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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</title><link>http://www.mysmartplans.com</link><description><![CDATA[Shelley Armato is President and CEO of MySmartPlans, a state-of-the-art construction software whose mission is to create transparency and efficiency in construction projects. She has seen the best and the worst in projects and her goal is to SOLVE THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS IN CONSTRUCTION. Additionally, Shelley is addicted to courage and believes one person sharing their courage can create a ripple effect. Each week Shelley will have guests with different insights, courage stories, and backgrounds to give you the courage to rebuild industries and ourselves.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/5150525/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Business</category><copyright>Copyright Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cac0b545af4f8bc15b2b7d3ef6814fef.jpg</url><title>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</title><link>http://www.mysmartplans.com</link></image><lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:01:13 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</itunes:name><itunes:email>shelley@mysmartplans.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cac0b545af4f8bc15b2b7d3ef6814fef.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Shelley Armato is President and CEO of MySmartPlans, a state-of-the-art construction software whose mission is to create transparency and efficiency in construction projects. She has seen the best and the worst in projects and her goal is to SOLVE THE...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Shelley Armato is President and CEO of MySmartPlans, a state-of-the-art construction software whose mission is to create transparency and efficiency in construction projects. She has seen the best and the worst in projects and her goal is to SOLVE THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS IN CONSTRUCTION. Additionally, Shelley is addicted to courage and believes one person sharing their courage can create a ripple effect. Each week Shelley will have guests with different insights, courage stories, and backgrounds to give you the courage to rebuild industries and ourselves.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Business"/><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Kill Fraud with Trusted Data</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/kill-fraud-with-trusted-data--69097466</link><description><![CDATA[Why do massive infrastructure and digital transformation projects almost always spiral out of control? Is it just poor management, or is there something more calculated happening behind the scenes? In this episode, we pull back the curtain on the "structural vulnerabilities" that allow budgets to explode and timelines to collapse. We move beyond the surface-level excuses of incompetence to explore how disorganized systems create the perfect breeding ground for sophisticated fraud and "grifting."<br /><br /><b>What We Cover:</b><ul><li><b>The Grifting Gap:</b> How bad actors exploit fragmented data, silos, and manual reconciliation to hide inflated change orders and backdated approvals.</li><li><b>The Three Pillars of Defense:</b> Why <b>Timestamped Accountability</b>, <b>Instant Insight</b>, and <b>Centralized Connection</b> are the only ways to build a "non-negotiable history book" for your project.</li><li><b>The Four Critical Questions:</b> The exact framework every project manager needs to answer in real-time to maintain control: <i>What changed? When? Who approved it? And what was the impact?</i></li><li><b>Redefining Failure:</b> Why missing a budget is a problem, but being unable to <i>prove why</i> using verifiable data is the true systemic failure.</li></ul>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69097466</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:01:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69097466/killing_project_fraud_with_data_trust_1.mp3" length="12998249" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Why do massive infrastructure and digital transformation projects almost always spiral out of control? Is it just poor management, or is there something more calculated happening behind the scenes? In this episode, we pull back the curtain on the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why do massive infrastructure and digital transformation projects almost always spiral out of control? Is it just poor management, or is there something more calculated happening behind the scenes? In this episode, we pull back the curtain on the "structural vulnerabilities" that allow budgets to explode and timelines to collapse. We move beyond the surface-level excuses of incompetence to explore how disorganized systems create the perfect breeding ground for sophisticated fraud and "grifting."<br /><br /><b>What We Cover:</b><ul><li><b>The Grifting Gap:</b> How bad actors exploit fragmented data, silos, and manual reconciliation to hide inflated change orders and backdated approvals.</li><li><b>The Three Pillars of Defense:</b> Why <b>Timestamped Accountability</b>, <b>Instant Insight</b>, and <b>Centralized Connection</b> are the only ways to build a "non-negotiable history book" for your project.</li><li><b>The Four Critical Questions:</b> The exact framework every project manager needs to answer in real-time to maintain control: <i>What changed? When? Who approved it? And what was the impact?</i></li><li><b>Redefining Failure:</b> Why missing a budget is a problem, but being unable to <i>prove why</i> using verifiable data is the true systemic failure.</li></ul>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>813</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audit,change,data,governance,infrastructure,managementt,managment,order,project,risk,silos,trail,transformation</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cac0b545af4f8bc15b2b7d3ef6814fef.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Chris Raley| Spark Joy with Sustainable Living</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chris-raley-spark-joy-with-sustainable-living--53751557</link><description><![CDATA[This uplifting podcast with guest Chris Raley, Owner and President of SCG Florida LLC, talks about sustainability, finding joy in life, helping the middle class, and putting people before profits. SCG Florida, LLC, builds sustainable single-family homes with a pathway to ownership with an ESG focus for affordable living.