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Geotechnical Expert Witness TX 0101007

Expertise Description

I have over 25 years of experience in the geotechnical field. My specialties include geotechnical engineering, geological engineering, geophysics, remote sensing, numerical modeling, laboratory and materials testing, forensic structural engineering, hydrology analysis, and drainage analysis. My areas of expertise include: evaluation of soil-structure interaction including pavements, foundation analysis and design, retaining wall design and analysis, slope stability and soil dynamics; geotechnical engineering and design; vibration testing, analysis and evaluation; pavement design and analysis; geophysical modeling including seismic, electrical and radar; geological modeling analysis; fault studies including HGS Phase I and Phase II investigations; geomorphological modeling; numerical modeling of soil-structure interaction and geo-structural elements; construction materials evaluation and analysis; groundwater modeling; hydrological and drainage modeling; specialist geotechnical laboratory testing including soil suction and triaxial testing; research and development; supervision and personal experience (field and laboratory) in construction material testing and observations including, but not necessarily limited to: 1) earthwork placement, 2) concrete and asphalt pavement placement, 3) drilled shaft construction, 4) compressive cylinder testing, 5) Proctor moisture and density curve derivation, and 6) placement of reinforcement in piers and concrete including pavements. I have provided consultations, courtroom testimony, and deposition for more than 25 years as a geotechnical expert witness.

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Hydrogeology Expert 522828 CO

Expertise Description

I have over 25 years experience in Hydrogeology with expertise in underground storage tank compliance, RCRA Subtitle C, wellhead protection programs, CERCLA and NPDES. I also have experience working as a civil engineering technician, archaeological technician, and petroleum exploration geologist. I am offering my services as a hydrogeology expert witness.

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Mineral Valuation/Appraisal Expert 528564 AZ

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I have over 20 years geological experience and over 10 years of mineral appraisal/valuation experience with expertise in drilling, geotechnical investigations, geological mapping, geological interpretations, soil/aggregate and geological classifications, sampling, cartography, geospatial and 3-dimensional data modeling, construction materials (e.g. aggregates, sand and gravel, stone, gypsum, concrete, asphalt, dimension stone and decorative rock), industrial materials, base & precious metals, oil & gas, business evaluations and appraisal, machinery & equipment appraisal, and mineral stock valuations. I have spent more than 5 years providing consultations, courtroom testimony, and deposition as a mineral appraisal expert witness.

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Mining and Minerals Expert 528565 CA(S)

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I have over 40 years experience in mining with a focus in mineral appraisal, mining law, geology, and mine operations management. My areas of expertise include mine property evaluation and analysis, exploration, development and production management, mine operations, reclamation planning and cost estimation, mine operations training, mineral examiner, blaster, mine gas tester, and mine safety and health instructor. I have extensive knowledge in industrial minerals, hardrock and placer precious metals operations in several western states including multiple commodities such as uranium, gold/silver, limestone/carbonate and construction aggregate deposits. I have spent more than two decades providing consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony for numerous clients as a mining expert witness.

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Geological Sciences Expert 460173 WA

Expertise Description

With over 45 years’ experience in the practical application of the geological sciences, my areas of expertise include construction and professional liability claims, environmental and permitting issues, and geologic site condition analyses. I have spent more than 35 years as a geological sciences expert witness and have provided numerous clients with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Structural Engineer Expert 46548 CA(S)

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With over 40 years experience in geotechnical engineering, my expertise is in soil engineering, geology, foundation engineering, structural engineering, materials engineering, and hydrology. I also have knowledge in hillside residential developments, urban redevelopment, oil storage and water tanks, pipelines, bridges, multi-plate arch structures, waterfront structures, storm drains, reservoir embankments, and sewage disposal systems. I have spent more than 40 years as a geotechnical engineering expert witness with consultations, courtroom testimony, and deposition.

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Geotechnical Engineer Expert 526969 WA

Expertise Description

I have over 25 years experience as a Geotechnical Engineer with expertise in rock falls, liquefaction evaluation, fault rupture, hydro consolidation, expansive soils, bearing capacity, slope stability, consolidation and settlement, seepage analysis, groundwater studies, soil density and compaction, soil stabilization, and underpinning to aid in foundation design and construction. In addition, I have performed slope stability analysis for potential hazards, seepage analysis, retaining wall design and soil nail walls, retaining wall drainage design. I have spent over 5 years providing consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony as a geotechnical engineering expert witness.

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Geophysics Expert 525510 FL

Expertise Description

I have over 20 years of experience in the field of Geophysics with a focus in near-surface geophysics, microgravity surveys, assessing geotechnical conditions beneath coal ash ponds and canals, soil resistivity surveys, using karst conditions and to assess mine voids and hazards, and soil resistivity surveys. I am offering my services as a geophysics expert witness.

