Architecture and Construction

Architecture and Construction Experts
CV Abstracts

David A. Bade, PE; Civil Engineer Licensed Engineer in Michigan	Mr. Bade has more than 35 years experience involving building construction including water intrusion; work zone safety; building site plans and permits; bid specifications; field construction supervision; site development; soils; wetland and floodplains review; utilities installation; drainage; docks; traffic control; environmental assessments; and reinforced concrete structures. Dave is a member of ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) and NSPE (National Society of Professional Engineers). He has extensive experience with MIOSHA (Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration) regulations with respect to underground construction; building construction; construction safety/code compliance; and construction equipment and tools operation, maintenance, and safety.

James E. Barnhart, PE; Civil Engineer and Bridge Expert Licensed Engineer in Ohio, West Virginia	Mr. Barnhart has more than 35 years experience as a Civil Engineer with over 25 of these years specializing as a highway and bridge investigator and inspector. His experience includes the design, construction, repair, maintenance, inspection, and demolition of highways and bridges, including all aspects of masonry and concrete technology. Jim is a member of the American Concrete Association; the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers; the Engineers Club of Columbus; and the American Association of State Highway Engineers.

Paul R. Bladdick, FASSE, MP; Master Plumber Expert	Mr. Bladdick has over 40 years experience as first a Plumber Apprentice, then a Journeyman Plumber, and, finally a Master Plumber. His expertise includes plumbing codes and standards; fuel gas explosions; backflow device testing; plumbing technical training; plumbing construction management; welding technologies; combination and mixing valves; sewer design and control; and fire protection systems. Paul is a Member of The American Society of Sanitary Engineering, The American Backflow Prevention Association, The Canadian Standards Associations (B-64 committee), The Michigan Backflow Prevention Association (President 2000 – 2009), The American Society of Plumbing Engineers, The National Fire Protection Association, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and several code development associations.

Gregory L. Boso, PE; Civil Engineer Licensed Engineer in Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia	Mr. Boso has over 35 years experience in potable water, wastewater, and storm water; culverts; landslides; foundations; hydrologic and hydraulic analyses; flood plain management; water collection, pumping, treatment, distribution, and storage; residential, commercial, and industrial site development; blasting; transportation engineering; building construction; building code administration and enforcement; building inspections; trusses and sheathing; fences; hazardous materials; construction project resident engineering; fire fighting and training; and emergency vehicle operation. Greg is a Registered Professional Engineer and a Member of The National Society of Professional Engineers, The National Academy of Forensic Engineers, The International Code Council, and The American Society of Civil Engineers; and is a West Virginia Certified Home Inspector.

Larry C. Brown. PhD Agricultural Engineer	Mr. Brown has more than 20 years experience involving agriculture and farm equipment, materials, and operations. His expertise includes land drainage, erosion control, irrigation methods, soil and water management, land use assessment, and environmental surveys. Larry's professional memberships include: the American Society of Agricultural Engineers; the Soil and Water Conservation Society; the Water Management Association of Ohio; the Ohio Academy of Science Membership; Sigma Xi; and Tau Beta Pi.

Steven R. Copeland, RA; Senior Architect	Mr. Copeland has more than 20 years experience involving building and facilities design, construction, and maintenance. His expertise includes parking lots, restaurants, food courts, condominium developments, malls, cemeteries, and water/fire damage estimates and repairs. Steve's professional memberships include The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the International Code Council (ICC).

Duane F. Dunlap, PE; Mechanical Engineer and Roadway and Railway Expert Licensed Engineer in Michigan	Mr. Dunlap has over 40 years of experience related to vehicles and highway safety, with special expertise involving railroad crossings. His expertise includes roadway and railways including design, installation, maintenance and usage; highway and railroad safety; operations research; mechanics; accident reconstruction including large trucks; railroad/highway crossing accidents; driver sound detection capabilities; roadside signage and signals; roadside structures including guardrails, signposts, impact attenuators, earthen median dikes and barrier curbs; tire/road traction research including studded tires; influence of highway curves and grades; vehicle handling characteristics; collision avoidance maneuvers; conspicuity and lighting systems; vehicle and locomotive braking characteristics; train crew actions; traffic engineering; human factors; warnings; locomotive whistle characteristics; driving task analysis; and pedestrian, bicycle, and motorcycle safety and accidents. Duane is a member of The American Society of Civil Engineers; The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE); The ITE Committee Activities: Committee 4M-7: Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Signs, and Guidance for Drivers, Passengers, and Pedestrians Within and Between Travel Modes, Committee 4E-A: Experimental Traffic Control Devices, Committee 5B-1: Design of Truck Escape Lanes, Chairman, Committee 4A-29: Accident Impact of Converting Stop Signs to Yield Signs; The Michigan Society of Professional Engineers; The National Society of Professional Engineers; The Professional Engineers in Private Practice; The National Academy of Forensic Engineers; The Society of Automotive Engineers; The National Association of Railroad Safety Consultants and Investigators; and a Past-Member of The Advisory Panel C-22, Vehicle Barrier Systems, National Cooperative Highway Research Program; and The Committee A2A04, Safety Appurtenances, Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences.

