Kevin Crane

P.E.

Senior Project Manager

Biography

Kevin has over 25 years of engineering experience in forensic, civil, geotechnical, and structural disciplines. At YA Group, he provides forensic consulting services related to structural failures, ground movement and vibration, collapse analysis, and building code compliance, including permissible repairs and mandated upgrades.

He has conducted forensic investigations for public and private clients, resolving claims involving construction defects, design disputes, and code violations. Kevin offers litigation support across materials such as concrete, steel, masonry, wood, and soil, and for damage resulting from natural events including earthquakes, storms, fires, and ground movement.

His work includes cause and origin analyses of failures in residential and commercial structures due to design and construction deficiencies, maintenance issues, or environmental forces.

Before joining YA Group, Kevin developed structural and civil plans, specifications, and budgets for public and private infrastructure projects. He is well-versed in land development, grading, drainage, erosion control, stormwater systems, and the rehabilitation of roads, slopes, and buried utilities.

Credentials

  • P.E.

Representative Consulting Assignments

  • Store | Differential movement of floor slab | Determined cause and origin and extent of damage to a 95,000 square feet retail and service center.
  • Rock Slide | Deficiency in construction | Cause and origin of a rock slide to a 100 feet high cliff at a regional shopping center that resulted in damage to a buried gas main and an emergency access road.
  • Store | Differential floor movement | Cause and origin of damage to a concrete slab floor built on top of an abandoned municipal solid waste facility.
  • School | Storm Water | Cause and origin of roof leaks through built-up roof covering consisting of a concrete slab, vapor retarders, insulation, cover board, and fully adhered top membrane.
  • Sea Walls | Waves | Cause and origin of failures to sea walls and elevated wood docks.
  • Building | Hurricane Ian | Cause of loss, wind, flood, or other, and scope of damage to warehouses, apartments, homes, and historic boat houses associated with Hurricane Ian in central Florida.
  • Buildings - Residential | Commercial | Fire | Scope of damage to residential and commercial buildings caused by structure fires.
  • Non-permitted construction debris fill | Evaluated client's exposure for installing an uncontrolled fill of construction and demolition debris on a steep slope in a residential district without state and city permits.

Professional Experience

  • 2025 - Current | Senior Project Manager | YA Group
  • 2022 - 2025 | Professional Engineer III | J.S. Held, LLC

Area of Practice

  • Building Code Upgrade Review
  • Building Envelope
  • Builder's Risk 
  • Construction Defect Reviews 
  • Damage Assessment
  • Failure Analysis
  • Repair and Rehabilitation Design
  • Structural Analysis
  • Litigation Support

Education

  • Saint Mary's College of Moraga - MBA - Business Administration - Moraga - California
  • University of California - Davis - BSCE - Civil Engineering - Davis - California
  • California School of Law - JD - Law - Santa Barbara - California

Training Courses

  • Post-Disaster Safety Assessment Program - Structural Engineer's Association of Central California (SEAOCC)

Affiliations

  • National Society of Professional Engineers
  • American Society of Civil Engineers
  • National Fire Protection Association
  • International Conference of Building Officials

Licenses

  • 54907 - California - Civil Engineer
  • 34765 - Connecticut - Civil Engineer
  • 71718 - Florida - Civil Engineer
  • 16675 - Maine - Civil Engineer
  • 56801 - Massachusetts - Civil Engineer
  • 16560 - New Hampshire - Civil Engineer
  • 108986 - New York - Civil Engineer
  • 89791 - Oregon - Civil Engineer
  • 14622 - Rhode Island - Civil Engineer
  • 018.0135409 - Vermont - Civil Engineer
  • 48497 - Washington - Civil Engineer