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Expertise Description: QEC – Consulting expert in elevators. Expert in vertical transportation engineering with over 40 years experience in the field. Expertise includes: equipment design and development; installations; modernization and repairs of existing vertical transportation systems; equipment technology; equipment testing; quality assurance methods, procedures, and specifications; failure analysis; equipment and components; high rise commercial buildings; high rise residential buildings; shopping malls; and industrial facilities including oil refineries, manufacturing facilities, textile and steel... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Commercial real estate professional with over 30 years experience in the field. Experienced in all facets of real estate portfolio, asset, and property management. Expert in acquisition, disposition, and financing transactions of income-producing real estate as well as leasing and property operations and, real estate-related risk management / insurance and legal matters. Experienced in foreclosure, commercial mortgage workouts, and real estate bankruptcy matters. More than 20 years expert witness experience... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: A.I.A., P.E. – Industry expert with forensic consulting experience in: contracts; project design; details and planning; construction document analysis; and construction contract administration. Consults on architectural and construction defects, industry standard of care, scope of services, and building envelope design and failures. Highly skilled at differentiating the responsibilities of owners, architects, and contractors, as well as managing client expectations. Has over 30 years of experience in architecture, engineering, and construction... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E. – Experienced in Engineering and Environmental Consulting. President of both a Professional Engineering and a Building Inspection firm. Has worked in various engineering and construction capacities since 1987. Experience and work assignments include various aspects of the main disciplines of Engineering and Environmental consulting including but not limited to: building and safety codes compliance; construction and project management; physical condition surveys; reserve funding analysis; plumbing; electrical; heating, ventilating, and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: AIA, ASHRAE, CSI, CDT, LEED-AP, NCARB – Consulting building science architect with more than 14 years experience in the field. Experience includes: building enclosure technical design, consulting, construction inspections, and field investigations. Expertise includes: architectural glass and glazing (curtain walls, windows, skylights, and glazed doors); building enclosure analyses and recommendations; cause-and-origin investigations; and computer simulations of wind and windborne debris tracing. Typical scope of services include: assistance in evaluation of... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E. - Consulting expert specialized in Accident Reconstruction and Safety with over 30 years experience in the field. Accident and safety expertise includes: Vehicular accidents- all vehicle types, pedestrians, component failures (e.g., brakes); Pedestrian - Slip, trip, fall, stairs, ramps, sidewalks, coefficient of friction; Premises - Building codes, lighting, glass, screens, electronic gates; Industrial & Construction Accidents - ladders, scaffolds, machine guarding, forklifts, construction vehicles, conveyors, lifts, hoists; Mechanical... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E., C.F.E.I. - California licensed Mechanical Engineer and nationally certified Fire and Explosion Investigator specializing in fire cause and origin. Expertise includes investigation and analysis of fire, water loss, product defects, explosions, and human injury incidents. Knowledgeable in heat transfer, mass transfer, fluid mechanics, fire protection engineering, human behavior in fire, hydraulics, laser diagnostics, and component testing. Ph.D. in Engineering. Professional Engineer in Mechanical Engineering (P.E.). Certified Fire and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E. - Consulting expert specializing in Civil and Geotechnical Engineering. Licensed Civil and Geotechnical Engineer with more than 35 years of professional experience. Project experience includes: residential foundations; asphalt and concrete pavements; landslide investigation and stabilization; high rise building foundations; and foundations for power plants, dams, and pipelines. Forensic experience includes foundation failures, pavement cracking and deterioration, slab defection, moisture intrusion, wall failures, and sewer line distress. Ph.D. degree... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E. - A professional engineer registered in Louisiana and Texas as well as an ICC certified residential inspector. Expertise includes: construction defects and foundation performance; foundation evaluation and repair; water invasion source; extent of hidden water damages; mold etiology; EIFS; structural failure source and repair; builder warranty issues; workmanship; code conformance; damage causation; windstorm certification; building fire-contractor defense; and certification of structural integrity / buildback. Professional Engineer (P.E.). Prior expert... