Top-Tier Forensic Expertise for Electrical Failures and Injuries

August 12, 2024

The Consulting Expert®:
Shams Moghadam, P.E., LEED AP

Forensic Electrical Engineer and Electrical Maintenance Professional

As the former district electrical engineer for the 10th largest school district in the United States, Shams Moghadam knows the unique challenges involved in maintaining and upgrading large electrical systems in this specialized environment. He personally developed the district’s electrical specifications and preventive maintenance program.

With more than 35 years of experience in design, commissioning, inspection, and plan review of electrical power, lighting, fire alarm, and emergency generator systems, Shams is intimately familiar with the regulatory standards, procedures, and codes of the construction industry. Most importantly, he understands the difficulties faced by building owners, managers, and contractors in keeping buildings safe and functional despite their daily wear and environmental onslaught.

Crucial Expertise for Understanding Electrical System Issues
As a Principal Electrical Consultant based in California and a licensed professional engineer registered in multiple states, Shams provides Rimkus clients nationwide with engineering and forensic analysis of electrical and emergency systems for educational, institutional, high-rise, healthcare, and residential buildings.

When electrical system failures or injuries occur at schools, hospitals, and other institutional locations, our clients turn to Shams’s industry knowledge to help understand exactly what happened and how it can be mitigated. Relying on expertise gained through his years of experience, he also partners with clients to develop sustainable, resilient, and maintainable solutions for their buildings.

Shams Moghadam’s building electrical systems and maintenance expertise include:
  • Electrical engineering with specialization in code compliance for educational, institutional, healthcare, high-rise, and residential buildings
  • Extremely familiar with National Electrical Code (NEC), fire alarm codes and standards, emergency generator codes and standards, and lightning protection code and standards
  • Detailed knowledge of design, inspection, testing, operation, and repair of fire alarm systems in all types of buildings
  • Years of experience with design and inspection of buildings’ electrical and lighting systems
  • Years of experience with design, inspection, testing, and operation of emergency generator systems
  • Full understating of facilities maintenance and repair of electrical switchgear, panels, lighting, and emergency power systems
Moghadam

Shams Moghadam, P.E., LEED AP
Principal Consultant
949.712.0210
shams.moghadam@rimkus.com

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mdinicola@rimkus.com

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