Mike Smith has a mechanical engineering and construction project management background with over 20 years of experience across multiple industries. He specializes in damage assessment, equipment recovery solutions, repair versus replacement analysis, comparable replacement analysis, production mitigation solutions, and claims analysis surrounding technology-related issues.
He has a wide range of equipment expertise gained through his work in deep-shaft coal mining, power generation, wastewater treatment, and textile manufacturing. Mike has a proven ability to interface with clients, vendors, and contractors to provide project solutions and conflict resolutions to ensure project goals remain on track.
Mike is involved in post-loss equipment inspections, damage assessments, estimating, and on-site project monitoring. He has extensive involvement in numerous major loss assignments throughout the United States and has consulted on large, complex insurance losses, including steel forging, rubber processing, tire manufacturing, glass sand processing, heavy equipment, and food processing.
Mike delivers expertise spanning a wide range of industries and equipment types, including: mechanical and industrial, manufacturing, heavy equipment, commercial equipment, laboratory and scientific systems, electronic and specialized systems, semiconductors, medical systems, telecommunications, and aerosciences, among others.
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