With more than 35 years of experience in the construction industry, this expert specializes in construction defects, electrical systems, lighting, fire causation, power distribution, construction safety, contracts, scheduling, estimating, safety engineering, and surety matters. He also has more than 15 years of expert witness experience providing consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony. His forensic work includes the evaluation of electrical accidents, electrical fire cause and origin, construction damages, construction defects, contract disputes, delays, explosions, product defects, and economic impacts associated with construction-related matters.

His professional background includes serving in private construction, engineering, and consulting roles involving electrical construction and design, general construction, mechanical and plumbing systems analysis, commercial and industrial lighting design, and construction management across residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and public works projects. He has evaluated electrical distribution systems, power distribution, fire alarm and suppression systems, lighting systems, mechanical and electrical interfaces, building systems, and code-related issues, while also performing fire cause and origin analyses involving structures, vehicles, fuel systems, explosions, and electrical equipment. His experience further includes construction defect investigations, contract and project dispute analysis, safety evaluations, quality control, and economic and fiscal impact assessments.

In addition to his technical and forensic experience, he has been retained in more than 850 construction defect cases, more than 300 matters involving personal injury, electrical shock, fires, explosions, contract disputes, surety issues, and economic impacts, and approximately 100 fire-related cases involving origin and cause analysis, forensic examination of evidence, report preparation, and trial testimony. He has also served as an arbitrator, mediator, project neutral, and facilitator in construction-related disputes. His qualifications are further supported by a Bachelor of Science degree, a Master of Business Administration, postgraduate engineering studies, multiple electrical and general contracting licenses, continuing education in electrical codes, fire investigation, occupational safety, and industry standards, and professional affiliations with the Illuminating Engineering Society, the International Code Council, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the International Association of Electrical Inspectors, the National Fire Protection Association, and the National Association of Corrosion Engineers.