Jordan R. Kays, P.E., S.E., R.R.C.

Background

Mr. Jordan Kays holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering with a specialization in structural engineering. He is a registered professional engineer in 20 states and a licensed structural engineer in Georgia and Illinois. He has over 19 years of consulting engineering experience in all aspects of structural assessments on buildings and other structures, including extensive knowledge in structural analysis, design, evaluation, and inspections.

Mr. Kays’ past experience includes land surveying, site development, structural analysis, design, and inspections, as well as other engineering and project management services for non-building structures, including the cellular telephone industry. He has performed structural design work on rehabilitation construction projects utilizing steel framing, bolted and welded connections, cast-in-place and pre-stressed concrete, post-installed anchors, high tensile-strength wires, foundation systems, and timber designs. He has performed structural analysis and modification designs for water towers, monopoles, and other types of cell towers in hurricane-prone regions and areas of high seismic activity. Mr. Kays has been trained and certified in tower climb and rescue, steep roof evaluations, commercial roof inspections, building envelope testing procedures, slip and fall testing procedures, pedestrian safety, and operating thermal imaging and aerial lift equipment.

Mr. Kays’ forensic experience includes a wide variety of investigations on all types of buildings and other structures (i.e., bridges, residential, historical, commercial, high-rise, maritime, agricultural, religious, industrial, mobile homes, etc.), including, but not limited to, evaluations of roof systems, building envelopes, windows, foundations, floor coverings, wall claddings, boat docks, swimming pools, etc. Mr. Kays has wide-ranging experience in structural damage assessments from a variety of reported incidences, including accidents, vehicle impacts, explosions, hurricanes, floods, storms, snow, tornados, water intrusion, catastrophes, fires, vibrations, and construction-related defects. He has provided consultation to insurance professionals, contractors, attorneys, risk managers, and property owners concerning structural and property damage evaluation, failure causation, construction defects, code compliance, deferred maintenance, and repairs/remediation for structures. He has also performed mold assessments and premises liability investigations for slip and falls, trip and falls, and falls from heights.

Mr. Kays is a Registered Roof Consultant (RRC) and has extensive experience with all aspects of roof construction, repair methodology, construction monitoring, material performance, and project administration, including serving as an owner’s representative. Over the course of his career, Mr. Kays has performed thousands of roof evaluations relating to storm damage assessments, construction defects, and roof collapses.