David Jones brings over ten years of well-rounded experience in design, construction, facility assessments and project management to Pond, Robinson & Associates.  His role is to serve as bridge for clients, helping them understand and develop the right technical or project management approach to each investment or exchange. Mr. Jones has provided services to institutional real estate investors and lenders and many developers and contractors.

Mr. Jones has experience with property condition evaluations and construction observation and compliance reviews related to all asset types, including commercial office, industrial, retail, and multi-family improvements.  His consulting experience includes comprehensive reviews of design documents for planned projects, performing evaluations of existing properties, and acting as the owner’s representative during the construction of properties of various sizes and complexities.

Justin Lia is the Chief Growth Officer of Pond, Robinson & Associates and brings over 25 years of diverse experience in commercial real estate. Having grown up in a family of contractors, engineers, architects and developers commercial real estate is a big part of Mr. Lia’s life. Mr. Lia has worked as a contractor, a construction inspector, a design engineer, a forensic engineer, a broker, a developer, and extensively as a real estate due diligence advisor for both transactional and occupier clients. His specialty is leveraging his extensive experience in commercial real estate to understand complex real estate transactions and guide clients through technical scopes of work that mitigate risk in their investments and manage the lifecycle costs of their buildings. Mr. Lia has been a registered professional engineer for over 20 years.

As a civil engineer, Mr. Lia was responsible for preparing commercial and residential site plans, due diligence reports/feasibility analyses, entitlements, infrastructure assessments (projects up to $3.7B), building inspections, and various structural and geotechnical engineering services. Clients include both public and private on a host of projects ranging from a runway extension on an air force base, slope stability for a Department of Energy particle collider, to the feasibility of large mixed-use sports and gaming complexes, to the structural design and retrofit of retail centers, to large earth retaining and waterfront structures, and a variety of others across all asset types. Mr. Lia has guided clients through the physical, environmental and capital planning due diligence process on many of the largest, most valuable buildings in the United States including: The Bellagio Hotel and Casino, the Willis Tower, multiple movie studios, a 15MM SF industrial/warehouse portfolio, large hospital/MOB portfolios, large multifamily portfolios, sale-leaseback transactions, retail malls, and many large office complexes. Mr. Lia is a subject matter expert in site, civil, geotechnical engineering, and real estate due diligence, and has served as an expert witness.

Rebecca L. Fischer is the Director of Construction Services at Pond, Robinson & Associates and brings over 25 years of facilities and construction consulting experience to the firm. Ms. Fischer has been involved in the design and construction of several new facilities, development and construction monitoring of large projects, and the assessment of existing buildings nationwide.  She has over 21years of experience at PR&A working with our Investment and Asset Management clients on high profile development projects including high-profile resorts, office and residential complexes, and multi-family projects with total project costs of up to $935M.  Through her experience with development and construction projects she has cultivated an understanding of site development, building construction administration, specifications, scheduling, quality assurance, cost control, and project management issues. She is a registered LEED^® AP BD+C professional which has helped clients achieve their sustainability goals within their portfolio.

As Director of Construction Services, Ms. Fischer is tasked with client relations, coordination of services, mentorship and management of personnel, continuing education, and the quality maintenance of the construction related services and reporting. She is also actively involved in the construction administration and monitoring of several projects. Her years of experience allow here to add value for her clients related to budget, scheduling, quality control, and assessment of building components and design including the building envelope and accessibility.