W. Charles Perry & Associates
Principal EngineerW. Charles Perry, PE
231 W. 41st AvenueSan Mateo, CA 94403 Phone: (650) 638-9546 Alternate: (415) 509-2956 Email: charles@wcharlesperry.com Website: www.wcharlesperry.com
Specialties
Failure analysis and accident reconstruction of industrial accidents, automobile accidents, personal injuries, building fires, industrial fires, carbon monoxide poisoning, and industrial explosions. Design evaluations of products and buildings at the system and component level. Safety evaluation of construction sites and industrial facilities. Products evaluated include chairs, ladders, rolling-scaffolds and barricades, medical tables, water heaters, space heaters, furnaces, file cabinets windows. Vehicles evaluated include cars, forklifts, bicycle, pedestrian, golf cart and cranes. Fires & explosions include houses & commercial kitchen fires, methamphetamine lab explosion, ammonium perchlorate factory explosion, synthetic crude oil refinery fire, natural gas explosions, urban-wildland fire and print-shop fire. Construction defects & failures evaluated include structural collapse, mold infestations, EIFS failures, slab failures, pipe leaks and breaks, retaining wall failures, sub-sea level sewer tunneling failure, foundation failures, neighborhood flooding, roof and window leakage. Earthquake damage evaluation of residential, light commercial and high-rise buildings.
Degrees/Licenses
MS, BS, PE, (Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Materials Engineering, Fire Science & Engineering and Construction Management).
Glenn D. Peterson PE
Fire Protection Engineer 2651 Carisbrook DriveOakland, CA 94611 Phone: (510) 725-2743 Email: glenndpeterson@outlook.com
Specialties
Fire cause, origin/spread; Building/fire code analysis; Fire protection system design, performance and failures; Fire hazards/burning characteristics of materials; Propane fires/explosions; Furnace/water heater fires; Computer modeling of fire spread; Fire risk analysis/hazard evaluation; Construction defects.
Degrees/Licenses
BS, Fire Protection and Mech. Engr.
Michael Pechner
President, OwnerGolden West Meteorology
914 Marietta CourtFairfield (Cordelia), CA 94534 Phone: (707) 864-6799 Alternate: (707) 322-2584 Email: weather@sonic.net
Specialties
Forensic expert for torts, depositions, courtroom testimony, site visits, weather analysis; WX related accidents; Climatic EIR; Official National Weather Service database. Current West Weather Producer for CBS News, San Francisco. Former Staff Meteorologist KCBS Radio. Meteorologist, Stanford Univ. Union Pacific R.R.
Please call 707-322-2584 for faxing.
Degrees/Licenses
BA, AMS, NWA.