Engineering Insurance
Resume:
Erik L. Nelson, Ph.D., P.E., President
abqmh8@r.postjobfree.com
www.nae-us.com
Multi-Disciplined Engineering & Forensics, Architecture, Industrial Hygiene
FIRM SERVICES
& Safety, Fire Scene Investigation, Surety Consulting, Animation & CAD,
Computer Forensics, Cost Estimating, HVAC, Roofing, Expert Witness,
Litigation & Subrogation Resource, and Consulting.
Residential & commercial buildings and structures, cause & origin, analysis &
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
design. Investigations of concrete, masonry, post-tensioned concrete, steel,
wood, and other materials. Assessments of structures and equipment that
have sustained damage from perils such as accidents, collapses, construction
defects, design errors, expansive soils, explosions, failures, fires, flood, hail,
hurricanes, lightning, mold, plumbing leaks, sinkholes, tornadoes, vehicular
impacts, veneer/cladding failures, water intrusion, windstorms and wood rot.
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Austin, 1986
M.S. in Architectural Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin, 1983
B.S. in Architectural Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin, 1981
Founder of Nelson Architectural Engineers, Inc. and President of
EXPERIENCE
multidiscipline forensic engineering firm with offices in Texas and Florida.
Over 25 years of experience including architectural engineering, structural
engineering, forensic engineering, construction administration and consulting
for commercial, and residential buildings and structures.
Consulting Projects: Damage and safety assessment to distribution center in
Moscow, Russia due to settlement from subway tunnel excavating, damage
assessments for structures in the Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated
Litigation Levee, design of framing & foundation for 16,000 sq. ft. residence,
lightning and fire damage assessment to recreational headquarters building,
hurricanes Katrina and Rita assessments-wind and flood, Frank Lloyd Wright s
Gillin residence rehabilitation, structural repair to wood framing in multi-story
townhomes, Greek church dome architectural and structural repair, Cultural
Center stucco veneer assessment, catastrophic roof failure to Catholic church
from hurricane Dennis, beverage processing center post-collapse structural &
paving enhancements, food distribution center floor failure re-design, Ft.
Worth assisted living facility structural and foundation design, automotive
repair building masonry restoration due to wall-tie corrosion, Ft. Worth
commercial building foundation repair, Turtle Creek high-rise apartments and
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condominium designs and peer review. Served as appraiser and umpire for
EXPERIENCE (cont.)
insurance claims.
Licensed Professional Engineer in States of Texas, Alabama, Arizona,
LICENSURE
Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Registration with the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and
Surveying.
Registration with the Structural Engineering Certification Board (SECB).
Qualified Inspector for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA)
Building Code for Windstorm Restraint Construction.
ATC-45 Trained (Safety Evaluation of Buildings after Windstorms and Floods).
NAE has engineers licensed to practice in over 35 States.
NAE LICENSURE
Licensed Investigation Company with Texas Private Security Board (License
No. A12514).
Texas Licensed Mold Assessment Company (License No. ACO0189).
Texas Licensed Asbestos Assessment Company (License No. 200155).
Approved instructor of Continuing Education Professional Credits with the
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Texas Department of Insurance and the Oklahoma Department of Insurance.
NAE is an approved provider of Common Perils courses registered for
continuing education credit. TDI Provider No. 2455. ODI Provider No.
A140. FDI 364575.
UT Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Young Alumnus
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
AND ACTIVITIES Selection Committee (2007, 2008)
External Advisory Committee for The University of Texas Civil, Architectural
and Environmental Engineering (2005-2008)
Topping Out Selection Committee (2007)
Member Structural Engineers Association of Texas (SEAoT)
North Texas SEAoT Senior Chapter Director (2005)
Past President; Past Vice President, Secretary, Newsletter Editor and Treasurer
of SEAoT
State Director of SEAoT (2002); North Texas SEAoT Chapter Director (2003-
2005)
Advisory Board for SMU Environmental & Civil Engineering (2002-2004)
Peer Review Committee Oklahoma State University
Member Architectural Engineering Institute
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Member American Concrete Institute (25 year member)
Member Foundation Performance Committee
Member Post-Tensioning Institute
Member The Masonry Society
Corporate Member International Conference of Building Officials
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
SMU Mentor Program
Associate Member ACI Committee on Design of Slabs on Grade
Associate Member ACI Committee Residential Concrete
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Common Perils, Presented at The University of Texas at Austin, October
SEMINARS/
PROFESSIONAL LECTURES 29, 2007.
Common Perils, Presented at The University of Texas at Austin s Forensic
Engineering CEU Symposium, Austin, TX, February 23, 2007.
Investigating Common and Uncommon Perils, Presented at The University
of Texas at Austin, November 26, 2006.
Common Perils and Engineering Investigation, Sixth Annual Texas
Insurance Law Developments, Sponsored by Thompson Coe, October 12,
2006.
Foundation and Other Case Studies, Presented at The University of Texas at
Austin s Forensic Engineering CEU Symposium, Austin, TX, February 17,
2006.
Forensic Engineering, Presented at The University of Texas at Austin,
November 14, 2005.
Case Studies on Construction Defects and Large Property Losses, Presented
at the TIIAA State Conference, Grapevine, TX, March 4, 2005.
