Jim Chilson

Biography

JIM CHILSON joined YA Group in April 2011. Jim started in the construction industry while earning a degree in Civil Engineering and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. His diverse construction background has afforded him to work as a site surveyor, AutoCAD technician, estimator, field engineer, area superintendent, project engineer, and assistant project manager for many different construction projects. Jim has been responsible for projects that ranged in size from $200,000 to over $700 million. As a Regional Consultant for YA Group, Jim has consulted on a large array of losses on commercial properties, medical, health care, hospitality & entertainment, schools & colleges, research facilities, multi-use facilities, and residential properties.

Credentials

• WRT | IICRC - WRT (Water Damage Restoration Tech)

Representative Consulting Assignments

• Trailer Parks - Multiple NY Locations | East Coast | Hurricane | Various Amounts
• University Medical Research Building | Enviro - Water/Flood | $366K
• Hotel | Ice/Snow | $1.85M
• Hospital | Enviro - Water/Flood | $3.2M
• School | Fire/Smoke | $2.9M
• Personal Residence (High End) | East Coast | Hurricane | Various Amounts
• Mountain Resort | Fire/Smoke | $533K
• Riverfront Office Park | Fire/Smoke | Various Amounts
• Oil Tank Replacement | Structural/Collapse | Various Amounts
• Condominiums | Enviro - Water/Flood | $353K
• Hospital | Enviro - Water/Flood | $6.1M
• Ball Park | Fire/Smoke | Various Amounts
• Senior Living Facility | Ice/Snow | $171K

Professional Experience

• 2011 - Current | Regional Consultant | YA Group
• 2008 - 2009 | Project Engineer | Perini Management Services Inc.
• 1998 - 2008 | Assistant Project Manager/Project Engineer | Perini Corporation
• 1996 - 1997 | Estimator/Site Superintendent | CRC Corporation
• 1995 - 1995 | Surveyor/AutoCAD Technician | Wilson Associates Inc.

Education

• Wentworth Institute of Technology - Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering Technology