Structural Engineer Expert Witnesses in Illinois

This highly qualified expert has over fifteen years of experience researching, teaching and consulting in the transportation industry. He earned his Bachelors of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, his MS and PhD in transportation systems and civil engineering from the University of Illinois and The University of Texas at Austin, respectively. This expert is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Transportation Research Board where he also serves on multiple committees. He has been published over 150 times in peer-reviewed journal articles and presented extensively in his field. Formerly he has served as a visiting professor in the department of civil engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and as a visiting distinguished professor at the School of Transportation Engineering at Tongji University. He is currently a full professor for a school of engineering at a major IN research university.

This highly qualified expert has over thirty years of experience in the civil engineering and construction industry. He earned his BE in civil engineering from Nagpur University in India. He then earned his MS and PhD in civil engineering/construction engineering and management at University of Cincinnati and Purdue University, respectively. This expert is a certified cost professional and a licensed professional engineer. He has authored over 200 publications that relate to warranties, process improvement, project controls, capital rehabilitation planning, strategic planning, and decision-making as well as books related to infrastructure planning, engineering, economics, and cost engineering. Currently, he serves as a professor of civil engineering as well as a professor and head of the division of construction engineering and management at a renowned Indiana university. He is also the principal consultant for a legal engineering consultancy.

This highly qualified expert has 30 years of experience in environmental and geotechnical engineering. He received his BS in civil engineering from Lehigh University before earning both his MS and PhD in civil engineering, geotechnical/geoenvironmental from the University of Texas. He is currently a certified environmental engineer and a licensed professional engineer. This expert is active in his field as a member of numerous associations, including the US National Academy of Engineering, the American Association for Advancement of Science, the American Geophysical Union, and the International Geosynthetics Society. He is highly involved in his field, having authored hundreds of research publications throughout his career. For his work, he has received numerous awards. He has formerly served as the chair of civil and environmental engineering at both the University of Washington and the University of Wisconsin, the director of the Wisconsin geotechnics laboratory at the University of Wisconsin, and a professor of geological, civil, and environmental engineering at the University of Wisconsin. Currently, this expert is the dean of the school of engineering and applied science at a well-known university in Virginia.

This highly-qualified expert has 25 years of experience in the field of civil and construction engineering. He earned his BS at Nagpur University, his MS at the University of Cincinnati and his PhD in civil engineering at Purdue University. He is a licensed professional engineer and active in his field as a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the author of over 195 papers and 5 books. He has formerly served as an assistant professor of civil engineering at several universities including Polytechnic University (now NYU Tandon School of Engineering), the University of Cincinnati and Purdue University. In addition, he has formerly served as an associate professor of civil engineering and construction engineering at Purdue University as well as the past chair of the Global Leadership Forum for Construction Engineering and Management Programs. This expert currently serves as a professor of civil engineering and construction engineering and the head of the construction engineering and management program at a university in Indiana. In addition, he currently serves as a distinguished visiting professor of civil engineering at a university in China.

This expert has over 30 years of experience in the roofing and building enclosure industry. He earned his AAS in civil engineering technology from Hawkeye Institute of Technology before earning his BA in computer science and business administration from Coe College. He is licensed as a professional engineer in 4 states and is a registered roof consultant and exterior wall consultant. He is active in his field as a member of ASTM International, the Roof Consultants Institute, and the Building Enclosure Council, and as an author of several articles on roofing and building codes. He formerly served as a design engineer and project manager for Shive-Hattery Engineers and Architects, the office manager for VJ Engineer, and a project engineer with Brown Engineering, where he was responsible for building envelope and roofing consulting projects. Currently, this expert serves as a project engineer for facilities at a roofing engineering consulting firm based in Iowa.