PARTNER

TAYLOR MOTLEY, PE

After graduating from the University of South Carolina with BS in Civil Engineering in 2003, Taylor spent the first few years working for a large building supply company.  In 2008, he opened Motley Structural Design, LLC and began offering Structural Engineering and Consulting Services. Over time his experience increased to include steel detailing and steel related engineering services. In 2019, he and co-owner Curtis Gallipo formed X Steel Detailing to expand their offerings to clients as a provider of steel detailing and steel related engineering services.

PARTNER

CURTIS GALLIPO

After graduating from Anoka Technical College with a degree in Architectural Drafting, Curtis worked for a few different steel fabricators as a detailer and project manager before opening his own steel detailing company, Palmetto Steel Detailing. After running a successful company, he and co-owner Taylor Motley, PE opened X Steel Detailing in 2019 to expand their offerings to clients as a provider of steel detailing and steel related engineering services.

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

ADAM COATES

Adam comes from a family of Steel Tradesmen, Erectors, Fabricators and Engineers.  He has great passion for watching a project start from 2-D drawings into the fabrication and erection process to ultimately be a live and working building or structure.  He prides himself on seeing the big picture and being able to see the bottlenecks that may occur and problem-solving to avoid such issues.  His talents include 3-D Drafting and Modeling as well Project Management of large commercial structures that range from 200-2000+ tons of structural steel. He is excited to apply his focus and problem-solving skills to projects for the X Steel Organization.

SENIOR CHECKING/ DETAILING COORDINATOR

LARRY REEL

After graduating Fort Osage Vocational Tech school with a 2 year degree, Larry started like most detailers in the print room and worked his way through every position in the detailing industry. After 39 years of being in the industry, Larry has gained valuable knowledge and a strong understanding of what our client’s needs are, many times before they realize they need it. Larry has a strong work ethic and a willingness to partner with our clients to help them complete their goals and make projects a success. Larry has a strong understanding of Structural and Misc. steel that can help in every aspect of the project and help the entire design team From General Contractors, Architects, Structural Engineers, and everyone on the team. Larry believes that mutual cooperation of team players is the key to a successful project and is a strong team player.

PROJECT MANAGER

JORGE SHULER

After starting his career in the steel industry in 2008, Jorge spent his first 7 years as a Detailer/Checker for Nucor Building Systems. In 2015, he shifted to structural steel detailing where he served as a Detailer for a fabricator in South Carolina. His exposure and experience quickly expanded and thereafter, in 2016, he was hired as Project Manager for a large detailing and engineering firm. There he managed many structural steel, pre-engineered buildings and miscellaneous steel for various leading fabricators across the U.S. Jorge is excited to be a part of the X-Steel Detailing team. 

CHECKER

MALLORY KIRBY

Mallory has a B.Sc. in Clinical Psychology from Francis Marion University, but has spent the bulk of his career working in the steel Industry. He originally got his start with Southeastern Steel as a production control specialist.  After many years working with fabrication, he shifted to the detailing side and spent 13 years working as a detailer/checker for a large detailing and engineering firm in SC. Mallory is a checker/project manager and also serves as a mentor in our organization.

CHECKER

WILLIAM LUND

William “Bill” Lund has spent his entire career in the steel fabrication and detailing industry. He has gained extensive knowledge of steel fabrication procedures and is our most experienced checker/project manager at X Steel Detailing. Bill brings 45 years of experience to our organization and provides guidance based on that extensive experience.

CHECKER

LIZ SANDERS

After graduating from Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN with a BS in Industrial Education Technology, I have spent 35+ years in the industry as steel detailer, checker, PM, coordinator for steel fabricators and detailing firms, as well as assistant general manager of a detailing firm outside of Indianapolis. Ten of those years were spent working overseas in India and the Philippines to start up outside detailing firms and train detailers.

CHECKER

STEPHEN FINK

Steve comes to us with over 40 years of experience in detailing and checking both structural and miscellaneous steel.  He has worked with fabricators in Connecticut, South Carolina, and North Carolina as well as coordinating outside detailing jobs at Owen and Kline Steel. 

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

AMY LEVINSON

Amy is our administrative ninja.  Her background includes over 17 years of administrative and bookkeeping experience, with an eye for detail and a passion for organization.  After working the last decade for an orthopedic spine surgeon, she has transitioned to working remotely, bringing her love of all things admin to our company. She is thrilled to be a part of X-Steel Detailing team!