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Expert in Civil Engineering Design and Construction of Pavement, Site Work, Stormwater Management & Airports
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert has worked with the air transportation industry for over 30 years. His experience has involved work with commercial, corporate, and private aircraft operators. He has prepared site plans and completed engineering designs for aircraft taxiways, parking aprons, hangars and maintenance facilities at airports.
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Approximately 30 years of Expert's career has involved the planning and design of airports. He has served as the design engineer or as the senior lead engineer on hundreds of airport projects including runways, taxiways, aircraft aprons, roadways, and vehicle parking. Airport experience has included design of stormwater management and drainage, airfield lighting and signs, navigational aids, and project environmental impacts studies. In his professional career, Expert has planned and designed nearly every type of facility on public and private airports. Additionally, he has directed teams of on-site inspectors, materials testing laboratories, subsurface investigators and analysts. He has worked with airport owners and authorities through project conception and funding to bidding and contracting, and to the project completion and close-out.
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Expert has several years of experience in the planning and design of international airport facilities in foreign countries and the United States. Some specific experience was terminal area facilities at the Jeddah International Airport, Saudia Arabia; airside pavements (taxiways and aprons) at the Shariz International Airport, Iran; International Passenger processing faciliteies and services at Sydney International Airport, Australia and alternative site evaluation for new passenger terminal facilities in Melbourne International Airport, Australia. He conducted a study of the air cargo facilities and planned expanded cargo terminal facilities at Mexico City International Airport, Mexico. In the Philippines and Africal he was the lead planner for a team studying future needs for domestic and international airports. Other areas of experience has been in South America, the Bahamas, Canada, and New Zealand.
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Expert's Masters Degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University was in the field of Transportation Engineering. He has applied that knowledge throughout his career in such areas as operating costs, efficiencies in transportation systems, levels of service to users, and forecasting long term use and growth trends in activity demands placed on transportation systems. A portion of Expert's career also involved a period of time with the Indiana State Highway Department and as the Assistant City Engineer for the City of Columbus Indiana. In these positions he was extensively involved with the engineering, design and construction or highways and other municipal civil projects.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: New York, New York;
Yonkers, New York;
Bridgeport, Connecticut;
New Haven, Connecticut;
Hartford, Connecticut;
Newark, New Jersey;
Jersey City, New Jersey;
Paterson, New Jersey;
Springfield, Massachusetts;
and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Degree |
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Honors |
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1972
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M.S.
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Civil Engineering
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Purdue University
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Deans List
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1971
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B.S.
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Civil Engineering
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Purdue University
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Deans List
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1990 to
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(Undisclosed)
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Principal
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Owner, senior engineer
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1974 to 1990
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TransPlan
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Principal
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Partner, senior engineer
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1972 to 1974
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Louisville Airport Authority
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Development
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Director of Engineering
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Department head, engineering and planning
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Associations/Societies
ASCE; AAAE
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Licenses/Certifications
P.E. New York,
P.E. Florida,
P.E. New Jersey,
P.E. Pennsylvania,
NCEES
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| Selected Consulting Examples: |
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Expert was the Senior Engineer for the design and construction phase (quality control and inspection) for reconstruction of the main runway at Morristown Municipal Airport, NJ
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Expert served as the senior professional for the planning, design, and construction of two large stormwater management basins and colection system at R.J. Miller Airpark, Ocean County, NJ.
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Expert lead the endineering team for design and installation of a Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) for emergency runway overruns at Dutchass County Airport, NY
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Expert was the lead planner for the land use plan for approximately 1,000 acres of land on the north side of the Southwest Florida International Airport, Ft. Myers, FL
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Expert was the lead planner/engineer for improvements at the Stewart International Airport, Newburgh, NY
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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Expert has 35 years of working knowledge in civil engineering projects much of which has been on airports of all sizes. He is intimately familiar with FAA and State guidelines for airports.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Airport security expert for consulting on airport perimeter security issues.
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FAA construction Engineer expert for consulting on Runway Safety Over-run Areas.
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Expert in asphalt for consulting on improper pavement repair.
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Parking lot expert for consulting on speed bump location danger in retail parking lot .
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Culvert expert for consulting on culvert washed out causing car wreck resulting in injury.
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1980 to 1987
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Australia
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Expert lead the planning/engineering team for several terminal improvement projects at Melbourne and Sydney International Airports.
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1979 to 1984
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Saudia Arabia
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Expert was the lead civil engineer for airside improvements at the new Jeddah International Airport, Hadj Terminal.
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1984 to 1986
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Mexico
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Expert lead a team to evaluate the layout and operation of the air cargo facilities at the Mexico City International Airport.
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1976 to 1980
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Philippines
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Expert conducted a series of long range planning project for the redevelopment of several small island airports.
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| Additional Skills and Services: |
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Training/Seminars
Expert has conducted numerious public hearings and technical briefings to public officials and government agencies.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert has worked extensively with subconsultants, contractors, and materials suppliers for civil projects.
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Other Skills and Services
Expert has participated in several negotiating sessions between owners and contractors to resolve claims or disputes.
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