File - ASCE SunCoast Branch

JULY 2011
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Mark your Calendars!!
Special Events:
July 21 -
Monthly Meeting
Dutch Heritage
August 18 - Monthly Meeting
Dutch Heritage
Sept. 19 - Monthly Meeting
Dutch Heritage
In This Issue:
PG 1:
Presisdent’s Message
PG 2:
ASCE Suncoast Branch
Scholarship Recipients
West Point Bridge State
Competition Info
PG 3:
Sub-Committee Contacts
Civil Times
SunCoast Branch News
July 2011
President’s Message from Sonya Fronckowiak, P.E.
Happy 4th of July! Hopefully you will enjoy a long weekend with
friends/family or just simply relaxing! This month we have a couple of
things to look forward to and we are asking you to start thinking about the
future of your ASCE SunCoast Branch leadership. 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.
This month is the Florida Section’s ASCE Annual Conference! Registration
is almost closed, so if you have not signed up, what are you waiting for?
This year the conference is July 14 – 16 at the Renaissance Resort at World
Golf Village in St Augustine, Florida. There are a wide range of
presentations, a couple of which are from our local area. Molly Williams,
P.E. of Stantec, and Adnan Javed, P.E. of the Sarasota County plan to
present on the “Stormwater Infrastructure Rehabilitation Program (SWIRP)
Projects Priority System”; and Adnan and Julie Karleskint, P.E. of Hazen
and Sawyer, plan to present on “Asset Management and Managing Aging
Stormwater Infrastructure”.
Lebarge Sponsor Ad
PG 4:
ASCE Conference Information
PG 5:
SAVE THE DATE
PG 6:
Lebarge Sponsor Ad
Career Corner
PG 7:
SPONSOR PAGE
PG 8:
July Meeting Information
Upcoming Meeting
Information
Also this month we have our monthly luncheon at the Dutch Heritage. Our
guest speaker is from TBARTA and the topic is “TBARTA: A Connected
Region for Our Future”. Please RSVP to our Secretary, Melanie Smith, E.I.
at Melanie.smith@stantec.com or call 941-907-6900.
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! The BBQ will be open to your family and friends.
Watch out for more details in the coming months.
If you have any comments or questions, feel free to email us at
asce.suncoast@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!
Sincerely,
Sonya Fronckowiak, P.E.
ASCE SunCoast President
JULY 2011
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ASCE Suncoast Branch
Sponsored Events
WEST POINT BRIDGE STATE FINALS
State Finalists in two divisions will compete in a 1-1/2-hour design competition using the West Point Bridge
Software. Divisions are for 6th-8thgraders or 9th-12thgraders.
PRIZES (each Division):
1stPlace: $1000 cash
2ndPlace: $300 cash
3rdPlace: $200 cash
WHEN: 8:30 to 11:00 am – Friday July 15, 2011
WHERE: Renaissance World Golf Village Resort
500 South Legacy Trail
St. Augustine, Florida 32092
Please contact Amjid Hussain for any questions on West Point Bridge Finals: ahussain@scgov.net
ASCE SUNCOAST BRANCH SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENTS
Current Civil Engineering Student: Anatoliy Olimpiuk has worked and is currently a CAD
designer with WilsonMiller Stantec for the past 4 years, and is currently in pursuit of a Civil Engineering Degree from the
University of South Florida. Anatoliy lives in North Port with his wife and two young children and spends the little free time
he has volunteering at his church. ASCE Suncoast Branch is proud to present Anatoliy with $1000 scholarship to assist in
gaining his Civil Engineering Degree!
Graduating Senior: Tyler McDuffie of Riverview High School IB Program has been accepted into the UF
Civil Engineering program. His exceptional academic abilities while maintaining a part-time job and volunteering his time in
Nicaragua for the past 7 years gave great argument to the scholarship committee to grant him the assistance of a $500 college
scholarship!
