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Filing# 152984958 E-Filed 07/08/2022 05:14:08 PM
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA
JORGE CALVEIRO AND
DEBORAH CALVEIRO, CASE NO: CACE-21-003788
Plaintiffs,
VS.
CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE
CORPORATION,
Defendant.
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DEFENDANT'S EXPERT WITNESS LIST
Defendant, CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION, by and through
undersigned counsel, and hereby submits its Expert Witness List in accordance with this Court's
Uniform Trial Order entered on August 6,2021, as follows:
1. Christine D. Standohar-Alfano, Ph.D., P.E.
HAAG Engineering Co.
6901 Okeechobee Boulevard, #D5-R305
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Dr. Alfano is a licensed engineerwho is expected to testify
regardingthe cause of
loss. Her opinions are based on her education, knowledge, training and
experience,physicalinspectionof the property, and her review of photographs,
depositiontestimony,discovery responses and other pertinentdocuments related
to this case produced in the course of discovery. Dr. Alfano has not prepared a
report or written her opinionsat this time. To the extent Plaintiffs wish to depose
Dr. Alfano, she will be made available on a date. A copy of
Dr. Alfano's curriculum vitae is attached.
2. Defendant intends to call any rebuttal witnesses needed in response to Plaintiffs'
Expert Witness List.
3 Defendant reserves the right to supplement or amend this disclosure with
additional witnesses that may become known priorto trial with immediate notice
given to opposing counsel.
*** FILED: BROWARD COUNTY, FL BRENDA D. FORMAN, CLERK 07/08/2022 05: 14:08 PM.****
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that on July 8,2022, the foregoingwas filed through the Florida
Courts E-Filing Portal which will send a notice of electronic filingto Jamie L. Harris, Esq.,
Kanner & Pintaluga,P.A., 3615 East Frontage Road, Tampa, FL 33607.
/s/ Ivelis Holt
IVELIS HOLT, ESQ.
Florida Bar No. 127606
Dean, Ringers,Morgan & Lawton, P.A.
Post Office Box 2928
Orlando, Florida 32802-2928
Tel: 407-422-4310 Fax: 407-648-0233
IHolt@drml-law.com
IHeservice@drml-law.com
Attorneys for Defendant
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Curriculum Vitae
Christine Diane Standohar-Alfano, Ph.D., P.E.
Email: calfano@haagglobal.com
Telephone: (803) 554-2210
Affiliation
Haag Engineering
NC 28278
Charlotte,
RESEARCH INTEREST
I Damage Assessment
. Severe Weather
I Structural Analysis,Performance, and Reliability
e Residential Storm Shelters
o
Community Resiliency
EDUCATION
Colorado State University,Fort Collins,Colorado
PhD, Research Assistant Advisor-. Dr. j.W. van de Lindt
Ph.D. Graduation Date: May 2016
Major: Civil Engineering
Overall GPA: 4.0/4.0
Curriculum Emphasis: Wind engineering, hazard analysis
structural analysis,
Dissertation: Damage Analysisand Mitigationfor Wood-frame Structures Subjectedto Tornado
Loading
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Research Assistant Advisor-. Dr. j.W. van de Lindt
Ph.D. August 2011-May 2013
Major: Civil Engineering
Overall GPA: 4.0/4.0
Curriculum Emphasis: Structural analysis,steel design,concrete design,forensic engineering
University of Miami
- Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, Florida
Research Assistant Advisor-. Dr.B.j. Soden
Master of Science Graduation Date: May 2012
Major: Meteorology
Overall GPA: 3.8/4.0
Curriculum Emphasis: Climate change and hurricane intensity,
geophysicalfluid dynamics
Thesis: Impact of Upper Ocean Warming on Hurricane Intensity
Valparaiso University,Valparaiso,Indiana
Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude Graduation Date: May, 2009
Major: Meteorology Minor: Mathematics
Overall GPA: 3.9/4.0 Major GPA: 3.9/4.0
Curriculum Emphasis: Synoptic scale mid-latitude weather and severe weather, mathematics
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Haag Engineering,
Charlotte, North Carolina
Associate Engineer - October 2017-Present
e Performed commercial and residential inspectionsfor wind, hail,qualityof
manufacture, and/or installation issues
o Prepared reports for clients
e Performed meteorologicalinvestigations and data
includingpost-disaster
investigations
analysis
o Presented relevant topicsat various workshops and conferences
Insurance Institute of Business and Home Safety,
Richburg, South Carolina
Research Engineer - April 2016-October 2017
e
Supervisedand managed wildfire and wind-related research projectwith senior research
staff
o Communicated with productionmembers within instrumentation,carpentry, and
machining
o Led day-to-daypreparationand set-up
o
Prepared reports for in-house use and peer-review
o Presented relevant research at various workshops and conferences
