Forensic Engineering/Technical Experts

    Engineering and construction arbitrations are technically complex and often require forensic engineering experts i.e technical experts with expertise in niche engineering domains.

    Masin offers specialist technical expert services. The experts are very highly regarded within their sector and have many years’ experience as an expert and in industry.

    When clients require an expert with very niche or highly specialist area of expertise, Masin can offer clients a level of service that is unparalleled.

    Representative areas in which experts have testified:-

    • Bank erosion and flooding 
    • Cross country pipeline design and execution
    • Dry stone walling – both general and UK county specific
    • FPSO and naval architecture
    • Historic buildings in the UK
    • MEP works for buildings
    • Mineral processing
    • Oil Rig decommissioning
    • Pipeline decommissioning
    • Refinery/oil & gas mechanical, piping, equipment works
    • Structural engineers for bridge construction, particularly with regards to steel and concrete elements
    • Structural engineering for oil platforms
    • Under water shaft widening projects
    • Waste to energy plants
    • Welding and metallurgy
    • Corrosion – both sub terranean and ground level
    • Dredging and marine experts for projects in the Caribbean
    • Fire safety expert with experience of projects in the Middle East
    • Geotech engineers including soil and rock mechanics and other geosciences
    • Hydro-electric power plant capacity calculations
    • Micro-electronics
    • Offshore pipeline engineering
    • Petrochemical process
    • Process engineering
    • Stainless steel corrosion metallurgist (Requirement included expert to be able to write and testify in French)
    • Track commissioning, with knowledge of issues of cracking in concrete US based forensic accounting experts
    • Wind turbines (on and offshore)

    Our technical experts provide support to the following sectors

    • Aviation/Airports
    • Agreements 
    • Architectural Boundary issues  
    • Corrosion [sub terranean and upwards]   
    • Delay Analysis    
    • Japanese Knotweed    
    • HV  
    • Forensic Accounting & Quantity Surveying          
    • Geotechnical     
    • Health and Safety      
    • Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing (MEP)
    • Micro Electronics 
    • Metallurgist  
    • Party Wall   
    • Property/Commercial/Industrial/Agricultural Real Estate   
    • Rail Projects/Infrastructure Development
    • Water Ingress/Penetrating Damp/Surveys  
    • Specialist Services Aircraft Engineering/Engines/Maintenance/Investigations/Contracts/Leasing
    • Cladding/Facades/Windows/Glazing 
    • Dredging and Docking Facilities
    • Environmental/Asbestos/Bank Erosion/ Flooding
    • ELV/IT 
    • Forensic Planning
    • Fire Protection/ Detection
    • Green Energy and Renewables [Solar. Wind]
    • Historical Construction and Listed Buildings
    • Marine/Offshore Power 
    • Mineral Processing
    • Oil & Gas/Drilling 
    • Process Engineering 
    • Power including Nuclear
    • Structural Defects
    • Waste to Energy Plants

    Rohit Singhal

    Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, Energy Expert
    Qualification- BEng, IIT Roorkee (India) – Gold Medalist.
    Experience- 25+ years
    Services- Independent Delay & Quantum Expert, Expert Testimony
    Sectors- Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, Buildings, Power & Energy.
    Awards- “Outstanding Expert of the Year – 2019” by International Arbitrators & Experts in Engineering Sector (IAEE), UAE.

    Mr. Rohit Singhal is the owner and CEO of Masin, a business founded with the vision of providing outstanding expert services to clients. This vision, which started as a small provider of expert services in India, has grown to become one of the leading expert service businesses globally. Masin now has a presence in more than eight countries. Mr. Singhal has extensive arbitration experience and has been appointed as lead expert, including court and panel appointed expert, in over 50 arbitrations. These have included areas such as: – Delays, technical issues, valuation and quantum matters covering re-measurement – Variations and changes to work scope – Disruption – Delays and extensions to completion dates – Acceleration and claims related to defects, valuations and incomplete work. In addition, Mr. Singhal has significant experience in “hot tubbing” (witness conferencing) and has been appointed to undertake expert determinations.

