Candace Hernandez is currently working as a consultant at FMI Corporation. Hernandez was a founding principal of Kiley Advisors, a consulting firm that advised CEO’s and Senior Executives on matters of Leadership and Strategy before being aquired by FMI Corporation.  With Kiley Advisors, her firm was retained by General and Specialty Contractors to assist with market strategy, relationship strategy, and leadership development and succession.

Kiley Advisors also conducted workshops and retreats with senior leaders of many companies and associations for the purposes of strategic planning, best practices evaluations and team building.  In addition, they researched and published an annual forecast of the Houston commercial construction marketplace and spoke to many groups about the market outlook.

Prior to founding the firm in 2004, Mrs. Hernandez served for 4 years with the Houston Chapter of Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., (AGC) a trade association representing General Contractors, Specialty Contractors, Suppliers and Service Firms.