IAS Board of Directors
Michael W. Bouse, C.B.O., Chair
Since
1998, Michael Bouse has been serving the City of Henderson, Nevada, as Building
& Fire Safety Director. Prior to this, he served the City of National City,
the City of La Mesa, and the City of Manhattan Beach, all in California, as the
Building & Safety Director, the Chief Building Official, and Building Administrator,
respectively. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University
of Redlands, California. The 2nd edition of Mr. Bouse's book, Establishing
Building Permit Fees, was recently co-published by ICC and IAS. His professional
certifications include Certified Building Official and several ICC inspector certifications.
Awards presented to him include Government Person of the Year from the Southern
Nevada International Code Council Chapter and Building Official of the Year from
the California Building Officials. He currently serves as chairman of the Southern
Nevada Building Officials.
John L. Barrios, C.B.O., Vice Chair
John
Barrios has been serving the City of Tampa, Florida, as Manager, Inspectional
Services Division since 1986. Prior to this, he served the city as the Building
Supervisor, Community Redevelopment from 1979 to 1986, and was a managing partner
for R.A. Barrios Construction Company during 1972-1979. He holds a Bachelor of
Arts degree from the University of South Florida, and he is a Certified Building
Official and a Certified General Contractor. He serves on several ICC committees,
such as the Code Correlation Committee, the Ad Hoc Committee on Reference Standards
and the Building Code Council. Prior to his appointment to the IAS Board of Directors,
Mr. Barrios was the chair of the IAS Accreditation Committee. He has received
awards from the Building Officials Association of Florida, including the President's
Award and Building Official of the Year.
Majed A. Dabdoub, P.E.
Majed Dabdoub served as Chairman of the IAS Board of Directors from 2003-2008 guiding IAS through its formative years. Having provided distinguished service as chair, Mr. Dabdoub has graciously agreed to continue serving IAS as a board member. Mr. Dabdoub is presently a Building Plans Examiner and Analyst for the City of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is also currently an Instructor
at the Department of Technology, Northern Kentucky University, teaching courses
in structural design, building systems design, surveying, site design, construction
management etc. He has a Masters Degree in Structural Engineering from the University
of Cincinnati and has been with the city of Cincinnati since 1987.He is a Registered
Professional Engineer with the State of Ohio and Kentucky and has served on several
technical committees for International Code Council (ICC), Building Officials
and Code Administrators International (BOCA), Ohio Building Officials Associations
(OBOA), Southwestern Ohio Building Officials (SWOBOA) and the American Society
of Civil Engineers. He has many accomplishments to his credit, the most notable
being the “Code Official of the Year” Award from the Southwestern Ohio Officials
in 1996.
Isam Hasenin, P.E., C.B.O.
Isam Hasenin is the C.O.O., Construction Code Compliance / Municipal Consultant Outsourcing for Bureau Veritas North America, Inc., a multinational corporation involved in a comprehensive range of services including inspection, testing, auditing, certification, ship classification and related technical assistance, training and outsourcing services. Mr. Hasenin has over twenty years experience in the code enforcement field and building department administration. He has an MS degree in Civil Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and is a licensed engineer in the state of California. As an active participant in the code development process and training, he currently serves as the Vice Chair of the California Building Standards Commission responsible for administering the processes related to the adoption, approval, publication, and implementation of the California building codes.
Dr. Izz Eddin Katkhuda
Dr. Izz Eddin Katkhuda is a founder, partner and Director of the Arab Center for Engineering Studies (ACES), since 1983. He is a well known expert in the fields of quality control and testing of construction materials in the Middle East region. He is currently the Chairman of the National Technical Committee for the Accreditation of Laboratories in Jordan, the Chairman of the Steering Committee for Queen Rania Al Abdullah Prize for Excellence in Education, and the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Information and Research Center of the King Hussain Foundation. He is a member of Greater Amman Municipality Council and serves as a board member of several public and private companies.
Ron Lynn, C.B.O.
Ronald Lynn serves as Secretary/Treasurer of the International Code Council Board of Directors. Director and Building Official for the Clark County (Nevada) Department of Development Services, Lynn was first elected to the Code Council Board in 2004 and also serves on the International Accreditation Services Board of Directors, a subsidiary of the International Code Council, and acts as a liaison between the two Boards. A Certified Building Official, Lynn also serves as Chairman of the Code Council Steel and Welding Certification Examination Committee, Nevada Organization of Building Officials, Nevada Earthquake Safety Council and the Western States Seismic Policy Council's Architecture, Engineering and Construction Committee. He also serves on the Nevada State Hazard Mitigation Planning Steering Committee and the Code Council International Accreditation Service Board of Directors.
C. Curtis Mann, P.E., C.B.O
Curtis
Mann presently serves as Chief Building Official for the City of New Orleans,
Department of Safety and Permits since 1987. Prior to this, he served as the Chief
Mechanical Inspector for the City of New Orleans since initial employment in 1971.
He holds a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arkansas
and a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tulane University. He is a
Registered Professional Engineer with the State of Louisiana and a Certified Inspector
(Mechanical) by Southern Building Code Congress (SBCCI) and also a Certified Building
Official by the Council of American Building Officials. In the past, he has served
in a number of Boards and Committees including, the Board of Directors for ICC
and SBCCI. He has also served as Past member of the ICC Plumbing/ Mechanical Code
Council, the SBCCI Awards Committee, the City of New Orleans Board of Mechanical
Examiners, Electrical Examiners and Examiners of Operating Engineers. He is the
current alternate to the Director of the Department of Safety and Permits to the
Association of Major City Building Officials (AMBCO) and is the current Chairman,
"Engineers in Government" Practice Division, New Orleans. Apart from these he
has served and currently serves in a number of other associations and committees.
Guy Tomberlin, C.B.O.
Guy Tomberlin has been with Fairfax County Virginia, Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES), in code enforcement since 1985. He has served in many capacities including residential and commercial inspector, commercial mechanical inspection supervisor, Chief Plumbing Engineer and is currently a Code Specialist. Mr. Tomberlin works closely with the various divisions within Land Development Services including plan review and inspection for both commercial and residential. He develops and delivers training programs relating to the plumbing, mechanical, and fuel gas codes, both commercial and residential. Guy serves in many different capacities for organizations and committees seeking to enhance public safety through use of the model codes. He has served on ICC nominating, interpretation, and code development committees, and the Ad Hoc Committee for Hydrogen gas. Mr. Tomberlin is a past President of the Virginia Building and Code Officials Association and the Virginia Plumbing and Mechanical Inspectors Association. Guy holds several certifications and licenses including certified building, plumbing and mechanical official, combination commercial inspector, combination residential inspector, amusement device inspector, medical gas inspector; along with plans examiner certifications in plumbing, mechanical, and fire protection.
James G. Toscas, P.E.
James G. Toscas is President of the Precast / Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI). Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, PCI fosters the continuous improvement of quality, technology, and knowledge regarding the design, fabrication, and utilization of precast concrete building systems. Besides component producers, PCI members include architects, consultants, contractors, developers, educators, engineers, materials suppliers, public service professionals, professional service providers, and students who are involved with this industry. Since joining PCI in 2003, Mr. Toscas has spearheaded programs to transform PCI into a modern knowledge-based organization that is leading improvement in the industry. This has included facilitating a new industry strategic vision, launching a major marketing and branding program, substantially enhancing the PCI website, and reorganizing staff to achieve higher levels of quality, consistency, and efficiency. Mr. Toscas is a registered professional engineer with background in association management, engineering, training, public communications, and organizational development. He is a member of various engineering-related associations and has received various awards and citations for leadership, achievement, and communications. Mr. Toscas holds a B.A. degree in Physics from the University of Chicago and a M.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Illinois, and has conducted postgraduate work in adult education at the University of Wisconsin. A Chicago area native, he is married with four children.