Brian Bretz

Biography

BRIAN BRETZ joined YA Group in 2002. He began his career in the architectural/engineering field in the mid-1980s as a project mechanical engineer and holds a degree in Architectural Engineering from Kansas State University. Brian has worked on commercial, educational, and industrial projects primarily in the Midwest portion of the country but also Japan. As a Senior Regional Consultant with YA Group, Brian has consulted on various residential, commercial, industrial, and medical losses throughout the United States.

Credentials

• HCI-C | HAAG Certified Inspector - Commercial
• HCI-R | HAAG Certified Inspector - Residential
• FSRT | IICRC - FSRT (Fire Smoke RT)
• 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

• 2002 - Current | Senior Regional Consultant | YA Group
• 2002 - 2008 | Project Manager | EMG Corporation
• 2000 - 2002 | Project Coordinator | Aedifica Case Engineering
• 1991 - 2000 | Project Engineer | Various Engineering Firms in Greater St. Louis Area
• 1990 - 1991 | Mechanical Engineer | Kenneth Balk & Associates
• 1986 - 1990 | Mechanical Engineer | Leo A. Daly Company

Education

• Kansas State University - Bachelor of Science - Architectural Engineering - Manhattan - Kansas