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Conn Abnee
Executive Director, National Steel Bridge Alliance
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NSBA named Conn Abnee Executive Director on December 1, 2002,
replacing Arun Shirole, P.E., who served since 1995 at the founding
of the alliance. Abnee is an expert in political affairs, marketing
and association management. He has experience as a construction manager
for numerous industrial, commercial and electrical-generating facilities.
Prior to joining the NSBA, Abnee served as executive director of the
Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium (GPHC), and is a past Chairman of its
Board of Directors. During Abnee’s tenure with GHPC, geothermal
heat pump technology utilization grew 30% annually throughout the country.
He has also served as chairman of the International Ground Source
Heat Pump Association and the Kentucky Committee for Marketing Electricity. Previously
he was the Marketing and Advertising Manager for the East Kentucky
Power Cooperative.
A native Kentuckian, Mr. Abnee has a Bachelor of Science degree
in mechanical engineering from the University of Kentucky.
Calvin Schrage
Regional Director, National Steel Bridge Alliance
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Schrage is Regional Director for the Midwest and Western Regions for
the National Steel Bridge Alliance. In this position, Schrage serves
as a primary liaison between the NSBA and the steel bridge community.
He assists fabricators, designers, consultants, and owners in achieving
optimum bridge design selections.
Previously, Schrage spent 18 years with Lincoln Steel Company, a steel
bridge fabricator in Lincoln, NE., in estimating and sales. He
also has held positions of responsibility with Apollo Steel Company,
a commercial steel fabricator, and Concrete Industries, a precaster.
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