Joe Kannapell, PE

Was Warren Buffet Wrong?

Joe Kannapell, PE

Can truss software work well without being bundled with the purchase of truss plates? That is a 46-year-old question that many have asked over the years. While I haven’t evaluated the newest software-only offering, I did personally evaluate two prior offerings while I was working in a...

Joe Kannapell, PE

Remembering a MiTek Warrior, Michael T. McMahon

Joe Kannapell, PE

Remote workers and road warriors should take a lesson from a master of both, autodidact Michael T. McMahon. Early in his 45-year career, while working in the Indian Country of North Dakota, he was inspired by another master, Chief Crazy Horse. “Hoka Hey” was his war cry at Little Big...