PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION SHEET ( download as pdf )

 

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION

 

 

 

• President of Jack Allen Construction Inc., General Building Contractor.  State of California.     

            License No.  841526. 2004 - Present.

• Additional classification C-8

• Licensed General Building Contractor-State of California, License No. 347760. 1977-Present. In-active                                                                  .                                                                                                                       

• Certified Building Inspector, International Conference of Building Officials.                            
  Certificate No. 1023460-10.  1996 – Present.

• Certified Professional Member, International Conference of Building Officials.

• Certified Building Inspector, International Code Council. 
  Certificate No. 1023460-B5. 2005 – Present.

• Certified Member, International Code Council.
• Regular Member. Forensic Expert Witness Association.  FEWA

• State of California.  Safety Assessment Program. Governor’s Office of Emergency Services 
  DSW-Volunteer.  Building Inspector.  SAPV61370

• Certified Instructor.  Estimating and Blue Print Reading.   State of California Department of
  Consumers Affairs. Bureau of Private Post secondary and Vocational Education.                    
  2005 – Present.  Certificate No.  COAFS-05-380879.

• Instructor- vocational school. Including a class on Estimating and Blue Print Reading.
  2005 – 2009.

• Member International Association of Certified Home Inspectors. NACHI

              2009-Present.

• Over 30 years of hands-on field experience.

• Expert testimony in mediation, arbitration and deposition.

• Superior Court appointed expert witness.

• Past President of Custom Restoration Inc. Specializing in insurance repair and renovation.

• Prepared over a thousand estimates and completed hundreds of projects repairing properties
  damaged by fire, flood and water.

• Past journeyman union member.

• Designer and builder of custom residential homes.

• Developer of residential building lots.

• Licensed Real Estate Sales Person.  State of California. 

              2004-Present

• Private Inspector verifying the accuracy of contractor’s draw requests for high end custom residential homes and commercial projects.  Responsibilities include inspecting and evaluating each line item on the contractors cost estimate against their draw request and the current percentage complete for the line item and the project as a whole. Over 1000 inspections and evaluations.

• Construction Manager and On-Site Supervisor. Over 9 million dollars in completed High End Custom Residential Homes and Light Commercial Construction.  1990 – 1995
  

 

 

Continuing Education and Training

• Contractors State License Board. Certificate of Training: Industry Expert Program

• California Building Officials. Training Institute: Legal Issues of Code Enforcement

• California Building Officials. Completion of a certification program for the State of California Safety Assessment Program. Disaster Services Worker Volunteer - Building Inspector

• U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Training Course: Construction Safety & Health

• Certificate in Expert Witness:  Litigation Support and Testimony. California State University Fullerton

• On-line education, training and Certification from NACHI in various aspects of home inspection. How to inspect the Exterior.  Structural issues for Home Inspectors. Safe practices for the Home Inspector.
  

 

 

General Areas of Expertise Include:

• Cost estimates for new construction and remodeling
• Cost estimates to repair defective construction and resultant damage
• Analysis of defective construction regarding concrete, masonry, framing, finish carpentry, window installation, stucco, siding, roofing, painting, sheet metal, waterproofing, drywall, cabinetry, tile, marble, granite and stone installations
• Damage caused by fire or water
• Damage caused by earthquake
• Real Estate disclosure issues
• Standards of care
• Evaluation of change orders
• Code compliance
• Compliance to plans and specifications
• Analysis of plans and specifications for thoroughness and clarity
• Construction delay
• Document analysis
• Summaries and reports
• Allocation of responsibility