IIBEC Member News – June 2019 June 13, 2019 Pierce Receives Cullen Award Helene Pierce, F-IIBEC, VP of Technical Services, Codes, and Industry Relations at GAF, received the ASTM International William C. Cullen Award, bestowed by Technical Committee D08 on Roofing and Waterproofing. This award recognizes Pierce’s outstanding contributions and personal commitment to the field of roofing as exemplified by the distinguished accomplishments of […] 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
IIBEC Member News – April 2019 April 29, 2019 Kemper Promotes Hoekzema and McGuire Kemper System America, Inc. has promoted Joseph Hoekzema and Brian McGuire to director of sales positions with joint responsibility for the company’s liquid-applied roofing and waterproofing products for the building enclosure. Hoekzema, based in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, will oversee Canada, New England, greater New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and […] Read More
RCI Member News – March 2019 March 15, 2019 Hardy Pierce Honored with J.A. Piper Award NRCA has named Helene Hardy Pierce, vice president of technical services, codes, and industry relations at GAF, as recipient of its J.A. Piper Award. The award recognizes roofing professionals who have devoted constant, outstanding service to NRCA and the roofing industry. Pierce is the first woman to have […] Read More
Policy for IIBEC “Retired” Designation Holders February 20, 2019 IIBEC members in the “Retired” membership category can now place their designations in inactive status with the option to reactivate the designations within a period of three years. In the event there is a return to the workforce full time, this will avoid the need to reapply and retest. There will be no designation renewal […] 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
RCI Member News – November 2018 November 16, 2018 Notice of Death Received for Steven Hutmacher Steven R. Hutmacher, CDT, died of a heart attack November 12, 2017, at the age of 55 in Hammondsville, OH. Hutmacher was a roof consultant for Tremco’s Weatherproofing Technologies Division, a 20-year member of RCI, and a former RRO. He was a graduate of Alliance High School in […] Read More
2019-2020 Call for Candidates November 08, 2018 Nominations are being sought for the offices of first vice president, second vice president, and secretary/treasurer of RCI for the 2019-2020 term. Individuals interested in running for any of these offices or submitting names for nominations should email them to Melany Elwell (melwell@iibec.org), VP Operations, Member, and Technical Services. While the offices of first and […] Read More