<br />Chris also set up a charitable organization called Mentors Who Move with a focus on education, housing, and health. Those three things now for the middle class and the working class are hurting badly and used to be much more accessible and affordable. Shelley and Chris talk about their drive to help people, and the construction industry, and create better pathways for living joyously. <br />Don’t miss these great tidbits from Chris, such as “give before you take and always give more than you take”.<br /><br />https://www.mentorswhomove.org/]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53751557</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 15:03:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53751557/podcast_recording_chris_riley_edited.mp3" length="22395236" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This uplifting podcast with guest Chris Raley, Owner and President of SCG Florida LLC, talks about sustainability, finding joy in life, helping the middle class, and putting people before profits. SCG Florida, LLC, builds sustainable single-family...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This uplifting podcast with guest Chris Raley, Owner and President of SCG Florida LLC, talks about sustainability, finding joy in life, helping the middle class, and putting people before profits. SCG Florida, LLC, builds sustainable single-family homes with a pathway to ownership with an ESG focus for affordable living.<br />Chris also set up a charitable organization called Mentors Who Move with a focus on education, housing, and health. Those three things now for the middle class and the working class are hurting badly and used to be much more accessible and affordable. Shelley and Chris talk about their drive to help people, and the construction industry, and create better pathways for living joyously. <br />Don’t miss these great tidbits from Chris, such as “give before you take and always give more than you take”.<br /><br />https://www.mentorswhomove.org/]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1400</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bd6a96fc0a4bbb20a1ec109aa4102855.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Stokes McIntyre | Midforge and Safety on the Jobsite</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/stokes-mcintyre-midforge-and-safety-on-the-jobsite--53162908</link><description><![CDATA[Guest Stokes McIntyre, President and CEO of Mindforge, chats with Shelley Armato on all things construction! Two CEOs of construction software who work to make the industry better and safer.<br /><br />They discuss the workforce, safety on the job site, sharing knowledge, the industry, construction professionals, and how they got to where they are today.<br /><br /> Mindforge ensures those working on the job site are updated with daily information to help keep them safe and efficient. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnphNkp5WURCbWN0RmxfLWN0M1d6ekVDbmtoQXxBQ3Jtc0trRUNyS2FvNHpzVXdIaFNrUXVzZTI4dGVkY0F4VVg2MEk1Nmh5dHIxVEw3V1Jxa3NqQ09qd2Q3bkJvZzJtWHdnYUpSbm15b2g4Q25mOWhDWG1tUjAxU1ZBNmFjaHVZbl8wRUJTWmNnTzRSNDRFcEU5cw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mindforge.live%2F&amp;v=TK5_hl2e81c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.mindforge.live/</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53162908</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 21:56:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53162908/stokes_mcintyre_midforge_and_safety_on_the_jobsite.mp3" length="20356412" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Guest Stokes McIntyre, President and CEO of Mindforge, chats with Shelley Armato on all things construction! Two CEOs of construction software who work to make the industry better and safer.

They discuss the workforce, safety on the job site, sharing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Guest Stokes McIntyre, President and CEO of Mindforge, chats with Shelley Armato on all things construction! Two CEOs of construction software who work to make the industry better and safer.<br /><br />They discuss the workforce, safety on the job site, sharing knowledge, the industry, construction professionals, and how they got to where they are today.<br /><br /> Mindforge ensures those working on the job site are updated with daily information to help keep them safe and efficient. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnphNkp5WURCbWN0RmxfLWN0M1d6ekVDbmtoQXxBQ3Jtc0trRUNyS2FvNHpzVXdIaFNrUXVzZTI4dGVkY0F4VVg2MEk1Nmh5dHIxVEw3V1Jxa3NqQ09qd2Q3bkJvZzJtWHdnYUpSbm15b2g4Q25mOWhDWG1tUjAxU1ZBNmFjaHVZbl8wRUJTWmNnTzRSNDRFcEU5cw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mindforge.live%2F&amp;v=TK5_hl2e81c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.mindforge.live/</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1273</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>construction,jobsite,management,mindforge,mysmartplans,project,safety,software,subcontractors,technology,workforce</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a6bd872b25bff63fd4661d6bf29ae6a5.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Paul Davis | Knowledge is Power</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/paul-davis-knowledge-is-power--51647360</link><description><![CDATA[Paul Davis has been in the construction industry for over 40 years, and he is experienced in helping CEOs navigate a way to get an ROI in the worst situations. As the owner of Nine Dots, he is constantly thinking outside the box to apply problem-solving and critical thinking into the industry. Paul enjoys being in the chaos for the CEO and helps them forge their way out. <br /><br />Common issues are schedule problems, mismanagement, and a lack of readily available information for construction projects. The overall challenge is getting the project information, and you must rely on your team to give you accurate information. There needs to be a better system in place of trust and then verify. <br /><br />The construction industry is all about relationships, however, the personality of the person that takes on the risk is difficult to have a true relationship with. <br /><br />Construction is a three-legged stool with the owner, contractor, and designer. There is a balance missing in the project because they need the last leg to collaborate with transparency and accountability. <br /><br />https://www.specialnavigator.com/]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51647360</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:40:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51647360/paul_davis_spreaker_audio.mp3" length="28771004" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Paul Davis has been in the construction industry for over 40 years, and he is experienced in helping CEOs navigate a way to get an ROI in the worst situations. As the owner of Nine Dots, he is constantly thinking outside the box to apply...