August 2011 Civil Times - ASCE SunCoast Branch · and Doug Ball, PE ASCE SUNCOAST BRANCH PE EXAM...

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Civil Times SunCoast Branch News August 2011

Welcome to the ASCE SunCoast Branch Newsletter! This month our newsletter features our PE Review Course information, our upcoming elections, and of course our End of the Year BBQ we have been talking about! This month we start with the FREE PE Review Courses! If you are taking the test in either the Fall or Spring, these classes are for you! The schedule is Tuesday nights starting this week and will run until the end of September. All the classes will be held at the Sarasota County “BOB” Building from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. They are open to anyone who wants to attend. If you are an expert in a certain subject, let us know and we will gladly schedule you to teach a course. For more information, or if you would like to RSVP for a Course, please email our Vice President Amjid Hussain, P.E. at [email protected]. Also this month we have our monthly luncheon at the Dutch Heritage. Our guest speaker is Robert Lewis and the topic is “Sarasota County Permitting 101”. Please RSVP to our Secretary, Melanie Smith, E.I. at [email protected] or call 941-907-6900. October will be the final days of my term as the President and Amjid Hussain, P.E. will be your next President. We will have a vacancy in the Treasurer Position, so if you are interested in becoming one of the Branch’s next leaders, please let us know. Our elections will be held in September. Our SunCoast Branch year ends September 30th, 2011 with an induction of the new officers in October. We would like to celebrate the end of the year with a BBQ at the Oscar Scherer State Park! SAVE THE DATE FOR September 24, 2011! Do you make an award winning Chili? If so, enter it into our Chili Cook-off! The cost to enter is $10 and the winner will not only get bragging rights for their company in our next monthly newsletter with a free ad, but you will also win 50% of the entry fees. If you don’t enter a chili, bring a dish to share. Please RSVP to Melanie Smith, E.I. at [email protected] and let her know whether you plan to bring a side dish / dessert or your award winning chili! We will also take the opportunity to introduce a new club called WTS (Women’s Transportation Seminar) at our BBQ. See the ad in this newsletter for more information! If you have any comments or questions, feel free to email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you! Sincerely, Sonya Fronckowiak, P.E. ASCE SunCoast President

President’s Message from Sonya Fronckowiak, P.E.

In This Issue: PG 1:

Presisdent’s Message

PG 2:

ASCE 2011 “End of Summer

Fun”

PG 3:

Sub-Committee Contacts

Lebarge Sponsor Ad

PG 4:

ASCE Conference Information

PG 5:

ASCE Suncoast Branch PE Exam

Review Courses

PG 6:

What is WTS???

PG 7:

Lebarge Sponsor Ad

Career Corner

PG 8:

SPONSOR PAGE

PG 9:

August Meeting Information

Upcoming Meeting Information

Mark your Calendars!! Special Events:

August 18 - Monthly Meeting Dutch Heritage Sept. 19 - Monthly Meeting Dutch Heritage

Sept. 24 – End of the Year Celebration BBQ

mailto:[email protected]




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http://branches.asce.org/suncoast/

SAVE THE DATE!!!! ASCE SUNCOAST 2011

“TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF” END OF SUMMER FUN!!

OSCAR SCHERER STATE PARK

BBQ POTLUCK and CHILI COOK-OFF

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2011, 11am- 3pm

(Lake Osprey Pavilion 2- ASCE rented all day, $5 per car park entry fee)

CHILI COOK-OFF - $10 ENTRY FEE (EVENT COORDINATED WITH *WTS)

Judging –Jon Thaxton, Sarasota County Commissioner, Other Prominent

Regulatory Officers TBA

(Judging 12-12:30pm)

ASCE will be providing hot dogs and refreshments, any potluck items are

appreciated

RSVP and Questions? - Please contact [email protected]

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SUNCOAST BRANCH SUB-COMMITTEES

Please join a Sub-committee today!

Scholarship Committee:

Please contact Tim Foushee at [email protected] for more information

Outreach Program Committee: Please contact Paula R. Wiggins at [email protected] for more information

Toothpick Bridge Committee: Please contact Chris Sharek at [email protected] for more information

West Point Bridge Committee: Please contact Paula Wiggins at [email protected] for more information

Florida Section Science and Engineering Fair Committee: Please contact Adnan Javed at [email protected] for more information

Calling all ASCE Suncoast Branch Members, we would love for anyone interested in

volunteering their time to contact any of the members listed above, or Kim, Melanie, Amjid or Sonya.

