NASSCO is proud to announce the appointment of our new technical director, Lynn Osborn. He replaces outgoing technical director Gerry Muenchmeyer who was instrumental in the development of the Inspector Training Certification Program as well as the Manhole Assessment Certification and Lateral Assessment Certification programs.

While Muenchmeyer has been an integral part of developing and growing these programs, he has also made a significant impact on the underground technology industry as a whole through his contributions to the acceptance and growth of trenchless technologies.

Muenchmeyer became NASSCO’s technical director in 2007, but he has served the industry much longer. He started his career in the sewer industry in 1962 and became active in NASSCO in the 1990s, serving on the board of directors and, in 2005, as president. His contributions to NASSCO and the underground industry earned him Trenchless Technology Magazine’s “Person of the Year” award for 2014-15.

Muenchmeyer always focused on the success of NASSCO, and his Growth and Operational Plan became the source document for NASSCO’s current strategic plan. He had a vision for the future of NASSCO and was instrumental in executing the plan to get there. Succession planning was one of Muenchmeyer’s priorities, and Osborn was an obvious candidate for his own replacement.

“Lynn has been a part of this industry from the beginning, and has helped to shape trenchless technologies into what they are today,” Muenchmeyer says.

Osborn steps into this role with a solid technical background and deep understanding of NASSCO’s mission. As the senior applications manager (engineering) at Insituform Technologies for 31 years, Osborn led all aspects of engineering, including technical support of sales, manufacturing and operations. Prior to that he worked for nine years as a consulting engineer in the water and wastewater fields.

Osborn served as chair of NASSCO’s CIPP Committee, and was very active in our communications with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2010-11. He is also very active in the American Society of Civil Engineers and American Society for Testing and Materials, two organizations with whom we plan more extensive collaboration.

“As NASSCO’s new technical director, I hope to continue the gold standard set by Gerry Muenchmeyer,” Osborn says. “This includes providing responses to technical inquiries, maintaining and expanding ITCP and supporting the numerous NASSCO committees and divisions, including the International Pipe Bursting Association and Infiltration Control Grouting Association.”

Osborn also looks forward to helping NASSCO grow in the future. “As NASSCO continues to introduce new initiatives designed to support our mission to set standards for the assessment and rehabilitation of underground infrastructure, I look forward to assisting in the development and implementation of these programs. As the scope of NASSCO services expands, a greater market can be served and I also look forward to contributing to that growth.”

Join us in thanking Muenchmeyer for his enormous contributions to NASSCO, and welcome Osborn as he steps in to help NASSCO keep a solid technical grounding as we continue to set standards for the assessment and rehabilitation of underground infrastructure.