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
RCI Member News – October 2018 October 22, 2018 Wilen Joins Klein & Hoffman Jason Wilen, RRO, AIA, CDT, has joined Klein & Hoffman in Chicago, IL, as a senior associate after seven years with the technical services section of the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA). He also served as NRCA’s organizational representative for ASHRAE 90.1 and ASHRAE 189.1. Wilen received his bachelor’s of […] Read More
Letter from President Clark re Recommended Bylaws Change on Electronic Voting September 26, 2018 RCI President Mike Clark presents the following letter to voting members of RCI Inc. Dear RCI Members, 2018 has been a year marked with changes in leadership, tremendous successes in advocacy, and steps in inclusiveness and modernization aimed at propelling RCI, Inc. to the forefront of the building enclosure industry. As the year has progressed, […] 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