LeBarge Diamond Sponsor


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ATTENTION!!! UPCOMING ASCE CONFERENCES

DATE NAME OF CONFERENCE LOCATION

Aug 21 - 24, 2011 Conference on Coastal Engineering Practice 2011 CA - San Diego

Sep 5 - 9, 2011 Coastal Structures 2011 International

Sep 13 - 16, 2011 Smart Rivers 2011 LA - New Orleans

Sep 14 - 17, 2011 International Symposium for Social Managment Systems 2011 International

Oct 4 - 6, 2011 OTC Brazil International

Oct 9 - 13, 2011 International Conference on Drinking Water Safety, Security and Sustainability

International

Oct 20 - 23, 2011 ASCE's 141st Annual Civil Engineering Conference TN - Memphis

Jan 5 - 8, 2012 International Perspective on Water Resources & the Environment (IPWE 2012)

International

ASCE 2011 Geo-Institute Summit, St. Louis, MO, July 15-16

As President of FES and active member of the ASCE Suncoast Branch, Mr. Scott Parrish, P.E. was

recommended to attend the ASCE 2011 Geo-Institute (G-I) Summit. Mr. Parrish had this to say as a result of

the conference:

The 2011 Geo-Institute (G-I) Summit was well attended with approximately 115 very talented geotechnical engineers from all across the country including representation from Alaska and Hawaii. The geotechnical engineers in attendance included students, professors, consultants, army corps engineers, and geotechnical contractor engineers. Since the G-I organization is relatively new specialty institute created by the ASCE in 1996, the summit focused on increasing local group and individual involvement in the G-I. The general format of the summit was a collaborative roundtable type of discussion where the group shared ideas and personal experiences on ways to improve local G-I involvement, which will be presented to the board of directors for action and implementation. Although there were several topics and ideas discussed, the following three action items were decide to be the most important by an overall popular vote.

• Improve the G-I website to make if more user friendly and increase the available resources to the G-I members. • Develop a geo-professional outreach kit for G-I chapters to use in outside activities (i.e. engineers week).

• Revamp the G-I Speakers Bureau to be more effective and recognized.

Overall, the 2011 G-I summit was a great forum to network with geotechnical engineers from around the country and hopefully the recommendations identified during the summit will help to improve the G-I involvement

http://www.asce.org/events/EventDetail.aspx?id=12884904443








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Date Topic Conf. Room Instructor Aug 2 (Tues) Test Preparation Overview/ Horizontal &

Vertical Curves Conf Rm BOB 3 Sonya

Fronckowiak, PE

Aug 9 (Tues) Stormwater, Hydrology, Hydrographs, SCS

Conf Rm BOB 3 Andrew DiLorenzo, PE

Aug 16 (Tues) Foundations & Retaining Walls, Soil Mix, Geotechnical

Conf Rm BOB 3 Scott Parrish, PE

Aug 23 (Tues) Water Supply, Pumps, Pipes, Reservoirs, Water Quality

Conf Rm BOB 3 Chris Sharek, PE

Aug 30 (Tues) Construction, Scheduling/ Engineering Economics

Conf Rm BOB 3 Gary Downing, PE

Sep 6 (Tues) Wastewater Design Conf Rm BOB 3 Kelly Blake, PE

Sep 13 (Tues) Traffic Systems, Intersection Design, HCM, Accidents

Conf Rm BOB 3 Amjid Hussain, P.E.

Sep 20 (Tues) Structural Engineering, Steel, Concrete Conf Rm BOB 3 Chris Wright, PE and Doug Ball, PE

ASCE SUNCOAST BRANCH PE EXAM REVIEW SCHEDULE

2011 P.E. Review Classes Schedule (5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.)

Upcoming Exam Dates: October 28, 2011 & April 13, 2012

All sessions will be held at the 1001 Sarasota Center Blvd (BOB) from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Conference Room 3. For more information or any questions please contact Amjid Hussain, P.E. at [email protected] or

(941) 861-0750.

YOUR AD HERE

Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in placing an Ad in the ASCE newsletter!

Prices for 6 newsletters:

Whole Page = $500; Half Page = $350; Business card = $250



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WHAT IS WTS???

