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BSC FORENSICS

BSC Forensics, part of Alpine Intel, is dedicated to providing clients with the expertise to handle even the most challenging commercial and large loss property claims. With over a decade of experience assessing properties such as high-rises, multi-family complexes, and educational facilities, our licensed engineers specialize in large-loss evaluations and catastrophe damage assessments with precision. Customers appreciate our use of advanced technology and thorough investigations to deliver accurate, comprehensive reports. We conduct 100% Assessments on large properties, documenting elements with photos and data visualization, ensuring accurate damage assessments, and eliminating the need for additional damage assessment requests. 

With our team holding multiple licenses and certifications, and a nationwide network of engineers and building consultants, we provide unmatched expertise in evaluating perils from earthquakes to storm surge, and assessments in construction defects, fenestration damage, and more. BSC’s trial-tested experts are ready to help you at any stage in litigation, including deposition, mediation, arbitration, and trial. Our litigation support includes expert testimony, subrogation, peer review, non-disclosed consulting experts, and demonstrative exhibits or graphics. Insurance claim adjusters and legal professionals trust our experts for complex loss, construction deficiency, and catastrophe event assessments. 

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MISSION

BSC unites structured support with industry-leading technology, empowering our expert team to reliably serve our clients with scientific accuracy.

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LEADERSHIP

JARROD C. BURNS, MS, PE

FOUNDER, OWNER

SERVES AS SENIOR FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR SPECIALIZING IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING ENCLOSURES/GLAZING SYSTEMS

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON BSC’S COMPLEX & LARGE LOSS PROJECT TEAM

STRUCTURAL DESIGN, FAILURE ANALYSIS, CONSTRUCTION DEFECT, PREMISES SAFETY/INJURY (INCLUDING TRIPS AND SLIPS), WATER LOSSES, WIND ASSESSMENTS, FOUNDATION PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS (INCLUDING MOVEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO PLUMBING LEAKS), BUILDING ENVELOPES, AND MUCH MORE

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BENJAMIN P. SWAN, MS, CFA

CEO / CFO

PROVIDES STRATEGIC, FINANCIAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP FOR BSC FORENSICS

OVER 21 YEARS OF EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

PRIOR TO BSC, SERVED IN COO, PRESIDENT, AND SVP NATIONAL OPERATIONS ROLES FOR EXACTA LAND SURVEYORS, WINDROSE LAND SERVICES, AND MERIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS

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BILL HERRING, PE

COO

LEADS ENGINEERING, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND OPERATIONS TEAMS

OVER 23 YEARS OF ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT & EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

PRIOR TO BSC, SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF ENVISTA FORENSICS

 

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DANIEL D. SWAN, PE, PMP

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

LEADS PROJECT MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICS, AND AVIATION TEAMS. CHIEF PILOT

OVER 16 YEARS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL OPERATIONS LEADERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

PRIOR TO BSC, SERVED AS DIRECTOR FOR CISCO SYSTEMS AND MERIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS

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LINDSEY BEAM

DIRECTOR OF CLIENT RELATIONS

SERVES AS A LIAISON WITH CLIENTS TO ESTABLISH NEW AND EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS, COORDINATES CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES, BUILDS AND MAINTAINS RELATIONSHIPS

LINDSEY BEGAN HER FORENSIC ENGINEERING CAREER IN 2008 AND HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE AWARDS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE INCLUDING THE JOHN MANDEL DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

 

JEFF GISH, PE, DFE

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

OVER 23 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN FORENSIC ENGINEERING, FACILITIES DIAGNOSTICS, GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND TESTING, AND BUILDING ENCLOSURE CONSULTING AND TESTING

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON BSC’S COMPLEX & LARGE LOSS PROJECT TEAM

PROVIDED EXPERT WITNESS AND LITIGATION SUPPORT FOR OVER 19 YEARS, ON HUNDREDS OF CASES, TESTIFIED MORE THAN 50 TIMES (DEPOSITIONS, ARBITRATIONS, PRELIMINARY/DAUBERT
HEARINGS, OPEN COURT TESTIMONY)

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EVAN J. MARSHALL, PE, SE

DIRECTOR OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

CONCRETE AND MASONRY STRUCTURES EXPERT (STRUCTURAL ENGINEER) WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ENGINEERING DESIGN, ANALYSIS, AND FIELD INVESTIGATION ON LARGE
AND COMPLEX STRUCTURES

