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

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.