John Hardisty Juan Cruz
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John Hardisty
Curriculum Vitae
Professional Experience
Hardisty Construction, LLC.
- President—Construction Defect Litigation Consulting and Expert Witness Services
- San Diego, California 1990—Present
- Phoenix, Arizona 1999—2010
- Denver, Colorado 2001—2012
- Las Vegas, Nevada 2001—2012
Melhorn Construction, Inc.
- Chief Operation Officer—Commercial General Contractor 2004—Present
- Project Manager Commercial Construction 1987—1988
- Superintendent Commercial Construction 1980—1987 San Diego, California
Hardisty, Inc.
- 1983—2010
- President—Commercial Drywall—Steel Studs/Tenant Improvements San Diego, California
Munson Hardisty, LLC
- 2007—2010
- Partner—Commercial/Residential General Contractor Knoxville, Tennessee
Legacy Pointe, LLC
- 2007—2010
- Developer/Owner—252 unit development Knoxville, Tennessee
North American Environmental dba Great American Drywall
- 1997—1999
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- President
Mission Hills Development
- 1989—1993
- San Diego, California
- General Partner Residential Construction and Land Development
Rancho Homes
- 1989—1991
- San Diego, California
- General Partner Residential Construction and Land Development
Western Development Corporation
- 1988—1989
- San Diego, California
- Project Manager Commercial and Residential Construction and Land Development
Education
- College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
- 1973—1978
- Double Major: Economics, Political Science
- Mesa College, San Diego, California
- 1980—1985
- Courses Included: Building Codes & Enforcement, Structural Concrete Inspection, Commercial Estimating, Residential Building Inspection, Surveying, Construction Law, Real Estate Law, and Residential Drafting and Design.
Qualifications
Journeyman in all phases of carpentry, framing, cabinet making, residential sheet metal, roofing, stucco, waterproofing, concrete, masonry, drywall and insulation.
General Contractor—Low-rise commercial, residential construction, residential land/subdivision development, structural concrete, formwork, pools, custom landscape/structures.
Estimating—Low-rise commercial and residential, tenant improvements, retrofit, remodeling, and construction litigation.
Forensic Consultant Residential and commercial construction regarding building codes, standard of care, sequencing, work product and product performance, contracts, building products, quality, installation and estimates. Develop potential surety exposure evaluations. Provide analysis of subcontracts/suppliers cost to complete. Supply general contracting, project management and superintendents to complete projects.
Court Certified Expert Trial testimony in the following areas: estimating and standard of care for subcontractors, developers and homeowners; General Contractor representing developers and homeowners; standard of care for architects, plans, details and specifications; and general contractor representing the following subcontract trades: framing, sheet metal, roofing, stucco, mechanical and HVAC, prefab fireplaces, decks, waterproofing, masonry and personal injury.
Organizations
- CBO—Member since 1990
- NFPA—Member since 1998
- NRCA—Member since 1998
- ACI—Member since 1998
Publications
Custom Homes Featured In: San Diego Magazine and San Diego Decorating
General Contractor Licenses
- California B-1 #444653 (1983-Present)
- Additional Classifications: C-35 Plastering, C-9 Drywall Colorado #20011173181 (1997-2012)
- Nevada #0053960 (1999-2012)
- Tennessee BC-A, B #16728 (2007-2010)
- Arizona B-1 #144740 (1999-2006), B-1 #238359 (2007-2010)
- Virginia (1973-1983)
- North Carolina (1975-1980)
Certifications
- Building Inspector UBC (ICBO)
- Certified Building Inspector #1003601-10 Building Inspection (ICBO)
- Mechanical Inspection (ICBO) Plumbing Inspection (ICBO)
- Ceramic Tile Consultant and Inspector (CTI) AAMA Certified (ID #700004541)
Real Estate
- Agent, Virginia (1976-1980)
- Agent, California (1983-1988) Agent, North Carolina (1976-1980)
Summary Of Experience
Construction Litigation Consultant: 3080 cases
Trials: 47 cases
Arbitrations: 22 cases
| ADA | 7 |
| Cabinets | 26 |
| Carpet | 4 |
| Concrete | 113 |
| Commercial Property Owner | 29 |
| Construction Manager | 7 |
| Corporate Entity | 3 |
| Cost Analysis | 29 |
| Curb and/or Gutters | 7 |
| Decks | 21 |
| Design Professional | 1 |
| Developer | 53 |
| Doors | 35 |
| Dry Utilities | 3 |
| Drywall | 99 |
| Electrical | 42 |
| Equipment Company | 3 |
| Excavation | 5 |
| Fence | 50 |
| Final Clean Up | 5 |
| Finish Carpentry | 51 |
| Fireplaces | 48 |
| Fire Alarm Systems | 1 |
| Fire Sprinklers | 4 |
| Flooring | 52 |
| Flood Damage | 2 |
| Foundations and Slabs | 19 |
| Framing | 128 |
| Garage Doors | 15 |
Juan Cruz
Curriculum Vitae
Professional Experience
Hardisty Construction Management & Consulting, Inc.
2016—Present
San Diego, California
Inspector Construction Defect Litigation Designer
Building Workshop Architects
2015—2016
San Diego, California
Freelance Designer
Qualifications
Experience on: AutoCad, Illustrator, Photoshop, Rhino, Revit, Microsoft Programs.
Education
New School of Architecture and Design
2012-2017
San Diego, California
Southwestern College
2004-2006
Chula Vista, California
Morse High School
2000-2004
San Diego, California
Awards
Design Village Winner 2013