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Joseph Kirsten

Senior Construction Expert
Construction Services
  • Seattle, WA
Mobile: +1 425 777 0494 Office: +1 877 411 2177 joseph.kirsten@halliwellglobal.com

SPECIALTIES

Cause and Origin Investigations; Insurance Appraisal; Natural Disaster Losses; Construction Defect Claims; Cost Estimating; Construction and Real Estate; Commercial and Habitational Building Envelope Systems; Damage Evaluation and Estimating – Wind/Hail, Water, Fire/Smoke, Seismic; Wireless Telecommunication Systems; On-site Project Monitoring to document labor, equipment, workforce utilization and provide progress reports, any inefficiencies or obstacles, and monitor costs; Expert witness and deposition expertise

Biography

Joe specializes in the analysis of scope and costs associated with damage caused by fire, water, and collapse. His experience includes evaluations on large loss assignments including commercial, residential, multi-family, industrial and educational industries. He has catastrophe and natural disaster loss experience and has supported insurance losses in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Matthew.

Joe has extensive project management experience evaluating plans, schedules, resource loads, workflows, constraints, and cost analysis. He is proficient in estimating and construction analysis and specializes in project management and appraisals on property damage and builder’s risk claims. Joe has represented various carriers as their assigned Appraiser and has provided litigation services through expert witness testimony in depositions.