Insurance Institute of Business and Home Safety,
Richburg, South Carolina
Post-Doctoral Contractor - October 2015-March 2016
e
Supervisedand managed wildfire research projectwith senior research staff
o Communicated with technicians from construction,carpentry, and machining
o Led day-to-daypreparation and set-up
e in several wildfire research experimentsincludingember accumulation,
Participated
deck, and fence ignition
o Performed characterization of collected embers
o Collected data duringtestingincludingphotographs,video, and thermocouple
and heat flux sensor output
Valparaiso University,Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Valparaiso, Indiana
VisitingAssistant Professor- August 2014-June 2015
o
Applied my engineeringknowledge and experiencein an academic setting
e Significantexperience with presentationand communication skills
o Instructor for several courses including:
GE100: Introduction to Engineering
ME 201: Technical Writing
ME 215: Mechanics of Materials
GE 497: Senior Design
ME 252L: Materials Science Lab
Colorado State University, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Fort Collins, Colorado
Graduate Research Assistant and Grader - August 2013-July2014
e Performed an analysisof current residential building codes under tornado winds using a
convolution of fragility
analysisand tornado hazard curves
Graded for CIVE 260 Statics and CIVE 367 Structural Analysis
University of Alabama, Dept. of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering,
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Graduate Research Assistant - July 2011-July2013
e Assessed annual tornado hazard across the contiguous U.S. to create contoured maps
high risk areas
highlighting
National Weather Service: Birmingham, Alabama, Weather Forecasting Office
-
Engineering Volunteer April2011-July 2013
e Assisted NWS damage assessment teams in their analysisof residential and commercial
buildingperformance of tornadoes or wind events
straight-line
University of Miami, Dept. of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, Miami, Florida
Graduate Research Assistant - July 2009-May 2012
o through the use of IPCC
Researched the impact of climate change on hurricane intensity
model output and axisymmetric vortex hurricane model simulations
National Weather Service: Miami, Florida, Weather Forecasting Office
Student Volunteer-June 2010-September 2010
e Worked on a projectto determine the verification of storm-based warnings by cross-
checking warning time and location with local storm reports
o Shadowed forecasters to understand the methodology behind long- and short-term
forecasts,as well as the necessary criteria to issue a severe weather warning
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Greenbelt, Maryland
Goddard Space FlightCenter Summer Institute Participant- June 2008-August 2008
o Worked with NASA develop a methodology to estimate oceanic heat
scientists to
content based on in situ,climatological,
and satellite observations
o Established a connection between areas of high oceanic heat content and rapid
intensification of hurricanes
DAMAGE SURVEYS
, -
Nashville, Tennessee E,F3, March 3, 1010
Assisted the Nashville NWS with their survey of the long-tracktornado that impacted north
Nashville and adjacentsuburbs. Our emphasis was inspectingbuildingswhere they were
uncertain of the most appropriatedamage indicator (DI) or qualityof construction. We also
focused on collectingdamage information on DI's being introduced in the newest iteration of
the EF Scale, specifically
lightpoles,metal buildingsystems, and churches.
https://www.weather.gov/ohx/20200303
o Hurricane Harvey - Category 4, August 25,2018
IBHS team performed a post-disaster wind investigation of various neighborhoods impacted by
Hurricane Harvey includingHoliday Beach, Rockport, Port Aransas, Aransas Pass, Ingleside,
and Portland,Texas. Focus was on residential construction performance includingroof cover,
wall cladding,and windows, doors, and garage doors. The data was compiled into a report and
available to the public.
https://disastersafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Hurricane-Harvey-Damage-
Investigation-IBHS.pdf
. Moore, Oklahoma - EF5, May 20, 2013
Funded by a NSF RAPID grant, the Universityof Alabama teamed with members from the
Universityof Florida,the Universityof Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University,Mississippi
Oregon State University,Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and Simpson
State University,
Strong Tie to assess damage. Focus was paid to roof-to-wall connections, wall-to-foundation
connections, and storm shelter performance. Transects were completed across the path to
obtain a variation of wind speed and damage across a tornado's width. The data was compiled
and available to the public.
