EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE  

• CEO and President of J. Caldarera & Company, Inc., a Professional General Contractor/Design Build & Construction Management Firm specializing in Complex Construction Projects, Surety Completion Work, Historic Restoration & Forensic Investigative Construction/Demolition Work, Highway/Bridge/Site Construction – 45 years as CEO/President;


• Specialized professional expertise in building construction, geotechnical/deep foundations, concrete foundations, earthwork, wood design and wood finishes;


• Graduate from Louisiana State University in 1977 – Construction Technology, Construction Management/Engineering;


• Licensed in Louisiana & Mississippi. Licensed in Building Construction, Highway, Street and Bridge Construction, Heavy Construction, Municipal and Public Works Construction, Electrical, Plumbing, and Construction Management; accepted in Tennessee;


• Provides consultation and litigation support in Construction Management, Estimation, Scheduling, Project Management; including forensic evaluations and schedule analyses related to construction projects and delay claims, including project delays in completion, cause and origin of claims related to Builder’s Risk and Property insurance; estimation of damages/construction defects; Certified Thermographer; Moisture intrusion expert; Licensed insurance adjuster, insurance appraiser; Mediator, Arbitrator and Project Neutral;


• Qualified as expert in construction means, methods, techniques, procedures and sequencing; scheduling and estimation, insurance adjustment, building envelope/building sciences, and roofing/water intrusion; concrete, sitework and general building construction; Construction Manager for major sureties on Completion projects;


• Certified by the AACE International as Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP); Certified Estimator;


• Speaker at ABA National Surety/Fidelity Conferences; Speaker AICPA National Conferences; Owners and Developers Conferences; Legal Aid Bureau; AGC – Claims documentation and prosecution, Application/Interpretation of AIA A201 General Conditions; Moderator/Faculty Professor Louisiana Public Bid Law, Scheduling, Project Management, Builders Risk Claims Handling, Preparation, and Policy Requirements, and Construction Documentation/Tools Seminars;

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE

• Over four decades of experience in the Construction Industry in Building Construction, Heavy Construction, Highway, Street and Bridge Construction, Municipal and Public Works Construction and Construction Management. Projects include large, highly complex projects to small, relatively simple projects resulting in over four decades of practical experience covering virtually every kind of construction project.


• Accumulated actual work experience in various trades, including specialty fields such as concrete work; pile driving; earthwork (including earthen dams/levees); carpentry and millwork; drywall; roofing; structural steel erection and pre-cast concrete erection; masonry; railroad construction; plumbing; electrical; infrastructure work such as paving, water, drainage structures, and piping; pumping stations; sewer lift stations, structures, and piping; bridge building; and associated support work for these various trades.


• Experienced in all facets of residential (single and multi-family), industrial and commercial construction with specialization in bridge construction, earthwork, site-work, and pile driving.


• Experienced in demolition and emergency fire repair, special and catastrophe construction including explosion, fire, and earth tremor. Immediately after 1988 Shell Norco Explosion, performed extensive reconstruction of refinery with zero downtime.


• Experienced in waste treatment facility construction, containment construction for waste dump facilities, pumping stations, industrial plants, railroad terminals, intermodal facilities, railroad switch yard and track construction, highway, street, and bridge construction, drainage structures, controlled temperature warehouses, office buildings, banks, schools, historic restoration and renovations, hospitals, shopping centers, baseball stadiums, performing arts centers, sports facilities, multi-use facilities, basketball and volleyball arenas, heliports, airports, retail stores, restaurants, churches and convents, funeral homes, hotels, libraries, fire stations, and private residences. Experienced in real estate planning and development. Construction of residential developments including all infrastructure.

• Served as arbitrator and tribunal member, as well as chairman of arbitration panels.


• Served as mediator and arbitrator on catastrophic recovery matters and various construction matters.


• Served as appraiser on insurance matters, as well as independent general adjuster involved in resolving insurance disputes; served in the capacity of auditor for various claims.


• Served as Project Neutral on construction projects enabling ongoing dispute resolution on highly contentious projects.