Mr. Douglas Locker’s expertise includes both mechanical and civil engineering disciplines. His mechanical expertise includes product, system, and component analysis due to malfunctions caused by mechanical failure and/or improper design, manufacturing, construction, or maintenance. He has expertise in fire causation due to mechanical failure in structures and vehicles. Mr. Locker’s civil experience includes residential/light commercial construction, structural design, and analysis with comprehensive expertise in construction defects, failure analysis, code compliance, and repairability assessments. He has conducted over 500 failure investigations and has testified by deposition and at trial in state and federal courts.
Areas of Expertise
Professional Associations
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)
- Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (HBA)
- International Code Council (ICC)
- National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI)
- National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)