2004-01-26 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing

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Bob Courtnier, IAPMO President 0 is Bob Courtnier - President Bob Courtnier, IAPMO's new president, has been involved in the field of plumbing in California for over 30yyears. After completing a five-year apprenticeship W. Loca1:447�he worked as a plumber until 1986. At that tiine; h"e accepted a position with the State of California as a mechanical inspector. Bob then served as a compliance officer for the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. He went on to work as a construction supervisor for the Division of the State Architect. Currently, Bob is the Chief of the Construction Services Section for the Department of General Services and is certified as a Class A Hospital Inspector by the State of California. In his spare time, Bob has had other careers as well: a US army officer and a volunteer assistant chief/EMT for a rural fire district. Bob has also instructed apprentices two nights a week for five years; he works hard to impress upon his students the importance of excellent customer service and quality workmanship. Actively involved in IAPMO since 1987, Bob has been a member of numerous committees, including the Plumbing Code, the Medical Gas, the Plumbing/Mechanical Code Correlation, Bylaws, Audit, New Building, and Executive committees. In 1998, Bob accepted an appointment as secretary to the IAPMO Board. A year later, Bob was chosen to be a member of the Board for the Central District. He served in that position for three years. Away from work, Bob and his wife, Katie, enjoy water sports, NASCAR and the NFL. Bob has three sons: Mike is a CHP officer/paramedic; Matt and Rob are both joumey4evel plumber/pipefitters. He also has a granddaughter, Taylor Marie, and a grandson, Mike. Bob enjoys spending time with both whenever he is able. Page I of I http://www.iapmo.org/iapmo/board-bios/courtnier.html 2/9/2004