Our people
Our people are a lot like you. We are experienced architects, engineers, specification writers, and software and data experts. A passion for improving the specification process has driven RIB’s industry-shifting innovations since 1983.
SpecLink was created by design professionals for design professionals. We know the challenges you face every day, because we’ve been there. SpecLink is our solution.
RIB’s forward-thinking leadership has unmatched industry experience. Under this leadership, our goal is to create advanced technology that’s designed to make your job easier—including seamless BIM integration and cloud technology that revolutionizes collaboration.
Daimon started with RIB as a Management Consultant and was so impressed that he joined full-time in July 2018.
Daimon brings to the table a broad range of executive level experience leading enterprise level sales organizations; a >150-person national customer success organization; general managing the P&L for a new analytics division; and building, launching, promoting and selling dozens of new products in the financial services (fintech), insurance, telecommunications and construction industries.
Daimon grew-up in England, but has lived in the USA since attending college on a golf scholarship. Upon receiving his MBA, Daimon built his resume at several of Atlanta’s leading SaaS and DaaS companies, including ADP, Equifax, LexisNexis, ConstructConnect and FiServ.
Akshaya (AK) Dash is a passionate, highly driven technology thought leader with 25 years of extensive global experience in leadership, management, technology strategy and enterprise scale software product development. He is quite verse in leading Global 1000 companies building large scale high volume technology platforms, Data services and software as a service (SaaS) solutions.
He has nearly 10-years of experience in Construction Industry, including the transformational SaaS data & analytics platform development for a renowned company in construction Project & Cost information services space.
AK Dash holds MBA degree from Georgia Tech and Master's degree in Engineering from Indian Institute of Science. He Has spent last 20 years in development of data and analytics platforms in Healthcare, eCommerce, Construction, FinTech, B2B Data Services & Insurance industries at enterprises like Reed Construction Data (currently Construct Connect), RSMeans, Rakuten, SPH Analytics, Progressive Insurance and Chase Bank.
Kristin Tiliakos is an experienced leader with a proven track record in the AEC industry. She focuses on Specification and BIM technology, while serving as the voice of the customer. Kristin serves as a trusted advisor to top AEC firms through longstanding partnerships and custom engagements. She has introduced a myriad of tools for RIB in areas that include specifications, BIM, visualization and sustainability.
Prior to RIB, Kristin was the Vice President, Building Product Manufacturers Division, for SmartBIM Technologies (VIMTrek Group), the leading provider of BIM content creation and distribution, BIM tools, and AEC market intelligence serving building professionals and building product manufacturers.
She was also a BIM Sales Specialist for Reed Construction Data, and Regional Sales Manager at Tectonic Network and Spec Source.
Laura Dempsey specializes in research, facilities dashboards, predictive cost modeling and benchmark solutions for “owners” within the industry. She has more than 20 years of consulting experience and 17 years with RSMeans. Dempsey has consulted with every vertical market to define strategic business solutions for bridging workflow gaps between design and construction through to facilities.
Her passion and experience lies in seeing BIM come to complete fruition, and assisting clients with solving complex collaboration and workflow solutions that provide maximum financial efficiency and efficacy to the AECO segment. Clients include Army Corps of Engineers, FEMA, Port of Los Angeles, SFO Airport, NYC Housing Authority, Cook County School District, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, State of Louisiana and HUD. She is an active member of the Construction Specifications Institute and NIBS.
G. Scott McIntosh-Mize earned a degree in Architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology, holds CSI’s master level certification in specification writing, and has more than 20 years’ experience as a full-time specification writer.
He has been with RIB for more than a decade. Within the Specs Department, Scott is responsible for the content of Divisions 02, 03, and 05.
He also manages production to RIB Support, checking and publishing new content to the subscriber version of SLE.
Joe I. Moreland is a registered engineer who graduated magna cum laude with a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1994.
Before coming to RIB, he worked for 16 years as a consulting electrical engineer, including 10 years as an associate.
He has been with RIB since 2010, and is responsible for the content of Divisions 26 through 28, as well as coordinating with the Support and Software Departments on software issues related to specifications development.
