A construction and insurance damage assessment expert witness with more than 30 years of experience, this professional specializes in commercial and residential construction, forensic damage evaluation, and insurance-related loss analysis. The expert has over 15 years of experience providing consultation, deposition, and expert witness services in matters involving construction defects, property damage, and insurance claims.

The expert’s areas of practice include forensic damage assessment, replacement cost analysis, and evaluation of construction defects across residential and commercial structures. This work involves assessing losses related to fire, water intrusion, flooding, hurricanes, earthquakes, mold, and other catastrophic events, as well as vehicle-related property damage. Additional areas of practice include building inspections, remodeling, and analysis of structural and material components such as foundations, framing, roofing, waterproofing systems, concrete, masonry, carpentry, and wood repair. The expert also performs construction-related analysis in the context of insurance claims, including estimating, contract review, project coordination, and evaluation of business interruption and co-insurance factors.

The expert’s professional experience includes serving as an owner and principal of construction and forensic consulting practices, along with prior roles as a superintendent, project manager, and contractor overseeing a broad range of construction projects. Professional experience also includes hands-on construction, project development, and consulting across diverse building types and large-scale losses, as well as completion of over a thousand insurance claims as a licensed adjuster and ongoing consulting for insurers and policyholders. Licensure includes a general contractor license, multiple insurance adjuster licenses, and real estate licensure, along with certification as a FEMA field inspector and designation as a mediator/arbitrator in construction dispute resolution.