Dirk McClure

Acting a the primary liaison between the Design Build Institute of America (Mid America Region) professional organization and the colleges / universities within the region. Supporting the formation of new student chapters and and working to strengthen the current chapters. This involves visits to universities for meetings and presentations. There is also strategic planning with the education committee that I lead along with the other various board of directors members / committee chairs. I… Show more

Acting a the primary liaison between the Design Build Institute of America (Mid America Region) professional organization and the colleges / universities within the region. Supporting the formation of new student chapters and and working to strengthen the current chapters. This involves visits to universities for meetings and presentations. There is also strategic planning with the education committee that I lead along with the other various board of directors members / committee chairs. I also coordinate the judging of the annual regional DBIA student competition and am part of the DBIA student scholarship application review/approval process. In short, we advocate by educating / communicating about the benefits that the Design Build project delivery method brings to construction projects. During my first year in this role we were able to double the amount of DBIA-MAR student chapters. www.dbiamidamerica.org Show less

The Kansas Patriot Guard provides motorcycle escorts and memorial flag lines at the funerals of fallen; soldiers, police officers and firefighters. As the invited guests of their families, we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice either in action and/or in the line of duty. While our organization is non-political in nature, occasionally a part of our duty is to shield families from protesters as they say a final farewell to their loved ones. I was honored to personally be part of the… Show more

The Kansas Patriot Guard provides motorcycle escorts and memorial flag lines at the funerals of fallen; soldiers, police officers and firefighters. As the invited guests of their families, we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice either in action and/or in the line of duty. While our organization is non-political in nature, occasionally a part of our duty is to shield families from protesters as they say a final farewell to their loved ones. I was honored to personally be part of the teams that guided local police officers Robert Melton, Brandon Collins, Mike Mosher, Jonah Oswald, Elijah Ming and Hunter Simoncic (all killed in the line of duty) to their final resting places with a flag line and/or motorcycle escort team. www.patriotguard.org Show less

LifeMission Church is a non-denominational missions oriented church with three campus' serving the greater Kansas City area. By encouraging people to find: salvation, family, freedom, growth and mission, this Christian ministry is utilized on local, national and international levels in helping to reveal God’s presence and purpose to see lives and communities transformed. I have personally been on 2 international mission trips and 3 domestic mission trips (leading one of those trips, with an an… Show more

LifeMission Church is a non-denominational missions oriented church with three campus' serving the greater Kansas City area. By encouraging people to find: salvation, family, freedom, growth and mission, this Christian ministry is utilized on local, national and international levels in helping to reveal God’s presence and purpose to see lives and communities transformed. I have personally been on 2 international mission trips and 3 domestic mission trips (leading one of those trips, with an an emergency relief / clean up team in tornado ravaged Joplin, MO). I also led the large usher/greeter team for 10 years. In addition to currently serving on the Board of Directors, I also currently serve on the prayer team and security team. www.LifeMission.Church Show less

The Altus Group is an innovation consortium made up of a variety of different precast concrete producers and vendors. We collaborate and pool our resources, doing research and development to create new innovations in precast. Once we've made precast better, more efficient and expanded it's footprint, Altus Group members eventually compete against one another for the same jobs. What was originally intended to be a standard 1 year term as Marketing Committee Chair, was renewed three times when I… Show more

The Altus Group is an innovation consortium made up of a variety of different precast concrete producers and vendors. We collaborate and pool our resources, doing research and development to create new innovations in precast. Once we've made precast better, more efficient and expanded it's footprint, Altus Group members eventually compete against one another for the same jobs. What was originally intended to be a standard 1 year term as Marketing Committee Chair, was renewed three times when I was asked (by the executive director and the rest of the committee) to continue serving. I chaired this committee for a total of 4 years. My first term was from 2018 through 2020. It was requested that I return to the chairman position for the 2024 year. During my final year as the marketing committee chair, AltusGroup was the winner of the inaugural PCI Marketing Company Achievement Award in recognition of exemplary efforts in promoting precast concrete innovation to the AEC community. www.altusprecast.com Show less

The PCI Design Awards is an international design competition that recognizes precast building projects for excellence in design and quality. As an invited juror, I was 1 of 7 participants that evaluated the 2024 building award submissions, determining the winners in various categories (and a few honorable mention designations). As someone who originally came from an architecture background, but has worked in the precast industry for most of my career, being a part of a design jury was a… Show more

