EXPERT SUMMARY

Mr. Hartog is a Senior Associate with the Civil/Structural Group at 30 Forensic Engineering. He holds a Bachelor's Degree of Engineering from Ryerson University. Matt is a Professional Engineer with over 20 years of experience in various areas of practice, including civil engineering, building code compliance, building condition assessments, building and construction failures, project, construction, facility management and general contracting, specific expertise relating to structural steel, and water damage restoration and residential construction.

SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Civil Engineering - Structures and Building Sciences
• Building Code Compliance and Building Condition Assessments
• Building, Property, and Construction Failures
• Project, Construction, Facility Management and General Contracting
• Specific Expertise relating to Structural Steel

academic background

Bachelor's Degree of Engineering, Ryerson Polytechnic University, 2000

National Coaches Certification Program (N.C.C.P), Level 2 Gymnastics

additional courses

• OBOA Part 10/11 Building Renovations and Change of Use – 2012, November 2022
• OBOA Large Buildings – 2012, December 2019
• Working at Heights, July 2019
• Suspended Work Platform Systems Training, September 2017
• Hardwood 101 and Claims, October 2013
• Restorative Drying, January 2011
• CISC Seismic Design of Steel Framed Buildings, Toronto, November 2007
• CSSBI Seismic Design Criteria for Steel Building Systems, November 2005
• Ottawa Carleton Earthquake Engineering Research Centre - Workshop on Changes to the National Building Code of Canada, Toronto, February 2004
• CSSBI Design in Cold-Formed Steel, Waterloo, April 2003

employment background

-30- Forensic Engineering
Senior Associate, Civil/Structural
January 2016 – Present, Toronto, ON

• Building Systems and Structural Failure Analysis (including residential, commercial, institutional and industrial occupancies)
• Construction Assessments, including costing and deficiencies of residential construction projects
• Detailed design of structural remediation packages, including emergency response plans, temporary shoring, detailed repair or reconstruction design, and engineering consulting during construction
• Building Code Assessments
• Building Sciences Investigations

Forensic Engineer
May 2009 – December 2015, Toronto, ON