Leadership
Stuart Tom joined JAS Pacific as
President of the firm in 2017, after spending more than 30 years in the public
sector, filling numerous roles within Building and Fire Departments located in
Southern California. Over half of his
public sector career was spent in a management capacity as either a Building
Official or Fire Marshal. Mr. Tom’s managerial
expertise includes plan check, field inspection, Building Department
Administration, Fire Prevention, Industrial Waste Management, CUPA, and
more. He has been a registered engineer
in the states of Washington and California for over 25-years, and is very
active in code-development of Fire- and Life-Safety Standards in the Building,
Residential and Fire Codes at both the national and state levels.
Mr. Tom has taught numerous courses throughout California, and he is a recognized expert in various aspects of the Building Code. He is the recipient of numerous awards, notably the Building Official of the Year by the California Building Officials Association in 2006. He was again selected as Building Official of the Year in 2009 by the California Fire Chiefs Association/Fire Prevention Officers. Stuart currently serves in an influential capacity on a number of state-wide committees including the CALBO/CalChiefs Building and Fire Advisory Committee for which he is the current chair. In 2015, Mr. Tom was elected to the International Code Council (ICC) Board of Directors, and in 2016, he was also appointed to the Board of Directors for the International Accreditation Service (IAS).