About Donna
Ms. Donna Friis is the Practice Leader of the Construction group within Envista Forensics. She has over 25 years of structural engineering design, design-build, project management, and forensic engineering experience. Her extensive analysis and design experience combined with her educational background enable her to analyze a wide variety of structural problems and failures. In addition, Ms. Friis has comprehensive knowledge of technical design standards for the most common used building materials, construction processes, as well as past and current building codes. She is a member of the following national committees: ASCE 7 Main Committee and ASCE 7 Wind Loads Subcommittee and ASCE Forensic Engineering Division's Committee on Forensic Investigations. Ms. Friis is licensed as a professional engineer in 10 states.
Publications
Stuck on Stucco Claims/Articles/CLM Magazine (theclm.org)
The Impact of a Collapse/Articles/CLM Magazine (theclm.org)
Getting Back to "Normal"/Articles/CLM Magazine (theclm.org)
Rise Above: Exploring the Differences Promotors And Sponsors (riseprofessionals.com)
Rise Above: Exploring the Differences Between Promotors and Mentors (riseprofessionals.com)
RISE_Award_Magazine-2021-web.pdf (riseprofessionals.com) (Rise Above: Should I be a mentor, could I be a mentor? page 52-53)
Ms. Donna Friis is the Practice Leader of the Construction group within Envista Forensics. She has over 25 years of structural engineering design, design-build, project management, and forensic engineering experience. Her extensive analysis and design experience combined with her educational background enable her to analyze a wide variety of structural problems and failures. In addition, Ms. Friis has comprehensive knowledge of technical design standards for the most common used building materials, construction processes, as well as past and current building codes. She is a member of the following national committees: ASCE 7 Main Committee and ASCE 7 Wind Loads Subcommittee and ASCE Forensic Engineering Division's Committee on Forensic Investigations. Ms. Friis is licensed as a professional engineer in 10 states.
Publications
Stuck on Stucco Claims/Articles/CLM Magazine (theclm.org)
The Impact of a Collapse/Articles/CLM Magazine (theclm.org)
Getting Back to "Normal"/Articles/CLM Magazine (theclm.org)
Rise Above: Exploring the Differences Promotors And Sponsors (riseprofessionals.com)
Rise Above: Exploring the Differences Between Promotors and Mentors (riseprofessionals.com)
RISE_Award_Magazine-2021-web.pdf (riseprofessionals.com) (Rise Above: Should I be a mentor, could I be a mentor? page 52-53)
Education
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Master of Science, Civil EngineeringUniversity of Central Florida – Orlando, Florida
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Bachelor of Science, Civil EngineeringUniversity of Central Florida – Orlando, Florida

Areas of Expertise
- Subrogation
- Construction Defects/Construction Accidents
- Exterior Cladding Damage/Evaluations
- Vibration Damage/Evaluation
- Multi-Story Construction - Steel/Concrete/Wood
- Foundation Damage/Evaluations
- Soil Retaining Structure Damage/Evaluation
- Civil/Site Drainage/Site Preparation Damage/Evaluations
- Stone/Masonry Construction
- Drone UAV
- Drone Surveys
- Construction Defect
- Product/Manufacturing/Construction Defect
- Construction
- Construction Accident Investigation
- Construction Dispute
- Construction Expert Witness
- Construction Scheduling
- Construction Claim Preparation & Evaluations
- Construction Risk Management
Come See Donna
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21 - 23 September 2022United StatesSpeaking Event
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04 - 07 November 2022United StatesSpeaking EventASCE 9th Forensic Engineering Congress