Mike Hernandez, technical director The Voice Newsletter March 2023

ASCC has been an organization that I have admired for years. I am thrilled to be the new ASCC Technical Director. I have been blessed to work with a lot of great teams on projects in the last 25+ years from a few thousand sf of commercial building additions to bridges, airport terminals, high rises and an NFL stadium. A successful project always needs multiple layers of support from the owners, designers and inspectors to the wider construction team down to the individual operators, carpenters and finishers forming and placing concrete. The tradespeople are the true heroes in our industry, and we at ASCC are one more layer of help for the concrete contractor and the men and women of their workforce. I am excited to be part of it.

It was great to say hello to many of you at the World of Concrete committee meetings and in the ASCC booths. Looking forward to the opportunity to get to know a broader group of the membership at ASCC events or ACI Conventions under less stressful circumstances than Hotline emergencies. We have many projects in progress including certification, sustainability and improvements to the ACI documents to make them more contractor friendly. Please reach out to me to provide your feedback on what the Technical staff does that adds value to your company and what we could possibly do differently or more of to enhance your ASCC interaction.

Don’t panic, Bruce Suprenant will help mentor and transition me part-time through much of 2023 until he can start enjoying retirement. If you have the opportunity to attend, there will be a four two-hour session tributes to Bruce on Tuesday 4/4/23 at the ACI Convention in San Francisco at the Hilton Union Square. Bruce and Ward Malisch before him have left some big shoes to fill, please give me a little grace during this season of change.