Kevin Brinkman

Senior director of Codes at National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII). He has more than 34 years of elevator and lift industry experience, previously serving as vice president of engineering for ThyssenKrupp Access and National Wheel-O-Vator, as well as serving as an elevator consultant. Brinkman joined NEII in 2015, focusing on code development and adoption along with the safety of elevator workers and the riding public. He serves on several influential code development committees in his position and is a member of the ASME A17 Standards Committee for the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators. Brinkman serves as chair of the ASME A17 editorial committee. He also serves on the International Code Council/ANSI A117.1 Committee, National Fire Protection Association 5000 and 101 technical committees, and is involved in the International Building Code process.