San Francisco Bay Area · HCAI / OSHPD Class A Inspector of Record
Independent HCAI oversight on the Bay Area's most critical healthcare builds — protecting the owner's interests from the first drawing to final signoff.
The role, done right
An Inspector of Record should be a trusted advisor — someone who identifies solutions, promotes quality workmanship, and keeps owners, designers, contractors, and regulators pulling in the same direction.
For 26 years that's how Shane Curran has worked: protecting the owner's investment with independent oversight, technical judgment, and practical answers on the state's most regulated builds.
"Part of the solution, not part of the problem."
Every phase, protected
Constructability and code review before a shovel moves — problems caught on paper, not in the field.
Continuous independent inspection — structural, fire-life-safety, and MEP verified against the approved set.
Systems tested and witnessed; deficiencies documented and closed before occupancy.
Verified Compliance Report and a clean HCAI record — the owner holds a defensible file.
What SME does
HCAI Inspector of Record for hospitals and acute-care builds — the owner’s independent set of eyes on site.
Hands-on oversight that keeps owners, designers, contractors, and regulators moving in one direction.
Plain-English guidance through Title 24, PINs/CANs, and NFPA — de-mystifying the HCAI process.
Current engagement
The inspector of record
Lead IOR · HCAI Class A · License A20701
One of roughly 324 Class A inspectors in California — and the person personally on your site, not a name on a proposal.
Twenty-six years across Bay Area healthcare, life sciences, and landmark infrastructure — from the SF–Oakland Bay Bridge to 181 Fremont. Plain-spoken, hands-on, and accountable for every signoff.
Recognizable projects
Project names shown for design; real facility photography and case studies added with the client.
OSHPD / HCAI Resource Hub
The process, forms, code, and NFPA standards I work in every day — linked to the official source. Bookmark it.