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Paul Davis has been in the construction industry for over 40 years, and he is experienced in helping CEOs navigate a way to get an ROI in the worst situations. As the owner of Nine Dots, he is constantly thinking outside the box to apply problem-solving and critical thinking into the industry. Paul enjoys being in the chaos for the CEO and helps them forge their way out. <br /><br />Common issues are schedule problems, mismanagement, and a lack of readily available information for construction projects. The overall challenge is getting the project information, and you must rely on your team to give you accurate information. There needs to be a better system in place of trust and then verify. <br /><br />The construction industry is all about relationships, however, the personality of the person that takes on the risk is difficult to have a true relationship with. <br /><br />Construction is a three-legged stool with the owner, contractor, and designer. There is a balance missing in the project because they need the last leg to collaborate with transparency and accountability. <br /><br />https://www.specialnavigator.com/]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1200</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bsdetector,buildbetter,buildtogether,ceo,construction,knowedge,podcast,rebuilding</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9f63bc04cad083fbc6554446c67850c8.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>14</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Thom Kurmel | Full Transparency in Construction</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/thom-kurmel-full-transparency-in-construction--51500926</link><description><![CDATA[Thom Kurmel is the President at TDK Consulting, LLC with over 35 years of experience in construction, design, planning, and management focusing on health systems.<br /><br />– The Construction industry is old-fashioned and proud. Design and construction need to work and collaborate together.<br /><br />– These construction contracts are a business relationship; you should want to share and solve problems together. But that can’t be done if people hide information.<br /><br />– Everyone comes from a different place on a project, and some people are really experienced and sometimes people aren’t. The industry needs to bring inexperienced people from a defensive stance to an offensive one and not act as if they know what they are doing.<br /><br />– People manage the requirement, by getting good information and keeping people apprised throughout the project, and putting it to use.<br /><br />– The documents the owners end up with are often incomplete or useless.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51500926</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:30:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51500926/thom_kurmel_spreaker.mp3" length="38411882" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thom Kurmel is the President at TDK Consulting, LLC with over 35 years of experience in construction, design, planning, and management focusing on health systems.

– The Construction industry is old-fashioned and proud. Design and construction need to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thom Kurmel is the President at TDK Consulting, LLC with over 35 years of experience in construction, design, planning, and management focusing on health systems.<br /><br />– The Construction industry is old-fashioned and proud. Design and construction need to work and collaborate together.<br /><br />– These construction contracts are a business relationship; you should want to share and solve problems together. But that can’t be done if people hide information.<br /><br />– Everyone comes from a different place on a project, and some people are really experienced and sometimes people aren’t. The industry needs to bring inexperienced people from a defensive stance to an offensive one and not act as if they know what they are doing.<br /><br />– People manage the requirement, by getting good information and keeping people apprised throughout the project, and putting it to use.<br /><br />– The documents the owners end up with are often incomplete or useless.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1603</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>buildbetter,building,buildtogether,completedocumentation,construction,constructionindustry,constructionsoftware,consulting,digitaltwin,fulldata,pride,rebuilding,softwaremanagement</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2087d1f042287bd3e8b2b5068f7b60b3.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>13</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Brenda Radmacher | Communication Creates Fewer Problems</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/brenda-radmacher-communication-creates-fewer-problems--51500883</link><description><![CDATA[Brenda Radmacher is a Lead on Construction Litigation for Anchorman LLP with over 25 years of experience. She focuses her practice on construction law, working as a counselor, litigator, and noted speaker on issues involving landowners, developers, general contractors, and design professionals.<br /><br />Brenda was the Lead Construction Attorney of the Homeowners Association Receiver on the Champlain Towers collapse case in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida. This was quite possibly the largest settlement in construction cases in the United States. It ended with an incredibly fast resolution, taking less than a year.<br /><br />Construction projects should act in a preventative manner to justify the cost of getting documents managed. Time and effort can be saved later in getting things organized and paying to obtain data upfront. Spending millions on tracking down documents after the fact is an uphill battle, instead of collecting documentation in a preventative manner.<br /><br />https://www.akerman.com/en/people/brenda-radmacher.html]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51500883</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2022 17:09:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51500883/brenda_radmacher_spreaker.mp3" length="29751279" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Brenda Radmacher is a Lead on Construction Litigation for Anchorman LLP with over 25 years of experience. She focuses her practice on construction law, working as a counselor, litigator, and noted speaker on issues involving landowners, developers,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brenda Radmacher is a Lead on Construction Litigation for Anchorman LLP with over 25 years of experience. She focuses her practice on construction law, working as a counselor, litigator, and noted speaker on issues involving landowners, developers, general contractors, and design professionals.