The Allied Team
Joanna Wade Brooks
President
OVERVIEW:
Ms. Brooks is the principal owner of Allied Construction Consultants and Allied Roofing Consultants and Services, Inc. Her primary responsibilities include general business management, staffing and scheduling coordination, and supervision of consulting staff.
With over 18 years of experience in construction project management, property management real estate appraisals and real estate development, she understands the entire life cycle needs of construction projects and maintains an owner's perspective as to the value provided by independent professional consultants and team members involved in large construction projects.
Ms. Brooks' previous experience includes developing and managing large construction projects as Senior Vice President of Development and Construction. Her duties included site selection, project budget development, oversight of all architectural, engineering, and construction documents, bid reviews, and on-site project management. Projects executed under Ms. Brooks' direction included:
Ms. Brooks also understands the responsibilities and budgeting concerns of facilities managers.Thomas Kurilla, RC, RO, WPC
Senior Roofing Consultant
OVERVIEW:
With an extensive background in the exterior envelope of all types of facilities, Mr. Kurilla brings over 25 years of specialized experience involving the evaluation of existing building components, condition assessments, design, cost estimating, specifications development, and in-depth coordination of structural and mechanical requirements for a variety of roofing and exterior envelope projects around the country. His analytical experience and working knowledge of on-site and laboratory testing of roofing, waterproofing, masonry and curtain-wall systems also provides great value to TeamALLIED's clients.
Mr. Kurilla's position with Crain Engineering, Inc. earlier in his career assisted in sharpening his areas of expertise. As a Roofing and Waterproofing Consultant, Mr. Kurilla was head of the department handling all facets of roofing and waterproofing issues. Widely recognized as a legal expert, he provides expert testimonies in many litigation cases that assist clients in monetary reparation.
Mr. Kurilla has served on the Metro Dade County Product Approval Board, commissioned to study and test wind uplift design criteria for exterior building components, including testing and researching building product wind uplift capabilities and failures.
Paul W. Scanlon, P.E., C.E.M., G.B.E.
Principal Engineer
OVERVIEW:
Mr. Scanlon has over 31 years of experience in all aspects of engineering, architecture, and construction. His experience includes building systems design and specifications; facility condition assessments and forensic investigations; research activities; ASCE 7-98 wind uplift calculations; TAS 105 field withdrawal resistance test analyses; RAS 117 roofing fastener attachment analyses; and managing major programs and projects for key clients. Mr. Scanlon's project experiences include institutional, educational, military, government, aviation, transit, commercial, residential, and recreational facilities.
Mr. Scanlon is a licensed P.E. in 14 states including Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, New Jersey, Illinois and Washington. He is a Certified Energy Manager and Green Building Engineer. A Bachelor of Architectural Engineering graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, Paul is also a member of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, the National Society for Professional Engineers, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers, and the Association of Energy Engineers.
Mr. Scanlon is a notable author and guest lecturer on energy-efficient/ sustainable design, building systems integration, energy management, facilities condition assessments, and asset management programs. He has received numerous ASHRAE awards for his accomplishments in innovative new technology, energy management, and energy-efficient design.
Michael W.Johnson
Senior Roofing Consultant
OVERVIEW:
Mr. Johnson has 25 years of experience in all facets of the roofing industry, including:
• 6 years as Principal of a commercial roofing/waterproofing consulting company;
• 14 years as an Officer in a leading commercial roofing construction firm;
• 3 years as Principal of a commercial roofing construction company; and
• 2 years as a roofing/waterproofing manufacturer's representative.
Mr. Johnson's background includes extensive experience in conducting roofing systems assessments, design, construction, and maintenance for both new and re-roofing projects using a variety of roofing systems. Based on his practical experience in construction and cost estimating for commercial roofing contracting firms, Mr. Johnson is very proficient at planning and budgeting cost effective methods to repair and/or replace roofing systems for existing buildings, as well as estimating the costs for new facility roofing and waterproofing systems.
Mr. Johnson's consulting experience ranges geographically from Texas to South Florida, including many states in between. His experience in South Florida makes him very knowledgeable regarding the Florida Building Code and HVHZ design requirements as well as FM Insurance requirements.
He is active in a number of professional organizations, including:
• National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA)
• Roofing Contractors Association of Texas (RCAT)
• Construction Specifiers Institute (CSI)
• Roof Consultants Institute (RCI)
Thomas Steier
Senior Roofing Consultant
Overview:
Mr. Steier has 30 years of experience in all facets of the roofing industry. This experience was gained through holding a variety of positions within the roofing industry - from Journeyman Roofer and Construction Supervisor for Multi Roof Systems of New York to National Account Assistant for Soprema USA, to President of Eagle Roofing and Sheet Metal.
Mr. Steier's background includes extensive experience in conducting roofing systems assessments, design, construction, and maintenance for both new and re-roofing projects using built-up, modified bituminous, single-ply, sheet metal, slate, and tile roofing systems. His practical knowledge of roofing systems and products enable him to assist clients in determining the most cost efficient method to repair and/or replace roofing systems for existing buildings.
