SPECIALIZATION● Civil/Structural Engineering & Construction Forensics- Expert Consulting/Witness; Insurance Claims; Third-Party & Peer Reviews; Evidence Recovery/Documentation; Testimony & Trial Experience● Condition/Vulnerability/Damage Assessment, Fitness-for-Service & Failure Analysis — Investigation of Man-Made and Natural Hazards: Buildings, Bridges, Industrial Facilities, Towers/Chimneys, Containment/Pressure Vessels, Offshore Installations, Grain & Granular Material Bins/Silos, Caves, Elevated Equipment/Scaffolds, Conduits & Pipelines, Underground Mining/Tunneling Operations, Seals/Stoppings in Coal Mines, Earth/Water Retaining Structures, Foundations, Slabs/Pavements; Instrumentation & Monitoring ● Construction/Installation Defects/Accidents — Effect of Pile Driving, Trenching, Conventional & Explosive Demolition on Existing Facilities; Cracking and Settlement Damage; Water Intrusion; Contract Disputes ● Code Compliance; Errors and Omissions; Standards of Care; OSHA Standards● Premises Liability; Slip-Trip-Fall Accidents (Testing for Coefficient of Friction)● Engineering Mechanics — Linear/Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis for Extreme/Accidental Events (Seismic, Wind, Explosion, Vibrations, Thermal Effects); Concrete/Shotcrete/Composite Materials; Destructive and Nondestructive Testing● Product/Component Design/Liability Investigations; Failure Simulation and Reconstruction ● Building/Construction Product Evaluation — Structural Components/Materials, Cementitious Products (Concrete, Terrazzo, Repair Materials); Testing & Analysis● Intellectual Property and Patent Infringement Issues● Building & Support-Structure Analysis/Design/Construction — Residential, Commercial and Industrial, Blast & Fire-Resistant Installations, Equipment/Piping Support Structures, Fall Protection Systems, Vibration/Earthquake Hazard Evaluation & Retrofit Design; Steel, Concrete, Wood, Brick, Masonry, and Adobe Construction; Remediation & Construction Management