05/13/2026
Last night I had the privilege of attending the American Society of Professional Estimators Chapter 3 Orange County monthly meeting in Santa Ana.
Josh Whisenant of ROGER presented on how AI is changing construction management. His presentation was informative and sparked thoughtful discussion and questions from the audience.
I was impressed by the strong turnout at the meeting—about 47 attendees. Architects, engineers, estimators, and project managers from general contractors, subcontractors, and consulting firms came together to learn, connect, and enjoy the evening. Equally impressive- we all got along!
I want to recognize Danielle Leyva of Swinerton Builders, acting president of Chapter 3, for her efforts in promoting this meeting. I believe it was one of the best-attended Chapter 3 meetings in quite some time.
Danielle is the Chief Estimator of Swinerton Education Group in SoCal. I hired Danielle as an estimator for Swinerton several years ago when I was Chief Estimator at Swinerton and I knew she was going to go far in Swinerton, and I was right!
The meeting and presentation were excellent, and reconnecting with several former Swinerton coworkers made the evening especially meaningful.
If anyone reading this is in Orange County, you should check out ASPE Chapter 3 and attend one of their monthly meetings soon.