Vice President Robert Siemsen began his career in the plumbing industry more than thirty-nine years ago. He is currently the chief plumbing inspector for the city of Lincoln, Nebraska. Prior to his position with the city, Siemsen spent eighteen years working as a plumber.

Siemsen received his certification as a plumbing inspector with IAPMO in 1990. He volunteered as a member of the Amalgamation Committee in 1996, a committee formed to combine the ANSI A-40, National Standard Plumbing Code (NSPC), and the Uniform Plumbing Code into one document. Siemsen currently serves on the board of directors with the state of Nebraska Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors (PHCC). As an instructor for Local 464, he supports youth coming into the industry. Appointed to the NSPC’s Code Study Committee in 1989, Siemsen served on that committee for six years.

At IAPMO, Siemsen chairs both the Product Research Committee and the Standards Review Committee. He is also an active member of the Industry Advisor Committee and the MH/RV Committee. He served two years as secretary of the board of directors and four years as a board member serving the north region. In September 2000, Siemsen was awarded the Government Person of the Year award at IAPMO’s conference in Anchorage.

An avid football fan, Siemsen attends University of Nebraska games whenever he can. On a more personal note, Siemsen and his wife, Laura, have been married for thirty-seven years. They have a son, Matt, daughter-in-law, Steph, and a daughter, Kacy, and son-in-law Mike. Siemsen and his wife are the proud grandparents of Garrett, born in August 2003, Brett, born in December 2004, and John, born April 2007.