<br /><br />Brenda was the Lead Construction Attorney of the Homeowners Association Receiver on the Champlain Towers collapse case in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida. This was quite possibly the largest settlement in construction cases in the United States. It ended with an incredibly fast resolution, taking less than a year.<br /><br />Construction projects should act in a preventative manner to justify the cost of getting documents managed. Time and effort can be saved later in getting things organized and paying to obtain data upfront. Spending millions on tracking down documents after the fact is an uphill battle, instead of collecting documentation in a preventative manner.<br /><br />https://www.akerman.com/en/people/brenda-radmacher.html]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1241</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>buildbetter,buildtogether,communication,construction,constructionlitigation,integration,lawyer,litigation,protectyourproject,stoplitigation,transparency</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c76bb38fb42c14c653a2fb7cfbb35715.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>12</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Kelvin L. Solco | Airport Consulting for YOU</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/kelvin-l-solco-airport-consulting-for-you--49136991</link><description><![CDATA[Kelvin L. Solco, P.E., MBA was hired by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a cooperative education student engineer at the tender age of 19. Kelvin quickly developed a passion for the aviation and transportation industry during his first day on the job. After college graduation, Kelvin quickly became proficient in the design of air navigational aids, basic airport planning and engineering, airspace analysis, and airport design standards. Kelvin learned the aviation industry quickly because he enjoyed researching government documents and regulations including FAA Orders and Advisory Circulars.<br /><br />Kelvin rose through the ranks of the FAA on a journey he calls, “from the bottom of the FAA to the top of the FAA”! This is his way of describing his promotions from a civil engineer, to airports engineer, airports program manager, regional associate program manager, Airports assistant division manager, and finally an FAA Senior Executive.<br /><br />After an illustrious 36-year FAA career, Kelvin retired and formed The Solco Group, LLC. <br /><br />The Solco Group, LLC (TSG) fulfills Kelvin’s dream to create and manage an aviation and transportation planning, engineering, and research consulting firm that takes his knowledge, experiences, and resources and shares it with his peers, clients, airport owners, A/E firms, private corporations, and other organizations. Kelvin and his team members enjoy assisting clients with aviation planning, airport design requirements, airspace analysis recommendations, technical advice, problem solving, meeting facilitation, and subject matter expert team support. 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Kelvin quickly developed a passion for the aviation and transportation industry during his first day on the job. After college graduation, Kelvin quickly became proficient in the design of air navigational aids, basic airport planning and engineering, airspace analysis, and airport design standards. Kelvin learned the aviation industry quickly because he enjoyed researching government documents and regulations including FAA Orders and Advisory Circulars.<br /><br />Kelvin rose through the ranks of the FAA on a journey he calls, “from the bottom of the FAA to the top of the FAA”! This is his way of describing his promotions from a civil engineer, to airports engineer, airports program manager, regional associate program manager, Airports assistant division manager, and finally an FAA Senior Executive.<br /><br />After an illustrious 36-year FAA career, Kelvin retired and formed The Solco Group, LLC. <br /><br />The Solco Group, LLC (TSG) fulfills Kelvin’s dream to create and manage an aviation and transportation planning, engineering, and research consulting firm that takes his knowledge, experiences, and resources and shares it with his peers, clients, airport owners, A/E firms, private corporations, and other organizations. Kelvin and his team members enjoy assisting clients with aviation planning, airport design requirements, airspace analysis recommendations, technical advice, problem solving, meeting facilitation, and subject matter expert team support. During a conversation with Kelvin, you are likely to hear him say, “We can help you with everything inside the airport fence”!]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1205</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>airport,armato,aviation,construction,design,engineering,faa,group,kelvin,planning,rebuilding,regulations,shelley,solco,the,transportation,with</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ab9824feaf5502d0d9930797328d52dc.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>11</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Elizabeth McCormick US Army (Ret.) - Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot | Female Empowerment</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/elizabeth-mccormick-us-army-ret-black-hawk-helicopter-pilot-female-empowerment--48898404</link><description><![CDATA[An Experience-Maker, Motivational Leadership, Sales and Safety Events Speaker Elizabeth McCormick will entertain and motivate your audience, while sneak attacking lessons throughout to train your people to step forward as leaders in the workplace and in their personal lives. As a sought-after keynote speaker, Elizabeth teaches from her professional life, sharing stories about her time spent as a decorated Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot and Chief Warrant Officer 2 for the US Army.<br /><br />#RebuildingwithShelleyArmato #ElizabethMcCormick #Veteran #FemaleLeaders #BlackHawkHelicopter #Pilot]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48898404</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2022 16:39:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48898404/spreaker_rebuilding_with_shelley_episode_4_elizabeth_mccormick.mp3" length="25112674" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An Experience-Maker, Motivational Leadership, Sales and Safety Events Speaker Elizabeth McCormick will entertain and motivate your audience, while sneak attacking lessons throughout to train your people to step forward as leaders in the workplace and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An Experience-Maker, Motivational Leadership, Sales and Safety Events Speaker Elizabeth McCormick will entertain and motivate your audience, while sneak attacking lessons throughout to train your people to step forward as leaders in the workplace and in their personal lives. As a sought-after keynote speaker, Elizabeth teaches from her professional life, sharing stories about her time spent as a decorated Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot and Chief Warrant Officer 2 for the US Army.