Street Highway Design Construction Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.229

California

Education

1984, Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, university in California

Registration

 1989, California Registered Civil Engineer
1992, California Professional Land Surveyor
1996, Hawaii Professional Civil Engineer (Voluntary expiration)

Diplomate

1991, Forensic Engineering, awarded by NAFE a Member Board of Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards

Accreditation

 1994, Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR)
Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction

Memberships

National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
Society of Automotive Engineers
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
National Society of Professional Engineers
American Public Works Association
American Consulting Engineers Council
Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors Of CA (CELSOC)
California Land Surveyors Association, SD Chapter
California Association of Subdivision Consultants (CASC)
North County Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors (NCCELS)
International Code Council ("ICBO"), San Diego Chapter
American Concrete Institute, San Diego Intern'l Chapter
National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists
Southwestern Association of Technical Accident Investigators, Inc.
San Diego County Collision Investigators Association
San Diego Forensic Consultants Association (FCA)
San Diego Insurance Adjusters Association

Areas Of Emphasis

Civil Engineering
Forensic Engineering
Traffic Engineering
Land Surveying
Street & Highway Design
Accident Reconstruction
Subdivision Design
Site & Grading Design
Storm Drain Design
Hydrology and Hydraulics

Public Service

Commissioner (Alternate Public Member,) San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission
Commissioner, City of Escondido Planning Commission
Member, City of Escondido, Building Advisory and Appeals Board (6 terms)
Volunteer of the Year, Philanthropy Council

Professional Offices

CELSOC/SD, President, Vice President, Treasurer, Chapter Director, State Director
NCCELS, President, Vice President
CASC, President
FCA, Vice President, Director, Treasurer

Committees

ASCE, National Standards Committee-Design of Low Volume Roads, Local Roads and Streets Committee, Highway Division

ITE, Transportation Safety Council ("TSC,”) TSC‑4S‑08, Traffic Circulation and Safety at School Sites, Expert Witness Council

ASCE/SD, Professional Registration, Chair, Forensic Engineering

CCCE&LS, Professional Registration

CELSOC, Community Planning

CELSOC/SD, APWA Regional Standards, Chair, Professional Registration, Chair, San Diego County, Chair, SD County Drainage Design Manual Committee

Practice

Civil engineering designer
Project Engineer and Surveyor
Registered Civil Engineer
Accident Reconstructionist
Professional Land Surveyor

Publications

Available upon request

Presentations

Available upon request

Total Cases

181+ cases (Pl=66%), 47depositions, 14arbitrations/mediations, 21trials

Traffic Engineering / Accident Reconstruction Cases:  70+ cases (Pl=77%), 14 depositions, 7 arbitrations, 9 trials

Civil Engineering, Real Property, Construction Defect:  58+ cases (Pl=60%), 15 depositions, 5 arbitrations/mediations, 6 trials

Personal Injury, Slip / Trip /Fall Cases:  36+ cases (Pl=61%), 12 depositions,  2 arbitrations/mediations, 3 trials

Land Surveying, Scene Surveys, Miscellaneous:  16+ cases (Pl=63%), 6 depositions, 0 arbitrations/mediations, 3 trials