NISD
Team
Officers
Ryan Wunderle
President
Ryan is the past Marketing Chair, and a previous board member of 5 years.
Starting in the steel industry in 2008 as a detailer trainee at a local detailing firm, Ryan worked his way up the ranks learning every aspect of the trade & business until 2015 when he left to start American Steel Detailing, LLC. Ryan has built a QPP and IDC certified detailing firm that is respected across the industry. Ryan regularly mentors and advocates for the industry at large, including hosting numerous webinars, roundtables, and NASCC presentations.
-IDC Class 2
-QPP Certified
Christine McCulloch
Vice President
I have been in the Steel Detailing industry since 1996 when I started work for my father at Loch and Associates until he retired. I have been a member of NISD since 2000 and an NISD Certified Detailer since 2002. I have been a long standing Board Member and in the past, have served as Chair of the Education Committee. I have been working at DBM Vircon since 2012 as a project coordinator and then in 2018 transitioned into the Sales and Business Development Role.
-IDC Class 1
James Bennett
Secretary/Treasurer
-Owner of Bennett Services, a detailing firm established in 2017 located in Greenfield, Indiana.
-18 years with Indiana Steel Fabricating, Inc., an AISC Fabricator, with the last 4 years as an owner/VP of Engineering & QC Manager.
-SDS2 User since entering the steel detailing industry in 1992.
-SDS2 Advisory Board member since 2020, past VP & President of the SDS2 Summit Committee.
-Associates of Applied Science in Architectural Engineering from ITT.
Grew up in the steel business, father was a retired ironwork, worked on a raising gang doing erection on winter and summer breaks from school, 33 years of experience in the steel industry in various roles including: Detailer, Checker, Detailing Manager, Project Manager, VP of Engineering & QC Manager. Passionate about steel construction, drawing, and SDS2
Board of Directors
Brian Pyper
Dowco Consultants Ltd.
Brian Pyper embarked on his structural steel career in 1987 as a Scottish ironworker. In 1995, he transplanted his expertise to Canada, complementing his on-the-job experience with 18 months of intensive college study, resulting in a diploma in structural steel detailing. With over three decades in the industry, Brian has ardently pursued excellence in drafting, engineering, and business within the steel detailing industry. Holding an MBA and earning recognition as a registered Project Management Professional (PMP) underscore his commitment to academic and professional development.
Brian’s diverse professional background encompasses roles as a detailer for a significant steel fabrication company and two leading detailing consulting firms. His leadership journey climaxes as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Dowco Consultants, where he strategically influences the company’s trajectory. Brian Pyper’s narrative is one of steadfast dedication, perpetual learning, and transformative leadership, exemplifying how passion and commitment can carve an illustrious path in the complex landscape of structural steel.
-QPP Certified
Jack Metcalfe
Metcalfe Consutling
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Alden Prier
Apex Structural Design Ltd.
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David Deem
Deem Structural Services, LLC
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Justin Sikorski
Justin Sikorski LLC
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-IDC Class 2
Zac Brown
President at Panhandle Drafting, LLC
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Jim Truitt
NISD Director and Chairperson for IDC. Former Vice President of the NISD California Chapter.
Experiences in all facets of structural and miscellaneous steel detailing, estimating, fabrication and erection since 1972. Born and raised in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Migrated to San Diego in 1981.
Opened my detailing office in San Diego in 1993. Owner of Rocky Point Detailing LLC and Aircad LLC. Been using SDS2 since 1998. Re-located the office headquarters to Las Vegas, NV In 2010.
I enjoy spending time with family, friends and detailers. Private pilot since 1976, with instrument and multi-engine ratings. My hobbies are flying and sailing.
-IDC Class 1