Graduating Senior: Bret Moreau of North Port High School showed exceptional interest in the Civil
Engineering Community through internship with the City of North Port Engineering Department as well as exceptional
academic performance while maintaining many extracurricular activities and part-time jobs. We generally only award one
graduating high school senior, but Bret showed such promise, we will be awarding him with $250 to assist him on his journey
to becoming a Civil Engineer!
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SUNCOAST BRANCH SUB-COMMITTEES
Please join a
Sub-committee today!
Scholarship Committee:
Please contact Tim Foushee at fousheet@ayresassociates.com for more information
Outreach Program Committee:
Please contact Paula R. Wiggins at pwiggins@scgov.net for more information
Toothpick Bridge Committee:
Please contact Chris Sharek at RSSharek@PBSJ.com for more information
West Point Bridge Committee:
Please contact Paula Wiggins at pwiggins@scgov.net for more information
Florida Section Science and Engineering Fair Committee:
Please contact Adnan Javed at AJaved@scgov.net 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 (contact info on page 8)!!
LeBarge Diamond Sponsor
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ATTENTION!!! ASCE ANNUAL FLORIDA SECTION CONFERENCE
When: July 15-16, 2011
Where: St Augustine, Fl
Registration is now OPEN!
Click here to register.
Call the hotel now at 800-266-9432 to reserve your room.
Guestrooms are available for $99 per night.
Be sure to mention the name of our block:
American Society of Civil Engineers, Florida Section
to get the special room pricing.
This special pricing expires on June 20, 2011.
This year's keynote speaker will be Rep. Lake Ray, R-District 17.
As in years past, registrants will be able to attend technical sessions that will give them the required 8 hours of professional
development hour (PDH). Laws & Rules will be held on Saturday, July 16th and it will conclude the conference.
The full registratrion member rate is $425
and non-member rate is $500 - until June 18, 2011.
After June 18th, the member rate is $475
and the non-member rate is $550.
ATTENTION ASCE 141st ANNUAL CIVIL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE
When: October 20-22, 2011 Where: Memphis, Tennessee
Join fellow engineers October 20-22, 2011 to discuss issues surrounding Sustainable Infrastructure –
Civil Engineering Solutions. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, what could be more timely and crucial
to the area than focusing on the sustainability of the infrastructure in the city and around the globe?
With sessions on the recent disaster in Japan and how to fight for funding to maintain critical
infrastructure, learn the vital role engineers like you play in keeping the world together and discover
what more can be done. Sign up on Friday and be sure to take part in this essential conference.
www.asceannualconference.org
ASCE SEMINAR/WORKSHOPS
Tech Div.
Geotechnical
Structural
Structural
Management
FULL DATE
August 25-26,
2011
September 1416, 2011
September 2123, 2011
September 2223, 2011
CITY/STATE
SEMINAR/WORKSHOP
Atlanta, GA
Earth Retaining Structures Selection, Design, Construction
and Inspection: Now in an LRFD Design Platform
Atlanta, GA
Structural Design of Buildings and Industrial Facilities for
Blast Loads and Accidental Chemical Explosions
Atlanta, GA
Structural Vibration Analysis, Design and Troubleshooting
Orlando, FL
Project Management
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FL-ASCE 2011 Annual Meeting Technical Sessions Schedule
Time
Section
Topic
Speaker
8 am to 9 am
Water
Resources
Integration and Optimization in Decision Support
Analysis for Watershed Management
RABBANI
8 am to 9 am
Transportation
Mobile LiDAR Data Collection for Transportation
Projects
WALDEMER/ Stoughton
8 am to 9 am
Structures
Moving From Prescriptive to Performance-Based
Concrete
PRIOLO/ WESTCOTT
8 am to 9 am
Geotech
Channel Improvements within the Sandalwood Canal
(Jacksonville, FL)
MCGREGOR/ PAPPAS
8 am to 9 am
Management
Asset Management and Managing Aging Stormwater
Infrastructure
JAVED/KARLESKINT/PORTER
9 am to 10 am
Water
Resources
Automated Water Quality Project PrioritizationTool to
Address TMDLs
NOVI/ EARHARDT
9 am to 10 am Transportation
Use of Recycled Aggregate Systems as Unbound Base
Layers
ASHTIANI/SAEED/
HAMMONS 2ND
9 am to 10 am Geotech
Compaction Grouted Micropiles at SR-408, Orlando,
Florida
GARBIN
The Rehabilitation of the Bridge of Lions
Jack Haynes, RS&H
JAXPORT and the Need for Infrastructure Investment
MILLER/PROTOR/
DORTCH/HAYE
Disinfectant/Disinfection Byproduct Stage 2
Requirements
DUNKELBERGER
Spall Repair in Rigid Pavements: Can Faster Be Better?
