Welcome to Calif-legal.com: California Expert Witness, Al Smith, Sr. (Building Codes)

Areas of Expertise:
Ten years full time experience as a code enforcement official. Ten years full time experience as Uniform Building Code and Fire Code consultant. Ten years full time experience as a general engineering and building contractor. Author or committee member of numerous Uniform Building Code sections. Code consultation projects have included many of North America's most complex industrial projects and code intense projects.

Mr Smith has acted as an expert witness in numerous building and fire code related losses over a period of many years including testimony on code violations such as cause of loss, fire behavior, construction defects.

Mr Smith has testified, as an expert, in the Superior Courts of Santa Clara County, Alameda County, and San Mateo County.

Credentials:
General Engineering and Building Contractors licenses, California Real Estate Broker, California Teaching Credential Fire Science, Certified Building Inspector, Emergency Medical Technician I, First Aid Instructor, CPR Instructor. West Valley College Management and Supervision, San Jose State University, Business Administration (non-graduate).

Affiliations:
International Conference of Building Officials, American Institute of Plant Engineers, Semiconductor Industry Association, and International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering.