Professional Biography
Brian Bretz is a valued Senior Regional Consultant with YA Group, where he has consulted on various residential, commercial, industrial, and medical losses throughout the United States.
He began his career in the architectural/engineering field in the mid-1980s as a project mechanical engineer, and has worked on commercial, educational, and industrial projects. Reach out to Brian Bretz today for his expertise on your next project.
Credentials & Certifications
- HAAG Certified Inspector - Commercial (HCI-C)
- HAAG Certified Inspector - Residential (HCI-R)
- IICRC - FSRT (Fire Smoke RT) (FSRT)
- Lead Awareness Training
- Asbestos Awareness Training
Representative Consulting Assignments
- Apartment Building | Fire/Smoke | $1.8M
- 50+ Apartment Complex Exterior | Hail | Various Amounts
- Missouri School District | Tornado | $3.2M
- Trucking Center | Tornado | $595K
- Senior Living Facility | Ice/Snow | $135K
- Auto Dealership | Tornado | $875K
- Apartment Complexes | Ice/Snow | $3M
- Iowa Banks | Enviro - Water/Flood | $2.8M
- Various Schools in State of Missouri | Hail | $2M
- Condominium Facility | Fire/Smoke | $250K
- Tire Warehouse Facility | Structural/Collapse | $4M
- Boat Dock | Structural/Collapse | $850K
- High School | Fire/Smoke | $1.2M
- Polymer Plant | Hurricane | $58M
Professional Experience
- Senior Regional Consultant | YA Group | 2002 - Current
- Project Manager | EMG Corporation | 2002 - 2008
- Project Coordinator | Aedifica Case Engineering | 2000 - 2002
- Project Engineer | Various Engineering Firms in Greater St. Louis Area | 1991 - 2000
- Mechanical Engineer | Kenneth Balk & Associates | 1990 - 1991
- Mechanical Engineer | Leo A. Daly Company | 1986 - 1990
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Architectural Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas