Expert profile

Thomas Moreno

Director

Highlights

Certified construction inspector with over 25 years of experience.
Proven as a credible expert witness under cross-examination.
Experience as a general contractor.
Testified on construction defects, costs, scheduling, and contracts.
Specialises in all types of moisture intrusion on building structures.

Services

Construction Delay & Disruption | Forensic Engineering, Architectural & Scientific | Insurance Claims | Commercial Litigation | International Arbitration

Industries

Buildings | Environment & Climate Change

Expertise

Thomas Moreno is a certified construction inspector with over 25 years of experience. He has been appointed as a technical expert on 100 occasions.

Thomas has testified in arbitration and litigation, including delivering concurrent evidence (hot tubbing). He has prepared expert witness reports and worked closely with attorneys, legal support teams, and opposing experts regarding site inspections, defining scopes of repair, estimating costs, and facilitating settlement negotiations on disputes with values of up to $12 million.

Thomas specialises in disputes regarding moisture intrusion, fenestration problems, structural damage and failure, and roofing, building envelope, and foundation defects. He has assisted clients on matters relating to construction defects, costs, scheduling, and contracts.

Background

Thomas has experience in change order management, request for information, request for proposal, and insurance property loss estimation using proprietary systems and CSI formats. He has managed multiple projects and design work and supervised large teams across the commercial, hospitality, multi-unit residential, and low-income housing sectors.

Thomas is a licensed general contractor, a licensed adjuster, a Haag certified roof inspector, and a certified mold inspector. He is a member of the Construction Specification Institute, the Western Construction Consultants Association, the Western Chapter of Engineers, and the Community Associations Institute.

Qualifications

BS Business and Construction Management
AA Business
Licensed General Contractor (California)
Licensed Adjuster (Texas)
Certified Construction Inspector
Haag Certified Roof Inspector
Certified Mold Inspector