James E. Anderegg

July 17, 1940 – March 11, 2013

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, James Ernest Anderegg earned the BSCE from Auburn University in 1962. His early career focused on aviation engineering: with Huntsville’s Brown Engineering, he worked on NASA’s Apollo Project, and later with Chrysler Corporation on the Apollo launch sites at Cape Canaveral. In 1966 he moved to Marietta, Georgia to work on the C5A with Lockheed Martin, then in 1967 to the Northwest for the 747 project with Boeing.

In 1972 he received the MSCE from the University of Washington, and for the next ten years worked as a structural engineer, with a one-year break to work for Opel car company in Russelsheim, Germany.

In 1982, he joined Mutual Materials in Bellevue, where he served in a variety of positions and guided the company’s growth throughout the Northwest via acquisitions and green-fielding manufacturing facilities. He eventually became a partner and president of the firm.

A member of SEAW 1976-1993, Jim played an influential role in the brick and concrete masonry industries, improving manufacturing processes for materials made by his own company and also advocating for improved design development for masonry and hardscape products. He served in a variety of association roles, influencing building codes nationwide – as recognized in 2012 by the Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Jim Anderegg by the National Concrete Masonry Association.

Posted March 2013