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Alaska Professional Design Council • PO Box 241851 • Anchorage AK 99524-1851

Volume 37, No. 4, July 2014 The Official Newsletter of the Alaska Professional Design Council

Inside This IssueAPDC Officers, Contacts .............. Page 3Sustaining Members ......... Pages 10 - 11Calendar of Member Events ...... 2

Features and Member News

Stantec Acquires USKH .............. Page 2ASMC Hall of Fame ..................... Page 3ASCE Pipelines 2014 ................... Page 3APDC Seeks Vintage Issues ........ Page 3Wallis Joins Moffatt & Nichol ..... Page 4APDC Ads, Career Center ........... Page 4In Memory: Tom Moore ............... Page 4FEMA EC Training ...................... Page 5R&M Announcements ....... Pages 5, 7 - 9 UMIAQ Announcements .............. Page 6ASPLS Anchorage Schedule ........ Page 9

The State of Alaska, Depart-ment of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Profes-sional Licensing, Board of Registra-tion for Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors (AELS Board) held a quarterly board meeting May 1-2, 2014, in Fairbanks. Highlights from the meeting summary are included below and the complete version is available on the AELS Board web-site, http://commerce.alaska.gov/dnn/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofArchi-tectsEngineersandLandSurveyors.aspx.

Board members in attendance were Eric Eriksen, PE, Chair; Rich-ard Rearick, Architect, vice-Chair; Kathleen Schedler, PE, Secretary; Dave Hale, PS; Luanne Urfer, PLA; Keith Walters, PE; Jeff Koonce, Ar-chitect; John Kerr, PS; Colin May-nard, PE; Brian Hanson, PE; and John Christensen, Public Member.

Participating from the Divi-sion of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing were Sarah Chambers, Director, DCBPL; John Savage, Investigator; Vernon Jones, Executive Administrator, AELS Board; and Virginia Geary, Licens-ing Examiner.

No members of the public at-tended the meeting.

Disciplinary Actions TakenImposition of Civil Fine. Case no. •2014-000365 Haas & Associates, Inc. $500 for unlicensed prac-tice. Second offense.Imposition of Civil Fine. Case no. •2011-000546 Dibble Engineers, Inc. $500 for unlicensed practice. Second offense.

Highlights of the May Meeting of the AELS BoardConsent Agreement Case no. •2013-002046 Knight Piesold and Co. Fine $12,500, reprimand. Third offense.

Regulations Adopted12 AAC 36.071 Standards of •Practice for Land surveyors

Regulations Approved for Public Notice

It was approved to extend the public notice the following changes to regulations concerning structural engineering to 60 days:

12 AAC 36.063 Engineering •Education and Work experience requirements (SE)12 AAC 36.108 Application for •Registration as a Structural Engineer12 AAC 36.180 Seals•12 AAC 36.185 Use of Seals•

Legislation UpdateChanges to the following Stat-

utes are in HB 167 which has passed and is being transmitted to the Gov-ernor for signature:

AS 08.48.221 Seals•AS 08.48.281 Prohibited Practice•AS 08.48.341 Definitions•AS 08.48.331 Exemptions•

Continuing Education Au-dits

There were 275 registrants selected for audit:

224 were approved•13 let their license lapse•4 were exempt•26 need to provide additional •documents8 retired their licenses•

Completion letters should be out by the end of June.

Applicant Files ReviewedThe board reviewed 197 ap-

plications for registration by comity, examination or under 12 AAC 36.106 Additional Branches of Engineering:

89 applications were approved•74 applications were condi-•

tionally approved pending receipt of additional docu-mentation

34 applications were found to •be incomplete and will be reviewed again at the August 2014 meeting upon receipt of additional documentation

AELS Deadlines/Exam In-formation

The next board meeting is ten-tatively scheduled for August 11-12, 2014 in Suite 1270 of the Atwood

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Building, 550 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage. The deadline for receipt of applications and supporting docu-ments in the Juneau office is 14 days prior to the meeting.

Future tentative meeting dates are:

November 4-5, 2014 in Anchor-•age

February 5-6, 2015 in Juneau•May 7-8, 2015 in Fairbanks•NCEES Exam Applicants:

To retake a failed exam a written request must be in our Juneau office 5 days prior to the deadline set by NCEES to register for the exam.

