Charles E. Still is an Architectural and Design Engineer specializing in the Design and Development of Residential, Manufactured Housing and Commercial Windows and Doors for New Construction and Replacement Markets.

Mr. Still is available for Construction Investigation and Defect Resolution issues. His expertise includes Technical Specifications and Job-Site Inspections. Mr. Still is an experienced Expert Witness and a Member of the AAMA (American Architectural Manufacturers Association).

Randall S. Stout Founder of Construction Services and Investigations, Inc (aka CSI Inc.) provides Expert Witness services for Construction Defect, Personal Injury and Reconstruction Litigation Projects. He assists small to medium-sized law firms, insurance, and property management companies in need of construction expertise in all phases of complex construction defect litigation, both residential and commercial. Mr. Stout's "hands-on" construction experience allows him to bring a unique set of problem-solving skills during tough negotiations, whether in a mediation, arbitration, or a trial setting.

Over the past 30 years, Mr. Stout has mastered his construction knowledge holding such positions as director of purchasing, director of special projects to director of construction while working for several large construction development companies. He holds both a "General Engineering" "A" License and a General Contracting 'B" License with the California State Licensing Board. Mr. Stout is certified with the ICC as a "Combo Building Inspector" for building, mechanical, electrical and plumbing. Mr. Stout is also interested in Green Building Concepts and is LEED GA Certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) with the United States Green Building Council. Mr. Stout has been trained to perform ASTM F 2170 and more in Concrete Slab Moisture Testing to identify interior flooring failures installed on concrete slabs.

Areas of Expertise:

• Destructive Testing and As-Built Conditions
• Water Intrusion: Spray Rack Testing, Investigation, Remediation, Buildback
• Estimating, Allocations, "Actual" Cost of Repairs
• Architectural Elements, Integration of Dissimilar Materials
• Full Forensic Review of Code Compliant & Constructability Issues
• ASTM F 2170, F 1869 & F 710 Concrete Moisture Testing to identify cause for Flooring Failures
• Construction Related Personal Injury Cases
• Building Codes and Title III of the ADA Public Access Requirements
• Energy Audits and Green Building Design and Concepts

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James I. Daniel, PE, REWC - Building Construction Consultant, Dispute Resolutions

Jim Daniel is Principal and Executive Vice President of Building & Environmental Consultants, a division of ITC Experts, Inc. With 33 years of experience, Mr. Daniel specializes in investigation, testing, evaluation and design of repairs for non-performing construction systems including exterior building facades, roofing systems, wall systems, foundations, windows and building fenestration, curtain walls, and interior gypsum drywall and plaster systems. Exterior facade expertise includes, among others, brick, concrete and limestone masonry; exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS); direct-applied exterior finish systems (DEFS); one-coat and three coat exterior portland cement plaster (traditional stucco); wood, metal, fiber-cement board, and vinyl sidings; thin brick, tile and exposed aggregate finish systems; glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC); glass curtain wall systems; joint sealants; flashing; and waterproof coating systems. Roofing expertise involves steep and low-sloped roofs including asphalt, wood, slate, and tile shingles; single ply membrane roofing; modified-bitumen roofing (MBR); built-up roofing (BUR); spray polyurethane foam (SPF) roofing; metal roofs; and associated expansion joints, scuppers, copings and flashing. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the States of Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas, and Wisconsin and has NCEES certification. He also is a Registered Exterior Wall Consultant (REWC) through The Institute of Roofing, Waterproofing, & Building Envelope Professionals (RCI). View Curriculum Vitae.

Dr. Ralph G. Oesterle, PhD, PE - Buildings and Environmental; Structural Engineering

Dr. Oesterle is Principal and Vice President of Structural Engineering in ITC Expert's Building and Environmental Consultants (BEC) practice area. With over 37 years of experience in experimental, analytical and field investigations of the response of structures to gravity, seismic and wind loading, Dr. Oesterle has specific expertise in structural behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete structural elements, particularly in response to loading beyond normal service level conditions. This expertise has been gained through years of testing and observing structures in the laboratory and in the field and expanding the knowledge gained through computer simulations of observed behavior. Dr. Oesterle has applied this expertise to structural evaluation and failure analysis of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures including foundations, high-rise buildings, parking structures, building facades, bridges, industrial structures, sanitary engineering structures, cooling towers and large diameter prestressed and reinforced concrete pipe. Primary focus of his research work has included experimental and analytical investigations of the response of structural walls to earthquake loading, and the effects of inelastic strains, including creep, shrinkage and thermal strains, on reinforced and prestressed concrete structural behavior. Dr. Oesterle's work on the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Goldstone 64-meter antenna has been recognized and awarded the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Group Achievement Award. He had also received the Raymond C. Reese Structural Research Award from American Concrete Institute for his experimental work related to earthquake-resistant structural walls. Dr. Oesterle is a licensed Structural Engineer in the State of Illinois, a licensed Professional Engineer in the States of Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina and Wisconsin and has NCEES certification. View Curriculum Vitae.