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., C.E.G., R.G., R.C.E., R.S.E. - Experienced in geology and geotechnical engineering. Expertise includes: earth movement, soil settlement, soil heave, soil creep, soil collapse, soil expansion, slope stability, landslides, mudflows, bluff failure, rock fall, stream bank collapse, drainage, erosion, moisture intrusion, slab seepage, crawlspace water, basement water, distress to structures, wall cracks, slab cracks, slab settlement, slab heave, foundation settlement, and foundation cracks. Additional expertise includes: retaining walls, wall collapse... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E. - Over 48 years of experience in the construction industry with extensive experience in construction management, quality assurance, and quality control. Registered engineer in Illinois and Indiana. Has lectured in Finland, China, Kuwait, Spain, and Israel on the subject of construction quality. Participates in AWS, ASTM, AISC, and A2LA. Fellow of the Chartered Quality Institute. Prior expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., F.A.P.S. - Consulting expert specializing in safety, biomechanics, and accident reconstruction. Expertise includes: accident reconstruction, biomechanics of injuries from traffic collisions, glass breakage, chair and ladder failures, slips, trips, and falls, doors, materials science, testing of walkway surfaces, falls from height, lighting, and Uniform Building Code (U.B.C.) provisions. Additional expertise includes: light intensity measurements; visual perception; times of sunset, twilight, and moon rise / set; product failure analysis for... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.B.A.,CBI, ASPE, CSI - Consulting expert specializing in construction and building inspection, estimating, project management, scheduling, construction management. Expertise includes: building residential and commercial structures, tenant improvements, hands on management with various structures and finishes. Additional expertise in construction contract documents, drawings, specifications, building codes, OSHA requirements, cost to repair and scheduling in mediation, arbitration, civil litigation, and alternative dispute resolution forums. Multiple speeches and lecture presentations. Certified Building Inspector... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E., R.A., R.A.S. - Consulting expert specializing in Fire Origin & Cause, Accident Reconstruction and Failure Analysis, with an emphasis in industrial and commercial accidents, vehicle accidents, tractor truck accidents and ECM download analysis, product equipment failure analysis. Expertise includes: failure analysis of vehicle, appliances, tools, machinery, equipment, HVAC, industrial, commercial, oil field, marine, residential, piping/piping components/pressure vessel design/failure analysis; ANSI B31.1 & B31.3; ASME Sections I & VIII; slip... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.S., P.E. - Mechanical and materials engineer, specializing in failure analysis. Expertise includes: accident investigation / reconstruction; construction defects (plumbing / H.V.A.C.); failure analysis (building materials, communications equipment, consumer products, machinery, medical devices; pressure vehicles, vehicles); fatigue / fracture / corrosion of metals / plastics / fiber composites; materials engineering; mechanical engineering; modal analysis; vibration testing; stress analysis; strain gage testing; finite element analysis; fires and explosions; thermal analysis and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.S., P.E. - Practicing civil and structural engineer, specializing in construction and building inspections, structural engineering, civil engineering, and traffic accident reconstruction. Expertise includes: airport design / construction; asphalt / concrete evaluation / design; backfill compaction; construction cost estimating; drainage; failure analysis; hydrology studies; hydroplaning / loss of skid resistance; noise mitigation; O.S.H.A. compliance; property loss; structural damage; and surveying. Prior expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.S., P.E. - Consulting civil engineer specializing in roofing issues, including laboratory analysis; inspections; building envelopes; roof management; roofing failures; moisture surveys; waterproofing; roof coatings; reroofing; leak investigation / analysis; ventilation / condensation; wind damage; fastenings; construction documents / monitoring; and insurance and legal claims. Further specialization in hurricane, earthquake, fire, and hail damage. Additional experience in fa??ade, concrete, and masonry failures, in addition to foundations, retaining walls, and anchors... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E. - Consulting registered professional engineer and licensed general contractor with over 24 years of experience in consulting, design, construction project management, university teaching, and research. Specializes in structural analysis / design, damage and failure investigations, and construction defects / accidents. Has expertise in performance evaluation of constructed facilities including the effects of natural (wind, earthquake, flood, fire) and man-made (vibrations, blast and impact) hazards, damage assessment, and repair... