Barry SpeerPE

Barry Speer is a Senior Forensic Engineer at VERTEX and is a registered professional engineer in multiple states. Mr. Speer has been performing forensic investigations for over 10 years and has provided testimony as an Expert Witness in deposition and trial for forensic engineering cases. Mr. Speer also conducts investigations related to insurance property claims that require Cause & Origin analysis and scopes of work for engineering repairs. Mr. Speer is highly skilled at managing client relations for engineering operations and has a high level of experience and skill investigating at technical presentations to clients and employees on topics such as The Scientific Method in Forensic Investigation, Water Intrusion, Substantial Structural Damage, Earthquake Investigation, Wildfire Smoke Damage Investigation, Mudslides/Mudflow Investigation, Wind Damage, Hail Damage, and Stability Analysis of Structures. Mr. Speer is fluent in English and Spanish.

Areas of Services

Structural Engineering, Forensic Engineering, Smoke Damages, Fire Damages, Earthquake Damages, Residential Damages, Commercial Damages, Construction Claims Consulting, Construction Defect

Expert Witness Services

Construction Defect, Design Defect, Water Intrusion, Architecture / Building Envelope, Civil, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Smoke Damage, Earthquake Damage

Education & Certification

B.S. Architectural (Structural) Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Professional Engineer Licenses: CA, OR, WA, AZ, NM, AK, UT

SPECIAL TRAINING
SEAK Expert Witness Training
IAQ Fire and Smoke Damage Consultant Course
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RAM Structural System

Associations

Escondido California Planning Commission
Escondido California Building Advisory and Appeals Board
Hope Legacy Foundation Board
American Concrete Institute (A.C.I.)
Structural Engineers Association of California (S.E.A.O.C.)