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Geology Expert 521953 CA(N)

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My career has spanned over 35 years experience in engineering and environmental geology with expertise in groundwater contamination and resource studies, UST investigations/remediation/closure, hazardous wastes, environmental site assessments, geology for planning, geologic hazards investigations, project management, failure analysis, fault studies and landslide investigations. I have over 35 years experience as a geology expert witness and have provided numerous clients with deposition, consultations, and courtroom testimony.

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Geology Expert 460173 WA

Expertise Description

I have over 45 years experience in the practical application of the geological sciences with expertise in construction and professional liability claims, environmental and permitting issues, and geologic site condition analyses. I have more than 35 years expert witness experience with consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.

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Swimming Pool Design Expert 107419 CA(N)

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I have more than two decades of experience in the field of Swimming Pool Design with an expertise in permitting, as well as code compliance and design review. I have experience with commercial and residential construction; swimming pool design and construction; structural engineering; geology and soil surcharges; plumbing, hydraulics, and system design; electrical, gas, plumbing and mechanical engineering and design; water chemistry management; computerized & automated control systems; tile, masonry, stone, coping, and plaster installation & repair; concrete construction – foundations, retaining walls, flat work and floors, and decorative concrete. I am knowledgeable in ADA regulations and compliance, and hazardous materials handling. I have over also spent over 15 years as a swimming pool design expert witness in Northern California and have provided numerous clients with consultations and deposition.

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Geotechnical Expert 519467 MA

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My career has spanned over 45 years in the field of Geotechnical and Underground Construction with expertise in geology, engineering geology, heavy and underground construction, microtunneling, mechanical excavation, and dredging. I have provided geotechnical expert witness services in Massachusetts for more than 40 years. I have additional knowledge in feasibility studies, exploration, geotechnical interpretation, pre-construction evaluation and pre-bid assessment, improvement of TBMs and TBM performance, analysis, assessment, presentation, and adjudication of differing site conditions, and analysis, assessment, and solution of construction difficulties on various types of underground construction.

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Petroleum Engineering Expert 508717 AL

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I have more than 40 years of experience with drilling well sites and over 25 years as a Professional Engineer in both Petroleum and Environmental Engineering. I have been Drill Site Manager, and also a Professor instructing on subjects such as drilling fluids and technology, petroleum computational methods, reservoir fluids, well completions, well logging, and artificial lift. I also provide forensic engineering investigations for site accidents and issues. I have over 10 years expert witness experience with consultation and deposition.

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Geotechnical Engineering Expert 502741 UT

Expertise Description

I have more than 25 years experience in the field of Geotechnical Engineering with expertise in Geotechnical Investigations, Geologic hazard evaluations, slope stability studies, pavement evaluations, distress investigations, and environmental site assessments. My project experience includes educational facilities, commercial and residential developments, a new 25-mile highway corridor, power plants, highway bridge and interchange structures, high-rise structures, roadways, pipelines, flood control channels and detention basins, reservoirs, groundwater studies, and landslide studies. My design experience includes shallow and deep foundations, pavements, retaining walls, bracing and shoring systems, small earthen dams and embankments, flood control structures, erosion protection, geotextile reinforced slopes, and dewatering systems. I have over 15 years expert witness experience with consultation, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Hydrogeology Expert 325337 AK

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I have over 20 years experience in the field of Environmental Remediation, specializing in Hydrogeology. I have experience in assessment and remediation of soil and groundwater impacted by petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents, and heavy metals. I have over 20 years experience in in-situ remediation as an environmental scientist, project manager, and contractor. I also have 5 years experience in the oil and gas industry as an oil exploration geologist working in Alaska and California. I have more than 20 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Geology And Geotechnical Engineering Expert 97468 CA(N)

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I have over 35 years experience in geology and geotechnical engineering. My 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. My additional expertise includes: retaining walls, wall collapse, wall cracks, wall settlement, wall lean, pavement, pavement settlement, pavement cracks, pavement separation, swimming pools, spas, pool cracks, pool settlement, pool heave, construction defects, grading (fill compaction and / or settlement), drainage, foundation, retaining walls, geologic hazards, faults, earthquakes, and liquefaction. I have 30 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Hydrology Expert 56498 CA(S)

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I have over 25 years experience as a hydrogeologist and geologist. My expertise includes: civil engineering; coastal erosion; engineering geology; environmental engineering standards-of-care; flood hydrology; groundwater / surface water assessment / development / litigation, management / protection; hydrocollapses; landslide evaluation (groundwater / seepage source determinations); seismic risk evaluation; sewer-line failure and resulting groundwater contamination; water pipelines; water resources development / remediation; water rights; watersheds / runoff issues; and wells (wellfields, wellheads). I have prior expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Slope Failure Expert 20605 CA(S)

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I have over 35 years experience in engineering and geological issues. My areas of expertise include slope repair, foundation repair & construction, retaining wall repair & construction and soil stabilization & drilling. I have more than 15 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, cost of repair, and courtroom testimony.

