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Expert received his Ph.D. in civil engineering (Transportation Engineering) from the University of Arkansas, and received his M.S. in civil engineering (Construction Engineering and Management) from San Jose State University, and B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from California State University, Sacramento. He is a member of the Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA) and a number of professional associations. As the President of Shatec Engineering Consultants, he has been providing expert witness services, expert testimony and litigation support to attorneys and legal entities.

Expert has been providing services on cases related to traffic and transportation engineering, safety standards, construction work zone accidents, construction zone traffic control, traffic control standards, construction safety, safety operating procedures, roadside hazards, signage, sight distance requirements, ADA requirements, trip/slip & fall hazards, code violations, accident reconstruction, analysis, streets and highways design features, roadway geometric design standards, guidelines, policies, airports, pavement design, pavement rehabilitation and maintenance, pavement surface conditions and defects such as friction, skid resistance, surface discontinuities, cracking, rutting, defects, potholes, settlement and roughness, construction specifications, construction defects, construction disputes, construction claims, construction quality control - quality assurance, materials, asphalt, concrete, soil, inspection, failure investigations, repairs, forensic engineering, drainage and public agency practices.

Expert has over 31 years in professional engineering experience encompassing public agencies (Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), academia (California State University, National University and University of Arkansas) and industry with over 200 technical publications. He taught at California State University and at National University from 1993 to 1999 various classes such as transportation and highway engineering including geometric design standards, traffic engineering and safety hazards as well as statistics. He taught university graduate and undergraduate students as well as advised graduate students through their research studies.

Expert served as a principal investigator on multi-million dollar projects. While working for Caltrans from 1991 to 2010, he was involved at various high level transportation engineering capacities such as being a Branch Chief, Office Chief and a Division Chief. He was in charge of over $700 million program for Caltrans involving design standards, specifications and maintenance. Previous to that, he worked at the FHWA Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, Virginia as a research fellow.

As a recipient of many acknowledgements from the government and industry, Expert has an impeccable reputation within the industry for his significant professional contributions. He has received numerous acknowledgements and awards for his accomplishments. As an expert orator, he frequently shares his knowledge at major conferences. He has published many papers at major conferences and journals related to safety, road hazards and pavements.