Ryan A. Fitzgerald, P.E.

Senior Consultant

Forensic Services

Pittsburgh

BACKGROUND:

Mr. Ryan Fitzgerald holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering with a Structural emphasis and is a registered professional engineer in Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

He has over 12 years of structural engineering experience in various industries including residential, commercial, industrial, power generation, metals, chemical, and oil and gas upstream, midstream, and downstream petrochemical sectors. His experience and industry knowledge cover the areas of design, engineering, engineering management, estimating, construction consulting, asset integrity assessments, and scheduling. Mr. Fitzgerald has extensive structural engineering experience including designing and detailing foundations, anchoring, steel, concrete, and masonry. He has extensive experience working in older facilities for retrofit projects along with determining the adequacy of existing structural systems.

As a forensic engineer, Mr. Fitzgerald has performed over 200 engineering investigations for insurance companies, construction companies, law firms, and property owners. He has expertise in evaluating buildings and structures for various conditions and forms of damage, including differential foundation movement, explosion damage, fire damage, vehicle and tree impact damage, construction defects, moisture intrusions/water damage, and various types of storm-related damage.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

· Civil Engineering (Structural Emphasis), B.S.: Pennsylvania State University (2011)

· Registered Professional Engineer: Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia

· NCEES Registration No. 12-429-12