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Mr. Hojjati is a licensed professional engineer with over 10 years of experience in civil and structural engineering. His experience includes 3 years in construction of multi-family projects and 7 years in the production of construction drawings for single-family, multi-family, and commercial projects.

After earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Kingston University, he earned his Master’s Degree in Earthquake Engineering with Disaster Management from the University College London. Mr. Hojjati’s engineering experience includes structural design and evaluation of wood, steel, concrete masonry units (CMU), and steel-reinforced concrete structures.

At EFI Global, Mr. Hojjati has worked with clients that include insurance carriers, adjusters, and others, in the following areas: storm-related distress, extent of structural fire damage and recommended repair, building envelope failures that include water intrusion, structural damage from vehicle impacts, foundation movement, damage from seismic activity, code compliance, and structural/construction defects. Mr. Hojjati has completed the Vale Advanced Roof Certification training and is versed in roofing failures for both residential and commercial structures. Roof evaluations have included hail and wind-related damage. As a forensic engineer, Mehrdad covers investigations in Arizona.