Archer Engineering & Consulting, LLC provides forensic engineering and consulting services for insurance carriers, attorneys, adjusters, contractors, municipalities, and property owners throughout the Gulf South and beyond.

Led by John M. Newell, P.E., Archer Engineering brings more than a decade of engineering and forensic investigation experience across thousands of residential and commercial property evaluations. Mr. Newell is a licensed Professional Engineer in nine states and has provided expert witness testimony in matters involving construction defects, construction vibration-related damage, weather events, and other complex engineering issues.

Our practice focuses on delivering clear, defensible, and practical engineering opinions related to property damage, construction performance, and building failures. Our reports are detailed, defensible, and comprehensible to the lay-person.

Whether evaluating storm damage, structural distress, foundation movement, water intrusion, construction defects, or alleged construction-induced damage, our goal is to provide clients with objective engineering analysis and expert insight they can trust.

Credentials at a Glance

• Licensed Professional Engineer in 9 states

• More than 10 years of forensic engineering experience

• Expert witness testimony experience in assignments involving construction defects, hurricane damage, storm damage, construction-induced vibrations, and construction site incidents

• FAA Certified Remote Pilot (sUAS)

• Residential and commercial property damage evaluations

• Construction defect and failure investigations

• Pre-construction condition surveys and risk assessments

• High-definition aerial and thermal drone inspections