For all new exam applicants, applications and supporting docu-ments must be received in the

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North American design firm Stantec will grow its presence in the Alaskan and Pacific Northwest markets by acquiring USKH Inc.. Headquartered in Anchorage, AK, USKH is a 130-person multidisci-pline design firm founded in 1972, with offices in Alaska, Washington and Montana, including Fairbanks, Juneau, Wasilla, Spokane, Walla Walla, Ferndale and Billings. This transaction is expected to close in June.

“USKH provides us the oppor-tunity to strengthen our ever grow-ing presence in North America while serving new markets in a growing region,” said Bob Gomes, Stantec president and chief executive officer. “USKH’s strong presence in Alaska will complement our dominant pres-ence in the Canadian North, and enable us to offer our US and Cana-dian clients a comprehensive suite of services over the entire emerg-ing resource-rich northern areas of North America.”

Serving a diverse base of public and private clients, USKH pro-vides fully-integrated architectural, landscape architecture, engineer-ing, environmental, planning, and surveying services. Among the firm’s community-driven design projects are the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge in Alaska’s Denali National Park, the Eielson AFB Fitness Cen-ter, and the City of Plummer Waste-water Treatment Plant in Idaho. USKH’s regional clients include the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Fa-cilities, Municipality of Anchorage, Pangborn Memorial Airport, City of Kodiak, University of Alaska-Fair-banks, Kenai Peninsula Borough, and Fairbanks Gold Mining, Inc., among many others.

“We’ve worked hard to create an inspiring workplace for our peo-ple and deliver exceptional projects

for our clients by offering a strong suite of services. Joining Stantec will allow our team members to expand their professional experiences by working with a broader team, while bringing additional expertise to serve existing clients and develop new opportunities,” says Tim Vig, USKH president and chief executive officer.

Stantec currently has nearly 6,000 employees working across 140 offices in the United States. The acquisition of USKH, combined with Stantec’s intended acquisition of Dallas, Texas-based SHW Group, announced yesterday, represents the addition of more than 400 people to the firm’s US operations.

About StantecThe Stantec community unites

more than 13,000 employees working in over 200 locations. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring buildings, energy and resource, and infrastructure projects to life. Our work—professional consulting

in planning, engineering, architec-ture, interior design, landscape ar-chitecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management, and project economics—begins at the in-tersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. For more information, visit www.stantec.com.

Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements require us to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. There is a significant risk that a number of factors could cause actual future results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made in this news release. These factors include, but are not limited to, the risk that the proposed transaction does not close when expected or at all or that the anticipated benefits of the transac-tion are not realized.

Juneau office 14 days prior to board meetings. There will be no excep-tions.

Interested Parties ListTo sign up to receive proposed

regulations affecting architects, engi-neers, land surveyors and landscape architects that are public noticed by the division, please contact Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business & Professional Licensing, Dept. of Commerce, P.O. Box 110806, Ju-neau, AK 99811-0806, or by email: jun.maiquis@alaska gov.

List ServeTo receive emails of agendas,

meeting summaries, minutes, etc., subscribe to the board’s list serve at http://list.state.ak.us/soalists/Commerce_AELS/jl.htm.

Stantec Announces Acquisition of USKH, Inc.

Highlights of AELS Board May Meeting

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The monthly newsletter of the Alaska Professional Design Council does not necessarily express the opinions of the Council, the member societies, or their members.

OFFICERSPresident

Paul Wallis, SEAAK, 273-1625

President–ElectJohn Pekar, ASPE, 344-7580

Secretary / TreasurerJames Dougherty, AIA, 258-7777

Past PresidentClifford Baker, ASPLS, 269-8522

DIRECTORS & CHAIRMEN

Anna Lee, AIA .......................................373-7503Ramona Schimscheimer, AIA ...............334-1662Virginia Groeschel, ASCE .....................269-0608Mikal Hendee, ASCE ............................244-3807Dale Nelson, ASCE, LLC Chair, ...........230-5416Matt Burkholder, ASPLS .......................269-0701Cliff Baker, ASPLS ...............................269-8522Shawn Florio, ASPE ..............................242-2839Stafford Glashan, ACEC ......................561-2120Mary Knopf, ASID ................................561-5543Tiffany Staples, ASID............................279-6563Colin Maynard, SEEAK ........................274-2236David Moore, AIA, ASD CAC ..............272-3567

Newsletter EditorVicky Sterling, 644-9940

[email protected] Director

Angie Monteleone, 334-9620 [email protected]

MailAlaska Professional Design Council

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Nearly 300 members of the surveying and mapping community gathered at the Westmark Fair-banks Hotel the week for March 24 for the 48th Annual Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference (ASMC) , a week of short courses, hands-on workshops, the new Geo Jam and networking opportunities.