<br /><br />#RebuildingwithShelleyArmato #ElizabethMcCormick #Veteran #FemaleLeaders #BlackHawkHelicopter #Pilot]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1567</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>armato,army,blackhawk,business,elizabeth,empowerment,helicopter,in,leadership,mccormick,motivation,pilot,rebuilding,safety,sales,shelley,speaker,us,with,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/15b618dd15047c5d840a21f1da45105e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>10</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Wayne Kalayjian | Addicted to Courage</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/wayne-kalayjian-addicted-to-courage--48821771</link><description><![CDATA[Mr. Kalayjian is a Managing Director at Secretariat with 35 years of analytical expertise for complex capital improvement programs around the world. He specializes in program management systems and controls, fraud investigations, financial damage analytics, forensic accounting, root-cause analytics, environmental risk remediation, cost estimating, quantum and damages analysis, dispute resolution, litigation support, and expert testimony. His hands-on experience includes design, construction, and oversight of projects within the energy, power, technology, transportation, water, higher-education, military, institutional, manufacturing, healthcare, and gaming sectors. As a result, he has first-hand insights into why construction projects succeed, how they fail, lessons-learned, and powerful ways to translate complicated technical issues into plain English. Mr. Kalayjian has been a licensed Professional Engineer (Civil and Structural) since the 1980s. He is also a Certified Fraud Examiner, lectures at the University of Southern California, and is a Technical Expert for the California Department of Consumer Affairs and its Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists. Mr. Kalayjian is a Senior Advisor for a private equity fund in Manhattan, and a Board Member for a mid-sized engineering company in South Florida, where he provides operational guidance. He has provided expert testimony in Federal and State courts across the United States.<br /><br />Mr. Kalayjian holds a BS in Civil Engineering, Art History, and Geology from Tufts University; an MS in Structural and Earthquake Engineering from Stanford University; and an MS in Business Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At MIT, he studied and wrote about “Skyscraper Technology in Manhattan: 1930 to 1990” for his research thesis. He was part of the construction team that moved an historic lighthouse on Cape Cod National Seashore in 1995, where his engineering drawings are on display at the Highland Light Museum.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48821771</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 20:44:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48821771/spreaker_rebuilding_with_shelley_episode_3_wayne.mp3" length="28807834" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mr. Kalayjian is a Managing Director at Secretariat with 35 years of analytical expertise for complex capital improvement programs around the world. He specializes in program management systems and controls, fraud investigations, financial damage...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mr. Kalayjian is a Managing Director at Secretariat with 35 years of analytical expertise for complex capital improvement programs around the world. He specializes in program management systems and controls, fraud investigations, financial damage analytics, forensic accounting, root-cause analytics, environmental risk remediation, cost estimating, quantum and damages analysis, dispute resolution, litigation support, and expert testimony. His hands-on experience includes design, construction, and oversight of projects within the energy, power, technology, transportation, water, higher-education, military, institutional, manufacturing, healthcare, and gaming sectors. As a result, he has first-hand insights into why construction projects succeed, how they fail, lessons-learned, and powerful ways to translate complicated technical issues into plain English. Mr. Kalayjian has been a licensed Professional Engineer (Civil and Structural) since the 1980s. He is also a Certified Fraud Examiner, lectures at the University of Southern California, and is a Technical Expert for the California Department of Consumer Affairs and its Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists. Mr. Kalayjian is a Senior Advisor for a private equity fund in Manhattan, and a Board Member for a mid-sized engineering company in South Florida, where he provides operational guidance. He has provided expert testimony in Federal and State courts across the United States.<br /><br />Mr. Kalayjian holds a BS in Civil Engineering, Art History, and Geology from Tufts University; an MS in Structural and Earthquake Engineering from Stanford University; and an MS in Business Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At MIT, he studied and wrote about “Skyscraper Technology in Manhattan: 1930 to 1990” for his research thesis. 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Jason Redman, US Navy (Ret.) | What Does the Sign on Your Door Say?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/lt-jason-redman-us-navy-ret-what-does-the-sign-on-your-door-say--48730648</link><description><![CDATA["THE MARK OF A PERSON IS NOT FOUND IN HIS PAST, BUT HOW HE OVERCOMES ADVERSITY AND BUILDS HIS FUTURE. QUITTING IS NOT AN OPTION." - Lt. Jason Redman, US Navy (Ret.)<br /><br />Jason “Jay” Redman was born in a small town in central Ohio and attended schools in Ohio, North Carolina, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Florida before graduating from Lumberton High School in Southern North Carolina. He joined the Navy on September 11, 1992 and began his naval career at boot camp in Orlando, Florida.