Jerry A. Putnam, FCSI, CCS, CDT, has over forty years of experience in all phases of the architectural process from the pre-design through construction administration including design, drafting, forensic investigation, code reviews, estimating and specification writing. He is a member of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), is a Member of CSI’s College of Fellows, and is a Certified Construction Specifier (CCS) and Certified Document Technologist (CDT). As a member of CSI has served in many programs and leadership positions over the last 40+ years, including; Institute Vice President, Chairman on two Institute Awards Committees, Chapter President, Chapter Secretary, Chapter Website Manager, Newsletter Editor, Chapter Region Director, Chapter Historian, North Central Region Planning Co-Chairman, Chairman of the CSI Institute’s Jury of Fellows. He is currently serving on Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter's Awards Committee Member.