Professional Biography
Ross Kimble is a licensed civil engineer with 30 years of design, construction, and forensic engineering experience. He has managed construction projects from pre-construction planning through project close-out, working in varied roles. He has experience in commercial and industrial cost estimating, budgeting, construction site management, and document control.
Before joining YA Group, Ross’ experience included more than 10 years working for general contractors, followed by more than 17 years at Rimkus, where he performed more than 1200 forensic engineering evaluations related to various construction defect and property damage issues. Property damage evaluations included assessment of reported damage to residential and commercial structures from wind, fire, hail, explosions, water intrusion, and differential foundation movement. Ross has provided verbal testimony in deposition, jury trial, and public hearing settings.
Credentials & Certifications
- Professional Engineer (PE)
Representative Consulting Assignments
- Student Housing | Louisville, Kentucky — Construction Defect evaluation and litigation support.
- Bourbon Barrel Warehouse | Kentucky — Structural evaluation, construction defect evaluation, litigation support relative to collapse.
- Residential Subdivision | Indianapolis, Indiana — Multiple structural evaluations relative to damage from a natural gas explosion.
- Construction Accident | Cleveland, Ohio — Evaluation of the collapse of a railroad bridge during construction.
- Church | Stockwell, Indiana — Structural evaluation, collapse of a 140 year-old wood and masonry church sanctuary.
- Gymnasium Roof | Tennessee — Structural evaluation of wood-framed dome roof structure subsequent to fire.
- Commercial Buildings | Mayfield, Kentucky — Structural evaluations of multiple buildings following tornado outbreak.
Professional Experience
- Senior Managing Engineer | YA Engineering Services | 2024 - Current
- Construction Practice Leader | Rimkus | 2007 - 2024
- Project Manager | Reynolds, Inc. | 2002 - 2007
- Project Engineer | Weddle Bros. Construction Co. | 1996 - 2002
- Project Engineer | Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates | 1994 - 1996
Practices & Skillsets
- Roofing
- Structural Analysis
Publications and Presentations
- "Residential Roofing Evaluation," American Society of Civil Engineers - 5th Forensic Engineering Congress (Co-Author), 2009. (2009)
- "Ceiling Failures," American Society of Civil Engineers - 7th Forensic Engineering Congress (Co-Author), 2015. (2015)
- "Richmond Hill Subdivision Case Study," American Society of Civil Engineers - 7th Forensic Engineering Congress (Co-Author), 2015. (2015)
- "Commercial Roofing Condensation - Lessons Learned," American Society of Civil Engineers - 8th Forensic Engineering Conference (Co-Author), 2018. (2018)
- “UG Water Storage Tank: Lessons Learned with Helical Anchors,” American Society of Civil Engineers – 10th Congress on Forensic Engineering (Co-Author), 2024 (2024)
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana
Affiliations
- American Society of Professional Engineers (ASCE)
Professional Licenses
- Professional Engineer - Indiana - License #19900538
- Professional Engineer - Kentucky - License #25599
- Professional Engineer - Ohio - License #72566
- Professional Engineer - Illinois - License #062.060197
- Professional Engineer - Michigan - License #6201057177
- Professional Engineer - Tennessee - License #117607
- Professional Engineer - Missouri - License #PE-2017024990
- Professional Engineer - Mississippi - License #28435