Cathy Byrd

Mobile: 813.293.4663 | cathy.byrd@venue-consulting.com

Cathy is a Senior Cost Consultant at Venue, responsible for guiding design teams to design projects to budget.

Background and Experience:

Cathy Byrd is an accomplished Cost Consultant credited with highly successful performing arts projects under her cost control belt, spanning a 35 year career.

Cathy has worked in the construction industry since 1980, primarily in the commercial segments, with a heavy emphasis in complex renovations and historic restorations. She entered the construction industry as an estimator in the subcontracting trades while attending the University of Colorado majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science.

Professional Qualifications

• Studied for Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado
• Certified General Contractor State of Florida, current
• LEED AP through the U.S. Green Building Council
• Registered Certifying Agent for the Florida Green Building Coalition
• Qualified Green Building Verifier for the National Association of Home Builders
• Nominated as one of the 10 Most Influential Women for a Sustainable Planet by the Mayor of the City of Tampa
• Cathy’s duties include establishing project budgets at all design stages, cost control, value engineering, local market cost research, and contractor/construction manager bid and GMP validation