When

Tuesday February 10, 2015 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM PST
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Where

DoubleTree Lloyd Center 
1000 NE Multnomah
Portland, OR 97232  

 
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Contact

Alicia Clark
Programs Committee Chair
alic@emerick.com

 

 

 

February Chapter Meeting
Grill the Product Rep

  

It may be cold outside, but Portland CSI likes to turn up the heat... So watch out Product Reps. You know them as those pesky people that keep calling, or that trusted advisor helping you with your spec, or maybe they are just the people that show up with delicious food. This is your chance to ask direct questions to a panel of distiguished product representatives We will be putting our reps on the hot seat and again improving communication and collaboration in the Portland Chapter.  This meeting will be shared live on Twitter and videotaped for the Portland CSI Chapter YouTube Channel.  Please join us in the fun!  

This month, we will be trying a new format. We will be serving appetizers during the networking hour followed by the presentation. This allows us to lower the cost for you to $30 for members/$40 to non-members, and focus your valuable time towards education and networking within the industry. Parking at the DoubleTree is also free by picking up a parking voucher at the registration table when you arrive.

If there is something you have always to tell a product representative or a question you have always wanted to ask, in a respectful and fun environment, please email questions to ellen.onstad@mhfi.com or tweet to @onstad with hashtag #GrillCSI 

NEW LOWER COST
Member - $30
Non-member - $40
Student - $10 (limit 5)
Table of 8 - $240 
Event Sponsor - $250 (limit 2)
Late fee - $10 after 2/5/15 

Schedule
5:30 PM - No host bar opens
6:00 PM - Appetizers served
6:30 PM - Panel presentation
7:30 PM - End

Panelists

 

Moderator: Robert Hoffman, Executive Director, AIA Portland Chapter
Mr. Hoffman oversees the management and affairs of the Oregon and Portland Chapters of the American Institute of Architects – including the programs and services for its 1,400 members. He works closely with the Executive Committees and the Boards of Directors to ensure that AIA members have the necessary tools and resources to successfully address the challenges of the clients and communities they serve and to increase public understanding of the architect’s contribution, and the value of design. 
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Brian Keil, Sherwin Williams Paint 
Brian Keil CSI, CCPR, has worked in the Paint and Coatings Industry for more than forty years and is currently the Northwest Architectural Representative for The Sherwin Williams Company.  An active member of CSI, Brian holds their highest Certification credentials.  He Chaired the Puget Sound Chapter Certification Committee for seven years, and the NW Region Certification Committee for ten’.  He has earned countless CSI and trade association achievement certificates and awards.  Among CSI offices and committees held, Brian has served as President of the (Seattle) Puget Sound Chapter and is immediate past President of CSI’s NW Region.
 

 
 

Robert Simmons, FCSI, CCPR, RW Simmons & Assoc.
Robert represents national manufacturing firms that produce commercial building products in the Northwest and Alaska. I assist Owners, Architects, Contractors, Specifiers and Consultants in their product and system requirements for their project needs. He was the Treasurer, President-Elect and President of the Puget Sound Chapter, Institute Membership member and Education Committee member, Institute Director, Institute Audit Committee Chair, Institute Treasurer, Institute President-Elect and currently, President of the Construction Specifications Institute 
 

Cherie McNabb, Forbo Floors
Cherie McNabb, a Washington State University alumni with a BA in Interior Design has been in the construction industry and CSI since 1993. She has represented several products throughout her career in the construction industry. She had her own business for 6 years then started working for an Interior Design firm prior to taking on the roll as a product representative. She is currently with Forbo Flooring North America representing Marmoleum and other flooring products. She has been with Forbo for the past 11 years. She has been actively involved in many associations holding board positions in those associations. She is a past president of the Portland chapter of CSI and past president of the NW Region CSI.
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Georgia Spencer has spent her career in a variety of industries but always in the field of marketing, sales and problem solving.  Many think she was born to the sales business, but she truly hated the prospect of sales until she learned and honed her craft in the field of Industrial supplies fresh out of college. Georgia is currently in her eleventh year with PacMat, a NW flooring distributor anchored by the Armstrong Floor product line.  She provides service and knowledge to the community:  the Flooring dealer/ contractor/store; and the owner in both residential and commercial products.  Her professional affiliations include CSI, IIDA and Rotary.  She resides in Spokane, WA.  In her spare time she likes to golf , garden, ride her motorcycle, cook for friends, sing in the choir and enjoy a good cocktail or glass of wine with friends. Her companion is her Jack Russell, Monte; the fattest, laziest Jack Russell known to man.