Expertise

Building Materials

• Concrete.
• Tile and stone.
• Terrazzo and marble/stone chips flooring material.
• Setting materials.
• Grout and caulks.
• Waterproofings of buildings.
• Flooring and roofing.
• Sealants and adhesives.
• Paints and coatings.

Services

• Analysis of building failure.
• Litigation support on building and construction materials.
• Liability claims and investigations related to buildings and construction.
• Expert testimony on building construction and materials.

Safety and health:

• OSHA and ADA issuers related to buildings.
• Building slips and falls.
• Ladders and scaffolds use and accidents.
• Concrete burn incidents.

Experience

Independent Consultant, Present

• Developing, formulating, compounding, specifying, marketing and business management in the fields of tile, marble, stone, flooring, epoxies, polyurethane, solvent and emulsion paints and coatings.
• Materials and formulation for building materials: Coatings, adhesives, flooring, concrete, masonry, stucco, concrete materials, roofing and waterproofing.
• Expert in involving building materials, installation and repair.
• Lecturer at national and international seminars on building construction material.
• Active arbitrator on the AAA Construction Panel.
• Experienced in depositions and expert testifying in courts on a significant number of legal matters, plaintiff and defense.
• Chaired many industry support association meetings, including:
  • ASTM C24- Waterproofing, ANSI A108-Waterproofing
  • Chairman & Co-Chair); ASTM D21.06-Slips and Falls
  • ASTM E6-Performance of Building materials
  • ASTM C09 on Concrete
  • ASTM C21-Ceramics, Whitewares & Associated
  • ASTM E-34 on OSHA; ASTM E-30 on Forensic Sciences
  • ASTM F-13 on Safety and Traction for Footwear
  • ASTM F6 Resilient Floor Coverings
  • NATC Technical Committee

Honors & Publications

Academic and Professional Affiliations

• American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM)
• National Tile Contractors Association (NATC, Technical Committee)
• Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)
• National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA)
• Midwest Roofing Contractors Association (MRCA)
• National Institute of Building Materials (NIBS)
• Ceramic Tile Institute (CTI)
• Ceramic Tile Distributors Association (CTDA)
• Ceramic Tile Marketing Foundation (CTMF)
• National Safety Council/Highway Research Board (NSC/HRB)
• Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC)
• American Arbitration Association (AAA)
• Construction Industry Dispute Avoidance & Resolution Task Force (DART)
• Society of Professional's in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR)
• American Concrete Institute (ACI)
• American Board of Forensic Examiners (ABFE)

Credentials

• Pre-engineering, William Patterson College
• CLU, University of Wisconsin, engineering, structures, parking decks, waterproofing, roofing
• CLU, N. J. Society of Architects/CSI, Roofing
• CLU, American Concrete Institute
• CLU, Roof Consultant's Institute
• CLU, Construction Specification Institute
• American Arbitration Association, Advanced Arbitration/Mediation

Publications

• Publications in: Construction-OSHA - Safety
• Holds Patents for coating polyurethane

Education

B. S. Economics/Sociology, CLU, Clemson University