IRC for Engineers Package (Recording)
Speaker Bios
John ``Buddy`` Showalter, P.E., M.ASCE is a senior staff engineer with the International Code Council`s (ICC) product development group. He develops technical resources in support of the structural provisions of the International Building Code and International Residential Code. Showalter reviews publications authored by the Code Council and engineering groups, while also developing publications and technical seminars on the structural provisions of the International Codes for building departments, designers and special inspectors. He is the project lead in the development of Mass Timber Buildings and the IBC and associated education programs, jointly developed by ICC and the American Wood Council (AWC). A graduate of Virginia Tech, Showalter has also been a member of the editorial board for STRUCTURE magazine for more than 15 years. Before joining ICC, Showalter spent 26 years with AWC where he led its technology transfer program with oversight responsibility for publications, website, helpdesk, education and other technical media. He has more than 35 years of experience in the development and support of building codes and standards, publishing more than 60 technical articles for industry-related trade journals.
Sandra Hyde, P.E. is Managing Director of Product Development for the International Code Council (ICC) where she develops books and seminars about the structural provisions of the International Residential Code (IRC), International Building Code (IBC), International Existing Building Code (IEBC) and structural topics. Sandra has coauthored books and seminars on these topics including the Special Inspection Manual and the Significant Changes to the IRC and IBC. She has experience in manufacturing and research of engineered wood products with Weyerhaeuser. Sandra is a Registered Civil Engineer and a member of EERI and NCSEA. David Sparks, S.E., P.E., M.ASCE has been working in the residential engineering and construction industry since 1998 after graduating from the University of Arizona in August of 1997 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering with a structural emphasis. He started as an associate engineer in training at Bingham Engineering in Phoenix, Arizona before joining the newly formed Felten Group, Inc. in 2001. He obtained his California PE in 2003 and then his Arizona SE in 2006.
Sandra Hyde, P.E. is Managing Director of Product Development for the International Code Council (ICC) where she develops books and seminars about the structural provisions of the International Residential Code (IRC), International Building Code (IBC), International Existing Building Code (IEBC) and structural topics. Sandra has coauthored books and seminars on these topics including the Special Inspection Manual and the Significant Changes to the IRC and IBC. She has experience in manufacturing and research of engineered wood products with Weyerhaeuser. Sandra is a Registered Civil Engineer and a member of EERI and NCSEA.
Buddy Showalter is a senior staff engineer with the International Code Council`s (ICC) product development group. He develops technical resources in support of the structural provisions of the International Building Code and International Residential Code. Showalter reviews publications authored by the Code Council and engineering groups, while also developing publications and technical seminars on the structural provisions of the International Codes for building departments, designers and special inspectors. He is the project lead in the development of Mass Timber Buildings and the IBC and associated education programs, jointly developed by ICC and the American Wood Council (AWC). A graduate of Virginia Tech, Showalter has also been a member of the editorial board for STRUCTURE magazine for more than 15 years. Before joining ICC, Showalter spent 26 years with AWC where he led its technology transfer program with oversight responsibility for publications, website, helpdesk, education and other technical media. He has more than 35 years of experience in the development and support of building codes and standards, publishing more than 60 technical articles for industry-related trade journals.
David Sparks has been working in the residential engineering and construction industry since 1998 after graduating from the University of Arizona in August of 1997 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering with a structural emphasis. He started as an associate engineer in training at Bingham Engineering in Phoenix, Arizona before joining the newly formed Felten Group, Inc. in 2001. He obtained his California PE in 2003 and then his Arizona SE in 2006.
During his tenure at Felten Group, Dave has developed many design aides and AutoCAD customizations using Excel, VBA, C#, and Visual Studio .NET. Many of which must be maintained to stay current with changes in the model building codes as they are reissued. Dave has engineered structures in over half of the states around the country from hurricane prone regions of the east coast to the seismically controlled regions of the west coast.
Dave has taught several classes both for the Arizona Building Officials meetings (AZBO), Sacramento Valley Building Officials (SVaBO), and the Colorado Chapter of the ICC (CCICC) meetings including Wall Bracing from the IRC, Changes to the ASCE7-16 Wind Provisions, Forensic Engineering, Inspection Nightmares, The Devil Isn’t the Only Thing in the Details, Truss Calculations from an Engineer’s Perspective, and Wind Design in the Colorado front-range Special Wind Region. He has also collaborated with John “Buddy” Showalter for presentations and development of material for Wind Loads on Open Projecting Attached Porches.
Dave is an avid runner and enjoys being outdoors as much as possible. Skiing/Snowboarding in the winter as well as wakeboarding in the summer.