Provides Opinion & Testimony In:
Building Enclosure Construction, Roofing, Cladding, Daylighting, Waterproofing, Construction Product Development,
Expert Witness No.2911
Massachusetts
Summary of Experience
Providing building enclosure design and construction expertise since 1972
Career Overview
Building Enclosure Consultant - Consulting Company 2000 - Present
Director of Product Development and Marketing – (on contract) Kaidisen LLC 2008-2009
Senior Project Manager - (on contract) Thomas J. O’Malley Associates: 2004 - 2007
Marketing and Sales - (on contract) International Leak Detection Ltd – Northeast USA: 2001 - 2005
Engineering Technician – Simpson Gumpertz and Heger (SGH) Inc.: 1997 - 2000
Estimator and Project Manager – C & C Cornice Co., Inc.: 1991 - 1997
Estimator and Project Manager – Desico Roofing and Sheet Metal Co.: 1972 - 1991
Current Professional Practice
Construction product development:
. Technical development
. Code acceptance
. Marketing
Real estate development and facility management:
. Condition assessment, maintenance scheduling and capital planning
. Owner representation, site development planning, permitting, contract negotiation
. Program development, design, and peer review
. Construction contract administration, and QA/QC
. Quality control
Technical design of new and remedial building envelope construction:
. Roofing: sloped and low sloped assemblies, flashing and drainage
. Waterproofing systems, drainage and overburden
. Masonry: barrier-wall, cavity-wall and rain screen
. Wood and metal stud framed wall construction
. Glazing: curtain-wall, punched and sloped
. Ceramic tile and interior waterproofing
. Concrete restoration and coatings
License and Certification
Roof Consultants Institute (RCI) Registered Roof Consultant
Commonwealth of Massachusetts – Construction Supervisor’s License (unrestricted)
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) - Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA)
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) - Master Format 2004 Accredited Instructor (MAI)
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) - Construction Document Technologist (CDT)
Professional Membership
International Code Council (ICC)
Boston Society of Architects (BSA) – Building Enclosure Council (BEC)
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Florida Chapter
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
Roof Consultants Institute (RCI)
Framingham Historical Society
Tile Roofing Institute
Published Articles
Available upon request
Project Examples
Kaidisen Bermuda Roofing System
Product development and testing to achieve UL certifications, FL HVHZ and Miami Dade County NOA code approvals
Nordstrom’s Department Store
QA/QC for installation of BUR modified bitumen roofing system at three stores: Natick MA, Burlington MA and Peabody, MA.
Queen Emma Land Trust
Survey and condition assessment of roofs on two multi structure retail sites and three hotels in Honolulu, HI.
Tenet Hospitals
Survey and condition assessment of roofs of fourteen medical office buildings in Atlanta, GA, W. Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami FL
Chinese Christian Church of NE
Demolition of three buildings; disposition of resultant vacant land located in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, MA: Project Manager/ Owner’s Rep: community outreach; Article 85 permitting; contractor procurement; lease negotiation with Tufts New England Medical Center..
BNN/ Urban Edge
BNN Television Studio: Adaptive Reuse Conversion of the old Egelston Sq. MBTA Electrical Substation. Owner’s representative and advisor on building technology and neighborhood issues during design development, budgeting and construction.
First Baptist Church Winchester, MA
Survey and reconstruction feasibility study of church exterior including slate roofing, membrane roofing and a separate investigation of failing ashlar granite masonry cladding on bell tower.
Mt Pleasant Home
Expansion of existing nursing home in Jamaica Plain, MA: Managed Article 80 application and represented owner in permitting process with BRA.
Stafford Nursing Home
Survey and design of new roofing system.
Yoo D4 Development
Adaptive reuse of D4 Police Station conversion to 28 units of luxury housing: QA/QC of roofing and framed skylight installation.
MSCBA Framingham State College
Framingham, MA - Larned Hall: condition survey, design and QA/QC for remedial roofing.
Fay School
Root Academic Building Southborough, MA: - forensic evaluation of shingle failure on newly installed roof.
Reading Municipal Light Department
Reading, MA: Survey, design, contract administration and QA/QC for renovation of roof and restoration of exterior masonry.
Chinese Christian Church of NE
Condition survey, leakage investigation of roofing and evaluation of deteriorated Roxbury Puddingstone exterior.
Mt Auburn Cemetery
Bigelow Chapel and Crematory - Watertown, MA – condition survey, leakage investigation and design for slate roofing, vaulted structural terracotta tile roof deck and exterior granite block masonry restoration
MSCBA Framingham State College
Condition survey, design and QA/QC for roofing and exterior masonry restoration
Boston Freight Terminals
Warehouse – condition survey and design for renovation of 80,000 SF roof
Boston Redevelopment Authority / EDIC
Contract administration and QA/QC for the renovation of roof and restoration of brick masonry and concrete structural frame (project budget $2.7 mil)
Brown University
QA/QC for masonry cavity wall construction and installation of steel framed cantilevered windows
Chapel Hill Chauncey Hall School
Condition survey report for building exteriors of seventeen campus buildings
City of Boston, Massachusetts
Survey and examination of critical details; design and quality assurance for replacement of tile roof and built-in sheet metal gutter and masonry flashing
Brookfield Properties
Leakage investigation, remedial design, contract administration and QA/QC for renovation of window washing crane track roof at the 34th floor and drainage system
The Rouse Company
Design of unique sheet metal panel layout for replacement of copper-cladding on centrally located ellipsoidal dome.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Design and QA/QC of remedial roofing, metal flashing, masonry cladding and window replacement
First Church of Christ, Scientist I
Investigation of failed copper roofing
City of Hartford, CT Housing Authority
Investigation of roof shingle failure on 150 units of public housing
Wang Center for the Performing Arts
Investigation of roof failure and structural condition survey of poured in place gypsum roof decking and steel trusses
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Walter Gropius 1938 Family Home, Lincoln, MA - condition survey, design and QA/QC for restorative replacement of roofing, windows and siding
EMC Corporation
Testing Facility – Franklin, MA - QA/QC for installation of 280,000 SF Carlisle SynTec EPDM roof - also conducted a subsequent failure investigation of the same roof when the insulation was found defective and provided QA/QC for resultant membrane replacement
Boston University
School of Management Boston, MA – project management of installation of 10,000 LF sheet metal through-wall flashing for masonry walls and window openings
Beth Israel Hospital
Project management for installation of roofing, sheet metal through-wall flashing, window flashing, and sheet metal cornice
Raytheon
Replacement and maintenance of various roofs – C & C Cornice Co., Inc 1994 – 1998
National Parks Service
Dorchester Heights Monument Рproject management of renovation of masonry fa̤ade, sheet metal flashing and cornice work
Philips Academy, Andover MA
Taylor Hall – project management of installation of slate roof, built-in sheet metal gutter replacement and cornice work
Order of Xaverian Brothers
St. Joseph Province Headquarters, Milton, MA – design and project management of replacement of slate roofs, sheet metal flashing, gutters and downspouts -
Radcliffe College -
Schlesinger Library – design and project management of replacement of copper dormer roofs – Bunting Fellowship Quad – design and project management of replacement of slate roofs and built-in sheet metal gutters
Polaroid – – Replacement and maintenance of various roofs -
Various private residences, commercial buildings and institutions
Design, fabrication and installation of custom made sheet metal roofing and cornice work