A registered architect and architecture expert witness with more than 40 years of professional experience in architectural design, construction management, project oversight, and risk management within the built environment. This expert’s work focuses on the evaluation of architectural design, construction practices, project management procedures, and contract administration issues associated with building development and construction projects. For more than 25 years, the expert has provided consultations, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in disputes involving architectural design, construction practices, construction contracts, and project management responsibilities.

Professional experience spans several interconnected areas of architectural and construction practice. Architectural design and project oversight work has included serving as principal in an architecture, engineering, and planning firm and later directing large construction and renovation programs in a national construction management organization. Additional leadership experience includes serving as director of buildings for a large regional organization, acting as resident architect and owner’s representative responsible for reviewing contracts, bids, pay applications, change orders, and other construction documentation while establishing policies and procedures governing architects and contractors.

The expert’s consulting practice includes analysis of design and construction issues, constructability reviews of architectural documents prior to bidding, and evaluation of project management protocols intended to minimize schedule delays, change orders, and construction claims. Work in this area also involves assisting owners and project teams with risk management practices, claim preparation and defense, and dispute resolution related to construction and design matters. Additional experience includes disaster recovery consulting involving coordination with emergency management agencies and grant applicants to address technical, policy, and funding requirements associated with disaster recovery projects and public assistance programs.

Credentials include licensure as a registered architect in multiple states and certification through the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. Educational background includes a Bachelor of Architecture degree. The expert has also served in leadership roles within civic and planning organizations, including chair positions within regional planning and building commissions, reflecting involvement in governance and oversight related to construction, planning, and development practices.