Vanessa Malone, P.E. - Founder & Owner,
Preeminent Solutions, Inc.
About Ms Vanessa Malone, P.E.
Vanessa Malone is a licensed professional civil and structural engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in civil/structural design, forensic engineering, and expert witness services. She is the Owner and Founder of Preeminent Solutions, Inc., a leading forensic and design engineering firm.
Ms. Malone earned her Master’s in Computational Mechanics from Carnegie Mellon University, where she was one of the few female graduates in the program. Early in her career, she also worked as a scientist and teacher, which inspires her philosophy: complex engineering information should be clear, digestible, and visually engaging for all audiences.
Professional Experience
Throughout her career, Ms. Malone has led teams in the design, analysis, forensic investigation, and seismic probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) of:
- Nuclear structures
- Aerospace structures
- Commercial and industrial buildings
- Towers, multi-story buildings, and more
Key firms and organizations include: Thornton Tomasetti, Westinghouse Electric, Jacobs Technology, Amentum, Southern Nuclear, Bechtel, General Electric, ANSYS, NASA, the Navy, NIST, NOAA, and NESDIS.
Ms. Malone is licensed to practice engineering in Florida, California, Texas, Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Tennessee. She is bilingual, working primarily in English and Spanish.
Specialties
- Industrial, nuclear, and commercial structures
- Earthquake and wind load analysis
- Finite element analysis (FEA)
- Structural failure investigation and repair
- Expert witness services for litigation support
Top Ways Preeminent Solutions Can Benefit You
- Avoid technical blind spots
- Reduce exposure risk
- Control litigation costs
- Pinpoint defect causes
- Nail down accurate repair scopes
- Deliver clear, easy-to-understand presentations
- Create vibrant, jury-focused visualizations
Case Studies & Educational Resources
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Areas of Expertise
I. Construction & Design Defects
- Structural Peer Review
- Standard of Care & Cause Analysis
- Origin and Cause Determination
II. Building Performance & Code Compliance
- Forensic Investigations
- Building Code Review
- Construction Safety & Code Compliance
III. Industrial Structural Failures
- Structural & Tower Collapse Investigations
- Steel and Building Failure Studies
IV. Disaster-Related Damage
- Hurricane, Tornado, Earthquake, Flood, Wildfire, Hail
- Vibration and Tornado Missile Damage
V. Material Defects
- Concrete, Steel, Aluminum, Cold-Formed Steel, Wood
- Specialty Metal Failures
- Reinforced & Pre-Cast Concrete Failures
VI. Building Envelope Failures
- Roof, Foundation, Slab, Stucco Failures
- Water Intrusion
VII. Environmental Impacts
- Damage from Sulfate, Chloride, Arctic Conditions, High Thermal Loads
VIII. Analysis & Design Services
- Overloading Reconstruction & Investigations
- Historical Building Restoration
- Industrial, Commercial, Aviation, Marine, and Municipal Retrofit & Design
- Linear & Non-linear Finite Element Analyses