<br /><br />On September 13, 2007 while acting as Assault Force Commander on an operation to capture an Al Qaeda High Value Individual LT Redman’s Assault Team came under heavy machine gun and small arms fire and he along with two other Teammates were wounded in the ensuing firefight. Despite being shot twice in the arm and once in the face, as well as multiple rounds to his helmet, Night Vision Goggles, body armor, and weapon, Jason and his Team fought valiantly winning the fight, ensuring everyone came home alive.<br /><br />In August, while recovering at Bethesda Naval Medical Center, LT Redman wrote and hung a bright orange sign on his door, which became a statement and symbol for wounded warriors everywhere. This sign gained national recognition and earned LT Redman and his family an invitation to meet President George W. Bush in the Oval Office. The original sign on the door, signed by President Bush, now hangs in the Wounded Ward at the National Naval Medical Center Bethesda.<br /><br />Today, Jason has expanded his programs with his focus on helping individuals, companies and teams to “GET OFF THE X” ™ from “Life Ambushes. He provides, speaking, workshops, online programs, executive coaching and business consulting to businesses around the world and group coaching through his “Get off the X Training and Overcome Army™ group coaching programs.<br /><br />Jason has appeared on numerous national news networks including Fox News, CBS, CNN, and CBN. He has appeared frequently on Fox and Friends and the Huckabee show. Jason has appeared in multiple documentaries including History Channel’s, Navy SEALs, America’s Secret Warriors. <br /><br />To learn more about Jason visit: https://jasonredman.com/]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48730648</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 19:41:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48730648/spreaker_rebuilding_with_shelley_armato_episode_2.mp3" length="16851763" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>"THE MARK OF A PERSON IS NOT FOUND IN HIS PAST, BUT HOW HE OVERCOMES ADVERSITY AND BUILDS HIS FUTURE. QUITTING IS NOT AN OPTION." - Lt. Jason Redman, US Navy (Ret.)

Jason “Jay” Redman was born in a small town in central Ohio and attended schools in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA["THE MARK OF A PERSON IS NOT FOUND IN HIS PAST, BUT HOW HE OVERCOMES ADVERSITY AND BUILDS HIS FUTURE. QUITTING IS NOT AN OPTION." - Lt. Jason Redman, US Navy (Ret.)<br /><br />Jason “Jay” Redman was born in a small town in central Ohio and attended schools in Ohio, North Carolina, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Florida before graduating from Lumberton High School in Southern North Carolina. He joined the Navy on September 11, 1992 and began his naval career at boot camp in Orlando, Florida.<br /><br />On September 13, 2007 while acting as Assault Force Commander on an operation to capture an Al Qaeda High Value Individual LT Redman’s Assault Team came under heavy machine gun and small arms fire and he along with two other Teammates were wounded in the ensuing firefight. Despite being shot twice in the arm and once in the face, as well as multiple rounds to his helmet, Night Vision Goggles, body armor, and weapon, Jason and his Team fought valiantly winning the fight, ensuring everyone came home alive.<br /><br />In August, while recovering at Bethesda Naval Medical Center, LT Redman wrote and hung a bright orange sign on his door, which became a statement and symbol for wounded warriors everywhere. This sign gained national recognition and earned LT Redman and his family an invitation to meet President George W. Bush in the Oval Office. The original sign on the door, signed by President Bush, now hangs in the Wounded Ward at the National Naval Medical Center Bethesda.<br /><br />Today, Jason has expanded his programs with his focus on helping individuals, companies and teams to “GET OFF THE X” ™ from “Life Ambushes. He provides, speaking, workshops, online programs, executive coaching and business consulting to businesses around the world and group coaching through his “Get off the X Training and Overcome Army™ group coaching programs.<br /><br />Jason has appeared on numerous national news networks including Fox News, CBS, CNN, and CBN. He has appeared frequently on Fox and Friends and the Huckabee show. Jason has appeared in multiple documentaries including History Channel’s, Navy SEALs, America’s Secret Warriors. <br /><br />To learn more about Jason visit: https://jasonredman.com/]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1051</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adversity,armato,attitude,author,inspiration,inspiring,jason,lifestyle,lt.,navy,overcoming,rebuilding,redman,retired,seal,shelley,speaker,us,with</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b38fc8ceab733d4c2b251134125fafaf.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dominick Armato | MySmartPlans Founding Story &amp; Secrets to Success</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dominick-armato-mysmartplans-founding-story-secrets-to-success--48628211</link><description><![CDATA[On this episode of Rebuilding with Shelley, Dominick Armato joins to talk about his early days in the construction industry, to consulting and the creation of My Smart Plans.<br /><br />MySmartPlans is THE document management breakthrough of our generation. It is a secure trusted third party document control system that balances the access to security ratio brilliantly. <br /><br />MySmartPlans.com is mandated by insurance carriers to support complete transparency. <br /><br />MySmartPlans is utilized by owners, architects and general contractors. The time capsule that is created allows for top yield in the secondary market, mitigates risk and eliminates the need for unlimited discovery.<br /><br />MySmartPlans guarantees that the most current information is at hand, by pushing updates to every participant’s desktop. <br /><br />MySmartPlans provides transparency, reduces/eliminates paper, printing &amp; delivery expenses, and manages information for easy collaboration. It has been used on hundreds of projects throughout the country and continues to gain accolades from clients and customers alike.<br /><br />Much of MySmartPlans project success is due to the accelerated decision-making it creates on construction projects; ultimately saving time and money, allowing the project schedule to be pushed as much as 30%.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48628211</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:21:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48628211/spreaker_shelley_armato_episode_1.mp3" length="23169599" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this episode of Rebuilding with Shelley, Dominick Armato joins to talk about his early days in the construction industry, to consulting and the creation of My Smart Plans.

