For those who don't really know me perhaps this might help?
A condenced back round:
Jim H. Brown, CBO, CFPS
NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist
ICC Certified Building Official
ICC Certified Plans Examiner
ICC Certified Building Inspector
ICC Certified Fire Inspector-1
ICC One & Two Family Dwelling Building Inspector
ICC One & Two Family Dwelling Mechanical Inspector
Maryland State Certified Inspector
Emergency Management Institute, IS-1 Emergency Program Manager
Emergency Management Institute, IS-2 Emergency Preparedness, USA
Emergency Management Institute, IS-3 Radiological Emergency Management
Emergency Management Institute, IS-5 Hazardous Materials
Committee Service:
The Wyoming Energy Code Group
The Digital Plans Submission Committee (ePlan Project)
City of Gillette Sustainibility Taskforce
City of Gillette Board of Examiners.
Wyoming Conference of Building Officials Board of Directors
ICC website codes forum workgroup
ICC website workgroup.
ICC Region II Officer (Secertary)
ICC Region II Bylaw Committee
Employment History
July 1, 2009 to Present:
Position: Deputy Building Official for the City of Gillette, Wyoming
July 25, 2005 to July 1, 2009:
Position: Commercial and Residential Plans Examiner for the City of Gillette Wyoming
July 24, 1997 to June 30, 2005:
Position: Commercial Plans Examiner for Carroll County, Maryland
October 1999 to June 2004:
Secondary Employment: Adjunct instructor for Carroll Community College. I taught building codes and accessibility codes.
January 5, 1989 to July 23,1997
Position: Building Inspector for Carroll County, Maryland
February 3, 1983 to January 4, 1984
Dolfield Contracting Co., Owings Mills, Md. 21117
Position: Carpenter
January 1981 to February 1983
Sanders Distributing Co., Finksburg, Md. 21048
Position: Truck Driver, Salesman
June 1975 to December 1976
Tri-County Development Corp., Silver Run, Md. 21158
Position: Carpenter
Military Service
December 20, 1976 to December 20, 1980
United States Air Force
Type of Discharge: Honorable
Position: Life Support Specialist / Forward Air Controller /Survival Instructor
Rank at Discharge: Sergeant
Additional Training: Forward Air Controller, Survival
Education
Attended courses at the following colleges:
Student at Carroll Community College. Major: Computer Aided Design,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute, Emmitsburg Maryland. College credited courses on an ongoing basis on emergency management.
1982 - Washington Bible College, Lanham, Md.
1981 - Catonsville Community College, Catonsville, Md.
1979 - 1980 - Saint Leo College, Saint Leo, Fl.
1977 - Wayne Community College, Goldsborough. N.C.
1975 - Graduate of Westminster High School, Westminster, Md.
1975 - Enrolled in Carroll County Vocational Technical Center, Westminster, Md. completing a 389 hour Material Control course
Professional Affiliations
International Code Council
Wyoming Conference of Building Officials. Board of Directors.
ICC Region II Officer (Secretary)
National Fire Protection Association
Building and Fire Safety Systems Section Committee, NFPA.
ICC Building Official Membership Council
ICC Fire Service Membership Council
ICC Sustainability Membership Council
ICC Global Membership Council