into a website
http://esridev.caps.ua.edu/MooreTomado/MooreTornado.html
e Macedonia/Ethelsville- EF 1, April 11, 2013
Teamed with the Birmingham National Weather Service to assess damage in Pickens County in
western Alabama. Portions of the path in Mississippiwere rated EF3 by the Jackson,
Mississippiweather forecastingoffice.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event-04112013macedonia
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e
Koffman Tornado EF2, January 23,2012
Viewed the damage with several structural engineersfrom the Universityof Alabama to
compliment and confirm the assessment from the Birmingham National Weather Service of the
tornado that moved through northern Tuscaloosa County from the January 23,2012 outbreak.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event-01232012koffman
MaplesvilleTornado -EF2, january 23,2012
Teamed with the Birmingham National Weather Service to assess the damage in Perry and
Chilton Counties south of Birmingham from two tornadoes due to the January 23,2012
outbreak.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event-01232012maplesville
e Country Rd 7 Tornado - EF1,
January 23, 2012
Teamed with the Birmingham National Weather Service to assess the damage in Perry County
southwest of Birmingham from tornadoes due to the January 23, 2012 outbreak.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event-01232012countyrd7
e Cordova Tornado - EF4, April 27,2011
Teamed with the Birmingham National Weather Service and Tim Marshall (Haag Engineering)
to assess damage from a long track tornado to Cordova, Alabama due to the April27,2011
tornado outbreak.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event-04272011 cordova
e Tuscaloosa Tornado - EF4, April 27, 2011
Funded by a NSF RAPID grant, the Universityof Alabama teamed with members from the
Universityof Florida,Oregon State University,South Dakota State University,the Applied
Technology Council, and Simpson Strong Tie to assess damage. This was the first damage
assessment performed by this particular group of professionals.The methodology developed
here was fine-tuned for applicationin future tornadoes. Focus was paid to roof-to-wall
connections, wall-to-foundation connections, and roof sheathingperformance. Transects were
completed across the path to obtain a variation of wind speed and damage across a tornado's
width. The data was compiled into a website and available to the public.
http://esridev.caps.ua.edu/tuscaloosa-tornado/
PUBLICATIONS
1. Butler,Bret, Quarles, Steve, Standohar-Alfano, Christine,Morrison, Murray, Jimenez, Daniel,
Sopko, Paul, Wold, Cyle, Bradshaw, Larry,Atwood, Loren, Landon, Justin,O'Brien, Joseph,
Hornsby, Benjamin, Wagenbrenner, Natalie, and Page, Wesley, 2019. Exploring fire response
to high wind speeds: fire rate of spread,energy release,and flame residence time from fires
burned in pine needle beds under winds up to 27 m st International.Iournal of Wildland Fire
29 (1),81-92. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF18216
2. van de Lindt, John W., Masoomi, Hassan, Attary,Navid, and Standohar-Alfano, Christine D.,
2019. Tornado damage modeling Singlebuildings,communities, and regions.Routledge
Handbook of Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure.
3. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., van de Lindt, John W., and Holt, Eric M., 2017. Comparative
Residential Property Loss Estimation for the April 25-28,2011 Tornado Outbreak. Journal of
Architectural Engineering https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29AE.1943-
5568.0000283
4. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., van de Lindt, John W., and Ellingwood, Bruce R., 2017:
VerticalLoad Path Failure Risk Analysis of Residential Wood-Frame Construction in
Tornadoes. Journal of Structural Engineering. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)
ST. 1943-
541X.0001775
5. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., Estes, Heather, Johnston, Tim, Morrison, Murray J.,and
Brown-Giammanco, Tanya M., 2017: Reducing Losses from Wind-Related Natural Perils:
Research at the IBHS Research Center. Frontiers in Built Environment.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2017.00009
6. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., 2016: Damage Analysis and Mitigationfor Wood-Frame
Tornado Loading.
Structures Subjectedto CSU Theses and Dissertations.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173377
7. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., and van de Lindt, John W., 2015: Tornado Risk Analysis for
Residential Wood-frame Roof Damage Across the United States. Journal of Structural
1943-541X.0001353
Engineering http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ST.
8. Graettinger,A.J.,Ramseyer, C.C., Freyne, S.,Prevatt,D.O., Myers, L., Dao, T., Floyd, R.W.,
Holliday,L., Agdas, D., Haan, F.L., Richardson, J.,Gupta, R., Emerson, R.N., Alfano, C.,
2014: Tornado Damage Assessment in the Aftermath ofthe May 20t]th 2013 Moore Oklahoma
Tornado. NSF Final Report.
http://esridev.caps.ua.edu/MooreTomado/Images/MooreTomadoFinalReport.pdf
9. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., Freyne, Seamus, Graettinger, Andrew J.,Floyd, Royce W.,
Dao, Thang N., 2014: Performance of Residential Shelters in the May 20th,2013Moore,
Oklahoma Tornado. Journal of the Performance of Constructed Facilities.
1943-5509.0000636
http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CF.
