Alex DeGroot, P.E., is a Forensic Engineer with Haag, a Salas O’Brien Company. Based in Charlotte, Mr. DeGroot serves Haag’s clients in the Carolinas and Tennessee. He is a licensed professional engineer with nine years’ experience. He previously worked as a structural engineer designing wood, steel, masonry, CFS, FRP, and reinforced concrete structures. He performed site visits to verify existing conditions, identified causes of problems, and provided engineered solutions. Mr. DeGroot coordinated with clients, steel fabricators/erectors, and general contractors to promote positive relations by identifying potential issues and implementing cost effective solutions, and developed solutions for atypical field issues with multiple constraints and limitations.

Mr. DeGroot’s notable projects include: Goddard School, Chicago, where he coordinated with the architect from design to construction administration for the $5 million three-story private school; the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Contract I-18-4427, Chicago, where he designed performance-based ground mounted and structure mounted precast concrete noise abatement walls for the $58 million contract; and SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, where he analyzed six construction hoists for the $5 billion stadium using atypical tie-off methods and custom connections.

Mr. DeGroot earned a Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering from Southern Illinois University and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Bradley University.