The PCI Design Awards is an international design competition that recognizes precast building projects for excellence in design and quality. As an invited juror, I was 1 of 7 participants that evaluated the 2024 building award submissions, determining the winners in various categories (and a few honorable mention designations). As someone who originally came from an architecture background, but has worked in the precast industry for most of my career, being a part of a design jury was a fascinating experience. The jury consisted of; 3 design architects, 2 structural engineers, 1 university professor and 1 person from the precast industry (myself) giving us a wide range of backgrounds and viewpoints. While it was tough to narrow down from so many excellent entries, contributing to a design jury process was a positive experience. www.pci.org Show less

The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's Sustainability Council was made up of representatives from various precast producers and vendors (that typically compete against one another) but in this case were aligned for a common cause. We pooled knowledge and resources for the purpose of pursuing mutual goals of environmental stewardship specifically related to the use of precast concrete. This involved R&D, data collection / documentation, education and identifying / implementing tangible… Show more

The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's Sustainability Council was made up of representatives from various precast producers and vendors (that typically compete against one another) but in this case were aligned for a common cause. We pooled knowledge and resources for the purpose of pursuing mutual goals of environmental stewardship specifically related to the use of precast concrete. This involved R&D, data collection / documentation, education and identifying / implementing tangible ways to optimally minimize precast concrete's overall environmental footprint. In addition to the durability, resiliency, longevity and thermal efficiency of the end product, other ways that precast concrete fosters environmental responsibility include its use of recycled materials and regionally harvested / produced materials. www.pci.org Show less

"Find a need and fill it. Find a hurt and heal it." is the motto of this amazing Faith based organization, which I am so pleased to support and be affiliated with. My family frequently joins me during our volunteer sessions. The Kansas City Dream Center helps some of the most underserved, vulnerable and at risk people in our local community through; Homeless outreaches, clothing/food pantries, regular food and meal distribution, addiction recover programs, fighting sex trafficking and providing… Show more

"Find a need and fill it. Find a hurt and heal it." is the motto of this amazing Faith based organization, which I am so pleased to support and be affiliated with. My family frequently joins me during our volunteer sessions. The Kansas City Dream Center helps some of the most underserved, vulnerable and at risk people in our local community through; Homeless outreaches, clothing/food pantries, regular food and meal distribution, addiction recover programs, fighting sex trafficking and providing community 'adopt a block' programs. In addition to my involvement with the local organization, in 2019 and 2020 I made week-long mission trips to the Dream Center's main headquarters (in Los Angeles) where I led transportation for my team. At the Dream Center we consider it a blessing whenever "We Get To Serve" www.kcdreamcenter.org Show less

Periodic volunteering at Kansas City's primary food bank. My own family often joined me at these work sessions in Harvester's main warehouse / distribution facility. The work sessions were organized by our own Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) industry group. It was a rewarding experience to volunteer alongside other professionals from the area AEC industry (and their families). www.harvesters.org

I was called up for jury duty and selected for a two day trial. This was for a domestic battery and aggravated assault case in Johnson County, Kansas. At the suggested invitation of the other 11 jurors, I accepted their unsolicited nomination and served as Foreman, leading the deliberations. The two main guidelines I established were that everyone got a chance to speak and that there was never more than one conversation going on at the same time. This sometimes involved my asking some of the… Show more

I was called up for jury duty and selected for a two day trial. This was for a domestic battery and aggravated assault case in Johnson County, Kansas. At the suggested invitation of the other 11 jurors, I accepted their unsolicited nomination and served as Foreman, leading the deliberations. The two main guidelines I established were that everyone got a chance to speak and that there was never more than one conversation going on at the same time. This sometimes involved my asking some of the more timid and soft spoken jurors to share their thoughts, thus not allowing a few of the more outspoken juror personalities to dominate the conversation. We discussed the testimonies, analyzed the evidence and thoroughly poured over written instructions that we were provided. We deliberated overnight and after some initial disagreement, we were eventually able to collectively come together and agree on a unanimous verdict. Doing my civic duty by serving on a Johnson County jury was a positive experience. Show less