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Burtness Engineering Services
White Heath, Illinois
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Contact:  Thomas H. Burtness, PE, CFEI
lightingexpertwitness.com
217-687-2000 Or Toll Free
tom@burtnesseng.com

White Heath, Illinois

Contact:  Thomas H. Burtness, PE, CFEI
lightingexpertwitness.com
217-687-2000
tom@burtnesseng.com

Thomas H. Burtness's CV


Licensed Professional Engineer in 24 states and former licensed electrician, Tom Burtness specializes in electrical and lighting engineering for cases involving death and personal injury, industrial accidents, vehicular accidents due to illumination defects, fire origin/cause, electrocution, construction contract claims and disputes, safety circuit failure, and control and instrumentation systems (SCADA) in industrial, commercial, municipal, and residential occupancies.

One client stated, “Tom…prepared a detailed report that simplified the issues…and does very well in deposition.”

Mr. Burtness has been providing forensic engineering services since 1983, and is a specialist in illumination engineering for street, roadway and area lighting; including field verification and photometric requirements.

Mr. Burtness has 40+ years of experience in the design, specification, construction contract administration, installation, startup, and troubleshooting of electrical power and control systems and street and area lighting systems. He is available to provide services nationwide, with PE registration by comity available in most states.
Information:  
Accident Investigations,  Construction,  Construction Defects,  Electrical,  Electrical Engineering,  Equipment and Machinery,  Lighting, 


Thomas H. Burtness's CV


Licensed Professional Engineer in 24 states and former licensed electrician, Tom Burtness specializes in electrical and lighting engineering for cases involving death and personal injury, industrial accidents, vehicular accidents due to illumination defects, fire origin/cause, electrocution, construction contract claims and disputes, safety circuit failure, and control and instrumentation systems (SCADA) in industrial, commercial, municipal, and residential occupancies.

One client stated, “Tom…prepared a detailed report that simplified the issues…and does very well in deposition.”

Mr. Burtness has been providing forensic engineering services since 1983, and is a specialist in illumination engineering for street, roadway and area lighting; including field verification and photometric requirements.

Mr. Burtness has 40+ years of experience in the design, specification, construction contract administration, installation, startup, and troubleshooting of electrical power and control systems and street and area lighting systems. He is available to provide services nationwide, with PE registration by comity available in most states.

Rieser Building Group
San Jose, California
6128 Camino Verde Drive Suite A, 95119


Contact:  Mark E Rieser II, MS, PE, AIA, GBC, GEC
www.RieserBuildingGroup.com
408-386-0721 Or Toll Free
mrieser@rieserbuildinggroup.com
6128 Camino Verde Drive Suite A
San Jose, California 95119

Contact:  Mark E Rieser II, MS, PE, AIA, GBC, GEC
www.RieserBuildingGroup.com
408-386-0721
mrieser@rieserbuildinggroup.com
Mark E. Rieser, II, MS, PE, AIA, GBC, GEC has over 30 years of experience in the Engineering, Architectural, Construction, and Building Design industry. He provides his clients with a comprehensive knowledge of Engineering, Construction Technology and Construction Standards of Professional Practice.
Information:  
Accident Reconstruction,  Civil Engineering,  Construction Defects,  General Contractor,  Safety,  Slip, Trip, and Fall,  Structural Engineering,  Traffic and Transportation,  Traffic Engineering,  Transportation, 


Mark E. Rieser, II, MS, PE, AIA, GBC, GEC has over 30 years of experience in the Engineering, Architectural, Construction, and Building Design industry. He provides his clients with a comprehensive knowledge of Engineering, Construction Technology and Construction Standards of Professional Practice.

Shatec Engineering Consultants, LLC
El Dorado Hills, California
7064 Tarvisio Way, 95762


Contact:  Shakir Shatnawi Ph.D., PE
www.shatec.net
916-990-6488 Or Toll Free
sshatnawi@shatec.net
7064 Tarvisio Way
El Dorado Hills, California 95762

Contact:  Shakir Shatnawi Ph.D., PE
www.shatec.net
916-990-6488
sshatnawi@shatec.net
Dr. Shakir Shatnawi has a Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering and Pavement Design, and Masters in Construction Management with over 27 years of practical and extensive engineering and transportation expertise covering industry and public agencies including Caltrans and FHWA. Currently providing expert witness services, expert testimony and litigation support to attorneys and legal entities on cases related to accident reconstruction, analysis, design standards, construction specifications, guidelines, policies, public agency practices, transportation, roads, pavements, airports, materials, highway geometric design, drainage, asphalt, concrete, soil, repairs, maintenance, inspections, rehabilitation, construction quality control - quality assurance, construction claims, inspection, settlement, dispute resolution, pavement surface conditions such as friction, skid resistance, surface discontinuities, cracking, rutting, defects, potholes and roughness, failure investigations, forensic engineering, traffic, safety standards, construction work zone accidents, construction safety, safety operating procedures, roadside hazards, signage, sight distance requirements, ADA requirements, code violations, and engineering analysis.
Information:  
Accident Investigations,  Accident Reconstruction,  Civil Construction and Engineering,  Civil Engineering,  Concrete and Masonry,  Construction,  Construction Claims,  Construction Defects,  Failure Analysis,  Forensic Engineering,  Government,  Materials Science,  Motorcycle Accident Reconstruction,  Parking Lots,  Safety,  Safety Engineering,  Slip, Trip, and Fall,  Traffic Engineering,  Transportation, 


Dr. Shakir Shatnawi has a Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering and Pavement Design, and Masters in Construction Management with over 27 years of practical and extensive engineering and transportation expertise covering industry and public agencies including Caltrans and FHWA. Currently providing expert witness services, expert testimony and litigation support to attorneys and legal entities on cases related to accident reconstruction, analysis, design standards, construction specifications, guidelines, policies, public agency practices, transportation, roads, pavements, airports, materials, highway geometric design, drainage, asphalt, concrete, soil, repairs, maintenance, inspections, rehabilitation, construction quality control - quality assurance, construction claims, inspection, settlement, dispute resolution, pavement surface conditions such as friction, skid resistance, surface discontinuities, cracking, rutting, defects, potholes and roughness, failure investigations, forensic engineering, traffic, safety standards, construction work zone accidents, construction safety, safety operating procedures, roadside hazards, signage, sight distance requirements, ADA requirements, code violations, and engineering analysis.

