Tile, Marble, Setting Materials, Adhesives, Paints, Coatings, Sealants & Caulks, Waterproofings. Flooring, Stone. Roofing, OSHA, ADA, Safety & Health, Stucco [EIFS], Slips Falls, Sticks & Stumbles, Ladders & Scaffolds, Grout, Concrete & Admixtures, Chemicals & Polymers.

American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM;) National Tile Contractors Association (NATC), Technical Committee;) Tile Council of America (TCA) Handbook Committee; Construction Specifications Institute (CSI;) American National Standards Institute (ANSI;) Life Member/National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE;) National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA;) Midwest Roofing Contractors Association (MRCA;) National Institute of Building Materials (NIBS;) Ceramic Tile Institute (CTI;) Ceramic Tile Distributors Association (CTDA;) Ceramic Tile Marketing Foundation (CTMF;) National Safety Council/Highway Research Board (NSC/HRB;) Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC;) American Arbitration Association (AAA;) Construction Industry Dispute Avoidance & Resolution Task Force (DART;) Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR;) American Concrete Institute (ACI;) American Board of Forensic Examiners (ABFE;) American Bar Association (ABA;) Associate Member; Listed in Best's Directory of Expert Witnesses.

Construction, Consulting, Materials & Methods, Arbitration, Mediation, Quality Control, Liability Claims, Inspection and Reports, Expert Witness Testimony, and ADR Procedures EXPERIENCE: Gerald Zakim Holds Patents for a Method of Coating a Mold with Polyurethane and for Composite Panel Construction. He has many years of Developing / Formulating / Compounding / Specifying / Marketing & Business Management in the Fields of Tile / Marble / Stone / Flooring / Epoxies / Polyurethane / Solvent & Emulsion / Paints / Coatings / Adhesives / Flooring / Concrete / Masonry / Stucco / Concrete Materials, Roofing & Waterproofing Involving Their Installation & Repair. He is a frequent lecturer at National & International Seminars on These Topics. Zakim Serves and has Chaired Many Industry Support Association Meetings, Including ASTM C24-Waterproofing, ANSI A108-Waterproofing, (Chairman & CO-Chair;) ANSI A10.20For Construction & Demolition-Ceramic Tile, Terrazzo & Natural Stone-Safety Requirements; ASTM D21.06-Slips & Falls; ASTM E6-Performance of Building Materials ASTM C09 on Concrete; ASTM C21-Ceramics, Whitewares & Associated; ASTM E-34 on OSHA; ASTM E-30 on Forensic Sciences; ASTM F-13 on Safety & Traction for Footwear; ASTM F06.60 Slip Resistance; ASTM F6 Resilient Floor Coverings; NATC Technical Committee; TCA Handbook Committee; and is Technical Editor of 'Working With Tile", published by Creative Press and distributed globally. He is an Active Arbitrator on the AAA Construction Panel. He has Delivered Consulting Services, been Published, Deposed and Testified in a Significant Number of Legal Matters for both, Plaintiff and Defense. He is also a member of the ABA Construction Panel and Alternative Resolution Dispute Panel. Zakim Serves on the New York City School Construction Authority Panel of Mediators.

National and International