Sources: Concrete Masonry Checkoff Board, Denver; CP staff
The Concrete Masonry Checkoff has named Riley Dvorak as national design technical director. He is tasked with spearheading CMC’s visionary Design Assistance program, a virtual destination where architects and engineers can access complimentary concrete masonry design services. Dvorak’s first order of business will be helping to appoint regional directors across five U.S. regions; together, they will collaborate to sculpt a cohesive strategy and define the design center’s operational goals.
“This is an exciting opportunity to get our program and plan review off the ground so that designers feel more comfortable using concrete block. If we can get people to be a little more analytical in their decision process, that can greatly benefit our industry and infrastructure at large,” says Dvorak, who holds a Minnesota State University, Mankato degree in civil engineering and arrives after more than a decade with (pre-Quikrete and post-Cemex USA) Rinker Materials, concrete pipe and drainage structures leader.
“Riley’s depth of knowledge and experience will serve CMC well as we make our design assistance program a reality,” adds CMC CEO Kim Spahn. “Our organization is fortunate to have his talents at the helm of this exciting project.”
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