Kerry M. Shackelford

Kerry is a Licensed Class A Contractor and the owner of Museum Resources Construction & Millwork (MRCM), and co-owner of Building Resilient Solutions (BRS)– a joint venture with Commonwealth Preservation Group (CPG).  MRCM has performed restorations, reproductions, additions, and remodeling on a wide variety of historic properties, including private homes, commercial buildings, and museums.  At BRS, Kerry is responsible for client consultation, pre- and post-retrofit monitoring design, retrofit design, and lab operations for retrofit effectiveness testing.  Kerry has gained a reputation for authentic, accurate historic reproduction.  He has extensive experience in– and special interest and appreciation for– the traditional Historic Trades, and has worked “hands on” in traditional historic woodworking and forest product manufacture for 30+ years.  His experience was developed initially through a degree in Natural Resources Management from the University of Tennessee and then through a traditional apprenticeship of 6 years in Coopering at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He is one of only two tradesmen to complete this long and challenging program.  www.brs.llc