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 2021 Uniform Administrative Code.
Below is an outline of each section of the Building Safety Division.
Chief Building Official - Land Clark
- Senior Administrative Assistant - Santana Brown
Mid-Year FY22 Statistics
Permits Issued
Inspections Completed
Building & Construction
5371 14,101 Electrical
5900 12,899 Plumbing & Mechanical
6488 15,511 Total 17,759 42,511
- Building Section
- Chief Building Inspector - Deborah Rowley
- Complaints Investigator - Diego Gonzales
- Permit Compliance Specialist - Marcos Trujillo
- UAS Operator - Luke Olen DeGruyter
- 9 Building Inspectors
- Gary Barreras
- Barry Hopkins
- Keith Matson
- Rudy Garcia
- Shawn Davis
- Steven Bratzler
- Justin Wiseman
- Martin Hernandez
- Vacancy
- Chief Building Inspector - Deborah Rowley
- Electrical Section
- Chief Electrical Inspector - Armando Cepeda
- 8 Electrical Inspectors
- Jesse Griego
- Isaac Ortiz
- Paul Dimas
- Richard Montano
- Doug Fenton
- John Gabaldon
- Aaron Maestas
Jose Arellano
- 8 Electrical Inspectors
- Chief Electrical Inspector - Armando Cepeda
- Plumbing & Mechanical
- Chief Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector - Brandon Springstead
- 9 Plumbing/Mechanical Inspectors
- Roger Coble
- Carl Bradford
- Conrad Castro
- Isaac Montoya
- Roger Bell
- Manny Quintana
- Jothum Stallings
- Milton Ferguson
- Rodney Tennis
- 9 Plumbing/Mechanical Inspectors
- Chief Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector - Brandon Springstead
- Plan Review Section
- Assistant Building Safety Manager - Patricia Ortiz
- 3 Plans Analysts
- Dirk Shaw
- Vacancy
- Maryam Jafari
- 6 Construction Plan Examiners
- Nasima Hadi
- Dean Kadell
- Vacancy
- Paul LeDoux
- William Ditz
- Christian Mathias
- 3 Plans Analysts
- Assistant Building Safety Manager - Patricia Ortiz
- Planning Assistant – Trades Permits
- Planning Research Coordinator - Laurie Elliott
- 3 Planning Assistant II
- Yvette Lucero
- Vacancy
- Vacancy
- Planning Assistant I
- Vacancy
- 3 Planning Assistant II
- Planning Research Coordinator - Laurie Elliott
- Planning Assistant – Building Permits
- Building Permit Program Manager - Darlene Sandoval
- 4 Planning Assistant II
- Debi Fox
- Vacancy
- Renee Zamora
- Vacancy
- Building Permit Program Manager - Darlene Sandoval
Each inspector is national and state certified and is subject to continuous certification training.