Engineering Group
Leads IBHS’s research and engineering projects.
The group includes the operation of the Research Center and IBHS’s building code applications.
Team Members
Rick Baker
Lab Manager
Ja’Juan Battle
Lab Technician
Billy Burdette
Instrumentation Technician
Donald Chestnut
Fabricator & Maintenance Technician
Lucas Faulkner
Lab Technician
Chris Gay
Prototype Engineer
Shemekia Gordon
Laboratory Technician
Luvitrius Hampton
Facilities Technician
Shawn Macomber
Construction & Facilities Manager
Ross Maiden
Technical Project Designer
David McClain
Technician
Brenna Meisenzahl
Research Project Scientist
Ali Merhi
South Carolina Wind & Hail Research Fellow
Xareni Sanchez Monroy
Research Scientist
Terance Pearson
Laboratory Technician
HANK POGORZELSKI
Applied Statistician
Justin Privette
Facilities and Maintenance Lead
Chris Sanders
Research Project Scientist
Milad Shabanian, PhD
Codes & Standards Associate
Josh Sturgis
Instrumentation Technician
David Trull
Carpentry Team Leader
