Close Up Radio Spotlights Forensic Engineer and Expert Witness Marcor Platt

South Jordan, UT – Structural and civil engineers are deeply involved in the day-to-day operations of creating and maintaining the built environment in which we all live. Maintaining safe and serviceable infrastructure is a complex process, and things can and do go wrong from time to time. Failure occurs when all or part of the built environment becomes unsafe or unfit. When large-scale structural failure occurs, like the collapse last June of the Champlain Towers South in Miami wherein lives were lost, we question our built environment. Marcor Platt, a forensic structural engineer, says: “There is a phenomenon I often encounter when I investigate the cause of a failure, which is that there were signs beforehand that failure was likely. Growing up, Marcor says he loved math, physics, logic, and how these are applied in the physical world. He was also raised on cattle ranches in central Utah and eastern Arizona. He built fences, sheds, and other infrastructure with his father to support the ranching operations. Later, at his own house, he designed and built a swing set and chicken coop with his children. Today, he lives in Utah and works with Precision Systems Engineering where he specializes in both structural and civil forensic engineering services, structural design, and providing expert testimony regarding many of the facets involved in creating and maintaining our built environment. “I don't focus on generating a high volume of expert witness work. I will accept a forensic or expert witness study only when I have the resources and expertise to do it very well,” says Marcor. For more information, visit www.marcorforensicexpert.com