Beginning her career in advanced structural analysis and engineering design, this structural engineering expert has approximately 15 years of experience evaluating structural failures, utility infrastructure, and complex load-bearing systems. Her practice focuses on forensic structural investigations, structural collapse analysis, construction defect evaluations, wind and hurricane damage assessments, and structural engineering design. She also serves as both a consulting and testifying expert witness, applying engineering principles to the investigation of structural performance and failure.

She earned a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Computational Mechanics and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. A licensed Professional Engineer in multiple states, she is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). Her technical expertise is supported by extensive experience with finite element analysis (FEA), structural modeling, and advanced computational engineering methods used to evaluate the behavior of steel, concrete, timber, and composite structures.

Her work spans a broad range of forensic and design assignments involving utility poles, bridges, retaining walls, commercial buildings, residential structures, industrial facilities, and critical infrastructure. She has investigated utility pole failures resulting from vehicle impacts, wind events, decay, and structural overload, while also evaluating foundation systems, reinforced concrete components, steel framing, truss structures, and deep foundation elements. Additional experience includes bridge impact assessments, ship collision analyses, nuclear facility structures, aerospace infrastructure, and hurricane-resistant structural design. Her evaluations regularly incorporate applicable engineering standards, field inspections, materials assessments, and finite element modeling to determine structural capacity, failure mechanisms, and repair alternatives.

In addition to forensic investigations, she has led multidisciplinary engineering teams, coordinated field investigations, prepared structural calculations, authored technical reports, and developed engineering recommendations for complex structural projects. Her background combines practical field investigations with sophisticated analytical techniques, enabling comprehensive evaluations of structural integrity, utility pole performance, construction deficiencies, infrastructure resilience, and engineering standard-of-care issues across a wide range of civil and structural engineering matters.