39 years of commercial development & construction expertise, 30 years as owner of general contracting company. Full litigation support, including: defects, estimating, CPM scheduling, claims, analysis, code violations, construction quality & delay evaluation, PI & construction accidents. 20 Trial testimony, 150 depositions, ten arbitrations & settlement conferences, representing both plaintiffs & defendants. Teaching: UCLA Extension & Cal State.

Cost Overrun Analyses. Forensic Schedule Analysis. Change Order Development. Change Order Review and Analyses. Delay & Disruption Quantification. Acceleration & Mitigation Impact Quantification. Cumulative Impact Quantification. Forensic Accounting. Expert Witness Testimony.

Construction Defects; Forensic Engineering; Cost Estimating & Scheduling; Change Orders; Delays; Safety; Real Estate Development; Labor Relations & Management; Liens; Licensing; Quality Assurance; Employment; Ethics; International; Education; Earthquake; Wind; Fire; Flood; Construction Management. 30 years Industry Experience. Arbitrator & Mediator Services; Real Property Assessments, Accidents, Civil Engineering.

Real Property Development procedures & practices, all building types, sizes & phases. Professional evaluation of building design errors & omissions, building code compliance & professional standards of practice. Forensic investigation of construction defects. Repair cost estimates. Construction contract/subcontract performance; project management administration & cost accounting. Change order administration, quality assurance & building performance. Evaluation of delay claims. Documentation of major property/casualty insurance losses. Excellent litigation support & trial exhibit preparation. Expert witness testimony. Experienced AAA arbitrator & mediator. Large & complex cases. Member, Dispute Resolution Boards

34 years construction experience, includes all phases of construction from Land Development through Certificate of Occupancy. Specializing in all aspects of construction, project management, building reconstruction, grading (earth) development, damage and defect repairs, including estimating, cost of repairs, cost of damages, forensic analysis, standard of care, delays, testimony, analysis and expert opinion within construction related criteria. Contract and document(s) review and analysis.

Expert witness & technical support: new construction & existing buildings. Litigation related to construction (defects, personal injuries, code compliance & violation, design & development, repair, alteration, renovation, cost estimate/analysis, etc.) Damage assessment & field investigation (earthquake, hurricane, flood, fire, blast, riot, etc.) Specialty in post-earthquake evaluation & safety assessment. Expert project/ construction management services. Past projects include office bldgs., multi-family, apartments, single family residential, schools, sports facilities, parking structures, steel towers, bridges and other structures & improvements. Seismic analysis & design for new & rehabilitation of existing buildings (including current ordinances). More than 40 years of experience in low to high-rise structures in steel, concrete, masonry & wood for commercial, residential, industrial, institutional & public facilities.

Evaluate plumbing, piping, auto fire sprinklers, HVAC, sewers & drainage, in residential, apartment, condo, commercial, mid & high rise. More than 30 yrs hands-on expert. Qualified Expert Witness Calif Superior Court; Certified Plumbing Engineer; Certified Fire Protection Specialist; Certified Plumb & Mech Inspector ICC/IAPMO; Certified Plumb & Mech Code Specialist - AICS.

Mechanical (heating, venting, a/c, plumbing, industrial piping). Electrical & fire protection engineering; inspections; expert testimony. Construction projects including retail, commercial, office, manufacturing, industrial, hotel, residential & health care facilities. Graphic & computer capabilities.

Evaluate general building defects in residential, apartment & condos. More than 20 yrs hands-on expert.

Experienced & authoritative expert testimony, reports & analysis on rain, wind, snow, ice & hail, intensity, lightning, dust, fog, visibility, wildfires, smoke assessments, flooding, waves; specialist in auto/boat/plane accident reconstruction, mold, property damage, slip & falls, construction & determining unusualness, normalcy & foreseeability. Weather issues for alternative energy, emergency response & counter terrorism. Air pollution transport. Weather effects on systems & operations. Official data, site visits, clear & convincing testimony, references

4x Forensic Engineering Laboratories is a full-service forensic engineering laboratory. We provide expert witness & analytical & testing services in the following areas: FIRES & EXPLOSIONS: Electrical and gas product defect investigations, thermal & fire modeling & laboratory testing. WATER LOSS: Materials, corrosion & failure analysis of plumbing products. FAILURE ANALYSIS: Metallurgy, product testing & computerized stress analysis. ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION: Automotive, trucks, construction equipment & premises liability.

Expert Witness, Court Testimony & Litigation Support Services. Accident, Civil & Criminal Investigations. Exp all phases Construction; Underground Construction, Tunneling, Mining & Mills; Construction/mining equipment, cranes, fires/explosions, forklifts, ladders/scaffolds & welding. P.I., Risk Assessment; CAL/OSHA, IIPP, OSHA, MSHA, NEC, NFPA, NRC Regs; Safety Training; Industl Safety. 30+ years experience Public & Private Sectors. Also offices in Florida, Kansas & Missouri.

General Contractor, Project Manager, Estimator, Scheduler, Delay disruption analysis, Defect & remediation analysis. Jobsite injuries, code compliance of buildings & projects. Arbitrator, mediator, DRB panelist.

Architect, Engineer, Contractor: Standard of Care. Retained over 200 times; Deposed over 100 times; Trial Testimony over 20 times. Waterproofing, water intrusion, building envelope, zoning-setbacks, concrete performance, path of travel, structural analysis, earthquake-fire damage, plan analysis. Landslides, retaining wall failure, settlement, flooding, grading, septic, expansive soils, mud flows, pavement distress, ground water evaluation, slope analysis. Cost estimates, construction management, delay analysis, contracts.