Forensic Engineering Archives – Page 4 of 6

Kevin Salvagni

Kevin Salvagni is a licensed general contractor with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He has acted as an expert on more than 50 occasions in both quantum and technical matters.

Kevin has provided expert testimony in both Federal and State courts, as well as in multiple depositions, arbitrations and mediations. He has supported clients in disputes across a range of building envelope related issues.

Kevin’s background in general contracting includes project management, program management, both detailed and conceptual estimating, quality control, and property loss assessment. He has managed the complexity of construction projects ranging from pre-project planning, estimating and schedule development, to cost control and multi prime contractor or subcontractor management.

Kevin’s expertise includes specialized interiors and exterior envelope systems. He has experience in managing general contracting firms with those specialities and regularly supports clients with disputes, ranging from construction claims and property loss to project management matters.

Kevin is licensed in Florida as a certified general contractor, inspector and speciality contractor and is licensed as a general building contractor in California. He is an honoured chartered member of the American Institute of Constructors and a member of the Construction Management Institute of America and the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering.

Caryn Fuller

Caryn Fuller is a civil engineer with over 20 years of experience. She has been appointed as an expert and assisted the named expert on numerous occasions.

Caryn Fuller possesses over 25 years of experience in project management, quantum, technical, and delay analysis in the construction space. She is described as “extremely professional” and has successfully assisted on disputes valued up to $20 billion.

Lexology Index – Consulting – Construction Quantum, Delay and Technical

Caryn has been cross-examined in arbitration, including giving concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing), and has assisted on disputes for projects with values of up to $20 billion. Her expert work covers delay, quantum and technical disciplines for sectors ranging from buildings and infrastructure to industrial, power and utilities, mining and minerals, and oil and gas.

Caryn’s professional experience includes mechanical and process engineering, construction, project management, project controls management, and construction claims analysis. She is a project and program leader with a proven track record in leading high-profile, large-scale global construction initiatives, with a focus on cost control, scheduling and reporting.

Caryn’s expertise includes standard of care, scheduling issues, productivity issues, procurement delays, forensic document investigations, and cost analysis and damages. She has supported clients in arbitration (both international and domestic) and mediation, delivering expert analysis, reports and rebuttals.

Caryn holds a master’s in civil engineering and is a certified professional with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. She is a LEED accredited professional in building design and construction and has completed the American Bar Association Construction Law Trial Academy Program.

Caryn possesses attention to detail in the work product. She is a good writer, efficient speaker, and excellent leader. Caryn is very poised during cross-examination.

Lexology Index – Experts – Construction

Michael Griffin

Michael Griffin (Mike) is a civil engineer with more than 45 years of construction industry experience. He has acted as an expert witness in government contracting and technical matters on eight occasions.

Mike has testified in federal and state courts, arbitration proceedings and in mediation. His expert appointments include varied infrastructure and buildings projects with project values in excess of $1.8 billion.

Mike has worked for contractors and government clients as a project manager, construction manager and principal in charge for multi-million-dollar projects across North America. He has assisted in the delivery of various technically complex facilities and projects and is skilled in the planning, design, and construction of major building, transportation, and heavy civil construction projects. These range from roads, bridges and mass transit to schools, hotels and residential developments

Mike’s expertise includes delay analysis, evaluation of defective construction, calculation of damages, contract analysis and administration, and the assessment of contractor performance and standard of care. He has extensive experience in conducting detailed analyses of construction issues and disputes and preparing expert reports of his findings.

Mike is a professional engineer registered in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Maryland. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a fellow of the Construction Management Association of America, and hold a master’s in both business administration and civil engineering.

Paul Jolly

Paul Jolly is a Chartered Architect with over 20 years of construction industry experience. He has been appointed as a technical expert on more than 20 occasions.

Paul delivers work of great technical quality alongside highly valuable commercial advice. He is proactive and forward-thinking.

Lexology Index – Construction

Paul has prepared expert reports and undertaken forensic analysis on professional negligence matters involving external cladding, roofing systems, fire safety compliance and construction defects. He has acted as a named expert in adjudication proceedings on three occasions and his expert appointments have included disputes with values in excess of £60 million.

During his 20 years in architectural practice, Paul worked across all stages of project delivery. This included client briefing, concept design, planning applications, technical specifications, regulatory compliance, and technical reviews. He has been responsible for the delivery of several national award-winning schemes across a variety of sectors including performing arts venues, education facilities, commercial offices and mixed-use developments on sensitive urban sites. Paul has extensive experience of site inspections, client handovers and post occupancy surveys. He has worked alongside several major contractors on projects valued up to £98 million under both traditional and design and build forms of project procurement.

Paul specialises in the forensic analysis of design and construction defects; including those relating to fire safety and water ingress. He is also well versed in opining on disputes concerning design responsibility, scope splits and coordination issues involving multiple parties on complex projects.

Paul is registered with the Architect’s Registration Board and is a chartered member and registered expert of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He is accredited as a Full Practising Member of the Academy of Experts and is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Society of Construction Law and the King’s College Construction Law Association. Paul holds a master’s in construction law and dispute resolution and has completed an advanced professional award in expert witness evidence (APAEWE). He also acts as a visiting professional examiner at the University of Westminster on their course in architectural professional practice (RIBA Part III).

