Construction Defect Expert Witnesses

This highly qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in construction management and claims analysis. He earned his BS in civil engineering from Catholic University of America, is certified as a planning and scheduling professional, and is a licensed professional engineer. He is active in his field as a member of the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the American Society of Highway Engineers. His work in construction management has focused on critical path method scheduling (CPM), damages assessment, and construction from project initiation to completion. He formerly served as an engineer for Urban Engineers and a project engineer for Loftus. Currently, this expert is a senior consultant for an engineering consulting firm based in Pennsylvania.

This highly-qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in engineering and construction management, specializing in avoiding, minimizing, or resolving problems that may evolve during the design and construction process. He earned his BS in civil engineering from Drexel University and is licensed in 15 states as a registered professional engineer. He is active in his field as a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Associated General Contractors of America. He has formerly served as an engineer for Kiewit Eastern Co. and as a consultant for Arkhon Corporation. He has led management and risk audits, the development of project controls, and risk assessments of public and private projects, and has experience with various aspects of construction including contract preparation, field monitoring and inspection, budget assessments, termination and damage calculations, and claims analysis involving schedule delay, disruption and acceleration. Currently, this expert is a principal for a construction management consulting firm.

This expert has more than 35 years of experience in safety, industrial hygiene, OSHA, construction management, chemical plant, pipefitting, warehouse operations, forklifts, and slip, trip, and falls. He earned a masters degree in safety management from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is a certified safety professional. He is currently a private consultant for an environmental health and safety company and Retired Faculty, OSHA Consultation Program at a Indiana University in PA

This expert is a building and construction professional with over 30 years of hands-on experience in the construction and building inspection industries. He has testified in numerous trials and depositions for both plaintiff and defense attorneys. He has been qualified as an expert in construction and personal injury cases in courtrooms from New York City to Connecticut to Boston and has authored and presented numerous Continuing Legal Education courses, coast to coast. This expert has been specifically trained in residential and commercial building codes, construction site safety, residential and commercial building envelopes, slip, trip and fall accidents and building inspections. His decades of practical experience provides him with the unique ability to translate written code words into three-dimensional, real world interpretations making him extremely valuable as a forensic expert. Since the late 1970’s, This expert has been involved in the residential and commercial construction and building inspection industries. He also has extensive experience in prefabricated buildings and ran separate building manufacturing, roofing and drywall companies as subsidiaries of his construction company. Using the partnership and knowledge of his father, combined with his natural instincts and abilities as a building professional, he has worked side by side with his dad in the family building inspection and construction businesses since the late 1970’s. As this expert says, “you cannot learn in college what you can learn from your father”. With that as his mantra, he is a firm believer that there is no better educational resource than hands-on experience. In 2014 this expert was hired as the lead expert by one of New York City’s most prominent personal injury law firms to act as the plaintiff’s safety expert in a construction accident case that returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $62 million, the highest amount ever awarded to a single plaintiff in the history of Queens, New York.

This highly qualified architect and construction manager has more than 40 years of experience in design, construction management, contracting, and business management in the US and internationally. He qualifies as an expert witness in state and federal courts. He has experience in all aspects of design for residential, medical, food-service, retail, commercial and industrial projects.

This expert has over 35 years of experience in construction engineering. His research includes construction claims, construction safety, alternative energy technology, and waste disposal technology. He has served as Principal Engineer for various companies and, subsequently, legal counsel after receiving his J.D. In addition to serving as President of a consulting engineering company, he currently serves as Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering as well as Director of Construction Management for a university.

This premises liability expert is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers and is a credentialed safety engineer with over 20 years of experience in his field. He has also published several articles on concepts in safety and design.

This master electrician has almost 40 years of hands on experience. His areas of expertise include national electrical code compliance, safety code compliance, high voltage electrical safety orders, grounding and bonding of electrical systems, electrical line contact, high voltage contact, power plant wiring, ANSI standards, electrical patent infringement, accident investigation and OSHA standards. He is currently a private electrical contractor in California.

This expert has 25+ years of experience in property management specifically in Chicago, IL. Currently, he is the director of building services at a private property management practice where he maintains 300 + residential condominiums, including Gold Coast high rise and small to large multi-family properties. He manages a building inspection team which checks each property for municipal code compliance and comprehensive safety. Formerly, he was the Onsite Manager for Schneider Residential Properties where he managed 75+ units throughout Chicago as well as the owner of a residential and commercial property services practice that provided building inspection services, and advance carpentry, plumbing, and design. This expert earned his BA at the University of Kansas.

This expert received his Masters degree in 1997 at McMaster University and in 2004, he was awarded his PhD from Carleton University. His PhD contribution resulted in significant changes in the 2005 National Building Code of Canada, NBCC. During his graduate studies, he taught several courses including Engineering Mechanics, Surveying, Highway and Transportation, Bridge Design, and Properties of Material. He joined Alfred Benesch & Company, a consulting company in the US, as a lead bridge engineer. He gained over seven years of bridge design experience. He has wide experience in bridge rehabilitation and design, and is knowledgeable in American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and Federal Highway Association (FHWA) policies and design standards. His personal experience includes highway bridge analysis and design, rehabilitation and construction, and scour analysis for bridges.