Recently I, Molly Williams, P.E., of Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., discovered an organization, Women’s

Transportation Seminar (WTS), and would like to share some information about WTS with you. WTS is an

international organization of women and men with chapters all over the country including the Tampa Bay

chapter. Here’s some information about WTS from their website:

Founded in 1977, WTS is an international organization dedicated to the professional advancement of

women in transportation. Boasting roughly 4,100 members - both men and women - WTS is helping women

find opportunity and recognition in the transportation industry. Through its professional activities,

networking opportunities, and unparalleled access to industry and government leaders, WTS is turning the

glass ceiling into a career portal.

WTS does a great deal. To fulfill its mission of advancing both the transportation industry and the

professional women who are a growing part of it, WTS gives its members all of the necessary tools:

• Access. WTS provides unprecedented access to the highest levels of the transportation industry (in

fact, many WTS members are top leaders in the industry).

• PB/WTS Eno Foundation Fellowship. The Eno Fellowship reserves a space each year for one

female member of WTS to attend the Eno Transportation Foundation's leadership development

conference. The conference held in Washington, D.C., offers emerging transportation professionals

the opportunity to meet the nation's top policymakers and transportation leaders; become familiar

with the development and implementation of transportation public policy; and learn how to influence

those policies.

• Scholarships. Logistical barriers can sometimes stand between worthy candidates and their

objectives. WTS grants four scholarships every year to assist young women who aspire to

professional careers in transportation.

• Leadership Training Program. This program selects 14 mid-career participants each year for

personal training and interaction with leading industry professionals. Challenging their analytical and

creative skills, program leaders mentor participants in tackling case studies and exercises dealing

with complex transportation issues of people, policy, and politics.

• WTS also hosts and Annual Conference attracting scores of the top names in transportation each

year; presents Annual Awards; provides a Career Center and opportunities for Professional

Development and Programming; and maintains an International Membership Directory of

Women-Owned, Minority-Owned and Disadvantaged Enterprises empowering members to obtain

critical information, solicit career advice and discover emerging opportunities. Available only to

members.

WTS will be participating in the ASCE Bar-B-Que and Chili Cook-Off on September 24th at Oscar Scherer State Park and hope you will come out

and join us!

http://www.wtsinternational.org/

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Members Helping Members Know of a member who is seeking employment? Ask them to send a paragraph “resume” and we will post it here or

refer any job leads privately. You can help by just forwarding an opportunity to your branch officers to pass on to

qualified colleagues looking for work. Don’t delete the next email from Monster, HotJobs, or Career Builder; pass a

prospect to a worthy member!

ANTONIO RENADA Graduating with a GPA of 3.71 May 2011 from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and a minor

in Business. Intern experience for two summers for Birdsall Services Group and Mil-Pro, Inc. in New Jersey.

Extremely involved, Past President of the Delta Chi Fraternity, Current President of the Chi Epsilon Engineering

Honor Society. Please contact Melanie D. Smith @ [email protected] for Mr. Renada’s resume.

Career Corner: Members seeking Job Opportunities

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Date Speaker Topic

9/19/11 Mike Maholtz Sarasota/Manatee/Charlotte Long Range Transportation Plan (SMC 2035 LRTP)

10/17/11 Available Contact Amjid Hussain, P.E. at [email protected]

Where: Dutch Heritage

When: August 17, 2011

Speaker: Robert Lewis, Exec. Dir, Sarasota County Planning and Development Services

Topic: Sarsota County Permitting 101

How much: $15

RSVP: [email protected]

Take I-75 South to Exit 207, Bee Ridge Road, and head west toward McIntosh Road. Turn Right onto McIntosh Road, head north to Bahia Vista Street. Turn Left onto Bahia Vista Street, and the Troyer's Dutch Heritage restaurant is at 3713 Bahia Vista Street, on the right after you cross the railroad tracks.

Please contact Melanie Smith if there are any questions regarding directions to Dutch Heritage

Directions to Troyer's Dutch Heritage

(3713 Bahia Vista Street)

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2010 – 2011 SunCoast Branch Executive Board

President

Sonya Fronckowiak, P.E. Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.

6900 Professional Pkwy. E. Sarasota, Florida 34240

[email protected] (941) 907-6900

Vice-President Amjid Hussain P.E.

Sarasota County 1001 Sarasota center Blvd.

Sarasota, FL 34240 Ph: (941) 861-0750

Fax: (941) 861-0770 [email protected]

Secretary

Melanie Delehanty Smith, E.I. Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.



Treasurer

Kim B. Clayback, P.E. Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc.

5104 N Lockwood Ridge Rd. Suite 307

Sarasota, Florida 34234 Phone: (941) 358-1440 x 1609

[email protected]

Webmaster

D. Scott McKenna, P.E. Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.



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