Drew Houser, PE

After graduating with a degree in Civil Engineering from Northern Arizona University, I wasn't ready to park it behind a desk just yet. I spent the next seven years working as a whitewater rafting guide in the Grand Canyon, where I developed a deep appreciation for the outdoors, problem-solving under pressure, and the importance of paying attention to the details that matter.

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Eventually, an opportunity arose to become a rope-access bridge inspector - a role that allowed me to combine my love of the outdoors with my training in engineering. I jumped at the opportunity. During the next five years, I inspected bridges and evaluated numerous structural failures, experiences that introduced me to failure analysis and forensic engineering. 

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Over the following eight years, I honed my skills as a forensic engineer, performing hundreds of investigations and testifying on numerous occasions. Along the way, I developed a simple conviction: good forensic engineering is about conducting meticulous inspections, understanding the facts, following the evidence, and having the expertise and integrity to say what the evidence supports. 

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That philosophy is the foundation of Houser Forensics.