HAMMONS/ SAEED
10 am to 11 am Geotech
Soil Relaxation in Driven Pile Foundations into Dense
Sands: Reality or Myth?
OWEIS/CHAMPION/KREPSIK
10 am to 11 am Structures
Field Evaluation of Rigid Pavement Repairs Using
Precast Concrete Panels
ASHTIANI/SAEED/
HAMMONS
JEA’s Total Water Management Plan (TWMP)
Robert Kermitz
9 am to 10 am Structures
9 am to 10 am Management
10 am to 11 am
Water
Resources
10 am to 11 am Transportation
10 am to 11 am Management
2 pm to 3 pm
Water
Resources
Stormwater Infrastructure Rehabilitation Program
(SWIRP) Projects Priority System
WILLIAMS/JAVED
2 pm to 3 pm
Geotech
Deep Mix Method Used for the Ground Improvement
at LPV-111 East Back Levee Improvement Project
LEONI/SCHMUTZLER
2 pm to 3 pm
Structures
ASCE Wind Load
Ron Cook
2 pm to 3 pm
Management
Diverse Projects: Overview of Jacksonville District
Programs
ORNELLA/ WEATHERBY
Saturday
8 am - 12 pm
Laws & Rules
Laws & Rules
HAYDEN/BAYO
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SAVE THE DATE!!!!
ASCE SUNCOAST 2011
“TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF”
END OF SUMMER FUN!!
OSCAR SCHERER PARK
BBQ POTLUCK
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
More details coming soon!!
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LeBarge Diamond Sponsor
Career Corner: Members seeking Job Opportunities
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 @ Melanie.smith@stantec.com for Mr. Renada’s resume.
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2010 – 2011
SunCoast Branch Executive Board
President
Sonya Fronckowiak, P.E.
WilsonMiller Stantec
6900 Professional Pkwy. E.
Sarasota, Florida 34240
sonya.fronckowiak@stantec.com
(941) 907-6900
ASCE Lunch Meeting: JUNE 2011
Where: Dutch Heritage
When: July 21, 2011
Vice-President
Amjid Hussain P.E.
Sarasota County
1001 Sarasota center Blvd.
Sarasota, FL 34240
Ph: (941) 861-0750
Fax: (941) 861-0770
ahussain@scgov.net
Secretary
Melanie Delehanty Smith, E.I.
WilsonMiller Stantec
6900 Professional Pkwy. E.
Sarasota, Florida 34240
melanie.smith@stantec.com
(941) 907-6900
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
kclayback@jonesedmunds.com
Webmaster
D. Scott McKenna, P.E.
WilsonMiller Stantec
6900 Professional Pkwy. E.
Sarasota, Florida 34240
scott.mckenna@stantec.com
(941) 907-6900
Speaker: TBARTA Rep
Topic: TBARTA: A connected Region for
our future
How much: $15
RSVP: melanie.smith@stantec.com
Date
Speaker
Topic
8/17/11
Robert Lewis
Sarasota County Permitting 101
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
ahussain@scgov.net
Directions to
Troyer's Dutch Heritage
(3713 Bahia Vista Street)
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
SunCoast Branch
c/o Melanie Delehanty Smith, E.I.
WilsonMiller Stantec
6900 Professional Parkway East, Sarasota, FL 34240
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