Member News – December 2017 December 14, 2017 WJE Hires Ethan Field Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE) has hired Ethan Field, PE, as a senior associate in its Boston office. Prior to joining WJE, Field worked as a senior staff engineer with Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc. in Waltham, MA. A graduate of Bucknell University in civil engineering, Field received an MS […] Read More
Publicly Funded Construction Procurement November 28, 2017 By Brian Gardiner, FRCI, RRC, CCS Editor’s note: This white paper was prepared for RCI and will be disseminated to news media throughout North America in support of RCI’s stance on publicly funded construction procurement. EVALUATING TWO METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION PROCUREMENT Public procurement of construction projects has evolved into various methods. Not all methods are allowed […] Read More
Member News – November 2017 November 08, 2017 Wade Named CEO at North American Roofing Kelly Wade has been appointed as CEO of North American Roofing. Wade, who joined the company in 2009 as the director of marketing, worked her way up to director of sales and marketing, VP of strategy, and then executive VP and COO. She brings over 20 years of […] Read More
Member Profile: André Coppin November 01, 2017 By Katey Springle Lempka In our ongoing series of RCI member profiles, we highlight André Coppin of Cornerstone Architectural Group. Coppin holds RRO and RRC designations with RCI, and is active with the Puget Sound Chapter and on the Education Committee. Can you give me a brief overview of what you do in your day-to-day […] Read More
2018-2019 Call for Candidates October 04, 2017 Nominations are being sought for the offices of first vice president, second vice president, and secretary/treasurer of RCI for the 2018-2019 term. Individuals interested in running for any of these offices or submitting names for nominations should send them to RCI, Inc. at 1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 204, Raleigh, NC 27607 or e-mail them to […] Read More
Member News – October 2017 October 04, 2017 Mader Promoted at OMG Chris Mader has been promoted to the position of technical services manager at OMG Roofing Products. Mader started with OMG in 2011 as a codes and approvals support engineer. Prior to that, he was a manufacturing engineer with Hamilton Sunstrand. He is an Industry Affiliate member of RCI, as well as […] Read More
Member Profile – Paul M. Mitchell, Jr. September 29, 2017 By Katey Springle Lempka In our ongoing series of RCI member profiles, we highlight Paul M. Mitchell, Jr., RRO, RRC, CDT. Mitchell is an emeritus member who has been with RCI since 1988, and had his RRC since 1990. Mitchell was employed by Tremco in Beachwood, OH, most recently managing capital roof replacement and preventative […] Read More
Member News – September 2017 September 08, 2017 Michael Gardner Starts CMW Roof Consulting Michael Gardner, RRC, RRO, has started his own roof consulting firm, CMW Roof Consulting Inc., in Littleton, CO. Gardner, director of Region V of RCI since 2014, was employed for ten years with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates. Prior to that, he worked for various roofing companies for 28 years. […] Read More
Member News – August 2017 August 04, 2017 IMI Hires Jeff Diqui Jeff Diqui has joined International Masonry Institute (IMI)‘s technical team as director of technical services in the Chicago Metro area. He holds a bachelor of science degree in architectural engineering with an emphasis in structural engineering, and has more than 26 years of experience that has primarily focused on the building […] Read More
Member Profile: Kenrick Hartman June 07, 2017 By Katey Springle Lempka In our ongoing series of RCI member profiles, we highlight Kenrick Hartman. Hartman, a senior associate with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. in New York City, received the 2017 RCI Emerging Professionals Award for his accomplishment of earning the RRC, RWC, REWC, and RBEC in one calendar year. He is active on […] Read More
