Michael Villalba

About Michael Villalba

Construction ServicesSpecialties: 30 years of construction experience including Construction Cost Estimating Services, 19 years of forensic construction consulting experience in building repair and restoration, building failure analysis, cost estimating, standard of care, subcontractor allocations, slip and fall and construction safety. Assisting attorneys and insurance professionals in complex legal and risk management. Mr. Villalba has assisted in dispute resolution on behalf of commercial and residential developers, general contractors, subcontractors, municipalities and associations.

Experience

1. Director of Product Development

   Pete Fowler Construction

   Jun 2015 — Present · San Clemente, CA, US

   Senior expert construction consultant and cost estimator with experience in virtually every role in the contracting and building industry including laborer, carpenter, superintendent, project manager, estimator, quality control inspector, operations manager, and owner of a general building contracting firm. Mike\'s experience is wide and deep with project types including single-family residences, multi-family projects, mixed use developments, commercial, institutional, industrial, low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise construction. Mike serves clients who are property owners and managers, developers and contractors, product manufacturers and suppliers, insurers and lawyers. A seasoned leader having held management positions supervising, directing, training and evaluating the work of tradesmen as well as professional consulting staff at well-known firms. In his role as a building consultant Mike serves as a technical expert, evaluating and testing physical building performance, examining enormous volumes of project documentation, making repair recommendations, estimating project costs, tendering projects for bid, and rendering professional opinions that aid in moving projects to conclusion. As an expert witness Mr. Villalba is experienced in composing declarations, as well as offering deposition and trial testimony. CATEGORIES OF EXPERTISEConstruction Management, Contracts & ContractingConstruction Cost Estimating & BudgetingConstruction Defect ClaimsConstruction QualityBuilding and Property Inspection, Testing & EvaluationBuilding Codes & StandardsExpert Witness, Mediation & Testimony

Education

• University of Phoenix

  Bachelors of Science

  2005 — 2008

• University of Phoenix

  Masters of Arts Education

  2008 — 2010

Skills

• Xactanalysis
• Mold Certified
• Building Failure Analysis
• Presentation Development
• Cost Estimating
• Professional Liability Analysis
• Critical Path
• Construction Forensic Audits
• Developer Expert
• Osha 30-Hour
• Smoke and Fire Restoration Certified
• Third Party Exposure Analysis
• Slip Resistance
• General Contractor Expert
• Project Planning
• Risk Assessment
• Framing
• Evidence Collection
• Subcontractor Expert
• Technical Writing
• Fenestration
• Waterproofing
• Slip and Fall
• Expert Witness
• Budgets
• Project Management
• Bad Faith
• Roofing
• Concrete
• Technical Presentations
• Subcontractor Allocations
• Xactimate 28
• First Party Claims
• Licensed Icc Building Inspector
• Thermography
• Stucco
• Expert Testimony
• Construction Forensics
• Tribometer Certified
• Osha 10