Affecting the Future through Engineering Partnerships

Vol. 54 No. 1

January 2014

SAME

Jax Post Officers President

CAPT Christopher H. Kiwus,

CEC, USN NAVFAC Southeast

1st Vice President

CAPT Scott Hurst, CEC,

USN, NAVFAC Southeast

2nd Vice President

Ronald Hilton

Corps of Engineers (Ret)

Junior Vice President

Wendi Leanhardt, EI

Jones Edmunds & Assoc., Inc.

Secretary

Eric Denfeld, CDR, CEC, USN

(Ret.), NAVFAC Southeast

Treasurer

Brian Files, PE, Parsons

Past President

CAPT Dwyn Taylor, CEC,

USN (Ret), PE, CEM, Stellar President Elect (2014-15)

COL Alan M. Dodd

Corps of Engineers

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Editor/Designer

Christina Swanson

Managing Coordinator

Ron Hilton

Jacksonville Post

Inside Highlights Engineering Day

Camp........................1

January Meeting……2

Dec Mtg Highlights….3

Sustaining Member

Ads……………......…4

2014 JETC Info…….....5

Sustaining Members/

Coming Events List....6

Find Out More: www.same.org

www.samejax.org

The Jacksonville Post recently supported the Corps of Engineers, the University of North Florida and Mentoring Families and Kids organize and execute a fun Engineering Day Camp. The Camp was held at the UNF campus and included several hands-on engineering competitions including building a water tower and a self-propelled toy car. Jax Post directors including Dawn Blackledge, Aerostar SES LLC (far right photo) and Viktoria Bogina, US Army Corps of Engineers, and other members mentored the children during the camp. The Jacksonville Post helped by providing activity ideas and supplies along with event-day volunteers which should have sparked a few future engineers! A great start to a new year!n

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DATE: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 LOCATION: Ramada Inn – Mandarin I-295 and San Jose Blvd. 3130 Hartley Road Jacksonville, Fl 32257 LUNCHEON SCHEDULE: 1130 – 1200 Registration and Socializing 1200 BUFFET BUFFET MENU: Tuscan Salad w/ Herb Italian Dressing Herb Baked Salmon w/ Dill Cream Sauce Chicken Picatta Steamed Broccoli Wild Rice Chocolate Ice Cream Parfait w/ Cookie Coffee (Regular and Decaf) and Assorted Teas SPEAKERS: Ken Hill - Florida Department of Transportation, and Bryan Sturm - Reynolds, Smith and Hill TOPIC: A behind-the-scenes look at the incident in which the Matthews Bridge was struck by a ship in September 2013. Ken Hill and Bryan Sturm will address the incident, the design and construction of repairs, and the contractual issues. RESERVATIONS/COST: Register - http://samejax.org COST - $18.00 ($20.00 w/o reservation). Please make your reservation early if you are planning on

attending. Walk-ups will pay $20.00. ($10 for military/public sector employees.) Please provide exact amount when paying cash and if paying by check make the check payable to “SAME”.n

CAPT Christopher Kiwus, CEC, USN and Jacksonville Post President, presided over the luncheon meeting on December 18, 2013. The luncheon was enjoyed by 43 persons. CAPT Kiwus welcomed everyone and led the group in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Eric Denfeld provided the invocation. After a breakfast buffet, CAPT Kiwus announced that the Post Sustaining Member firms are being given the opportunity to spend a few minutes discussing their firm’s capabilities and other information. Alan Watt Reed provided a handout to each attendee “RS&H Improving Your World” and briefly discussed RS&H’s accomplishments (www.rsandh.com). John Adams also provided a handout to each attendee “Taylor Engineering Company Overview “and briefly discussed Taylor Engineering’s accomplishments (www.taylorengineering.com). CAPT Kiwus then announced that the next meeting will be a luncheon on January 22nd with Ken Hill, Florida DOT who will discuss the Mathew Bridge. Dr. Bruce Taylor, founder of Taylor Engineering and a Naval Academy graduate introduced the speaker Bill Dally with the Taylor Engineering Research Institute, UNF College of Computing, Engineering and Construction. Dr. Dally provided a power point presentation and noted that he was filling-in for Dr. Don Resio, director of the Taylor Engineering Research Institute, who prepared the presentation. Following are some highlights from Dr. Dally’s presentation titled Disasters: Ready or Not Here They Come”: Disasters Along Our Coasts: Tsunamis, Hurricanes (Katrina and Gustav), Nor’easters; Inland: River Flooding; Tectonics: Earthquakes and Volcanoes; Billion Dollar Weather Disasters (1980-2009); What Have We Learned About Disasters; What is the Future Hurricane Threat; The Coast is Evolving: Sea Level Rise is Not a Myth; Disaster Recovery; Flooding in New Orleans after Katrina; Some Military Solutions are Adaptable to Disaster Situations; Floatation Component Design; Rapid Repair of a Levee Breach; and What About the Future. For more information about the presentation, go to the Jacksonville Post web site at www.samejax.org.n

Dr. Don Resio, center, director of the Taylor

Engineering Research Institute at the University of

North Florida, records coastal data. Resio is a

recognized leader in meteorological and

oceanographic research. UNF’s Taylor

Engineering Research Institute promotes

collaboration among engineers and students in

coastal and water resource engineering and

draws upon the College’s environmental computer

modeling research. The Institute was created

through a $1 million gift from Taylor Engineering,

Inc. and is critical in a state where 77 percent of

the population lives in coastal counties.

Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath.

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Sustaining Member

Sustaining Members Promote SAME World

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The firms presented on this page are contributors to SAME Jacksonville Post’s Education & Mentoring Fund SUPPORT YOUR POST Contribute to the Education & Mentoring Fund by Displaying your Company Ad on This Page! E-mail your ad to: Ron Hilton rhilton40@att.net Donation for the Post Education and Mentoring Fund basic ad is $150.00 for a yearly advertisement. Don’t forget to give/send your payment to the Jax Post Treasurer Brian Files. Your ad design should measure approximately 2½ x 2½ and may be adjusted. Submit your ad in any graphic format (jpg, tif, psd, etc.) although jpg is preferred with a minimum resolution of 150 dpi. (Larger ads are also available.) If you have questions about advertisement format, contact Christina Swanson at: wordesign@att.net n

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your contributions… Jacksonville Post Deadline is the 18th of each month, subject to editing. Contact the Editor by email at wordesign@att.net or call (904) 707-9256. Check out the Jax Post Website: http://www.samejax.com or http://www.samejax.org

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Your Ad Here If you would like to Volunteer during the 2014 JETC, please contact Ron Hilton at rhilton40@att.net

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Jacksonville Post Sustaining Members AECOM

Aerostar SES LLC

AKEA , Inc.

AMEC Environment & Infrastructure

ARCAOIS Malcolm Pirnie

ASSET Group

Atkins

AVCON, Inc.

Ayres Associates

Balfour Beatty Construction

Barton Malow Company

Baslee Engineering Solutions.Inc.

Bauer Foundation Corp.

Bergmann Associates

Brown and Caldwell

Burns & McDonnell

Cambridge Marine Construction, Inc.

Cardo,Inc.

Carothers Construction. Inc.

Castle Engineering. LLC

CB&I

CCI Solutions. LLC

CDM Smith

CEMS Engineering. Inc.

CH2MHill

Civil Services,Inc.

CORE Engrg and Const,Inc.

CTI and Associates, Inc.

Custom Mechanical Systems, Corp.

DCK Worldwide

Dial,Cordy & Associates, Inc.

Dougherty Sprague Environmental, Inc.

Dyer,Riddle. Mills & Precourt, Inc.

EAC Consulting, Inc.

ECC

EMCOR Government Services, Inc.

EnSAFE. Inc.

Environmental Consult & Technology

Environmental Services.Inc.

FLUOR

Foresight Construct on Group, Inc.

Fugro Consultants,Inc.

G.M. Hill Engineering, Inc.

Gannett Fleming.Inc. GEC, Inc.

GEC, Inc.

GeoSyntec Consultants, Inc.

GLE Associates, Inc.

Golder Associates, Inc.

GRAEF

Greenman Pedersen, Inc. (GPI)

Ground Hound Detection Services, Inc.

Hatch Mott MacDonald

HNTB

HOR

Huryn Justice General Contractors

Islands Mechanical Contractor (IMC)

ITSI Gilbane

J2 Engineering, Inc

Jacobs

Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc.

Keville Enterprises, Inc.

Kiewit

Kira, Inc.

Leesburg Concrete Company, Inc.

Leidos

Leo A. Daly

LG2 Environmental Solutions, Inc.

Lowe Engineers

LTC (Lakeshore Toltest Corporation)

MacDonald-Bedford LLC

Manhattan Construction Company

Manson Construction Co.

Mason & Hanger

Meske!& Associates Engineering

Michael Baker Corporation

Moffatt & Nichol

MWH

NAVFAC Southeast-Jacksonville

Newfields Government Services LLC

Odebrechl Construction, Inc.

Parsons

PCL Construction Services, Inc.

Pond & Company

Power Solutions

Project Tfme & Cost, Inc.

Reynolds.Smith & Hills, Inc.

Richard l. Bowen &Associates, Inc.

Rose Consulting Law Firm

Sauer, Inc.

Sclf Global Technologies

Shannon ancl Wilson, Inc.

Siemens Industries, Inc.

Singhofen & Associates Inc.

Southeastern Archeol Reserch, Inc.

Stanley Consultants, Inc.

Stantec.Inc.

Stellar

Taylor Engineering, Inc.

Tetra Tech

The Atlantic Group LLC

The Carol Group

The Haskell Company

The R-A-M Professional Group, Inc.

The Walsh Group

TLC Engineering

TranSystems

URS Corporation

Van Wagenen and Beavers, Inc.

VoltAir Consulting Engineers

Weston Solutions, Inc.

Woolpert , Inc.

2014 Jacksonville Post

Meeting Schedule Date Topic Location 22 JAN Matthews Bridge Ramada Inn- Mandarin 26 FEB Engineering Week 28 FEB Engineering Career Day USACE – Prudential Bldg. 19 MAR USACE (Topic TBD) – Ramada Inn - Breakfast Meeting Mandarin 23 APR Ocean Salvage in Ramada Inn - Navigation Channels Mandarin MAY No meeting due to JETC 18 JUN Hurricane Readiness Ramada Inn - Mandarin JUL TBD Officers Installation TBD Dinner 27 AUG Doing Business w/ Gov’t TBD & Small Business Event 24 SEP Joint luncheon w/ CMAA Ramada Inn – Mandarin 22 OCT Joint luncheon w/ DBIA Ramada Inn - Mandarin 19 NOV Wounded Warrior Project Ramada Inn – Mandarin 17 DEC Orlando VAMC Ramada Inn – Mandarin