Stair Fall Expert Witnesses in New York

This high-qualified expert has nearly 50 years of experience in the field of construction. He earned his BS from Monmouth College, is a certified EPA renovator, and is licensed as a new home builder, home improvement contractor, construction code official, building sub-code official, and a residential, commercial, industrial, and high rise/high hazard specialist. This expert is active in his field as a member of the Bergen/Passaic Municipal Inspectors Association and the New Jersey Business and Industry Association. He formerly served as a construction code official for the Township of Washington in Bergen County and a building sub-code official for the Borough of Paramus, both in New Jersey. Since 1973, this expert has owned and operated a construction company based in New Jersey.

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 qualified expert has over four decades of experience in architecture, with extensive experience in all aspects of the architectural profession including new construction, rehab projects, fire damage renovations, moisture problems, ADA accessibility, building code analysis and safety, and problem solving during construction. He received his BA in architecture from the NJ Institute of Technology, is a licensed architect, and is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified. He is active in his field as a member of the South Broad Street Association, Sustainable Business Network, and the American Institute of Architect. Formerly, he has worked as an architect design for Morris Aubrey Architects, CRS Sirrine, and 3D International. He then worked as an architect consultant for Daroff Design and a project architect consultant at A1-5 Architects. For nearly thirty years, he has worked as the senior project architect at his own firm in Pennsylvania where he works on both residential and commercial projects.