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EXPERTISE AND SERVICES
Industrial Engineer, Civil Engineer, Structural Engineer, Property Loss Investigation Consultant, Construction and Industrial Accident Reconstructionist, Failure Analysis, Forensic Investigation and Analysis, Expert Witness Testimony, Engineering Consulting ServicesExpertise in property loss investigation, building codes and standards evaluation, construction and industrial accident reconstruction, roofing and waterproofing of the building envelope investigation, blasting and vibration damage, coating failure investigation, expert witness and litigation support, structural analysis and design, construction claims analysis, alternative dispute resolution, and cost estimation.
Additional experience includes design and evaluation of buildings and other structures, failure and loss investigations, evaluations for building and construction code compliance. Other areas of specialty include design, program coordination, safety engineering and quality assurance, civil, structural, and seismic design engineering, investigation, evaluation and reporting of human performance related accidents, monitoring safety issues.
Additionally, this associate offers expertise related to quality program development, vendor and internal audits, specifying of procurement quality and seismic requirements, and developing resolution for spare parts problems, construction procurement, contract administration and quality assurance/quality control, analysis, negotiation and resolution of construction claims, writing inspection procedures, reviewing and approving contractor quality procedures, and performing audits of contractors and vendors.
This associate also offers assistance in resolution of many contractor/ subcontractor, owner/ contractor, architect/ owner, and owner/ contractor/subcontractor multi-party disputes
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Construction, Legal, Utilities
EDUCATION
M.S., Industrial Engineering (Engineering Management), Cleveland State University
B.S., Civil Engineering, Ohio University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.
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Providing expertise in industrial engineering, civil engineering, structural engineering, property loss investigation, construction and industrial accident reconstruction, failure analysis, forensic investigation and analysis, expert witness testimony, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
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President and Principal Engineer, builders engineering firm
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Performed analysis of construction accidents and property related losses, design and evaluation of buildings and other structures, failure and loss investigations, evaluations for building and construction code compliance.
Engineer and Project Manager, South Carolina Electric and Gas Company
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Served in a variety of engineering and project management positions at the V. C. Summer Nuclear Station. These functions included: Design, Program Coordination, Safety Engineering and Quality Assurance. Provided Design Engineering in the civil/structural/seismic areas, coordinating numerous projects including: Circulating Water Discharge Canal dredging, development of the Security Barrier plan, Reactor Building Tendon Surveillance program, Storage Request program, modification of electrical cabinets for seismic interaction, Seismic IPEEE plant walkdown and Reactor Containment coatings. Was coordinator for Human Performance Evaluation System Program and Generic Safety Issues Duties included investigation, evaluation and reporting of human performance related accidents and other events. Was responsible for monitoring generic safety issues and unresolved safety issues. Was Safety Engineer in the Independent Safety Engineering Group, responsible for overseeing the operation of the plant from a technical safety basis. Performed safety system functional inspections, reviewed design basis changes, monitored operations and maintenance activities, performed technical investigations and provided written reports to management. Was Quality Assurance Engineer responsible for the quality functions for procurement of plant equipment and spare parts, including seismic qualification of these components. Specific responsibilities included quality program development, lead auditor for vendor and internal audits, specifying of procurement quality and seismic requirements, and developing resolution for spare parts problems. Additional responsibilities included review and approval of nonconformance dispositions, technical procurement/seismic specifications, and plant modification documents.
Engineer and Construction Management, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
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Served in a variety of engineering and construction management positions at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. These functions included: Construction Procurement, Contract Administration and Quality Assurance/Quality Control. Was Construction Buyer responsible for writing and awarding construction contracts and amendments, including negotiation of changes and interface with all elements of the project organization (contractors and project legal staff). Supervised buyer clerks and claim technicians. Also responsible for analysis, negotiation and resolution of construction claims. Was Contract Administrator responsible for daily administration of construction progress, coordination, and scheduling, budget, contractor progress payments and time/material payments. Supervisor/leader of a construction team including an engineer, scheduler, QA engineer and QC inspector. Was Quality Assurance/Quality Control Engineer responsible for writing inspection procedures, reviewing and approving contractor quality procedures, and performing audits of contractors and vendors. Performed first line inspections of civil and piping installations. Certified as an ANSI Level II Civil and Level II Piping Inspector.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Served as sole arbitrator, panel member and panel chairman in numerous cases for the American Arbitration Association. Resolved many contractor/ subcontractor; owner/ contractor; architect/ owner; owner/ contractor/subcontractor multi-party disputes with claims as large as $20 million. Disputes involved contract terms and conditions, change orders, delays, faulty plans and specifications and other construction related claims.
Served as mediator and arbitrator for the Construction Arbitration Services. Resolved contractor/ owner dispute. Dispute involved faulty workmanship and building code compliance.
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Professional Engineer, State of South Carolina
Professional Engineer, State of North Carolina
Professional Engineer, State of Georgia
Professional Engineer, State of Connecticut
Professional Engineer, State of Ohio
Licensed General Contractor (Buildings), State of South Carolina
Residential Building and Remodeling Contractor, State of South Carolina
Commercial Building Inspector, International Code Council
Building Plans Examiner, International Code Council
Certified Building Official, International Code Council
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
South Carolina Building Codes Council
National Panel of Construction Mediators
National Academy of Building Inspection Engineers
International Code Council
South Carolina Council for Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Dispute Review Board Forum, Inc.,
National Society of Professional Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE
ASCE Technical Council on Forensic Engineering
ASCE Committee on Forensic Practices
Structural Engineering Institute
Structural Engineers Association of South Carolina
International Society of Explosives Engineers
South Carolina Volunteer Technical Assistance Group
National Roofing Contractors Association
Columbia Claims Association
South Carolina Council of Engineering and Surveying Societies
PUBLICATIONS
Numerous publications related to forensic engineering, structural tests and special inspections, assessing wind damage, human performance event case studies, analysis of failures, and more.
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