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ASCE Newsletter April 2015
APRIL LUNCH MEETING April Luncheon Info
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2014 ASCE Award Winners
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President’s Message
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Lunch Presentation
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Job Posting
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I-580 Reconstruction Project Tour
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YMF Social
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ASCE YMF Bowling Tournament Winners
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Social Media / Important Dates for April
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Featured Sponsor
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Supporters of ASCE
“University of Nevada-Reno Status of Review of Facilities Services Projects 2014-2015” Presented by: John Walsh of UNR
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Lunch Info/ Board of Directors
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Peppermill Casino Naples 7 Room Tuesday, April 7th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Please make a reservation if you plan to attend RSVP before 12:00 pm on Friday, April 3rd
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2014 ASCE Award Winners
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Engineer of the Year Pat Pilling, P.H.D., P.E., G.E., D.GE., M. ASCE
Young Engineer of the Year Shane Dyer, P.E., W.R.S.
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2014 ASCE Award Winners
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Environmental Project of the Year The Bijou Area Erosion Control Project Designer: Cardno Owner: City of South Lake Tahoe, Department of Public Works
Structural/Geotechnical Project of the Year Geotechnical Engineering for the Pennington Student Achievement Center Designer: Construction Materials Engineers, Inc. Owner: University of Nevada, Reno
Transportation Project of the Year Southeast Connector Phase 1 Designer: TY Lin International Owner: Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
I’ve been involved with ASCE for over ten years now, and the one facet I’ve never had experience with is legislative affairs. Last week, ASCE held their annual Legislative Fly-In and I attended for the first time. As someone who isn’t generally very political, I was very impressed and energized by the whole experience. The two-day meeting consists of ASCE representatives from all 50 states, including ASCE leadership, general members, and younger members. The program educates the attendees about specific topics most important to ASCE and then organizes meetings with state legislators to discuss the importance of these topics. This year, the main issues focus was on supporting infrastructure and fixing the Highway Trust Fund. ASCE would like to see a long-term sustainable solution to fund infrastructure maintenance and new construction, rather than the continual short-term extensions and patches added to old legislation. In addition, ASCE’s formal stance on funding infrastructure is raising the gas tax. This would be a five cent per gallon per year increase over the next three years (a total of 15 cents per gallon). On average, this would translate to about $150 per year for an average driver (or $12.50 per month). Though this can’t be viewed as a long-term solution for funding (because of things like increased use of electric vehicles, public transit, and bicycle use), it’s the best current option available to manage our infrastructure needs. If you would like to read more information about these issues, you can find it here: http://www.asce.org/fly-in-attendees/. Last week, seven representatives from Nevada attended the Fly-In, and we visited the offices of six different legislative representatives. The feedback we received is that there is bi-partisan support to create a long-term (i.e. 5-6 year) bill to fund infrastructure. The support for the gas tax, on the other hand, was less favored, but still well-received. We will certainly watch how all of this proceeds through Congress over the next year. As someone who hasn’t been involved in this process in the past, I would like to say that this was one of the most exciting and interesting things I’ve been able to do with ASCE so far. As engineers we have a social obligation to inform the public about the state of our infrastructure and ensure that it’s safe for all users. I encourage everyone to become involved with legislative affairs at some point to gain new perspective of how we can positively influence out nation.
Kelly Doyle, P.E. President, ASCE Truckee Meadows Branch
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Lunch Presentation
Presenter: John Walsh Presentation Summary: Status review of new construction, renovation, rehabilitation and planning projects by the University of Nevada, Reno Facilities Services Department. Topics including recently completed, currently progressing, and future developing projects at the main Reno campus. Projects will be discussed in sub-categories of pre-design / design / construction, Capital Improvement Requests, larger deferred maintenance work, recent and upcoming bids & construction. Summary of projects to include general project scopes, budgets and scheduling. Link to current UNR campus construction projects: http://www.unr.edu/facilities/planning-and-construction/campus-construction
William N. Pennington Student Achievement Center
Peavine Hall
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LOCAL JOB LISTING CFA, Inc. is a local Civil Engineering, Planning, and Surveying firm that has been in business since 1981. We provide our clients with personalized service from inception through design and construction of both private and public sector projects.
Job responsibilities include working with both senior and junior staff, designing a variety of engineered systems for private commercial/industrial site development as well as public works projects (roadway rehabilitation, water, sewer, and storm drain systems). Must be proficient with AutoDesk Civil 3D (minimum 1 year experience), and able to develop plans and specifications independently or as part of a team. Other tasks may include cost estimating, coordination with local agencies, construction management and site inspection.
Must hold a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering. P.E. license preferred, E.I. certification required. CFA offers a competitive benefits package - salary based on experience.
Please visit our website at www.cfareno.com and contact Lonnie Johnson for more information: ljohnson@cfareno.com
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IMPORTANT DAYS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL April 1st—April Fool’s Day April 5th—Easter April 22nd—Administrative Professionals Day April 26th—Richter Scale Day
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FEATURED SPONSOR
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GOLD SPONSORS OF ASCE
SILVER SPONSORS OF ASCE
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BRONZE SPONSORS OF ASCE
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ASCE Truckee Meadows Branch Board of Directors
Kelly Doyle, President kellydoyle.asce@gmail.com 775.784.4223
APRIL LUNCH MEETING Tuesday April 7th at 12:00 pm Peppermill Casino Naples 7 room “University of Nevada-Reno Status of Review of Facilities Services Projects 2014-2015� Presented by: John Walsh of UNR
John Bonnett, President-Elect john.bonnett@stantec.com 775.850.0777 Amber Sosa, Treasurer amber.sosa@atkinsglobal.com 775.828.1622 Richard Guevarra, Secretary rguevarra@lumosengineering.com 775.233.9199 Dan Stucky, Director at Large daniel.stucky@atkinsglobal.com 775.789.9860 Randall Rice, Director at Large randall_rice@golder.com 775.828.9604 Randi Reed, Director at Large rreed@lumosengineering.com 775.827.6111 Robert Coomes, Webmaster coomesr@gmail.com 775.721.2714
Do you have a groundbreaking or ribbon cutting ceremony coming up for your project? Send the details to Randi Reed at rreed@lumosengineering.com and a representative from ASCE will be there to cheer you on and obtain information for our newsletter!!
ASCE Truckee Meadows Branch P.O. Box 70002
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Evan Jordan, UNR Student Chapter Co-President ejjordan983@gmail.com 775.722.6602 Clair Shcreckenberger, UNR Student Chapter Co-President cschreckenberger@nevada.unr.edu 831.917.1072 Jon Lau, YMF President jlau@cfareno.com ASCE.Truckee.YMF@Gmail.com 775.856.1150 Matt Barton, Newsletter Editor mbarton@golder.com 775.828.9604 14