Mr. Rich Coffey has nearly 20 years of experience working within operational and financial functions. He has extensive knowledge in all types of business institutions, including both large and small, public and private companies.

Spire representatives had the honor of attending and presenting at the 2019 AACE Western Winter Workshop in the beautiful Lake Tahoe region of California. The Spire team was represented at the Workshop by Managing Consultant Roger Nelson, Senior Consultant Dr. Nour Bouhou, and Consultant Akshaya Iyer, each of whom led presentations at the Workshop.

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).