JOE F. HALE, FRCI
PRESIDENT MANAGING PARTNER
*** **** **** ****** **************, Virginia 24073 Telephone: 540-***-**** Fax: 540-***-****
Email: *****@*************.*** Webpage: www.hdhassociates.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Mr. Joe F. Hale is President of HDH Associates, P.C. and Vice President of HDH Technical, Inc. Mr. Hale
has over fifty-two years experience in the architectural/engineering and construction industry. He is a
member of the Roof Consultants Institute and is a past president of that organization. He was honored
with the distinction of being awarded "Fellow" by the Roof Consultants Institute (RCI). Mr. Hale has
attended classes at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia and asbestos licensing classes at
Georgia Tech. He is a Charter member of the VAC (Virginia Asbestos Council) and is a visiting lecturer
for asbestos continuing education programs at the Medical College of Virginia and an instructor for RCI
Roofing Education Programs. Among his other accomplishments, Mr. Hale developed a curriculum for
the Roof Consultants Institute National Education Program and is a frequent presenter for these
programs. Mr. Hale has also been called on numerous occasions to serve as an expert witness for cases
relating to roofing and waterproofing. He has served for both private clients and contractors in these
legal proceedings.
EDUCATION
Engineering and Architectural Drafting International Correspondence School - Civil Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology - Asbestos Abatement in the Roofing Industry
Medical College of Virginia
Carlisle Roofing School - 1983, 1989
The Roofing Industry Education Institute
National Asbestos Council
Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.
Fifty-two Years General Construction Experience/Management
ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act) Seminar - Atlanta, Georgia, 1991
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HDH Associates, P.C. President, 1994 to Present
HDH Technical, Inc. - Vice President, 1985 to Present
HDH Associates, P.C. - Vice President, 1985 to 1994
Roof Consultants Services - President and Roofing Consultant, 1983-1985
Dewberry & Davis - Senior Roof Consultant, 1981-1983
Mid Atlantic States - General Contractor, 1968-1981
Vecellio & Grogan - General Contractor Supervisor, 1961-1968
LICENSES
Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc. - Certification #13667
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Roof Consultant Institute - Fellow (FRCI), Past President, Chair (Education Services Committee)
RCI Foundation - Chairman
Charter Member, Virginia Asbestos Council (VAC)
American Arbitration Association/Panel of Arbitrators
Wind Engineering Research Council, Inc.
National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST)
CRADA - researches and tests EPDM seam tapes
LECTURE AND SEMINAR SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Carlisle International Symposium (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 2008)
APPA - Preplanning for Catastrophic Events (Roanoke, Virginia 2000)
NASFA - Preplanning for Catastrophic Events (Phoenix, Arizona 1998)
RCI Building Envelope Symposium (University of Washington - Seattle, Washington 1996)
EPA Certified Asbestos Classes; Inspector Training, Construction Supervisor and Designer Class
(Medical College of Virginia Richmond, Virginia - 1988 to Present)
RCI Level II and Level III (Mary Washington College Fredericksburg, Virginia 1994)
Building Envelope Symposium (Raleigh, North Carolina 1994)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Flat Roof Symposium (Oak Ridge, Tennessee 1994)
National Building Symposiums Institute (Plano, Texas 1992)
RCI Roofing Seminars (Nationwide - October 1991 to Present)
Virginia Community College System, In-service Training Program (Roanoke, Virginia 1989)
University of Virginia, In-service Training Program (Charlottesville, Virginia 1987)
Southwest Virginia Maintenance Seminar (Newbern, Virginia 1986)
Valley Maintenance Engineers Association (Staunton, Virginia 1986)
Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1986)
Walter State College (Morristown, Tennessee 1984)
Rappahannock Community College (Warsaw, Virginia 1983)
Inspector training seminar for owners, personnel and their subordinates
PUBLICATIONS
EPDM Longevity Study (Commonwealth of Virginia, Division of Engineering and Buildings 1982)
Roofing Construction May Impact Existing Interior Building Asbestos (International Symposium on
Roofing Technology 1991)
RCI Flat Roof Symposium (Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1994)
Several issues of RCI Interface (1991-Present)