In 2004, Mr. Milton started Milton Engineering Consultants, P.A. in order to utilize his background and expertise to assist his clients. This included experience he had gained since 1996 working for a national forensic engineering and fire investigation company.
Mr. Milton has over 27 years of experience in performing structural analysis, foundation and roof investigations, vibration damage analysis (including blasting), and fire damage evaluations for both residential and commercial structures.
Mr. Milton also has experience in reconstructing construction-related accidents and performing ingress/egress evaluations, including evaluating the slip resistance of walking surfaces.
Prior to working for this national firm and after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida, Mr. Milton secured a job with Florida Power & Light as a Nuclear Energy Engineer at the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant. His responsibilities included providing technical supervision to maintenance crews, root cause analysis of equipment failures, and identifying system/component anomalies for plant structures, compressors, HVAC system fans, and small centrifugal pumps.
Mr. Milton has completed training provided by the US Army Corps of Engineers to qualify as an Advanced Structural Specialist for Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) operations. Mr. Milton is a member of the Florida US&R Task Force 4 based out of Central Florida. In this capacity, he is deployed when the Task Force is activated to respond to natural and man-made disasters including the Champlain Towers building collapse in Surfside, Florida. Mr. Milton also completed the ATC-20 and ATC-45 Post-Disaster Safety Evaluations training.
Mr. Milton is affiliated with various engineering/industry organizations, including National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), Florida Engineering Society (FES), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and the International Code Council (ICC). Mr. Milton is an active member of ASTM F13 (Pedestrian / Walkway Safety and Footwear), ASTM E58 (Committee on Forensic Engineering) and the National Academy of Forensic Engineers. He is also a certified user of the English XL Variable Incidence Tribometer and a retired State of Florida Certified Auxiliary Law Enforcement Officer.
Mr. Milton has been a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Florida since 1997 and also holds Professional Engineering licenses in the States of Alabama, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia as well as the United States Virgin Islands.