MBMA Announces Changes To Staff

Cleveland, OH - The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has added John Paul (JP) Cardin, PE, to its staff and promoted Vincent Sagan, PE. Cardin recently joined the association as Assistant Director of Research and Engineering, while Sagan has been elevated to Director of Codes and Standards.

“We are very excited to bring on JP and promote Vince,” said Tony Bouquot, MBMA general manager. “It is with great pride that we announce Vince’s new position. He will be our point person with respect to codes, expanding a role in which he has performed admirably for many years. JP has a wealth of experience in the industry and his work with AISI is a great asset to the MBMA. It's our pleasure to welcome him aboard.”

Cardin is a licensed professional civil engineer in Washington state and has worked in the steel industry for the past 12 years. He was previously a Regional Director of Codes and Standards for the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and was most recently principal in his consulting firm, CFSteel Group. At AISI, he worked with MBMA and its members and is currently an active member of numerous code development committees and organizations, including the ICC Structural Code Development Committee, ASCE 7 Load Combinations Subcommittee, ASCE 7 Rain and Snow Loads Subcommittee, AISC Fire Design Subcommittee and others.

Sagan joined MBMA in 2015 as Senior Staff Engineer and has worked in that roll until his promotion. He has been responsible for the administration of metal building industry research and engineering projects, answering technical inquires on metal building systems, and interacting with United States code and standards organizations on behalf of the MBMA. He will continue with many of these tasks while also overseeing the process of MBMA becoming an ANSI accredited standards organization.

About The Metal Building Manufacturers Association

Founded in 1956, MBMA serves manufacturers and suppliers that work with industry professionals, architects, building designers, educators, building code officials and others to advance the metal building systems industry. The efforts of member volunteers and association staff regularly lead to industry improvements and groundbreaking research. Resources on the association's website include technical materials, research reports, videos and design guides, plus news of the most current research and ideas to propel the industry. MBMA also provides graduate and undergraduate educational resources at MBMAeducation.org. For more information, visit mbma.com.