Jonathan L. Towery, PE Structural Engineer 9307 Monroe Road, Suite M, Charlotte, NC 28270
704-246-2420
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Years of Experience: 16 Professional Summary: Mr. Towery has over 16 years’ experience, and has performed well over 8,000 investigations of commercial, industrial and residential structures. His background in construction and engineering allows him to communicate effectively with builders, homeowners, attorneys and insurance industry representatives. His experience in forensics and understanding of the science and applications of engineering make him a valuable witness and a reliable expert in litigation consulting and court testimony. Mr. Towery has extensive experience in the evaluation of all types of failed and damaged structures, construction defects, building code violations, foundation failures, OSHA structural load ratings, industrial foundation designs, wind damage vs. flood/storm surge damage, catastrophe response and moisture intrusion analysis. Some of Mr. Towery's specific areas of expertise are as followings:
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Determination of cause and origin of damages to residential and commercial property Structural Failures of Building Components and Systems Forensic Investigations Structural Repair Designs Concrete, masonry, structural steel and wood designs Retrofit of existing buildings to meet new Codes or to increase performance according to client's requirements. Storm Damage Evaluation
Licenses and Certifications: Professional Engineer, NC, #32128 Professional Engineer, SC, #25256 Professional Engineer, GA, #36745
Project Experience: Performed hundreds of structural designs including new construction design of multimillion dollar homes, renovations of and additions to existing structures, repairs and rehabilitations. Structural design of steel, wood and masonry framed churches and commercial buildings.
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Project Experience (continued): Specified foundation and framing repair methods for 80 to 100 year old dormitories at Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC and Barber Scotia College in Concord, NC due to renovation. Performed structural design and analysis to allow for adaptive reuse of industrial buildings as apartments and retail space. An example of which would be the Royal Truss at Steel Gardens rehabilitation and adaptation project for loft apartments in the NoDa area of Charlotte. Retained by numerous insurance adjusters to determine extent and causes of structural damage relating to insurance claims resulting from fire and water damage, tree and vehicular impact, moisture intrusion and other damages. Determined causes of and repairs for structural and performance failures in retaining walls, floors, roofs, chimneys, church steeples and foundation walls. Specified repair methods for a variety of foundation settlement conditions. Retained as a consultant by television station NBC6 as part of an investigation on stability of mobile classrooms used by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Expert witness and litigation consultant in mediations, arbitrations, civil jury trials and at the North Carolina General Contractors Licensing Board in cases involving structural design errors, construction defects and moisture related problems. Catastrophic response in severe weather related damages.
Court Qualifications/ Depositions: Tendered as an expert witness and testified in civil cases in Gaston, Johnston, Mecklenburg, Cleveland and Catawba Counties in North Carolina. Provided testimony in numerous depositions, mediations and arbitrations. Testified in construction defects case at the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors in Raleigh, NC. Provided litigation consulting services to numerous attorneys and litigants in North and South Carolina.
Professional Experience: EFI Global, Inc., Charlotte, NC, Structural Engineer, 2011 – Present Towery Consulting and Engineering, PLLC, Owner and Managing Director, 2008 – Present Verna Engineering, PC, Vice President of Engineering, 1999 – 2008
Our partner firms include: Engineering services in North Carolina and New York/New Jersey provided by EFI Global of North Carolina, P.C. and EFI Global Engineering of New York, P.C. respectively.
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Specialized Education: Numerous specialty design courses relating to applications of wood framing to commercial construction, including post-frame technologies. Various forensic engineering seminars. Green building seminars, with emphasis on sustainability and performance, based on established goals of the client.
Education: Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, 1999
Affiliations: National Dean’s List National Collegiate Engineering Award Member of the American Institute of Steel Construction Chi Epsilon Engineering Honor Society Professional Engineers of North Carolina National Society of Professional Engineers American Society of Civil Engineers
Courses Instructed/ Guest Lecturer: Conducted a forensics seminar for Cleveland County Mortgage Bankers Association explaining how problems arise in existing homes and how to effectively deal with them. Recurring guest speaker at Cleveland, Gaston and Mecklenburg County Inspections Departments regarding structural ramifications of Code changes, issues pertaining to omissions from the Code relating to building practices, use of engineered products and the need for specific on-site engineering in areas where the prescriptive elements of the Code do not provide the most effective option for builders and end-users.
Our partner firms include: Engineering services in North Carolina and New York/New Jersey provided by EFI Global of North Carolina, P.C. and EFI Global Engineering of New York, P.C. respectively.
