Board Of Directors

Barry was educated at Natal University of Technology in Durban, South Africa, earning his National Diploma in Building Surveying. Barry has close to 35 years of quantity surveying and construction management experience. As Managing Director of a building and civil construction firm in Southern Africa, Barry led the construction of hospitals, schools and colleges, large scale retail facilities, office buildings, mass civil and infrastructure projects, and mining, industrial and process…

James Mahay has 20 years of consulting experience within the Insurance, Construction and Surety sectors. This includes quantity surveying, cost estimating, building surveying, and project management. His expertise includes consulting on a range of Property Losses, Industrial Losses, Construction Cost Audits, and consulting on a range of Course of Construction claims. He is also experienced in the restoration of Religious and Historic buildings. James has had extensive involvement in a…

45-plus year career in the Construction industry in the fields of Construction Management, Cost Estimating and Project Cost Controls. Mr. Kneppers is the President and founding Principal of Madsen, Kneppers & Associates, Inc. His experience includes 30 years in Construction Consulting with a focus on Property Loss damage assessment, Construction Cost Auditing and Construction Defect assessment/remediation/fault analysis. He is an experienced negotiator and has testified in Deposition/Trial and other forums…

45-plus years of experience in the Construction industry in a number of engineering disciplines with an emphasis in Cost Estimating. Mr. Kneppers is the Vice President of Madsen, Kneppers & Associates, Inc. Mr. Knepper’s 30 years of experience in Property Loss Assessment includes all aspects of Roof Damage and Defect Analysis. He has managed Large Loss Catastrophe related assignments internationally and is a Large Loss Expert involving property damage in…