John “Rob” Melton, P.E., CBC, SCC

Background

Mr. Rob Melton holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering. He is a registered engineer in the states of Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. In addition, he is also a licensed building contractor and marine contractor in Florida.

Mr. Melton’s professional experience includes property investigations on residential and commercial/industrial structures, including building subsidence assessments, roof damage assessments, moisture intrusion, flooring damage assessments (tile, wood, etc.), pool failures, plumbing system failures and repairs, storm-related damage, geotechnical investigations, and soil and foundation stabilization.  He has performed structural assessments of distressed and damaged buildings, evaluated and analyzed building failures, evaluated and analyzed plumbing failures and associated repair scopes, provided consultations and assessments of walking surfaces as it relates to premises liability, and provided consultations to attorneys and contractors.  Mr. Melton has also provided engineering consultations, deposition testimony, and trial testimony.

Mr. Melton has prepared calculations for structural analysis and design and prepared construction plans, technical specifications, and bid documents.  He has field inspected the construction of structural masonry, concrete, and steel components.  His structural analysis includes the use of static and dynamic analysis programs to perform finite element analysis of structural failures.