We learned construction
on a ladder.

David started in construction in 1991 as a licensed general contractor in the Greater Chicago area — delivering full renovations, roofing systems, foundation work, and multi-trade exterior projects across the metro. His work included the complete restoration of an 1848 Italianate landmark in the Tanner Historic District, a preservation project David helped found, recognized by the City of Aurora with its Award for Excellence in Historical Preservation.

In 2001 he founded Draperies by Yelena Ltd., a custom window treatment company that earned national and international recognition. The business required real field execution — coordinating subcontractors, building management teams, and installation crews in occupied high-rise environments including Willis Tower, the Aon Center, and the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, across national accounts in Washington D.C., New York, and Long Island, and international projects including a 200-year-old private estate in northern France.

From there he moved into the construction trades at Great Day Improvements selling room additions and exterior systems — earning the highest return-per-appointment in the Chicago market before being promoted into operations leadership. He then joined Building Products Inc. as a territory account manager, managing lumber yard and contractor accounts across a multi-state Midwestern territory and consulting roofing contractors on product selection and field execution.

David then moved to Southwest Florida with Allstate Exteriors, where he survived Hurricane Ian and worked the recovery — managing insurance claims documentation, Xactimate estimates, and supplement writing across a portfolio of commercial and residential roofing projects ranging from single family homes to condominium buildings, with full field oversight from inspection through closeout. He is Xactimate certified.

David founded Discovery Claims Solutions in 2026. He leads the team.

Curt is David’s brother and has been in the trades for over 40 years. He started in the early 1980s building custom pools — ground-up structural work that demanded precision in excavation, masonry, and multi-trade coordination before the word “project management” was common in the industry.

From there he moved into construction, working as a tradesman across multiple companies through the late 1980s and 1990s, building depth across residential and commercial work. In the early 2000s he went into business for himself, running his own carpentry and remodeling operation for more than two decades — interior and exterior remodeling, structural work, finish carpentry across four decades of hands-on field experience.

Jordan grew up working alongside Curt on job sites. When DCS was built, Curt’s involvement wasn’t a business decision — it was the natural continuation of work the family had been doing together for years. Curt brings a lifetime of field knowledge to every scope DCS produces — the kind of construction depth that makes the difference between an Xactimate estimate that holds up and one that gets cut.

Jordan is David’s son. He grew up on construction job sites — working alongside his father and uncle from a young age, learning what materials cost, how trades coordinate, what good work looks like, and what corners look like when they’ve been cut. That foundation never left.

He went on to work for steel contractors, developing hands-on structural trade skills and completing two years of college-level welding training. He worked in operations management for a window installation company before returning to field work alongside Curt. Remodeling, interior and exterior — Jordan has worked it directly.

At DCS, Jordan leads claims work and market development across the North Carolina and Illinois markets. His field background means he understands what contractors are dealing with on the job site — and what needs to be in the estimate to reflect it accurately.