Officer Information

ERIC REESE, CPD
President
Cannon Design
227 Fort Pitt Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: (412) 209-2854
ereese@cannondesign.com

Eric Reese, CPD is the Pittsburgh Chapter President and has 35 years of experience in plumbing and fire protection systems design, specification writing and construction administration. Locally Eric has worked for Baker and Associates, Dodson Engineering and Astorino. He is currently an Associate Vice President at CannonDesign and the Plumbing Discipline Leader for their Pittsburgh office. His experience includes work on commercial buildings, correctional facilities, healthcare facilities, nursing homes and primary and secondary educational facilities. Eric has been a member of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers and active member of the Pittsburgh Chapter since 2010. He has previously served as the Pittsburgh’s Vice President Technical and a chapter delegate at the ASPE convention in 2016.

DONALD R. DITTER
Vice President, Technical
H.F. Lenz Company
1051 Brinton Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
Phone: (412) 371-9073
DDitter@hflenz.com

Donald R. Ditter is the ASPE Pittsburgh Chapter Vice President Technical and has been a member of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers and the Pittsburgh chapter since 1993. Don has over 25 years of experience in plumbing/fire protection drafting and design, specification preparation and construction administration. He has held various positions within the chapter board including President, Newsletter Editor, and Historian, while also serving as a chapter delegate at several ASPE conventions. A few notable projects that he has been involved in are the PPG Paints Arena, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, SCI Laurel Highlands and many more.

JEROME W. VALENTI, P.E, CPD
Vice President, Legislative
Buyers Inspection Service
130 Fifth Street (Aspinwall)
Pittsburgh, PA 15215-2920
Phone: (412) 782-3153
Mobile: (412) 389-3842
jeromevalenti@gmail.com

THOMAS J. TAYLOR, CPD, CET
Vice President - Education
Allen & Shariff Engineering
700 River Avenue, Suite 600
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone: (412) 224-4855
TTaylor@AllenShariff.com

Tom Taylor, CET, CPD, was recently re-elected as the Education VP for the Pittsburgh Chapter of ASPE. Tom first joined ASPE in June of 1981 and is a Charter member of the Pittsburgh Chapter. Helping to secure the Chapter Charter in April of 1983, he served as the chapters founding Administrative Secretary. Mr. Taylor went on to serve as Chapter President in the years 1989 to 1991 and has held every chapter officer position – except for Treasurer. Tom earned his CIPE – now known as CPD - during the very first testing cycle in 1983, and subsequently in 1989 earned his CET with a NICET Level 3 certification in Water Based Fire Protection Engineering Technology. Tom’s 39-year engineering career started in 1979 at Gumpf Engineering and followed to work with Peter F Loftus div. of Eichley Engineers; Michael Baker Jr. Engineers; Burt, Hill, Kosar & Rittelmann; and is currently a Project Manager with Allen & Shariff Engineering. Some of Tom’s major projects include The Greater Pittsburgh Airport Landside and Central Services buildings, Dulles Airport Terminal B, the Dick’s Sporting Goods Corporate Headquarters, and renovations to 25 floors of the USX Tower for UPMC.

PAUL W. McKEE
Vice President - Membership
CJL Engineering
1555 Coraopolis Heights Rd., Ste. 4200
Moon Township, PA 15108
Phone: (412) 262-1220
Fax: (412) 262-2972
pmckee@cjlengineering.com

Paul W. McKee is the ASPE Pittsburgh Chapter Vice President of Membership and has been a member of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers and the Pittsburgh chapter since 2000. He has held his current ASPE Pittsburgh Board position while also serving as a chapter delegate at several ASPE conventions. He has over 15 years of experience in plumbing/fire protection drafting and design, specification preparation and construction administration with numerous projects involving primary and secondary education, colleges and universities, hospitals, and office buildings.

KEVIN M. MORRISSEY
G.E.
Administrative & Corresponding Secretary
Midwest Spec.
P.O. Box 1259
Mars, PA 16046-1259
Phone: (412) 400-7427
Fax: (330) 538-0410
kmorrissey@mwspec.com

Kevin M. Morrissey is a Manufacturer’s Representative for Midwest Spec, a regional rep firm covering Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and Western PA. Kevin has served as secretary and newsletter editor since 2005. Kevin has a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Cincinnati. With 25 years of experience, Kevin assists the plumbing engineering community by keeping designers and engineers updated on his products and supporting the industry with his commitment to serving on the board.

JOSEPH R. STARR, JR.
Treasurer
Preferred Sales, Inc.
1 Industrial Road
Hermitage, PA 16148
Phone: (724) 981-5500
starrj@preferredsales.com

Joseph R. Starr Jr. is a sales representative for Preferred Sales Inc. He has long standing relationships with distributors, architects, engineers and mechanical contractors. Joe has over 40+ years of experience in the plumbing and HVAC industries. He has served as Treasurer for the Pittsburgh Chapter ASPE since 1988.

COREY BIERER
Newsletter Editor
Lovorn Engineering

Corey Bierer is the ASPE Pittsburgh Chapter Newsletter Editor and started with the Pittsburgh ASPE chapter in 2016. He is with Lovorn Engineering Associates as a Plumbing/Fire Protection designer holding responsibilities for drawing and specification preparation as well as construction administration. Areas of experience include hospitals/outpatient centers, primary and secondary education, and office buildings

STEVE PEDICONE, P.E.
ASPE Young Professional Liaison
Pedicone Engineering Consultants
4358 Gibsonia Road
Gibsonia, PA 15044
Phone: (724) 443-5400
stephen@pediconeengineering.com

Project Engineer for Pedicone Engineering Co. specializing in Mechanical and Plumbing design services. Steve has been a member of ASPE since 2012 and now serves as the AYP Liaison for the Pittsburgh Chapter.

ADAM HEMMINGER
Affiliate Liaison
Highland Tank & Manufacturing
One Highland Road
Stoystown, PA 15563

I am a Sales Specialist for Highland Tank & Manufacturing’s Grease Interceptor Division. Highland Tank manufacturers Storage Tanks, Oil Water Separators, Water Tanks/Systems, and Passive/Hydro mechanical Grease Interceptors. Prior to becoming a Sales Specialist, I was an estimator of Highland Tank quoting our products to contractors, distributors, and end-users. I have been a member of ASPE for four years now mostly attending meetings in Pittsburgh and Johnstown, Pennsylvania but have attended meetings all over the east coast. I spend my time working on specifications with plumbing and mechanical engineers mainly in the Mid-Atlantic States

SAMANTHA FOX
Women of ASPE Liaison
Highland Tank & Manufacturing
One Highland Road
Stoystown, PA 15563

Samantha Fox joined ASPE in 2017 and now serves as the Women of ASPE Liaison for both the Pittsburgh and Johnstown chapters. She is a regional account manager for Highland Tank covering all four of their divisions; Petroleum and Chemical Storage Tanks, Wastewater Treatment Systems, Grease Interceptor Products and Water Storage and Pressure Vessels. She moved to Pittsburgh 2 years ago from Fayetteville, AR with her husband and two daughters. Her background prior to joining Highland included ten years of experience in Transportation/Logistics and Project Management with a focus on the Energy Industry within the Marcellus Utica Shale.