Investigation, reporting and testimony protocols and compliance. Representation of clients in designated expert witness capacity. Involvement in the field of forensic construction defects since 1997. Mr. Ward has also been retained as an arbitrator and mediator relating to construction disputes, the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC), and has personally handled over 1,000 construction disagreements. Mr. Ward has appeared and testified as an expert witness in numerous depositions, arbitrations, mediations, ROC hearings, and at the Arizona Superior Court. His construction experiences evolves from building more than 1,000 structures in Arizona, California, and Texas from 1972-2008, including residential, assisted living, multi-family, commercial, industrial, institutional, and engineering type construction projects. • Preparation of Reports based upon:o Detailed forensic analysis of construction defectso Mechanics of materialso Failure and causation, and o Remediation and repair recommendationsSpecialties• Expert Witness Testimony• General Contractor Standard of Care• Construction Contracts, Construction Documents, Specifications, and the General Conditions of the Contract for Construction• Details of Construction• Cost of Repair Estimates• Code Compliance• OSHA Compliance and Regulations• Personal Injury• Contract Disputes• Forensic Job Cost Accounting• Delay Analysis• Registrar of Contractor Hearings• Mold Investigation