10. Dao, Thang N., Graettinger,Andrew, Standohar-Alfano, Christine,Haan, Fred L., Gupta,
Rakesh, Prevatt,David, Richardson, James, and Kashani, Alireza Geranmayeh, 2014: Failure
ProgressionAnalysis of Observed Residential Structural Damage with the Tornado Wind Field.
Structures Congress 2014,1448-1459.
http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/9780784413357.128
11. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., and van de Lindt, John W., 2014: An Empirically-Based
Probabilistic Tornado Hazard Analysis of the U.S. Using 1973-2011 Data. Natural Hazards
1527-6996.0000138
Review, 10. http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.
12. van de Lindt,J.,Amini, M.O., Standohar-Alfano, C., Dao, T., 2012: SystematicStudy of the
Failure of a Light-Frame Wood Roof in a Tornado. Buildings, 2,519-533.
http://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/2/4/519
13. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., 2012: Impact ofUpper Ocean Warming on Hurricane
Intensity.Open Access Theses. Paper 362. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa-theses/362
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
1. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., Quarles, Stephen L., and Morrison, Murray J.,2017:
-th
Accumulation of Embers DepositedAdjacent to Buildings.15 International Conference Fire
and Materials 2017, San Francisco, California,February 2017.
2. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., Quarles, Stephen L., and Morrison, Murray J.,2016:
Accumulation of Embers Deposited in a Re-entrant Corner of a Building.4,ith American
Association for Wind Engineering Workshop, Miami, Florida,August 2016.
3. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., and van de Lindt, John W., 2016: Damage Analysis and
th
Mitigationfor Wood-frame Structures Subjected to Tornado Loading. 4? American
Association for Wind Engineering Workshop, Miami, Florida,August 2016.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES
1. T. Brown-Giammanco, J. Allen, C. Standohar-Alfano, R. Galbraith, and C. Lott, Hail
Resiliency.Can we get there? presentedat the National Tornado Summit, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, March 2019.
1. Goode and C.D. Standohar-Alfano., Hail Protocol and Damage Evaluation of Roof
1 .S.
Coveringsand Understanding Hail Detection Services presentedat the SouthemLoss
Association Annual Property Seminar, Alpharetta,
Georgia,August 2018.
3. C.D. Standohar-Alfano, S.L. Quarles, and M.J. Morrison, Accumulation ofEmbers Deposited
Adjacent to Buildingspresentedat the 15thInternational Conference Fire and Materials 2017,
San Francisco,California,February 2017.
4. C.D. Standohar-Alfano andB. Henzi. Vulnerabilities and MitigationStrategies for Buildings
Threatened by Wil,Mre presented at the Wildfire in the Northeast Workshop, Mystic,
Connecticut, December 2016.
5. C.D. Standohar-Alfano, S.L. Quarles, and M.J. Morrison, Accumulation ofEmbers Deposited
.th
in a Re-entrant Corner of a Buildingpresentedat the 4 American Association for Wind
Engineering Workshop, Miami, Florida,August 2016.
6. C.D. Standohar-Alfano and J.W. van de Lindt, Damage Analysisand Mitigationfor Wood-
. th
frame Structures Subjected to Tornado Loading presentedat the 4 American Association for
Wind EngineeringWorkshop, Miami, Florida,August 2016.
1. C.D. Standohar-Alfano and j.W van deUndt, Tornado Risk Analysisfor Residential Wood-
.
frame Structures across the United States presentedat the 2014 FLASH (FederalAlliance for
Safe Homes) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida,November, 2014.
8. C.D. Standohar andB.j. Soden, Impacts of Climate Change on Upper Ocean Warming and its
Relationship presentedat the 91? American Meteorological Society
to Hurricane Intensity
Annual Meeting, 23?,rd Conference on Climate Variabilityand Change, Seattle,Washington,
January,
2011.
9. C.D. Standohar, P. and Ocean Vertical
de Matthaeis, and S.D. Jacob, Hurricane Intensity
Annual Great Lakes Meteorology Conference, Valparaiso,
Structure presented at the 7tl?
Indiana, March, 2009.
