Kirk Wagner began his career in structural engineering in 2010 where he worked at Filippin Engineering in Santa Barbara as a resident engineer intern.

After working at Ficcadenti Waggoner & Castle as a project engineer, where he first gained exposure to the engineering and construction defect litigation process, as well as a wide range of design projects utilizing a wide variety of structural materials including steel, concrete, masonry, timber, light-gauge steel, aluminum, and glass, he further broadened his expertise into facilities design in the oil and gas industry.

Kirk progressed into managing teams of mechanical, electrical, process, and instrumentation engineers and designers before deciding to utilize his knowledge to become a forensics expert in the field of his structural engineering base, while continuing to practice as a design engineer and structural engineer of record.

He also expanded on his forensic knowledge into the field of premises liability and has worked on slip, trip, and fall cases for a variety of clients and situations.

He has actively participated in mediations that have directly resulted in favorable settlements to his clients and has testified in both depositions and arbitrations as an expert witness pertaining to structural engineering matters.