For the 13th consecutive year, Spire had the opportunity to attend The State Bar of Texas Annual Construction Law Conference in San Antonio, which was held once again at the La Cantera Resort & Spa. Spire was well-represented at the Conference, with Managing Principal, Anthony Gonzales; Marketing Director, Tamara Savinas; and Managing Consultants, Jesus Schuldes and Kate Hull in attendance.
Spire’s construction claims and litigation experts recently attended the 2019 American Bar Association (ABA) Forum on Construction Law Midwinter Meeting in Los Angeles, California, and also attended the Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA)’s annual KnockOut Night in downtown Austin, Texas.
Two of Spire’s experts have been published in industry-recognized publications. Managing Consultant, Roger Nelson, PE, PSP, LEED AP, co-authored an article in the January/February 2019 edition of AACE International (AACE)’s Cost Engineering journal. Additionally, Spire Consultant, Roberto Leandro, PMP’s Master’s thesis was published in the American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE)’s Journal of Construction Engineering and Management.
Spire’s project controls experts Kate Hull, Managing Consultant, and Roberto Leandro, PMP, Consultant, have delivered two thought-leading engagements to A/E/C professionals of Austin, TX over the last few weeks. In addition to speaking at the Austin Bar Association Construction Law Section’s January luncheon, Ms. Hull co-presented with Mr. Leandro at the 2019 Austin Build Expo conference.
Spire is excited to announce that as of February 2019, we have relocated our San Francisco office to the prestigious One Sansome Street, located in the heart of San Francisco’s Financial District. The new office offers Spire employees and clients easy access to all forms of public transit and is conveniently situated directly above a main Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station.
Spire Managing Principal, Anthony Gonzales, has carried his thought-leading reputation into the New Year. In the first few weeks of 2019, he has delivered presentations to the Project Management College of Scheduling (PMCOS)’s College of Fellows Annual Meeting, and the Texas Executive MBA Program, offered by the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.
The joint venture, Spire-Paradyne has been selected by San Francisco Public Works to provide learning and training services on an as-needed basis. Spire-Paradyne will design and deliver innovative and effective training and development to include performance management, survey design and administration, team development, developmental coaching, process improvement, and research-based benchmarking to City and County staff.
Spire Associate Principal, Michael Nosbisch, CCP, PSP, FAACE, will be speaking at the 5th Annual Project Controls Summit, taking place at Caltrans District 7 in Los Angeles on January 30, 2019, hosted by the Western Council of Construction Consumers (WCCC).
Spire Consulting Group will sponsor and exhibit at The 2018 Basic Course in Texas Construction Law on December 13th and 14th at The Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas. The Basic Course is sponsored by The Construction Law Foundation of Texas and The Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, in cooperation with The Texas Institute of Continuing Legal Education.
Spire Consultant, Kelly Pettersen, will be presenting at the 2018 Nashville Build Expo on both December 5th and 6th. Ms. Pettersen’s presentation, Effective Construction Scheduling – Understanding and Managing the Critical Path, will discuss the importance of scheduling to effectively manage projects, forecast completion dates, and communicate the overall construction plan.