Kurt Kasson, CBO
Regional Director of Operations, Texas
Experience
- CBO Project Manager/Texas State Operations Manager, SAFEbuilt, LLC | 3/2020 to Present
- Building Official, C.B.O. Assistant Director of Community Development, Community Development Department – City of Allen | 1/2012 to 3/2020
- Assistant Director responsible for city activities associated with
development, zoning, permitting, building inspection operations, reporting to the Director of Community Development, and service to the City Manager, City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustment. Participate as senior staff member regarding city built projects, assistance in preparation and oversight of the $1.3-million-dollar departmental budget and staff member of the Technical Review Committee (TRC)and (DRC) Development Review Committee in the (CBD) Community Business District. Responsible for the code adoption process and implementation of the code and amendments.
- Assistant Director responsible for city activities associated with
- Building Official, C.B.O., Planning and Development Department – City of Euless | 1/1995 to 1/2012
- Senior administrative position responsible for all city activities
associated with development, zoning, permitting, code enforcement, building inspections, scheduling of inspectors and environmental health operations, reporting to the Director of Planning and Development, and service to the City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Adjustment. Participate as senior staff member regarding city built projects, assistance in preparation and oversight of the $730,000 departmental budget and staff member of the Development Review Committee (DRC). Responsible for all code adoption and implementation and guided the City Council in the adoption of the entire ICC codes for the city.
- Senior administrative position responsible for all city activities
- Inspection Services Supervisor, City of Euless | 3/1999 to 4/2000
- Assist the building official with the overall daily operation of the Inspection department. Direct Supervision of all inspectors, Code, Building and Health. Responsible for daily scheduling of workloads.
- Inspector I, City of Euless | 5/1996 to 3/1999
- Perform inspection work and complaint investigation to city adopted codes and ordinances.
- Inspector I, Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer, City of Euless | 11/1995 to 5/1996
- Perform professional code enforcement of city zoning ordinance, code of ordinance, and various programs.
- Maintenance Tech, City of Euless | 1/1995 to 11/1995
- Responsible for maintenance to city buildings.
- Supervisor – Post Tension cable manufacturing and cable stressing, Dywidag Systems International | 10/1990 to 1/1995
- Responsibilities include production, quality control, project scheduling, time management and waste, shipping and receiving, inventory, stressing crew scheduling, customer satisfaction.
- Extrusion Manufacturer of insulated windows, Allmetal Inc| 1979 to 1990
- Management, direct supervision of production department, quality assurance control. Inventory (over 2 million dollars) timely order completions, human resource (personnel reporting, hiring, terminations, scheduling, salaries, personnel) inventory control, traffic warehouse, customer orders, purchasing, scheduling & waste control, training.
Professional Affiliations
- Sargant at Arms at ICC Annual Meetings
- Past Member of Plumbing Committee Member ICC
- Past TML Board Member
- Past President of BOAT
- 2013-2015 BOAT President
- 2005 BOAT Building Official of the Year
- 2008 Vice President BOAT (Building Officials Association of Texas)
- 2007 Board Member BOAT (Building Officials Association of Texas)
- 2005/2006 President, North Texas Chapter of ICC/Building Officials of North Texas
- 2004/2008 Board Member Region X Coalition (Oklahoma, Arkansas & Texas)
- 2004 Vice President, North Texas Chapter of ICC
- 2003 Secretary/Treasurer, North Texas Chapter of ICC
- Creation of Region X, ICC C.O.A.T. (Coalition of Oklahoma, Arkansas & Texas)
- Active Board member representing Texas with the International Code Council
- Member of B.O.A.T. (Building Officials of Texas)
- Building Professional Institute (B.P.I.) Host and Co-Chair for the training and certification for municipal inspectors and various trade professionals’ statewide.
Education
- Basic Electricity Course
- Lindsey Cooper Refrigeration School, Certified Service Tech. & System Design
Licenses & Certifications
- CBO, ICC Certified Building Official
- State Licensed Plumbing Inspector
- ICC Certified Plumbing Inspector
- State Licensed Fire Inspector
- State Code Enforcement Officer
- Continuing Education for all Certifications
- Refrigerant Recovery Certified
