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David E. MacLellan, President/CEO

David MacLellan is a graduate engineer, Licensed General Contractor (B), Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, and principal author of four books on residential construction quality and maintenance published by MacLellan Media, Inc. He has 35 years’ experience in home construction and real estate transactions.  Mr. MacLellan also serves as CEO of The Building Standards Institute.  Mr. MacLellan is a Certified Mediator (University of Oregon School of Law), serves on the Panel of Arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association, is a Partition Referee in the California Superior Courts, serves on the CBIA Construction Dispute Resolution Task Force, and is past President and Director of the Northern California Homebuilders Association, Eastern Division.

Mr. MacLellan has been responsible as a principal for constructing 18 residential projects currently valued at $300 million. His responsibilities include planning, design, construction, finance, marketing and community association administration.  He is a winner of the AIA and Urban Land Institute Award for Architectural Planning, three MAME awards for design excellence, and the William Watson Memorial President’s Award from the HBANC (2002). 


Richard T. Edwards, VP of Operations

Dick Edwards is a Licensed General Contractor  and has been working in the field of construction and engineering for more than 20 years. In 1999 Mr. Edwards was hired as a Building Inspector and quickly became the Northern California area manager and was promoted to Vice President of that division. He oversaw a six fold increase in staff and a doubling of division revenue for 3 consecutive years. While working as an inspector and manager, Dick accumulated a number of certifications as a building inspector.

International Conference of Building Officials 

  • Building Inspector 
  • Plumbing Inspector
  • Mechanical Inspector  
  • Electrical Inspector
  • Combination Inspector
  • Plans Examiner
  • Fire Inspector I

International Code Council

  • Building Inspector 
  • Plumbing Inspector
  • Mechanical Inspector
  • Electrical Inspector
  • Combination Inspector
  • Plans Examiner (pending)
  • Fire Inspector I

Dick is also a certified Post-tensioned concrete reinforcement inspector and AAMA certified window installer. Mr. Edwards graduated from the University of Wyoming and holds two undergraduate degrees in the fields of Psychology and Natural Science/Mathematics.


Fran Landen, Chief Financial Officer

Fran Landen is responsible for the firm’s financial activities and overall office management.  She has more than 25 years of accounting experience serving as Financial Manager, Full-Charge Bookkeeper, and Accounting Supervisor.  Responsibilities include fund management, account reconciliation, preparation of various financial statements, quarterly and annual reports, reserve studies and annual budget projections.  She is also responsible for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. Her background includes responsibilities for accounting and general office set-up for several start-up organizations.  She has trained, motivated, and supervised office staff in administration and customer service. 

Ms. Landen graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor’s of Science.


Brian Fetherstonhaugh, COO

Brian Fetherstonhaugh is a Licensed General Contractor and has worked more than 20 years in the building industry.  He has been employed as a Journeyman Union Carpenter, Carpenter Forman, and as both a commercial and residential Superintendent.  Brian has extensive hands-on experience in all phases of residential construction and previously owned Noah Construction; Mr. Fetherstonhaugh has built custom homes and commercial projects in both Northern and Southern California.

When the nail belt got too heavy, Brian turned to monitoring the work of a new generation of builders.  As a Licensed Building Inspector, Mr. Fetherstonhaugh has worked the past five years as an Inspector, Area Manager and Regional Sales Manager for a major third-party inspection company.  As Sales Manager, Brian was instrumental in the doubling in sales volume for two years running.

Outside of the Building industry, Mr. Fetherstonhaugh was a Principal Cryogenic Technician at the University of California at Berkeley and later was the owner and founder of Coast Cryogenics, a producer of ultra-low temperature cryostats for use by the Department of Defense.

Mr. Fetherstonhaugh graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science.


Samuel A. McInnis, Southern California, Division Manager

Sam is a former Building Inspector with the County of Riverside, California and a former Haz-Mat Inspector with the city of Huntington Beach. Sam holds eight professional certifications in building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, concrete, and ETAC Haz-Mat. After working 5 years as a carpenter, and a decade as an Inspector, Sam transitioned into sales and marketing. As a well known figure in the Southern California third party inspection profession, Sam brings his reputation and energy to meld with Pacific InterWest’s established processes. Sam developed and moderated quality control management training courses and recently implemented and chaired the Quality Control Education Committee for the BIA of Riverside County. Some of Sam’s certifications include;

  • ICBO Building Inspection, UBC 5071645-10 ICBO
  • Electrical Inspection, NEC 32-us-32018070 ICBO
  • Mechanical Inspection, UMC 34921056-01 ICBO
  • Plumbing Inspection, IPC 61-us-53970001
  • ETAC HAZ-MAT Technician, ETAC 29 CFR1910-146

Alexis Buyny, Production Coordinator

Alexis Buyny is directly responsible for producing the majority of the company's fieldwork documentation; she also tracks the overall progress of client projects. She generates and maintains the regular reports vital to daily operations, as well as special graphic presentations.

Ms. Buyny brings a diverse work background to the Company; prior to joining Pacific InterWest she managed a small real estate and mortgage office in Walnut Creek, CA. Though California is home, Ms. Buyny has lived in Maine, Virginia, and New York. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media Studies from Ithaca College, in Ithaca, New York.


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