Principals and Key Staff

  • Construction materials testing and field inspection
  • Special inspection testing of reinforcing steel, structural concrete, structural masonry, drilled in anchors, and high strength bolting
  • Contractor quality control inspection and testing supervision
  • Director responsible for lab quality control and certifications
  • High School Diploma, Fortuna Union High School, CA; 1996
  • American Concrete Institute (ACI):
    • Field Technician, Grade 1
    • Laboratory Testing Technician
  • American Welding Society: Certified Welding Inspector, QC1
  • American Society for Nondestructive Testing: SNT TC1A Level II MT, UT
  • International Code Council (ICC):
    • Master of Special Inspection
    • Reinforced Concrete
    • Structural Masonry
    • High Strength Bolting
    • Structural Welding
    • Soil
  • California Division of the State Architect:
    • Title 24 Masonry Inspector
    • Title 24 Shotcrete Inspector

Dave Gonzales

Director of Materials Testing and Special Inspections

Dave is a construction inspection and materials testing professional with more than 25 years of experience in heavy civil engineering projects, including bridge, infrastructure, and roadway construction. He currently serves as Director of SHN’s Materials Testing and Special Inspections, bringing extensive expertise in structural inspections, welding inspection, and non-destructive testing for essential facilities such as hospitals and schools. Dave is an ICC Certified Master of Special Inspection, an AWS Certified Welding Inspector, and an ASNT Level II Non-Destructive Testing Technician, with a record of leading inspection teams on complex multistory buildings, bridges, and roadway projects throughout Northern California. He has assisted in developing and maintaining quality programs for national and state laboratory accreditation for SHN laboratory facilities.