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3/21/2024
PRO: An ACI Center of Excellence for Advancing Productivity announces Jeffrey W. Coleman and Michael J. Schneider have joined the Center’s Board of Directors. Both are Past Presidents of ACI. Jeffrey W. Coleman, FACI, is a licensed professional engineer, Attorney at Law, and Principal Partner of The Coleman Law Firm, LLC, Minneapolis, MN. He is a Fellow of ACI and has been an ACI member for over 40 years, also serving as President of the Institute in 2020. Coleman is the author of the book Legal Issues in Concrete Construction, published by ACI in 2004 (second edition published in 2014), and previously authored the “Concrete Legal Notes” section of Concrete International. Coleman received both his BS in civil engineering in 1976 and MS in structural engineering in 1977 from Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Coleman is licensed as an engineer in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin and as a lawyer in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and North Dakota; however, he practices regularly in other states through admission “Pro Hac Vice.” Michael J. Schneider, FACI, grew up on the West side of Cincinnati, and then went on to obtain a BS in personnel management from Miami University of Ohio and a BS in construction management from the University of Cincinnati. He began his 45-year career at Baker Concrete as a Project Manager in 1978 and recently retired as Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer. Mike is a past President of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC). He currently resides in Albuquerque New Mexico and is President of Michael Schneider Consulting, LLC. “Jeffrey and Michael exemplify a commitment to advancing the concrete industry that has been highlighted throughout their professional careers and decades of involvement with ACI,” said Phil Diekemper, PRO Executive Director. “Their technical expertise and leadership capabilities will be critical in helping PRO address the issues that are causing productivity stagnation.” PRO and its members aim to advance new technologies and processes that improve concrete construction productivity beyond historic levels. To learn more about PRO and to get involved, visit www.concreteproductivity.org. ### For more information, contact: Jose Carrasco Marketing 248-848-3160 Jose.Carrasco@concrete.org About PRO – PRO: An ACI Center of Excellence for Advancing Productivity, was established in 2023 by the American Concrete Institute. The Center, based at ACI World Headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA, is a catalyst for solving the barriers of constructability to advance concrete construction productivity, leveraging ACI’s role as a world-leading authority and resource for the development, dissemination, and adoption of consensus-based standards for concrete design, construction and materials. To learn more, visit www.concreteproductivity.org.
PRO: An ACI Center of Excellence for Advancing Productivity announces Jeffrey W. Coleman and Michael J. Schneider have joined the Center’s Board of Directors. Both are Past Presidents of ACI.
Jeffrey W. Coleman, FACI, is a licensed professional engineer, Attorney at Law, and Principal Partner of The Coleman Law Firm, LLC, Minneapolis, MN. He is a Fellow of ACI and has been an ACI member for over 40 years, also serving as President of the Institute in 2020. Coleman is the author of the book Legal Issues in Concrete Construction, published by ACI in 2004 (second edition published in 2014), and previously authored the “Concrete Legal Notes” section of Concrete International. Coleman received both his BS in civil engineering in 1976 and MS in structural engineering in 1977 from Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Coleman is licensed as an engineer in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin and as a lawyer in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and North Dakota; however, he practices regularly in other states through admission “Pro Hac Vice.”
Michael J. Schneider, FACI, grew up on the West side of Cincinnati, and then went on to obtain a BS in personnel management from Miami University of Ohio and a BS in construction management from the University of Cincinnati. He began his 45-year career at Baker Concrete as a Project Manager in 1978 and recently retired as Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer. Mike is a past President of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC). He currently resides in Albuquerque New Mexico and is President of Michael Schneider Consulting, LLC.
“Jeffrey and Michael exemplify a commitment to advancing the concrete industry that has been highlighted throughout their professional careers and decades of involvement with ACI,” said Phil Diekemper, PRO Executive Director. “Their technical expertise and leadership capabilities will be critical in helping PRO address the issues that are causing productivity stagnation.”
PRO and its members aim to advance new technologies and processes that improve concrete construction productivity beyond historic levels. To learn more about PRO and to get involved, visit www.concreteproductivity.org.
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For more information, contact:
Jose Carrasco Marketing 248-848-3160 Jose.Carrasco@concrete.org
About PRO – PRO: An ACI Center of Excellence for Advancing Productivity, was established in 2023 by the American Concrete Institute. The Center, based at ACI World Headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA, is a catalyst for solving the barriers of constructability to advance concrete construction productivity, leveraging ACI’s role as a world-leading authority and resource for the development, dissemination, and adoption of consensus-based standards for concrete design, construction and materials. To learn more, visit www.concreteproductivity.org.