President's Message - Do You Believe in Luck?

By Jeff Braun, P.E.

By Jeff Braun, P.E.

I had the opportunity to participate as part of industry panels…

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ASCE OC Branch - K-12 Outreach Starting Off Strong in 2018

By Isamar Escobar, E.I.T.

By Isamar Escobar, E.I.T.,

ASCE’s K-12 Committee has started off the year in high gear.…

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ASCE OC T&DI - Delivering the State’s First Diverging Diamond Interchange

By Ravi Shah, PE, QSP/D

By Ravi Shah, PE, QSP/D

The ASCE Orange County Branch in conjunction with the Transportation…

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In This Issue


President's Message - Do You Believe in Luck?

By Jeff Braun, P.E.

By Jeff Braun, P.E. I had the opportunity to participate as part of industry panels for two of our Branch’s student chapters over the past couple of weeks, where we discussed how students can best position themselves for internships and career opportunities.  We discussed job search resources, developing a personal brand, networking, resume hints, and interviewing skills.  I was very impressed with the honesty students showed when sharing concerns and fears, and their motivation to invest the time and effort to best position themselves for their career.   The conversations between the attendees and panel members were inspiring, and led me to think back to my job search experiences.  I recall one of the interviews involved writing a short one-page response to a comment/question of my choosing from a list of options.  One of the questions jumped out to me right away: “Do you believe in Luck?”

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ASCE OC Branch - K-12 Outreach Starting Off Strong in 2018

By Isamar Escobar, E.I.T.

By Isamar Escobar, E.I.T., ASCE’s K-12 Committee has started off the year in high gear. We have had several events through February and have many more planned for the rest of the year. Find out what we've been up to and how you can get invovled to help make a difference in young childrens' lives!

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ASCE OC T&DI - Delivering the State’s First Diverging Diamond Interchange

By Ravi Shah, PE, QSP/D

By Ravi Shah, PE, QSP/D The ASCE Orange County Branch in conjunction with the Transportation and Development Institute organized a luncheon with speakers from Mark Thomas regarding Delivering the State’s First Diverging Diamond Interchange for Manteca, CA at the State Route 120/Union Road Interchange.

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ASCE OC Risk Assessment and Mitigation in Geotechnical Practice

By Taki Chrysovergis, M.S., P.E.

By Taki Chrysovergis, M.S., P.E. The Orange County Geo-Institute (G-I), Continuing Education Committee (CEC), and Professional Development Committee (PDC) co-hosted a half-day seminar focused on risk assessment and mitigation in the geotechnical practice.  The seminar was held on February 9, 2018 and located in Irvine, California.  Presentations were headlined by national leaders in the field of risk in geotechnics.

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ASCE OC YMF/SWE Joint Event - Leisa Reid - "Creating a Winning Mindset"

By Josue Candelario, YMF Programs Chair

By: Josue Candelario, YMF Programs Chair People are creatures of habit. Five days out of the week, we wake up, go to our office, work throughout the day, come home, and repeat the next day. After doing it for so long it is no wonder we repeat things like parking in the same spot every day, or always sitting in the same chair in the meeting room. Now ask yourself why you do that?

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ASCE OC YMF - Annual Wine Trip

By Chirath "Chuck" Karunathilake

By Chirath "Chuck" Karunathilake OC YMF had the pleasure to host their annual Temecula Wine Trip on December 2, 2017. Like last year, this year’s trip was a full house, a fun filled event where participants enjoyed FOUR unique Wineries. Everybody had the pleasure of socializing with YMF members, friends and family who attended at these award-winning wineries in the Temecula Valley, offering their delicious, locally made wines at affordable prices.

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New Members - March 2018

By Mimi Luk

Please join the Board of Directors in welcoming the newest members to ASCE OC! We look forward to getting to know you and hope to see you at an upcoming meeting.

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Local News - The Self-Driving Car Revolution in LA

By Robert Martinez, E.I.T.

By Robert Martinez, E.I.T. Los Angeles was host to an impressive and informative tech-talk on December 1st at Los Angeles City Hall.  Perched atop the city, “The Self-Driving Car Revolution: a TechFire Summit” brought together top leaders from Silicon Valley, Washington DC, and beyond to discuss the future of Autonomous Vehicles, the policies that should be implemented, and the impact those will have on our society. Members of the audience represented a diverse crowd including engineers, local politicians, insurance agents, entertainment industry representatives, business owners and many more.

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Local News - TCA Releases Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report

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Fiscal Year 2017 was a record-breaking year for the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) with more than 300,000 commuters and visitors driving the 73, 133, 241 and 261 Toll Roads every day. Other TCA highlights from Fiscal Year 2017 include: All-time high transactions and revenue numbers Nearly 100 million tolls collected in 12 months More than one million open accounts Bond ratings upgrades, strong liquidity and growing reserve funds balances Ridership increased by 19 percent over the last three years

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Publications Committee - Newsletter Information

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Interested in advertising in our newsletter?  Do you have an interesting topic you would like to share?  Trying to get in touch with us?  Please submit all correspondance to the Newsletter Committee! More info...

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Board

President
Gary Gilbert, P.E., G.E., ENV SP
President@asceoc.org

Vice President
Steven King, P.E.
VicePresident@asceoc.org

Treasurer
Josue Vaglienty, P.E.
Treasurer@asceoc.org

Secretary
Gregory Henk, P.E.
Secretary@asceoc.org

Past President
Penny Lew, P.E.
PastPresident@asceoc.org

Committee Chairs

YMF
Remi Candaele, P.E.
President@ymf-oc.org

Membership
Anh Ly, P.E.
Anh.Ly@parsons.com

Marketing
John Merrill, P.E., T.E.
jmerrill@hfinc.com

Environmental & Water Resources Institute
Mujahid Chandoo, P.E.
mchandoo@mbakerintl.com

Geo-Institute Chair
Clint Isa, P.E.
clint@diazyourman.com

Public Infrastructure Coalition of OC-PICOC
Yazdan Emrani, P.E.
YEmrani@hfinc.com

Structural Engineering Institute
Doug Moon, P.E.

Engineers Without Borders Liaison
Kofi Baryeh
kbaryeh@jlpatterson.com

OCEC Liaison
C.T. Bathala, P.E.
CT_Bathala@dot.ca.gov

International Committee
C.T. Bathala, P.E.
CT_Bathala@dot.ca.gov

Continuing Education
Wei Zhu, P.E., T.E., P.M.P
Wei.Zhu@ocpw.ocgov.com

Transportation Technical Group
Shafi Sharifan,Ph.D., P.E.
ssharifan@idcengineers.com

Students Activities
VACANT

Government Affairs
Ravi Shah, P.E.
ravi.shah@hdrinc.com

K-12 Outreach, Co-Chair
VACANT

K-12 Outreach, Co-Chair
Brianna Arth
Brianna.Arth@stantec.com

Awards/Nominations
Tapas Dutta, P.E.
tdutta@harris-assoc.com

Public Relations
Lisa Hadley, E.I.T.
Lisa.Hadley@parsons.com

Programs
VACANT

Newsletter and Website
VACANT

Sustainability
Sam Ali, P.E. and Nathan Chase, P.E.
sam.ali@ocpw.ocgov.com

Life Member Forum
VACANT

History and Heritage
VACANT

Professional Development
VACANT

Social
VACANT

Community Service
VACANT

Disaster Preparedness
Sudi Shoja, P.E.
sudi@dsservices.org

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