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Director of Licenses & Inspection for Upper Darby Township
Mr. Gentile grew up in the Drexel Hill section of Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, where he still resides. He studied engineering at Albright College and Penn State University and earned a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Villanova University. He is also a Pennsylvania licensed professional engineer. Mr. Gentile currently serves as the director of Licenses and Inspection and Community Development for Upper Darby Township, a position he has held for more than 20 years. He is a certified Pennsylvania UCC plan reviewer and inspector in multiple disciplines including building, accessibility, plumbing, mechanical and energy codes.
 

Director of Licenses & Inspection for Upper Darby Township
Mr. Gentile grew up in the Drexel Hill section of Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, where he still resides. He studied engineering at Albright College and Penn State University and earned a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Villanova University. He is also a Pennsylvania licensed professional engineer. Mr. Gentile currently serves as the director of Licenses and Inspection and Community Development for Upper Darby Township, a position he has held for more than 20 years. He is a certified Pennsylvania UCC plan reviewer and inspector in multiple disciplines including building, accessibility, plumbing, mechanical and energy codes.
 

Director of Licenses & Inspection for Upper Darby Township
Mr. Gentile grew up in the Drexel Hill section of Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, where he still resides. He studied engineering at Albright College and Penn State University and earned a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Villanova University. He is also a Pennsylvania licensed professional engineer. Mr. Gentile currently serves as the director of Licenses and Inspection and Community Development for Upper Darby Township, a position he has held for more than 20 years. He is a certified Pennsylvania UCC plan reviewer and inspector in multiple disciplines including building, accessibility, plumbing, mechanical and energy codes.
 

 Director of Energy Services with Hodge Engineering Company in Knoxville, TN
Mr. Knisley has 18 years’ experience in the design of HVAC systems. He has been a professional engineer since 2001 and is registered in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Alabama. Mr. Knisley has been the engineer of record on various facility types including offices, schools, churches, manufacturing facilities, restaurants, correctional facilities, health care facilities, and retail spaces. He has experience in energy auditing and performance, HVAC design, plumbing, process piping, and fire protection. Mr. Knisley earned his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
His representative project experience includes:
Energy audits of over 100 schools across the state of Tennessee
HVAC and plumbing system design for offices at the TVA Belefonte Nuclear Power Plant in Alabama
HVAC and process piping system design for several buildings at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
HVAC and plumbing system design for three welcome centers in Cherokee, NC, including one that was designed to achieve “net zero” energy usage
HVAC and plumbing system design for a LEED Silver office building in Knoxville, TN
Complete replacement of the HVAC system in a courthouse in Morgan County, TN
HVAC and plumbing system design for industrial facilities in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Alabama
HVAC and plumbing system design for a Japanese steakhouse in Seymour, TN
HVAC and plumbing system design for a veterinary clinic in Seymour and design of HVAC replacement for an animal shelter in Knoxville

Director of Licenses & Inspection for Upper Darby Township
Mr. Gentile grew up in the Drexel Hill section of Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, where he still resides. He studied engineering at Albright College and Penn State University and earned a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Villanova University. He is also a Pennsylvania licensed professional engineer. Mr. Gentile currently serves as the director of Licenses and Inspection and Community Development for Upper Darby Township, a position he has held for more than 20 years. He is a certified Pennsylvania UCC plan reviewer and inspector in multiple disciplines including building, accessibility, plumbing, mechanical and energy codes.
 

Director of Licenses & Inspection for Upper Darby Township
Mr. Gentile grew up in the Drexel Hill section of Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, where he still resides. He studied engineering at Albright College and Penn State University and earned a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Villanova University. He is also a Pennsylvania licensed professional engineer. Mr. Gentile currently serves as the director of Licenses and Inspection and Community Development for Upper Darby Township, a position he has held for more than 20 years. He is a certified Pennsylvania UCC plan reviewer and inspector in multiple disciplines including building, accessibility, plumbing, mechanical and energy codes.
 

Mr. Agee is the director of Building and Code Enforcement for St. Charles County, Missouri. Previously, he worked in urban and suburban municipal governments managing building code enforcement, facilities, and information technology. Prior to his public sector positions, Mr. Agee worked in the construction industry in design and project management.