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Geoarchaeologist Expert 40105 CA(N)

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I have more than 45 years experience in the field of Geological Petrography and Geochemistry. My experience includes training as a geological oceanographer and forensic geoarchaeologist. My research involves hydration of natural and man-made glass, provenance of ceramics and chert lithic artifacts, geochemical and physical sediments, geographic patterns in meteoric water / plant / mammal consumers, geochemical tools, ocean mining, and gemstone mining.

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Environmental Sciences Expert 34350 CA(S)

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I have over 24 years’ experience providing environmental consulting and expert services to commercial, industrial, municipal, and legal clients. I have conducted environmental site assessments; hydrogeological investigations; hazardous materials facility audits; and construction management projects at a wide variety of sites ranging from agricultural properties to heavy industrial facilities to chemical manufacturing plants. I have extensive experience performing environmental site assessments and has conducted investigations at numerous types of facilities impacted petroleum hydrocarbons, heavy metals, chlorinated solvents, pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), and emerging contaminants such as perchlorate, 1,4-dioxane, 1,2,3-trichloropropane, and per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). I have has extensive expertise in the acquisition of historical records, case file documents, historical aerial photography, and other and plans, and other materials used for litigation support and case development. I am an expert on the appraisal of environmental site investigations performed by third-parties and has testified on matters concerning standard of care. I also have provided extensive assistance to legal clients by developing and managing databases, geographic information systems, software applications, and demonstrative graphics for mediation and trial purposes. I have participated in the fulfillment of litigation services for dozens of high-profile environmental cases nationwide.

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Geotechnical Engineering Expert 27725 CA(S)

Expertise Description

I have over 45 years experience in geological issues. My areas of expertise include: geotechnical engineering, earthquakes, geology, subsidence, foundation distress, landslides, seismology, and grading geotechnical studies. I have more than 30 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Geotechnical Engineering Expert 11411 AZ

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I have over 30 years experience in the mining and minerals industry specializing in engineering geology, mine exploration, hydrogeology, environmental geology, hazardous material characterization and remediation, as well as landslide & slope stability investigations. I am highly familiar with the exploration, development, and use of various industrial materials. I have extensive experience with behavior, value, and use of silica. I have prior expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Geology Expert 9068 CA(N)

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I have more than 25 years experience in the field of Engineering and Environmental Geology. My expertise includes project management related to evaluating geologic hazards for land use, project planning, facility siting, design, and environmental concerns. My representative environmental consultation consists of evaluation of a landfill closure plan; site hazard ranking of hazard waste sites; research on Underground Storage Tank (UST) inventory and leak detection technology; and groundwater resource evaluation and computer simulation of aquifer pump tests. My engineering geology experience further includes exploration and research for active fault evaluations; geologic mapping for new city-planning; preparation of seismic safety element; and forensic investigations of numerous foundation, retaining wall, and slope failures. I have prior expert witness experience.

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Flood And Drainage Expert 8875 CA(S)

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I have more than 45 years experience in the field of Civil Engineering. My expertise includes hydrologic analysis, flood analysis and hydrographs. I have experience with numerous projects, plannings, and studies involving hydrologic flood routing, open channel and flood plain projects, dams, urban runoff by-pass systems, lake water quality, earth retention, and general civil engineering. I have prior expert witness experience.

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Geology Expert 351316 CA(S)

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I have more than 20 years of experience in Geology as a geoscientist. I have experience managing all phases of geotechnical, geologic, hydrogeologic, and geo- environmental projects, with specific expertise in hydrogeologic exploration. My area of primary expertise is the identification, assessment and evaluation of various terrains to identify subsurface resources (groundwater, oil & gas, and geothermal heat sources). I specialize in the identification of un-adjudicated groundwater basins, conducting safe yield analyses and working with developers, municipalities, water districts, and private individuals to acquire and develop the water resources for use and/or for sale. I have prior expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Hydrogeology Expert 425528 CA(N)

