Join NAESA International and the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services for a 2 day educational symposium for inspectors, mechanics, consultants and others in the elevator industry. This will be the 13th Annual Wisconsin Symposium and the 7 th hosted by NAESA. It s designed to fulfill education requirements for both Certified QEI Inspectors and Wisconsin State inspectors and mechanics. RETURN COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM TO: NAESA International PO Box 4367 Mankato, MN 56002 Fax: 360-292-4973 Email: megan@naesai.org The 2018 Wisconsin September 13 th -14 th, 2018 HOTEL INFORMATION The symposium will be held at: Grand Geneva Resort 7036 Grand Geneva Way 53147 The hotel boasts gorgeous scenery, restaurant and bar, fitness center, horseback riding, golf course, skiing, and more! Room rates are $159 +tax and fees per night. Reservations must be made by August 13th, 2018. Call 855-833-5345 to make reservations. Or you can click on this link https://res.windsurfercrs.com/ibe/details.aspx?propert yid=13972&nights=1&checkin=09/11/2018&group=76 2018 WISCONSIN SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION FORM First Name: Last Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Email: Employer: Cert # (if applicable): Wisconsin ID # (if applicable): REGISTRATION FEE: $195 Includes all education sessions, exhibit hall access, breakfast and lunch on both days and 1 ticket to the Evening Reception. Payment By: Visa MasterCard AmEx Discover Check MO Credit Card #: CVV: Expires: Name on Card: Signature: Billing Zip Code: Date: Registration is also available at www.naesai.org
EDUCATION SESSIONS Wisconsin * Please be advised that final schedule is subject to change DATE TIME TOPIC SPEAKER ROOM Thursday Sept 13 th 6:30-7:30 am BREAKFAST 7:00 am Registration / Sign In 7:30 am Welcome and Introduction 7:45 am Opening Remarks 8:00 am Speaking on escalator step skirt index with a special emphasis on interpreting results. 0.15 CEUs 9:30 am Our safety culture requires periodic visits to ensure we are vigilant with respect to public safety as well as our own personal safety; this presentation will reflect on both (Hazard Alerts) 0.1 CEUs 10:30 am 11:00 am 12:30-1:30 pm BREAK - EXHIBITS OPEN Wisconsin Updates 0.15 CEUs Mark Urban Most common issues we see with Safety and code compliance in Lifts, LULA s and residential elevator Brian Rausch- IBC Building code changes Kim Schmitt- Enforcement problems LUNCH - EXHIBITS OPEN Ken Smith with Ken Smith & Associates LLC Mark Mullins Brian Rausch & Mark Urban & Kim Schmitt Forum B & C Forum B & C 1:30 pm Machine guarding 0.1 CEUs Bill Seymour 2:30 pm ANSI A117 0.1 CEUs Jack day 3:30 pm BREAK - EXHIBITS OPEN Forum B & C 4:00 pm A17.1 2016 part 1 0.15 CEUs Jack day 5:30 pm Elections 6:00 pm Evening Reception Forum B & C DATE TIME TOPIC SPEAKER ROOM Friday Sept 14 th 6:30-7:30 am BREAKFAST 7:00 am Registration / Sign In 7:45 am Opening Remarks 8:00 am Electrical code--.2 CEUs Lawrence Taylor 10:00am BREAK - EXHIBITS OPEN Forum B & C
10:30 am 11:30 am Wisconsin A17.1 2016 Part 2 0.1 CEUs Jack Day LUNCH - EXHIBITS OPEN Forum B & C 12:30 PM Presenting on KONE code compliance and testing procedures..15 CEUs Ian MacMillan 2:00 pm Closing Remarks Total of 1.2 CEU s for both days of full attendance Approved for 1.2 CEUs for NAESA, QEITF, State of WI Approved by NAEC for 10 hours CET, 2 hours CAT and 1-hour Safety State of MN approved for 2 hours Electrical and 10 hours Elevator Code Attendees must sign in at required times. Attendees who are present for the entire duration of the event will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the day on Friday. It will be assumed that attendees who do not sign in and/or do not pick up their certificates at the end of the Symposium were not present for the entire event and their certificates will be adjusted accordingly. Adjusted certificates will be sent via email after the Symposium. If you have any questions or comments, please email emerald@naesai.org or call the Executive Office at 360-292-4968.