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting Structural Engineer with expertise in the evaluation of the condition of existing damaged and distressed structures and the design of repairs to bring the facilities back to sound condition. Licensed professional engineer or structural engineer in 25 jurisdictions. More than 35 years experience in building design and construction. Experience includes: roofing and waterproofing; reinforced concrete, structural steel, and masonry structures; and the evaluation of historic structures. Has worked on... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Mechanical engineer experienced in vehicle accident reconstruction, low speed impact, product liability (ladders, chairs, elevators, hydraulic lifts, power tools, machinery etc.), slip, trip, and fall, building and safety codes violations (stairs, rails, etc.)... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: M.S., R.G., C.E.G. - Specializes in geologic and geotechnical investigations of landslides, slope failures, earthquake damage, land and building subsidence, soil creep, expansive soils, construction defects, and flooding... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: General Building Contractor with more than 25 years experience in the field. Expertise includes general building construction; construction defects; noncompliance issues related to UBC (Uniform Building Code); UPC (Uniform Plumbing Code); and standards of care in the industry. Experience includes: providing investigation, analysis, and reporting; assessing property damage and determining causation; providing analysis of general building construction defects and plumbing / mechanical system failures; reviewing the basis of construction claims... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Over 20 years experience as a materials and corrosion specialist. NACE certified Cathodic Protection Specialist. Areas of expertise include failure analysis, premature deterioration of metals, alloys, concretes, and coatings. Expert has investigated pipelines, post-tensioned bridges, parking garages, high-rise buildings, housing developments, tanks, tunnels, water and wastewater structures, and speed patrol boats... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: A.I.A., N.C.A.R.B., C.S.I. - Experienced in architecture and forensic architectural issues. Includes post construction building autopsy, professional standard of care, construction documents analysis, failure analysis (water infiltration / roofing failures), communication analysis between client, architect & contractor, change orders & correspondence clarification, and mold contamination in buildings... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E. - Experienced in sanitary engineering and all aspects of designing and constructing water and wastewater facilities, both in the United States and abroad... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Q.E.I. - Over 21 years of experience in elevator inspection. Areas of expertise include: elevator and escalator inspections, related building codes, electrical codes, and accessibility code/law; document and site reviews; failure analysis; insurance claims; maintenance evaluation; field testing; modernization and retrofit; and design... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: More than 30 years experience in the construction industry in general building and lathing issues. Areas of expertise include lath and plaster (stucco), sheet metal and decks, water intrusion failure analysis, job sequencing, cost estimating and analysis, general construction methods, as well as, residential and tract housing... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: PE, CEM, CPD, IAPMO Certified Mechanical Inspector, IAPMO Certified Plumbing Inspector – Experienced in mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering and construction issues with approximately 30 years of experience in the field. Areas of expertise include heating, ventilation & air conditioning, energy conservation, hot & cold supply systems, plumbing & drainage systems, roof drainage systems, process cold water & hot water systems, fire sprinkler & standpipe systems, fire suppression systems... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E., S.E. - Over 30 years experience in civil and structural engineering. Areas of expertise include structural design and construction, review of building projects for lenders and prospective buyers, seismic studies for buildings, evaluation of structural design, as well as, analysis of construction problems and failures... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: P.E. - Over 20 years experience in civil engineering, geotechnical engineering and general building contracting providing design and construction services on a variety of projects worldwide. Areas of expertise include construction defects, foundation design, slope failures, asphalt, concrete pavements, and building code evaluations... » Read Complete Profile
