Jeff Coyne, PE, MSCE

FORENSIC ENGINEER

Nashville, TN

Jeff Coyne, PE, MSCE

FORENSIC ENGINEER

Nashville, TN

GET TO KNOW Jeff Coyne, PE, MSCE

Jeff Coyne is a Forensic Engineer with Haag, a Salas O’Brien Company. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Mr. Coyne has 23 years of engineering experience, including 18 years as a forensic engineer and five years as a design engineer. As a forensic engineer, he has performed nearly 3,000 forensic studies on various types of structures and roofs across several states to determine the cause and origin of failures, accidents, or defects. He also served as a specialist in training, mentoring, peer reviewing, and presenting. Mr. Coyne also worked as a structural specialist for the Tennessee Dept. of Transportation, where he designed continuous prestressed concrete bridges and concrete cantilever retaining wall structures. He designed decks, girders, bent caps, columns, footings, and foundation piles for straight, skewed, and curved bridge replacements.

Mr. Coyne earned a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Tennessee Technology University. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in 18 states (TN, KY, AR, AL, GA, MS, FL, IN, NC, SC, VA, NJ, PA, ID, TX, OK, LA, and HI). Mr. Coyne is a member of American Society of Civil Engineers and Structural Engineering Institute. He is a Building Envelope Certified Level 2 (BEC-2), trained in Level 1 Acrabat Pitched Roof Rope Access, and a National Weather Service Storm Spotter.

Primary Areas of Consulting

  • Structural Evaluations
    • Commercial, residential, and industrial buildings constructed with steel, concrete, masonry, and wood components
    • Flood/surge damage
    • Structural collapse
    • Settlement/heaving damage
    • Building code compliance and code upgrades
  • Roofing Systems
    • Commercial and residential
    • Wind/hail damage evaluations
    • Quality of manufacture and installation
  • Building Envelope Systems
    • Commercial and residential
    • Wind/hail damage evaluations
    • Quality of manufacture and installation
  • Evaluation of Wind Damage to Structures
    • Commercial and residential
    • Hurricane, tornado, and straight-line wind evaluations
  • Construction Defect Evaluations
    • Commercial and residential
    • Moisture intrusion evaluations
    • Building code compliance
    • Repair/remediation scope

Certifications

  • Building Envelope Certified Level 2 (BEC-2)

Memberships

  • American Society of Civil Engineers
  • Structural Engineering Institute
  • Level 1 Acrabat Pitched Roof Rope Access
  • National Weather Service Storm Spotter

Education

Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Tennessee
2006

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Tennessee Technological University
2001

Licensed Professional Engineer in the States of:

Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Hawaii

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