Jacques Cattan has been named the Chicago-based American Institute of Steel Construction’s vice president of certification, leading the program that sets the quality standard for the steel industry and is the most recognized national quality certification program for the structural steel industry. Heath Mitchell, P.E., replaces the late Kurt D. Gustafson as AISC’s director of technical assistance and is responsible for overseeing the response to more than 200 questions a week from engineers, architects, owners and others with regard to the design and construction of structural steel buildings.
Cattan previously worked at AISC from 1994 to 1999 as a staff engineer. He left to join Chicago architectural and engineering firm Teng & Associates as a project manager, focusing on developing proposals and managing competitive and A/E designbuild projects. Mitchell also rejoins AISC. He was an AISC staff engineer from 1994 to 1999 then left to work for PCS Structural Solutions in Tacoma, Wash., to gain design experience as a project manager. Since then he’s maintained involvement with AISC as a committee volunteer and also has worked part-time on AISC’s technical assistance panel.