He is very knowledgeable regarding the Florida Building Code and HVHZ design requirements through project experiences in South Florida and Puerto Rico, including the re-roofing of large pharmaceutical manufacturing plants requiring careful design and installation methods to avoid business losses caused by the loss of production. He has also worked closely with multi-building portfolio managers/owners to establish roof life cycle cost programs, and has provided roofing design, consulting, and application services to the Miami-Dade school system.
Glenn Benner, RC, RO, CSI
Senior Project Manager
OVERVIEW:
Mr. Benner is a member with the International Waterproofing Association (IWA) and Roofing Industry Education Institute (RIEI) and the Construction Specifiers Institute (CSI). His professional affiliations, coupled with over 15 years field experience as a roof and waterproofing forensics consultant, keeps him current with industry standards, codes, and testing requirements for a wide variety of roofing and exterior waterproofing applications. Mr. Benner has provided a wide variety of consulting services to the roofing industry, due to his practical knowledge of the Florida Building Code HVHZ design requirements, construction requirements and product approval process and applications.
Vince Minko, RCI
Project Manager
OVERVIEW:
Mr. Minko draws on his technical background and communications skills to manage the entire life cycle of roofing/waterproofing projects, coordinating documentation of existing conditions found in the field through the production of CAD drawings, specifications, and bidding documents.
His knowledge of current office technology, including MS Word, MS Publisher, MS Excel, and various Computer Aided Design and Drafting programs enables him to smoothly coordinate and integrate all aspects of construction documentation.
Representative projects in which Mr. Minko has provided various services include the following:
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Michael P. Miller
Project Manager & Field Inspector
OVERVIEW:
Mr. Miller, a graduate of Kent State University College of Business, specializes in the technical aspects of building roofing and exterior envelope field inspections, detailed assessments, testing, maintenance/ repair and replacement cost estimating, and project scheduling. He is well versed in various computer programs geared towards field data in the construction arena such as Excel, Access, C++, Visual Basic and Oracle, in addition to his knowledge of exterior envelope problematic issues and remedial solutions.
While working with a large University who had time and budget constraints and serious life safety issues, Mike was able to obtain a realistic budget, prioritize remedial needs in a time frame that suited the budgetary constraints, with analysis data obtained from the site and local wage scales to formulate the plan of action, then monitor and document job progress through the completion the of project.
Mr. Miller's technical applications provide a faster, more accurate report of conditions to our clients, such as the assessment of the roofing assemblies' useful life and annual maintenance costs compared to the cost of replacement of the assemblies. This imparts our client with important information for managing their facility assets, budgets, and schedules.
Stephen Estevez, RRO, RCI
Field Inspector
OVERVIEW:
Mr. Estevez has over 25 years experience in the roofing industry, both as a contractor and a roofing/waterproofing consultant, providing him with a unique insight into the roof consulting field.
Typical project responsibilities executed by Mr. Estevez include roofing evaluation and assessments, verification and documentation of existing conditions; in- progress construction inspections; daily monitoring, photo documentation, logging of daily conditions, problem resolution and client communications during the construction phase; annual inspections; storm damage assessments; and the planning and budgeting or roof system projects.
Nathan Benner, RO
Field Inspector
OVERVIEW:
Mr. Benner is an experienced field technician, responsible for the accurate documentation of existing roofing conditions and deficiencies, as well as verification of existing drawings and the generation of site drawings as required. He is also well versed in conducting tile uplift testing and fastener withdrawal testing for re-roofing applications. Responsibilities as they relate to construction project monitoring and inspections include technical inspections and documentation/verification of site conditions as they relate to the published specifications and schedules. He is well versed in monitoring day to day project operations with timely progress reports which include photo documentation, daily log of conditions, problem resolution and communications with the client, contractor & Management.
Mr. Benner is experienced in roofing, insulation and substructure as well as exterior building waterproofing from the perspective of a contractor, giving him a unique insight into the territory of roof consulting. At other firms, Nathan has been responsible for future forecasting of computer models based on multiple variables to establish accurate future trends utilized for budgetary planning and proposals. His unique background in both the world of contracting and computer enhanced extrapolated projections makes him invaluable to our clients in terms of practical application of raw data utilized to establish accurate project budgets and assessments.
Nathan's skill and knowledge in electronics, computer software, accounting, business management and law, coupled with his practical experience in contracting, consulting and reporting, enable him to achieve exceptional results for our clients' needs. With the additional education of computer system technology, data entry in a variety of programs including Access, Excel and Storm (Future Trend Forecasting), as well as the associated practical applications thereof, Mr. Benner is an asset to our company and clients.
Doug Shutler, ME, RC
Field Inspector & Laboratory Technician
OVERVIEW:
Mr. Shutler is a Mechanical Engineer and certified Roofing Consultant with extensive experience in field inspections and roof sample collection, as well as laboratory testing. He is also quite experienced in field evaluations/condition assessments and surveys, and regularly performs repair specifications development, contract document preparation, contract administration and construction observation of repairs for industrial, institutional and commercial facilities.
Mr. Shutler's work experience also includes the development of commercial and residential general construction requirements for the installation of doors, windows, roofing and stormwater drainage systems.
Mr. Shutler is well versed and experienced in all facets of laboratory standards and procedures. He is responsible for identifying the type of tests to perform on samples, as well as insuring that all tests are performed according to standardized procedures.