 James E. Roberts November 30, 1930 - July 6, 2006 aiva injiniya wokuAmerica. Akazivikanwa nemabhizimisi nemabhuku ehurumende nokuda kwoutungamiriri hwake muinjiniya yamabhiriji, zvikurukuru munharaunda yokugadziridza seismic retrofit. Akanga ari injiniya webhiriji rehurumende paCaltrans panguva yekudengenyeka kweLoma Prietauye kudengenyeka kweNorthridge. Basa rake rebasa revanhu rakagara makore anopfuura 50 muU.S. Army, US Army Reserves uye Caltrans. Basa raRoberts rakapfuura makore makumi mashanu uye rakafukidza mamwe emakore anoshanda kwazvo einjiniya akasangana muCalifornia kubva mukugadzirwa nekuvakwa kwema1950 nema1960 kusvika pahutungamiriri hwake panguva yekuedza kuvakazve uye zvirongwa zvekugadzirisa zvekudengenyeka zvakagadzirwa mushure mekudengenyeka kwenyika kuCalifornia kudengenyeka kwenyika kwa1989 Loma Prieta uye kudengenyeka kwenyika kwa1994 Northridge. 