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
Donald Chestnut
Fabricator & Maintenance Technician
Will Dunn
Carpenter
Lucas Faulkner
Lab Technician
Lee Ferrell
Carpenter
Chris Gay
Prototype Engineer
Shemekia Gordon
Laboratory Technician
Shawn Macomber
Construction & Facilities Manager
Ross Maiden
Technical Project Designer
David McClain
Technician
Veronica McNear
Research Scientist
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
