Forensic Consulting Architect Specializing in Construction and Building Accidents, Golf Courses, and Shopping Centers

Technical Consultant #1611

Summary

Forensic consulting services related to construction project and building accidents.
Experience throughout the USA and Canada offering an objective professional opinion at the time an accident has occurred or a dispute in a construction project.
30 years of architectural design and building construction management experience to clarify construction and building issues and resolve conflicts.
Expert witness related to building design and construction disputes and safety incidents.

Forensic Services and Expert Testimony

Project Types

Independent Consultant, 1980 - Present

Private practice in architecture and forensic services.
Forensic architect and forensic golf course architect.
Forensics investigations of retail stores, shopping centers, commercial structures, restaurants and cafes, office interiors, clubhouses and custom homes.
Forensic investigations of commercial and residential construction disputes and accidents.
Complete architectural design services, including: Safety studies, programming and schematic design, entitlement procurement, design, construction documents, permitting, contractor selection and construction administration.
Premises liability and golf course accident investigations (errant golf ball collisions and golf cart accidents).
Building construction dispute investigations and reports including construction cost estimating and site surveys.
Legal support in depositions, arbitration and court appearances.

Kaplan/McLaughlin/Diaz, San Francisco, Administrative Manager, 1976 - 1979

Part of a 160 person architectural and planning firm.
Managed major mixed-use development feasibility studies in housing, urban mixed-use and adaptive re-use projects throughout the USA.

Meyer/Johnstone Associates, President, 1974 - 1976

Architecture and commercial interior design firm concentrating on office and medical interiors, retail stores and cafes.
Complete design and construction administration services.

City of San Francisco, Department of City Planning, 1972 - 1974

Planner in charge of historic review of seismic renovation projects and creation of the 100 most significant historic buildings list.
Assisted in drafting the new residential zoning ordinance.

United Professional Constructors, Denver, Colorado, Architect, 1974 - 1976

Member of a design and build architectural organization in Denver.
Responsible for programming, design and construction documents for low-income and elderly multi-family housing and various facilities for the 1976 Olympics.

Academic and Professional Affiliations

Credentials

National Academy of Forensic Engineers - Continuing Education in Forensic Investigations.
AB technical College - Lead Based Paint Mitigation Certificate.
Architects Abroad Program - Educational tour of Milan, Florence, Venice and Rome.
Seismic Seminar - National symposium on preparation for a catastrophic seismic event.
Harvard University - Graduate School of Design - Golf Course Design seminar.
International Institute of Design - Bartlett School of Architecture, London, England.
Program in urban design for international graduate students.
Freies Institute - Bern, Switzerland. Foreign exchange student with the American Field Service.