Edward Malnar, FMP - Building Defects and Insurance Claims Investigations

Mr. Malnar is a Senior Consultant with Building & Environmental Consultants, a division of ITC Experts, Inc. He specializes in investigation, evaluation, testing and repair of non performing construction systems involving roofing, exterior walls, windows, building fenestration, foundations, and various other components of the exterior building envelope. Roofing expertise encompasses residential systems including asphalt composite shingles, wood shingles and shakes, natural stone (slate), and terra-cotta/clay tiles; commercial systems including poly-vinyl chloride (reinforced and unreinforced PVC), modified-bitumen roofing (MBR), built-up roofing (BUR), and metal roofs. Exterior cladding expertise includes brick, concrete, and limestone masonry; exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS); exterior Portland cement plaster (traditional stucco); wood, aluminum, and vinyl siding. While employed at HPZS Architects in Chicago, Illinois, Mr. Malnar specialized in management of projects for exterior envelope restoration. He performed field exploration and produced reports for prescriptive remedial recommendations of problems related to roof, wall, and window systems. Mr. Malnar was a key team member for the time sensitive historic façade and roof restoration for Soldier Field in Chicago, in anticipation of the World Cup Soccer in 1994. He managed the construction phase of the historic copper roof restoration for the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. He was the primary investigator of all building facades and remedial repair supervision for Fulton House, 345 North Canal Street, Chicago, IL. View Curriculum Vitae.

John Kulwiec has over 30 years of widely varied experience as a practicing Architect, designing all types of buildings and facilities, including Construction Observation and hands-on construction experience. This makes him uniquely qualified to analyze construction methods.

Areas of Expertise:

Working Drawings

As-Built Drawings

Change Orders

Errors and Omissions

Interpretation of Findings by Other Expert Witnesses

Standard of Care

Copyright Infringement

Dr. George Pecoraro has 49 years of involvement in Glass and Material Science. With 60 patents, Dr. Pecoraro is internationally recognized as a glass scientist and he has been deposed for glass litigation and testimony for arbitration and jury trial, and has been involved with 30 legal clients. He is an expert in spontaneous glass breakage from NiS stones, glass fracture forensic science, residual stress, glass injury issues, product liability for glass doors & shower enclosure issues, ICC building codes, hurricane glass, windows, glass doors, vases, bottles, table tops, glass quality, strength and property measurements.

Dr. Pecoraro's Expertise Include:

• Glass Forensics - Injury and Product Liability
• Glass Manufacturing Process - Refractories and Glass Quality Issues
• Measurement of Stress Levels in Glass to Determine Extent of Strengthening
• Residential and Commercial Building Codes for Windows and Doors

Expert Background: Dr. Thomas L. Read is the Principal and CEO at A. Read Consulting, LLC. He received his PhD. from Stanford University in 1972 and has over 25 years of manufacturing experience in electronics, metallurgy, factory safety, failure analysis, glass fracture, glass failure and bottle failure. As a member of the electronics industry, he has earned process patents and has an extensive background in manufacturing techniques.

In parallel, Dr. Read has spent over twenty five years as a consultant to attorneys and engineers. He has given more than 100 depositions and has appeared in court numerous times.

Company Profile: Read Consulting, LLC is a full service laboratory providing services in the following areas:

Failure Analysis; Factory Safety and Personal Injury (including machine guards and manufacturing safety)

Glass Failure Analysis - Glass Fracture, Glass Failures and Bottle Failure

Metal and Ceramic Failure

Grinding Wheel Failures

Intellectual Property and Patent Disputes

Product Liability and Product Quality

Manufacturing Disagreements (such as Intellectual Property, Failed equipment and Contract Disputes)

Reverse Engineering

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Headquartered in Houston with over 30 U.S. offices plus London, Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. is a global leader in forensic investigations, forensic engineering, forensic sciences and financial forensics. Rimkus offers the services of over 300 full-time seasoned professionals with expertise in virtually all technical and business fields. In business for over 25 years, clients include the Domestic and International Insurance Industry, Attorneys, Industrial and Commercial Health, Safety and Risk Managers, and others.

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Harold M. Wasserman, PE, has over 20 years experience with small to large professional engineering services, construction, and real estate development operations and over 10 years of experience as an Expert Witness. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, a licensed Master Fire Suppression Piping Contractor, and has served as a Site Safety Manager in City of New York, OSHA Outreach program trainer and Adjunct Professor, and Former Lobbyist to the NYS Legislature.

Areas of Expertise:

Civil & Structural Engineering Materials Engineering Systems Design Industrial Safety Industrial Hygiene Construction Safety Safety Engineering Construction Claims Premises Liability

Building Codes Standards Compliance Ergonomics Human Factors OSHA Standards & Compliance Slips, Trips & Falls Premises Accidents Lighting Construction Defects Safety Engineering Traffic Work Zone Safety

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