Bob Dick, PE, Joins Carpenters’ Company

Precis Founding Principal, Bob Dick, PE, has been accepted into the Carpenters’ Company of the City and County of Philadelphia as a full member of the organization. He is one of only two mechanical engineers to be inducted into the Carpenters’ Company since its inception in 1724.

Founded in 1724, the Carpenters’ Company is the oldest existing craft association in the United States. The Carpenters’ Company built, owns, and operates historic Carpenters’ Hall, located in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park. In 1774, Carpenters’ Hall hosted the First Congressional Congress. Before a recent change in bylaws, the association consisted only of “master builders,” which included architects, contractors, and structural engineers.

Dick co-founded Precis in 2005. He has more than 30 years of industry experience as a mechanical engineer and is a leader in the design of critical environments, utilities, and controls for laboratories, vivariums, sterile and oral solid dosage manufacturing, biotechnology facilities, and in the design of campus utility distribution. He is a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE), and the Lean Construction Institute. Dick holds both M.S. and B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University, and is a registered Professional Engineer in 29 states.