About the Author

Rick De La Guardia is the President and Founder of DLG Engineering, Inc. (DLGE), a consulting firm specializing in the design, analysis, and forensic inspections of building envelope systems to help mitigate or assess storm damage in hurricane-prone regions of the country.

DLGE was founded in South Florida in 2009, during the height of an economic downturn, now known as the Great Recession, when many engineering firms were struggling, and opening an engineering firm was considered ill advised. A few years after its founding, DLGE was recognized by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce as one of the top minority-owned businesses in South Florida in 2012 and 2013. He has since gone on to found or cofound several new entrepreneurial ...

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