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In 1984, I became General Manager of a new operation within CRW. I did all estimating, job supervision and billing within that operation. I managed 10 - 30 different construction projects at any given time. In 1986, I opened a second branch of CRW in Soquel, California. My responsibilities included writing all estimates, managing all jobs, hiring, dismissals, insurance, accounts payable & receivable, advertising, public relations, equipment, stock, and general management. I ran up to 32 jobs at once with up to 16 employees.
Including all manner of separate construction projects (assuming multi-unit work as one project), I have done approximately 1,600 construction projects.
Consulting:
On April 1, 1990, I started Myles F. Corcoran Construction, Estimates and Consultations, which I incorporated as Myles F. Corcoran Construction Consulting, Inc., on January 4, 1999.
I have qualified as an expert witness on many occasions and acted as Arbitrator and Mediator in hearings. My staff and I interpret building codes and standards as they relate to “as built” structures of a wide variety. We organize complicated construction discords into an easily understandable format.
I am a professional construction estimator, specifier and analyst. My work often includes case merit assessment, documentation review, Code & Standards compliance analysis, estimating & cost analysis, expert negotiations, reporting, exhibits production, and various types of expert witness testimony. I am fully equipped to document and investigate a wide variety of construction assemblies. I work for a variety of private and professional people who require information which they can rely on as both accurate and presented in an understandable manner.
I am a lecturer on Construction Specifications and Defect Disputes.
Management and Course of Construction Inspecting:
Throughout my career, I have specified, managed and quality insured all manner of Construction projects. I have studied hundreds of failed Construction Assemblies and understand the basic principles of construction, especially waterproofing and code compliance issues.
Currently, my firm works for owners and builders as quality assurance inspectors, identifying issues and ensuring plans and specifications are adequate, achievable, and comprehensive. We recommend procedures and materials when necessary. We hold the builder (whether our client or not) to high standards.
Environmental Testing:
I have been involved with the analysis of water intrusion issues, damage, and costs of remediation since 1982. The presence of mold in wet/unvented buildings has always been a consideration in this work.
My firm is trained and equipped in mold testing, including air sampling and isolation containment area sampling. Our mold and air samples are shipped to a certified laboratory for examination and result.
Construction Dispute Resolution:
I have advised/consulted in over 660 construction cases, the majority of which were disputes. I also have 25 - 30 consultations by phone per year that are completed in the first phone call (i.e., free advice calls). I personally have attended at least 28 formal Mediations, 31 Arbitrations, as well as numerous expert witness meetings and settlement conferences. I have been deposed as an expert witness 35 times and have testified at Trial 9 times, and been prepared for Trial numerous additional times in matters which have settled.
As Arbitrator, I have heard 36 cases for the CSLB and 2 privately. I have also been hired as Mediator in 2 Construction Disputes.
Construction Related Licences, Certifications, and Affiliations:
International Code Council - UBC & ICB Certified Building Inspector (ICC/ICBO #0873078-10)
Contractors State License Board - Class B General Contractor (#603517)
American Association of Cost Engineers - Full Member (#4812)
Western Regional Master Builders Association - Member (#229-00016885)
National Fire Protection Association - Member (#1053513)
Santa Cruz City Building Board of Appeals - Chairperson
Community Housing Land Trust of Santa Cruz County - former Chairperson
Santa Cruz City Housing Advisory Committee - former Member
Western Construction Consultants Association - Member
I submitted input during the ICBO formulation of the new International Code.
Dispute Resolution Related Certifications and Affiliations:
CSLB Approved Construction Arbitrator - Qualified by Arbitration Works
Institute of Construction Management - Certified Arbitrator
Institute of Construction Management - Certified Mediator
UC Extension Santa Cruz - Certified in Alternative Dispute Resolution
American Bar Association - General Associate (#65506428)
Conflict Resolution Center of Santa Cruz County - Treasurer
Other Affiliations:
Exchange Club of Santa Cruz - Member and past President
Harbor High School Site Council - former Chairman (14 years combined Site Council Service)
KUSP Community Advisory Board - Member
Education:
Associate degree in Liberal Arts from Suffolk Community College, Suffolk, New York
Bachelor of Arts from SUNY Oswego in New York. Attended 1971-73, graduated 2003
Continuing education included attendance at many business, construction, and dispute seminars.
Construction Education (aside from hands on experience):
Five 3-credit Building Code courses in the Cabrillo College Construction Management program; Construction Contract Claims seminar by Gibbs, Giden, Locher & Acret (9/95); “Running a Construction Business” course given by Michael Stone (1/00); California Construction Law conference by Professional Education Systems, Inc. (4/01); Quality Control seminar by Western Construction Consultants Association [WestCon](11/03); Interlocking Pavers seminar by Graniterock Construction (5/04); “2000 International Residential Code - Building” course by International Code Council (3/05); ASTM E2266 Symposium by WestCon (6/05); New ASHRAE Ventilation & Thermal Comfort Standards seminar by Theodor Sterling Associates for WestCon (9/05); Troubleshooting Concrete Field Problems seminar by Portland Cement Association (11/05); PCBC Expo (06/06 and 5/07); Green Building 101 Workshop (10/06); WestCon Stucco Symposium (11/06); Thin Bonded Overlays seminar by WestCon (3/07) and, continued reading of trade journals including: Building Standards, The Journal of Light Construction, Fine Homebuilding, Roofing Magazine, SMACNA, NAFTA, and various others. I also own, update, and study from an extensive library of construction reference and standards materials.
Environmental Testing Education:
“Mold & Healthy Home Training Course” by Hometest/Analysis METS Laboratories (6/01); “Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems in California,” which included a section entitled legal ramifications of mold and rot, by Lorman Education Services (8/02); “Successful Mitigation of Water Damage” by PuroSystems, Inc. (5/03).
Dispute Resolution Education:
I earned the Construction Arbitrator Certificate (7/00) and the Commercial Mediator Certificate (10/00) from the Institute of Construction Management in Los Angeles, as well as the Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution (8/01) from the University of California Extension, Santa Cruz. I also attended the following ADR seminars and conferences: “Construction Litigation” by Lorman Education Services (2/00); “Arbitration: Theory v. Reality” by American Bar Association (5/03); CSLB Annual Arbitration Training by Arbitration, Mediation & Conciliation Center (10/03, 8/04, and 9/05); “Mediation Training” and “Restorative Justice” by Bay Area Non-Violence Communication (11/04); Dispute Resolution Conference by American Bar Association (4/05); and “Advanced Mediation Training” by the Institute for Conflict Management (6/05); Nonviolent Communication Center of Santa Cruz's Marshall Rosenberg Workshop “Transforming Anger, Fear, and Other Difficult Emotions (10/05); Bay Area Nonviolent Communication's “Mediation Training” by Marshall Rosenberg (11/05).
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