Matt Cowen PE
Senior Managing Engineer
Contact Info
Locations
Austin, TX
Biography
Matt is a Senior Managing Engineer with over 15 years of construction and engineering experience including structural design for buildings using the fundamental construction materials such as wood, steel, metal, concrete, and masonry. His design experience includes design of custom residential and medium commercial structures as well as retrofit of existing buildings. He has performed numerous site inspections regarding storm damage, fire, vehicle, and explosion damage, construction defect, and moisture intrusion.Education
- Texas A&M University | College Station, Texas
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Professional Experience
- 2021 - Current | Senior Managing Engineer | YA Engineering Services
- 2012 - 2021 | Principal Consultant | Envista Forensics
- 2004 - 2012 | Senior Project Engineer | Gessner Engineering
Areas of Practice
- Building Code Upgrade Review
- Building Envelope
- Condition Assessment
- Damage Assessment
- Roofing
- Structural Analysis
Representative Consulting Assignments
- School District | Hail
Houston, TX | Investigation of 17 campus locations for hail damage to roofing - High Rise | Construction Defect
Austin, TX | Field investigation and preparation of a report regarding the cause of a post-tensioned transfer beam not meeting structural design requirements while under construction - Apartment Complex | Wind
Naples, Fl | Apartment Complex - Wind Damage Assessment - Naples, Florida - Investigation of 64 one- and two-story condominiums for wind damage - Swimming Pool | Construction Defect
Austin, TX | Field investigation of a swimming pool for cause of cracking of plaster, concrete shell, and leaks - Apartment Complex | Fire/Smoke
Houston, TX | Field investigation and preparation of report for extent of damage and reparability of fire-related damage to a three-story apartment complex - School District | Other
Channelview, TX | Field investigation and preparation of report and repair drawings outlining the extent of damage and reparability of a school building due to a supply line leak beneath the building - Commercial Building | Fire/Smoke
Austin, TX | Field investigation and preparation of report for the extent of damage and reparability of fire-related damage to a three-story commercial building due to a fire that resulted in partial collapse of the building - Residential Neighborhood | Construction Defect
Austin, TX | Investigation of approximately 25 residential structures regarding construction related deficiencies - Commercial Buildings | Explosion
Houston, TX | Field investigation and preparation of report for the extent of damage and reparability of multiple commercial structures due to damage from an explosion - Residential Neighborhood | Explosion
Houston, TX | Field investigation and preparation of multiple reports for the extent of damage and reparability of multiple residential structures due to damage from an explosion - School District | Hurricane
Houston, TX | Investigation of the extent of wind- and flood-related damage to multiple school campuses in Houston, Texas
Affiliations
- American Society of Civil Engineers
Licenses
- Alabama | 36780 | Professional Engineer
- Arkansas | 17050 | Professional Engineer
- Colorado | 52147 | Professional Engineer
- Florida | 81926 | Professional Engineer
- Loiusiana | 38342 | Professional Engineer
- Mississippi | 28055 | Professional Engineer
- New Mexico | 23449 | Professional Engineer
- Oklahoma | 28646 | Professional Engineer
- South Carolina | 33881 | Professional Engineer
- Tennessee | 123735 | Professional Engineer
- Texas | 104595 | Professional Engineer
