The Inspection Bureau, Inc.

President and Chief Electrical Inspector

Gaylord Poe has almost 40 years experience in the electrical industry. He is certified in Ohio as an Electrical Safety Inspector and as an Electrical Plans Examiner. 

Gaylord began his electrical inspection career with IBI in 1983 as a commercial/industrial field inspector. He was promoted to Commercial Coordinator in 1986 and Assistant Chief Electrical Inspector in 1994. In 2000, Gaylord was appointed Chief Electrical Inspector and President.

Gaylord is a member of the UL Electrical Council, a member of the NFPA, and a certified instructor for the State of Ohio Electrical Safety Instructor training classes. In 2006 he was appointed to the Executive Board of the Ohio Chapter of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI) after serving as President of the SW Division IAEI from 1996 until 2006. He is also a member of the Business Development and Permit Center Advisory Committee for the City of Cincinnati and is actively involved in course development and training classes for the continuing education programs of the IAEI, IEC, GCEA, and NECA.   

Inspectors

IBI has 9 full-time field inspectors, with a combined experience of over 300 years in the electrical industry. Their names and license numbers appear on this page.

IBI's Assistant Chief Inspector, Dennis Weneck, has over 23 years of experience.

Sally Kiefer is the Treasurer of IBI. Harry H. Santen is both counsel to IBI and its Secretary.

Educational Requirements

Each IBI inspector must be certified in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 3783.01 et seq. and Ohio Building Code Section 103 et seq. Such sections set out the requirements for Certificates of Competency, which include:

Additional Training