Paul Jolly is a highly recommended expert who is singled out for his “attention to detail” and “architectural technical knowledge”. Sources say, “He is able to present complicated concepts simply, and is always calm and affable.”

Lexology Index – Consulting – Construction – Quantum, Delay, and Technical

Edward Poon

Edward Poon is a professional engineer with more than 15 years of construction and civil engineering industry experience. He has been retained as an expert of more than 50 occasions.

Edward offers his clients work ethic, timeliness, and professionalism. He is particularly skilled in identifying conclusions and ultimate findings of the underlying analysis. Mr Poon produces thoughtful, well organized expert reports.

Lexology Index – Construction

Edward has testified in both litigation and arbitration proceedings on numerous occasions and has acted as the expert for disputed values of up to $200 million. He is qualified as an expert witness in the Province of Ontario Courts and in alternative dispute resolution.

Edward is experienced in construction management (including for heavy civil engineering projects), quality management, contract administration, health and safety, and quality verification engineering. He provides consulting services regarding the Ontario building code and has worked on municipal and Ministry of Transport Ontario (MTO) projects.

Edward’s expertise includes analysis and investigation, or assessment, of damages pertaining to fires, explosions, vibration, ground movement, vehicle impacts, water infiltration, and wind, snow, hail and rain loads. He has undertaken failure analysis and investigations on design and construction deficiencies and has a background in building science and the building envelope. He has also led catastrophe response teams in the insurance industry for events including tornadoes and wildfires.

Edward Poon is a registered professional engineer and a registered consulting engineer in Ontario. He is a member of Engineers Nova Scotia and a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

With almost two decades in the field, Edward Poon remains a top choice amongst construction experts. Sources call him “highly experienced and well versed in the needs of litigation”, having been involved with numerous multi-million dollar disputes.

Lexology Index – Canada – Construction

Trevor Butler

Trevor Butler is an engineer and a compliance and risk management specialist with over 35 years of oil and gas industry experience. He has been appointed as a technical expert on seven occasions.

Trevor been cross-examined in arbitration and has provided expert opinion on various oil and gas and energy projects across Europe, Asia and Australia. His expert appointments include matters involving failure investigations and construction and technical compliance related disputes on projects with disputed values of up to $800m. Most recently, he has been engaged to provide expert opinion on several matters relating to global ‘Oilfield Best Practices’.

Trevor’s expertise is built from decades of oil and gas design, construction and operations experience. He received multiple industry awards for his work in engineering, maintenance and modifications activity on North Sea producing platforms. His roles have ranged from construction and commission planner, hook-up coordinator and platform manager to principal consultant in quality and risk management, and project control across a variety of major fixed platforms, field wide drilling campaigns, and subsea developments.

Trevor is a recognised expert in drill rig quality assurance, rig-intake, well planning, well equipment and platform to rig system interfaces, with a particular focus on the effective management of supplier, technical, contractual, and regulatory compliance. He is also a skilled and experienced project auditor and incident investigation lead and has devised and implemented formal audit programmes covering all aspects of supplier processes, from design and manufacture to test, installation and operation.

Trevor acted as audit leader to the Statoil (Equinor) Artificial Lift Advisory Group which qualifies new drill rig and well related technologies. He is a certified lead auditor (LRIM, Nexus) and has completed the Legal Experience Training advanced professional award in expert witness evidence (LETAPAEWE).

Kourosh Kayvani

Dr Kourosh Kayvani is a Chartered Professional Engineer with over 30 years of experience. He has been appointed as a technical expert on numerous occasions.

Kourosh has an impressive depth of knowledge in his field of expertise. He is a skilled engineer and experienced expert witness. Kourosh can convey and explain complex issues with ease to laymen.

Lexology Index – Construction

Kourosh has been cross-examined in litigation and arbitration, and has delivered expert reports for disputed projects and structural failures in reinforced concrete and steel structures, long-span roofs, high-rise buildings, industrial facilities, and transport infrastructure.

Kourosh’s experience spans academia, expert advisory, expert witness roles, and engineering practise. He has played leading roles in the design and delivery of many innovative, complex, and award-winning projects across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the UK, the Middle East, and Africa. His project portfolio includes Wembley Stadium in London, West Kowloon Terminus in Hong Kong, 5 Martin Place commercial tower and CommBank Stadium in Sydney, ANSTO OPAL nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights near Sydney, and Melbourne Star Observation Wheel, amongst many others.

Kourosh’s expertise involves structural analysis, design and construction engineering of sports stadia, tall buildings, cable-supported structures and bridges, long-span roofs, telecommunication towers, and transport infrastructure. He has specialised experience in finite element analysis (FEA), wind engineering, seismic design, fatigue assessment, and development of design codes and standards.