Arc & Line, LLC
Los Angeles, California
, 90042


Contact:  Jamil Soucar
www.arclineonline.com
310-801-2941 Or Toll Free
arcline@earthlink.net

Los Angeles, California 90042

Contact:  Jamil Soucar
www.arclineonline.com
310-801-2941
arcline@earthlink.net
Mr. Jamil Soucar has been in the construction industry since 1983, managing mostly public works projects and numerous private projects. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering, a certified Construction Manager (CCM) and a member of the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA). As an experienced scheduler, Mr. Soucar has a wide experience in delays and time impact analysis and claims. He has prepared and conducted several training programs covering numerous construction management topics to other professionals in the industry. As an expert witness, Mr. Soucar has offered services on a variety of cases including delays, scheduling, contract scope disputes, construction defects, and change orders disputes, standard of care and design management.
Information:  
Construction,  Construction Claims,  Construction Defects,  Construction Delays,  Construction Management, 


Mr. Jamil Soucar has been in the construction industry since 1983, managing mostly public works projects and numerous private projects. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering, a certified Construction Manager (CCM) and a member of the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA). As an experienced scheduler, Mr. Soucar has a wide experience in delays and time impact analysis and claims. He has prepared and conducted several training programs covering numerous construction management topics to other professionals in the industry. As an expert witness, Mr. Soucar has offered services on a variety of cases including delays, scheduling, contract scope disputes, construction defects, and change orders disputes, standard of care and design management.

Managed Response, Inc.
Sugar Land, Texas
77 Sugar Creek Center Boulevard Suite 210, 77478


Contact:  Michael D. Stall, MSCE, PE, DFE
www.mribuilds.com
713-906-0181 Or Toll Free
mike@mribuilds.com
77 Sugar Creek Center Boulevard Suite 210
Sugar Land, Texas 77478

Contact:  Michael D. Stall, MSCE, PE, DFE
www.mribuilds.com
713-906-0181
mike@mribuilds.com
Michael D. Stall, MSCE, PE, DFE is a Registered Professional Engineer (#65893) in Texas and is a National Academy of Forensic Engineers Board Certified Forensic Engineer (DFE). Mr. Stall earned a Master’s of Science in Civil Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s of Science in Architectural Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Stall is founder and President of Managed Response, Inc. (MRI), a Texas Registered Professional Engineering firm (#00546) and a general contracting company that specializes in evaluation and repair of distressed properties. Mr. Stall has worked as an expert witness in resolution of design and construction disputes during the past 12 years.

Mr. Stall has over 40 years of construction experience as a carpenter, ironworker, foreman, supervisor, engineer, scheduler and construction manager for shopping centers, single-family homes, multi-family buildings, manufacturing plants, power plants and medical facilities. He has evaluated numerous damaged buildings during the past 25 years that have suffered damage from fires, explosions, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, hail storms, design defects and construction defects. He has published peerreviewed articles in the Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers about evaluation of construction defects and resolution of schedule delay claims.

MRI has been in business since 1998 and continues to perform construction and renovation work in addition to consulting. This real-world experience contributes to our professional engineering and expert witness work. MRI also has over 20 years of experience evaluating and quantifying building damage using the Xactimate estimating system.
Information:  
Construction Claims,  Construction Defects,  Construction Management,  Disaster Recovery Planning,  Forensic Engineering, 


Michael D. Stall, MSCE, PE, DFE is a Registered Professional Engineer (#65893) in Texas and is a National Academy of Forensic Engineers Board Certified Forensic Engineer (DFE). Mr. Stall earned a Master’s of Science in Civil Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s of Science in Architectural Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Stall is founder and President of Managed Response, Inc. (MRI), a Texas Registered Professional Engineering firm (#00546) and a general contracting company that specializes in evaluation and repair of distressed properties. Mr. Stall has worked as an expert witness in resolution of design and construction disputes during the past 12 years.

Mr. Stall has over 40 years of construction experience as a carpenter, ironworker, foreman, supervisor, engineer, scheduler and construction manager for shopping centers, single-family homes, multi-family buildings, manufacturing plants, power plants and medical facilities. He has evaluated numerous damaged buildings during the past 25 years that have suffered damage from fires, explosions, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, hail storms, design defects and construction defects. He has published peerreviewed articles in the Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers about evaluation of construction defects and resolution of schedule delay claims.

MRI has been in business since 1998 and continues to perform construction and renovation work in addition to consulting. This real-world experience contributes to our professional engineering and expert witness work. MRI also has over 20 years of experience evaluating and quantifying building damage using the Xactimate estimating system.

Cain and Associates Engineers and Constructors, Inc.
Mobile, Alabama
1209 Montlimar Dr. , Suite 675, 36609


1209 Montlimar Dr. , Suite 675
Mobile, Alabama 36609

Information:  
Building Envelope Forensics,  Construction,  Construction Claims,  Construction Defects,  Construction Delays,  Construction Management,  Electrical,  Engineering,  Fire and Explosions,  Forensic Engineering,  Mechanical Engineering,  Roofing and Waterproofing,  Structural Engineering,