Biography
CHRISTOPHER BOWDEN joined YOUNG & Associates as a Senior Regional Consultant in 2017. He has 20 years of insurance/insurance restoration experience and 18 years of structural property estimating experience utilizing Xactimate. Christopher has arbitrated pricing/scope discrepancies between insurance companies, clients, and contractors and has managed all aspects of operations and support of field personnel for insurance reconstruction and restoration projects.
Credentials
- AMRT | IICRC - AMRT (Applied Microbial Remediation Tech)
- FSRT | IICRC - FSRT (Fire Smoke RT)
- WRT | IICRC - WRT (Water Damage Restoration Tech)
- ASD | IICRC - ASD (Applied Structural Drying)
- OCT | IICRC - OCT (Odor Control Tech)
- OSHA | Occupational Safety & Health Administration Certificate
- Xactimate Certification
- Certified Lead Renovator
Representative Consulting Assignments
- Country Club | Fire/Smoke | $1.1M
- Medical Professional Building | Fire/Smoke | $1.5M
- Multi-Family Residential | Hurricane | $3.8M
- Marina Dock | Fire/Smoke | $1.3M
- Institutional | Fire/Smoke | $4.9M
- College Campus Buildings | Enviro - Water/Flood | $1.3M
- Manufacturing Plant | Tornado | $1.3M
- Residential | Fire/Smoke | $1.5M
- Manufacturing Plant | Hail | $2.1M
- High Rise Hotel | Enviro - Water/Flood | $300K
- Restaurant | Fire/Smoke | $680K
- Commercial Retail | Fire/Smoke | $750K
- Multi-Family Residential | Hurricane | $2.2M
- Fast Food Restaurant | Fire/Smoke | $1.1M
- Manufacturing Plant | Explosion | $1.8M
- Landmark Restaurant | Fire/Smoke | $250K
- Country Club Tennis Facility | Fire/Smoke | $625K
Professional Experience
- 2021 - Current | Partner | YOUNG & Associates
- 2017 - 2021 | Senior Regional Consultant | YOUNG & Associates
- 2016 - 2017 | Greenville General Manager | Response Team 1 CRC
- 2012 - 2016 | Atlanta Operations Manager & Sr. Estimator | Unlimited Restoration Specialists Inc.
- 2005 - 2012 | Vice President, Construction Division | Disaster Recovery Industries Inc.
- 2001 - 2005 | Outside Property Claims Adjuster | Travelers Insurance
Education
- Southern Polytechnic University
- Architecture