Backed by more than 20 years of experience as a forensic general contractor and more than four decades in the construction industry, this general contracting expert specializes in construction defect analysis, building code compliance, contractor standard of care, construction failure investigations, cost of repair analysis, project delays, OSHA compliance, and mechanics of materials. His work focuses on evaluating residential and commercial construction projects involving defective workmanship, material failures, contract disputes, personal injury claims, construction-related damages, and accepted construction practices. He has more than 15 years of expert witness experience, providing consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony in matters involving construction practices, causation, repair recommendations, and contractor standard of care.

His professional qualifications include licensure as an Arizona General Contractor and Certified Home Inspector, complemented by extensive technical training in building systems, construction codes, workplace safety, forensic investigation, post-tension concrete inspection, roofing systems, building science thermography, and commercial and residential property inspection. Throughout his career, he has performed comprehensive home and commercial building inspections, project audits, code research, forensic failure analyses, cost of repair evaluations, and construction consulting while overseeing projects from preconstruction planning through completion. His expertise also includes construction contracts, construction documents, specifications, general conditions of construction contracts, forensic job cost accounting, delay analysis, and Registrar of Contractor hearings in support of litigation and dispute resolution.

His career has progressed from union carpenter, journeyman carpenter, foreman, superintendent, and project manager to owner, consultant, and forensic construction expert. In addition to directing residential and commercial construction operations, he served in executive leadership with a national homebuilder, where he coordinated risk management, warranty, construction, design, and purchasing teams to identify recurring construction defects, develop repair protocols, implement quality assurance inspections, improve construction processes, and reduce future defect claims. His experience spans custom residences, commercial buildings, tenant improvements, renovations, structural repairs, insurance-related loss investigations, commercial pre-purchase due diligence inspections, and construction defect evaluations. He has also assessed contractor performance, construction sequencing, scheduling impacts, OSHA compliance, quality assurance practices, and adherence to accepted construction standards.

Beyond project management and forensic consulting, he has developed repair protocols, prepared detailed scopes of work and cost estimates, analyzed construction documentation to determine the cause and extent of building failures, and delivered expert opinions based on detailed forensic investigations involving failure and causation analyses. He has completed American Arbitration Association mediator training and remains active in professional organizations supporting construction, roofing, building science, and inspection practices. By combining decades of field experience, executive construction leadership, forensic investigation, code interpretation, litigation consulting, and practical expertise in residential and commercial construction, he provides comprehensive expertise in general contracting, construction defects, contractor standard of care, building inspections, code compliance, and accepted construction industry practices.