigation (on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants) including but not limited to: accounting & auditing standards; improper accounting entries, the determination of lost profits, income, assets, or damages; internal investigations and fraud investigations, securities, civil RICO; bribery and other litigation claims requiring ac...
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