Expert Witness 531548
Architecture
California
Bachelor, Hawaii
Cases
Deposition Experience
Court Testimony Experience
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Court Testimony Experience
A Licensed Architect, NCARB Certified, and LEED Accredited Professional, he serves as an expert witness in disputes involving architectural design, construction contract administration, and building performance. His professional experience includes senior leadership roles within global architecture and construction firms, as well as principal-level management of his own architectural practice, providing a strong foundation for opinions regarding professional standard of care and construction-related claims.
Throughout his career, he has been responsible for design oversight, contract administration, technical coordination, and constructability review on large-scale public and commercial developments. He co-authored a standardized construction contract administration manual adopted across more than 100 offices within a global architecture and engineering firm, reflecting his expertise in project delivery systems and contract administration protocols.
His technical focus includes construction defects, design deficiencies, construction delays, product defects, construction cost disputes, construction contract interpretation, slip and fall claims, and building envelope and waterproofing failures. He has been designated as an expert in approximately 30 matters, prepared expert reports in about 20 cases, been deposed 5 times, and testified at trial on 2 occasions.
Representative engagements include expert testimony in explosion and fire litigation; analysis of contractor versus owner responsibility in a major infrastructure delay claim; evaluation of contractor responsibility for residential construction quality; roofing product defect claims in class action litigation; seismic damage assessments; water intrusion investigations involving waterproofing failures; construction cost analysis for commercial development disputes; and evaluation of insurable incident determinations following a catastrophic structural collapse.
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Degree Type
Bachelor
Field of Study
Architecture
Institution
University of the District of Columbia
Type
License
Certification / License
Licensed Architect (AIA)
Issuing Authority
State of California (CA)
Type
Certification
Certification / License
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
Issuing Authority
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
Tags:
Architectural Design
Architectural Engineering
Owner Architect Agreements
Water Intrusion
Delays