Mr. Midkiff has forty-nine years of experience in structural and civil design, construction, project management, and evaluation of commercial, industrial and residential buildings for attorneys, insurance companies, and property owners.  Mr. Midkiff’s expertise includes origin and cause (O & C) investigations related to structural failures and damages, catastrophe response, hail and wind damage, foundation settlement, and structural repair design.  Mr. Midkiff has also performed structural design for large commercial and industrial buildings.

Mr. Midkiff has extensive experience in the evaluation of damaged and failed structures, building code violations, construction defects, building foundation damage, retaining wall failure, and OHSA structural load ratings.

Mr. Midkiff’s expertise includes:

• Water Intrusion
• Structural Failures of Building Components and Systems
• Structural Foundation Failures
• Construction Defect Evaluation
• Welding Evaluation
• Wind Load Analysis
• Design and Analysis of Cold-Formed Steel Structures
• Design and Analysis of Aluminum Structures, Including Lighting Poles
• Design and Analysis of Flat Bottom Tanks Per API-650
• Design and Analysis of Steel, Wood, and CMU Structures
• Structural Analysis – Post Fire

Bachelors of Science, Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech,Blacksburg,VA, 1973

Master of Business Administration,Marketing&Finance,VirginiaTech,Blacksburg,VA, 1986

Professional Engineer, Alabama, License No. 22382
Professional Engineer, Florida, License No. 53022
Professional Engineer, Georgia, License No. 24420
Professional Engineer, Kentucky, License No. 20503
Professional Engineer, Maryland, License No. 23240
Professional Engineer, North Carolina, License No.15197
Professional Engineer, South Carolina, License No. 18827
Professional Engineer, Tennessee, License No. 104717
Professional Engineer, Virginia, License No. 0402-010388
Professional Engineer, West Virginia, License No. 13793
Formerly AWS Certified Welding Inspector