 |  |  | | Harvey Abernathey | | Harvey N. Abernathey Harvey Abernathey, principal and founder of ACI, offers over 30 years as a waterproofing professional with comprehensive hands-on and consultant experience in remedial and new construction. An experienced presenter at ASTM and local trade associations, Harvey is recognized by industry colleagues as an expert in identifying and resolving water infiltration problems. His expertise includes state of the art inspection and ASTM/AAMA testing procedures including field pressure differential leak detection and employs other sophisticated methods such as invasive inspection and non-destructive evaluation testing and analysis. Mr. Abernathey’s expertise in building envelope integration, sealants, cement plaster, windows, and EIFS, is spearheading the company’s focus in providing solutions for water intrusion problems and addressing construction defect issues. He has been involved in numerous high profile Bay Area building projects in both litigation support and project management responsibilities. Mr. Abernathey holds both general and specialty contracting licenses and is a member of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), ASTM Committee (E06), ICBO, AAMA, SWRI, WESTCON, and other industry related organizations. email: Harvey Abernathey 
 | | Paul Goetz | | Paul J. Goetz Paul Goetz, Principal/Senior Consultant, has over 25 years of practical and diverse waterproofing and construction experiences in the areas of project management, contracting, specification preparation, estimating, and forensic consulting. For ten years he was the president of one of the Bay Area’s largest waterproofing, industrial seamless-flooring and specialty roofing companies. He is recognized by his peers, developers and architects as one of the foremost authorities on waterproof design, material selection and detailing. Paul is frequently asked to make expert recommendations and share his knowledge and experiences with construction-related groups. His presentations cover the waterproofing of industrial and commercial concrete structures as well as wood framed buildings, hi-lighting material selection, maintenance requirements and experience with deck coatings. Inspection criteria, quality control and testing of waterproofing design elements are his specialty. Mr. Goetz holds BA and MBA degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. He is an experienced forensic investigator and a licensed Roofing and Waterproofing Contractor in the State of California. He is a member of the Roof Consultants Institute (RCI), Construction Specification Institute (CSI), International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) and is recently Past President of the Western Construction Consultants Association (WESTCON). email: Paul Goetz
 | | Arin Nelson | | Arin A. Nelson, AIA Arin Nelson, Principal Architect, has been a California licensed architect since 1986 (CA Lic.# C-17081). He holds a BS in Architecture from the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA . In addition to extensive design work, Arin has provided construction consulting services to the legal and insurance industries since 1992 in matters involving water infiltration, construction defect liability, property loss and damage assessment of structures. His broad architectural experience involves hotels, office buildings, high-rise condominiums, and townhouse and single-family residential structures. He has testified as an expert witness for plaintiff and defense in trial, arbitration and mediation forums. Mr. Nelson has extensively worked in matters involving repair cost estimating, cost analysis, building code interpretation, repair-monitoring, design and construction standards, construction drawing and specification preparation. As a project designer and architect, Arin performs contract administration and project management from bid to completion. email: Arin Nelson
 | | Charles Saul | | Charles A. Saul Charles Saul, Principal/Senior Consultant, brings to ACI General Building Contractor. His broad construction field experience encompasses Architecture, Real Estate, the Building trades and Contract Law. He has personally designed, drafted and built many high-end custom homes and commercial projects across the San Francisco Bay region and Western States. From the drawing board to specifications writing, code compliance to finished work product, Mr. Saul is a skilled communicator and supportive coordinator, applying both analytical and practical measures to his efforts. A specialist in waterproof detailing, building envelope, EIFS systems, construction diagnostics and forensics, Charlie brings his developed expertise in identifying problem areas, and analyzing and offering direction for resolution. His experienced eye for details, depth of experience and ability to clearly express his observations, all factor in his high success rate for durable solutions. email: Charles Saul
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