HONORS
o Journal ofArchitectural Engineering,Best Paper of 2018
o Federal Alliance for Safe Homes International Code Council Scholarship,
2014
e Colorado State UniversityDr. Jack E. Cermak Wind Engineering Scholarship,2014
UniversityofAlabama Graduate Council Fellowship,2012-2013
o American MeteorologicalSocietyGraduate Fellow, 2009-2010
o American MeteorologicalSocietyUndergraduate Scholarship,2008
ValparaisoUniversityLumina Award for Academic Achievement, 2008
e Member of Chi Epsilon Pi Meteorology Honor Society,2007-2009
Member ofAlpha Lambda Delta Honor Societyfor Freshman, 2006-2009
e 2005-2009
ValparaisoUniversityPresidential Scholarship,
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
o American MeteorologicalSociety (AMS), 2007-Present
o American Societyof Civil Engineers,2012-Present
o ASCE Wind Speed Estimation in Tornadoes Committee Associate Member and Secretary
e Professional Engineer - North Carolina
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Filing# 152984958 E-Filed 07/08/2022 05:14:08 PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA JORGE CALVEIRO AND DEBORAH CALVEIRO, CASE NO: CACE-21-003788 Plaintiffs, VS. CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION, Defendant. i DEFENDANT'S EXPERT WITNESS LIST Defendant, CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION, by and through undersigned counsel, and hereby submits its Expert Witness List in accordance with this Court's Uniform Trial Order entered on August 6,2021, as follows: 1. Christine D. Standohar-Alfano, Ph.D., P.E. HAAG Engineering Co. 6901 Okeechobee Boulevard, #D5-R305 West Palm Beach, FL 33411 Dr. Alfano is a licensed engineerwho is expected to testify regardingthe cause of loss. Her opinions are based on her education, knowledge, training and experience,physicalinspectionof the property, and her review of photographs, depositiontestimony,discovery responses and other pertinentdocuments related to this case produced in the course of discovery. Dr. Alfano has not prepared a report or written her opinionsat this time. To the extent Plaintiffs wish to depose Dr. Alfano, she will be made available on a date. A copy of Dr. Alfano's curriculum vitae is attached. 2. Defendant intends to call any rebuttal witnesses needed in response to Plaintiffs' Expert Witness List. 3 Defendant reserves the right to supplement or amend this disclosure with additional witnesses that may become known priorto trial with immediate notice given to opposing counsel. *** FILED: BROWARD COUNTY, FL BRENDA D. FORMAN, CLERK 07/08/2022 05: 14:08 PM.**** CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on July 8,2022, the foregoingwas filed through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal which will send a notice of electronic filingto Jamie L. Harris, Esq., Kanner & Pintaluga,P.A., 3615 East Frontage Road, Tampa, FL 33607. /s/ Ivelis Holt IVELIS HOLT, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 127606 Dean, Ringers,Morgan & Lawton, P.A. Post Office Box 2928 Orlando, Florida 32802-2928 Tel: 407-422-4310 Fax: 407-648-0233 IHolt@drml-law.com IHeservice@drml-law.com Attorneys for Defendant 2 Curriculum Vitae Christine Diane Standohar-Alfano, Ph.D., P.E. Email: calfano@haagglobal.com Telephone: (803) 554-2210 Affiliation Haag Engineering NC 28278 Charlotte, RESEARCH INTEREST I Damage Assessment . Severe Weather I Structural Analysis,Performance, and Reliability e Residential Storm Shelters o Community Resiliency EDUCATION Colorado State University,Fort Collins,Colorado PhD, Research Assistant Advisor-. Dr. j.W. van de Lindt Ph.D. Graduation Date: May 2016 Major: Civil Engineering Overall GPA: 4.0/4.0 Curriculum Emphasis: Wind engineering, hazard analysis structural analysis, Dissertation: Damage Analysisand Mitigationfor Wood-frame Structures Subjectedto Tornado Loading University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Research Assistant Advisor-. Dr. j.W. van de Lindt Ph.D. August 2011-May 2013 Major: Civil Engineering Overall GPA: 4.0/4.0 Curriculum Emphasis: Structural analysis,steel design,concrete design,forensic engineering University of Miami - Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, Florida Research Assistant Advisor-. Dr.B.j. Soden Master of Science Graduation Date: May 2012 Major: Meteorology Overall GPA: 3.8/4.0 Curriculum Emphasis: Climate change and hurricane intensity, geophysicalfluid dynamics Thesis: Impact of Upper Ocean Warming on Hurricane Intensity Valparaiso University,Valparaiso,Indiana Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude Graduation Date: May, 2009 Major: Meteorology Minor: Mathematics Overall GPA: 3.9/4.0 Major GPA: 3.9/4.0 Curriculum Emphasis: Synoptic scale mid-latitude weather and severe weather, mathematics RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Haag Engineering, Charlotte, North Carolina Associate Engineer - October 2017-Present e Performed commercial and residential inspectionsfor wind, hail,qualityof manufacture, and/or installation issues o Prepared reports for clients e Performed meteorologicalinvestigations and data includingpost-disaster investigations analysis o Presented relevant topicsat various workshops and conferences Insurance Institute of