Todd D. Feliks, PE; Civil Engineer Licensed Engineer in Michigan	Mr. Feliks has more than 20 years experience in construction project management. His expertise includes hospital, healthcare, and educational building design and construction, including flooring, painting, lighting and ceiling replacement; building standards and code compliance, including ADA, ANSI, NFPA, BOCA, IBC, and OSHA; Professional Liability issues and Standards of Practice; clean rooms and operating rooms; and project contracts, including shop drawings, submittals, bid and project documents, and change orders. Todd is a Registered Professional Engineer in Michigan, and is a member of the American Society of Healthcare Engineers.

Larry Fischer, RA, AIA, NCARB; Architect	Mr. Fischer has more than 30 years experience involving all aspects of building planning, design, and construction supervision. Projects include healthcare, educational, corporate, commercial, industrial and residential construction, including ANSI, Life Safety Code, ADA, and zoning compliance. Larry is a member of the American Institute of Architects; the Architects Society of Ohio; the Committee on Architecture for Health; the American Society of Hospital Engineers; the American College of Hospital Executives; the National Trust for Historic Preservation; and the Architectural Board of Review.

Albert J. Galko, PE, CFEI; Civil Engineer Licensed Engineer in 20+ states, including Ohio, Michigan, Indiana (if needed, ask for full listing)	Mr. Galko has more than 30 years experience involving building design, construction, renovation, and maintenance, including structural evaluations. Al's experience also includes roadway design, air pollution sampling, and work zone safety. Al is a Registered Professional Engineer in 26 states, and is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator; a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers; the American Institute of Architects; the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers; the International Conference of Building Officials; the National Academy of Building Inspecting Engineers; and the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce.

Ann G. Harris, CPG; Geology/ Mining Expert	Ms. Harris has more than 30 years experience involvoing geological investigations, with specialized expertise in mine incidents in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Her expertise includes mine stability/stabilization, mine reclamation, coal mining techniques, test drilling operations and landslides, in addition to well and groundwater evaluations, including pollution. Ann is a member of the American Institute of Professional Geologists, the Geological Society of America, the Northern Ohio Geological Society, the Association for Women Geoscientists, Women in Mining, North American Thermal Analysis Society, the Ohio Academy of Science, and the Scientific Research Society of North America. She is a Certified Professional Geologist and has provided expert witness testimony for both plaintiff and defense attorneys.

Robert A. Hayes, CPG; Forensic Geologist	Mr. Hayes has more than 30 years experience involving geological investigations including all aspects of water and soil evaluation, contamination, and remediation. His expertise includes identifying and evaluating (including "age-dating") geological evidence to determine responsible parties and to determine cost-allocations, both present and future. Bob's previous experience includes floodplain studies; soil and groundwater contamination; river and lake dredging; leaking underground storage tanks; and mineral and property valuations. Bob is a member of the American Institute of Professional Geologists; the National Ground Water Association; the Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers; the MUSTFA Policy Advisory Board; and the Michigan Society of Planning Officials.

Michael W. Hayslip, ESQ., PE, CSP; Civil Engineer Licensed Engineer in Ohio	Mr. Hayslip has more than 16 years experience in construction and construction related safety, including health-training; developing, maintaining, and enforcing safety policies and programs; OSHA compliance; hazardous material transportation; field safety inspections; Workers Compensation claim management; and corporate safety issues. Michael is a Member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, the American Bar Association, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the American National Standards Institute; and is a Certified Safety Professional.

