Joseph Minsky

ASD, WRT, OSHA

Senior Consultant

Biography

Joseph Minsky joined YA Group in 2022, bringing a multitude of construction skills with him. He started his professional career as a CAD technician at a civil engineering firm, while also assisting with the surveying team. Joe then chose to advance his career working as an estimator and project engineer, specializing in the construction Division 12 trade for a Chicago-based company. Joe has also dedicated his personal time towards becoming a Carpentry and Masonry Specialist in the U.S. Army Reserve, currently serving as a Sergeant team leader. In the army, he has helped erect a multitude of military specialty structures including hospitals, barracks, and schools in five different countries. Joe is proficient in performing on site-inspections, drafting repair estimates, site monitoring large projects, and executing invoice analyses. He has worked on many diverse projects such as hospitals, hotels, apartments, casinos, residential and commercial losses.

Credentials

  • ASD | IICRC - ASD (Applied Structural Drying)
  • WRT | IICRC - WRT (Water Damage Restoration Tech)
  • OSHA | Occupational Safety & Health Administration Certificate

Representative Consulting Assignments

  • Residential | Enviro - Water/Flood | $150K
  • Apartment Complex | Fire/Smoke | $280K
  • Hotel | Hurricane | $650K
  • Resort | Hurricane | $5.6M
  • Casino | Enviro - Water/Flood | $3.8M
  • Residential | Fire/Smoke | $150K
  • Commercial | Enviro - Water/Flood | $200K
  • Apartment Complex | Hurricane | $400K
  • Warehouse | Structural/Collapse | $750K

Professional Experience

  • 2022 - Current | Senior Consultant | YA Group
  • 2017 - 2022 | Building Consultant | J.S. Held
  • 2015 - 2017 | Estimator/Project Engineer | Everything Division 12, Inc.
  • 2013 - 2016 | Cad Technician | SPACECO, Inc.
  • 2009 - 2010 | Framing Carpenter/Roofer | Smith Construction

Education

  • Northern Michigan University - Bachelor of Science - Engineering Design (Minor) - Marquette - Michigan