Forensic Geology Sinkhole Consultant David Wilshaw

David Wilshaw, MS, PG has over 35 years of international experience in Engineering Geology, Geotechnics, Engineering Geophysics, Hydrogeology and Geoenvironmental Assessments. He is licensed as a Professional Geologist in Florida, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Mr. Wilshaw is also a Chartered Geologist and Fellow of the Geological Society of London in the United Kingdom. Over a long career, Mr. Wilshaw has provided geological, geotechnical & geoenvironmental expertise for residential, commercial & retail development, public buildings and infrastructure, open pit and underground mining reclamation, power plants, roads, railroads and ports. He has extensive experience in pre-construction geohazard and contaminated land assessment. He has been the statutory Professional Geologist pursuant to s.627.707 Florida Statutes for more than 850 sinkhole insurance claims and he is a certified Neutral Evaluator (under s.627.7074 Florida Statutes). Mr. Wilshaw has extensive peer review & litigation experience, having provided expert witness testimony at over 150 depositions and over 40 jury trials. Mr. Wilshaw is also majority owner and President of Integrity Drilling & Geophysical Services, LLC, www.idgsfl.com, providing geotechnical drilling, soil testing and geophysical surveying throughout Florida. IGDS owns and operates four (4) SPT drilling rigs, GPR equipment and a soil testing laboratory. In 2019, he relocated Ground Stiffness Surveys Ltd from the UK to Florida and is President of successor company Ground Stiffness Surveys LLC, www.groundstiffnesssurveys.com

Consulting Services Include:

• Intrusive and Non-Intrusive Subsurface Exploration techniques
• Ground Subsidence
• Evaluation of Disputed Sinkhole Insurance Claims (defense & plaintiff)
• Development of Ground Stabilization and Improvement Schemes
• Landslip and Landslide Analysis
• Karst Geology Risk Assessments

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