SPRI, the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Randall E. Ober as Technical Director. Ober brings more than 35 years of commercial roofing experience to SPRI; possessing a wide range of expertise in single-ply materials, the development of new roofing systems, acquisition of code approvals and promotion of products.
Ober opened his own consulting company, Mr. HeatWeld Consulting Services LLC, in 2016. For the 33 years prior, he held a number of senior positions at Carlisle Syntec Incorporated, including many facets of project management and project engineering. In addition to years of corporate experience, Ober possesses a history of distinguished volunteer work. He currently serves in a number of leadership roles within the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM) and is a past recipient of the ASTM Award of Merit and Distinguished Leadership Award.