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from Austin Construction News September 2020

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Droning on

the data gathered can be saved and presented by general contractors should lawsuits arise. Also, drones allow for fewer people on job sites, since the drones can be operated from a distance (a plus in the time of COVID-19).

Combining tech and construction is a no-brainer according to Senne, who passed away Jul.19. At the time of his passing,

Cochran served as O’Connell Robertson’s Chief Operating Officer/Co

CEO. Throughout his 26-year career at the firm, Cochran held several leadership positions at the firm, including construction administrator,

Director of Construction Administration, and project executive. The Marietta, OK-born Cochran was a two-time graduate of St.

Edward’s University in Austin with a

Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administrasays Austin is the perfect city for his type of business.

“With Austin being tech-savvy with so many tech companies here, we feel it’s beneficial to integrate construction companies with tech companies.”

Construction Drones of Texas offers job

In memoriam…

Garret Senne is bringing his construction drones from Florida to Texas.

Garret Senne’s construction drones “I saw a need to locate where post are making a flight path from The tension cables were for other subcontracSunshine State to the Lone Star tors,” Senne explains. “There were a few State! After achieving success with other companies that did it, but they Construction Drones of South Florida, were less detail-oriented. The reason we which he founded last year with business were so detail oriented is that I was partner Christian Wurtz, Senne plans to working for a concrete company that do the same with Construction Drones needed to know accurate locations of the of Texas, which will be based in Austin. cables that could cost thousands of

The licensed and insured drone comdollars to repair. Christian and I had both pany provides aerial perspectives and been in the concrete industry for about accurate visual data for job sites. It also 15 years combined and just saw a need offers 3-D modeling, weekly or monthly for it. It saves contractors money. Drones progress shots, pre-pour inspections, marallow us to get within a quarter inch keting photos and video and volumetric accuracy of these expensive cables or takeoffs. holes that we need. For a few hundred

Senne first saw a need for condollars, I can save general contractors a struction drones as a licensed commercial few thousand dollars.” photographer and concrete project In addition to accuracy and social engineer building Miami high rises. media-ready job site photos and videos, W illiam “Kim” Kimsey Cochran, 63, of Dripping Springs TX

site documentation and visual data. –mjm

tion with a concentration in Sports Management. He was a Certified Construction Contract Administrator and an active member of Associated Builders and Contractors.

Cochran explored over 11 countries with his family, took up motorcycle riding at age 48 and raced at the Circuit of the Americas and the California Superbike School. He enjoyed camping, scuba diving, woodworking, astronomy and learned to build a Ford Model-T.

Cochran is survived by Harriet, his wife of 30 years, his daughters Aria and Gwen, and O’Connell Robertson staff. -mjm