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Expert in ADA Compliance, Building Design & Construction, Building Codes & Life Safety, Water damage & mold
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert, a licensed architect, has extensive knowlege of building projects with architectural & engineering practices. He has also provided expert witness and arbitration services on several design/construction projects which were built or not constructed in complinace with the permit drawings, ADA compliance, construction specifications, water damage & mold testing and/or building code life safety requirements.
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Expert has direct knowledge and 36 years experience of building design development & commercial/residentail project construction.
He has completed all phases of design/construction for several hospital/medical, commerical and multi-family housing projects including administration projects, application for pay request, AIA contracts, site supervision, change orders, substantial completion, site inspections and project close-out.
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Expert has extensive experience and knowledge with the IBC, BOCA building codes, NFPA and life safety codes requirements across the county. Expert currently maintained multiple Architectural State licenses and has provided expert witness discovery and/or arbitrated cases on design/constrctuion projects that were not ADA, life safety or building code compliant.
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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: Saint Louis, Missouri;
Columbia, Missouri;
Saint Charles, Missouri;
Saint Peters, Missouri;
Florissant, Missouri;
and Springfield, Illinois.
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1976
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BED Enviromental Design School of Architecture
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Architecture with Enviromental studies
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University of Kansas, School of Architecture
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1997 to
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(Undisclosed)
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Architectural
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CEO/Architect
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Architect Expert is CEO/Partner of a national Architectural and Interior design firm. Full service architectual review of design developement and construction permit drawings for projects across the country. Marketing & client contact for new national development construction projects, medical and theater renovations.
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1985 to 1997
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Expert Architects, Inc
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Architectural
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Owner
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Expert is CEO/Architect of a national architectural design firm. Expert is the founder of Expert Architects and Interiors firm located in the midwest USA. Daily involvement with with design and constrctuion of buildings with compliance to ADA and life safety building codes.
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Associations/Societies
Expert is a member of NCARB National Council of Architectural Registration Boards since 1985.
He is also American Arbitration Association past member and Arbitrator.
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Licenses/Certifications
Expert maintains Architect Base State of Missouri A-4135 sicne 1983
NCARB #32,406 National since 1985.
Expert also currently maintains 20 State Architectural licenses.
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Awards/Recognition
Architect Expert has been awarded the "Gold Medal Building Award" by Real Estate and Construction, and has won the Masonry Award.
Expert and his firm of RKAI have twice won the Best Place to work award from the St. Louis Business Journal
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Publications and Patents Summary
Architect Expert has 4 building publications in Design Cost Data magazine on construction projects completed by the architectural firm of RKAI.
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- Design Cost Data Magazine
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- DCD Design Code Data Magazine
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- Real Estate and Construction Review
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1993 to 1994
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GSA
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Architect
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Architect Expert designed the free standing 2 story office building for the GSA Social Security in St. Louis
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2006 to 2007
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911 Emergency Call Center
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Architect
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Architect Expert designed the 911 Emergency Call Center per Homeland security compliance
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1996 to 1997
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Family Services
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Architect
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Architect Expert provided the design development and construction permit drawings for this Goverment office.
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Expert has over 27 years in private Architectural practice consisting of full service architectural for commercial design, medical and construction projects.
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Expert has extensive experience with all aspects of commerical architectural projects ranging from hospital, medical office buidlings, imaging centers, movie theaters, restaurants, multi-family, single family and retail centers.
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Expert has extensive experience and training with ADA/ANSI compliance knowledge for the ADA/ANSI Federal regulation and accessibility codes.
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Expert has extensive experience with building codes, life safety building & NFPA fire code requirements currently for over 20 States in the USA.
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Expert has extensive experience with construction failure, mold, moisture, architectural design flaws and noncompliance construction practices.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding your expert consulting needs.
Expert is available for consulting to corporate, legal and government clients.
Remember, your initial screening call to speak with
Expert is free.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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Expert is a past member of American Arbitrition Association, and arbitrated several different St. Louis construction projects.
Expert is an experienced expert witness for ADA and building code compliance in multi states for commerical and residential construction projects.
Expert also has a national member with NCARB Architectural Certification.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding expert testimony,
litigation consulting and support, forensic services, or any related expert witness services.
A few litigation needs include product liability, personal injury, economic loss, intellectual property
(patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright), and insurance matters. Remember, your initial screening
call to speak with
Expert is free.
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| International Experience: |
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1983 to 1983
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Puerto Rico
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Expert designed/developed a 1980's sytle disco/night club in the historic area of the city of San Juan.
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1985 to 1985
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Cancun, Mexico
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Expert designed schematic layouts for Cancun area resort hotel.
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ADA, ANSI code compliance for new and existing buildings.
BOCA, NFPA, IBC, NEC OSHA and multi-state specific building codes for local authority having jurisdiction.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding your marketing research, industry research, and company
research needs. For research needs involving multiple experts or secondary research,
a Research Director can be assigned to coordinate the work into a custom report for you as a potentially quicker
and more cost effective alternative to doing this work yourself or hiring a boutique consultancy.
Remember, your initial screening call to speak with
Expert is free.
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| Additional Skills and Services: |
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Training/Seminars
President Forum speaker of Saving Green by Going Green.
Training for the American Arbitration Association.
Continuing Education requirements for Architectural state license (CEU's) and NCARB.
ADA accessibilty training course.
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Other Skills and Services
Sustainable green design features and LEED.
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