Structural Engineering Consulting, Property Condition Assessments, and Construction Expert Witness Services
Michael C. Head, PE established HEAD of Engineering, LLC to assist legal, governmental, developer, design, and construction communities in determining whether building designs meet code minimums and standard industry practices. The practice specializes in forensic investigations of distressed structures, structural engineering consulting, comprehensive building condition assessments, and expert witness testimony.
Professional Structural Engineer (SE) · Professional Engineer (PE) · Florida Special Inspector · LEED AP BD+C · Post-Disaster Safety Assessor
Michael C. HeadPrincipal & Expert Witness
Provides structural analysis and design services for new builds, renovations, and retrofits across various structural systems.
Offers consulting on concrete, steel, masonry, post-tensioned, precast, and timber structures.
Conducts peer reviews of structural design or constructability on projects of all sizes.
Specializes in inspecting and designing safe seating and bleacher systems.
Performs advanced engineering analysis for wind, seismic, snow, and progressive collapse loads.
Provides structural investigations and design modifications for old and historic buildings.
Investigates building distress, structural failures, and performance issues.
Performs engineering analysis to determine structural behavior under stress up to and beyond failure.
Conducts forensics of distressed structures due to design flaws, low-strength materials, or construction overloads.
Provides post-disaster structural safety evaluations in response to hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes.
Assists legal and insurance teams during dispute resolution and litigation.
Acts as an expert witness in cases involving construction defects, design failures, and personal injury.
Evaluates existing facilities to ensure code conformity and structural integrity.
Assesses the physical condition of buildings to assist with transactions, expansions, or occupancy changes.
Reviews structural designs and existing buildings to verify alignment with code minimums.
Oversees construction phases to ensure adherence to design specifications.
Assists with shop drawing reviews, field issues, and contractor sequencing evaluations.
Aviation · Airports · Commercial · Education · Healthcare · Hospitality · Multifamily Residential · Industrial · Laboratories · Government · Defense · Parking · Religious · Retail · Legal · Insurance · Historic Preservation
Goldsboro, NC · Defense · Client: Seymour Johnson AFB
Design-build delivery of a new, two-story clinic facility that included a PTFE fabric roof over the Medical Mall Atrium and structural design to resist wind, seismic, and Anti-Terrorist/Force Protection design loads.
Orlando, FL · Arts & Culture
A new, state-of-the-art center including three performance halls (a 2,800-seat amplified theater, an 1,800-seat acoustic theater, and a 300-seat theater), an outdoor plaza, rehearsal rooms, administrative offices, and educational space.
Atlanta, GA · Laboratories · Client: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A five-story reinforced concrete laboratory building featuring concrete interstitial floors designed to prevent progressive collapse.
Charlotte, NC · Commercial
A 40-story, 1.3 million sq.ft. reinforced concrete office building with four above-ground and four below-ground parking levels.