About RA Consulting
Experience. Integrity. Diligence
RA Consulting was started in 2009 by owner Rod Shreckengost. After almost 22 years with Intertex General Contractors and his role as Vice President of Field Operations, he began providing construction management for projects in the Santa Clarita Valley. The first project he took on was overseeing the finishing of the Real Life Church's main building in Valencia, CA which was designed by Taylor Teter Architects out of Fresno, CA and constructed by Vision Builders out of Los Angeles, CA. That project led to the Parking Expansion project at Grace Baptist Church in Santa Clarita, CA. That project was designed by Jensen Design out of Ventura, CA and RA Consulting acted as Construction Manager. Subsequent projects at Grace Baptist Church include the Forecourt Project and the Student Ministry Center Project. At Real Life Church, the projects that were completed include the Marketplace Park Project and the Student Ministry Building Project.
At RA Consulting, we enjoy working closely with owners, businesses, companies and churches to understand their vision and help accomplish their goals through the construction process. We enjoy long lasting relationships with our clients and completing multiple projects together. We look forward to meeting new clients and working to make your project a success and a pleasant experience.
Rod Shreckengost, Owner
Rod learned construction literally from the ground up. Working with his father, Charles Shreckengost, he built churches and buildings in Southern Oregon, constructing the buildings from the foundation to the roof and doing all the work in between.
Rod originally came to California in 1983 to pastor a small church in North Edwards, CA. Then, in 1987 he took on work as a carpenter for Intertex General Contractors to help augment his ministry income. Rod worked on projects ranging from military bases to room additions and a few short years later became the company's first General Superintendent and part owner.
Rod was instrumental in the growth of Intertex and was primarily responsible for the development of the field operations systems such as reporting, communications, scheduling, contracting, document control, cost control and standard operational procedures for the field staff. Rod served as the Safety Director concurrently with his role as VP of Field Operations and recorded three consecutive years without a single reportable accident just before leaving the company. Rod was key to bringing technology to the company moving the staff from pagers and fax machines in the early days to fully integrated computer systems and smartphones.
During his time at Intertex, Rod was responsible for overseeing $236,000,000.00 in completed projects. The projects ranged from small tenant improvements to large retail centers and multi-story buildings. In the early days, the type of projects was largely public works projects and the client list included the Army Corp of Engineers, the US Navy, the US Air Force and NASA. Intertex completed quite a number of public school projects from the San Mateo USD to the Los Angeles USD. In the later years, Intertex concentrated more on development projects like the Bridgeport Marketplace.
In 2009, Rod founded his own business in order to make his construction knowledge and experience available as a consultant. What makes Rod's management and leadership abilities unique is that it comes from having learned the ins and outs of construction from his father starting at an early age and having been taught well by a man with incredible drive, wonderful skills and inscrutable character. That background has made Rod who he is today and it's what makes him someone you can trust to get your job done no matter how big or how small.
Rod has been married since 1976 to his lovely wife Ann. They have two wonderful children and two grandchildren. When not working Rod enjoys music, being with friends, acting and serving at his local church.
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