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS AND SPEAKER BIOS Ken Smith, Ken Smith and Associates, LLC Thursday, 8:00am- 9:30am Escalator Step Skirt Index BIO: Ken is currently the principle consultant with Ken Smith and Associates. Ken has over 30 years experience as a mechanical engineer that specializes in the design, installation and maintenance of escalators and moving walks. Over the years, Ken, has become involved in escalator litigation and training. He is a member of the ASME A17 Escalator and Moving Walk Committee as well as the B29 Chain Committee. Mark Mullins, EIWPF Thursday, 9:30am- 10:30am Hazard Alerts BIO: Mark entered the elevator industry in September of 1998 with Local 48 in Charleston, West Virginia for Otis Elevator Company. While working for Otis, he worked in Construction, Repair, Modernization and Maintenance and successfully passed his Mechanic s exam in 2005. Mark was elected Business Representative/Correspondent to the Journal in November of 2005. Some of the other positions he held while Business Representative was Local #48 Part time Administrator for NEIEP, JAC Chairman, NEIEP Chairman, NEIEP Instructor, Certifying official for the West Virginia Higher Education Mark also sat on the Kanawha Valley Labor Counsel/WV AFL/CIO and the WV Joint Labor/Union & Management Apprenticeship and Training Advisory Counsel. Mark was asked to join the team as National Coordinator for the Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund in September 2008. Some of his duties are Model Legislation and Davis Bacon/Prevailing Wage, Service Contract Act, OSHA, Liaison to the Signatory Contractors, Residential Lift Grant Program. Mark has earned his Master OSHA Instructor credentials through the Center to Protect Worker s Rights to teach Train the Trainer for the NEIEP Instructors, so they can teach OSHA 10/30-hour courses. He also carries a Construction Outreach Trainer and an Authorized Disaster Response cards, so he can also teach OSHA 10/30-hour classes and also he has his QEI. Mark serves on several committees including: BCTD Davis Bacon Committee, BCTD Safety and Health Committee, IUEC Safety Committee and the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation and the West Virginia A17.3 Committee.
Brian Rausch, State of Wisconsin Thursday, 11:00am- 12:30pm Wisconsin Code Updates BIO: Brian is responsible for reviewing installation drawings for compliance with applicable codes and standards related to conveyances, and for review and approval of new products and systems for use in Wisconsin. He serves as an advisor to the Wisconsin Conveyance Code Councils. He provides code consultation and training to the elevator, building design and construction industries. Brian is a graduate of Milwaukee School of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Engineering and is a Wisconsin licensed Professional Engineer. He holds state elevator and building inspector credentials and has been with the State of WI for over 12 years Mark Urban, State of Wisconsin Thursday, 11:00-12:30pm Wisconsin Code Updates BIO: Mark is responsible for conveyance safety tests for acceptance in southeast Wisconsin. In addition, he is tasked with performing field audits of third party inspectors throughout the State, as well as accident investigations. Prior to joining the Department of Safety and Professional Services, he worked as Operations Manager in the Garaventa Branch Office which serves Illinois and Wisconsin. It was in this role that he gained greater familiarity with Accessibility products and codes as they relate to Inclined and Vertical platform lifts, Residential elevators and Limited -Use/ Limited-Application elevators. During this time, he also earned his Certified Elevator Technician (CET) designation and Chicago Supervisory Elevator Mechanic License. Prior to that he worked in construction, service, and maintenance for a Chicago Local 2 signatory company. Kim Schmitt, State of Wisconsin Thursday, 111:00am- 12:30pm Wisconsin Code Updates BIO: Section Chief for the State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Elevator, Boiler, Pressure Vessel, Mech Refrigeration, Gas System and Mine Safety Programs since August of 2015. Prior to working for the state, he spent 20 years in the private sector as an Operations and Services Manager for three electrical/automation distributors. Resides in Erin, Wisconsin with his wife and two daughters.
