Member Profile

June 1961 to September 1963: Stewart Warner Electronics

Senior Engineer, Field Engineer, Project Engineer. Highest responsibility, Project Engineer/Manager of B52-C & D radar system. Designed first digital pulse decoding device using the first integrated circuits.

May 1964 to September 1964: Hallicrafters Corporation

Design Engineer. Electronic countermeasures/warfare.

September 1964 to March 1981: Gregory Elevator Inc.

Vice President: September 1964 to January 1966 President: January 1966 to March 1981

I built this business from a father/mother/son and two employee maintenance company, that had one major and one minor customer, to a sixty employee business with hundreds of customers and a complete line elevator operation covering the northeastern quarter of Illinois.

Significant accomplishments include: First application of full computer control to elevators in the Midwest. First successful independent installation of solid-state motor drive in the Midwest. First full computerization of an elevator business including scheduling of labor, route assignment, accounting, contracts, etc. Negotiation with labor unions, government agencies, etc.

March 1981 to March 1984: Gregory Elevator division of Westinghouse

Chief Engineer. Design equipment and direct solution of technical problems as assigned. Sell and collect accounts as assigned. Supervising electrician.

November 1982 to January 1997: Adams Elevator Equipment Company

Vice President of Technical Support and Customer Service. Manage Department helping customers with any type problems. Provide technical backup to customers and all Adams departments as needed. Main duties involve highly sophisticated electrical and electronic equipment. Bring the viewpoint of the construction, modernization, repair and maintenance contractor to Adams. Interact with consultants, governmental agencies and approval agencies such as UL and CSA regarding all of Adams products. Provide the technical expertise to defend any product liability lawsuits against Adams.

October 1984 to present (Full time February 1997): Vertex Corporation

Vertex was founded in 1984 to continue my consulting activities, and allow for adding additional consultants. The business of Vertex is consulting exclusively in the field of vertical transportation, equipment covered by the ASME A17 series of codes and ASSE A10.4 & A10.5. Vertex consults with architects, developers, building owners and managers, condominiums and cooperatives, hospitals and universities, contractors, manufacturers, and litigants, both plaintiffs and defendants.

EDUCATION

Graduate: Lane Technical High School - January 1957
Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering: Illinois Institute of Technology - June 1961 Master of Science Electrical Engineering: Illinois Institute of Technology - June 1964 1957 to 1966 USAF Various schools relating to electronics
1962 University of Michigan - Secret (No relation to elevators or vertical transportation) 1976 National Engineering Consortium - Microcomputers
1978 Wintec - Microprocessor applications
1976, '79, '81, '83, '86 NEIEP - Adult education techniques

SOCIETIES

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Tau Beta Pi - Engineering honorary society
Eta Kappa Nu - Electrical engineering honorary society
National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities. Certification Board, 2012 to 2015. Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund, Certification of Inspectors, Member of Ethics and

Hearings committee, 2006 to December 2013. National Association of Elevator Contractors

Chair of Chicago Regional Mechanics Educational Seminar - 1998, 1999 Chairman of Liaison between NAEC and NAESA, 1999 - 2004 Presidents Award, 2006
William C. Sturgeon Distinguished Service Award, 2010

International Association of Elevator Consultants, (formerly NAVTP)
Board of Directors - 1998 to 2008 - Vice President, 1999; President 2000 to 2002; Code chairman, 2003 to present

Elevator U, (formerly Elevator Conference of Colleges & Universities) Member 1998 to present. ASME A17.1 Standards Committee, member September 2000 to present. Vice Chair, July 2011

to June 2017
National Interest Review Committee of the A17.1 Elevator Code to August 2000
Existing Installations Committee of the A17.1/A17.3 Elevator Code F 1984 to present Maintenance, Repair, & Replacement Committee of the A17.1 Elevator Code, Vice Chair to June

2011. Chair July 2012 to June 2018
Elevators Used for Construction Committee of the A17.1 Elevator Code (Chairperson to 28 Jan

