Engineering Group
Leads IBHS’s research and engineering projects.
Includes the operation of the Research Center and IBHS’s building code applications.
Team Members
Danny Baker
Carpenter
Rick Baker
Lab Manager
Ja’Juan Battle
Lab Technician
Edward Catoe
Carpenter Technician
Lucas Faulkner
Lab Technician
Chris Gay
Prototype Engineer
Shemekia Gordon
Laboratory Technician
Luvitrius Hampton
Facilities Technician
Steve Hawks
Director of Wildfire Policy
Shawn Macomber
Construction & Facilities Manager
Ross Maiden
Technical Project Designer
Rafi Marandi
Instrumentation Electronics and Control Design Engineer
David McClain
Technician
Brenna Meisenzahl
Research Project Scientist
Ali Merhi, PhD
Research Engineer,
SC Wind & Hail Research Chair
Xareni Sanchez Monroy, PhD
Research Scientist
David Morris
Instrument Technician
Terance Pearson
Laboratory Technician
Korah Parackal, PhD, CPEng
Research Engineer
HANK POGORZELSKI
Applied Statistician
Aaron Prabhakaran
Technical Project Designer
Justin Privette
Facilities and Maintenance Lead
Chris Sanders
Research Project Scientist
Milad Shabanian, PhD
Codes & Standards Engineer
Evan Sluder
Research Project Engineer
Jake Sorber
Research Project Scientist
Junior Stewart
Carpenter
Josh Sturgis
Instrumentation Technician
David Trull
Carpentry Team Leader
