QA & QC  FOR MODULAR AND PANELIZATION
Introduction of QA/QC in Modular, Prefabrication and Panelization

CONTINUING EDUCATION - 1 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOUR

OUTLINE

The methods of construction have come and gone, among those that have recently continue to grow has been Modular/prefabricated and panelization. We will introduce a panel of speakers who will discuss the QA / QC of handling Commercial, Industrial and Residential modular/ panelized projects. From the Design to Quality Control programs in the field or prefabrication facilities and Quality Assurance requirements for contractors and designers. Included is the development and introduction of third-party certification programs.

PANELISTS

Nader Elhajj, P.E.
FRAMECAD America

Nader Elhajj is director of engineering for FRAMECAD America. He has more than 35 years of experience in the design, construction and analysis of building methods and materials. Prior to joining FRAMECAD, Nader was director of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center, now known as Home Innovation Research Labs, where he managed research and development projects for alternative building materials and emerging technologies. He also managed tasks related to the design, construction, analysis, testing and field evaluation of construction materials in housing.

Nader is active in writing engineering standards, codes and specifications for the building industry, and serves on several cold-formed steel industry committees. He has developed standardized design and other prescriptive specifications for cold-formed steel framing and has authored or co-authored several publications on housing design and cold-formed steel framing. He is a licensed structural engineer with a Master of Science degree in Structural Engineering and a Master of Business Administration degree.

Patrick W. Ford, P.E.
R.A. Smith, Inc.

Pat Ford’s professional experience includes serving as technical director of the Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA), management and engineering design with R.A. Smith (and previously Matsen Ford Design), as well as managing, engineering and business positions for several other firms. His work has involved several structural design, contract and project management functions on a wide variety of commercial, industrial and institutional building projects.

Relative to cold-formed steel structural framing, Pat has more than 40 years of experience that includes application of the latest technologies and design concepts to load bearing structures and a wide variety of curtainwall and prefabricated systems. His engineering systems design experience includes structural steel, concrete, engineered masonry, wood and other systems in addition to cold-formed steel. He has building credits throughout the country as well as several projects outside the U.S.

He is an active voting member, committee member and subcommittee chairman with the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), ASTM International, the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry (AWCI), Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) and Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA). He is a registered professional engineer in 19 states and the District of Columbia.

Jeffrey Klaiman, P.E.
ADTEK Engineers, Inc.

Jeff has almost 30 years of experience in the construction industry. He is principal in charge of structural engineering at ADTEK Engineers, Inc., where he oversees the design and coordination of all cold-formed steel design documents. He manages in-house staff in four offices for general structural and cold-formed steel framing design, develops project schedules, and coordinates quality control reviews with project managers on his team.

His expertise includes building maintenance and engineering, on-site engineering for a concrete contractor, and manager of technical services and Versa-Truss product manager for Dale/Incor (national manufacturer of cold-formed steel framing products and systems). He participates on the American Iron and Steel Institute’s Committee on Specifications for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members and the Committee on Framing Standards. Jeff is chairman of the Standard Practices Subcommittee of the AISI Committee on Framing Standards, chairman of the SFIA Technical Committee, and president of MASFA. He has been a member of CFSEI for more than 15 years and served as a past president, and is also a member of ASTM International and the Steel Framing Alliance.

Fernando Sesma
California Expanded Metal Products Company (CEMCO).

Fernando Sesma is director of technical services for California Expanded Metal Products Company (CEMCO). He has 40 years of experience in the areas of codes, design, construction and manufacturing of cold-formed steel framing members.

Before joining CEMCO, Fernando gained a wide range of experience with other companies. He was staff engineer for ICBO Evaluation Services in Whittier, California, working as a product evaluator and in product criteria development. He was director of technical services for the Drywall Information Trust Fund Southern California, where he provided technical support and training to contractors and inspectors. He was senior technical representative for the Construction Steel Division of United States Gypsum Company, where he worked with steel, gypsum and plastering steel products.

He has served as a member and in leadership roles with several professional organizations, including the American Iron and Steel Institute Committee on Framing Standards, American Standard of Testing Materials C11 and A05 Committee, Steel Framing Industry Association, Steel Stud Manufacturers Association, International Code Council, Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, Construction Specifications Institute and National Fire Protection Association.

Fernando has a degree in Civil Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.