Project Management & Delivery

For Construction, Design & Development Teams

“Over my 20-years in design and construction, I witnessed the industries we are designing for evolve faster than the AEC world. The technologies are available and the discipline is attainable for AEC teams to apply new innovations to how we run projects to make the process easier, better, more effective. While I’m a registered architect, my creative process lies within the problem-solving and risk reduction in project management rather than the building design itself; always striving to create greater efficiencies and deliver greater value to our clients.”

Marlo Dowell

RA, LEED AP, Principal & Owner

Our Approach

Marlo started Acila Consulting with the idea that by employing simple changes in tools and process, we can make large-scale differences for our clients in how we engage with and service their projects. Through this disciplined and structured approach, Acila offers seasoned AEC industry talent to consult in project and program management specialties across multiple construction and client types.

 

Location

Conveniently located in Seattle, but offering in person or virtual services to clients and teams across the country.

 
 

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Recommendations

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“Marlo is a powerhouse! Throughout our time working together at Katerra, she continually showed her ability to gather very complex and complicated information and distill it down to simple, straight forward and actionable plan(s). Her expertise ranges from Design to Operations and everything in between. We worked together closely on the operational side of Design where Marlo built out our scope & capacity plans, project staffing/tracking and ultimately drove our hiring processes across the office. It was an absolute pleasure working with Marlo and I look forward to the opportunity of working together again in the future.”

— Scott P., Head of Organizational Development

“Marlo has the unique ability to create action from ambiguity. Due to her deep subject matter expertise in architecture and construction, she is able to predict pain points and mitigate their risks. The outcome is programs and projects stay on track. She is able to communicate clearly to diverse audiences and drive to decisions. I have directly benefited from her management and I would recommend Marlo.”

— Christine K., Director of Product Development

“When Marlo is involved, projects move forward. Even in the most chaotic settings, Marlo has the rare ability to zero in on what’s important and define actionable next steps. Moreover, she does this in a manner that balances the needs of the stakeholders and focuses team members on common goals. It is no surprise then that Marlo was often the first person called to bring order and direction to complex, high stakes, and urgent problems.”

— Michael D., Program Manager