He has an undergraduate degree in Architectural and Mechanical Design and a graduate degree in Public Administration and Policy Analysis. As a Master Code Professional, Mr. Agee is one of approximately 800 people to obtain the highest level of certification from the International Code Council. He currently holds a total of 28 certifications in building, energy, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and accessibility areas.

Mr. Agee is a former president of the Missouri Association of Building Officials and Inspectors (MABOI). In addition, he founded Regimen Consulting LLC, which provides code training and technology consultation to various organizations across the country.

Professional Engineer at Building Consultants, Inc.Mr. Reinmiller is a licensed professional engineer and operates Building Consultants, Inc. BCI is a consulting firm specializing in structural and forensic engineering, and other consulting services related to residential and commercial buildings. He has over 30 years of full-time building inspection and consulting engineering experience, completing approximately 10,000 building inspections/projects. Mr. Reinmiller is certified by the International Code Council (ICC) as a one-and-two family building plumbing, electrical, and mechanical inspector. He was previously certified by the Building Administrators and Code Officials International (BOCA) as a one-and-two family building, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical inspector; a residential plans examiner, and as a commercial building inspector. Mr. Reinmiller is also a past president and a member of the executive board of the Pennsylvania Association of Accredited Building Inspectors (PAABI). He has lectured at numerous home inspection training seminars and has attended hundreds of hours of educational seminars himself. He received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and his M.S. degree in Structural Engineering from Villanova.

Professional Engineer at Building Consultants, Inc.Mr. Reinmiller is a licensed professional engineer and operates Building Consultants, Inc. BCI is a consulting firm specializing in structural and forensic engineering, and other consulting services related to residential and commercial buildings. He has over 30 years of full-time building inspection and consulting engineering experience, completing approximately 10,000 building inspections/projects. Mr. Reinmiller is certified by the International Code Council (ICC) as a one-and-two family building plumbing, electrical, and mechanical inspector. He was previously certified by the Building Administrators and Code Officials International (BOCA) as a one-and-two family building, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical inspector; a residential plans examiner, and as a commercial building inspector. Mr. Reinmiller is also a past president and a member of the executive board of the Pennsylvania Association of Accredited Building Inspectors (PAABI). He has lectured at numerous home inspection training seminars and has attended hundreds of hours of educational seminars himself. He received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and his M.S. degree in Structural Engineering from Villanova.

Owner at JRT-AIA Architect, in Concord, New Hampshire
Mr. Tepe is a licensed architect. In practice for more than 45 years, he has been both a member and an officer of large E/A firms and a sole practitioner. His project experience ranges from single-family dwellings to large, multi-million dollar commercial and industrial facilities. As a sole proprietor, his firm specializes in building, fire and accessibility code (ADA) consulting to architects, contractors, insurance and legal professionals and private entities, including third-party plan reviews and accessibility inspections.

Mr. Tepe has been active in the code development process through the AIA since joining the AIA Codes and Standards Committee in 1987. With the creation of the International Code Council (ICC), he participated in the initial development of the International Building Code on the General/Occupancies subcommittee and was the chair of that group for two terms. Mr. Tepe was a member of the International Fire Code Development Committee for two terms and also the IBC Fire Safety and Egress Code Development Committees. Additionally, he served a term on the ICC Code Correlation Committee. He has made numerous presentations to conference audiences on topics related to building code enforcement and interpretation issues.

Mr. Tepe has held all offices at both the state level (AIANH) and the regional level (AIA New England). He was active in the legislative process in New Hampshire to adopt the first statewide set of building codes. He has taught numerous code and accessibility-related issues in New Hampshire, New England, and at BOCA, ICC, BSA and AIA conferences and HalfMoon Education seminars and webinars. He is a past chair of the Building Code Board of Appeals in Concord, New Hampshire. He has also served on several other code and building related state and local committees and groups and is a past chair of the AIA Center for Building Science and Performance Knowledge Community.