    Leon Gadsdon

    Mechanical Technical Expert
    Qualification- Building Services and Energy Engineering, BEng (Hons) Environmental Engineering – Certificate Level Building Services Engineering – Btec Higher National and Ordinary Certificate Industry Welding – Advance City and Guilds Plumbing and Heating – Advance City and Guilds
    Experience- 40+ years
    Services- Mechanical and Plumbing
    Sectors- Commercial, Industrial, Academic, Retail and Domestic
    Membership- Membership of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (Membership No. 011361) Chartered Engineer (Engineering council registration No. 589372) Cardiff University Bond Solon Civil Expert Witness Certificate - July 2020 UK Register of Expert Witness

    Leon is a practicing chartered mechanical engineer of 40 years’ experience in the design and specification of mechanical and plumbing services for commercial, industrial, academic, retail and domestic sector projects.Leon possess extensive practical and academic knowledge to enable him to analytically determine root cause and find workable solutions on technical issues. He is able to interpret and present facts and opinions in a concise way.He has been appointed Lead Expert on cases involving flood damage insurance claims and air conditioning processes for a food processing plant. Leon has also provided Expert Reports and Scott Schedules on alleged mechanical installation defects, including analysis of quantum of claims.Leon routinely attends CPD sessions for expert witnesses in the civil litigation sector. Previous roles include being appointed as Mechanical Associate to an engineering firm with a portfolio of £20m, Senior Project Engineer to lead a team on several secured projects, appointed as resident engineer project manager to assist, set up and run an overseas office in Brunei and numerous project engineering appointments within the construction sector.

    Peter G. Noble

    Marine & Offshore Expert
    Qualification- BSc – Naval Architecture
    Experience- 50+ years
    Services- Independent Technical Expert, Expert Testimony
    Sectors- Off-shore Oil & Gas, Marine
    Membership- Canadian Academy of Engineering, Fellow Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, SNAME Centennial Medal -1993 ABS - Linnard Prize for Annual Meetng Best Paper – 2005 Land Medal – 2006 Chartered Engineer, UK Chartered Marine Engineer, C. Mar. Eng.

    Principal Naval Architect, Marine and Ocean Engineer with a wide range of expertise and experience in the marine and offshore industries. Peter’s career has included positions with shipyards; with ship and offshore design consultants; with offshore and marine research and development companies; with major classification societies and as chief naval architect with the international oil company.Peter is currently undertaking consulting and advisory assignments internationally in the fields of offshore, marine and arctic technology and engages in lecturing and supporting student and young professional activities on global basis.Peter has recently completed a two-year term as President of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Washington DC and is currently serving as a Vice President of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, London, UK.Professional accomplishments have been widely recognized including receiving the SNAME 2006, Admiral Jerry Land Medal for “Outstanding Accomplishment in the Marine Field”, and he is a recipient of the 2005 ABS-Linnard SNAME prize for best paper. Recognized by the Board of the Offshore Technology Conference and awarded the 2009 OTC Individual Distinguished Achievement Award “for his contribution to innovative marine vehicle and floating system design and engineering, including LNG vessel design, arctic engineering and icebreaker technology and for his dedication to encouraging and mentoring students and younger professionals.”

