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Skills

  • Analysis
  • Particle Engineering
  • Risk Assessment
  • Science
  • Vulnerability Assessment
  • Design
  • Forensic Consulting
  • Management
  • Materials
  • Modeling
  • Security
  • Thermal Modeling
  • Threat Modeling
  • Training
  • Writing

Services

  • Ready Mix Concrete Quality Management

    $150/hr Starting at $1K Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    This service consists of writing a company- or project-specific concrete quality control program and support through the training and implementation phases. The specifics of the plan will depend on company-owned...

    ManagementTrainingWriting

  • Ready Mix Concrete Forensic Evaluation

    $150/hr Starting at $1K Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Project-specific forensic evaluation of concrete failures to establish root cause(s) of failure from available evidence.

    Forensic Consulting

  • Planning/Design Phase Concrete Consult

    $150/hr Starting at $1K Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Made up of a wide range of services including matching concrete constituent materials to desired performance parameters. Specialty areas include: Drying shrinkage and crack reduction Thermal modeling...

    AnalysisDesignMaterialsModelingParticle Engineering

  • All Hazards Risk Assessment

    $150/hr Starting at $3K Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Mr. Rollins' team uses DHS methodology all hazards risk assessment which involves analysis of threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences of loss. Specialties include physical facilities and transportation...

    AnalysisRisk AssessmentSecurityThreat ModelingVulnerability Assessment

  • Particle science - image analysis

    $150/hr Starting at $1K Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Highly proficient with ImageJ software. Successful projects include several projects for void analysis in concrete and one large pharmaceutical patent infringement case. Shape, size of particles and...

    AnalysisParticle EngineeringScience

About

Concrete materials scientist with a broad range of knowledge and experience.

Alex Rollins began work at a very young age in the concrete industry. His experience 1990-2010 included operations management and quality control management for an operation spanning ten ready mix plants and approximately 300,000 cubic yards per year. Since 2010 he has held the position of Director of the Civil Engineering Materials Research Laboratory at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where his primary role is to research solutions related to Portland cement concrete from an applied science perspective. Additionally, he serves as a consultant to the industry and civil/structural engineering firms.

Work Terms

Mr. Rollins works on a project-by-project basis, but in general work terms are $150 per hour plus travel costs and per diem at U.S. GAO rates.