A corrosion engineering expert witness with more than 25 years of experience, this professional specializes in materials and corrosion evaluation of concrete, steel, alloy, metallic, and non-metallic systems. More than 10 years of expert witness experience is documented. Technical work focuses on identifying deterioration and failure mechanisms, premature distress, material and environmental compatibility, corrosion-related damage, and factors affecting structural service life. The expert applies non-destructive testing, in-situ evaluation, and statistical analysis to locate and quantify defects, characterize overall condition, and assess their potential effect on structural performance.

Educational attainment includes a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, a Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering, and a Master of Science in Ocean Engineering. Professional credentials include certification as a Cathodic Protection Specialist through NACE International. Professional affiliations include the American Concrete Institute, NACE International, the American Society of Highway Engineers, and Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society.

Professional responsibilities include service as a Principal Engineer. Project experience encompasses pre-stressed and post-tensioned bridges, cable-stayed bridges, reinforced bridge decks and substructures, parking garages, tunnels, marine structures, aquarium tanks, underground pressurized steel and concrete pipelines, communication tower footings, buildings, wastewater reactors, and marine vessels. The expert has evaluated corrosion mechanisms in reinforced, pre-stressed, and post-tensioned concrete structures; designed cathodic protection systems; developed corrosion-control plans for coated and uncoated steel; and assessed coatings, steel alloys, stray-current corrosion, remote monitoring systems, service life, and life-cycle costs.

Additional technical work includes ultrasonic inspection, stay-cable and tendon evaluation, cathodic protection performance testing, atmospheric corrosion assessment, evaluation of epoxy-coated metals, and analysis of corrosion-resistant materials and systems. Published and presented work addressing bridge preservation, post-tensioned tendon failures, non-destructive inspection, corrosion mitigation, service-life estimation, and fitness for service provides further grounding for evaluating corrosion, material degradation, durability, and infrastructure performance in disputed matters.