2004-01-26 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing

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Gary Hile, IAPMO Secretary/Treasure • Gary Hile - Secretaryfrreasure Gary Hile, IAPMO's newly appointed Secretary/Treasurer to the Board of Directors, is a third generation UA plumber. For over 40 years, Gary's grandfather owned a plumbing business in Anchorage. His father is a retired plumber from UA Local 367, also located in Anchorage, and his.b(other will soon be a 30 - year member ok UA Local 367.¢ary recalls riding along to jobs to observe the craft of plumbing. "Both my grandfather and my dad," Gary told us, 'taught me what having pride in your work is all about." With that kind of heritage, perhaps lt was inevitable that Gary would go into the plumbing profession. He began his apprenticeship in 1983, worked as a journeyman from 1986 to 1989, and then became a plumbing foreman. Gary accepted a position as a plumbing and mechanical inspector with the City of Anchorage in 1992, and was appointed to his present position as Chief Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector in Anchorage in 2000. Gary is a Certified Plumbing Inspector (IAPMO), a Certified Mechanical Inspector (IAPMO and ICBO), a Certified Medical Gas Inspector (PIPE), a Certified Backflow Assembly Tester for the Municipality of Anchorage, and a Certified Backflow Assembly Instructor through the University of Florida. Gary makes a real effort to keep informed on progress in the industry by belonging to various professional organizations. He is a member of the American Backflow Prevention Association and a very active member of IAPMO. His work with our association includes participation in the Plumbing Code Change Committee (currently called the Plumbing Technical Committee) and the Mechanical Workshop Committee since 1996. He Is the chair of IAPMO's chapter in Anchorage. In 2001 and 2002, he was on the NFPA/UPC Extraction Task Group Committee. And finally, as the conference chairman for IAPMO's 71st Annual Education and Business Conference in Anchorage two years ago, Gary played a key role in insuring the success of that memorable meeting. Gary and his wife, Lynda, have been happily married for 13 years. They have two boys, five year old Logan and Carson, who is three years old. Gary enjoys spending time with his family, snowmobiling, golfing, working with computers, NASCAR racing, and power boating. "1 am truly looking forward to serving the members of IAPMO" Gary said. "My involvement with IAPMO has afforded me the opportunity to cultivate my knowledge of the codes and establish many new friendships. I have found that the members of IAPMO are very passionate about their analysis of the codes. If it were not for the members and their unselfish willingness to volunteer their time, IAPMO would not be the organization that it is today. I believe IAPMO is at the pinnacle of a new era for codes as we know them and the end result will be triumphant for the members of IAPMO and the citizens of our nation." Page I of 1 http://www.iapmo.org/iapmolboard-bios/hile.html 2/9/2004