Steve Bigham
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
Phone:
971.599.1981
Email:
Address:
4145 SW Watson Ave., Suite 350
Beaverton, Oregon 97005
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Steve Bigham
Steve Bigham's career began in 1999 and spans more than two decades as a disaster restoration professional with experience in fire, water, mold, biohazard, and complex restoration projects.
Since 2015, Steve has worked a variety of diverse consulting projects, and disputes involving estimating, scope identification, forensic invoice analysis, site monitoring, and other restoration related issues on commercial and residential properties.
EDUCATION
MASTER WATER RESTORER (MWR)
Institute of Inspection Cleaning & Restoration
WATER LOSS SPECIALIST (WLS)
Restoration Industry Association
JOURNEYMAN WATER RESTORER (JWR)
Institute of Inspection Cleaning & Restoration
JOURNEYMAN TEXTILE CLEANER (JTC)
Institute of Inspection Cleaning & Restoration
APPLIED STRUCTURAL DRYING (ASD)
Institute of Inspection Cleaning & Restoration
FIRE & SMOKE RESTORATION (FSRT)
Institute of Inspection Cleaning & Restoration
WATER DAMAGE RESTORATION (WRT)
Institute of Inspection Cleaning & Restoration
UPHOLSTERY & FABRIC TECH. (UFT)
Institute of Inspection Cleaning & Restoration
APPLIED MICROBIAL REMEDIATION (AMRT)
Restoration Consultants
OSHA 10-HR Construction
Summit Training Source
LEVEL 1 THERMOGRAPHER
Infrared Training Center
RESTORATIVE DRYING 201
DRI-EAZ University
CLANDESTINE LAB ASSESSMENT & DECONTAMINATION
Meth Lab Cleanup Co.
SAMPLING AIQ CONTAMINATES
Indoor Air Quality Association
THE FUNDAMENTALS OF IAQ CONTAMINANTS
Indoor Air Quality Association
MOLD REMEDIATION
Indoor Air Quality Association
SUCCESSFUL SUBROGATION I
Claims Training Systems
SUCCESSFUL SUBROGATION II
Claims Training Systems
EXPERIENCE
Clackamas County Mall Shooting
Clackamas, OR
Commercial • 520,000 SF
Provided Project Management and Biohazard Restoration Services following the 2012 shooting spree by Jacob Roberts at a popular suburban mall.
Hotel Alder
Portland, OR
Commercial • 43,000 SF
Provided site documentation, scope verification, project estimates, and invoice analysis following the heavy fire, smoke, water, and mold damages throughout five floors of a historic building in downtown Portland.
The Majestic Theater
San Antonio, TX
Commercial • 69,858 SF
Provided site monitoring, scope verification, and invoice analysis following a domestic water line break above a historical theatre affecting nine floors of residential apartments.
Portland State University
Portland, OR
Educational • 15,000 SF
Provided Project Management and water restoration Services following. The fill sensor on a sub-level fire suppression water tank malfunctioned in the below-grade bookstore flooding the structure overnight with more than 224,415 gallons of water.
The University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
Educational • 100,000 SF
Provided invoice analysis and recommendations following water mitigation repairs from multiple university buildings subsequent a freeze event that damaged numerous domestic water lines throughout the campus.
Coos County Airport
North Bend, OR
Government • 51,914 SF
Provided a repair claim analysis and expert report recommendations. Separated damage costs by loss event. A newly constructed structure received damages occurring from ongoing rainwater leaks throughout construction.
Washington County Courthouse
Hillsboro, OR
Government • 89,040 SF
Provided site documentation, scope verification, project estimates, and invoice analysis following water loss events affecting the Washington County Courthouse and council office spaces in 2016 and 2018.
Good Samaritan Hospital
Portland, OR
Healthcare • 55,500 SF
Provided project management and restoration services following a water heater malfunction. Subsequent damage involved three floors of medical office space and an embryonic lab.
Mental Health Rehabilitation Retreat
Naples, ID
Healthcare • 7,041 SF
Provided site documentation, scope verification, and invoice analysis following a water loss caused by freezing temperatures at a remote mental health rehabilitation retreat.
Crater Lake Lodge
Crater Lake National Park, OR
Hotel & Spa • 57,208 SF
Provided site documentation, scope verification, project estimates, and invoice analysis. Power generators failed during heavy winter snowstorms at the remote and historic Crater Lake Lodge. The generator failure allowed numerous domestic water lines to freeze and break.
Residence Inn Hotel
Boise, ID
Hotel & Spa • 330,000 SF
Provided site documentation, scope verification, project ROM's, and invoice analysis. The building suffered from multiple rainwater leaks during construction affecting twelve floors.
Pape Kenworth Truck Plant
Portland, OR
Industrial • 61,750 SF
Provided Project Management and fire restoration Services. A truck fire caused building damages with heavy smoke damage throughout the structure. Remediation work saved 2.4 MM of anticipated building repair costs.
Semiconductor Material Supplier Plant
Portland, OR
Industrial • 15,000 SF
Provided site documentation, monitoring, project ROM's, comp. estimates, and invoice analysis. The building manufactured proprietary semiconductor products and suffered heavy fire and smoke damage. Repairs occurred around production and required unique repair solutions.
Sundance Marina
Portland, OR
Industrial • 98,250 SF
Provided site documentation, project ROM's, bidding packages, repair estimates, and invoice analysis. A dry dock storage facility for boats sustained heavy smoke damages to an adjoining building and critical fire damage to the main structure.
A Warehousing & Distribution Logistics Plant
Seattle, WA
Industrial • 85,000 SF
Provided site documentation, monitoring, project ROM's, and invoice analysis. A warehouse distribution plant sustained notable fire damage when pallet contents spontaneously ignited during storage.
A Fruit Processing Plant
Wenatchee, WA
Industrial • 90,000 SF
Completed an emergency restoration invoice review and provided analysis recommendations. Wildfires caused heavy fire and smoke damage to a fruit packing facility.
A Chemical Storage Warehouse
Woodburn, OR
Industrial • 10,800 SF
Provided site documentation, monitoring, project ROM, the scope of repair drawings, and performed an invoice analysis. A pallet of agriculture chemicals spontaneously combusted damaging a chemical storage facility requiring environmental cleanup.
A Compound Bow Manufacturer
Walla Walla, WA
Industrial • 16,000 SF
Provided a repair estimate and schedule. An industrial building designed for magnesium bow manufacturing suffered severe fire damage from a magnesium dust fire when shavings from the manufacturing process ignited.
Paper Product Manufacturer
Phoenix, AZ
Industrial • 331,100 SF
Provided invoice and scope review following emergency services. Created a comprehensive expert report outlining recommendations on concrete slab dry down expenses and typical repair scope.
Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort
Hilton Head Island, SC
Residential • 225,000 SF
Provided site monitoring and documentation during emergency mitigation services. Hurricane Matthew damaged two adjacent, 5-story buildings at the Omni Hilton head resort.
St. Innocent's Academy
Kodiak, AK
Residential • 7,800 SF
Provided emergency invoice analysis and recommendations. The building sustained heavy water damage after the roof blew off during a windstorm.
SERVICES
Project Estimating
Site Documentation
Project Management
Site Monitoring (Clerking)
Desk Reviews
Spherical & 3D Scanning
Site Takeoffs
Thermographic Inspections
Schedule Analysis & Review
Expert Reports