The evening social was a high-light of the week, where two distin-guished professionals were indicted into the Hall of Fame and a past recipient was honored for the second time. Congratulations to:

William Mendenhall, Sr.: William Mendenhall is the only person to be honored twice by the ASMC Hall of Fame, first in 1996, and is widely considered the father of survey education in Alaska.

Stan Sears: Stan Sears was in-strumental in establishing a 2-year survey degree program at UAA, and enhancing it to develop an accred-ited 4-year degree in Geomatics and could aptly be described as the stew-ard of the surveying degree program in Alaska.

Martin Gutoski: Martin Gutoski is the “volunteer of volun-teers” in supporting his profession. He has served on the boards of AS-PLS and its Fairbanks Chapter, of The Alaska Section, and the ASMC, including as president of ASPLS and chair or co-chair of the ASMC more than once. He also volunteers his expertise to community efforts and professional papers about those projects.

The ASMC is co-hosted by the Alaska Region of the American So-ciety for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS), the Alaska Sec-tion (formerly known as the Alaska Section of ACSM), Alaska Society of Professional Land Surveyors (AS-PLS), and Alaska Chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) in as-

sociation with the Alaska Arc Users Group (AAUG) and the UAA Geo-matics Student Association (GSA).

Next year’s conference is planned for February in Anchorage. Information will be posted as it be-comes available at www.aksmc.org.

ASMC Hall of Fame Honors Three

Got Oldies? APDC is looking for copies of Alaska Designs from the late 1970s and early 1980s.

A copy of the inaugural issue of Alaska Designs dated May 1978 is available on the APDC website, and our archives include paper copies of many issues from 1985-1990, and most issues from 1990 to present are available in Adobe Acrobat format and/or hard copy.

We’ve had inquiries from mem-bers about articles from the “missing years” including those early years, so share this request with our readers.

Please contact the editor, Vicky Sterling, at 644-9940 in Anchorage or via email at [email protected].

Advance registration ends July 15 for the ASCE Pipelines 2014 Conference in Portland, OR, August 3-6. Take your learning experience to the next level with an expanded pre-conference workshop program, technical tour, and many networking events. Invest yourself and earn up to 27 PDHs.

More information and a link to the registration page are available online at http://content.asce.org/confer-ences/pipelines2014/index.html.

APDC is Looking for Vintage Newsletters

Early Registration Ends July 15

ASCE Pipelines 2014 Set for August 3-6

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The APDC Board extends condolences to the family and associates of Tom Moore, who died May 28 in a helicopter accident at Birchwood Airport. Tom was a land surveyor who worked throughout Alaska during his career, and helped pioneer the use GPS surveying equipment. He was a partner with Stan Sears in the firm, Global Positioning Services, Inc. A celebration of life was held June 2 in Anchorage.

Anchorage, AK, March 20, 2014 – Moffatt & Nichol is pleased to an-nounce Paul Wallis, PE, SE, MLSE has joined Moffatt & Nichol’s Anchorage office as a Senior Structural Engineer. With over 16 years of experience with structural design and the analysis of new and existing building and non-building systems, he is well versed in high-seismic and high-wind design and analysis and Arctic, sub-Arctic and Antarctic project engineering. Mr. Wallis will be a valuable asset to Moffatt & Nichol’s Anchorage team where he will lead projects as the firm continues to grow in the area.

Mr. Wallis also brings a strong under-standing of project management on a variety of projects. This includes the investigation and design of existing and new marine facilities; vertical construction ranging from warehous-es, hangars and general office space to a va-riety of industrial and military facilities; and upstream oil and gas field facilities. Clients have included numerous municipalities, the United States Army National Guard, United States Air Force, United States Army Corp of Engineers and the National Science Foundation.

