David Cheyne

Experience

David Cheyne possesses more than thirty years of experience in the repair and rehabilitation of structures, general contracting, project management, and the general management of construction companies. His expertise with a range of building and infrastructure projects in challenging conditions in Africa enables him to assist WJE on complex projects.

Mr. Cheyne runs WJE’s UAS (drone) and reality capture initiative. WJE has logged more than 10,000 flights, capturing more than 720,000 images and videos, flown by more than fifty WJE-FAA certified pilots. 

 

 

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

Failure/Damage Investigations

• City of Dayton - OH: City-wide evaluation of tornado damage
• Hurricane Harvey - Aransas County, TX: Storm damage assessment and repair design for hundreds of civil, commercial, and educational buildings
• Greenville Public School District - Greenville, MS: Storm damage assessment
• Condominium - Coral Gables, FL: Hurricane Irma damage assessment of roofing, facade, windows, doors, and glass balcony rails

 

Roofing and Waterproofing

• Cleveland City Hall - OH: Complete roofing membrane replacement, Copper replacement and repair, and granite repointing to fifth floor
• Cleveland Metro Parks, First Tee - OH: Condition assessment and recommendations
• Veteran Services Commission - Cuyahoga County, OH: Prepurchase condition assessment of new facility

 

Coatings and Sealants

• PNC Park at North Shore - Pittsburgh, PA: Stadium-wide replacement of seating bowl and concourse waterproofing elements
• The Ritz-Carlton - Fort Lauderdale, FL: Fenestration sealant replacement

 

Repair and Rehabilitation

• The Pennsylvania State University, Old Main - University Park: Condition assessment and design-build restoration of early 20th-century administration building
• West Side Market Clock Tower - Cleveland, OH: Historic restoration, terra cotta replacement and repointing, and clock repair and lighting
• West Side Market - Cleveland, OH: Vendor Station upgrade
• Cleveland City Hall - OH: Design-build complete facade repair and entrance rehabilitation
• PNC Park at North Shore - Pittsburgh, PA: Stadium-wide replacement of seating bowl and concourse waterproofing elements

 

Construction Administration

• Hurricane Harvey - Aransas County, TX: Construction phase services for multiple repair and rebuilt structures
• West Side Market - Cleveland, OH: CPP Transformer room upgrade
• Durban International Airport (formerly Louis Botha Airport) - Durban, South Africa: Internal renovations and retrofit *

 * Indicates with previous firm

Professional Affiliations

ASTM International - F38 Unmanned Aerial Systems
International Concrete Repair Institute

Education

University of Kwazulu-Natal
Bachelor of Commerce, 1982