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Kevin is a senior manager providing direction and technical support on special-purpose and multiproperty/multidiscipline valuations. He has valuation experience in ad valorem tax, allocation of purchase/sale price, studies for fair market value in continued use and in exchange, leasing, and financing.  Advisory services he performs include litigation support and expert testimony, market research, lifing studies and condition studies.

Properties he has appraised include power plants, oil refineries, petrochemical plants, pipelines, telecommunications networks, airlines, automobile manufacturers, refined product terminals and general manufacturing and support facilities.

Kevin has knowledge of detailed part design, manufacturing processes, electrical design, portfolio management, and technical stock analysis.  He gained design engineering experience in electromagnetic solenoids and dispensing valves while at Deltrol Controls Corporation, and is credited with US Patent No. 6,684,901B1, Modular Liquid Dispensing Valve.

Kevin first joined American Appraisal in 2002 and has been in his current position since 2009.  He has also worked with Duff & Phelps as a property tax consultant advising clients on various valuation needs, and with UBS PaineWebber as a financial consultant.

Education

• Marquette University, Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Professional Affiliations

• American Society of Appraisers, Accredited Senior Appraiser
  • Machinery & Technical Specialties/Machinery & Equipment

Professional Development

• American Society of Appraisers
  • Introduction to Machinery and Equipment Valuation
  • Machinery and Equipment Valuation Methodology
  • Machinery and Equipment Valuation - Advanced Topics and Case Studies
  • Machinery and Equipment Valuation - Advanced Topics Report Writing
  • Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice
• Appraisal Institute
  • Advanced Income Capitalization
  • Appraisal Principles
  • Appraisal Procedures
  • Basic Income Capitalization
  • Real Estate Finance Statistics and Valuation Modeling
  • General Appraiser Site Valuation & Cost Approach
  • General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach
  • General Appraiser Market Analysis and Highest & Best Use
  • Litigation Appraising:  Specialized Topics and Applications
  • The Appraiser as an Expert Witness:  Preparation and Testimony
  • General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies
• Institute for Professionals in Taxation
  • Intermediate Personal Property Tax School
  • Intermediate Real Property Tax School
• Texas A&M University
  • Valuation of Industrial Energy Properties as It Relates to Ad Valorem Tax
• Texas Oil & Gas Association
  • Texas Oil & Gas Association Annual Conference
• Wichita State University/National Tax Association
  • Appraisal for Ad Valorem Taxation of Communications, Energy and Transportation Properties

Speeches

• “A Market Perspective: Allocating Economic Obsolescence in a Business Transaction,” 7th International Conference on the Valuation of Plant Machinery and Equipment, Bejing, China - September 2011
• “Alternative Energy Forms In The US,” WSPA Property Tax Educational Forum, Lake Tahoe, California - August 2011
• “Physical and Functional Depreciation In Property Tax - Leveraging Market Conditions to Reduce Real and Business Personal Property Valuations,” various property-tax managers and attorneys, webinar - April 2011
• "Functional Obsolescence:  Real Life Stories," IPT Property Tax Symposium 2010, Austin, Texas - November 2010
• “Functional Obsolescence:  Real Life Stories,” Western States Petroleum Association, South Lake Tahoe, California- August 2010
• “Functional Obsolescence:  Real Life Stories,” Industrial Valuation Consultants, Hong Kong, China - May 2010
• “External Obsolescence In Property Tax - Leveraging Market Conditions to Reduce Real and Business Personal Property Valuations,” various property-tax managers and attorneys, webinar - February 2010
• “Economic Obsolescence:  Real Life Stories,” IPT Property Tax Symposium 2009, Tampa, Florida – November 2009
• “Quantifying All Forms of Depreciation In Power Generation Assets,” The 37th Annual Wichita Program – Appraisal For Ad Valorem Taxation for Communications, Energy and Transportation Properties, Wichita, Kansas – July 2007
• “Making A Career Choice - Valuation of Complex Properties,” Marquette School of Business, Milwaukee, Wisconsin- February 2006

Publications

• “Functional Obsolescence: Real Life Stores,” Machinery and Technical Specialties Journal, Volume 27, Issue 1 (Spring 2011)
• “Economic Obsolescence: Real Life Stories,” Machinery & Technical Specialties Journal, Volume 26, Issues 2 and 3 (Spring 2010)