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Friday, May 17 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) p 40 Annual 18-Hole Scholarship Golf Tournament
Place: Webster Golf Course – East Course, 440 Salt Rd., Webster Time: Registration from 12:00 to 1:15 pm; Shotgun start at 1:30; Dinner will be served following the tournament. Cost: $95/person includes lunch, driving range, 18 holes, cart, dinner and drink tickets. Reservations: To register or sponsor a hole, contact Josh Rodems, 585-427-8888 or rodemsj@erdmananthony.com. Reservations and payment due by May 3 rd . Additional details and registration form on page 40.
Monday, May 20 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) p 44 2019 ASHRAE Picnic / Golf Tournament
Place: Ravenwood Golf Course, 929 Lynaugh Road, Victor, NY Reservations: Tickets need to be purchased by May 13 th . Additional details are on the website at Rochester.ashraechapters.org.
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Rebecca Glitch
Dustin Bradley, CFM
Gregory Bell, PLS
Announcing Two New Shareholders
The owners of BME Associates D.P.C. announced the addition of two new shareholders: Rebecca Glitch and Dustin Bradley.
President Peter Vars states that the addition of both Rebecca and Dustin to the ownership team will allow them to bring their leadership and experience to the management of the firm. This in turn makes BME a stronger firm and improves our ability to provide quality management to both the company and our clients.
Rebecca Glitch has over 5 years of experience in site design and is an active member and secretary of the Society of Women Engineers, Rochester Section. She holds the position of Collegiate Section Counselor, providing mentorship and networking opportunities for local colleges. Rebecca joined the firm in 2013.
Dustin Bradley, CFM, has 5 years of experience in environmental services with a focus on wetland services, and is relied on for his technology skills and building relationships with State and Federal Agencies. Dustin joined the firm in 2014.
Both individuals exemplify the leadership qualities of the firm and are a welcome addition to the ownership group.
BME Promotes Bell to Survey Department Manager
The Board of Directors of BME Associates D.P.C. also announced the promotion of Gregory Bell, PLS, to survey department manager. Gregg will be responsible for coordinating land surveying activities with the needs of our engineering design teams, client and project management, and department oversight of both of BME’s Fairport and Geneva survey offices. Gregg has over twenty-two years of land surveying experience and has been with the firm for nineteen years. q
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Bergmann's Miles Appointed to International Waterways Council
William Miles, PE, U.S. waterways principal at national Flight of Five restorations in New York. architecture, engineering and planning firm Bergmann, was recently elected to the Inland Waterways International (IWI) “As an industry leader in the design of inland waterways, we Council. As a member of IWI and the World Association feel that Bergmann employees have a responsibility to serve for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC), as active members of prominent international professional Miles’s primary role will be to act as a liaison between organizations such as IWI and PIANC, so our professionals the organizations. IWI supports the conservation, use, can proactively support the industry and share best practices development and proper management of inland waterways worldwide,” said Dave Thurnherr, PE, vice president, worldwide, while PIANC provides expert guidance and Northeast Infrastructure, Bergmann. “We salute Bill for his technical advice on issues pertaining to waterborne transport appointment to this important position and look forward to infrastructure. Chad Fikes, PE seeing the positive global impact he will make on waterways infrastructure.” Miles joined the IWI after attending his first World Canals Conference (an event organized annually by the IWI) in Rochester, Miles will continue to play an active role in helping to plan World N.Y., in 2000. Miles’s was selected in part due to his almost 30-year Canals Conferences (WCC). He has helped shaped conferences such tenure in Bergmann’s national practice in waterways and navigation as the events in Rochester, N.Y. (2010) and Syracuse, N.Y. (2017); structures. Most recently, he managed the additions of tie-up wall Inverness, Scotland (2016) and Athlone, Ireland (2018). He looks replacements and hands-free mooring for the Welland Canal Locks in forward to helping plan the 2020 WCC program in Leipzig, Germany, Ontario, Canada, the Emsworth Dam rehabilitation in Pennsylvania, and the 2021 WCC in Washington County, Maryland, which will be the Chickamauga lock replacement in Tennessee, and the Lockport hosted by the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Association. q
SWBR Announces Leadership Promotions
Structural engineer manager promoted to principal, four become senior associates SWBR announces key promotions to its meaningful design,” President Tom Gears, degree in architectural engineering from leadership team. Mark Kluczynski, PE, has AIA, said. Alfred State College and recently earned his been promoted to principal at SWBR. Diana certification as a NYS Code Enforcement Kalvitis-Pannone, ASID, David Phelps, AIA, Mark received his bachelor’s degree in civil Officer. Donald Pannone, Associate AIA, and Matthew engineering from the State University of Lupiani, AIA, have been promoted to senior New York at Buffalo. He’s a member of the Donald Pannone, associates. American Society of Civil Engineers, the Associate AIA, LEED Structural Engineering Institute and the Green Associate, has been Principals at SWBR serve as the firm’s American Institute of Steel Construction. He’s with the firm since 1985. senior leadership team, responsible for client also been an NCAA Division I football official A leader in the firm’s relationships, business objectives, strategic since 2011. workplace studio, he’s vision and overall growth for the firm. Senior an expert in all aspects associates support all aspects of client service NEW SENIOR ASSOCIATES of design for advanced and project management. Diana Kalvitis-Pannone, manufacturing, clean CID, LEED Green technology industry, NEW PRINICIAL Associate, ASID, has been Donald Pannone, laboratories, optics Mark Kluczynski, PE, with SWBR since 1987 Associate AIA and retail projects. LEED AP, BD+C, and leads the interior He attended Monroe serves on the board of design department. She Community College and is an associate directors, has been with works on all project member of the American Institute of the firm since 1993 and types, including K-12 Architects. in the profession for more and higher education, than 25 years. He has managed the structural engineering group since
Diana KalvitisPannone, CID
senior living, libraries, theaters, churches, retail establishments and Matthew Lupiani, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB, Syracuse office 2000. As a structural industrial facilities. She manager and project Mark Kluczynski, engineer, he works on earned a bachelor’s degree manager. Since joining PE all project types and has in interior design from SWBR in 2011, he has contributed to notable the College of Visual and designed and managed and award-winning projects for clients such as Performing Arts (FIDER all project types, with a Rochester Institute of Technology, University Accredited Professional particular focus on K-12, of Rochester, Rochester City School District, Program) at Syracuse Matthew higher education, housing, DePaul, PathStone Corporation, Providence Housing, Evergreen Health, Fairport Library University. Lupiani, AIA industrial and restaurant clients, including Auburn and Monroe County. David Phelps, AIA, ECSD, Pastabilities Restaurant, Rescue project manager, has Mission and Ithaca Neighborhood Housing “Our structural team has grown significantly David Phelps, managed several large, Services. He has an associate’s degree in with Mark’s leadership … he has developed AIA complex projects for K-12 applied science in architectural engineering a talented, entrepreneurial group of creative school districts in New technology from Alfred State College, and engineers who are integral to our mission — York State, such as Victor CSD, Bloomfield a bachelor’s degree and master degree in positively impacting people’s lives through CSD and Tri-Valley CSD. He has a bachelor’s architecture degrees from Tulane University. q professional firms employee news APRIL 2019 The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | 25