A registered Professional Engineer and Structural Engineer, Mr. Wallis received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. He is also a National Council of Examiners for Engineer-ing and Surveying certified Model Law Structural Engineer (MLSE). Ad-ditionally, he is an active member of both the Structural Engineers Associa-tion of Alaska (SEAAK) and the Alaska Professional Design Council (APDC), currently serving as President for both bodies. Other professional organiza-tion involvement includes the American Institute of Steel Construction and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Moffatt & Nichol operates from 31 offices throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, the firm serves a variety of public and private entities worldwide in several primary areas – marine terminals; coastal, en-vironmental and water resources; urban waterfronts and marinas; transpor-tation, bridges and rail; inspection and rehabilitation; and energy. For more information about the firm, please visit www.moffattnichol.com.

Wallis Joins Moffatt & Nichol

APDC offers two ways for em-ployers and job seekers to connect.

The APDC Career Center is an online resource for the Alaska planning and design community that offers many exciting features for job seekers and employers alike.

The resource is available online or using your mobile device with no special apps needed.

The Career Center is used by many professional associations, providing broad national exposure. Find links to the Career Center on the home page of the APDC web site, including the Main Job Seeker Page, Main Employer Page, and direct links for Job Seekers to Login, Search Jobs, and Post Resumes; and direct links to other pages for Em-ployers including Employer Login, Register, and Pricing.

Business classified adver-tising also is available in Alaska Designs and on our web site. Ad copy may be placed in either location for the base rate of $20/inch (free for Sustaining Members) as measured for newsletter placement, or in both locations for 1.5 times the base rate.

Electronic ads will be posted on or before the date the newsletter is mailed, and remain until the next newsletter is posted (unless request-ed otherwise). Contact the Editor at [email protected].

In Memory of Tom Moore

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APDC Member SocietiesAlaska Society of Professional Engineers (ASPE)

Alaska Society of Professional Land Surveyors (ASPLS)American Institute of Architects Alaska Chapter (AIA)

American Society of Civil Engineers Alaska Section (ASCE)American Society of Landscape Architects Alaska Chapter (ASLA)

American Council of Engineering Companies of Alaska (ACEC)American Society of Interior Designers Alaska Chapter (ASID)

Structural Engineers Association of Alaska (SEAAK)

The Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency will offer Elevation Certificate training in the Mat-Su, Kenai Peninsula and Southeast Alaska in July.

The free workshop is intended to assist anyone who works with Elevation Certificates (EC) including professional land surveyors, profes-sional engineers, insurance agents and adjusters, lenders and commu-nity officials.

The training provides an over-view of the NFIP Elevation Certifi-cate. It covers how to complete the EC, including acquiring the correct base flood elevation, lowest floor, Pre-FIRM, Post-Firm, calculat-ing the elevation differences, and building types. Each of 10 drawings of buildings included in the EC is discussed in detail.

Certificates of completion will be given to each participant to use in obtaining CEC/CEU. Contact is Taunnie Boothby, State of Alaska Floodplain Manager, 269-4583, [email protected].

All courses are from 9am to 12pm. Dates, locations and RSVP information:

Mat-SuJuly 14, Mat-Su Borough As-

sembly Room, 350 E. Dahlia Ave, Palmer; RSVP with Michelle Olsen, 861-7871, [email protected].

Kenai PeninsulaJuly 18, Kenai River Center

Conference Room, 514 Funny River Rd, Soldotna; RSVP with Harmony Curtis, 714-2464, [email protected]

FEMA Offers Elevation Certificate Training in JulySoutheastern

July 23, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, 1900 First Avenue, White Cliff Building, Conference Room C. RSVP with Richard Harney, 228-6634, [email protected].

R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) is pleased to announce Van Le, AICP, has passed the Ameri-can Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) exam, earning her AICP certification.

The AICP certification is ad-ministered by the American Plan-ning Association, an independent, not-for-profit educational organiza-tion providing leadership in the de-velopment of vital communities. This certification provides recognition of a mastery of the principles, skills, knowledge and experience essential for a professional planner.

