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Building Safety Employee & Performance Information

The Building Safety Division of the Planning Department for the City of Albuquerque is comprised of six different sections. Each section plays a vital role in making sure the new buildings, alterations, and additions of the City comply with the 2024 Uniform Administrative Code.

Below is an outline of each section of the Building Safety Division. Each inspector is national and state certified and is subject to continuous certification training.  

Associate Director

Angelo Metzgar

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James Perez

Senior Administrative Assistant

Santana Brown                                                                        

Building Section

  • Chief Building Inspector - Deborah Rowley                         
  • Building Inspectors:
    • Gary Barreras
    • Barry Hopkins
    • Rudy Garcia
    • Shawn Davis
    • Steven Bratzler
    • Gregory Suchocki
    • Martin Hernandez
    • Erich Kraemer
    • Daniel Martinez

Electrical Section

  • Chief Electrical Inspector - Jesse Griego
  • Electrical Inspectors:
    • Isaac Ortiz
    • Paul Dimas
    • Roy Gideon III
    • George Cope
    • Robert Collins
    • Christopher Deschene
    • David Holloway
    • Markantony Martinez Beard

Plumbing & Mechanical

  • Chief Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector - Brandon Springstead
  • Plumbing/Mechanical Inspectors
    • Daniel Vargas
    • Christopher Zurek
    • Conrad Castro
    • Michael Cole
    • Manny Quintana
    • Jothum Stallings
    • Milton Ferguson
    • Rodney Tennis
    • Manuel Zamora

Plan Review Section

  • Assistant Building Safety Manager - Dean Kadell
  • Plans Analysts
    • Anthony Gutirrez
    • Levy Griego
    • Hong Yan
    • Amanda Robinson
    • Veronica Johnson
  • Construction Plan Examiners
    • Houshang Jazbani
    • Bill Ditz
    • Victor Trujillo
    • Dirk Shaw
    • Joseph Dennison
    • William Ditz
    • Maryam Jafari
    • David Tedford
  • Building Safety Permit Program Manager - Cassandra Murillo
  • Planning Research Coordinator - James Broomfield
  • Planning Assistant III
    • Tyler Patton
    • Wendi Alcala
  • Planning Assistant II
    • Skyler Brown
    • Joseph Romero
    • Alison Schwartz
  • Planning Assistant I
    • Ekram Kitapchi

Year End FY23 Statistics

 

Permits Issued Inspections Completed
Building & Construction 9626 25,011
Electrical 11,629 24,370
Plumbing & Mechanical 12,724 27,820
Total 33,979

77,201