Background
Cheri Hanes writes on Subcontractor Performance Risk for
IRMI.com.
Ms. Hanes is a construction risk engineer for AXA XL's North America
Construction. She has amassed more than 25 years of industry experience in
preconstruction, operations, and project management. Before joining AXA XL in
2012, her most recent role was with Yates Construction's North Texas
Division in Operations and Sustainability Management. Prior to that, she served
in Preconstruction and Sustainability for Lend Lease Dallas and as the
subcontractor default insurance prequalification specialist, where she
participated in the development and implementation of their national
subcontractor prequalification process.
Her passion for the "on the ground" risks surrounding
subcontractor default has its roots in her experience as a partner in a
residential and tenant improvement construction company where she navigated the
disruption of subcontractors' failure to perform regularly. She draws on
her construction experience to identify and mitigate default risk exposures
with a perspective that keeps her clients' best interests in mind and
focuses on giving them tools to better manage risk on their projects.
Ms. Hanes is a Construction Risk Insurance Specialist (CRIS), LEED
Accredited Professional (LEED AP), and a Clemson University certified
Construction Document Specialist (CDS).