During the course of helping to analyze, re-let, manage and monitor troubled construction projects, Beacon's team often requests and reviews a large number of construction project documents, images and a variety of other files from General Contractors, Construction Management companies, developers and other entities involved in the project. On well-managed projects, getting access to construction project information is made much easier through the use of Project Management / Document Management software. This article provides a quick overview of some of the main software solutions...
The Pearlman Association is an organization dedicated to the education and development of surety professionals. Every September, the organization holds its annual meeting in Woodinville, WA. In early September (9/4-9/6), Beacon's team will be participating at Pearlman's 2019 conference. Dennis O'Neill (Beacon's President) and Kieran O'Connor (Project Manager) will be panel members discussing New Technology Trends in the Construction Industry.
Jim Bruno is a seasoned construction professional with more than 25 years of experience in construction management and consulting. Jim joined Beacon Consulting Group in 2005 and has been a leader in Beacon's Medford, MA office ever since. After successfully managing a wide range of construction consulting assignments, Jim was appointed to the position of Vice President in 2015. During his career, Jim has worked on projects ranging in size from $5 Million in contract value to more than $400 Million. Prior to joining Beacon, Jim spent several years as a senior project manager working on one of the largest infrastructure projects ever in the U.S...
If you have visited the campus of virtually any U.S. university in the past few years, you were likely to encounter an active construction site on campus with at least one major project under development. In addition to the inevitable need to replace aging buildings and infrastructure, building cutting-edge facilities has become essential for any university seeking to stay competitive. Thus, the multi-year "Master Plans" for many leading universities in the U.S. reference the construction of updated campus buildings and facilities...
Beacon Project Engineer Myat Cyn joined a dyamic group of women from the Surety world for an evening of networking and fun on June 26th. The organization Women in Surety hosted the networking event at The Golf Club at Chelsea Piers (NYC). More than 20 members attended the event which included networking, driving range practice, and golf tips and instruction from PGA/LPGA Golf Pro Marjorie Jones...
Karen Anderson has been a key member of the Beacon Consulting Group team for more than 12 years. Based in Beacon's Medford, MA office, Karen supports a wide range of roles related to the company's operations, including managing and administering human resources, benefits, hiring, corporate insurance policies, business development materials, and certifications for doing business with public entities. Karen also plays an important role in Beacon’s sales & marketing efforts by generating proposals, updating employee resumes, and organizing several yearly company events...
Beacon Consulting Group has consulted on many large roof construction, replacement and inspection projects in recent years, both as the Construction Consultant for leading Sureties and for insurance claims / construction defects investigations. Infrared roof (IR) inspections and IR roof survey reports are valuable tools for investigating roofing issues. Thermal imaging inspections (using IR thermography cameras) can be a reliable and efficient way to find (and map) water leaks and hidden moisture areas in roofing systems...
John Gallagher is a Construction Consultant / Project Engineer working out of Beacon's NYC office. In his free time, John is one of the coaches assisting with The Phoenix Special Olympics Club based in Oceanport, NJ. The team trains at Shore Regional High School. John's 16-year-old daughter Anna is one of the athletes on the Phoenix team. John and his wife Tara adopted Anna from Russia when she was 11 months old. John and Anna joined the Phoenix club in 2010 when Anna was seven years old, after the family moved to NJ from Ireland...
On May 3rd, 2019, Beacon's President Dennis O'Neill was awarded the 2019 Small Business / Big Impact Award at Boston's Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was the keynote speaker at the event, which honored Dennis and 30+ other business leaders. Beacon Consulting Group was a good fit for the awards in that the company's construction consulting services make a major impact on construction projects of all sizes...
Beacon's NYC team is providing construction consulting services for a number of high-profile construction projects in New York City. For more than a decade, Beacon has been providing pre-construction consulting, construction-loan-monitoring and related services for banks and other entities involved in the financing of new construction projects throughout the U.S. With the construction boom in New York City in recent years, Beacon has been actively involved in loan monitoring for a number of high-rise residential, commercial and hotel building projects. Two hotel projects which Beacon has been providing loan monitoring services for in recent months are located in midtown Manhattan.