Since founding Stafford Inspections in 1984, Mr. Stafford has performed more than 12,000 inspections and has trained and mentored over 250 inspectors. His memberships and professional affiliations include the American Society of Home Inspectors, the International Code Council, and the National Association of Wastewater Technicians. Certifications include technical trainer and field trainer through the American Home Inspectors Training Institute, International Code Council Residential Combination Code Certification (2006) and Resnet Energy Audit Certification (2010). As a restoration specialist (1979-1998), he was the recipient of two awards for renovations to historically significant residences. Mr. Stafford is also president of Real Estate Training Systems, a proprietary school in the state of Texas providing continuing education real estate courses for home inspection licensees.

Mr. Schutz is a retired building official with the City of Columbus, Ohio. He was previously a senior staff engineer with the International Code Council in product development after several years as their manager of instructors in the ICC Training & Education Department. Mr. Schutz has also served as an assistant architect administrator at the Ohio Board of Building Standards. While with the State of Ohio, he oversaw the new Residential Code of Ohio program, including certification of local residential code departments and personnel. His varied previous experiences include active duty Army and Ohio National Guard experience as a combat engineer officer; building code enforcement for several central Ohio jurisdictions, including ten years as chief building official (CBO) for the City of Powell where he also served as city engineer and director of public services; and chief engineer for the Ohio Department of Health, where Mr. Schutz chaired the state’s plumbing advisory board, was chief of plumbing and was a voting member on the Ohio Board of Building Standards.

Mr. Schutz is a retired building official with the City of Columbus, Ohio. He was previously a senior staff engineer with the International Code Council in product development after several years as their manager of instructors in the ICC Training & Education Department. Mr. Schutz has also served as an assistant architect administrator at the Ohio Board of Building Standards. While with the State of Ohio, he oversaw the new Residential Code of Ohio program, including certification of local residential code departments and personnel. His varied previous experiences include active duty Army and Ohio National Guard experience as a combat engineer officer; building code enforcement for several central Ohio jurisdictions, including ten years as chief building official (CBO) for the City of Powell where he also served as city engineer and director of public services; and chief engineer for the Ohio Department of Health, where Mr. Schutz chaired the state’s plumbing advisory board, was chief of plumbing and was a voting member on the Ohio Board of Building Standards.

Mr. Schutz is a retired building official with the City of Columbus, Ohio. He was previously a senior staff engineer with the International Code Council in product development after several years as their manager of instructors in the ICC Training & Education Department. Mr. Schutz has also served as an assistant architect administrator at the Ohio Board of Building Standards. While with the State of Ohio, he oversaw the new Residential Code of Ohio program, including certification of local residential code departments and personnel. His varied previous experiences include active duty Army and Ohio National Guard experience as a combat engineer officer; building code enforcement for several central Ohio jurisdictions, including ten years as chief building official (CBO) for the City of Powell where he also served as city engineer and director of public services; and chief engineer for the Ohio Department of Health, where Mr. Schutz chaired the state’s plumbing advisory board, was chief of plumbing and was a voting member on the Ohio Board of Building Standards.

Mr. Fratinardo is a civil/structural engineer and roof consultant. His over 20 years of experience includes civil and structural engineering analysis, design, construction administration, field investigation, and project management, and 13 years of experience specific to forensic engineering and the investigation and analysis of building damage and failures. Mr. Fratinardo has designed numerous new buildings, building additions, building renovations, and mechanical platforms and supports. He has designed and analyzed roof, wall and floor framing systems utilizing steel, concrete, masonry, and wood construction. Mr. Fratinardo has vast expertise in commercial, industrial, agricultural, municipal, educational and residential building damage investigations, including on-site investigations after 25 different tornado events, and Hurricanes Irene, Sandy, Matthew, Harvey, Irma, Maria and Florence. He has legal experience in depositions, arbitration hearings and trials. He has prepared and performed numerous continuing education presentations, including on an array of topics in forensic engineering, structural engineering and building codes for HalfMoon Education Inc., in multiple states since 2014. Mr. Fratinardo graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering, and he also holds a master of engineering degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is a registered professional engineer in multiple states and a licensed structural engineer in Illinois.