President's Message - ASCE National Convention

By Steven King, P.E.

By Steven King, P.E.

It's been a BUSY first few months as your incoming ASCE Orange County Branch President.…

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Treasurer's Column – Types of Volunteering

By Gregory Henk, PE, DBIA, Ret

By: Greg Henk, PE, DBIA, Ret.

Part 4 of my 7-Part discussion regarding volunteering.  This…

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Branch News - Giant Magellan Telescope

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By: Walter Quezada

On October 22, 2015, our members got treated to a wonderful presentation…

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President's Message - ASCE National Convention

By Steven King, P.E.

By Steven King, P.E. It's been a BUSY first few months as your incoming ASCE Orange County Branch President. I'm looking forward to many exciting programs and social events as we continue to grow the Branch.

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Treasurer's Column – Types of Volunteering

By Gregory Henk, PE, DBIA, Ret

By: Greg Henk, PE, DBIA, Ret. Part 4 of my 7-Part discussion regarding volunteering.  This series of articles is based on Dennis Martenson’s presentation in Civil Engineering, February 2015

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Branch News - Giant Magellan Telescope

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By: Walter Quezada On October 22, 2015, our members got treated to a wonderful presentation about the design and construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT).  What is special about this telescope besides its enormous size is that it will let astronomers see the light of the very first stars when galaxies were starting to form and our universe was less than 1 billion years old.

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History and Heritage - OC's Infrastructure Development - Part III

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By: Carl Nelson, PE (ret) A recent OC Register headline inspired ASCE OC Life Member, Carl Nelson, PE to share his personal thoughts about infrastructure development in Orange County.

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New Members - October 2015

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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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Law and CE News - Reasonable Accommodation

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By: Collins Collins Muir + Stewart LLP There comes a time when almost every employer is faced with accommodating an employee’s needs after an injury or illness. In these circumstances, the law requires employers to engage in an "interactive process" to identify and implement reasonable accommodations for a known disability unless doing so would produce "undue hardship" to the employer’s business operations. Although the phrase "reasonable accommodation" seems intuitive, the actual implications are often more onerous than an employer might initially assume. Under California law, a "reasonable accommodation" is a modification or adjustment to the work environment that enables the employee to perform the "essential functions of the job he or she holds or desires." This standard is both broad and vague, and can cause headaches for employers trying to meet their legal obligations.

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Government Relations - The Path Forward

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By: Ken Bui, PE On October 2nd, ASCE Los Angeles Section hosted the Infrastructure Advocacy Seminar for the members in the Board Room of Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Headquarters.  Nearly a hundred of our members from around Southern California attended the event, which was called “The Path Forward – Infrastructure Advocacy for the 21st Century in California.”

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EWRI - Engineering Analysis for Urban Drainage Systems

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By: Nick Zamarripa The September  ASCE/OC EWRI Contiuing Education half-day seminar on Engineering Analysis for Urban Drainage Systems provided a wealth of knowledge and practical advice from the presenters.

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Community Service - Outreach Activities

By Gregory Henk, PE, DBIA, Ret

By: Greg Henk, PE, DBIA, Ret. Interested in volunteering with our Community Service projects - Safari Park, Corazon and National Forest Service?  'Read more' about how we're helping and how you can get involved.

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Sustainability Committee - Safer Cycling for Sustainability

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By Eric Regueiro, PE, ENV SP | Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. Protected bike lanes have been shown to lead to increased cyclist usage. Now, a new protected intersection concept implemented for the first time in the U.S. in the City of Davis promises to further increase cyclist safety and the sustainability of our communities.

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Mentorship Program - Closing Banquet 2014-2015

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By: Kathleen Higgins On Saturday, September 26th the 2014-2015 ASCE OC Mentorship Program concluded its inaugural year with a banquet luncheon at Il Fornaio Restaurant in Irvine celebrating the fourteen pairs of successful mentor/protégé relationships.

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SEI - PSBC

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By: Chad Harden, PE, SE The Popsicle Stick Bridge competition is an annual event hosted by ASCE’s Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Riverside Younger Member groups. We need help from structural folks to review the rules for next year and come up with some great ideas! Also needed are members to help run the event!  The event is designed for high school students in these areas to develop engineering skills through critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, and creativity. We hope you'll volunteer...and/or attend!

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Global Day of the Engineer

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Take the pledge to celebrate and share how engineers make a world of difference!

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OCDE - Acadmeic Decathlon

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The Orange County Department of Education is seeking volunteers for the Academic Decathlon competition event on January 30, 2016.  Each year they seek to engage educators, business professionals, local university students, and community leaders in interactive volunteer experiences that serve our youth directly.

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Social Committee - Upper Newport Bay Nature Walk

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Join ASCE OC Branch members, friends and family at the Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve for a morning nature walk.  Take the time to meet other members during an enjoyable nature walk/hike.

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Community Service - Second Harvest Food Bank

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By: Gibson Phan On October 15, 2015 ASCE OC YMF volunteered at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County located in Irvine, CA.

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Community Service - Ronald McDonald House

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By: Gidti Ludesirishoti On Monday September 1st, 2015 members of Orange County Branch Younger Member Forum prepared a meal for families staying at the Orange County Ronald McDonald House through the meal program, ”Feasts from the Heart.”

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YMF - Gerald Desmond Bridge Technical Tour

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By: Chuck Karunathilake The New Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project tour was held on Friday, October 9th 2015. The tour was made possible by the Design-Builder for the project SFI; a joint venture between Shimmick Construction, FCC & Impregilo.

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UCI Fall 2015 November Newsletter

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The latest UCI Newsletter with updates from their events in late October and the first half of November. UCI held their Third Annual Civil and Environmental Engineering Career and Internship Fair, which was organized by ASCE UCI, AAEES UCI, and UCI Chi Epsilon. Thirteen companies came to speak to students.

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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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