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Mr. Carlyle is a licensed professional engineer with 10 years of experience in the civil, structural, and forensic engineering fields. His project experience as a forensic engineer includes structural assessments due to flood/storm surge, hurricanes, tornados, tree & vehicle impacts, fires, and construction & explosion vibration. Mr. Carlyle also has extensive experience performing construction failure investigations, foundation & retaining wall inspections, water intrusion investigations, roof assessments associated with wind & hail damage, and building envelope failure investigations. As a marine structural engineer, Mr. Carlyle analyzed historic waterfront structures, performed load ratings, designed pier & bulkhead repairs and retrofits, designed industrial/material handling infrastructure, and provided construction support for a variety of public & private port and harbor facilities. He is well versed working with insurers, building owners, developers, architects, contractors, commercial divers, federal/state/local authorities, and permitting officials throughout the east coast and gulf coast.

Mr. Carlyle has a working knowledge of the International Building Code (IBC) and the associated construction material design standards, including (but not limited to) the American Concrete Institute (ACI), American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA), American Wood Council (AWC), and the Engineered Wood Association (APA). Mr. Carlyle also has a working knowledge of the coastal and maritime industry design and construction standards established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses (PIANC), the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF), among others.