Expert Qualifications
This expert has over 35 years of experience in the field of bridge design and construction. He earned his BS at the Portuguese Military Academy, and a Graduate Engineering Diploma and MS in Structural Engineering at the University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa). He is certified as a Professional Civil Engineer, as an Expert Analyst in Finite Elements Methods, and as an Advanced Concrete Technologist. He has previously served as a Senior Regional Bridge Engineer for the SE of the US and South America while working for AECOM, Head of Structural Design for Consulgal, and has worked on a number of projects as a freelance Expert Consultant in Structural and Bridge design and construction. He currently serves as a Senior Supervising Engineer for an Engineering company ranked at the top 20 in the US, in their Irvine office in California.
Bio Snapshot
- Location: CA
- BS, Portuguese Military Academy
- MS, Structural Engineering, University of Witwatersrand
- Certified, Professional Engineer
- Certified, Expert Finite Elements and Standards Analyst
- Certified, Advanced Concrete Technologist
- Former, Principal for Bridges, VKE Engineers (South Africa)
- Former, Regional Bridge Engineer, AECOM
- Former, Head of Structural Design, Consulgal
- Former, Freelance Expert & Consultant in Structural and Bridge Design
- Current, Senior Supervising Engineer & Lead of Complex Bridges and Analyses, a Leading Engineering Company
