Beacon Consulting Group, Inc. is pleased to once again be attending the Annual Pearlman Conference, taking place September 9–11 at Sparkman Cellars in Woodinville, Washington. Now in its 32nd year, the Pearlman Conference is a leading industry event bringing together professionals from across the surety, surety claims, construction, and legal communities.
Beacon has been an active member of The Pearlman Association for many years and is proud to once again serve as a Sustaining Member, helping to support the Association and the important work it does for the surety industry. Last year, Beacon President Dennis O’Neill had the honor of serving as a co-chair of the 31st Annual Pearlman Conference...
Happy August! It is hard to believe that Labor Day is less than three weeks away. I hope this summer has been a good one for you. Here at Beacon, it has been another busy and productive month. Our team continues to assist clients with a wide range of construction consulting assignments across the country, while we also continue to grow our staff and expand our capabilities.
In this month’s Beacon E-news, we highlight two recent surety consulting assignments, including our work on a hotel completion project in Florida and funds control services for three U.S. Coast Guard construction projects. We are also pleased to introduce Brittany Hall, who recently joined our Florida team as a Project Manager...
A leading surety company selected Beacon Consulting Group to assist with the investigation of a contractor default claim involving a 110-room hotel under construction in the Sarasota, Florida area. Beacon's Florida office team, led by Vice President Kieran O'Connor, is assisting the surety with the following services:
- Preliminary investigation
- Negotiating completion options
- Jobsite observation
- Cost-to-complete analysis
- Payment bond claim analysis
Beacon Consulting Group, Inc. is providing funds control services for a marine contractor performing three bonded projects for the U.S. Coast Guard. These projects involve the furnishing and installation of navigational light towers in waterways across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, supporting critical maritime navigation and safety infrastructure.
Beacon was retained by a leading surety company after the contractor requested financial assistance to support project completion. As part of its engagement, Beacon conducted a comprehensive review of the contractor’s books and records to evaluate the projected cost to complete the work and assess the surety’s potential exposure...
In June 2026, Brittany Hall joined Beacon Consulting Group as a Project Manager based in the Tampa, Florida area. Brittany brings seven years of progressive experience in construction and architecture to Beacon, including extensive experience working on large, ground-up commercial and public construction projects. Prior to joining Beacon, Brittany spent six years as a Project Engineer for a leading national construction company, contributing to large, high-profile projects including a $400 million government building and a $100 million medical pavilion. Click below for Brittany's full staff profile...
At its 2026 Annual Meeting on June 12 in Portland, the Board of Directors of the University of Maine Alumni Association elected five new members to three-year terms on the Board. The newly elected members include:
- Dennis O'Neill (Class of '93), President, Beacon Consulting Group, Inc.
- Sheila Dionne Hudson (Class of '92), recently retired following a 25-year career at LC Anderson, a commercial HVAC contractor based in Boston.
- Nathan Kinney (Class of '12), Assistant Director of Strategic Workforce Planning at EY (Ernst & Young).
- Brenda LaRoche Whitney (Class of '80), Broker with Portside Real Estate Group in Falmouth, Maine.
- Philip Badger III (Class of '03), Senior Electrical Engineer, Department Manager, and Firm Associate at WBRC, an architectural and engineering firm based in Bangor, Maine.
Beacon’s team is once again providing construction consulting services on the campus of the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, overlooking the Hudson River in Orange County, NY. Beacon will be assisting the surety by providing construction monitoring and consulting services related to the renovation of two separate buildings on the campus. These projects are part of USMA’s Cadet Barracks Upgrade Program (CBUP), a 10-year initiative to renovate and modernize eight of the academy’s nine cadet barracks...
I hope your summer is going well. Here at Beacon, we have been busy helping our clients with a wide variety of construction consulting assignments across the United States. It has been an active and productive season, and we appreciate the continued trust that our clients place in our team.
We are also excited about Beacon’s continued growth. Over the past few months, six talented professionals have joined our company, strengthening our team and expanding the expertise we bring to every assignment. We look forward to introducing each of them in upcoming editions of our E-News through a series of staff profiles...
The Surety Claims Institute's 51st Annual Meeting was held June 24-26, 2026, in Galloway, NJ. The setting was a beautiful one, the Seaview Hotel, located not far from Atlantic City. This year's meeting included more than two days of panel discussions, seminars, and presentations aimed at professional development for claims executives, attorneys, and consultants working in the fidelity and surety industry. The conference also included a "Surety School" for newer professionals in the industry. Click below for more highlights and photos from the meeting...
Beacon Consulting Group was recently retained by a leading surety company to provide construction consulting services related to multiple construction projects underway for a New Jersey school system. The work involves bonded General Contractor performance issues on school construction projects currently in progress. Beacon’s role will include assisting the surety with evaluating the current project status, preparing cost-to-complete analyses, reviewing available options for next steps, and providing ongoing project communications and monitoring support...
