John Machin Jr

Partner

Biography

JOHN MACHIN joined YA Group as a Consultant in 1998. He has consulted on a wide range of loss damage claims and subsequently started AES in 2007. Prior to joining YA Group, John spent 30 years in the construction industry as a carpenter, working foreman, superintendent, general superintendent, project manager, and contractor. He was also a principal in a design-build construction endeavor. While working in the competitive bid industry he was exposed to a variety of buildings including estate homes, custom homes, light industrial, concrete tilt-up, pre-engineered metal buildings, hotels, strip centers, laundries, restaurants, commercial buildings, multi-tenant and subterranean garages. From the outset, John has endeavored to expand his knowledge and scope of responsibilities. His diverse background and hands-on experience provide the knowledge and experience necessary for providing comprehensive damage and repair assessments in property loss resolution.

Representative Consulting Assignments

  • Custom home | Structural/Collapse | $550K
  • High rise apartments | Enviro - Water/Flood | $12M
  • Cable way crane collapse cleanup | Wind | $3.5M
  • Food processing plant | Fire/Smoke | $15.5M
  • Mixed use buildings | Damage Assessment | $45M
  • Golf resort and golf course | Tornado | $4.7M
  • Farm buildings | Fire/Smoke | $500K
  • Crab processing plant | Fire/Smoke | $12.4M
  • High rise apartments | Fire/Smoke | $7M
  • Greenhouse fire | Fire/Smoke | $27.3M
  • Reservoir roof | Wind | $3.5M
  • Custom home | Fire/Smoke | $7M
  • Golf course | Wind | $9.5M
  • NYC Commercial office buildings - manufacturing | East Coast | Hurricane | $5.5M

Professional Experience

  • 2017 - Current | Sr. Consultant | YA Group
  • 2011 - 2017 | Director | JS Held LLC
  • 2007 - 2011 | Principle | AES Consulting Group Inc.
  • 1998 - 2007 | Consultant | YA Group
  • 1968 - 1998 | Various | Construction Industry