“Drexel Metals Upgrades Technical Department”
As Drexel Metals continues to expand its Drexel Metals Association of Regional Manufacturers, it has also expanded the range of its technical services and the quality of its Technical Services Department.
Drexel Metals began expanding its technical services a year ago with the addition of Jason Shumate, a 17-year industry veteran who is Drexel Metals’ Technical Director. Jason holds a Associates of Technical Design Degree and is completing his LEED AP BD+C.
Drexel Metals’ Technical Department offers Project Specific Shop Drawings; Project Specific Sealed Engineering Calculations; Installation Details in CAD, BIM, and PDF; Estimating through Topview, Pictometry, and F.W. Dodge; Specification Support; Onsite Installation Training; Onsite Machine/Rollformer Training; Weather Tightness Warranty (WTW) Program and Inspections; Product Research & Development; and Product Testing
Working with Jason are:
- Jeff Hock, a five year Drexel Metals Employee and his responsibilities include weather tight warranties inspections and estimating and takeoffs in the southeast.
- Tony Spaw, joined the company in March and holds an Associate of Applied Science in Architectural Computer Aided Design Drafting is responsible for shop drawings and technical assistance and preparing estimates.
- Frank Oswald, Drexel Metals most recent addition joined the company in August of this year. Frank holds a BS from the University of Wisconsin in Construction Administration and an Associate Science degree in Civil Engineering from Madison Area Technical College, is responsible for weather tight warranty inspections, submittal package reviews, machine training and technical sales.
With this combination of real world experience and technical education the Technical Services Department at Drexel Metals Inc offers its customers the widest array of technical and installation support available in the industry. The company will continue to add to its investment in customer focused technical support throughout 2012 with additional product engineering and testing, new products and new facilities for both training and testing.
