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 ...
This expert earned his BS in Management Science from Virginia Tech and Executive Graduate Program College of Insurance. This expert also has a number of certifications including certification as a Certified Builders Insurance Agent, certification by the College of Insurance, and certification by the National Safety Council. He is licensed as a Property and Casualty Agent and a Life and Health Agent in North Carolina. In addition, he is the Vice Chairman of the Safety ...
This expert has more than 32 years of experience in the asphalt roofing manufacturing industry. He is a certified Lean Trainer and a certified Six Sigma Champion. While at Owens Corning, he spent 20 years as a plant manager for 3 separate asphalt roofing facilities, 8 years as a production manager, and 5 years in various supervisory and support roles. He also served on a product development and design team that specialized in high wind and impact resistant shingles. ...
This expert specializes in all aspects of the roofing industry -- he is a registered professional engineer (CA, NV, MN), a registered roof consultant, a well-published author on a variety of roofing issues, and a distinguished fellow of the Roof Consultants Institute. This expert holds a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering and has spent more than 30 years investigating, designing, and providing consulting services regarding roof and waterproofing systems. He is a ...
This expert was employed by USDOL/OSHA for 20 years. Following that federal service, he became a self-employed safety consultant in 1992. He is in the 25th year of that practice. He is the author of a textbook on OSHA and safety regulations. More than 350 of his articles, columns, and Q&As have been published in newsletters, magazines, etc.
This expert specializes in hazard recognition and abatement, site inspection, accident/incident investigation, and citation ...
This expert holds a bachelor degree in Environmental Design and a masters in Architecture from the University of Colorado, and is a member of the American Institute of Architects. As a forensic architect, he performs standard of care analysis in design and construction projects, with special emphasis on multi-family residential projects; performs cause and origin analysis of building system installations and failures, including roofing systems, window and door systems, ...
This highly qualified expert oversees research on the wind resistance of asphalt shingles. He received a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Florida. He is a member of the American Association for Wind Engineering. He has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles on the subject of asphalt shingles including the effects of wind and other environmental factors on the material. He is currently a forensic engineering specialist. Their analysis of ...
This expert is a building and construction professional with over 30 years of hands-on experience in the construction and building inspection industries. He has testified in numerous trials and depositions for both plaintiff and defense attorneys. He has been qualified as an expert in construction and personal injury cases in courtrooms from New York City to Connecticut to Boston and has authored and presented numerous Continuing Legal Education courses, coast to ...
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Freehold Mgmt. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55052 Facts The plaintiff insurance company brought this case against…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Burroughs Diesel, Inc. v. Baker Petrolite, LLC Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182235 Facts This case involves a hydrochloric acid (HCl) leak from…
 This case involves a roofing construction project for a county courthouse. The roof was redone with a vinyl-type membrane, a surface that is very slippery when wet. The vinyl manufacturer who sold the vinyl membrane to the contractor also had…
This case involves a homeowner that hired a property restoration company to repair his roof. Once the contractor finished with the work, they cleaned up the property, hauled the dumpster away, and told the owner of the home that they…
This case involves a family in Wisconsin that was had their roof replaced with CertainTeed shingles during the summer months. There was a cap vent on the roof which was removed by the roofing company, replaced, and painted during the…
This case involves a woman who had two children and who lived in a two-story home. The woman purchased an electric oil-filled space heater for the children’s room in her home. One night while the woman and the children were…
This case involves a roofer who was installing CertainTeed shingles on a multi-unit apartment complex. On the day of the incident in question, the Plaintiff fell several feet from the roof while he was installing the shingles, where he landed on…
This case takes place in Arizona and involves a roofer working on a commercial construction project who suffered serious injuries while on the job. The roofer had been employed during construction of a new science center for a large academic institution,…
CASE: Buddy’s Plant Plus Corp. v. Centimark Corp., 978 F. Supp. 2d 523 (2013) BACKGROUND: This case concerns an allegedly defective roof coating system (specifically an elastomeric acrylic coatings manufactured by Lapolla, Inc.) installed by Defendant, CentiMark Corporation (“CentiMark”) at…