Education

Catholic University, Lima, Peru, Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, 1973

University of Notre Dame, Master of Science, Civil Engineering, 1977

University of California, Berkeley, Doctoral Post Graduate Studies, Experimental and Analytical Research, 1981

Registration

Civil Engineer in California and Guam

Structural Engineering Certification Board (SECB)

Structural Engineer in Peru

Practice Areas

Expert Testimony

Construction Claims Evaluation Forensic Engineering

Earthquake Engineering

Earthquake Damage Investigation

Seismic Manual Development

Seismic Risk Assessment

Seismic Upgrade Design

Structural Analysis and Design

Representative Projects

Earthquake Damage Investigation

Royal Palm Resort: Post-earthquake damage investigation, structural analysis, litigation support, and expert testimony, Guam

EnerSur Central Thermoelectric Ilo 2: Post-earthquake damage investigation, expert report, and expert testimony in London (LCIA) following 2001 earthquake, Ilo, Peru

Worldwide post-earthquake reconnaissance: Peru 1974; California 1979 to present; Guam 1993; Kobe, Japan 1995; Armenia, Colombia 1999; southern Peru 2001, central Peru 2007; Haiti 2010, Chile 2010 and Napa 2014.

Representative Projects(cont)

Team leader for the EERI reconnaissance teams sent to Colombia 1999 and Peru 2007.

Seismic Upgrade Design

Wells Fargo Bank: Designed seismic retrofit for nonductile concrete frame building using energy dissipation devices (ADAS), San Francisco, CA

Seismic Risk Assessment

U.S. State Department: Assess seismic vulnerability of 300 low- and high-rise Embassy facilities and diplomatic housing in Guatemala, Venezuela, Dominican Republic and Peru

Forensic Engineering/Construction Claims

San Francisco Infrastructure: Represented developer in claim involving construction defects in sanitary sewer, storm drain, and pavement

Thermo-electric Plant,Tocopilla,Chile: Seismic evaluation of the plant and equipment for Owner, expert report, peer review of upgrade design

Seismic Design/Seismic Design Review

Thermo-electric Plant, Mejillones, Chile: Seismic design review of $800M plant and equipment for Owner; est. completion 2010.

LeoPalace Resort bridges: Design and seismic analysis of three steel plate girder bridges 400 feet, 280 feet, and 150 feet in length, Guam

Seismic Manual Development

FEMA 74/ATC-69: Prepared 1994 and 2009 revisions to FEMA publication entitled “Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage” (2011).

Experience

Mr. Fierro co-founded BFP Engineers, Inc. in 2006, bringing both seismic related and forensic expertise to the firm.

He has significant expertise in construction litigation, litigation support, and expert testimony including testimony before the London Court of International Arbitration.

He has performed seismic analysis and design, seismic hazard evaluations, post-earthquake damage assessments, and has designed strengthening schemes for numerous public and private clients. These projects have involved various types of structures, including new and existing buildings, bridges, wharves, nuclear facilities, thermo-electric power plants, equipment, piping, tanks, nonstructural elements of buildings, and an observatory dome.

He has been responsible for both the technical aspects and management of numerous projects.

Mr. Fierro has 42 years of prior experience in seismic analysis and design and 15 year of litigation experience.

He was formerly with the San Francisco Bay Area offices of URS/John A. Blume & Associates, Engineers; Dames & Moore, Inc.; and Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.