This highly qualified expert has extensive background in construction management, design architecture, and forensic consulting. He earned his B.S. in Architectural Technology from the New York Institute of Technology; he is a New York State Registered Architect, a Board Certified Construction Manager and CCM Subject Area Expert with the Construction Management Association of America (CMCI). The expert works as the Managing Architect for a New York City school construction organization. He has served has a Construction Manager for projects involving Touro College facilities, Fulton Street Transit Center, the World Trade Center, Crain's Publishing Headquarters, and Watson Wyatt Worldwide among many others. He presently has a forensic consulting practice where he specializes in claims mitigation, analysis, productivity analysis, earned value analysis, contract dispute resolution, delay claim impact analysis, coupled with in-depth knowledge of cost control practices during all phases of project delivery. He is also now a PT Adjunct Professor in Construction Management and Real Estate at a large New York College.

This Forensic Architect assists attorneys and insurance companies in resolving construction litigation claims through physical investigation, analysis, report writing and expert witness testimony. He is a Registered Architect and a Professional Planner with 28 years of experience in the construction industry. He has an ability to explain complex design and construction issues in a simple and clear manner as an expert witness. He has testified in deposition, mediation, arbitration and Court. This expert actively consults on construction claims for defects, delays, and errors & omissions. He earned his Bachelor of Architecture from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and is currently licensed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington D.C. and Florida. The expert is also a Professional Planner in New Jersey and has an NCARB Certificate from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. He has completed analysis on numerous projects, including condominium complexes, schools, healthcare facilities, and resort properties, among others. He was a Claims Department Head and a Senior Architect for The Falcon Group before starting his current role as a Forensic Architect at a firm in New Jersey. After graduating from high school, this expert worked for a contractor performing construction trades. After graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from NJIT, he worked for several Architectural firms. He decided to concentrate on Forensic Architecture and has worked for Claims firms such as Hill International. He has been primarily focused on Forensic work for the past 12 years. This expert has written numerous expert reports and has testified in arbitration, a bench trial and a jury trial.

This expert is currently a wood scientist and has been working in the wood industry for almost 20 years. He earned a BS in Construction Management & Wood Products Engineering from SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry and a Masters Degree in Forest Products from Oregon State University. This expert focuses primarily in investigations of problems associated with wood and wood-based products, evaluations of wood products used in construction, and management of testing laboratories.

This expert has 35+ years of experience in the New Jersey residential construction industry, from simple renovations to multi-million dollar custom homes. He is licensed by the State of New Jersey as a home builder, home remodeler, and building inspector. As a consultant, he has conducted inspections for municipal governments and homeowner associations; he has also been recognized as an expert by the Monmouth Country Superior Court.

This expert holds a bachelor degree in Environmental Design and a masters in Architecture from the University of Colorado, and is a member of the American Institute of Architects. As a forensic architect, he performs standard of care analysis in design and construction projects, with special emphasis on multi-family residential projects; performs cause and origin analysis of building system installations and failures, including roofing systems, window and door systems, exterior wall cladding systems, waterproofing, and foundation systems, with a specialization in fire-resistive assemblies and active fire-protection systems; performs premises liability analysis including slip/trip and fall, and maintenance procedure analysis, with an emphasis on accessibility code compliance; and performs damage assessments on existing facilities related to storms, accidents, fire, and natural disasters.

This certified Construction Site Safety Technician and Construction OSHA Outreach Trainer has led a 23+ year career in construction safety. He previously served as the Deputy Director of Safety at Hitt Contracting and now serves as the Director of Construction Management Services at a firm in close collaboration with the US Army Corps of Engineers. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Villanova University and served in the US Marine Corps for two decades, retiring at the rank of Major.

This expert has about 10 years experience in property management. He has vast experience as a property portfolio manager where he was responsible for asset management, building code compliance, and real estate/insurance appraisal. He is currently the Director of Community Association Management for the Pacific Northwest at a California based property management company.

This construction expert currently runs a private consulting business in Maryland. He has over 35 years of experience in engineering, construction, scheduling, and claims, with background in construction management, CPM scheduling, litigation support, and claims analysis. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering, specializing in Design and Engineering of Concrete and Steel Structures and Construction Management, from Drexel University. He also has an M.B.A. with specializations in Management Information Systems and Corporate Finance from Drexel. He is an associate member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and has held memberships in the National Society of Professional Engineers and Project Management Institute.

This fire protection and construction codes expert has been active in his field for over 33 years. He earned his B.S. in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of New York. The expert began his career with fire protection and alarm system companies before becoming a Consulting Engineer with Lehr Associates, where he prepared code reviews. From 2000 until 2009, the expert was the Director of the New York office of Hughes Associates and was responsible for preparing detailed code analysis reports. He now runs his own consulting business and is a member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers.

This supremely qualified fire origin and cause investigation expert has served as a municipal fire marshal for over 20 years, and is a certified fire investigator who is the proprietor of a private fire investigation and fire/building code consulting firm.