Business and Home Safety, Richburg, South Carolina Research Engineer - April 2016-October 2017 e Supervisedand managed wildfire and wind-related research projectwith senior research staff o Communicated with productionmembers within instrumentation,carpentry, and machining o Led day-to-daypreparationand set-up o Prepared reports for in-house use and peer-review o Presented relevant research at various workshops and conferences Insurance Institute of Business and Home Safety, Richburg, South Carolina Post-Doctoral Contractor - October 2015-March 2016 e Supervisedand managed wildfire research projectwith senior research staff o Communicated with technicians from construction,carpentry, and machining o Led day-to-daypreparation and set-up e in several wildfire research experimentsincludingember accumulation, Participated deck, and fence ignition o Performed characterization of collected embers o Collected data duringtestingincludingphotographs,video, and thermocouple and heat flux sensor output Valparaiso University,Department of Mechanical Engineering, Valparaiso, Indiana VisitingAssistant Professor- August 2014-June 2015 o Applied my engineeringknowledge and experiencein an academic setting e Significantexperience with presentationand communication skills o Instructor for several courses including: GE100: Introduction to Engineering ME 201: Technical Writing ME 215: Mechanics of Materials GE 497: Senior Design ME 252L: Materials Science Lab Colorado State University, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Fort Collins, Colorado Graduate Research Assistant and Grader - August 2013-July2014 e Performed an analysisof current residential building codes under tornado winds using a convolution of fragility analysisand tornado hazard curves Graded for CIVE 260 Statics and CIVE 367 Structural Analysis University of Alabama, Dept. of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Graduate Research Assistant - July 2011-July2013 e Assessed annual tornado hazard across the contiguous U.S. to create contoured maps high risk areas highlighting National Weather Service: Birmingham, Alabama, Weather Forecasting Office - Engineering Volunteer April2011-July 2013 e Assisted NWS damage assessment teams in their analysisof residential and commercial buildingperformance of tornadoes or wind events straight-line University of Miami, Dept. of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, Miami, Florida Graduate Research Assistant - July 2009-May 2012 o through the use of IPCC Researched the impact of climate change on hurricane intensity model output and axisymmetric vortex hurricane model simulations National Weather Service: Miami, Florida, Weather Forecasting Office Student Volunteer-June 2010-September 2010 e Worked on a projectto determine the verification of storm-based warnings by cross- checking warning time and location with local storm reports o Shadowed forecasters to understand the methodology behind long- and short-term forecasts,as well as the necessary criteria to issue a severe weather warning National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Greenbelt, Maryland Goddard Space FlightCenter Summer Institute Participant- June 2008-August 2008 o Worked with NASA develop a methodology to estimate oceanic heat scientists to content based on in situ,climatological, and satellite observations o Established a connection between areas of high oceanic heat content and rapid intensification of hurricanes DAMAGE SURVEYS , - Nashville, Tennessee E,F3, March 3, 1010 Assisted the Nashville NWS with their survey of the long-tracktornado that impacted north Nashville and adjacentsuburbs. Our emphasis was inspectingbuildingswhere they were uncertain of the most appropriatedamage indicator (DI) or qualityof construction. We also focused on collectingdamage information on DI's being introduced in the newest iteration of the EF Scale, specifically lightpoles,metal buildingsystems, and churches. https://www.weather.gov/ohx/20200303 o Hurricane Harvey - Category 4, August 25,2018 IBHS team performed a post-disaster wind investigation of various neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Harvey includingHoliday Beach, Rockport, Port Aransas, Aransas Pass, Ingleside, and Portland,Texas. Focus was on residential construction performance includingroof cover, wall cladding,and windows, doors, and garage doors. The data was compiled into a report and available to the public. https://disastersafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Hurricane-Harvey-Damage- Investigation-IBHS.pdf . Moore, Oklahoma - EF5, May 20, 2013 Funded by a NSF RAPID grant, the Universityof Alabama teamed with members from the Universityof Florida,the Universityof Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University,Mississippi Oregon State University,Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and Simpson State University, Strong Tie to assess damage. Focus was paid to roof-to-wall connections, wall-to-foundation connections, and storm shelter performance. Transects were completed across the path to obtain a variation of wind speed and damage across a tornado's width. The data was compiled and available to the public. into a website http://esridev.caps.ua.edu/MooreTomado/MooreTornado.html e Macedonia/Ethelsville- EF 1, April 11, 2013 Teamed with the Birmingham National Weather Service to assess damage in Pickens County in western Alabama. Portions of the path in Mississippiwere rated EF3 by the Jackson, Mississippiweather forecastingoffice. