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Richard Campbell, Ph.D., P.E., Bechtel Fellow & Welding Technical Specialist, Bechtel Corporation
Richard Campbell is a Bechtel Fellow with Bechtel Corporation’s Construction Welding and NDE group. With a BS degree in Welding Engineering from LeTourneau University and a PhD in Materials Engineering from RPI, he has worked for more than 40 years in the welding industry, including construction, structures, pressure vessels, piping systems, and government projects. He is an AWS SCWI, a CWB Level 2 Welding Inspector, an ASNT NDT Level III Visual Testing Inspector, and a registered professional metallurgical engineer. He was chair of the AWS D1K Subcommittee on Stainless Steel Welding for 9 years, responsible for the AWS D1.6:2017 Structural Welding Code – Stainless Steel. He is also a member of the AWS D1 Committee on Structural Welding, the D1H Subcommittee on Sheet Steel, the AWS A2 Committee on Definitions and Symbols, and the AWS A2C Subcommittee on Symbols. In addition, Rich is a member or officer of numerous other AWS and ASME committees and subcommittees. He has taught AWS CWI classes for nearly 25 years and has presented several 1 and 2-day seminars on welding codes, stainless steel welding, and welding symbols for AWS. Dr. Campbell is author of over 30 technical articles on welding or metallurgy. As an expert in stainless steel welding, he authored AWS’s The Professional’s Advisor on Welding of Stainless Steels and currently pens the Just the Facts articles in the quarterly AWS publication Inspection Trends, as well as a series of articles on welding symbols.

Mike Gannon, S.E., Senior Engineer, American Institute of Steel Construction
Michael Gannon is a Senior Engineer at the American Institute of Steel Construction.  As secretary of the AISC Task Committee 9 on Seismic Systems and the AISC Manual Subcommittee M3 on the Seismic Manual, Mr. Gannon works with industry experts to plan and develop various AISC standards and publications.  These include ANSI/AISC 341 Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings and the AISC Seismic Design Manual.  Prior to joining AISC, Mr. Gannon worked for over eight years as a consulting structural engineer with a primary focus in steel connection design and construction engineering.  Michael’s education includes a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a M.S. in Engineering, Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Patrick Bodwell, P.E., Project Manager, Vulcraft/Verco Group
Patrick Bodwell is enhancing the engineering community through the development of new standards for cold-formed steel design.  For over a decade, he has participated as an ANSI Canvas Committee Member, developing the first Steel Deck Institute standards for steel deck adopted by the build code.  Currently, he is a member of the AISI Main Committee, Vice Chair of the AISI Diaphragm Committee, and member of the AISI Lateral Committee driving updates to included steel deck diaphragm provisions in the cold-formed framing and lateral standards. 

Rafael Sabelli, S.E., Principal, Walter P. Moore
Rafael is an award-winning, recognized industry leader in the development of seismic design solutions and seismic design regulations, and he continues to focus on improving how buildings sustain earthquakes.  Rafael is widely published on a variety of technical topics related to the seismic design of important buildings, and has been invited to make numerous presentations to his industry peers.  He is also a key figure in the steel industry and led the effort to develop and adopt design procedures for buckling restrained braced frames that ultimately led to his being awarded the T.R. Higgins Lectureship.  As past president of the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, he continues to serve in leadership positions on many professional organizations, sharing his in-depth experience in structurally challenging projects.  Rafael is a licensed structural engineer in the states of California, Nevada, and Washington.  He earned his Master of Architecture and Master of Civil Engineering from the University of California in Berkeley.

Tom Sabol, Ph. D., S.E., Principal, Englekirk Institutional
Dr. Sabol has been responsible for the structural design and project administration for largescale building structures including institutional structures, high- and mid-rise commercial buildings, hotels, sports and entertainment and performing arts facilities. His responsibilities include primary client contact, selection and design of structural systems, direction of construction document preparation, and construction administration.  In addition to his structural design experience, Dr. Sabol has extensive experience in the evaluation of earthquake safety of structures and has directed numerous projects investigating the seismic and wind behavior of structures.  These projects involved developing seismic loading criteria, performing the earthquake engineering analysis and, where required, preparing construction documents for the seismic mitigation work.  An area of particular personal interest is in the restoration and seismic rehabilitation of historic buildings.  He has directed wind studies of structures to investigate pedestrian comfort, frame pressures, cladding pressures, and natural ventilation.  Dr. Sabol is an Adjunct Professor of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at UCLA where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses focusing on earthquake engineering, structural steel, and tall building design.  He is a registered Civil and Structural Engineer and Architect in the State of California and a Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia.