Christian Rodriguez is a Forensic Engineer with Haag, a Salas O’Brien Company, based in Houston. He has a total of 11 years of engineering experience, including three years of forensic experience. His areas of specialty include determining the cause, origin, and extent of structural failures, water intrusion, construction defects, and building system failures, including building envelopes, roofing, wall systems, and glazing.
Mr. Rodriguez performs foundation settlement investigations, structural assessments, site evaluations, and subsurface investigations. He analyzes failures in buildings and infrastructure systems through detailed site inspections and the application of engineering principles in accordance with applicable codes and industry standards.

He brings eight years of structural design experience in high-end residential, with a strong background in developing solutions aligned with client requirements, project budgets, and building system concepts. His expertise includes lateral and gravity framing systems, foundation design, and application of industry standards. He has designed structures using wood, steel, concrete, and masonry, and is proficient in both hand calculations and structural analysis software.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Rodriguez supported windstorm engineering services and performed structural design and analysis for residential and small commercial projects, gaining foundational project management experience under the supervision of licensed engineers.

Mr. Rodriguez is a licensed Professional Engineer in 13 states and holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University–Kingsville.