Van joined R&M in 2013 as a Senior Transportation and Land Use Planner. She has more than 11 years of planning experience in all aspects of local and regional planning and is a former Municipality of Anchorage Land Use Planner. She specializes in comprehensive and site-specific land use planning and permitting, policy research and analysis. Van is also a public involvement specialist with experience in effective and open communication style workshops and

open houses to address issues, including neigh-borhood compatibil-ity, traffic impacts, right-of-way, park-ing, envi-ronmental concerns, drainage and vehicular and non-motorized safety. Recent projects she has been in-volved with include master planning for the Valdez Municipal Harbor, the Eklutna River Bridge Replacement and the West Dimond Boulevard Up-grade. Van holds a M.S. in Environ-mental Sciences from Alaska Pacific University and a B.A. in Urban Ge-ography from the University of Brit-ish Columbia. She is a member of the American Planning Association, Women in Transportation Seminar, International Association for Public Participation and the Institute of Transportation Engineers Alaska.

Founded in Alaska in 1969, R&M offers civil, structural, geotech-nical and waterfront engineering; surveying and mapping; GIS servic-es; geology; hydrology; environmen-tal services; transportation and land use planning; public involvement; right of way and lands consulting services; construction administra-tion; materials testing; and special inspection. R&M has offices in An-chorage, Fairbanks and Ketchikan.

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Environmental DepartmentIn response to UMIAQ’s grow-

ing Environmental Department, LeAnn Buckner has been hired as a Staff Scientist with direct experi-ence in environ-mental compli-ance. A sig-nificant increase in Alaska resource development projects have required additional services and expertise to be added at UMIAQ. Ms. Buckner has a background in environmental management, regulatory compliance, and permitting. She has worked closely with team members to suc-cessfully implement project-applica-ble regulations and permit stipula-tions. Ms. Buckner has assisted in preparation of National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NP-DES) individual and general permits and the development of complemen-tary Storm Water Pollution Preven-tion Plans (SWP3). She has also suc-cessfully implemented requirements of SWP3s to include periodic inspec-tions, sampling, Discharge Monitor-ing Reports (DMR), and developed and provided annual training on SWP3 and SPCC requirements. Ad-ditionally, Ms. Buckner is anticipat-ed to become an Alaskan Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead in May of 2014.

has earned accreditation from the American Institute of Certified Plan-ners (AICP) and holds two master’s degrees in Planning and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and is a member of the Alaska Chapter of the American Planning Association. Ms. Green also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Bolivia, South America from 2000-2002.

UMIAQ Announces Additions to Growing Staff

Design DivisionLawrence Jorgensen, AIA, has

joined UMIAQ’s Design Division as an Architect and will be based in the Anchorage office. Lawrence is a lifelong Alaskan with over 20 years of professional experience in archi-tecture. He earned his degree at Washing-ton State University and became licensed in Alaska in 2005.

Mr. Jorgensen has extensive experience in project design, man-agement, and construction admin-istration throughout Alaska. His project experience includes health care, education, government, retail/commercial, postal service, military, public housing, residential, historic, transportation, justice, and indus-trial facilities. Lawrence has recent-ly completed work on the Barrow Replacement Hospital as the on-site Project Engineer/Project Manager. He was the Project Architect for the Warrior in Transition Complex at Ft. Richardson and the Project Architect/Manager for the National Park Service Emergency Services Fire Management Building at Denali National Park.

Municipal Services DivisionIn response to UMIAQ’s new

Municipal Services Division, Erika Green has been hired as a Senior Planner with 12 years of professional planning experience in local and state govern-ment land use planning, policy and communi-ty devel-opment. UMIAQ provides community planning with public, private and industry stakeholder engagement on land use, community services and capital needs with long-range visions for Municipal and Tribal Govern-ments. Ms. Green has extensive experience working with Tribes and Alaska Native populations, most notably as a Community Planner/Di-vision Manager with the North Slope Borough Planning Department, Community Planning Division where she oversaw the administration of the capital improvement program planning process and GIS services.

