IAS Board of Directors
Majed A. Dabdoub, P.E., Chair
Majed
Dabdoub, Chair of the IAS Board of Directors 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.
Ravi Shah, C.B.O., Vice Chair
Ravi Shah is currently Building Official and Director of Urban Development for the City of Carrollton, TX and has served there since 1998. Prior to that, he had served as Assistant Building Official from 1996-1998 and as Plans Examiner from 1993-1996. He is a degreed professional possessing over eight years of comprehensive experience in Structural and Architectural Project Building Design. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture Degree and a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. His professional affiliations include Class A Member, ICBO, Vice President, North Texas Chapter of ICBO/ICC, Member Building Officials Association of Texas and American Institute of Architects. He has the distinction of being presented two "Excellence in Service" Awards in recognition of exemplary dedication and professional service to the City of Carrollton. He has also been awarded the "Building Official of the Year" Award by the Construction Research Center, University of Texas at Arlington and was awarded two "Master Instructor" titles for dedicated and distinguished services. He has authored and published several papers and has successfully implemented several innovative programs in different aspects of his work. He has also served on numerous national Code Review Committees over the last five years.
John L. Barrios, C.B.O.
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.
Michael W. Bouse, C.B.O.
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.
Isam Hasenin, P.E., C.B.O.
Isam Hasenin is the Director of the Department of Building Inspection and the Chief Building Official for the City and County of San Francisco. 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.
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.