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 ...
This case takes place in South Dakota and involves rotting roof conditions which resulted in a wrongful death action. The area where the accident took place was a work site shared by employees of the defendants. The defendants were aware of the…
Plaintiff and another employee were standing on a small scaffold while installing CertainTeed shingles on a house when the scaffolding gave way causing the plaintiff and the other worker to fall and injure themselves. Plaintiff alleges that the ladder upon…
This case involves the construction of a condominium on a prime piece of land in the North East. The architect designed a 4-story condominium building with stairwells at the east and west ends and a detached elevator tower at the…
This case involves the owner of a hotel who hired a general contractor for a construction project. The general contractor employed a carpenter who worked on the project. The owner of the hotel also hired a subcontractor who employed a…
This case involves a restaurant that hired a contractor to do routine waterproofing of its roof shingles and as-needed repairs to the restaurant’s air-conditioning system. The contractor was told to replace the compressor motor in an air-conditioner located on the…
This case concerns three ironworkers who were employed by a construction company to help build the roof on a baseball stadium designed by a famous architect. Construction was running behind schedule due to the wait for specially made pipes that…
This case involves a mid-sized sedan. The plaintiff, a forty-five-year-old man, was traveling south on a major highway when he was struck from the front by the wheel and tire assembly that had detached from a truck that was on…
This case involves inadequate roofing, which caused the plaintiff’s premium to go up. Following Hurricane Sandy and the efforts of FEMA, the plaintiff had the defendant repair his roof using CertainTeed shingles, and he assured the plaintiff that the roofing…
This case involves an injury to the plaintiff and harm done to the roofing of the plaintiff’s car. The plaintiff, a middle-aged man, was a passenger in a car traveling on a two-way rural road, which was not designated as…
