As an active, “hands-on,” working General Contractor, home, and building Inspector, I deliver expertise regarding construction defects, standards of care, product defects, non-permit work, building code violations, disregard for maintenance, improper installation, standards of practice and blueprint (plans) analysis. Being proficient in multiple building trades, I can provide you with a testimony of the highest professionalism, quality, and detail. Working in the building, repair, remodeling, and maintenance industry for over 30 years I have experience in most building trades and skills, including job site safety, project planning, building codes, the proper use of materials, contracts, permits from many different municipalities and most everything related to construction. For the last 19 years as a legal consultant and expert witness I have been retained on multiple cases, given many depositions, testified at trial and binding arbitrations. I have been involved with matters of personal injury, construction defects, fraud, standards of care, standards of practice, job site safety, product liability, cost of repairs, code violations and negligence. A clean record with the California Register of Contractors. No violations. No criminal record never removed from a case as an expert. Licensed since August 1994. Bonded.

Our team of expert witnesses can consult, testify, and provide reports on various factors affecting a construction such as: Construction defects Construction management and safety Accident investigation Cost estimates Forensic investigations Quality issues Infrastructure projects Standards of care Work zone safety standards

Specializes in Public works projects including K-12, Libraries, Community Centers, Parks and more. Managed projects for GC’s and as a representative to Public Owners. Managed projects from scoping all the way to close out. Experience includes civil and structural design, surveying and subdivision. Award winning published author for Construction Management, public speaker, national and international Construction Management trainer.

Litigation support & expert witness services for Personal Injury: slips & falls, code & safety violations, falls from height, safety engineering & construction accidents. Accident Reconstruction: Computer simulation/animation, automobile, pedestrian, motorcycle, truck, bicycle, braking distance, speed analysis & impact forces. Construction: all aspects including claims, delay impact analysis, contract disputes, CPM schedule analysis, construction defects, damage calculations, contractor's performance, cost to repair, digital forensics.

Construction defects; Forensic Engineering; Cost Estimating; Forensic Scheduling; Delays; Damages; Duty of Care; Code Compliance; Constructibility; Third-Party neutral, arbitrators, mediators.

Building Enclosure (roofing, waterproofing, fenestration & exterior wall cladding). Consulting & Expert Services for litigation (construction defects, standard of care, building code analysis, personal injury & water damages) & property damage insurance claims (wind, fire, earthquake & hail). Support services incl: visual inspections, intrusive & water testing, leak investigations, documentation, report development, document review, research. Expert witness testimony & cost estimating.

Highway Engineering, Transportation Engineering & Parking; construction defects, failures, specifications & disputes; Traffic Engineering, speed requirements and driver reaction; Highway safety, road hazards & obstructions; Traffic accidents including automobiles, motorcycles & bicycles; Pavement standards, construction, maintenance and repairs; Accident Reconstruction - skid & forensic analysis; Materials including asphalt, concrete & soils; Road Defects - cracking, potholes, friction & loose gravel; Road geometric standards - sight distance & clear recovery.

68 years construction experience, including all phases of construction, but specializing in damage repair work, including experience in estimating & reconstruction of buildings damaged by fire, wind, motor vehicles, earth movement, & construction defects. 51 years of experience in cost estimating structures with construction defect problems. Qualified & testified as an expert in Municipal, Superior & Federal courts. Appointed to serve as an impartial repair method & cost expert by judges of the San Diego & Orange County Superior courts. CV & fee schedule available on request.

Land Use Planning & Zoning, Architecture - malpractice and professional standard of care, Building Codes, Permits and Entitlements. Extensive experience as a consultant and designated expert for matters involving land use planning & zoning, the practice of architecture especially malpractice and the architect's standard of care, building code compliance, and matters relating to permits and entitlements. Professional experience coupled with 20+ years as an adjunct architecture professor teaching professional practice and code classes and an adjunct professor teaching development and land use classes.

40+ years experience. Forensic analysis, opinion, testimony and claims regarding standard of care, defect, delay, cost, personal injury, etc. Product type experience in office, retail, restaurant, residential, multifamily, high-rise, hospital, medical office, Indian gaming, hotel, education, stadium, theater, parking, power/co-generation, waste treatment & site development. High-rise, tilt-up, precast, post tension slab & foundation concrete.

43 years professional experience: failure analysis & product liability. Automotive & plumbing failures. Welding, corrosion, wear failures. Plastics, tires, glass failures. Legal & courtroom experience. Fellow, ASM (American Society for Metals). Fellow, American College of Forensic Examiners.

Economic losses, lost profits, contract damages, employment economics, wrongful termination, class action and mass tort analysis, valuation of earnings & benefits; wrongful injury and wrongful death, medical malpractice; financial valuation, investment analysis, “what if” analysis, statistical analysis & modeling, intellectual property, compensation issues, including executive compensation; entertainment industry; construction defects; sampling & surveys; database construction & analysis; family business; forensic accounting including lost profits and business valuation; and custom research

Defect Investigation, Research and Analysis, Field Investigation & Analysis, Forensic Architecture, Building Envelope, Roofing and Waterproofing Systems, Cost of Repair Estimates, SB-800 Services, Code Analysis, Delay, Construction Disputes, Insurance Defense, Premise Liability, and Construction Safety.

Here are just a few of the Expert categories we offer: accounting, automotive, biomechanics, business, chemical, cell phone, construction, economics, engineering, failure analysis, finance, firearms, hazardous materials, hotel, insurance, intellectual property, machinery, marketing, medical and medical device, nursing home, pharmacology, product liability, psychology, security, financial securities, toxicology, technical, transportation, valuation, warnings. And thousands more Expert witness categories. Contact us to find the most precise Expert for your case. We will connect you with Experts who are interested and available to meet your time deadlines.

Lawsuit Preparation/Residential Construction, Single & Multi family, Hillside Construction, Vibration, Trespass, Foundations, Concrete Floors, Tile, Stone, Retaining Walls, Waterproofing, Roofing, Sheet Metal, Water Damages, Carpentry/Rough Framing, Stair Defects, Material/Costs, Scaffolding, Building Codes, Contracts, Safety.

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