Bill Seymour, Seymour Technologies, LLC Thursday, 1:30pm- 2:30pm Machine Guarding BIO: Bill Seymour is an engineering graduate from Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland. He was a co-founder of Janus elevator products and after the acquisition of Janus by the UK based public company, Halma PLC, went on to build Halma s global elevator and automatic door components division. In his role as a divisional chief executive Bill was responsible for companies such as Memco, TL Jones, E-Motive Display, Electronic microsystems, Monitor Controls, Janus and BEA Sensors. Post Halma, Bill was responsible for the operations of Sematic USA/Tyler elevator before launching his own Connecticut based sales and consulting business, Seymour Technologies LLC in 2013. Jack Day, NAESA International Thursday, 2:30pm- 3:30pm ANSI A117 Thursday, 4:00pm- 5:30pm A17.1 2016 Pt 1 BIO: Jack Day has taken a position with NAESA International as the Educational Director and fulltime instructor. Jack was appointed as Chief Elevator Inspector for the State of Washington on January 3, 2005 through December 2016. He had works briefly as an Elevator Technical Specialist for Labor and Industries after moving from WA to Missouri. Jack took the position as an inspector working directly with the Chief Inspector with the State of Missouri to help further establish the Department of Elevator Safety as an inspector for the State. Jack has 12 years of previous work experience with Otis Elevator including Installation, Maintenance and Modernization Supervisor and Territory Manager. Lawrence Taylor, Schindler Elevator Friday, 8:00am- 10:00am National Electric Code BIO: Lawrence Taylor has been in the electrical and elevator business for 46 years. He is a NEIEP Certified Elevator Mechanic, IAEI Certified Electrical Inspector, a QEI Certified Elevator Inspector, a Texas licensed Elevator Inspector and a Texas Master Electrician. Mr. Taylor is the retired Chief Elevator Inspector for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and is the longest serving Chief in Texas history. He is a veteran having served in the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions and the 12th Combat Aviation Group. He is currently a Codes and Standards Officer for Schindler Elevator Corporation based in Austin, TX
Jack Day, NAESA International Friday, 10:30am- 11:30am A17.1 2016 Pt 2 BIO: Jack Day has taken a position with NAESA International as the Educational Director and fulltime instructor. Jack was appointed as Chief Elevator Inspector for the State of Washington on January 3, 2005 through December 2016. He had works briefly as an Elevator Technical Specialist for Labor and Industries after moving from WA to Missouri. Jack took the position as an inspector working directly with the Chief Inspector with the State of Missouri to help further establish the Department of Elevator Safety as an inspector for the State. Jack has 12 years of previous work experience with Otis Elevator including Installation, Maintenance and Modernization Supervisor and Territory Manager. Ian MacMillin, KONE Elevators and Escalators Friday, 12:30pm- 2:00pm KONE Code Compliance and Testing Procedures BIO: Ian started his career in the elevator industry in 1984 working in the field for Schindler Elevator Corporation. Over the course of his career at Schindler he held numerous positions including Adjuster, Troubleshooter, Regional Field Engineer, Modernization Engineer, and Technical Training Manager. Ian was the Manager of Engineering at the control manufacturer O. Thompson in Queens, NY until the company was sold, at which time he continued his career in the elevator industry with Magnetek as the Northeast Regional Manager. He is currently the Reliability Manager for the Eastern Region for KONE Elevators and Escalators. Ian has held a QEI certification since 1999 and has spoken at various industry events for such organizations as NAESA, NAEC, TSSA, and ECNY. He currently serves on the NYC Department of Buildings Elevator and Conveyors Code Committee.
NAESA International would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Please contact Emerald McGehee at emerald@naesai.org to learn more. PLATINUM LEVEL & EVENING RECEPTION GOLD LEVEL SILVER LEVEL BRONZE LEVEL
EXHIBITORS We wish to thank our Exhibitors for their support and dedication to this Symposium. (Please note: NAESA will be adding additional exhibitors to this list in the coming weeks.) Exhibitor opportunities are still available. Please contact Emerald McGehee at Emerald@naesai.org to learn