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Dr. John Osteraas is a Principal Engineer and Group Vice President of Exponent Failure Analysis Associates. The focus of his consulting practice is evaluation of the performance of buildings under extreme loads including earthquake explosion wind flood landslide high-energy impact and construction failures. As Group Vice President he is responsible for Exponent’s Civil Engineering and Construction Consulting practices. Dr. Osteraas earned a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Stanford University and is a registered professional engineer in the states of California New York Illinois Arizona Mississippi Louisiana Wisconsin Utah and Oregon. His disaster response work includes service as a Lead Structures Specialist with FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue program and as a Safety Assessment Evaluator with California’s Office of Emergency Services. | 