Chris Colvard
Sebastian,Florida
Summary
Seasoned Building consultant professional with exceptional leadership and project management skills. Competent in team, budget and schedule oversight. Develops scopes, checks field activities, and updates clients.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Building Consultant-PT
YA Group Young & Associates
06.2023 - Current
- As a seasoned building consultant, I provide damage assessments which include generating rough order of magnitude -ROM’s based on scope of loss, managing inspection teams of up to 15 consultants, during CAT scenarios, producing detailed reports and estimates for all types of property damage over a vast array of structure types.
Reconstruction Project Manager
Paul Davis Restoration
06.2023 - 06.2024
- Communicate with independent adjusters, and insurance representatives.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Managed 5 to 12 projects from procurement to commission.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
Senior Project Manager
Phoenix National Disaster Response
12.2022 - 06.2023
- Coordinate and facilitate the progress of various large loss remediation and commercial roofing projects.
- Manage project expectations, maintain professional relationships with clients and stakeholders.
- Monitored project progress, identified risks and implemented corrective measures to acquire success.
- Provided outstanding service to clients through effective communication and prompt issue resolution to facilitate future business opportunities.
Senior Building Consultant
Young & Associates
10.2019 - 08.2022
- Provide consulting services to the insurance industry on various types of property damage on a multitude of structures.
- Performed scoping and estimating analysis for large loss clients.
- Assisted in organizing and overseeing inspection assignments to drive operational excellence.
- Managing teams of up to 10 consultants during inspections
President
Native River Home Repair
01.2010 - 01.2020
- Scope of work was varied from remodeling homes and commercial retail sites, to consulting property owners and tenants with design and cost estimates for renovations.
- Reduced operational costs through strategic cost management initiatives.
Building Consultant Assistant
Building Consultants
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Assisted building consultant with loss estimates using Xactimate software.
- Utilized all resources to ensure prompt service of client's needs.
Apprentice to Public Adjuster
Public Adjuster
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Assisted public adjuster during a series of hailstorms in the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas.
- Job duties included producing detailed damage evaluation reports, provide detailed scope of repairs and construction estimates.
- Learned wide range of simple and complex techniques from on-the-job training.
- Worked under guidance of experienced professionals to learn trade best practices and techniques.
Superintendent/Project Manager
Aspen Construction
01.2003 - 01.2008
- Lead management of single and multi-site residential, commercial, and light industrial projects.
- Implement procedures to streamline production while keeping costs below budget.
- Supervising weekly meetings, including team members, engineers, consultants, owners and clients.
- Oversaw multiple projects up to 5, with 10-20 employees
Technician, Superintendent, Foreman
Various Contracting Firms
01.1997 - 01.2003
- Held titles of Lead Technician, Foreman, Project Coordinator, Estimator, and Assistant Project Manager.
Education
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
Ashford University
Clinton, IA01.2010
Skills
- Project oversight
- Site inspection
- Cost estimation
- Budget planning
- Building inspections
Certification
IICRC - WRT
IICRC FSRT
All Lines Adjuster -FL
Timeline
Senior Building Consultant-PT
YA Group Young & Associates
06.2023 - Current
Reconstruction Project Manager
Paul Davis Restoration
06.2023 - 06.2024
Senior Project Manager
Phoenix National Disaster Response
12.2022 - 06.2023
Senior Building Consultant
Young & Associates
10.2019 - 08.2022
Building Consultant Assistant
Building Consultants
01.2015 - 01.2016
President
Native River Home Repair
01.2010 - 01.2020
Apprentice to Public Adjuster
Public Adjuster
01.2008 - 01.2009
Superintendent/Project Manager
Aspen Construction
01.2003 - 01.2008
Technician, Superintendent, Foreman
Various Contracting Firms
01.1997 - 01.2003
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
Ashford University
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