While employed at the State of Arizona, she worked as a regional planner, providing expertise and training to state officials, Tribes, municipal and county planning staff, and board members and commission-ers through workshop facilitation and public presentations while also assisting in the development of two significant state growth policies that provided guidelines for managing growth. She has local government planning experience that includes general plan, subdivision, and land development plan review and land use ordinance preparation. She



R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) is pleased to announce the addition of staff members to our Anchorage office team:

Justin Rich, GISP joined R&M in March 2014 as a GIS Specialist in our GIS Group. Justin has five years of experience in GIS, including analyz-ing and interpret-ing remote sensing imagery and vector data; developing algorithms for running spatial analysis; creating spatial databases; and processing GPS data. He spent the last three years as a Research Technician at the Geophysical Institute at the Uni-versity of Alaska Fairbanks. Since joining R&M, he has been involved with materials site inventory for the Alaska Department of Transporta-tion and Public Facilities and the Alaska Stand-Alone Pipeline Mate-rial Program: Prudhoe Bay to Cook Inlet. Justin has a M.S. in Geology from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York and a B.S. in Geosciences from the Univer-sity of Southern Maine.

Chris Fell, LG joined R&M in April 2014 as a Senior Geologist in our Earth Sciences Department. Chris has 10 years of experience per-forming environmental and geotech-nical services for private and public clients. He has extensive field expe-rience conducting environmental, geotechnical and CERCLA investiga-tions; developing GIS models; and cataloging excavation, sampling and analytical data to assist in remedial

projects. Since joining R&M, he has been involved in the Alaska Stand-Alone Pipeline Material Program: Prudhoe Bay to Cook Inlet. Chris has a B.S. in Geol-ogy from the University of Wiscon-sin-Eau Claire.

Josh Phares joined R&M in April 2014 as an IT Systems Admin-istrator. At R&M, Josh is respon-sible for hardware and soft-ware con-figuration, trouble-shooting, updates and upgrades, end user support and other IT tasks. He has 15 years of experience in IT and has a strong background in user support, driving upgrade projects and instituting pro-cess improvements. Josh is knowl-edgeable in Macintosh OS X; Win-dows XP and 7; Citrix Secure Access Client (VPN); Norton and Symantec AntiVirus; Inter-tel Phone System; Heat and BOSS Work Ticketing Sys-tem; Web Design Usability Testing; and Enterprise Imaging Software. Josh has an A.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Phoenix.

R&M Adds to Anchorage Office TeamChad Weiler, PLS joined

R&M’s Land Surveying Group as a Senior Land Surveyor in Febru-ary 2014. Chad has more than 15 years of experience in all facets of field and office surveying. He has been responsible for planning and execution of field surveys, collecting field data, taking detailed field notes, reducing data and preparing final deliverables ranging from project control sum-maries to final mapping. Chad has performed many “field to final map-ping” surveys for control, design and construction. Since joining the R&M team, he has been performing sur-veying and mapping for the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Central Region Fall Flood Permanent Repairs at mul-tiple sites on the Kenai Peninsula and within the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Chad holds a B.S. in Geo-matics from the University of Alaska Anchorage. He is a professional land surveyor registered in Alaska.

Trevor Hudson joined R&M in March 2014 as a Geologist in our Earth Sciences Department. He has three years of experience in geology and is experienced in geologic mapping, soil sampling

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and testing, field data collection and reporting, stream sediment sam-pling and geophysical surveying. Since joining R&M, Trevor has been involved with Materials Site Inven-tory, Site Inspections and Geological Investigations for the Alaska De-partment of Transportation & Public Facilities Statewide Materials Sec-tion. He holds a B.S. in Geology from the University of Alaska Anchorage and an A.A.S. in General Studies from Lord Fairfax Community Col-lege.

Steven Lewis, PE joined R&M in March 2014 as a Project Engineer in our Wa-terfront Engineering Group. Steven has more than seven years of experience in civil and waterfront en-gineering. He has worked on port and coastal projects throughout Alaska, including Seward, Ouz-inkie, Kodiak, Port Lions, Ketchi-kan, Valdez and Cordova. He is experienced in planning, designing, assessing and overseeing construc-tion and maintenance of port and coastal structures and facilities. Since joining the R&M team, Steven has been involved in the Seward Marine Terminal Expansion for the Alaska Railroad Corporation and Municipal Harbor Facilities Plan-ning for the City of Valdez. He holds a M.S. in Coastal Engineering and a B.S. in Civil Engineering, both from the University of Alaska Anchor-age. He is a professional civil engi-neer registered in Alaska and is an Alaska Certified Erosion & Sediment Control Lead.

