Michael Raybon is the Managing Principal of Pond, Robinson & Associates and brings 30 years of experience in the evaluation of existing facilities. Mr. Raybon has been the project engineer on thousands of projects involving all types of construction material forensic investigations. Over the last 15 years, Mr. Raybon has been an integral part of the operations and management of Pond, Robinson & Associates. In addition to previously conducting and reviewing property condition assessments and reports, Mr. Raybon has extensive technical expertise in evaluating the following construction materials: concrete, steel, masonry, stucco, roofing and waterproofing materials and membranes, sealants, coatings, and pavements. Mr. Raybon has been a registered Professional Engineer for 22 years.

Mr. Raybon has significant experience in both business management and client management. In his ownership role at Pond, Robinson & Associates, LP he interacts with real estate investors and corporate clients helping to coordinate evaluating the physical risk prior to real estate transactions or associated with operational issues.

Mr. Raybon has cultivated an understanding of site development, building construction administration, specifications, scheduling, and project management issues nationwide. Additionally, he has directed and managed consultants, contractors, and vendors to maintain schedules and budgets. In his role, Mr. Raybon has coordinated the engineering assessment of major projects located in many submarkets throughout the nation and reviewed the conclusions of specialty sub consultants for his clients on commercial office, industrial, retail, and multi-family properties.

Mark Petersen is a Principal of Pond, Robinson & Associates and brings over 25 years of facilities, construction and environmental consulting experience to the firm, including two years of experience working in Europe and Asia. His extensive work with a diverse group of international, commercial clients gives him an exceptional understanding of their needs.
Mr. Petersen has been a registered Professional Engineer for 22 years. Over the last five years, Mr. Petersen has been an integral part of the operations and management of Pond, Robinson & Associates. Prior to joining Pond, Robinson & Associates in 2001, Mr. Petersen served as a principal engineer for an international engineering firm in Chicago, Illinois and Reading, England.

Mr. Petersen has a great deal of experience in client management. On a daily basis, he interacts with real estate investors and corporate clients helping to coordinate evaluating the physical risk prior to real estate transactions, and the design review and monitoring of new construction and renovation projects. During his career, Mr. Petersen has coordinated major projects located in many submarkets throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. He routinely directs and manages consultants, contractors and vendors to maintain schedules and budgets, and reviews the conclusions of specialty sub consultants for his clients.

Mr. Petersen has significant experience managing and conducting property condition assessments to locate and assess material and building system defects, and evaluate their financial implications. Mr. Petersen’s experience also includes design and feasibility review, construction administration, field observation of construction, roof inspection, environmental assessment and asbestos, lead and environmental sampling.

Steve Brandt is the Chief Engineer of Pond, Robinson & Associates. He brings more than 40 years of Professional Engineering consulting experience to the firm, possessing comprehensive training, knowledge, and experience in construction management and consulting; commercial land development; commercial property condition assessments; accessibility engineering; and sustainability. He has proven business and engineering success serving a broad range of institutional clients, across all industries, sectors and property types, providing a high degree of professional service and care to meet the changing needs of our clients.

Mr. Brandt possesses a unique combination of professional assessment and evaluation skills, consisting of a thorough knowledge of land development, including the entitlement, financing and feasibility of commercial developments, and the design and construction of the built environment.

His comprehensive understanding of building systems, material characteristics, construction techniques, green and sustainable design and construction practices, contracts, codes and standards, environmental and hazardous materials regulations, remediation alternatives, and maintenance and repair strategies provides a qualified and focused approach to construction management, commercial property review, assessment and due diligence investigations. He has extensive training and experience in energy consulting, commissioning, benchmarking, energy audits, LEED® and ENERGY STAR® certifications. As a Certified Accessibility Specialist, he also possesses detailed expertise in accessibility and disability engineering.

Justin Lia is the Chief Growth Officer of Pond, Robinson & Associates and brings over 25 years of diverse experience in commercial real estate. Having grown up in a family of contractors, engineers, architects and developers commercial real estate is a big part of Mr. Lia’s life. Mr. Lia has worked as a contractor, a construction inspector, a design engineer, a forensic engineer, a broker, a developer, and extensively as a real estate due diligence advisor for both transactional and occupier clients. His specialty is leveraging his extensive experience in commercial real estate to understand complex real estate transactions and guide clients through technical scopes of work that mitigate risk in their investments and manage the lifecycle costs of their buildings. Mr. Lia has been a registered professional engineer for over 20 years.

As a civil engineer, Mr. Lia was responsible for preparing commercial and residential site plans, due diligence reports/feasibility analyses, entitlements, infrastructure assessments (projects up to $3.7B), building inspections, and various structural and geotechnical engineering services. Clients include both public and private on a host of projects ranging from a runway extension on an air force base, slope stability for a Department of Energy particle collider, to the feasibility of large mixed-use sports and gaming complexes, to the structural design and retrofit of retail centers, to large earth retaining and waterfront structures, and a variety of others across all asset types. Mr. Lia has guided clients through the physical, environmental and capital planning due diligence process on many of the largest, most valuable buildings in the United States including: The Bellagio Hotel and Casino, the Willis Tower, multiple movie studios, a 15MM SF industrial/warehouse portfolio, large hospital/MOB portfolios, large multifamily portfolios, sale-leaseback transactions, retail malls, and many large office complexes. Mr. Lia is a subject matter expert in site, civil, geotechnical engineering, and real estate due diligence, and has served as an expert witness.