Flintco Talks

In this episode of Flintco Talks, host Daniel “Dan0” Oates sits down with Bill Hart, a founding partner with the organizational performance consulting company Acumen Performance Group (APG), and a 20-year veteran as a Naval Special Warfare Operator with the Navy SEALs from 1992-2012. Following his decorated military service, Bill struggled with re-entry into civilian life. Extended multiple deploy...

In this episode of Flintco Talks, Host Daniel “Dan0” Oates talks to Kevin Grimwood, partner with the organizational performance consulting company Acumen Performance Group (APG), who shares his unique perspective as a former Naval Special Warfare Operator from 2005-2015. Kevin started his own construction company after leaving the military but struggled with personal relationships and his own ment...

For this third installment of Flintco Forward’s look at the Texas Capitol Complex project, Ruben Martinez , President of Martinez Moore Engineers, LLC , Tom Stuhler , Vice President, Senior Project Architect, at HKS, Inc. , Brian Eason , Senior Project Manager at HKS, Inc. , and Jason Riley , Senior Superintendent, Flintco, LLC focused on the 1801 Congress portion of the project. “The 1801 Congres...

The Littleton, Colorado community understands the relationship between a child’s nutrition and mental health. And it is with those students, the future of the community, in mind the Littleton public school system (LPS) took on the responsibility to improve food quality, accessibility, and students' experience. They invested in a complete renovation of the kitchens at several elementary and middle...

Internships offer great opportunities for businesses and students. Alberici , a diversified, global construction company, has a long history of tapping into new talent and sharing real-world expertise with interns. In past years, the group of interns met at the company’s headquarters in St. Louis, but COVID-19 restrictions made that impossible. The company came up with a plan for an Intern Hackath...

This second installment of Flintco Forward’s focused look at the Texas Capitol Complex project in Austin, Texas, zeroes in on phase one construction. Host Tyler Kern spoke with three of Page’s architects working on the project, Lawrence W. Speck , Senior Principal, Paul Bielamowicz , Principal Senior Project Manager, and Ryan Losch , Senior Associate, Urban Designer. The goal of the new Texas Capi...

Time goes on, but our landmarks often stay the same. The Texas Capitol, beloved by Texans for being taller than the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., will remain, but the area around it is bring brought into the present. That’s thanks in no small part to John Raff, Deputy Executive Director, Facilities Design and Construction for the Texas Facilities Commission. Raff and his team are modernizing th...

Bhavna Nim , Sarah Nario , and Alex Janota are just three of Flintco's many female professionals succeeding in the heavily male-dominated construction industry. On this episode of the Flintco Forward podcast, host Shelby Skrhak sat down with these three successful women to discuss their different pathways to a career in construction and offer advice for the next generation in the industry. A mere...

On this episode of Flintco Forward, we spoke with Vernelle Chase, Director of Tribal Relations, Flintco, LLC, and Steve Eikanger, Vice President, Area Manager, Flintco, about Flintco’s long-standing heritage in building and growing positive relationships with the Native American Territories. Chase works with the various tribes to ensure successful building projects and healthy relationships. “Unde...

Regional Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Managers for Flintco , Kevin Bromenshenk & Jason Schrader , joined us on Flintco Forward to help redefine as-builts as more than just being a two-dimensional format of marked changes made during the construction process by emphasizing the importance of as-builts during and after construction. As Bromenshenk put it: “The perception of as-builts fro...

The construction industry is seeing an exponential increase in the number of programs and tools available for any given project. On this episode of Flintco Forward , host Sean Heath sat down with Jason Schrader and Kevin Bromenshenk , Regional VDC Managers at Flintco , to discuss the need to minimize the number of tools used on any given project. The sheer number of tools available today can actua...

Flintco has been a leader in construction management for 110 years, working on impactful civic projects big and small. In order to keep this long record of service and expertise, Flintco seeks smart and innovative employees to join the team. On this jobcast episode of Flintco Forward we explore the open role of Project Manager at Flintco and what this job entails. Flintco employees Tony DeStefano,...

What do a football coach and a Flintco superintendent have in common? We asked the tough (and the fun) questions on this Flintco Jobcast, highlighting the leadership role of superintendent . We learned what makes a great Flintco superintendent and explored the possibilities of a long, rewarding, and forward-thinking career in commercial construction. “The cool thing about this position, it really...

Lean, not to be confused with a lien, is a business practice designed to increase efficiency, eliminate wasteful applications, and utilize human effort to the best of its ability. Lean has been implemented across industries with great success...that is, until it encountered the construction industry. Unperturbed by the challenges of bringing traditional efficient operations to the industry, Flintc...

Hard hats have been a symbol of safety for construction workers for decades. While materials have improved and hard hats are now stronger and lighter, their actual mechanical structure hasn’t changed much. Construction expert Adam Trautman , project manager for Flintco , joined us on the first episode of Flintco Forward to share his perspective on the evolution of hard hats in the industry. “Reall...