James R. Heyl, PE; Electrical Engineer Licensed Engineer in Michigan	Mr. Heyl has more than 30 years experience involving building electrical system and equipment design, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting. His experience includes residential, commercial, industrial, and manufacturing facilities and their appliances/equipment. Jim has been involved with automation and robotic systems; computers and PLC programming; low and medium voltage distribution systems; code compliance; and standby and prime power generators. Jim’s experience also includes controls and instrumentation systems as well as investigations of electrical systems and components as the origin or cause of fires. Jim is a member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) and IES (Illuminating Engineering Society).

James R. Hill, PE; Mechanical Engineer Licensed Engineer in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Wisconsin	Mr. Hill has more than 30 years experience involving building HVAC, plumbing, fire protection and electrical systems and components. His experience includes design, installation, code compliance, damage, defects and personal injury. Jim is a member of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers) and NSPE (National Society of Professional Engineers). Jim is a Registered PE in 7 states and has expert witness courtroom experience. Jim's past projects have included bakery and food processing facilities; kitchens; locker rooms; dining rooms; restrooms; and code and safety compliance, including ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act).

Blaine J. Hoffmann, MS, OSHM; Safety Expert	Mr. Hoffman's experience includes workplace safety, training, investigations, accident investigations and audits; legal aspects of safety and health; training and development programs; written program development; interpretation of OSHA general industry and construction industry, healthcare industry standards; VPP program management; MSHA training and regulatory interpretations; 40-hr HAZWOPER; and Arc-Flash (NFPA 70E). Blaine is an authorized OSHA Outreach Instructor for both General Industry and Construction.

Tony Huff, PE; Civil Engineer Licensed Engineer in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee	Mr. Huff has over 20 years experience in water hydrology and drainage; waterways and floodways; land development; environmental planning; structural design; building construction; inspections, certifications and permits; highway planning and construction; encroachments; bridges, abutments, and culverts; subsurface drilling; soil core samples; guardrails; and concrete and masonry. Tony is a Registered Professional Engineer and has served as President of the Kentucky Association of ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) and received the 1995 ASCE District 9 Daniel V. Terrell Award and 1996 ASCE Daniel W. Meade National Paper Award.

George Levosinski, PE; Mechanical Engineer Licensed Engineer in Michigan	Mr. Levosinski has more than 30 years of automotive, machine tool, and construction machine analysis, design and testing experience. This experience includes HVAC; FEA analysis; DOE by Taguchi; vibration and noise analyses; airbag systems; gas inflators; filter systems; vibration and tool chatter analysis; and load, stress, and strain analysis of off-highway machinery and components, including axles, drivelines, and front end loaders. George holds six U.S. Patents for various modules, assemblies and guardings. He is a Registered Professional Engineer, and has received the TRW Chairman Award for Innovation in Engineering.

Stephen K. Li, RA; Forensic Architect	Mr. Li has more than 30 years experience involving residential and commercial building and facilities design, construction and maintenance. His previous experience includes: super center designs; shelving, displays, and racks; fall, slip, and trip protection; illumination; wind, water, and hail damage; parking lot safety guidelines; security systems; grading and drainage; foundations; ADA compliance; and AandE professional liability issues. Steve’s continuing education includes: International Building Code Seminar; Michigan Law for Design Professionals; International Council of Shopping Center Conferences; Retail Store Development Conference; and Store Planning, Equipment and Construction Services. Steve is currently a Registered Architect in 12 states.

Timothy R. McGreal, PE; Mechanical Engineer	Mr. McGreal has almost 20 years experience as a Mechanical Engineer, with over 25 years experience as an Automotive Mechanic. His expertise includes consumer products; automobile/trucks/other vehicles; fuel-fired appliances; explosions; fire suppression systems; fire alarm systems; plumbing systems; gas supply systems; code compliance; moisture intrusion; roof damage assessments; HVAC equipment; construction, agricultural, commercial, and industrial equipment and machinery; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); power tools; medical equipment; product design and packaging; human factors and warnings; and patent infringement. Tim is a Registered Professional Engineer and has been awarded two patents. His Professional Affiliations include The Society of Fire Protection Engineers; The National Fire Protection Association; and The Society of Automotive Engineers.