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event-04112013macedonia - e Koffman Tornado EF2, January 23,2012 Viewed the damage with several structural engineersfrom the Universityof Alabama to compliment and confirm the assessment from the Birmingham National Weather Service of the tornado that moved through northern Tuscaloosa County from the January 23,2012 outbreak. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event-01232012koffman MaplesvilleTornado -EF2, january 23,2012 Teamed with the Birmingham National Weather Service to assess the damage in Perry and Chilton Counties south of Birmingham from two tornadoes due to the January 23,2012 outbreak. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event-01232012maplesville e Country Rd 7 Tornado - EF1, January 23, 2012 Teamed with the Birmingham National Weather Service to assess the damage in Perry County southwest of Birmingham from tornadoes due to the January 23, 2012 outbreak. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event-01232012countyrd7 e Cordova Tornado - EF4, April 27,2011 Teamed with the Birmingham National Weather Service and Tim Marshall (Haag Engineering) to assess damage from a long track tornado to Cordova, Alabama due to the April27,2011 tornado outbreak. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event-04272011 cordova e Tuscaloosa Tornado - EF4, April 27, 2011 Funded by a NSF RAPID grant, the Universityof Alabama teamed with members from the Universityof Florida,Oregon State University,South Dakota State University,the Applied Technology Council, and Simpson Strong Tie to assess damage. This was the first damage assessment performed by this particular group of professionals.The methodology developed here was fine-tuned for applicationin future tornadoes. Focus was paid to roof-to-wall connections, wall-to-foundation connections, and roof sheathingperformance. Transects were completed across the path to obtain a variation of wind speed and damage across a tornado's width. The data was compiled into a website and available to the public. http://esridev.caps.ua.edu/tuscaloosa-tornado/ PUBLICATIONS 1. Butler,Bret, Quarles, Steve, Standohar-Alfano, Christine,Morrison, Murray, Jimenez, Daniel, Sopko, Paul, Wold, Cyle, Bradshaw, Larry,Atwood, Loren, Landon, Justin,O'Brien, Joseph, Hornsby, Benjamin, Wagenbrenner, Natalie, and Page, Wesley, 2019. Exploring fire response to high wind speeds: fire rate of spread,energy release,and flame residence time from fires burned in pine needle beds under winds up to 27 m st International.Iournal of Wildland Fire 29 (1),81-92. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF18216 2. van de Lindt, John W., Masoomi, Hassan, Attary,Navid, and Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., 2019. Tornado damage modeling Singlebuildings,communities, and regions.Routledge Handbook of Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure. 3. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., van de Lindt, John W., and Holt, Eric M., 2017. Comparative Residential Property Loss Estimation for the April 25-28,2011 Tornado Outbreak. Journal of Architectural Engineering https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29AE.1943- 5568.0000283 4. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., van de Lindt, John W., and Ellingwood, Bruce R., 2017: VerticalLoad Path Failure Risk Analysis of Residential Wood-Frame Construction in Tornadoes. Journal of Structural Engineering. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE) ST. 1943- 541X.0001775 5. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., Estes, Heather, Johnston, Tim, Morrison, Murray J.,and Brown-Giammanco, Tanya M., 2017: Reducing Losses from Wind-Related Natural Perils: Research at the IBHS Research Center. Frontiers in Built Environment. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2017.00009 6. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., 2016: Damage Analysis and Mitigationfor Wood-Frame Tornado Loading. Structures Subjectedto CSU Theses and Dissertations. http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173377 7. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., and van de Lindt, John W., 2015: Tornado Risk Analysis for Residential Wood-frame Roof Damage Across the United States. Journal of Structural 1943-541X.0001353 Engineering http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ST. 8. Graettinger,A.J.,Ramseyer, C.C., Freyne, S.,Prevatt,D.O., Myers, L., Dao, T., Floyd, R.W., Holliday,L., Agdas, D., Haan, F.L., Richardson, J.,Gupta, R., Emerson, R.N., Alfano, C., 2014: Tornado Damage Assessment in the Aftermath ofthe May 20t]th 2013 Moore Oklahoma Tornado. NSF Final Report. http://esridev.caps.ua.edu/MooreTomado/Images/MooreTomadoFinalReport.pdf 9. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., Freyne, Seamus, Graettinger, Andrew J.,Floyd, Royce W., Dao, Thang N., 2014: Performance of Residential Shelters in the May 20th,2013Moore, Oklahoma Tornado. Journal of the Performance of Constructed Facilities. 