Our people set ABS apart from the competition. We have a diverse group of licensed professionals to cover all types of construction, environmental, and construction-related issues, and many have advanced degrees. Our professionals are licensed in areas of architecture (AIA), engineering (structural, mechanical, and fire protection PE’s), and roofing (RRC/RRO). Our full staff of environmental consultants are licensed in the areas of mold, asbestos, and lead-based paint. In addition, ABS has a host of field and technical support personnel with experience in various architectural and environmental consulting disciplines. Because of our all-encompassing team, ABS eliminates the need to subcontract projects to other consultants, ensuring cost-effectiveness, quality, and timeliness for our clients.
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Alan Campbell, PE, RRC
Structural Engineer, Roof Consultant
Alan Campbell has over 25 years of experience as a structural engineer, civil engineer and roofing consultant and is responsible for facility condition inspections, failure analyses, damage assessments, roof surveys and engineering investigations of all types of structures. His experience includes the investigation of structural damage resulting from both wind and flood from numerous hurricanes and windstorms throughout the Southeast beginning in 1989. Mr. Campbell provides engineering support services to many major insurance and adjusting companies and law firms throughout the mid-Atlantic region. This effort is related to structural failures and deficiencies, faulty construction, code violations, and expert witness testimony. A large percentage of Mr. Campbell’s practice focuses on the evaluation of building envelope problems related to synthetic stucco, conventional stucco, and roofing systems. Mr. Campbell’s practice also includes the evaluation of structural defects and failures attributable to catastrophic events such as hurricanes, wind storms, and earthquakes. Mr. Campbell has provided expert witness testimony related to roofing problems, building code violations, defective construction, coating failures, and life safety issues
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W. Lee Capell, CIE
Environmental Consultant
Experience includes asbestos surveys, asbestos air monitoring, asbestos project designs, lead-based paint sampling, chemical air monitoring, and IAQ investigations. Mr. Capell provides environmental consulting services to a variety of clients including, school districts, state agencies, major insurance companies and law firms. Recent projects include asbestos, lead, bioaerosol monitoring, and the identification of fungal (mold) contamination sites in schools, buildings, and homes. Mr. Capell has also provided mold related services, including investigations, project specifications, and/or supervision for mold remediation throughout South Carolina for schools, health care facilities, and the South Carolina Governor’s Mansion.
W. Lee Capell is also a decorated United States Navy F-14 fighter pilot. He served his country for nine years, including flying combat missions during Operation Desert Storm. -
J. Lawrence Elkin, P.E.
Senior Professional Engineer
Mr. Elkin’s professional career includes more than a decade of experience in diagnostic evaluations, building repair design, and construction project management. His expertise is primarily in the physics of Thermodynamics and Fluid-dynamics as they apply to building envelope systems. He has performed evaluations of roof, wall, floor and foundation systems to identify moisture infiltration paths and determine the potential for moisture accumulation within these systems. Mr. Elkin has developed computer models and databases to simulate and track building failures. He has particular expertise regarding evaluations of thermal/moisture barriers, designing repairs for failed building envelopes and managing building envelope remediation projects. More recently Mr. Elkin has focused on building assembly failures associated with inappropriate building practices and misinterpretation of building code requirements. Mr. Elkin has provided expert testimony to help resolve construction litigation.
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Alan J. Schweickhardt, P.E.
Structural and Ocean Engineer
Alan J. Schweickhardt has over 19 years of engineering experience including 12 years of work in the field of structural engineering. As a structural engineer Mr. Schweickhardt has worked on the design of industrial, commercial, residential, and municipal facilities as well as marine equipment. He has worked on the assessment and refurbishment of coastal condominiums, residential structures, offshore structures, reinforced concrete buildings, reinforced concrete masonry buildings, reinforced concrete waterways, and timber docks, piers, pedestrian bridges, and trusses. He also has 9 years of experience in the assessment, analysis and design of commercial and residential building envelopes including wall cladding and roofs.
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David M. Roady, PE, CCCA
Architectural-Structural Engineer and Contract Administrator
Mr. Roady performs diagnostic field investigation, engineering analysis, and reporting of building conditions involving weather envelope, wood structural framing, secondary cold-formed metal framing systems, life safety and means of egress, accessibility, and habitability issues. He analyzes field inspection data and researches defects for conformance to past and current building codes and standards. He has drafted numerous schematic repair reports addressing a wide range of diagnostic issues and assisted in developing company standards for schematic repairs to distressed buildings. He designed, built, and calibrated window and door testing equipment and has conducted and reported tests on water intrusion and air infiltration of windows and sliding glass doors, tests for static coefficient of friction and slip resistance indexes, and tests for air leakage and moisture migration.
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Scott A. Harvey, AIA, RWC, LEED AP
Registered Architect
Scott Harvey has over 10 years of experience in architecture. He is responsible for existing facility condition surveys and failure analysis of building components. He also analyzes contracts, building codes, and life safety issues. Mr. Harvey has broad experience in the evaluation and research of industry standards as they relate to building violations. Mr. Harvey also provides services to teams during the design phase of a project. This effort is related to waterproofing failures and deficiencies, code violations, life safety, and general quality control issues as well as quality assurance reviews during the project documentation phase.