John E. Moylan, CPG; Forensic Geologist	Mr. Moylan more than 30 years of experience in engineering geology and hydrogeology. He has 27 years of experience in remedial design on major Superfund and RCRA projects. His environmental experience is supplemented by many years of engineering geological and hydrogeological support of conventional civil and military projects. He has directed hydrogeological investigations and studies which focused not only on the degree and extent of contamination but also on the site characterization needs for effective remedial design and remedial action. He prepared Engineering Issue: Data Gaps in Remedial Design at the request of the EPA Engineering Forum for use by EPA Project Managers and On Scene Coordinators. More recently, Mr. Moylan assisted project design teams on large remediation projects worldwide for the public and private sectors as well as serving as a peer reviewer or groundwater expert on numerous projects for the Kansas City office of a major consulting firm.

Joseph P. Mulville, PE; Civil Engineer Licensed Engineer in Michigan	Mr. Mulville has more than 25 years experience as a Civil Engineer. His experience includes construction practice; commercial, retail and industrial building design and construction; hoists, rigging, cranes, design, operations, and supervision; building, highway and heavy civil construction; job site safety; supervision of construction trade labor; bridges; foundations, braced excavations and intersection improvements; water and wastewater treatment facilities; underground utility, pipeline, mass excavation and open-cut trenching; aircraft hanger construction; municipal utilities and infrastructure; geotechnical investigations; shallow and deep foundation systems; land development; tunnels, caissons, cofferdams; earth embankments, dams, retaining walls, earth fill landfills; structural concrete; piers/pilings; water intrusion. Joe is a member of the Association of General Contractors; the American Society of Civil Engineers; and the American Council of Consulting Engineers (ACEC), past member of the Engineering Excellence Awards Committee.

Ethan Parker, PE; Civil Engineer Licensed Engineer in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia	Mr. Parker has more than 25 years experience in Civil Engineering including vehicle crash reconstruction, including automobiles, trucks, buses, trailers, motorcycles, water craft, and trains; analysis of mechanical and structural failures, including foundation, wall and roof collapses; vehicle defects and failures, including hydraulic/air brakes, steering and suspension, drive trains, and tires; mold remediation in homes, schools, and commercial buildings; vehicle fires and explosions, including arson; product defects, including mechanical and electrical failures; water infiltration, hail, and wind damage; roadway incidents, including road design and visibility analysis; design analysis; building code compliance; fire investigations; steel structures; glazing and roofing systems; conveyance systems; crane runways; traffic flow and accident patterns; signage and traffic signals. Ethan is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers; the Miami Valley Association of Traffic Collision Investigators and Reconstructionists; the National Society of Professional Engineers; the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers; the Society of Automotive Engineers; and the Structural Engineers Association of Ohio. He is ACTAR accredited Traffic Accident Reconstructionist, and an ASE Certified Technician for automobiles, trucks, and school buses.

Clinton Parks, PE; Products and Equipment Expert Licensed in Ohio, Virginia, Louisiana, and North Carolina	Mr. Howard has over 20 years of experience in specialized machinery; medical products; hydraulics and pneumatics; control systems and electronics; rotating and pressurized process machines; seismic analyses; product safety; structures and structural analyses; commercial products; boilers; refrigeration systems; finite element analysis; pulp and paper industry; wood science; design for manufacturing and assembly; regulatory compliance; operational and maintenance training; and field support. Clint is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, and Louisiana, has a NCEES record on file, and is a member of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers and The American Institute of Steel Construction.

Robert C. Peters, PE; Civil Engineer	Mr. Peters has more than 35 years experience related to electricity and electric power lines, including equipment/material malfunctions; review of wood pole maintenance programs; single pole design (wood and steel); antenna support analysis (lattice steel towers, tubular poles and wood H-frame structures); tubular steel poles design; double circuit guyed lattice tower design; transmission line routing; distribution line design projects and mapping; and substation design. Bob has extensive class room instruction experience, having taught numerous courses, and presented numerous seminars regarding power systems. He is a member of the Life Member American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); the Conference Internationale des Grands Reseaux Electriques a Houte Tension (CIGRE); the National Society of Professional Engineers; the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) Subcommittee 5, Loading and Strength; the American National Standards 05 Committee on Wood; the IEEE Transmission and Distribution Committee; the IEEE Towers Poles and Conductors Subcommittee Steering Committee; the IEEE Working Group on Coordination of Changes to the NESC ; the IEEE Loading and Strength Working Group TPandC Subcommittee; the IEEE Loading and Strength Working Group TPandC Subcommittee, and the ASCE/IEEE Committee on Foundation Design for Transmission Structures (and author of section on anchors). He is chairman of the IEEE Overhead Line Structural Materials and Hardware working group, TPandC subcommittee and the working group 5.2 , subcommittee 5 NESC; and Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Gary S. Poole, PE; Civil Engineer	Mr. Poole has almost 40 years experience as a Civil Engineer with expertise in water drainage; hydrology; site and highway development and modifications; condemnation; and construction.