MySmartPlans is THE document management breakthrough of our generation. It...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this episode of Rebuilding with Shelley, Dominick Armato joins to talk about his early days in the construction industry, to consulting and the creation of My Smart Plans.<br /><br />MySmartPlans is THE document management breakthrough of our generation. It is a secure trusted third party document control system that balances the access to security ratio brilliantly. <br /><br />MySmartPlans.com is mandated by insurance carriers to support complete transparency. <br /><br />MySmartPlans is utilized by owners, architects and general contractors. The time capsule that is created allows for top yield in the secondary market, mitigates risk and eliminates the need for unlimited discovery.<br /><br />MySmartPlans guarantees that the most current information is at hand, by pushing updates to every participant’s desktop. <br /><br />MySmartPlans provides transparency, reduces/eliminates paper, printing &amp; delivery expenses, and manages information for easy collaboration. It has been used on hundreds of projects throughout the country and continues to gain accolades from clients and customers alike.<br /><br />Much of MySmartPlans project success is due to the accelerated decision-making it creates on construction projects; ultimately saving time and money, allowing the project schedule to be pushed as much as 30%.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1446</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>architects,armato,business,construction,contractor,document,dominick,general,industry,information,management,my,owners,plans,projects,rebuilding,shelley,smart,transparency,with</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/402acca178f5e6851a7241f4f47745c2.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ellen Crews | Construct for the Future with Complete Data!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ellen-crews-construct-for-the-future-with-complete-data--48266349</link><description><![CDATA[Construction has changed for the better with technology, but data needs to be tracked so the norm isn't incomplete projects, like what happened with Belfour Betty's government military dorm build. Technology is used as a "reason why" data is incomplete as opposed to a way to create complete data!<br /><br />Senior Consultant Ellen Kay Crews works for Woolpert on the firm’s Strategic Consulting Group. Crews brings more than 30 years of experience in the design, construction, management, and operation of the built environment, focusing for the last 20 years on airport asset management.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48266349</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:12:56 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48266349/ellen_cruz.mp3" length="23220383" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Construction has changed for the better with technology, but data needs to be tracked so the norm isn't incomplete projects, like what happened with Belfour Betty's government military dorm build. Technology is used as a "reason why" data is...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Construction has changed for the better with technology, but data needs to be tracked so the norm isn't incomplete projects, like what happened with Belfour Betty's government military dorm build. Technology is used as a "reason why" data is incomplete as opposed to a way to create complete data!<br /><br />Senior Consultant Ellen Kay Crews works for Woolpert on the firm’s Strategic Consulting Group. Crews brings more than 30 years of experience in the design, construction, management, and operation of the built environment, focusing for the last 20 years on airport asset management.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1451</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ai,airport,build,completedata,construction,construction2030,data,facilities,management,owners,technology</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3be45a497924bae29e8405b7ef1a44ab.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Jason Beck | Creating Data Driven Organizations - Build with Integrity</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/jason-beck-creating-data-driven-organizations-build-with-integrity--48151373</link><description><![CDATA[Jason Beck works for WSP Global Engineering and Professional Services firm on an Innovation Advisory Group, work directly with businesses and sometimes architects; on projects, portfolios, districts and municipalities on helping them become data driven organizations.<br /><br />“Your well positioned for it, your platform is amazing, and it does deliver on that promise on stopping waste and misery on projects...Your platform is an example, to me, of an innovation that my group, as an advisor, to a portfolio owner…do you want to drastically reduce your waste and risk on your projects. Do you want to have everybody held accountable, and change everybody into good behavior by transparency and accountability? Well, I have just the tool for you” – Jason]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48151373</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 16:53:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48151373/jason_beck_with_intro.mp3" length="11585433" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jason Beck works for WSP Global Engineering and Professional Services firm on an Innovation Advisory Group, work directly with businesses and sometimes architects; on projects, portfolios, districts and municipalities on helping them become data...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jason Beck works for WSP Global Engineering and Professional Services firm on an Innovation Advisory Group, work directly with businesses and sometimes architects; on projects, portfolios, districts and municipalities on helping them become data driven organizations.<br /><br />“Your well positioned for it, your platform is amazing, and it does deliver on that promise on stopping waste and misery on projects...Your platform is an example, to me, of an innovation that my group, as an advisor, to a portfolio owner…do you want to drastically reduce your waste and risk on your projects. Do you want to have everybody held accountable, and change everybody into good behavior by transparency and accountability? Well, I have just the tool for you” – Jason]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>725</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>buildtodefend,communication,construction,construction2030,data,futureofconstruction,management,reducerisk,reducewaste,tools</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e58c04d7c668b53c26e93329d251b7a6.