Kourosh is a fellow and board director of Engineers Australia, a fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, and the incoming chair of the Australian Standards for Concrete Structures (AS3600). He has received numerous awards and plaudits for his structural engineering prowess, with particular emphasis on his contribution to long-span structures worldwide. Kourosh has also served as member of Standards Australia’s code committees for concrete structures (AS3600) and wind loads (AS1170.2) for many years.

Dr Kourosh Kayvani is a highly regarded expert lauded for his “ability to succinctly and convincingly convey complex concepts” when handling transport disputes.

Lexology Index – Transport

Helen Collie

Helen Collie is a structural engineer with 15 years of construction industry experience. She has been appointed as a technical expert on more than ten occasions and has assisted the named expert numerous times.

Helen Collie is a respected chartered structural engineer with “superb technical know-how” and “ability to work with solicitors to adapt to the circumstances”. She has strong experience in complex design liability and construction defect disputes.

Lexology Index – Consulting – Construction – Quantum, Delay and Technical

Helen has produced, or supported the production of, expert reports for claims regarding property insurance payments for earthquake and fire damage, issues of design liability and professional negligence for large sports and infrastructure projects, alleged poor workmanship, materials and specifications defects, and construction defects. She has been cross-examined in arbitration and is experienced in litigation support.

Helen has a background in the design and coordination of arts, education, healthcare and commercial structures. Her experience spans the commercial building design arena from high rise concrete structures in the Middle East, to adaptive reuse of existing London building stock, to complex steelwork arrangements.

Helen is a specialist in forensic engineering work. She covers subject matter ranging from structural steelwork (including connection design responsibility and workmanship), reinforced concrete design and defects, water leakages, seismic assessments (including for remediation works), and design liability issues.

Helen is a Chartered Engineer with a master’s in construction law and dispute resolution. She is a member of the Institution of Structural Engineers and a practising member of the Academy of Experts and has completed the Legal Experience Training advanced professional award in expert witness evidence (LETAPAEWE) and Bond Solon’s witness familiarisation training. Clients refer to Helen as “knowledgeable, accurate, reasonable and helpful” and a “very credible witness”.

Helen offers her clients technical expertise, objectivity and impartiality. She is detail-oriented while retaining the ability to simplify complex matters. Helen is professional and credible.

Lexology Index – Construction

Cathy Joshi

Cathy Joshi is a Chartered Civil Engineer with more than 25 years of construction industry experience. She has been appointed as a technical expert on eight occasions.

Cathy is a good technical expert. She delivered an exceptional report for one of our cases in record time. Cathy’s analysis was meticulous and highly technical, playing a crucial role in securing a significant victory for our client.

Lexology Index – Construction

Cathy has been instructed on high-value arbitration cases involving structural, civil, architectural, fit-out and procedural disputes. She has provided input, as part of an expert team, regarding the design and construction a wide variety of building types and uses and has acted as named expert on an infrastructure project valued in excess of US$200 billion.

Cathy has an extensive background in both the design and project management of high-profile and large-scale, complex projects across the Middle East, Europe, North America and Asia; ranging from buildings and utilities to immersed tube tunnels and causeways. She has vast experience of design and construction processes from feasibility through to project completion, including contract formation, administration, quality assurance, and contract law.

Cathy’s expertise includes providing opinion on alleged defects in materials and workmanship, including structural and fit-out works. She combines a track record of success in early dispute resolution with independent investigation and reporting on issues of quality, inadequate coordination between disciplines, non-conformance to design specifications and technical defects.

Cathy is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Association for Project Management. She holds an LLM in Construction Law and Arbitration and has particular experience the suite of FIDIC contracts, as amended for the Middle East markets, and bespoke local government contracts in the UAE.

Cathy Joshi is a highly respected construction expert with a long-standing practice providing technical expert testimony on high-value disputes arising from projects in the buildings and infrastructure industries.

Lexology Index – Consulting – Construction – Quantum, Delay and Technical

David King

David King is an architect with 40 years of construction industry experience. He has been appointed as a technical expert on 98 occasions.

David has undertaken peer reviews as the architect expert and advised on a range of matters from design process and delivery, change management, project management and contract administration to workmanship, health and safety, fire codes, and technical and regulatory compliance (cladding, insulation, fire stopping, etc.). He has provided expert services for projects with disputed values of up to $1.2 billion.

David has been the recipient of several building design awards and worked for more than a decade as a technical principal for a major firm of international architects. His responsibilities included contracts, claims and dispute resolution as well as oversight of numerous multi-million-pound projects across a range of building types, including the commercial and medical sectors.

David’s expertise involves detailing and design coordination, with a particular interest in materials technology, research and the environmental performance of buildings; focused primarily on the building envelope. He has a wide-ranging knowledge of building regulations, codes of practice and British Standards, and many years of experience in leading both design stage and post-design technical reviews which enable him to apply a forensic approach to the analysis of building defects, conduct peer reviews and coordinate with counsel in evaluating claims and disputes.

David King is a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and served on their international committee as ethics champion. He is a member of the JCT Council, the Society of Construction Law, the Construction Industry Council’s building information modelling (BIM) forum and their liability panel, a practicing member of the Academy of Experts, a member of Building SMART UKI and of the Apprenticeship Standards Trailblazer Group.

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