IIBEC Member News – November 2019 November 13, 2019 SRWA Honors Kamszik and Clark The Sustainable Roofing & Waterproofing Alliance (SRWA) recently honored individuals and companies at the organization’s Fall Conference dinner with achievement awards. Micki Kamszik, recently retired after 23 years at IIBEC, was recognized for “outstanding leadership and service to the industry” for her leadership in the registration process. It was noted […] Read More
IIBEC Member News – August 2019 August 26, 2019 Baird Elected CSI Chicago President Andrea Baird, senior architect for Raths, Raths & Johnson (RRJ), has been elected as president of the Construction Specifications Institute’s (CSI’s) Chicago Chapter. Baird has over 12 years of experience specializing in the evaluation and repair design of building enclosure components and systems. She is a registered architect, a licensed […] Read More
Staff News – Meet Lewis and Roller; Gardner Wins Award July 15, 2019 Foundation Development Officer Rick Gardner Receives Think Apex Award RCI Foundation Development Officer Rick Gardner received an award for his volunteer work for the town of Apex, NC, where he resides. The Think Apex Awards allow town officials to recognize individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations for their dedicated service to others and the Apex community. […] Read More
IIBEC Member News – May 2019 May 21, 2019 Hinojosa Runs in Antarctica Robért J. Hinojosa, RBEC, RRO, F-IIBEC, PE, CDT, recently ran a marathon in Antarctica with his wife, Shelley. Hinojosa has been running marathons for six years, during which time he has raised nearly $100,000 for Michael’s Miracle Marathon Team. A recent injury made this already challenging race even more difficult for […] Read More
RCI Member News – February 2019 February 13, 2019 Geoffrey Charles Garabedian Passes Away Geoffrey “Geof” Charles Garabedian died Nov. 27, 2018, at the age of 62 in Rochester Hills, Michigan. He is survived by his wife Andrea, son Zorek, sister Pat Hrycyszen, and brother Gregory Garabedian. Geof was employed by Weathertech Consulting Group Inc. in Utica, MI since 1998. Previous to that, he […] Read More
RCI Member News – January 2019 January 16, 2019 Florio to Manage Amtech NJ Office Greg Florio, RRC, GRP, has been appointed as general manager of Amtech’s new Philadelphia/New Jersey office. Florio brings over 30 years of roofing and waterproofing assessment, testing, design, and consulting expertise, as well as extensive sales, operations, and marketing experience. A 13-year member of RCI, he is a past […] Read More
RCI Member News – December 2018 December 14, 2018 Jud Jansen Passes Away Jud Jansen, 74, died September 23, 2018, in Fort Langley, BC, after a year-long battle with cancer. He started as a laborer between Alberta and British Columbia in the 1960s, and became a roof inspector and a reroofing division manager. In 1977, he founded Inter-Provincial Inspectors, selling the company in the […] Read More
Member News – September 2018 September 12, 2018 Elevar Design Group Hires Smith Elevar Design Group has hired Michael K. Smith, RRC, RA, to its growing team of design professionals. Smith joined Elevar in August 2018 and is serving as Senior Architect – Roofing/ Masonry. Bringing more than 30 years of experience to the Elevar team, Smith specializes in building envelope, roofing, and […] Read More
Member News – August 2018 August 23, 2018 Levine and Palmer Join WJE Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE) announces that Jeffrey Levine has joined the firm as an associate principal, while his colleague, Julie Palmer, will join as a project associate. The operations of Levine & Company, founded in Ardmore, PA, in 2006, will be brought into WJE. Levine is a recognized industry […] Read More
