David H. Dotson, P.E., R.S., C.B.I.E

President and Owner

David H. Dotson, P.E., R.S., C.B.I.E. is the President and Owner of Criterium – Dotson Engineers. With over 24 years of engineering experience, David has extensive experience in inspection and evaluation of residential, commercial and multifamily properties. As a licensed Professional Engineer, he has personally inspected thousands of commercial and residential buildings; everything from single family homes to high-rise condominiums and office parks. He has designed structural systems for commercial office buildings, industrial warehouse facilities, and multi-family apartment and condominiums and has provided turn-key Architectural and Engineering services on numerous commercial projects including office buildings, school buildings, and remodels. He has completed hundreds of Property Condition Assessments (PCA’s), Environmental Site Assessments (ESA’s), and Reserve Studies for a wide variety of properties located throughout Texas and surrounding states.

David is first and foremost, a licensed Professional Engineer. He has achieved the designation of Reserve Specialist (RS) through the Community Associations Institute, is a Certified Building Inspection Engineer (CBIE) as certified by the National Association of Building Inspection Engineers (NABIE), is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), and Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE).

David is also distinguished as an expert in the field of forensic and investigative engineering and testifies in legal cases as an expert witness. He has also been called upon to arbitrate disputes arising between homeowners and builders.

David has a degree in Architectural Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and is a State of Texas Registered Professional Engineer, specializing in the structural discipline.