Hubert T. Dudley is the Principle of Constructing Consulting, Inc. The qualifications listed below represent his 40 years involvement in the construction industry.

Business Management

• Currently Executive Director of the National Roof Deck Contractors Association and National Fireproofing Contractors Association.
• Three years as Manager of Roof Insulation Systems for Siplast, Inc.. Managed the Zonolite Roof Insulation Systems business purchased from W. R. Grace Company.
• Nine years as Director of Quality Control for the National Particleboard Associaiton. Developed and managed the industry materials testing laboratory and directed the industry product certification program in 20 plants.
• Eight years as Manager of the Rapid Floor Systems business for W. R. Grace Company. Responsible for the business, product, and sales development of a family of gypsum and cementitious poured floor underlayment products used in residential and commercial construction to level floors.
• Twenty years of contract negotiating experience in the areas of product manufacture and supply, business sale and acquisition, equipment manufacturing, and technology acquisition.

Marketing Management

• Fourteen years as Marketing Manager forW. R. Grace Company. Managed the Zonolite brand of lightweight insulating concrete roof insulation systems used in commercial roof construction.

Research Management

• Five years as Product Development Engineer for Timber Engineering Company (TECO) a leading company in development of structural fastenings for wood. Responsible for conducting research and development of structural fasteners for wood products used in residential and commercial construction.
• Four years as Senior Group Leader Research and Development for W. R. Grace Company. Responsible for direct research on lightweight insulating concrete materials and rigid insulation systems used in commercial construction.
• Six years of technical management of modified bitumen roofing products, development of application techniques, roofing details, and assessment of product performance for W. R. Grace Company.
• Fifteen years of directing research programs in response to roofing litigation including discovery, preparation for trials, and participation in trials for W. R. Grace Company.

Building Code and Standards Activities

• Thirty-four years representing companies at code hearings and obtaining product approvals from SBCCI, BOCA, ICBO, state building codes, Factory Mutual Corporation, and Underwriters Laboratories. A member of ASTM for 40 years participating in standards development.
• Two years as Manager of Building Codes and Standards for W. R. Grace Company. Developed a comprehensive plan to coordinate all building codes and standards activities for the Fire Protection business. Developed a training program that differentiates between restrained and unrestrained fire protection design and secured code interruptions from SBCCI and BOCA that would require increased adherence to unrestrained fireproofing design.

Training Programs

• Twenty five years developing and conducting training programs for sales organizations responsible for selling products into residential and commercial construction.
• Twenty years developing and conducting educational programs for contractors installing commercial roof insulation, roofing products, and floor underlayment products.

Patents

U. S. Patent No. 3,413,771 December 3, 1968 “Floor Leveling Device”

U. S. Patent No. 4,293,341 October 6, 1981 “ Thin Section Insulating Concrete Of High Strength and Low Water Requirement”

U. S. Patent No. 4,627,207 December 9, 1986 “Fastener For Securing Roofing Material to Cementitious Roof Decks Having Removable Tab”

U. S. Patent No. 4,641,472 February 10, 1987 “Fastener For Securing Roofing Material to Cementitious Roof Decks Having Removable Tab”

U. S. Patent No. 4,641,471 February 10, 1987 “Fastener for Securing Roofing Material to Cementitious Roof Decks”

U. S. Patent No. 5,787,668 August 4, 1998 “ Ventilated Insulated Roofing System With Improved Resistance to Wind Uplift”