I started my career as a structural engineer, designing the systems that hold buildings together. Over three and a half years, I personally designed structural packages for 10 to 15 custom homes — single-family residences where every beam, every connection, every load path had to be right.
I know what's supposed to be in a set of plans because I've drawn them myself.
From structural engineering, I moved into construction management and project oversight. I've managed full project lifecycles from initial design through field coordination, budget tracking, pay application review, quality control, punch lists, and closeout documentation.
I've been on the GC side of the table. I know how change orders get written, how pay applications get inflated, and how schedules slip without anyone noticing until it's three months too late.
I watched a family I was close with go through a $5 million-plus custom home build. They were on top of it. At the site, asking the right questions, watching the budget. And the builder still cut corners on the final finishes. They had to fight through the closeout to get work done that should have been done along the way.
Imagine the homeowners who aren't there every week.
You don't build enough houses in a lifetime to know a good builder until after the build is over. That's why Snead Advisory exists.