William Gary Rogers, CFI, LPI; Fire Investigator	Mr. Rogers has more than 30 years experience involving the investigation and "chemistry" of fires and explosions. His experience also includes environmental assessments and remediation, mold and asbestos abatement, structural collapse evaluations, and hazardous materials management. Gary is a member of the American Institute of Planners, the Society of American Foresters, the International Association of Arson Investigators, and a past member of the Building Officials and Code Administrators International (BOCA), and the Michigan Water Pollution Control Association.

Rick A. Smith, PE; Mechanical Engineer Licensed Engineer in Ohio	Mr. Smith has more than 30 years experience as a Mechanical Engineer, including more than 20 years working with thermal, energy and combustion systems, including boilers, furnaces, and ovens. His experience includes industrial power plants and processes; thermal and combustion systems; CFC management; HVAC systems; air pollution control; process and power piping and equipment; cathodic protection; pump failure analysis; heat and fluid transfer processes, including energy conservation. Rick is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Fire Protection Association. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Ohio, as well as a Stationary Engineer, 3^rd Class in Ohio. Some of his clients include Anheuser Busch, the State of Ohio, Honda America Mfg., and Nestle.

Chad Walker; Safety Expert	Mr. Walker has more than 15 years safety and operating experience. His experience includes construction and industrial equipment operation, procedures, malfunctions, damage, and personal injuries. His expertise includes cranes, loaders, bulldozers, backhoes, fork lifts, skid steers, and aerial lifts; safety program training and maintenance; safety equipment requirements and orientations; employee safety and health issue investigations, reviews, and responses; OSHA and JSHA compliance; unsafe working conditions; safety audits; emergency response drills; and emergency action plans. Chad holds numerous safety and OSHA certifications, including Accident Investigation I and II; Vehicle Dynamics; Mechanical Maintenance; Skid Steer Loader/ Rough Terrain Fork Lift/ Industrial Fork Lift/ and Aerial Lift Certified Trainer; OSHA 500 Certified Trainer for Construction Industry; and OSHA 501 Certified Trainer for General Industry.

Michael T. Williams, PE; Civil/ Environmental Engineer Licensed Engineer in Michigan, Indiana, New Mexico	Mr. Williams has more than 30 years of Civil/Environmental Engineering experience, including water distribution, sanitary and storm water sewer systems, pump stations, and wastewater treatment plants; administration, inspection and testing for construction of storm sewers, wastewater collection and treatment facilities, activated sludge systems, aerated lagoons, oxidation ditches, sequencing batch reactors, and secondary/tertiary treatment systems; inspector/technician training; site surveying and safety plans; project certifications; failures and malfunctions including foundations, retaining walls, roofs, structural failures, appliances, furnaces, swimming pools, spas, saunas, plumbing systems, hydraulic systems, fire suppression systems, environmental releases, and environmental remediation systems; hydrogeological investigations, aquifer tests, design and permitting. Mike is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Water Environment Federation, and the National Academy of Forensic Engineers.

Vaughn E. Wilson, PE Civil Engineer Licensed in Ohio	Mr. Wilson has over 15 years of experience in building, pavement, highway, and bridge design, construction, repair, maintenance, materials inspection, and demolition; material placement specifications; project and material certifications; bituminous concrete; aggregate and bituminous asphalt; surface treatments, joint repairs, and overlays; materials inspection and testing, including requirements; traffic signs and signals; pavement markings; and street lighting. Vaughn is a certified Professional Engineer with past certifications with the Ohio Department of Transportation in both the design and the testing of asphalt and concrete materials and pavements. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineering and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.