Ed had been retired for a few years. Previously he was the head of specifications for NBBJ. He also worked for LMN Architects. Before retiring, Ed had his own independent specification writing firm called SpecRite.
Eds interest in specifications started when he took the "Effective Specification Writing seminar put on by the Puget Sound Chapter in 1976. He joined CSI in 1980 and received his CCS in 1982. (There was no CDT at the time.) He became CSI Emeritus in 2020.
He was a very prominent specifier in the Pacific Northwest. Ed held many Puget Sound Chapter offices including treasurer and director and chapter president in 1997-1998. He also served on several committees and helped teach the certification classes.
Ed received serval awards namely:
1995 PSC Finnegan Award - Specification Proficiency
1997 CSI Chapter Presidents Award
1998 PSC Presidents Certificate
1999 PSC Barnes/Thomas Award - Industry Service
Ed was also an avid golfer and could be found outside on the courses most weekends. He was a guitar player and dabbled in electronics where he built his own vacuum tube amplifiers.
He will be missed.