Dave Schelling

Regional Consultant

Biography

Dave Schelling has over 25 years of experience in commercial and residential construction/building. Dave is involved in inspecting, assessing, estimating, project management, on-site project monitoring, and auditing collapse, fire, water, flood, wind, hail, and renewable energy damage claims of various sizes and has consulted on large complex insurance losses.

As a senior project manager, he managed numerous projects with a wide scope of work, including large hotel brand and high-end hotel conversions and complete renovations to lobby, ballroom, restaurants, back-of-house, public areas, ADA upgrades, and guest rooms. Dave was the senior estimator/purchasing agent for a large, high-end custom home developer and builder, where he was responsible for estimating, purchasing, coordinating, and constructing several highly specialized custom homes with budgets from $2 million to $25 million. He coordinated all subcontractors to ensure high-quality work was completed per code, on schedule, and within budget constraints.

Credentials

  • Certified Construction Manager
  • OSHA Safety Program
  • Construction Quality Control (QCM Construction Project Management Course)

Representative Consulting Assignments

  • Hotels | Multiple States | Complete Renovations | $2M - $25M
  • Hotel | Carlsbad, CA | Complete Renovations | $20M
  • High-End Custom Residential | Ground-Up Builds | $2M - $25M
  • Multilevel Lab Facility | Ardmore, OK | Fire/Smoke | $100M
  • Fast Food Restaurant | Ontario, CA | Fire/Smoke | $2M
  • Car Dealership | Panama City, FL | Hurricane | $5M
  • Senior Living Facility | Panama City, FL | Hurricane | $5M
  • High-End Residential | Malibu, CA | Fire/Smoke | $1M - $50M
  • High-End Residential | Texas | Ice/Snow | $20M
  • Renewable Solar Energy Site | Palm Springs, CA | Water/Flood | $3M

Professional Experience

  • 2023 - Current | Regional Consultant | YA Group
  • 2018 - 2023 | Assistant Vice President | J.S. Held, LLC
  • 2012 - 2018 | Sr. Estimator/Purchasing Agent | Building Worx, Inc.
  • 2009 - 2012 | Sr. Project Manager/Partner Hotel Renovation Division | Boehmer Construction, Inc.
  • 2007 - 2009 | Sr. Project Manager | Plante's Hotel Renovation, Inc.
  • 2002 - 2007 | Sr. Project Manager/Director of Operations | Big E Construction, Inc.
  • 1995 - 2002 | Owner/Operator | D.S. Trucking and Backhoe Service

Education

  • Ontario Christian High School - Ontario - California