Construction Defect Claims: Methodology, Management and Mitigation,
Presented at the NASP Seminar Subrogation in the Fast Lane, Atlanta, GA,
November 9, 2004.
Forensic Engineering, Presented at The University of Texas at Austin,
October 25, 2004.
Case Studies of the Cause and Origin of Fungal Growth in Residential and
Commercial Structures, and Masonry Veneer Failure: A Case Study of Wall-
Tie Corrosion, Presented at The University of Texas at Austin, November 3,
2003.
Engineering Investigations of Common/Uncommon Perils, Lecture for
Continuing Education for Insurance Adjusters, Course No. 38390CG010
(Registered with Texas Department of Insurance).
Case Studies of the Cause and Origin of Fungal Growth in Residential and
Commercial Structures, Presented at the ASCE 3rd Forensics Conference, San
Diego, California, October 20, 2003.
Perspectives on The Mold Issue: Case Studies, Presented at Southern
Methodist University s Forensic Engineering Series, February 7, 2003.
Mold Case Studies, Presented at Mold: A Problem of Biblical Proportions
sponsored by Goins, Underkofler, Crawford & Langdon and Nelson
Architectural Engineers, Inc., October 31, 2002.
Foundation Engineering - Case Studies, Presented at Southern Methodist
University s Forensic Engineering Series, September 20, 2002.
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Indoor Air Quality, Molds and Industrial Hygiene- Case Studies, Presented
SEMINARS/
PROFESSIONAL LECTURES (cont.) at Southern Methodist University s Forensic Engineering Series, June 28,
2002.
"Managing Consultants: Forensic Investigations," Presented to the 14th Annual
Construction Law Conference, Austin, Texas, March 8, 2001, with J. W.
Nassen.
"Case Studies in Forensic Engineering," Presented at The University of Texas
at Austin, October 18, 2000, with K. Lee; October 8, 2001 with S. Verhulst
and October 14, 2002 with S. Verhulst.
"Introduction to Forensic Engineering: Case Studies," Presented to Structure s
Seminar at The University of Texas at Austin, October 18, 2000.
"Forensic Engineering," Presented at The University of Texas at Austin,
February 26, 1999, with D. Ahuja.
Forensic Engineering," Presented at The University of Texas at Austin,
October 15, 1997.
"Residential Foundation Design," Presented at the Fourth Annual Building
Professional's Institute at The University of Texas at Arlington, January 8,
1996.
The Source of the Problem, Erik L. Nelson, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, ASCE Civil
PUBLICATIONS
Engineering January 2007 Issue with D. Ahuja, M.S., P.E., S. Verhulst, P.E.,
M.ASCE and E. Criste, M.ASCE.
The Impact of Market Demands on Residential Post-Tensioned Foundation
Design: An Ethical Dilemma, ASCE 4th Forensics Conference: Forensic
Engineering/ Proceedings of the Fourth Congress, Cleveland, Ohio, October
6-9, 2006, with B. Barrett and K. Lee.
Roof Collapse: Forensic Uplift Failure Analysis, ASCE 4th Forensics
Conference: Forensic Engineering/ Proceedings of the Fourth Congress,
Cleveland, Ohio, October 6-9, 2006, with D. Ahuja, S. Verhulst, and E.
Criste.
Roof Collapse: Forensic Uplift Failure Analysis, Erik L. Nelson, Ph.D., P.E.,
M. ASCE, D. Ahuja, M.S., P.E., M. ASCE, S. Verhulst, M.S., P.E., M. ASCE and
E. Criste, M.S., M. ASCE, Texas Section ASCE Spring Proceedings 2005.
Case Studies of the Cause and Origin of Fungal Growth in Residential and
Commercial Structures, ASCE 3rd Forensics Conference: Forensic
Engineering/ Proceedings of the Third Congress, San Diego, California,
October 19-21, 2003, with S. Verhulst, D. Ahuja and H. Poovey.
Masonry Veneer Failure: A Case Study of Wall-Tie Corrosion, ASCE 3rd
Forensics Conference: Forensic Engineering/ Proceedings of the Third
Congress, San Diego, California, October 19-21, 2003, with D. Ahuja and P.
Schonwetter.
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"Behavior and Failure of High-Strength Concrete Subjected to Biaxial-Cyclic
PUBLICATIONS (cont.)
Compression Loading," ACI Materials Journal, American Concrete Institute,
July-August 1988, with D. Fowler, and R. Carrasquillo.
"Fatigue of High-Strength Concrete Subjected to Biaxial-Cyclic Compression,"
Utilization of High-Strength Concrete, Symposium in Stavanger, Norway,
June 1987, with D. Fowler, and R. Carrasquillo.
"Fatigue of High-Strength Concrete Subjected to Biaxial-Cyclic Compression,"
Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, May 1986.
"Structural Behavior of Wood Shear Wall Assemblies," Journal of the
Structural Division, American Society of Civil Engineers, March 1985, with D.
Fowler.
"Structural Behavior of Wood Shear Wall Assemblies Used in Manufactured
Housing," Master's Thesis, The University of Texas at Austin, May 1983.
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