Professional Biography
Kevin Smith is a Senior Regional Consultant at YA Group with extensive experience in commercial construction project delivery. In his role, he supports clients through estimating, buyout, scheduling, and overall project management, providing practical insight across new construction and open renovation projects. His responsibilities draw on decades of hands‑on experience managing complex construction efforts in multiple market sectors.
Kevin has extensive experience managing commercial construction projects with a focus on retail, office, food service, and education facilities, with project values reaching up to $22 million. His background includes end‑to‑end responsibility for construction operations, enabling him to evaluate project scope, cost, and execution strategies with a strong understanding of contractor workflows and field conditions.
Kevin’s industry experience also includes building consulting engagements involving detailed damage assessments, comprehensive cost estimating, and critical analysis of contractor estimates and invoices. His specialization in reconciling observed conditions with documented costs allows him to deliver timely, accurate evaluations that support informed decision‑making and effective project resolution.
Credentials & Certifications
Representative Consulting Assignments
- School Campus | Hurricane | $2M
- School Campus | Hurricane | $2.7M
- Apartment (Multiple Complexes) | Hurricane | $9M
- Roof replacement | Hail | $181K
- Retail shopping centers (3 structures) | Hurricane | $16.5M
- Hospital/MOB/EMS structures | Hurricane | $8M
- Educational structure | Fire/Smoke | $9M
- University Classroom/Office Building | Fire/Smoke | $2.9M
- Lumber Mill | Fire/Smoke | $4.1M
- Manufacturing Facility | Collapse | $11M
- Apartment Building | Fire/Smoke | $2.4M
- Residence | Hurricane | $600K
- University (multiple campuses) | Freeze | $4.5M
- Warehouse/Showroom | Fire/Smoke | $3.8M
- University (multiple buildings) | Freeze | $1.5M
- Rehabilitation facilities (multiple locations) | Freeze | $8M
- Aircraft Interior Finish out facility | Freeze | $600K
- Apartment building | Fire | $2.2M
- School Campus (Roofs) | Hail | $1M
- Warehouse/Sales/Office | Tornado | $2.9M
- Warehouse/Office | Tornado | $1.5M
- Office building(multi-level) mitigation/recon | Freeze/Water | $2.5M
- Office building (multi-level) | Water | $820K
- School District campuses | Tornado | $20M
- Apartment Complex | Tornado | $20M
- Junior High School Class building (Mitigation/Recon) | Water | $1.3M
- Elementary School building (Mitigation/Recon) | Fire/Smoke | $900K
- Capitol Building Cafeteria | Fire/Smoke - (Recon) | $1.8M
- Nursing Home | Tornado | $600K
- University Sports Arena/Offices | Hurricane | $10M
Professional Experience
- Senior Regional Consultant | YA Group | 2022 - Current
- Regional Consultant | YA Group | 2020 - 2022
- Senior Consultant | YA Group | 2018 - 2020
- Senior Project Manager/Estimator | HCG | 2017 - 2018
- Project Manager/Estimator | Component Systems | 2015 - 2017
- Director of Estimating/Pre-construction | Inman-EMJ/EMJ Construction | 2013 - 2015
- Senior Project Manager/Division Manager | CDI Contractors, LLC | 1990 - 2013
Education
- Bachelor of Science (BS), Construction Management, Northeast Lousiana University, Monroe, Louisiana
- Master of Science (MS), Construction Management, Florida International University, Miami, Florida