Get the kNACk : A National Academy of Construction Podcast

Douglas Gransberg , president of Gransberg & Associates, Inc and recently retired research chair in the construction engineering program at Iowa State University, joins our host Bill O’Brien for this episode. In a world that is now moving much faster than ever, Doug shares his experience of over 40-years in the industry with us through his Executive Insight , “Accelerating Project Delivery thr...

Bill O’Brien , Professor in the Construction Engineering and Project Management program at UT Austin, continues his discussion on Advanced Work Packaging with our host Jerry Eyink in the second part of this exclusive podcast only Executive Insight . 

Bill O’Brien , Professor in the Construction Engineering and Project Management program at UT Austin, joins our host Jerry Eyink in the first part of an exclusive podcast only Executive Insight on advanced work packaging. Bill’s 30-year career is well versed ranging from an internet startup to interim director of Fiatech.

Jim Scotti , retired senior vice-president and chief procurement officer of Fluor Corporation, joins our host Jerry Eyink to discuss his Executive Insight, "Procurement and Supply Chain ― Introduction."   Listen while Jim shares his collected wisdom from a 40-year career and explains why proper supply chain management is critical to successful projects in today's world. 

Bill Calhoun , vice chairman and executive vice president of Clark Construction Group, joins our host Bill O’Brien to discuss the keys to a successful megaproject delivery. As projects get larger, so does the complexity.  Listen to Bill share his wisdom from his Executive Insight , "Case Study of a Successful Megaproject Delivery," on how to best manage such projects.

Robert Prieto returns in this episode with our host Jerry Eyink to discuss large complex projects. Different from our previous podcast, “Diseconomies of Scale,” Bob now takes us on a journey of scaling for large projects through his Executive Insight , "Introduction to Large Complex Projects."

Joseph Brewer , retired vice president and Sadara chief implementation officer of Dow Chemical, joins our host Bill O’Brien to discuss his Executive Insight , "Pitfalls of Mega/Giga Projects." As the chief implementation officer of the Sadara project, Joseph shares his wisdom, successes and failures, on managing and constructing one of the world’s largest project to date.

‘Get the kNACk’ shares the knowledge, insights, and wisdom of leading members from the National Academy of Construction to give you the skills and expertise to master your career. For more information about NAC, visit our website at www.naocon.org . 

Robert Prieto, Chairman and CEO of Strategic Program Management LLC, joins our host Jerry Eyink to discuss his Executive Insight , “Diseconomies of Scale.” In this episode, Bob shares insights curated over 30 years in the construction industry. This episode is the first in the “Get the kNACk” podcast, and a great introduction episode to begin with.

Stu Anderson, retired as Professor and Holder of the Zachry Chair in Construction Integration from Texas A&M University, joins our host Jerry Eyink to discuss his Executive Insight , “Early Project Cost Estimating for Decision-Making on Project Execution.” Stu shares his wisdom and experience over a career where he's graduated hundreds of students, published over 150 papers and technical repor...

Dr. Clifford J. Schexnayder, Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University, joins our host Jerry Eyink to discuss his Executive Insight , “Pricing Work for a Profit: Developing a Construction Estimate.” Cliff shares wisdom and experience from over 40 years in the construction industry where he has published several books on construction and construction management, and has served in the public an...