Knott Laboratory employees remain active within the engineering field by teaching legal and insurance seminars, publishing through nationwide organizations and participating in trade conferences. Additionally, we promote and sponsor events in the community.
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Richard M. Ziernicki, Ph.D., P.E. completed his term as President of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) for 2012 and he will continue to serves Academy on the Board of directors for years to come. For more information, please visit www.nafe.org.
Knott Laboratory welcomes F. Alexander Charvat, M.S., P.E. as Director of Civil & Structural Engineering. Mr. Charvat has designed multiple custom mountain homes and commercial structures many of which had very challenging environmental conditions such as: 140mph wind loads, high snow loads, bedrock, extreme temperatures and groundwater conditions. He has worked on structures throughout the [...]
Assisting Home Owner Associations by Mike Lowe Knott Laboratory has always been on the outlook for up and coming ways to help our clients and business partners. We have a major opportunity to improve the way Home Owner’s Association (HOA) communities conduct business. Often HOA communities are prime targets to be taken advantage of. The [...]
Stanley C. Stoll, M.Eng., P.E., CFEI passed the Professional Engineer exam in the State of California. Your hard work, commitment and passion for engineering has really paid off. Congratulations from all of us at Knott Laboratory!
Knott Laboratory welcomes J.R. Whipple, P.E. as Senior Engineer. As the former owner of a small structural engineering and consulting firm, Mr. Whipple is well versed in structural design and implementation for unique projects. His design experience includes a high-rise mixed-use hotel and office tower, multi-story retail developments, custom residences, multi-family residential developments, large tract [...]
We are pleased to offer you a complimentary day of education at our facility in Centennial, Colorado. Our seminar will include the following classes taught by experienced professionals and designed to assist you in understanding the technical issues surrounding your claims. Our first goal in offering our seminars free of charge is to educate claims [...]
Knott Laboratory will exhibit at the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Blockbuster13 Seminar(CTLA) at the Denver Marriott City Center Hotel, January 10 & 11, 2013. More information can be found at the CTLA website.
Shawn Kinsey, B.Sc.Arch. joins Knott Laboratory as a Forensic Animator in the Animation department. Mr. Kinsey graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture. While at Georgia Tech, he focused his studies towards computation design, parametric modeling, and digital manufacturing. This led him to an internship within the [...]
William Pierce, B.S. joins Knott Laboratory as Mechanical Engineer. Mr. Pierce graduated from Purdue University in December of 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. During his undergraduate studies, he worked three co-op sessions with the Dow Chemical Company in Agrosciences, light hydrocarbons, and manufacturing of reverse osmosis elements. While in school, he [...]
Knott Laboratory will be exhibiting at the Community Associations Institute Mountain Conference and Trade Show on October 5, 2012 in Vail, CO. For more information, visit the CAI website for the Rocky Mountain Chapter.
Knott Laboratory now has a Twitter feed. Follow @Knottlabs to get the latest news.
Knott Laboratory will be exhibiting at the Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG) Auto Focus 2012 Convention October 17th through October 19th at the Bacara Resort in Santa Barbara, CA
3D Scanners and Point Clouds by Angelos G. Leiloglou, M. Arch. In recent years, the development of high definition 3D laser scanners (HDS) has allowed accident investigators the ability to more quickly, accurately and effectively document vehicles and accident scenes. This point cloud captured critical measurements in a highway overpass These laser scanners are capable [...]
Karen Mellentine has been elected to the Rocky Mountain Property Claims Association (RMPCA) board as Secretary.
Mike Lowe joins Knott Laboratory as Director of Business Development. Mike comes to Knott Lab with a construction background and, for the past 6 years, he owned and operated his own construction company in the Chicago area.
Ricky Nguyen, B.Sc. joins Knott Laboratory as Mechanical Engineer. Ricky comes to Knott Laboratory as graduate of the Colorado School of Mines. Prior to Knott Laboratory, Ricky was working for BP in Houston, Texas as a gas completions engineer.
Knott Laboratory will be exhibiting at the American Association For Justice Convention Saturday, July 28 through Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at the Chicago Hilton in Chicago, IL. Please stop by our booth to say hello!
Cars, Trucks, or Trees; Structural Impacts Need Careful Investigation by John B. Peterson, MS, PE Impacts to buildings can come from numerous sources and vary widely in severity, but the most common impacts Knott Laboratory investigates often involve either an out-of-control vehicle crashing into a wall (or walls) or a toppled tree impacting the roof [...]
Knott Laboratory will be exhibiting at the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys Thursday, June 21 through Saturday, June 23, 2012 at The Lodge of Four Seasons in Lake Ozark, MO.
Using the “CSI Effect” to Your Advantage – New Evidence Techniques in the Courtroom presented by Ben T. Railsback, M.S., P.E. is now available at JDCLE.com. This 1 hour Continuing Legal Education course is accredited in the states of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Tennessee and Wyoming. The presentation also includes a dramatization [...]
Ben T. Railsback, M.S., P.E. achieved Senior Member status in the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE).