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Mukesh (Mookie) Patel | Airport Challenges After Construction &amp; Solving Them</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mukesh-mookie-patel-airport-challenges-after-construction-solving-them--47854483</link><description><![CDATA[Mukesh (Mookie) Patel is an experienced aviation professional with 27 years of combined airport, airline and consulting experience. He is an airport airline leader professional who does a little bit of everything. Mookie and Shelley discuss the pitfalls of airport construction and document turnover that creates a disconnect after projects are finished. The advantages of creating a sustainable building in the first place to save on repairs later. Mookie notes that MySmartPlans is "poking the bear. That public officials and airports have grown numb to. A project gets completed, ribbon cutting, everything is going great, and 11 months into it, there was no one year warranty, or that tile failed. It’s too difficult for a project manager to trace back if it was civil work or structural that made that tile fall off the wall". They discuss all the little pieces that need to fit together for a successful airport and that, "software is only as good as the data you put into it".]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47854483</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2021 21:38:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/47854483/mookie_patel.mp3" length="5599639" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mukesh (Mookie) Patel is an experienced aviation professional with 27 years of combined airport, airline and consulting experience. He is an airport airline leader professional who does a little bit of everything. Mookie and Shelley discuss the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mukesh (Mookie) Patel is an experienced aviation professional with 27 years of combined airport, airline and consulting experience. He is an airport airline leader professional who does a little bit of everything. Mookie and Shelley discuss the pitfalls of airport construction and document turnover that creates a disconnect after projects are finished. The advantages of creating a sustainable building in the first place to save on repairs later. Mookie notes that MySmartPlans is "poking the bear. That public officials and airports have grown numb to. A project gets completed, ribbon cutting, everything is going great, and 11 months into it, there was no one year warranty, or that tile failed. It’s too difficult for a project manager to trace back if it was civil work or structural that made that tile fall off the wall". They discuss all the little pieces that need to fit together for a successful airport and that, "software is only as good as the data you put into it".]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1399</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aerospace,airport,airtravel,aviation,building,challenges,construction,data,flight,flying,management,software</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d2ad275ac813a79e77ac228f799b73ba.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Carol Warkoczewski | Sustainable Construction and I-LinCP</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/carol-warkoczewski-sustainable-construction-and-i-lincp--47028611</link><description><![CDATA[Carol M. Warkoczewski is a registered architect for over 40 years, proven leader, facilitator, speaker, and visionary. Her current focus is on sustainability in construction. She recently retired as the City Architect for the City of San Antonio and is the executive director of San Antonio 2030 District. Ensuring all projects are sustainable in San Antonio, creating strategies, tools, and techniques, to help reduce our carbon footprint, have cleaner air, use less water, and to incorporate nature. Their focus is to help our environment and for the continued resilience for ourselves and the environment. Carol started a non-profit called Institute for Leadership in Capital Projects I-LinCP.org to share information and bring construction teams together. Their August 2022 conference will be focused on sustainability. Additionally, Carol started her own company, Synergy Builders Consulting in which she still runs. What if construction projects thought about “how can I help?” “When people don’t trust each other, and people stop communicating, that is when the troubles start.”]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47028611</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/47028611/carolw_audio.mp3" length="30453848" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Rebuilding with Shelley Armato</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Carol M. Warkoczewski is a registered architect for over 40 years, proven leader, facilitator, speaker, and visionary. Her current focus is on sustainability in construction. She recently retired as the City Architect for the City of San Antonio and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Carol M. Warkoczewski is a registered architect for over 40 years, proven leader, facilitator, speaker, and visionary. Her current focus is on sustainability in construction. She recently retired as the City Architect for the City of San Antonio and is the executive director of San Antonio 2030 District. Ensuring all projects are sustainable in San Antonio, creating strategies, tools, and techniques, to help reduce our carbon footprint, have cleaner air, use less water, and to incorporate nature. Their focus is to help our environment and for the continued resilience for ourselves and the environment. Carol started a non-profit called Institute for Leadership in Capital Projects I-LinCP.org to share information and bring construction teams together. Their August 2022 conference will be focused on sustainability. Additionally, Carol started her own company, Synergy Builders Consulting in which she still runs. 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