Kevin Smith

Biography

KEVIN SMITH joined YOUNG & Associates in 2018. Kevin has been responsible for estimating, buyout, scheduling, and managing projects from new construction to open renovations throughout his career. His career has been in commercial construction with focus on retail, office, food service, and education projects across the United States. Projects in value up to $22.0 million. He obtained his BS in Construction Management from Northeast Louisiana University (now ULM) in 1989 and his MS in Construction Management from Florida International University in 2008. Kevin's building consulting assignments involve detailed assessment and quantification of damage, detailed cost estimates, analysis of contractor estimates, and invoices for reconciliation with observed information and detailed estimate in a timely manner.

Representative Consulting Assignments

• School Campus  |  Hurricane  |  $2M
  
• School Campus  |  Hurricane  |  $2.7M
  
• Apartment (Multiple Complexes)  |  Hurricane  |  $9M
  
• Roof replacement  |  Hail  |  $181K
  
• Retail shopping centers (3 structures)  |  Hurricane  |  $16.5M
  
• Hospital/MOB/EMS structures  |  Hurricane  |  $8M
  
• Educational structure  |  Fire/Smoke  |  $9M
  
• University Classroom/Office Building  |  Fire/Smoke  |  $2.9M
  
• Lumber Mill  |  Fire/Smoke  |  $4.1M
  
• Manufacturing Facility  |  Collapse  |  $11M
  
• Apartment Building  |  Fire/Smoke  |  $2.4M
  
• Residence  |  Hurricane  |  $600K
  
• University  |  Freeze  |  $4.5M
  

Professional Experience

• 2022 - Current  |  Senior Regional Consultant  |  YOUNG & Associates
• 2020 - 2022  |  Regional Consultant  |  YOUNG & Associates
• 2018 - 2020  |  Senior Consultant  |  YOUNG & Associates
• 2017 - 2018  |  Senior Project Manager/Estimator  |  HCG
• 2015 - 2017  |  Project Manager/Estimator  |  Component Systems
• 2014 - 2015  |  Project Manager/Estimator  |  Cone Group
• 2013 - 2014  |  Director of Estimating/Pre-Construction  |  EMJ Construction
• 1990 - 2013  |  Senior Project Manager/Division Manager  |  CDI Contractors LLC

Education

• Northeast Lousiana University  |  Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
  Bachelor of Science - Construction Management
• Florida International University  |  Miami, Florida
  Master of Science - Construction Management