Michael A. Caldarone is a civil/structural forensic engineer and concrete materials engineer with over 2,000 construction project investigations. He has expertise in structural design, concrete mixture design, project management, litigation support, and business development. Some of his accomplishments include authoring a book on high-strength concrete, holding a patent, and receiving an American Concrete Institute award for materials research. Notable projects he has worked on include the Burj Khalifa, various high-rise buildings in Chicago, and infrastructure projects such as bridges and submarines.

1. Michael A. Caldarone, P.E.
Civil/Structural Forensic Engineer
Concrete Materials Engineer
Email: mike.Caldarone@gmail.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/michael-caldarone-pe-8798093b

2. Michael A. Caldarone, P.E.
 Highly detail-oriented and achievement-driven, innovative civil/structural
forensic and construction materials engineer. Structural engineer by education.
Engaged in over two thousand property and construction-related investigations.
 Experienced in designing structures for durability and constructability, industry
codes, specifications, and standard practices, group management, project
management, litigation support, business development, relationship building ,and
marketing.
 Expertise in the design, development, commercial production & control of
performance concrete mixtures. Experience with design-bid and design-bid-build
projects.
 Registered Professional Engineer in Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington

3. Core Competencies
• Civil/Structural Forensic
Engineering
• Concrete Materials
Engineering
• Structural Durability and
Constructability
• Structural Assessments,
Repair and Maintenance
• Building Envelope Systems
• Industry Codes, Standards
and Standard Practices
• Heavy Civil Construction
• Industrial, Commercial, and
Residential Construction
• Group Management
• Project Management
• Cross-discipline Collaboration
• Litigation Support/Expert
Witness
• Responsibility in Construction
• Excellent Verbal and Written
Communication Skills
• Technical Writing
• Public Speaking
• Strategic Planning
• Proposal Drafting
• Contract Negotiation
• Laboratory Management and
Supervision
• Quality Assurance/Quality
Control
• Strategic Planning
• Proposal Drafting
• Contract Negotiation
• Strategic Planning
• Mentoring
• Business Development
• Microsoft Office
• Business Development
• Marketing

4. Accomplishments
 Concurrently managed 15-20 forensic engineering and litigation-related
engagements.
 Managed department staff sizes up to twenty.
 Author: Caldarone, M.A. High-Strength Concrete: A Practical Guide, Rutledge (an
imprint of Taylor and Francis), 2009, 252 pp. Excerpts available at Amazon.com.
 U.S. Patent 5,743,065 (1994): “Novel Method of Reducing Stress Cracks at Re-
entrant Corners of a Concrete Slab.”
 American Concrete Institute Fellow.
 Past Chair: American Concrete Institute Committee 363 (High-Strength Concrete).
 American Concrete Institute Wason Medal (2001) for meritorious materials
research (co-researcher/co-author) - “Compression Testing of High-Strength
Concrete: Latest Technology.”
 ASTM International and American Concrete Institute authorized instructor and
examiner.

5. Notable Projects

6. 225 West Wacker
Chicago, IL
First commercial placement of 17,000
psi concrete in Chicago

7. 311 South Wacker
Chicago, IL
World’s tallest concrete building upon
completion
Structural forensic investigations

8. 900 North Michigan
Chicago, IL
Chief construction inspector
72-story composite structural steel and
reinforced concrete frames

9. Burj Khalifa
Dubai, UAE
World’s tallest building
Creep testing, structural forensic
investigations

10. Two Prudential Plaza
Chicago, IL
64-story concrete frame
Concrete supplier

11. U-505 Submarine Housing
Structure, Museum of Science &
Industry, Chicago, IL
Structural forensic investigations

12. Henry Crown Space Center, Museum of Science & Industry
Chicago, IL
Chief construction inspector

13. Evergreen Point Floating Bridge
Seattle, WA
World’s longest floating bridge
Pre-construction mix design development for concrete pontoons

14. Taiwan High Speed Rail Project, TW
Structural Forensic Investigations

15. St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Design and control of radiation shielding
concrete, mass concrete foundation mix
design and control

16. Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman
Memorial Bridge
(Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge)
Longest arched bridge in North America
Pre-construction feasibility study for use of
10,000 psi concrete in mass concrete arch
segments

17. United Center
Chicago, IL
Concrete supplier,
structural forensic
investigations