Credentials
Professional Engineer
Delaware #6182, Massachusetts #33219,
Maryland #12571, New Jersey #24108,
North Carolina #11731, Pennsylvania #024573-E,
South Carolina #9949, Virginia – Reg. #13486
Professional Land Surveyor
Pennsylvania - Reg. #SU-988-A
Education
Diplom Ingenieur in Sciences. Technical University, Vienna, Austria - 1972
Continuing education through programs offered by:
Drexel University, Penn State University, Lehigh University, ASCE, ASTM, AISC, ACI, and other professional organizations.
Professional
Associations
American Society of Civil Engineers - Member
National Society of Professional Engineers - Member
American Concrete Institute - Member
American Institute of Steel Construction - Member
American Society for Testing and Materials - Member
International Code Council - Member
National Academy of Forensic Engineers – Diplomat
American College of Forensic Examiners - Fellow
American Society of Safety Engineers – Assoc. Member
International Society for Fall Protection – Member
Architectural Engineering Institute – Member
Human Factors & Ergonomics Society - Member
Professional
Service Positions
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) – Committee F13
Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers: Ethics Committee 1996
Title Committee 1997, L.V. Past Chapter President, State Director
Lehigh Valley Engineers Council (LVEC) 2000 - 2004
Pennsylvania Professional Engineers in Private Practice, NE Region Vice Chair
American Society of Civil Engineers – Body of Knowledge Committee
The Forensic Examiner – Editorial Advisory Board
Public Service Positions
Eastern PA Health Systems Council, Advisory Board 1980-1984
Junior Achievement of Lehigh Valley – Guest Teacher Economics 1996- 2002
Publications
"Some New Approaches to Substructure Design, Using Precast Concrete Components" presented as paper (BC-84-16) at the International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, PA 1984
"Personal Injury as a Systems Failure: System Analysis – Bridging the Engineer Lawyer Gap," The Forensic Examiner, November/December 2001
Contributing Author to "Writing and Defending Your Expert Report," Steven Babitsky, Esq., James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq., 2001, S.E.A.K., Inc.
Relevant
Information
Included in International Who's Who of Professionals 1999
Toastmasters International – ACS
PSPE – LV Chapter, Truman Yeager Award 2005
Lehigh Valley, PA – Engineer of Year 2006
Speaking
Engagements
"Self Storage Industry", N.J. Association of Realtors, Quakertown Rotary Club
“Americans with Disabilities Act,” Delaware County Bar Association
“Forensic Engineering Seminar," PSPE conf. 2005, NSPE conf. 2007
“Learning from Failures,” Allentown Chapter CSI
“Personal Injury as a Systems Failure,” S.E.A.K., Inc., Hyannis, MA
"Slips, Trips & Falls" – Nevada State Bar Association
“Road to Becoming a Professional Engineer,” Temple University
“Mold, Investigations & Expert Testimony," Chester County and
Lehigh County Bar Associations
“Same Level Falls” – Intern. Soc. of Fall Protection & NSC, Chicago
“Risk Management in Premises Liability," Delaware County BA
"Porous Pavement Construction," Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton
County Conservation Districts
"Premises Liability – Slips, Trips & Falls – CE Instructor PBI"
Areas of Concentration – Civil Engineering
Land development – Municipal – Structural - Forensic
Specialized Expertise - Forensic Engineering
Accident Investigation, Accessibility Compliance
Billboards Design, Construction & Zoning
Bridge Design, Construction & Maintenance
Building Engineering and Facility Design
Code Compliance Reviews
Design and Construction Failure Investigation
Drainage & Flooding, Stormwater Management
Earth Retaining Structures and Dams
Failure Investigation and Analysis
Grading & Erosion & Sedimentation Control
Slope Failures and Subsidence
Highway Engineering, Maintenance & Safety
Land Use and Zoning, Land Development
Parking and Vehicular Circulation Design
Slip, Trip, and Fall Accidents
Work Place Safety Construction and Industry
Water Supply and Storage
Wastewater Conveyance and Treatment
Court Certified
Superior Court: Cape May County, NJ
CCP: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Lehigh,
Luzerne, Montgomery, Northampton & Philadelphia Counties
Fed. Court : Brooklyn, N.Y. , U.S. Middle District – Wilkes-Barre, PA
U.S. Eastern District – Allentown & Philadelphia, PA
Professional Experience
Cowan Associates, Inc. (CAI) 1973 to Present
Experienced in the fields of Civil, Structural, Environmental, Land Development, Municipal and Building Engineering, Surveying, Construction Monitoring and Testing. Have served as Project Engineer, Municipal Engineer, Branch Office Manager, Vice President, Executive Vice President., and currently President.
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