PERFORMANCE QP-5 CERTIFIED INSPECTION FIRM - Key Persons
Bob Miller joined BN Inspection in July of 2019 as BN Business Manager. Bob graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Electrical Engineering and subsequently obtained his law degree at St. Louis University. Prior to joining BN, Bob had 33 years of combined professional experience, nine years as a project engineer and twenty four years as a practicing attorney. As a BN business manager, Bob is involved with all financial aspects of BN's day to day operations and also provides general legal counsel to the company on issues as they arise.
Chris McDonald joined BN Inspection in July of 2020 as the Director of Business Development. Chris graduated from Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He has over 20 years of experience in the construction industry with most of his time spent in steel manufacturing and building material distribution. Chris also worked at a regional architecture and engineering firm while in high school and grew up in the construction industry on job sites working for his father's company in central Illinois. Chris is using his industry and sales experience to contribute to the continued strategic growth of BN.
Derek Goff joined BN Inspection in June of 2019 as the Director of Operations. Derek, a graduate of Purdue University, has over 16 years of management, construction management and protective coatings experience. He is a NACE Certified Coatings Inspector - Level 3 and holds numerous certifications from the Society of Protective Coatings. Derek has excelled in the areas of construction management and coatings inspection on a wide range of projects including military bases, bridge rehabilitations, and the St. Louis to Chicago High Speed Rail. Derek is BN's Technical Quality Manager with executive authority to implement and monitor compliance with quality management procedures as they apply to all coating and lining inspection activities.
Jim Doarn is a fully certified NACE Coating Inspector and coating industry consultant with 40+ years of practical experience. Tenured and practiced in all industry elements; manufacturing, sales and marketing, application, engineering specification development and management. Trained and experienced in the disciplines of protective coating and lining applications; surface preparation, environmental constraints, failure analysis, testing, coating system selection and safety. Expertise in product knowledge, condition assessment, and problem solving.
Job Titles:
- President of BN Inspection
Nicholas Lamm is President of BN Inspection. Nick served with the 1st Ranger Battalion at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah Georgia and is an Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran. Nick graduated from University of Missouri - St. Louis with a bachelor's degree in Public Administration. He has seven years of federal, state, and local government contract execution and project management experience. After serving his country, he worked as an Intelligence Analyst with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. He was later promoted to Contract Officer Representative (COR) and then to Program Management Execution Officer. While he was with the NGA he earned a master's degree in Information Management and a master's degree in Project Management from Washington University School of Engineering. Nick's success is driven from his broad knowledge gained in the military, his education, and his experience in government and private business.