Combining extensive experience in forensic engineering, structural evaluation, and construction consulting, this civil engineering and construction defect expert witness has worked in the field for more than 20 years. The expert specializes in construction deficiencies and damages, site investigations, code compliance analysis, building envelope issues, construction cost estimation, and evaluation of construction and design defects. The expert also has more than 5 years of experience providing consultations and deposition testimony involving construction deficiencies, contractor responsibilities, structural failures, code violations, roofing and ventilation defects, property damage investigations, and construction-related personal injury matters. Technical expertise further includes bridge design, streetscape and neighborhood improvement projects, stormwater analysis and drainage solutions, scaffolding structural design, and analysis of construction documents, industry standards, and building codes. The expert’s forensic engineering work has also included representation of construction-defect and damage issues in litigation-related proceedings involving residential, commercial, and condominium properties.

Extensive professional leadership responsibilities include service as Owner and Professional Engineer for a forensic and construction consulting practice focused on engineering evaluation, diagnostic reporting, and construction defect analysis. Previous project leadership roles included Project Director, Senior Project Consultant, and Project Consultant assignments involving site investigations, construction estimates, code analysis, and advising clients and legal parties regarding construction responsibilities and deficiencies. Additional engineering experience includes property damage investigations, code compliance reviews, and structural design of scaffolding support systems associated with construction and maintenance operations.

Grounded in a broad civil engineering and infrastructure background, the expert has participated in bridge and infrastructure design projects throughout the United States, including structural integrity assessments, bridge inspections, and transportation-related engineering evaluations. Municipal project management experience has included oversight of city streetscape and neighborhood improvement projects, management of public infrastructure design and construction activities, stormwater problem analysis, culvert and grading design solutions, and preliminary research and corridor layout planning for light rail systems. The expert’s forensic consulting experience has additionally involved mediations, arbitrations, and depositions concerning structural collapse investigations, HVAC platform failures, construction cost disputes, exterior wall systems, roofing and ventilation deficiencies, water intrusion concerns, concrete repair issues, and building envelope evaluations.

Continuing professional education and technical training have included coursework and symposium participation involving forensic engineering ethics, ACI-318 building code standards, ASTM water intrusion and building wall system analysis, concrete repair methodologies, attic ventilation systems, exterior wall systems, residential building code considerations, ICC railing standards, facilities engineering maintenance and repair, OSHA construction safety, biodeterioration of wood, and coastal building materials. Professional credentials include licensure as a Professional Engineer in North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Mississippi, Virginia, New Jersey, and New York. Additional certifications include ICC Residential Building Inspector and ICC Commercial Building Inspector credentials. This expert holds a Master of Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.