Damian Taylor

Experience

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  PaRR Inspections

  Aug 2008 - Nov 2011

  Quality Assurance & Security Clearance / Biometrics Technician

  Review of inspections for accuracy and accordance with guidelines. Ensuring quality control for PaRR Inspections. In charge of securing equipment on location and protecting personally identifiable information. Processing bio-metric data and background checks. Ran field inspection support, technical support and equipment issue/inventory. In charge of inventory and arranging shipments of equipment to and from field office to PaRR’s Depot.

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  PaRR Inspections

  Aug 2012 - Aug 2013

  Disaster Field Office IT Staff

  Deployed to multiple disaster areas to setup the field office & network infrastructure. Providing ongoing technical support to the field office staff and to the field inspectors. During these deployments performed other duties to include quality assurance inspection review, training & development of training material, and equipment management.

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  Dewberry

  Sept 2013 - Oct 2017

  Assistant Project Manager

  3/16 - 10/17: Assessed damages to structures and residences of applicants to the CDBG-DR program NY Rising. Rebuilding damaged homes to include elevation of home above BFE, and adherence to HUD guidelines for decent, safe, and sanitary homes. Utilizing Xactimate ver. 27.5 and digital photography for reports submitted to the NY Rising program. Additional duties included the design, setup and maintenance of field office network and NAS device, along with development of training material & training of the quality assurance staff and field inspectors. Development of a reports management system and data tracking for all project data.9/13 - 10/17: Assessed damages to structures and residences of applicants to the CDBG-DR program Build It Back, inspections for single family housing, multi-family housing and major apartment complexes. Insuring adherence to HUD guidelines & decent, safe, and sanitary homes. Utilizing Xactimate ver. 28 and digital photography for reports submitted to the Build It Back program. Additional duties included the design, setup and maintenance of field office network and NAS device, along with development of training material & training of the quality assurance staff and field inspectors. Development of a reports management system and data tracking for all project data. Show less

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  WSP USA

  Oct 2017 - now

  Damage Assessor

  Federally Declared DisastersAssessed damages to structures and residences of applicants to FEMA’s Individuals and Households program due to Hurricane Irma and other federally declared disasters throughout the United States. Conducted over 500 disaster housing inspections including initial inspections, special project inspections, quality control inspections, and special needs inspections, including damage assessments and digital photography reports. Utilizing Federal cost estimating software. Duties included contacting and locating applicants throughout the United States, assessing structural functionality, safety and sanitation levels of applicant’s residences using FEMA inspection guidelines and policies, determining eligibility and award amounts for FEMA applicants. Show less

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  Ardurra Group, LLC

  Jan 2018 - Sept 2019

  Columbia, SC – CDBG-DR Program in response to 2015 Flooding event and 2016 Hurricane Matthew. Training of field inspectors in accordance with State guidelines. Assessed damages to structures and residences of applicants for the block grant program. Conduction of disaster housing inspections with State Officials – to include determination for Rehabilitation or Replacement of structure, and adherence to HUD guidelines for Housing Quality Standards. Write and submit the Estimated Cost of Repair Report. Utilizing Xactimate ver. 28 and digital photography for reports submitted to the SCDRO. QA/QC of the field inspectors and office staff. Additional duties included the design, setup and maintenance of field NAS device, along with development of training material & training of the both office and field staff. Show less Community Development Block Grant Program in response to 2015 Flooding event and 2016 Hurricane Matthew. Training of field inspectors in accordance with State guidelines. Assessed damages to structures and residences of applicants for the block grant program. Conduction of disaster housing inspections with State Officials – to include determination for rehabilitation or replacement of structure, and adherence to HUD guidelines for Housing Quality Standards. Write and submit the Estimated Cost of Repair report. Utilizing Xactimate ver. 28 and digital photography for reports submitted to the SCDRO. QA/QC of the field inspectors and office staff. Additional duties included the design, setup and maintenance of field NAS device, along with development of training material & training of the both office and field staff. Show less

  • Damage Assessment Supervisor

    Jan 2018 - Sept 2019

  • Sr. Damage Assessment Manager

    Jan 2018 - Sept 2019
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  AECOM FIELD SERVICES, LLC

  Sept 2019 - now

  Quality Control Manager

  Quality control/quality assurance for CDBG-DR program compliance and estimate costs.