Spence Cates is a veteran of the commercial construction industry with 37 years experience. Spence began working in petrochemical construction as a rodman for one of the layout crews in the Exxon refinery in Baytown, Texas. After working in 4 chemical plants and one power plant, Spence accepted a position as a Field Engineer where he was later promoted to project Engineer, promoted again to Assistant Superintendent and then finally Superintendent. He has experience working on various types of projects including universities, prisons, schools and government. Spence accepted a position with Harvey for the Methodist Research Institute. As the Superintendent, Spence is responsible for everyone working on-site, safety, scheduling, budget and quality control. Spence is highly qualified to serve as a construction management consultant in the commercial construction industry.