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I have more than 30 years experience in Hydrogeology with groundwater flow, contaminant transport, and water quality analysis. My areas of expertise include hydraulic, geochemical and contaminant fate modeling, statistical evaluation of multi-variable data, and forensic technical analysis. I have additional experience assessing the transport of oil and oil-contaminated sediment along the coast of California. I also have experience with a variety of hazardous waste, groundwater contamination, water rights, dry cleaning, dairy, surface water and underground storage tank related cases. I have over 20 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Petroleum Expert 460691 CA(N)

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I have more than 50 years experience in the field of Petroleum Geology with expertise in company formation and management. I have experience with earth movements, gas and oil exploration, oilfields, sandstone and diatomite zones, pollution, geology, basin studies, and land acquisition. I have over 10 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Architecture Expert 461230 AR

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I have more than 15 years experience in the field of Architecture with expertise in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Accessibility. I have experience with industrial buildings, earth retention, investigations on architectural evaluations of elevator failures; retaining wall failure building impact investigation; historic building fire damage renovation; new construction; office addition into existing metal building, wood, steal, and concrete; storage building addition to existing fire station, and architectural design, building evaluation, building assessment, production and management. I have over 10 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Land Use Expert 458396 CA(N)

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I have more than 30 years experience in the field of Geosciences with expertise in the identification, investigation, and remediation of geologic hazards, involving land use planning, environmental assessments, earth movements, soil testing, field exploration and analysis, and presentation of findings. I have particular experience with the evaluation of active faults for construction site planning, the development of seismic safety programs and policies, and the determination of remediation and design alternatives for geologically sound site development. I have over 20 years expert witness experience.

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Geology And Hydrogeology Expert 46424 CA(S)

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I have over 30 years of experience in environmental policy, contaminant assessment and remediation. I have spent nine years with the U.S. EPA in the RCRA and Superfund programs and served as EPA’s Senior Science Policy Advisor in the Western Regional Office where he identified emerging threats to groundwater from perchlorate and MTBE. While with EPA, I also served as a Senior Hydrogeologist in the oversight of the assessment of seven major military facilities undergoing base closure. I led numerous enforcement actions under provisions of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and directed efforts to improve hydrogeologic characterization and water quality monitoring. For the past 15 years, as a founding partner with SWAPE, I have developed extensive client relationships and has managed complex projects that include consultation as an expert witness and a regulatory specialist, and a manager of projects ranging from industrial stormwater compliance to CEQA review of impacts from hazardous waste, air quality and greenhouse gas emissions. My expertise consists of geologic and hydrogeologic characterization, industrial storm water compliance, CEQA review, investigation, and remediation strategies. I am highly involved with environmental policy concerning hazardous waste, water resources, water quality, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and geologic hazards. I am also knowledgeable in perchlorate contamination, estimation of clean-up costs, and impediments to intrinsic remediation. I have over 15 years expert witness experience.

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Coastal Pollution Expert 400596 MA

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I have more than 30 years experience in the field of Coastal and Oceanography Processes. I have consulting and academic experience conducting research on coastal processes, pollution, remediation, oceanography, coastal zone management, sustainability and related environmental fields. My expertise includes international environmental projects, including business development, sustainability, science, engineering, policy, regulations, and management; development of national / international environmental program focused on water bodies, river basis, or other transboundary features, and assistance to develop countries and implement environmental policy, legal regulatory, and integrated management regimes; environmental impact, analysis, and health impact analysis, audits, sustainability analysis, and other pertinent environmental methods. I specialize in collection, analysis / interpretation, and integration of field data into project design, which also includes programs at sea, on land, and in the air. I have over 20 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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Soil And Crops Expert 349131 AZ

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I have 25 years experience in the fields of soils, soil fertility, soil and water conservation, soil morphology, soil classification, soil sampling, irrigation, field crops, forage crops and pastures, grain and forage crops, landscape gardening, horticulture, and environmental issues and ethics. As a geoscientist, I have consulted on the issues of management for sustainable agriculture over the Central and Southern Great Plains, irrigation water rights, soil fertility, soil salinity documentation, soil excavation, and evaluation of nitrogen and phosphorus fate in alternative cropping systems. My grant research studies consist of water retention techniques, the establishment of roadside vegetation, and soil water monitoring of subsurface drip irrigation systems. I have prior expert witness experience.

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Civil Engineering Expert Witness TX 349287

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I have over 30 years experience in Civil Engineering. My expertise includes: geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, wall anchors, retaining walls, foundations, remedial repair engineering, forensic geotechnical or structural engineering, masonry evaluation including steel lintels, wall anchors and corrosion, evaluation of anchored earth retention, slope failure evaluation, foundation or structural failure, personal injury structural failure evaluation, code compliance evaluation, piering and piling evaluation, drainage evaluation, repair engineering, safe house evaluation and design, infrastructure, and bridge evaluation. I have more than 20 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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