Author: MCit

DATE: March 2024

CONTACT: Dana Ducommun
Phone: (760) 930-9966
E-mail: Dana.Ducommun@mcconsultants.com

MC Consultants, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of forensic expertise, expanding our service offerings to our clients.

Tim Ariosto, P.E. (Expert – Structural Engineer)

Donald Decker, CPP (Expert – Premises Security & Police Practices)

Jeff Jannarone (Expert – Dram Shop & Public Safety Practices)

Charles Temple, P.E., DFE (Expert – Forensic Engineer / Safety Consultant / NY Labor Law)

MC Expert Disciplines

• Architects
• Biomechanical Engineers
• Building Envelope
• Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIH)
• Civil Engineers
• Delay Claims Consultants NEW
• Dram Shop & Public Safety NEW
• Electrical Engineers
• Environmental Consultants
• Fire and Explosion Investigators
• General Contractors
• Geotechnical Engineers
• Materials Science Engineers
• Mechanical Engineers
• Metallurgists
• NY Labor Law NEW
• OSHA Experts
• Premises Liability Consultants
• Premises Security – Police Practices NEW Property Loss Consultants
• Safety Consultants NEW
• Structural Engineers
• Transportation/Traffic Engineers
• Trial Exhibit Animators
• UAV (Drone) Pilots
• Waterproofing Consultants

MC Consultants: www.mcconsultants.com

DATE: November 7, 2023

CONTACT: Dana Ducommun
Phone: (760) 930-9966
E-mail: Dana.Ducommun@mcconsultants.com

MC Consultants, Inc. is pleased to announce Mark Gobitas, CGC, PX, BN, CQM-C, has joined our company to serve as Regional Director, Southeast Region. In addition to his regional management role, Mark also supports MC’s insurance claims clients serving as a General Contractor Forensic Expert.

In the role of Regional Director, Mark will lead the Southeast forensics consulting team’s efforts to deliver high quality consulting services specific to investigation of construction defects, surety claims, construction site accidents and injuries, accident reconstruction, traffic and roadway claims, product failures and first-and third-party property damage analysis. In addition to our forensic consulting, MC experts also provide contract disputes and construction management consulting services.

Mark is a licensed General Contractor and Building Code Professional, with over 20 years of construction experience, having worked on a wide variety of construction project types, including federal, aviation, military, high rise, and heavy civil infrastructure. His experience includes work as a senior roadway and bridge inspector; a threshold representative for the Miami Intermodal Center and Elevated Rail Station; heavy civil inspection and consulting work for FDOT for roadways, underground utilities, as well as complex bridge structures; and construction management and claims consulting for several airport projects both domestically and internationally.

MC Consultants: www.mcconsultants.com

DATE: August 7, 2023

CONTACT: Dana Ducommun
Phone: (760) 930-9966
E-mail: Dana.Ducommun@mcconsultants.com

MC Consultants, Inc. is pleased to announce Ted Bumgardner has joined our company to serve as Director, Complex Claims.
In the role of Director, Complex Claims, Ted will lead the Southwest forensics consulting team’s efforts to deliver high quality consulting services specific to delay claims, contract disputes and construction management consulting arena.

With over 40 years of construction experience and many years as a testifying expert, Ted brings a thorough knowledge of all aspects of commercial, municipal, and residential construction, forensic investigation, and construction defect litigation.

Over the past 33 years, Mr. Bumgardner has served as the lead expert on 600+ projects, involving contract claims, delay claims, cost of repair, defect Investigations, and contractor standard of care matters.  Ted has been involved in over 500+ mediations, been deposed in trial and arbitrations 300+ times, and served as a testifying witness 70+ times.

Ted’s passion for mentoring also contributed to his decision to join MC.  Ted is committed to supporting the training and development of technical team members that are qualified and desire serving the forensic expert delay claims and contract disputes market.

MC Consultants: www.mcconsultants.com

DATE: September 13, 2022

CONTACT: Dana Ducommun
Phone: (760) 930-9966
E-mail: Dana.Ducommun@mcconsultants.com

MC Consultants, Inc. is pleased to announce Terence D. Kadlec, P.E., has joined our company to serve as Vice President of Engineering & Specialty Services. In the role of Vice President, Engineering, Terence will lead the forensics consulting team’s efforts to deliver high quality consulting services specific to the growing demands related to a wide range of engineering disciplines. Mr. Kadlec will continue to serve the rocky mountain region as a civil and structural forensic expert, specific to construction defect and general liability insurance claims. MC’s specialty services range from aerial drone investigations to artificial intelligence, specific to analyzing large volumes of forensic consulting project’s data. Terence looks forward to leading the forensic team effort to market these special ancillary services, positioning TEAM MC to be recognized as the premier leader of the forensic consulting industry.

MC Consultants: www.mcconsultants.com

DATE: May 12, 2022

CONTACT: Dana Ducommun
Phone: (760) 930-9966
E-mail: Dana.Ducommun@mcconsultants.com

MC CEO RECIEVES 2022 JERROLD S. OLIVER AWARD OF EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION

MC Consultants, Inc. is pleased to announce our President & CEO, Dan Ducommun, was recently announced the recipient of the 2022 Jerrold S. Oliver Award of Excellence (affectionally referred to as the “Ollie”). This annual award recognizes the professional the CD industry nominates and confirms as having contributed to the betterment of the construction defect community.

West Coast Casualty announced Mr. Ducommun as the 2022 recipient of this prestigious industry award at their 28^th Annual Construction Defect Seminar on May 12, 2022.

Every May, this seminar is hosted at the Disneyland Hotel Convention Center, which is attended by 1,000+ construction defect and insurance claims industry professionals.

MC Consultants has served as a sponsor of this annual event since its inception.

MC Consultants: www.mcconsultants.com

DATE: April 22, 2022

CONTACT: Dana Ducommun
Phone: (760) 930-9966
E-mail: Dana.Ducommun@mcconsultants.com

MC CONSULTANTS ANNOUNCES TWO NEW DIRECTOR ROLES:  DIRECTOR, CAUSE & ORIGIN SERVICES AND DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL FIELD SERVICES

MC Consultants, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of 2 forensic consulting experts to serve the Director roles of Cause & Origin Services and Technical Field Services.

1. Steve McKibban has been promoted to Director, Cause & Origin Services.

In this role, Steve will lead the forensics consulting team’s efforts to deliver high quality services specific to the growing demands related to cause and origin investigation claims.  Mr. McKibban will continue to serve MC clients as a general contractor, roofing, and waterproofing expert.

2. Chad Polivka has been promoted to Director, Technical Field Services.

In this role, Chad will work with the management team with the ongoing development of training materials and implementation of best practices. In   addition, Chad will be responsible for monitoring MC’s field activities. Mr. Polivka will continue to serve assigned MC clients as a general contractor expert.

MC Consultants: www.mcconsultants.com