Leo Argiris

Executive Managing Principal, Greyling

Leo Argiris is Managing Principal of Greyling Insurance Brokerage. Mr. Argiris is responsible for leading client and employee engagements, risk management consulting, and business development. Argiris brings over 39 years of experience in driving growth and managing day-to-day operations for large, international engineering and design firms. He is seasoned in delivering bottom line results that involve successful collaboration across organizational divisions, empowering teams, and developing leaders. He also has subject matter expertise relevant to the design and construction of complex projects and has served as forensic engineer and expert witness for multiple high-profile construction project disputes.

Session 3: Tuesday, August 25, 1:00-2:00 PM ET

Natural Disasters and Their Impacts on Codes and Standards, Presented by SEI

In the aftermath of disasters, people are often left wondering what they could have done to prevent the catastrophic loss of life and property damage. In some cases, the answer is in policy change, such as warning notification systems or mandatory evacuation procedures. In the world of codes and standards, we examine the performance of engineered structures, looking for lessons learned and areas where our codes and standards can be improved. Major storm events can and do provide the data and observations needed to advance our abilities to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.  

Jessica Mandrick, PE, SE, LEED AP

Partner, Gilsanz Murray Steficek

Jessica Mandrick has worked with Gilsanz Murray Steficek since June 2007 and was promoted to Partner in 2022. Jessica has a wide range of experience in multiple disciplines, with specialties in the arts, education facilities, renovations, and buildings in the floodplain. She also has extensive experience with luxury residences. Some of her most notable projects include installation projects at the Guggenheim Museum, the academic laboratory building at Southern Connecticut State University, the renovations of 315 Hudson Street and 437 Madison Avenue, and the renovation and addition to the Peabody Museum at Yale University.

Highly involved in the structural engineering community, Jessica served on the ASCE 24 Urban Flood Study team after hurricane Sandy, assisted with the NYC Sandy recovery efforts, and was a team member on the 2016 Earthquake Reconnaissance trip to Taiwan. She is Chair of the ASCE 24 Flood Resistant Design & Construction Committee, member of the ASCE 7-28 Flood Load Subcommittee and Vice Chair of the New York City Building Code Flood Protection Advisory Committee. She also serves on the Editorial Board of STRUCTURE magazine.