RYAN W. SMITH, P.E. • PRESIDENT
Mr. Smith has over 20 years of experience in engineering consultation which include design, inspection and testing of façade access equipment, forensic investigations, property condition assessments, and the development of repair drawings for damaged structures. Mr. Smith has designed, inspected and tested window washing/suspended maintenance anchor systems at hundreds of buildings in the mid-Atlantic region. Mr. Smith has developed repair drawings for numerous residential and commercial structures subjected to a wide variety of damage including long term deterioration, fires, vehicle impact damages and foundation settlement. Mr. Smith has performed property condition assessments for the acquisition of commercial structures (50+ million SF) throughout the country. Mr. Smith has performed hundreds of forensic investigations of residential, commercial, institutional, agricultural, and industrial buildings which have been subject to accidents, collapses, construction defects, design errors, earthquakes, expansive soils, explosions, fires, hail, hurricanes, plumbing leaks, subgrade settlement, tornadoes, tree impacts, vehicular impacts, water intrusion, windstorms, and wood deterioration. Such evaluations have resulted in the determination of the cause, origin, extent, duration, and remediation of damages.
Education
University of Maryland, Master of Science in Civil Engineering
University of Maryland, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Professional Engineering Licensure
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia.
THOMAS M. KRAUTH, P.E. • CONSULTING ENGINEER (STRUCTURAL & FORENSIC)
Thomas M. Krauth, P.E.
Mr. Krauth has over 25 years extensive experience in forensic investigations and analysis, non-destructive testing, and building evaluations. Mr. Krauth has performed thousands of forensic evaluations of residential, commercial, institutional, agricultural, and industrial buildings which have been subject to accidents, collapses, construction defects, design errors, earthquakes, expansive soils, explosions, fires, hail, hurricanes, plumbing leaks, subgrade settlement, tornadoes, tree impacts, vehicular impacts, water intrusion, windstorms, and wood deterioration. Such evaluations have resulted in the determination of the cause, origin, extent, duration, and remediation of damage. In addition, Mr. Krauth has extensive experience in the comparative analysis of existing, as-built, and as-designed conditions; and evaluation of applicable building code and engineering standards.
Mr. Krauth has lectured nationally and internationally on forensic investigations as well as on forensic masonry investigations at the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Mr. Krauth has served as an expert witness on numerous occasions and is qualified to provide reliable expert testimony, litigation support and findings of fact for depositions, hearings, trial proceedings, arbitrations and mediations.
Education
University of Maryland, Master of Science in Civil Engineering
University of Maryland, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Professional Engineering Licensure
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
West Virginia
Delaware
Pennsylvania
GABE SARECKY, E.I.T. • STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING ASSOCAITE
Gabe Sarecky, EIT, is a graduate of the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park and is currently obtaining his Masters of structural engineering and Graduate Certificate of Project Management from the same University. Mr. Sarecky has specialized in numerous window washing/suspended maintenance inspections, testing, and design projects in the DC metropolitan area. Mr. Sarecky has developed repair drawings and structural assessment reports for numerous residential and commercial properties damaged by fires, impacts, and settlements under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer.
Education
University of Maryland, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
