Keres in the News

Keres Consulting Inc., a Native American-owned general management consulting firm headquartered in Albuquerque, N.M., has hired Dan Spilman as energy engineer in its Frederick office. He has provided energy conservation expertise to projects for Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and others.

Keres Consulting, Inc. has hired Dan Spilman to serve as Energy Engineer for the company’s work in energy and sustainability initiatives. Spilman, who joined the company in February, is already supporting a nationwide energy conservation program for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which Keres began implementing in 2010.

David will support the Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP). David will review draft Cooperative Agreements, develop and maintain program reports, and coordinate with tribes and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) districts to track progress on program objectives and expenditures.

Albuquerque-based and Native American-owned general management consulting firm Keres Consulting Inc. launched a new business arm this week to support Indian Country enterprises.

Jeremy Malnar recently received his Certified Energy Manager (CEM) certification from the Association of Energy Engineers. Malnar is an Energy Engineer and has been with Keres Consulting since 2011.

Keres Consulting has graduated from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 8(a) business development program.

The 8(a) designation helps small disadvantaged businesses compete for federal contracts. The nine-year program provides mentoring, procurement assistance, business counseling, training and financial, management and technical help.

Keres today graduated from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program. Keres, which received its 8(a) designation in July 2003, completed the nine-year program with average annual revenues of $6 million and 50 employees nationwide.

Native American-owned Keres Con­sult­ing, Inc. will be rec­og­nized Fri­day, May 4 at the 16th Annual Amer­i­can Indian Busi­ness Association(AIBA) Honor Ban­quet with the 2012 Amer­i­can Indian Entre­pre­neur­ial Lead­er­ship Award. The award is given annu­ally to an indi­vid­ual firm for its impact on the com­mu­nity and AIBA students.

The American Indian Business Association has given Keres Consulting Inc. its 2012 American Indian Entrepreneurial Leadership Award.

March 25 marked the 23rd annual Bataan Memorial Death March at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The march has been an annual honor in remembrance of the soldiers who defended the islands of Luzon, Corregidor and the harbor defense ports of the Philippines during World War II according to the Bataan Memorial Death March website.
For the past three years Keres Consulting, Inc. a federal and tribal consulting firm owned by Timothy Chavez, a Pueblo of Acoma member, has joined in the march. Staff members march in honor of fellow Pueblo of Acoma member and Bataan Death March survivor, Sam Antonio according to a press release by Keres.

March 25 marked the 23rd annual Bataan Memorial Death March at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The march has been an annual honor in remembrance of the soldiers who defended the islands of Luzon, Corregidor and the harbor defense ports of the Philippines during World War II according to the Bataan Memorial Death March website. For the past three years Keres Consulting, Inc. a federal and tribal consulting firm owned by Timothy Chavez, a Pueblo of Acoma member, has joined in the march. Staff members march in honor of fellow Pueblo of Acoma member and Bataan Death March survivor, Sam Antonio according to a press release by Keres.

Networking, strategic partnerships and cultural traditions of respect and humility are the keys to success for Keres Consulting Inc., says its President and CEO, Timothy J. Chavez.

The U.S. Department of Defense has a very strict environmental management program through all facets of its activities. This includes facility maintenance, training activities and systems procurement. As part of this the Department has a program to mitigate the effects of its activities on Native American owned lands. This Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program is managed by the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations & Environment).

Keres Consulting Inc. in Albuquerque has formed strategic alliances with two firms from out of state to focus on tribal and government projects.

Keres Consulting has landed two federal contracts worth $13.2 million, the firm said Monday

The New Mexico Business Weekly honored 26 business leaders as “Top-Performing CEOs” at a Thursday breakfast event.

Retired U.S. Navy officer Erik Thompson is an expert at providing testing and evaluation services for government and the military.

As business leaders and members of our tribal communities, American Indian entrepreneurs have a unique opportunity to utilize our corporate service and wellness programs in a way that extend value to and heighten awareness of the rich heritage of our tribes and nations.

Christina Tewa, a senior at the University of New Mexico’s Anderson School of Management, was recently hired by Native American-owned Keres Consulting, Inc. as a marketing and business development intern.

Keres Consulting Inc. has landed several federal projects at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Bureau of Indian Education.

Keres Con­sult­ing, Inc., an Albuquerque-based gov­ern­ment con­trac­tor that spe­cial­izes in asset man­age­ment and sus­tain­abil­ity, engi­neer­ing and envi­ron­men­tal sup­port ser­vices, recently vol­un­teered to assist in mit­i­gat­ing flood risk fol­low­ing the dis­as­trous after­math of the Las Con­chas fire. Keres staff helped fill some of the 30,000+ sand­bags at the Santa Clara Pueblo in prepa­ra­tion for the sum­mer mon­soon sea­son. Among Keres staff, Ali­cia Ortega a UNM stu­dent in the Ander­son School of Man­age­ment and a sum­mer intern at Keres Con­sult­ing, was espe­cially happy to help in the effort as she is from the Pueblo of Santa Clara.

Sam J. Antonio, Pueblo of Acoma, is a military veteran, was joined by approximately 6,400 military and civilian participants from all 50 states and five countries for the 22nd Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at the White Sands Missile Range on March 27th.

In 2009, federally recognized tribes across the U.S. received a collective $54.8 million in federal funding from the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program to support energy efficiency and conservation initiatives. These funds are critical to the path forward for new and established tribal energy programs, yet many tribes are struggling to mobilize their energy plans.