SCE is pleased to announce the hiring of John E. Spear. to our senior team. Mr. Spear earned a B.S.C.E. in Civil Engineering from Tulane University, Louisiana, an M.A. from GTU, Berkeley, California and studied German language from the University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

As a Cost Estimator, Scheduler, and Project Controls Manager, Mr. Spear has headed teams of estimators and schedule engineers and was responsible for firm-fixed price and cost reimbursable proposals, bids, planning and scheduling. His experience ranges from $100,000 to $4 billion projects for private corporations and government agencies including Army Corps of Engineers, FAA, DOE and DOD.

He has presented numerous publications including Division Stationing Analysis, Engineer Strategic Studies Group, Corps of Engineers, Department of Army and is a member of the Association for Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE International) and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

With over 40 years of direct environmental and engineering experience, Mr. Spear has held positions as Sr. Estimator, Chief Cost Estimator for Radioactive / Contaminated Cleanup Projects for DOE and Utilities, Cost and Scheduling Manager, Contract Administrator, Project Manager, and Chief Engineer.

As a Senior Cost Estimator for SCE, Mr. Spear will be responsible for bidding and cost proposals both in the US and Internationally.

He maintains training in Primavera advanced training, Hard Dollar cost estimating software, MCACES Gold Construction cost estimating, Timberline cost estimating, and RIB estimating courses.