Engineering - Civil
Civil Engineering, Caltrans, Project management, Program management, Highway/Roadway construction, Dangerous conditions of public facilities, Entire asset lifecycle of heavy civil and transportation infrastructure, Vehicular accidents and roadway requirements, Construction claims and disputes, Construction accidents, Drainage
B.S. Civil Engineering | California PE #57043 | Alaska PE #10025
Transportation Construction describes the civil engineering specialty regarding highways, bridges, rail, airports, harbors, and associated infrastructure. This area of expertise encompasses knowledge and experience in multiple phases of project delivery and operations in Planning, Environmental Studies, Design, Right-of-Way Activities, Construction, and Operations and Maintenance. Issues addressed in litigation include estimating, scheduling, productivity, cost overruns, structural failures, construction work zone accidents, construction safety (OSHA), temporary structures, design code violations, construction defects, failure analysis, hydraulic and drainage, ADA violations, inspections, traffic safety and accidents, signage and human factors of driving and construction. It requires knowledge of government policies, procedures, project development, design, and construction standards and methodologies; plus knowledge of human factors. Transportation Construction involves the planning, financing, development, design, surveying, construction, safety and operations and maintenance of highways, roadways, bridges, tunnels, storm sewer, and utilities. FORENSIC EXPERT WITNESSING HISTORY: My forensic expert witnessing experience started in the 1990’s supporting Caltrans legal office answering interrogatories for contract disputes. In private practice, my expert witness experience started in 2003. Retaining attorneys have represented an equal mix of public and private clients as well as plaintiffs and defendants.