    V.R. Krishnan

    Material & Welding Expert
    Qualification- Ph. D., MS. and B.Tech from IIT. He is a Member of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), of the Materials Technology Institute, MTI, New Jersey, Examiner and Faculty for the ASNT – Level III Inspector training program of EIL and Welding Research Institute and External Examiner and Visiting Faculty at Indian Institutes of Technology and at National Institutes of Technology.
    Experience- 40+ years

    Mr. V. R. Krishnan have over 40 years of experience in Materials Selection, Material Processing, Corrosion, Welding, Fabrication, Quality Assurance, Corrosion prevention, Materials Performance, Integrity Analysis, Fitness for Purpose (FFP) and Residual Life Analysis (RLA), Under Water Welding, Certification, Trouble Shooting, Corporate Ethics, etc.He provides specialist services to all EIL-engineered projects both in India and Overseas, catering to the needs of the Refinery, Petrochemical, Chemical, Fertilizer, Gas Processing, Pipeline, Offshore Engineering, Non-Ferrous Metallurgy, Nuclear, Paper, Power, Cement, Infrastructure and Defence Industry Projects. He has extensive experience in Material Selection, Fabrication, Material Processing, Material Performance, Welding, Corrosion, Residual life Analysis, Failure Analysis, and Quality Assurance, Trouble Shooting.Mr. Krishnan has attained Ph. D., MS. and B.Tech from IIT. He is a Member of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), of the Materials Technology Institute, MTI, New Jersey, Examiner and Faculty for the ASNT – Level III Inspector training program of EIL and Welding Research Institute and External Examiner and Visiting Faculty at Indian Institutes of Technology and at National Institutes of Technology.

    Prateek Jain

    Process and Mining Expert
    Qualification- Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering from IIT Kanpur and aware of MS Project, Primavera.
    Experience- 10+ years

    Mr. Prateek Jain has over 10 years of experience in Contract Administration, Claim Management, Delay Analysis, Change Management, Tender Management, Quantity Surveying, Quantum Variations, Dispute Resolution, Report Writing and Cost Control of Construction Projects. He has successfully managed several EPC contracts and sub-contracts, across India and Qatar. He has handled several Extension of Time and Prolongation Claims, of individual magnitude up to USD 0.5 Billion by undertaking delay and quantum analysis for projects involving a variety of trades like Civil, Steel Structure, Building & Infrastructure, Static & Dynamic Equipment, Piping, Electrical & Instrumentation, Painting & Insulation etc.Mr. Jain completed his Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering from IIT Kanpur and aware of MS Project, Primavera.

    Shweta Srivastava

    Geotechnical & Structural Expert
    Qualification- Post-graduated in Construction Management and graduation in Civil Engineering.
    Experience- 7+ years

    Ms. Shweta Srivastava, has over 7 years of experience in tendering/bidding, estimation, business development and construction management. Her project experience includes NPK fertilizer plant, oil and gas plant projects and real estate having costs ranging from US$50,000 to US$1 billion. She has worked in international Project Management firms over the years in above domains.Ms. Srivastava post-graduated in Construction Management and graduation in Civil Engineering.

    Arighna Ghosh

    Waterproofing Expert in Building Sector
    Qualification- Graduated in Civil Engineering from Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, Karnataka, Post-Graduation Programme in Construction Management (PGPCM) from National Institute of Construction Management & Research (NICMAR), Pune and Masters in Construction Law and Arbitration (LLM) from Robert Gordon University, Scotland.
    Experience- 10+ years

    Mr. Arighna Ghosh, has over 10 years of experience in the Construction and Engineering Industry in India and Qatar involving Tendering, Procurement, Costing, Claims, Contract Administration, Vendor Management, Risk Mitigation, Claims and Disputes Analysis and Resolution added with knowledge of Project Management, Planning and Construction Management having worked with a major EPC Contractor. His project experience includes landmark projects like the Mumbai International Airport, Al Rayyan FIFA Stadium, Doha and the Delhi International Airport each ranging between US$ 500 Million to US$ 1 Billion. His profile has enabled him to interact with people from all backgrounds, and over the years and this has helped him in building an excellent connect of the highest standards with professionals from different disciplines.Mr. Ghosh graduated in Civil Engineering from Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, Karnataka, Post-Graduation Programme in Construction Management (PGPCM) from National Institute of Construction Management & Research (NICMAR), Pune and Masters in Construction Law and Arbitration (LLM) from Robert Gordon University, Scotland.