2005) (Therefore Ex-Officio member of A17.1 Main Committee through August 2000) Dumbwaiter and Automatic Transfer Device Committee of the A17.1 Elevator Code American Society of Safety Engineers, A10.4 and A10.5 hoist committee, 2005 to present. International Union of Elevator Constructors,

Permit Helper part time and full time 1955 to 1960

Mechanic 1964 to 2002. Honorary member 2002 to present. Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation,

Member of Board of Directors, 2000 - 2002, 2005 -2014
Member of Fund-raising Committee, 2001 - 2014, Chair, Retail, 2004 to 2008 Expansion of program reach initiative committee, 2009 to July 2013

State of Illinois, Office of the State Fire Marshall, Elevator Safety Review Board, Sept 2006 to June 2009, member of the Board
Consultant to the Board, July 2010 to present

TEACHING & LECTURES

National Elevator Industry Educational Program (NEIEP #2): Teacher 1969 to 1999: Basic Electricity, A.C. circuits, D.C. circuits, Circuit tracing, Basic motor control, D.C. motor control, Advanced D.C. motor control (which I developed), Motors and Generators, Introduction to Solid State, Construction Wiring, Doors and Operators.

National Association of Vertical Transportation Professionals: Lecture on modern elevator door protection - 1993. Lecture on direct plunger hydraulic safety device - 1996. Code presentations.

National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities: Lecture on new elevator and escalator safety products available - 1996. Lecture on accident investigation - 1999. Lecture on new State of Illinois Elevator Law - 2003.

Vertical Transportation Conference of Colleges & Universities: Lectures on various technology issues through 2004. Lectures on A17.1 Part 8.6, Maintenance, Repair, & Replacement code issues 2005, other code issues 2006, 2009.

National Association of Elevator Contractors: Lectures and roundtable discussions concerning various technological and upgrading of elevators issues. Lectures regarding various code issues.

Eight (8) hour presentations regarding ASME A17.3-2005, then updated to A17.3-2008. Part of required continuing education for elevator mechanics and inspectors. Presented in 2008, twice in 2009, once in 2010.

Eight (8) hour class, ASME A17.1-2013, inspectors employed by State of Illinois, June 2016

Adams Elevator Equipment Co.: Basic Electricity, specific electrical devices and other courses to Adams employees. Elevator door reopening devices to about 100 groups nationwide. Lectures regarding other products in the elevator and escalator field to Adams employees and about 50 groups nationwide.

Gregory Elevator Inc.: Teaching the circuitry of the various elevator manufacturers, control systems, hydraulics, maintenance, troubleshooting, etc.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Teach Courses: Elevator Maintenance Evaluation, Elevator Inspection Techniques, Code Requirements for Existing Installations & Alterations.

St. Ignatius Elementary School: Advance placement algebra PATENTS

Two patent issued: #5,201,409, 13 April 1993, vandal resistant push button; #5,627,439,
6 May 1997, infrared door reopening device that covers both car and hoistway door openings.

OTHER

Licensed Supervising Electrician: City of Chicago: 1968 to 2009 Licensed Elevator Mechanic: State of Illinois

City of Chicago Elevator Code Committee: 1998, Acting Chair: Sept 2004 to Nov 2009. Technical Director, Lighting Director, Lighting Designer, Set Designer: Various theater groups.

Chicago Elevator Association: Trustee, 1980-89; President, 1978-79; Vice President, 1977; Service Chairman, 1970-77; Lifetime Achievement Award, March 1995, Code Committee Chairman 1998 to present. Chairman, Chicago Mechanics Seminar Committee 1998 & 1999.

Cotter Unit, Chicago Boys & Girls Club: Board of managers, since 1976; President, 1992-1995; Vice President, 1989-1992; Treasurer, 1979-81; Man of the Year, 1992; other committees. Chicago Boys & Girls Club: Finance Committee, through 2002

Illinois Institute of Technology: President’s Council, raise money for the University.