Beau Howell

IICRC - AMRT, IICRC - FSRT, IICRC - OCT

Senior Regional Consultant

Biography

Beau Howell joined YA Group in 2025, bringing over a decade of experience in the restoration industry. He began his career as a technician, managing demolition and reconstruction for fire and flood losses, and later gained valuable perspective as a claims adjuster. This dual background equips him with a deep understanding of insurance processes and fosters effective communication with both contractors and policyholders.

As a consultant, Beau has contributed to numerous catastrophe events, performing on-site inspections and preparing detailed estimates for both residential and commercial claims. He is known for his strong customer service and is committed to maintaining active, transparent communication with clients to help ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.

Credentials

  • IICRC - AMRT | Applied Microbial Remediation Tech
  • IICRC - FSRT | Fire Smoke RT
  • IICRC - OCT | Odor Control Tech
  • IICRC - WRT | Water Damage Restoration Tech
  • CEA Residential Earthquake Damage

Representative Consulting Assignments

  • Residential Buildings | Asheville, NC | Hurricane Helene | Inspect and write estimates on residential claims devastated by Helene | $4M
  • Residential Buildings | Kent, WA | Fire | Inspect and estimate residential fire | $3.2M
  • Eatery | Yakima, WA | Smoke & Fire | Inspect and estimate smoke and fire damage to historic railroad station converted to an eatery | $1.5M
  • School Campus | Portland, OR | Freeze | Inspected 10+ buildings on a charter school campus damaged by fallen trees and broken pipes | $800k
  • Commercial | Portland, OR | Water | Inspect and estimate multi-level commercial water loss | $400k
  • Residential | Lahaina, HI | Maui Wildfires | Spent two weeks in Maui inspecting losses and writing estimates for smoke damaged and total loss homes | $24M
  • Residential | Denver, CO | Hail | Worked 10+ residential HOA residential hail claims
  • Residential | Ogden, UT | Fire | Inspect and estimate residential fire totaling | $3.2M
  • Restaurant | Garden City, UT | Fire | Project coordinated for a restaurant fire including demolition, deodorization, and rebuild | $565K
  • Residential | Tremonton, UT | Fire | Estimated and oversaw house fire including demolition, deodorization, and rebuild | $300k
  • Residential | Paradise, UT | Fire | Estimated and oversaw house fire including demolition, deodorization, and rebuild | $280k

Professional Experience

  • 2025 - Current | Senior Regional Consultant | YA Group
  • 2023 - 2025 | Building Consultant | RMC Group
  • 2022 - 2023 | Estimator | Alpine Cleaning & Restoration Specialist, Inc.
  • 2021 - 2022 | Property Rep | Farm Bureau Financial Services
  • 2011 - 2021 | Team Lead | Alpine Cleaning & Restoration Specialist, Inc.