Rodin joins Thornton Tomasetti as a vice president in its property loss consulting practice

According to Thornton Tomasetti, an international engineering firm, Robert Rodin, AIA, has joined the firm as a vice president in its property loss consulting practice. He has more than 30 years of architectural experience in the design of commercial and residential buildings, and forensic and failure analysis. In his new role at Thornton Tomasetti, Rodin will work within the firm's property loss consulting as well as building performance-renewal practices on building investigations, design of remedial and replacement assemblies and litigation support for related projects. He will be based in the firm's New York office. Rodin specializes in the rehabilitation, retrofit, adaptive re-use and expansion of existing buildings. He has extensive experience in the preservation of historic structures and investigation of building envelope failures. He provides expert support to attorneys and other parties in design and construction dispute resolution. Most recently, Rodin was a senior technical consultant at Gordon H. Smith Corp., where he was involved in all aspects of building envelope projects, including curtain walls, window walls, exterior cladding and roofing and waterproofing. Rodin is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the National Institute of Building Sciences. He is a registered architect in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Hawaii. He is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and the Construction Specifications Institute. He holds a bachelor's degree in Architecture from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, and completed a year of study at The Polytechnic of Central London in the United Kingdom. Charles Meade, principal and property loss consulting practice leader, New York, Thornton Tomasetti, said, "Robert's extensive experience in litigation and investigation will serve as a tremendous asset to Thornton Tomasetti and its clients. Demand is growing for PLC services - especially in the aftermath of catastrophic events such as CAT-90 Sandy - and there is a great need to upgrade infrastructure and the built environment in a forward thinking manner. Robert will contribute his exceptional talent and leadership skills to this unique role." Rodin, said, "I look forward to working with the Property Loss Consulting team, which excels at providing expert evaluations of building failures and adverse conditions caused by natural catastrophes or man-made conditions. I'm thrilled to join Thornton Tomasetti and work alongside such experienced professionals to deliver quality evaluations and solutions to our clients."