Drawing on more than 35 years of experience in general engineering and building contracting, this general engineering contracting expert witness specializes in public and private engineering construction, mass grading and excavation, underground construction, street and infrastructure improvements, land development cost analysis, claims mitigation, scheduling, and cost estimating. His background includes forensic general engineering contracting, constructability analysis, contractor standard-of-care evaluations, project management, bidding practices, construction defect analysis, and land development pro forma preparation. Additional areas of expertise include earthwork quantity analysis, grading logistics and sequencing, change order review, project documentation, cost-to-complete analysis, billing procedures, and contractor operations associated with large-scale public works and private development projects throughout the United States. The expert has also served as a project neutral and mutual witness in matters involving construction claims, grading disputes, differing site conditions, contractor billing disputes, and infrastructure-related construction conflicts.

Recognized for extensive litigation support and forensic construction consulting experience, this construction and engineering specialist has more than 10 years of expert witness experience involving consultations, depositions, courtroom testimony, arbitration testimony, mediation participation, and litigation support services related to general engineering and building construction matters. As of October 2025, he had been retained in more than 300 matters, attended over 100 mediations, been deposed on more than 70 occasions, and testified in court and arbitration proceedings, including federal matters, more than 40 times. Litigation-related work has included construction claim analysis, damage quantification, contractor standard-of-care evaluations, differing site condition analysis, forensic billing review, change order analysis, earthwork disputes, public works contracting disputes, and cost estimating matters involving developers, contractors, municipalities, and engineering professionals. His work has additionally included bid administration, due diligence reviews, forensic estimating, construction management-at-risk projects, infrastructure development coordination, and oversight of grading and site development operations for residential, commercial, municipal, and mixed-use developments.

Throughout his leadership career in construction management and engineering consulting, the expert has served as principal, executive vice president, senior project manager, construction oversight consultant, managing partner, and development consultant for engineering contracting and construction management organizations. Operational responsibilities have included supervising estimating and bidding for thousands of public works and infrastructure projects, managing heavy engineering and building construction operations, overseeing contracts and bid packages, coordinating infrastructure development programs, and directing large-scale grading and site development projects. Professional credentials include a California General Engineering Contractor license and designation as a Certified Forensic Litigation Consultant (CFLC) through the Forensic Expert Witness Association. He earned a Master of Science degree in Organizational Leadership and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management, along with civil engineering studies focused on soils mechanics and hydraulics. Leadership and professional organization involvement includes serving as Past National President of the Forensic Expert Witness Association Board of Directors, former President of the American Society of Professional Estimators Chapter 3, former board leadership positions with the Building Industry Association and Engineering Contractors Association, and advisory council participation involving construction engineering management programs. Additional contributions to the construction industry include guest lecturing, mentoring, published articles addressing contracting and prevailing wage compliance issues, and presentations involving cost estimating, construction management, and contractor standard-of-care matters.