Scott Beresheim, Pe Email & Phone Number

• Principal and Managing Director for Fulcrum Forensics.• Managing a team of experts and engineers that provide consulting work for a wide range of clients servicing the state of Florida but currently expanding our reach to multiple states spanning from California to Maine.• Conducting select inspections in Florida within the civil/structural engineer field, my field of expertise.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

• Project Manager at Envista Forensics in the Expert Alliance Division• Manage Single and Multi-Discipline claims in the United States of America and United Kingdom.• A sample type of Projects Managed include: Construction Defect, Structural Failures, Building Envelope Damage, Roof Failures, Natural Disaster Damage, along with niche specialties such as Turf Experts, Tower Experts, and Building interruption Experts. • I continue to perform Structural Inspections on Large Loss claims.• I continue to be an Instructor for multiple CEU classes

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

• Performed over 1000 inspections on Single-Family, Multi-Family, Retail, Mixed-Use, Sports Complexes, Commercial, and Parking Structures to determine the cause, origin, and/or reparability of damage areas. • Instructor for multiple CEU classes: Wind and Hail damage, Moisture Tracking, Building Envelope, Wind vs Flood damage, Floodwater damage, and Wood Floor Damage. • Lead Forensic Structural Engineer on a multi-million-dollar insurance claim at a two luxury resorts. Coordinated a four-person team of engineers to determine the cause of loss to multiple buildings, mechanical equipment, electrical equipment, golf course, and soil restoration. • Lead Forensic Engineer on a multi-million-dollar insurance claim at four apartment complexes, over 150 buildings. Coordinated a three-person team of engineers to determine cause or roof damage, exterior siding, and reparability.• Forensic structural inspection of an NFL stadium to determine cause of spalling in sections of the concrete members and inspected the condition of the expansion joint materials throughout the stadium. Created a report providing the locations of damage, the causes of damage, and repair recommendations that included a signed and sealed set of drawings detailing the method of repairs.• Lead Forensic Engineer on Construction Defect claims involving window/glazing/curtain wall installation multi-story buildings.• Lead Forensic Engineer on Construction Defect claim involving stucco installation in multi-family complexes, planned comminutes, and isolated buildings.• Lead Forensic Engineer on Vibration/Building claim involving an historic building located adjacent to a construction site for a high-rise building.

Metairie, Louisiana, Us

• Conducted over 250 inspections of residential and commercial buildings and provided expert opinion. Inspected buildings for structural building stability, MWRFS, lateral load distribution, gravity and wind loading on walls and roofs, snow loading and drifts, buckling failures, concrete and steel failures, roof failures, code and ordinance requirements, lightning damage, fire damage, mold/mildew damage, and foundation erosion and scour damage. Researched past storm events, past permits, structural drawings, and soil properties. Performed mold sampling and collected mold samples for lab inspection, collected evidence items from inspections to recreate or test the reported failures of the items.• Selected for the National Flood Team and conducted over 50 inspections of residential buildings for flood damage following FEMA guidelines. Flood inspections were conducted in the states of Florida, New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Iowa. Determined what structural elements, if any, were damaged from the flood event. Analyzed and researched the storm surges, wind speeds, and reported damages from the flood event in the area to determine overall damage to surrounding areas to compare with current inspection. Provided a scope of repairs for damages due to the flood event and additional results and conclusions for damage not directly related to the flood event.

Odessa, Florida, Us

• Managing Director of the Design and Construction Administration Division for the company and oversaw all of the design projects of the firm.• Managed a team of 8 design professionals and drafters for day-to-day operations and the training and career development of the design professionals and drafters.• Managed, attended meetings, and scheduled work load for the design phase and construction administration phase of the projects.• Designed over a million square feet of commercial and institutional buildings.• Extensive design work with concrete, steel, masonry, wood, and post-tensioning.• Performed structural diagnostics and forensic inspections for institutional and commercial buildings and provided written reports of the cause, origin, and the scope of structural repairs to restore the buildings.

Houston, Tx, Us

• Designed structures for high-rise buildings, stadiums, airports, university buildings, and many other large complex structural buildings.• Performed structural diagnostics and forensic inspections on institutional and commercial buildings and provided written reports.• Extensive design work with concrete, steel, masonry, wood, and post-tensioning.

Master’S Degree, Civil Engineering - Structural

Bachelor’S Degree, Civil Engineering -Structural