Tim Collings is the senior inspector for Salt Lake City Corporation. He has been inspecting plumbing, mechanical, and fire protection systems for Salt Lake City Corporation since August 1981. A licensed plumber in both Wyoming and Utah, Tim was also a licensed plumbing and heating contractor and taught in the plumbing apprenticeship program in Salt Lake City for 18 years. A longtime member of IAPMO, Tim was elected to the board of directors, serving in that capacity for seven years. In addition to his work on the board, Tim served on many IAPMO committees including: the IAPMO Plumbing Code Change Committee; the Mechanical Code Workshop Committee; the Credentials Committee; the Special Seminar Committee; the Research Committee; and the Ad Hoc Committee on Grease Traps. In addition to his wide experience as a committee member, Tim chaired the Appendix C Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee on the Thermal Expansion and is currently chairperson of the UPC Technical Committee. Tim’s instruction is supported by a solid background that combines professional experience with a wide variety of committee service.

Roger Courtney, retired chief plumbing and mechanical inspector for the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, has more than 35 years of professional experience in the plumbing and mechanical fields. That experience extends from field work to supervision to inspection. Roger supervised and trained inspectors, advised building officials on the technical aspects of plumbing and mechanical matters, drafted code changes, and served as executive director of the Mechanical Board of Appeals. In addition, he was responsible for the plumbing/mechanical contractor, journeyman, and apprentice licensing program examinations.

Along with pursuing his professional goals, Roger dedicated himself to educating others in the field. He is a certified cross-connection control instructor through the state of Washington and ASSE. He also teaches IAPMO UPC and UMC seminars. A member of a number of professional organizations, Roger has been actively involved with IAPMO for more than 20 years. During that time, he has served on numerous committees, including Cross-Connection Control, Water Distribution, Uniform Plumbing Code Changes, Uniform Mechanical Code Changes, R&T Board, Industry Advisory, and Conference. For years, Roger served as the chairperson of the IAPMO Alaska Central chapter. In recognition of his experience, knowledge, and years of service to IAPMO, the board of directors voted to appoint him to the board in 1996. Roger offers students the benefit of his many years of experience and expertise, coupled with a dry sense of humor.

Pennie L. Feehan is a certified welder and pipe fitter, chief plumbing and mechanical inspector for the city of Oakland in California, served on the state of California’s Building Standards Commission Advisory Board as vice chairperson, and is an instructor at Chabot Junior College in Hayward, teaching plumbing and mechanical code classes. She has been an instructor for IAPMO for more than 10 years teaching the UPC, UMC, IPC, IMC, and special seminars covering DWV systems and water and gas sizing.

Currently she is the western regional manager for the Copper Development Association, teaching soldering and brazing classes to installers. She also provides engineering assistance, technical development (codes and standards), and installation training to the designers, specifiers, installers, and consumers of copper and copper alloy tube and fittings. She has more than 25 years of professional experience in the plumbing and mechanical fields. She has been an active member of IAPMO for many years, serving on the UPC and UMC Technical Committee, and the UPC and UMC Code Changes Committee. Additionally, Pennie chaired the Standards, Education, and the UMC Answers and Analysis Committees. Her dedication, knowledge, and long experience in the plumbing and mechanical industries serve her well as an educator.

Roger Fuller currently serves the county of Sacramento as a supervising building inspector for plumbing and mechanical inspections. His more than 30 years of experience include 11 years as an HVAC installer and estimator, 11 years as a HVAC contractor, and 12+ years as an inspector/plan reviewer. He holds a wide variety of certifications including Certified Building Official.

Roger has been active in the Sacramento Valley IAPMO chapter for many years, where he has served as the recording secretary. He has been an instructor for California Building Officials and Sacramento Valley Area Building Official chapter for several years. He is the training inspector for his jurisdiction for residential construction including building and energy codes.

Roger’s interest is in coordinating the provisions of all codes so they are enforceable and consistent. His contracting experience is infused in his teaching style to make his classes both interesting and applicable.

John Jordan Jr. has been involved in the plumbing industry in the Houston, Texas area since 1976, when he began his career as an apprentice with Plumber’s Local Union #68 — the local with which he remains today. John worked in various types of construction projects including residential, multi-family, commercial, industrial, schools, hospitals, and high-rise construction while working at his father’s plumbing company. He carries a backflow device tester’s license from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as well as a journeyman plumbing and inspectors license with the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners with endorsements for medical gas installations and water protection specialist. John became a plumbing inspector with the city of Houston in 1994 and became a senior plumbing inspector in 2000. He has been IAPMO-certified in the Uniform Plumbing Code since 1995. John has been an apprentice and journeyman instructor for HAPJAC for UA Plumbers Local #68 in Houston, Texas since 1995 and has taught water supply and drainage, Auto Cad, and medical gas installations. John is also an ASSE-certified backflow tester, repairer, and surveyor and teaches these classes for HAPJAC. Additionally, he teaches the survey class for the United Association at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor for UA instructors. John also teaches for the Institute of Continuing Education for license renewal of all state of Texas plumbing licenses and has written multiple chapters and presentations for the ICE textbook. John has written several articles for the American Society of Sanitary Engineering magazine Plumbing Standards. In 2006, he received an associate’s degree in applied science in industrial training from Washtenaw Community College and is pursuing his bachelor’s degree from the National Labor College. John teaches the Uniform Plumbing Code, the Uniform Mechanical Code, and the International Plumbing Code.

John has numerous trade affiliations. He is a member of the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, IAPMO, and the Gulf Coast IAPMO chapter. He is president of the Gulf Coast chapter of the American Society of Sanitary Engineering, as well as a member of the ASSE board of directors for ASSE region 3, the ASSE seal board, and the ASSE Cross Connection Advisory Board.

Roscoe King is the hearing examiner for the city of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, as well as a consultant to the superintendent of building for Los Angeles County Building and Safety. He is also a member of the Board of Plumbing Examiners for Los Angeles County.  As a licensed California contractor and licensed journeyman plumber in the county and city of Los Angeles, he brings practical application to his students regarding actual job site conditions.  Roscoe ran his own plumbing and mechanical contracting company for 20 years before joining the public sector. In his current capacity, he reviews plumbing and mechanical plans and trains new plan review engineers in field installation methods and special plumbing systems. Among his other responsibilities are providing plumbing and mechanical training for all LA County combination building inspectors and providing monthly classroom instruction for 120 field inspectors and office managers.

Roscoe is president of the Southern California IAPMO chapter and the past president of Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors (PHCC) and their current training advisor. He is also a proctor for the California American Fire Sprinkler Association (CAFSA).  He is available to teach the Uniform Plumbing Code, the Uniform Mechanical Code, the California Plumbing and Mechanical Codes, and the County of Los Angeles 2002 Plumbing and Mechanical Code changes.

Michael Mitchell has been involved in the plumbing trade since 1973. He is the senior plumbing inspector for the City and County of San Francisco, a post he’s held since 2000. Altogether, he’s been a plumbing inspector with the city and county for 17 years.

With half of his career spent on the contracting side of the business, and the balance on code enforcement, Mike brings a wealth of practical knowledge to his classrooms. Besides his various certifications in plumbing and plumbing inspections, he also holds a Doctorate of Jurisprudence, specializing in Civil Procedure.

Mike is an assistant professor at the College of San Mateo, Calif., where he leads the Inspection of Plumbing course. He also teaches at UA Local 467 in Trade Related Math and the Plumbing Code, and was a Plumbing Code instructor for the PHCC.

Mike’s teaching style is orientated toward team building skills and collaborative leadership. He has an extensive background in community-based organizations and in presenting city and county programs to constituents.

Bart Mormino is a self-employed residential and commercial inspector in Covington, La., with 31 years experience as an inspector and master plumber. Bart has been in the plumbing and construction business since 1972. He started out as a plumber apprentice upon graduating from East Jefferson High School in Metairie, La., and eventually became the Chief Plumbing Inspector for St Tammany Parish. Bart also spent 9 years as a machinist with Amtrak, working on and inspecting diesel locomotives while running his own plumbing business. Currently, Bart is the Plumbing Inspector for the Cities of Mandeville and Madisonville, LA and is AHIT (American Home Inspectors Training) certified as a Home Inspector and ICC Certified in plumbing for third party inspections and Plan Review. He holds License #10465 with the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors, a Master Plumbers License with the state of Louisiana and is a continuing education instructor for PHCC (Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association) for Louisiana Journeyman and Master Plumbers. Along with Bart's vast array of construction and plumbing knowledge and experience, he also is a certified Insurance Adjuster with State Farm Insurance.

Tal Rabiah is currently employed with Syska and Hennessy as a Supervising Senior Mechanical Engineer. He is a registered professional engineer and belongs to numerous technical associations. He has 18 publications in technical journals such as ASHRAE and Lab 21. His specialties include HVAC, plumbing, fire protection and elevators. Previously, Tal was a Facilities and Design Senior Mechanical Engineer with the University of Michigan for 28 years until he retired.

Dan Rademacher is a mechanical engineering designer with CTA Architects and Engineers, a national A&E firm specializing in plumbing design and plan reviews for plumbing/mechanical code compliance. Formerly the chief plumbing/mechanical inspector for the Plumbing/Mechanical Safety Section of the Montana State Building Codes Bureau, Dan offers his students a wide variety of experience in the field of plumbing. He has extensive experience in all areas of management with a proven record of accomplishment. He has been a journeyman and apprentice instructor for UA Local 41 and is responsible for conducting courses pertaining to the plumbing field. He is especially skilled in the use and interpretation of the Uniform Plumbing Code, Uniform Mechanical Code, IMC, and IFGC. Dan has been a member of the UA since 1989 and worked for many local contractors in the Northwest before becoming a plumbing/mechanical inspector.

Phil Ribbs has enjoyed a long and varied career in the plumbing and mechanical industries. In 1974, he began work as a plumbing and mechanical inspector with the city of San Jose, California. He was soon promoted and rose steadily within the organization, until he became the chief plumbing, mechanical, and electrical inspector with San Jose’s Department of Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement. He held that position for nearly 20 years, during which time he witnessed almost every situation imaginable involving plumbing, mechanical, and electrical systems. At that point, Phil retired from the city and began his own consulting business.

Phil has been a member of IAPMO for much of his professional life, where he has been highly involved in the development of the codes. He has served on IAPMO Technical Committees and has chaired task groups. He has also participated in IAPMO’s Code Change Committee and the Education Committee. Along with all of those activities, Phil was on our board of directors and held the office of vice president. His efforts were recognized when he was given the Government Person of the Year award in 2004.

Phil is a dynamic and extremely well-informed instructor. He has the gift of presenting information in a way that is interesting and easy to understand.

David Straub currently serves the city and county of Denver as a plumbing inspector. His three decades of plumbing experience encompass work as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, and private contractor. He has more than 15 years of experience as a plumbing inspector. For more than a decade, he has been an instructor for apprentice and journeyman plumbers.  David is a certified United Association plumbing instructor and has spent several years as an instructor at the UA instructor training program.  He is a certified IAPMO inspector and serves on the Education Committee, of which he is currently the chairperson. David has knowledge in the Uniform Plumbing Code and the International Plumbing Code as both instructor and inspector. His experience and strong background in instruction come across in his presentation of materials and subject matter. He is an enthusiastic and well-organized instructor with much to share.

Richard Vrana currently serves the city of Houston, Texas, as division manager of the Mechanical Inspection Section. He has 23 years of knowledge as a Sheet Metal Worker with Local #54 in Houston, which encompassed work as an apprentice, journeyman and foreman. He has 17 years of experience in Mechanical Code Enforcement.

Richard has significant familiarity in the specific demands of high-rise office buildings, medical professional buildings, complex hospital systems, industrial plants and schools. As a leader in large city departments, he brings to the classroom additional expertise in the areas of personnel supervision and developing cooperative relationships with customers and other team members.

Richard serves on the Education Committee, Mechanical Codes Answers and Analysis Committee, Mechanical Workshop Committee and Mechanical Technical Committee. Richard communicates practical application to his students based on actual jobsite experience and conditions.