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON BSC’S COMPLEX & LARGE LOSS PROJECT TEAM

STRUCTURAL LEAD ON A US $1.2 BILLION MINE PROJECT, TO HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS, MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS, SHOPPING CENTERS, AND SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES

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TRAVIS E. TISDALE, PE

SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION

EVALUATED HUNDREDS OF STRUCTURES FOR DAMAGES RELATED TO ROOFING, CLADDING, FRAMING, MOISTURE INTRUSION AND FOUNDATIONS FROM VARIOUS CAUSES

DETERMINED THE EXTENT OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF BUILDINGS AFTER FIRES

BEEN DEPOSED AND TESTIFIED AS AN EXPERT IN VARIOUS VENUES ON MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION DEFECT AND STORM DAMAGE CASES; ACTED AS COURT-APPOINTED NEUTRAL UMPIRE IN AN APPRAISAL

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ANDREW J. FEENSTRA, PE, AIA

SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

20 YEARS OF BUILDING ENCLOSURE AND ARCHITECTURE EXPERIENCE

CAUSE AND EXTENT OF CONDITIONS AT BUILDING ENCLOSURE ELEMENTS AND FENESTRATIONS, SUCH AS GLAZING SYSTEMS

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON BSC’S COMPLEX & LARGE LOSS PROJECT TEAM

EXPERIENCE INCLUDES CATASTROPHE RESPONSE INVOLVING HURRICANES, FLOODS, TORNADOES

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ANTHONY WM. FLYNN, CFEI, CFI, CIH, PE

SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

OVER 40 YEARS OF DOMESTIC AND OVERSEAS ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (PE) IN OVER 20 STATES AND HAS THE UNIQUE DISCTINCTION OF BEING QUALIFIED BY THE TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (TBPE) IN THE MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND CIVIL DISCIPLINES

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON BSC’S COMPLEX & LARGE LOSS PROJECT TEAM

PRIOR TO FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS, WORKED IN COMPUTER MANUFACTURING, OILFIELD EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING, AND AEROSPACE (NASA), INCLUDING THE FINAL MISSIONS OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM

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ANDREW S. INGRAM, PE

SENIOR ENGINEER

OVER 9 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DESIGNED AND ASSESSED OF OFFSHORE EQUIPMENT FOR THE ENERGY INDUSTRY.

INVESTIGATED SPLIT UNIT MECHANICAL HVAC SYSTEMS, ROOFING, CLADDINGS, AND FENESTRATIONS, AMONG OTHER BUILDING ELEMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND SYSTEMS, SMALL- AND LARGE-SCALE COMMERCIAL FACILITIES

PRIMARY INVENTOR OF HIS FIRST GRANTED PATENT AND IS INCLUDED IN MORE THAN 3 OTHER PATENT APPLICATIONS

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FRANK D. POAG, CFEI, PE

SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

SPECIALIZING IN LOSS INVESTIGATION AND FAILURE ANALYSIS WITH OVER 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCEIN MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, FORENSIC INVESTIGATION, AND FAILURE ANALYSIS

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON BSC’S COMPLEX & LARGE LOSS PROJECT TEAM

ORIGIN AND CAUSE ASSESSMENTS FOR FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS, ELECTROCUTIONS/FATALITIES, APPLIANCE & ELECTRONIC FAILURES, HVAC SYSTEMS, ELEVATORS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND WIRING, WATER DAMAGE TO ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, ETC

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ANDREW N. SMITH, PE

SENIOR ENGINEER

OVER 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN STRUCTURAL AND FORENSIC ENGINEERING

STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND FORENSIC ASSESSMENTS: FAILURE ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS; WIND ASSESSMENTS; HAIL ASSESSMENTS; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; FOUNDATION PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS; AND BUILDING ENCLOSURE ASSESSMENTS

COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, MULTI-FAMILY, INDUSTRIAL, EDUCATION, AND GOVERNMENT FACILITIES

EXPERT WITNESS, LITIGATION SUPPORT, AND DEPOSITION TESTIMONY

 

BSC Forensics is part of the Alpine Intel suite of services. Alpine Intel is dedicated to innovation across the insurance industry, delivering actionable intelligence that helps our customers achieve peak claims performance.