Welcome to New Member Joshua Hankins
Posted: Wed, Jan 15, 2025
Welcome to one of our newest members, Joshua Hankins. Joshua serves as a manufacturer's representative through Smart Roof Solutions, which is an independent rep firm primarily for GAF and Siplast roofing materials. He specifically supports the design community and specifiers to assist them with plans and specifications. “I regularly do plan and specification reviews (roofing specific) and assist to help obtain the higher quality finished product that is closer to what the specifier originally intended. I'm not a typical sales rep in that I don't quote jobs, I don't work with pricing, and I don't work with contractors. Again, my only job is to support the specifiers”.
Joshua became an IIBEC member in 2006 and obtained his ROI (Registered Roofing Observer) in 2009. For the past five years he has been a juror for the annual IIBEC project of the year awards and has served on several international IIBEC committees including Emerging Professionals and Bylaws, and multiple tasks teams.
Joshua had been a roof consultant with Roof Design and Consulting Services here in Knoxville. “I jumped the fence to the dark side and I've been a manufacturer's representative since May 2024. I'm specifically responsible for assisting the design community and owners as an enclosure consultant”.
Joshua's grew up immersed in design and construction, as his father, Sid Hankins, has practiced architecture in Knoxville for over 50 years. He said, “many family vacations were long weekends when my father would do site inspections, and I would tag along. I spent more hours than I can count after school in his office looking at blueprints and specifications.”
When asked why he joined CSI, he said, “I've long been aware of CSI, and at one point planned on obtaining my CDT, but never had the time or opportunity. Katherine Fuller Richardson invited me to attend the last meeting as her guest. I enjoyed the last presentation and look forward to being involved.”
Joshua has lived in Knoxville all his life and appears to be a fan of both the UT basketball and football. For the past 20 years, he has served as the backup for the scorer’s table (scoreboard operator, shot clock operator, game clock operator, and TV timeout coordinator) for UT men's basketball. He's also the spotter for the PA announcer (Jeff Jarnigan) at the UT football games. Currently he resides in the Fountain City area with his wife and 13-year-old daughter.
Please introduce yourself to Joshua at our next meeting. He has a lot to offer our design community!
