Beacon Consulting Group, Inc. along with 6 other firms (Dickie McCamey & Chilcote, Dreifuss Bonnacci & Parker, Dunlap Fiore, Kerr Russell & Weber, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, and Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald) hosted a party at the Union League Club in New York City during the week of the ABA Mid Winter Conference.
Beacon Consulting Group, Inc. is very happy to announce that we have been selected to be part of AIG’s Construction Consulting Vendor Panel. Beacon has worked with representatives of AIG on a variety of construction related issues and looks forward to the opportunity to continue providing these services.
James Bruno and Michael Kinahan of Beacon were granted membership to the National Bond Claims Association in October 2013.
Dennis O’Neill and Michael Kinahan of Beacon, John McDevitt of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, and Todd Braggins of Ernstrom & Dreste LLP facilitated a panel discussion at the National Bond Claims Association annual conference in San Antonio, TX on 10/3/13.
On Tuesday September 17, 2013 Dennis O’Neill presented ‘Practical Solutions to Adjusting Contract Surety Claims’ at the National Association of Independent Sureties Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Beacon is pleased to welcome Jeffrey Scott as an intern at our New York office location. Jeff is a student at Stevens Institute of Technology and expects to graduate in May 2014 with a Bachelors of Engineering in Engineering Management. Jeff is assisting the senior project managers on a variety of surety consulting and construction management issues.
Mr. Jim Bruno has recently attained status as a Massachusetts Certified Public Purchasing Official (MCPPO). The MCPPO is widely recognized as an indication of familiarity with Massachusetts procurement practices and is a requirement on many municipal building projects. The MCPPO Certification is obtained by satisfying educational and experience requirements, and also successfully completing the MCPPO seminar and exam process.
Dennis O'Neill, president of Beacon Consulting Group, Inc., was among the approximately 42,000 athletes who participated in the 2009 ING New York City Marathon on Sunday November 1, 2009. The 26.2 mile course began on the Staten Island end of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, flowed through Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, and finished in Central Park in Manhattan.
On Friday October 16, 2009, Dennis O’Neill presented his paper, “Is There Good News for the Sureties in Today’s Market?” at the National Bond Claims Association seminar. The paper provides a general review of the economy and the construction industry, and also discusses the outlook for the surety market.
he US Green Building Council (USGBC) is a non-profit trade organization that promotes sustainability of building design, construction and operation. The USGBC developed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, which provides a system of standards for environmentally sustainable construction. LEED accreditation indicates an individual’s thorough understanding of green building practices and principles, and also the LEED rating system. This accreditation is achieved by completing the credentialing and exam process which is administered by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI).