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Joe F. Hale, FRCI, President

 

Mr. Joe F. Hale is President of HDH Associates, P.C. and HDH Technical, Inc. Mr. Hale has over 47 years experience in the architectural/engineering and construction industry. He is a member of the Roof Consultants Institute and is a past president of that organization. He was honored with the distinction of being awarded "Fellow" by the Roof Consultants Institute (RCI). Mr. Hale has attended classes at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia and asbestos licensing classes at Georgia Tech. He is a Charter member of the VAC (Virginia Asbestos Council) and is a visiting lecturer for asbestos continuing education programs at the Medical College of Virginia and an instructor for RCI Roofing Education Programs. Among his other accomplishments, Mr. Hale developed a curriculum for the Roof Consultants Institute National Education Program and is a frequent presenter for these programs.

EDUCATION

  • Engineering and Architectural Drafting International Correspondence School / Civil Engineering
  • Georgia Institute of Technology / Asbestos Abatement in the Roofing Industry
  • Medical College of Virginia
  • Carlisle Roofing School / 1983, 1989
  • The Roofing Industry Education Institute
  • National Asbestos Council
  • Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.
  • Forty-Seven Years General Construction Experience/Management
  • ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act) Seminar / Atlanta, Georgia / 1991

EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS

  • HDH Technical, Inc. / Vice President / 1985 to 1994/President / 1994 to Present
  • HDH Associates, P.C. / Vice President / 1985 to 1994 / President / 1994 to Present
  • Roof Consultants Services / President and Roofing Consultant
  • Dewberry & Davis / Senior Roof Consultant / 1981-1983
  • Mid Atlantic States / General Contractor / 1968-1981
  • Vecellio & Grogan / General Contractor / Supervisor / 1961-1968


ASBESTOS LICENSES

Virginia

  • Asbestos Abatement Project Designer #000029
  • Asbestos Project Monitor #000009

OTHER LICENSES

  • Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc. / Certification #13667
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
  • Roof Consultant Institute - Fellow (FRCI)/Past President/Chair, Education Services Committee
  • Charter Member, Virginia Asbestos Council (VAC)
  • American Arbitration Association/Panel of Arbitrators
  • Wind Engineering Research Council, Inc.
  • National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST)
  • CRADA - researches and tests EPDM seam tapes


LECTURE AND SEMINAR SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • APPA / Preplanning for Catastrophic Events / Roanoke, VA / 2000
  • NASFA / Preplanning for Catastrophic Events / Phoenix, AZ / 1998
  • RCI Building Envelope Symposium / University of Washington / Seattle, WA / 1996
  • Lecturer at Medical College of Virginia (EPA Certified Asbestos Classes), Inspector Training, Construction Supervisor and Designer Class / 1988 to Present
  • RCI Level II and Level III/Mary Washington College / 1994
  • Building Envelope Symposium / Raleigh, North Carolina / 1994
  • Speaker at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Flat Roof Symposium/Oak Ridge, Tennessee / 1994
  • National Building Symposiums Institute / Plano, Texas / 1992
  • RCI Roofing Seminars / Nationwide / October 1991 Ongoing
  • Seminar, Virginia Community College System, In-service Training Program / September 1989
  • Seminar for the University of Virginia, In-service Training Program / August 1987
  • Southwest Virginia Maintenance Seminar conducted in Newbern, Virginia / February 1986
  • Valley Maintenance Engineers Association Seminar at Staunton, Virginia / 1986
  • Seminar / Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina / February 1986
  • Seminar / Walter State College/Morristown, Tennessee / March 1984
  • Seminar / Rappahannock Community College / December 1983
  • Inspector training seminar for owners, personnel and their subordinates


PUBLICATIONS

  • EPDM Longevity Study / 1982 / The Commonwealth of Virginia, Division of Engineering and Buildings
  • International Symposium on Roofing Technology / Roofing Construction May Impact Existing Interior Building Asbestos / 1991
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory / RCI Flat Roof Symposium / Oak Ridge, Tennessee / 1994
  • Several issues of RCI Interface / 1991-Present
 
 

   
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