1943-5509.0000636 http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CF. 10. Dao, Thang N., Graettinger,Andrew, Standohar-Alfano, Christine,Haan, Fred L., Gupta, Rakesh, Prevatt,David, Richardson, James, and Kashani, Alireza Geranmayeh, 2014: Failure ProgressionAnalysis of Observed Residential Structural Damage with the Tornado Wind Field. Structures Congress 2014,1448-1459. http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/9780784413357.128 11. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., and van de Lindt, John W., 2014: An Empirically-Based Probabilistic Tornado Hazard Analysis of the U.S. Using 1973-2011 Data. Natural Hazards 1527-6996.0000138 Review, 10. http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)NH. 12. van de Lindt,J.,Amini, M.O., Standohar-Alfano, C., Dao, T., 2012: SystematicStudy of the Failure of a Light-Frame Wood Roof in a Tornado. Buildings, 2,519-533. http://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/2/4/519 13. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., 2012: Impact ofUpper Ocean Warming on Hurricane Intensity.Open Access Theses. Paper 362. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa-theses/362 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 1. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., Quarles, Stephen L., and Morrison, Murray J.,2017: -th Accumulation of Embers DepositedAdjacent to Buildings.15 International Conference Fire and Materials 2017, San Francisco, California,February 2017. 2. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., Quarles, Stephen L., and Morrison, Murray J.,2016: Accumulation of Embers Deposited in a Re-entrant Corner of a Building.4,ith American Association for Wind Engineering Workshop, Miami, Florida,August 2016. 3. Standohar-Alfano, Christine D., and van de Lindt, John W., 2016: Damage Analysis and th Mitigationfor Wood-frame Structures Subjected to Tornado Loading. 4? American Association for Wind Engineering Workshop, Miami, Florida,August 2016. SELECTED PRESENTATIONS AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES 1. T. Brown-Giammanco, J. Allen, C. Standohar-Alfano, R. Galbraith, and C. Lott, Hail Resiliency.Can we get there? presentedat the National Tornado Summit, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 2019. 1. Goode and C.D. Standohar-Alfano., Hail Protocol and Damage Evaluation of Roof 1 .S. Coveringsand Understanding Hail Detection Services presentedat the SouthemLoss Association Annual Property Seminar, Alpharetta, Georgia,August 2018. 3. C.D. Standohar-Alfano, S.L. Quarles, and M.J. Morrison, Accumulation ofEmbers Deposited Adjacent to Buildingspresentedat the 15thInternational Conference Fire and Materials 2017, San Francisco,California,February 2017. 4. C.D. Standohar-Alfano andB. Henzi. Vulnerabilities and MitigationStrategies for Buildings Threatened by Wil,Mre presented at the Wildfire in the Northeast Workshop, Mystic, Connecticut, December 2016. 5. C.D. Standohar-Alfano, S.L. Quarles, and M.J. Morrison, Accumulation ofEmbers Deposited .th in a Re-entrant Corner of a Buildingpresentedat the 4 American Association for Wind Engineering Workshop, Miami, Florida,August 2016. 6. C.D. Standohar-Alfano and J.W. van de Lindt, Damage Analysisand Mitigationfor Wood- . th frame Structures Subjected to Tornado Loading presentedat the 4 American Association for Wind EngineeringWorkshop, Miami, Florida,August 2016. 1. C.D. Standohar-Alfano and j.W van deUndt, Tornado Risk Analysisfor Residential Wood- . frame Structures across the United States presentedat the 2014 FLASH (FederalAlliance for Safe Homes) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida,November, 2014. 8. C.D. Standohar andB.j. Soden, Impacts of Climate Change on Upper Ocean Warming and its Relationship presentedat the 91? American Meteorological Society to Hurricane Intensity Annual Meeting, 23?,rd Conference on Climate Variabilityand Change, Seattle,Washington, January, 2011. 9. C.D. Standohar, P. and Ocean Vertical de Matthaeis, and S.D. Jacob, Hurricane Intensity Annual Great Lakes Meteorology Conference, Valparaiso, Structure presented at the 7tl? Indiana, March, 2009. HONORS o Journal ofArchitectural Engineering,Best Paper of 2018 o Federal Alliance for Safe Homes International Code Council Scholarship, 2014 e Colorado State UniversityDr. Jack E. Cermak Wind Engineering Scholarship,2014 UniversityofAlabama Graduate Council Fellowship,2012-2013 o American MeteorologicalSocietyGraduate Fellow, 2009-2010 o American MeteorologicalSocietyUndergraduate Scholarship,2008 ValparaisoUniversityLumina Award for Academic Achievement, 2008 e Member of Chi Epsilon Pi Meteorology Honor Society,2007-2009 Member ofAlpha Lambda Delta Honor Societyfor Freshman, 2006-2009 e 2005-2009 ValparaisoUniversityPresidential Scholarship, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS o American MeteorologicalSociety (AMS), 2007-Present o American Societyof Civil Engineers,2012-Present o ASCE Wind Speed Estimation in Tornadoes Committee Associate Member and Secretary e Professional Engineer - North Carolina