Prior to joining Applied Building Sciences, Inc, Mr. Harvey’s experience was primarily in the field of design. His major client was the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Mr. Harvey provided them with services covering the design and documentation for bidding and constructing new facilities as well as renovations of existing facilities. Mr. Harvey also provided construction administration services for these facilities. -
Whitney E. Okon, Assoc. AIA
Architect Intern
Ms. Okon provides architectural services in support of the professional architecture and engineering staff while undergoing the AIA licensing process. She is responsible for assisting with facility condition surveys and failure analysis of building components. Ms. Okon assists in the evaluation of building envelope problems and is responsible for the production of drawings and specifications necessary for the repair and rehabilitation of deficient buildings. She also provides services to teams during the design phase of a project and assists with the evaluation and research of building codes, industry standards, and life safety issues as they relate to building violations.
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L. Edward Polk, RRO
Engineering Technician
Mr. Polk provides engineering technician services in support of the professional architecture and engineering staff. He is responsible for facility condition surveys and failure analysis of building components. This includes surveys of Fire Retardant Treated roof systems. Mr. Polk assists in the evaluation of building envelope problems related to synthetic stucco and roofing systems. He also assists with the evaluation of structural defects and failures attributable to deficient construction techniques and building code violations.
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M. Joseph Shahid, Jr, PE
Structural, Civil Engineer, Roofing Consultant
Joe Shahid has a broad range of experience as a structural engineer, civil engineer and roofing consultant. He has conducted facility condition inspections, failure analyses, damage assessments, roof surveys, accident reconstruction, and engineering investigations of all types of structures. He has conducted numerous investigations of structural damage resulting from both wind and flood from numerous hurricanes and windstorms throughout the Southeast beginning in 2003. Mr. Shahid provides engineering support services to many major insurance and adjusting companies and law firms throughout the mid-Atlantic region. This effort is related to structural failures and deficiencies, faulty construction, code violations, and life-safety issues. A large percentage of Mr. Shahid’s work focuses on the evaluation of building envelope problems related to roofing, foundation, synthetic stucco, and conventional stucco systems. Mr. Shahid's work also includes the evaluation of structural defects and failures attributable to catastrophic events such as hurricanes, wind storms, and earthquakes.
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Jason D. Gregorie, EIT
Civil and Structural Engineer
Mr. Gregorie provides civil and structural engineering services in support of the Professional Engineer while undergoing the licensing process. He is responsible for delivering analysis calculations, conducting site investigations and surveys, and providing general support for engineering investigations of all types of structures. Mr. Gregorie has worked primarily in the diagnostic and research sectors of the engineering industry. While a graduate student, he was granted a research assistantship to conduct pavement and materials research at Asphalt Rubber Technology Service (ARTS) at Clemson University. Much of his research remains ongoing. Through ARTS, Mr. Gregorie also assisted in teaching numerous South Carolina Department of Transportation certification courses to contractors, engineers, and DOT personnel. Aside from research, he has worked on residential home investigations, retaining structures, commercial structural wind and flood damage, geometric roadway design, hydraulic structures, land surveys, and site work analysis.
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Richard K. Dixon
Senior Designer
Richard Dixon has over 22 years of construction, architectural and structural design experience relating to custom residential construction, commercial, and industrial projects. He has worked on the design, and damage assessment of coastal condominiums, coastal residential structures, marine structures, reinforced concrete buildings, containment and waste water structures, drainage projects, roads and parking areas, chemical plant construction and modifications, piping design, reinforced concrete masonry buildings, piers, pedestrian bridges, and roof trusses. In addition, he has 9 years of experience in industrial safety prevention and analysis, and is a certified Asbestos Inspection Supervisor and has worked on several projects in the area.
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T.A. (Andy) Rowland III, CET, REPA, CRMI
Senior Environmental Consultant, Director of Training
Mr. Rowland holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Clemson University, is a Certified Engineering Technologist, is a Registered Environmental Property Assessor, is a Certified Environmental Trainer, is a Certified Residential Mold Inspector, and is a Licensed Environmental Consultant. With over twenty five years of engineering and environmental consulting experience, Mr. Rowland has a great deal of expertise in the areas of Remediation, Asbestos Management, Lead-Based Paint Management, Hazardous Waste Management, Environmental Site Assessment, Industrial Hygiene, Indoor Air Quality, Environmental Compliance, Project Design, and Environmental Health Training. He has been involved in classroom instruction since 1994 and has lectured for such institutions as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina A&T State University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Mr. Rowland served as a member MUSC’s faculty from 1994 through 2005. There he served as Director of MUSC’s Program in Environmental Health Sciences where he worked in the classroom, as well as, with industry in solving environmental challenges.