Continued from Page 7 R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) is pleased to announce Brian O’Dowd, PE, Morgan Welch, PE, Matt Majoros, PE and Brian Mullen, PE have received their professional licensure. They each passed the Principles & Practice of Engineering Exam, gaining their Alaska licenses in Civil Engineering.

Brian O’Dowd has been with R&M since 2010. He is a Project Engineer in the firm’s Construction Administra-tion (CA) Department and has been involved with CA for trans-portation and airport proj-ects through-out Alaska. Recent projects include CA services on Skagway-Dyea Road Improve-ments, Hyder Causeway and Trestle Reconstruction, and Klawock to Hollis Pavement Rehabilitation. Brian holds a B.S. in Civil Engineer-ing from the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Morgan Welch joined R&M in 2010 and is a Project Engineer in the firm’s Sur-face Trans-portation Engineering Group. His focus has been on road and high-way design projects throughout Alaska. Re-cent projects include the Eklutna River Bridge Replacement; Ketchikan Mill, Mission and Sted-man Streets Reconstruction; and the

Chena Hot Springs Tract Master Plan. Morgan holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts.

Matt Majoros has been with the firm since 2009. He is a Project En-gineer within R&M’s Airport Engineering Group and has five years of engineer-ing design experience, nearly all of which has fo-cused on air-port improve-ment projects. Recent projects include the Hughes Airport Improvements Hydrologic Assessment, Alaska Railroad Cor-poration Seward Marine Terminal Expansion, and Nome Airport Apron Improvements. Matt holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Univer-sity of Alaska Anchorage.

Brian Mullen has been with R&M since 2011. He is a Geotechni-cal Engineer in R&M’s Earth Sci-ences Depart-ment and has more than five years of ex-perience in geotechnical investiga-tions and drafting rec-ommenda-tions. Recent projects include the Eklutna River Bridge Replacement, Valdez Municipal Harbor Master Planning, and Allison Creek Hydro-electric Project. Brian holds a B.S. in Geological Engineering from Mis-souri University of Science.

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R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) is pleased to announce the addition of John Bennett, PLS, SR/WA to our Fairbanks office team.

John joined R&M’s Right of Way Group as a Senior Land Sur-veyor in May 2014. Prior to joining the firm, he spent 28 years with the Alaska De-partment of Trans-portation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Northern Region Right of Way Section, starting as Titles and Plans Supervi-sor and ending with almost 15 years as Right of Way Chief. In that time he managed title research, surveys, mapping and platting of private and public lands for a variety of DOT&PF highway projects within the Fairbanks area and would regularly represent the Depart-ment before the Fairbanks North Star Borough Platting and Planning Committees.

John is a recognized leader in the research and analysis of historic rights of way and has testified as an expert witness in title defense cases. He is a certified instructor with the International Right of Way Associa-tion (IRWA) and has co-presented seminars relating to access law and highway rights of way in Alaska.

John holds an A.S. in Survey Technology from Anchorage Com-munity College. He is a professional land surveyor registered in Alaska and is a Senior Right of Way Profes-sional, certified through IRWA.

Bennett Joins R&M Fairbanks Office Team

The ASPLS Anchorage Chapter will meet at the BP Energy Center at noon the third Tuesday of each month except November in 2014. The November meeting will be on Thursday, November 20.

Meetings will return to the Third Tuesday schedule in January and March 2015. A regular meeting is not scheduled in February due to the annual Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference scheduled for the third week of February in An-chorage.

The Alaska Professional Design Council provides a forum to coordi-nate and complement the efforts of its member societies, especially in areas of public policy and education. The APDC maintains standing com-mittees as needed to address issues of concern to our professions, inter-acts with state and local government agencies, and works with a lobbyist in Juneau to monitor and influence legislation affecting our industry. Standing committees include the Legislative Liaison Committee (LLC) and Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS) Committee. APDC also ap-points two members to the Anchor-age School District Capital Advisory Committee.

Each member society has two representatives on the APDC Board, which meets monthly and elects offi-cers annually in March. Past presi-dents include:2013 Cliff Baker (ASPLS)2012 Stafford Glashan (ACEC)2011 Mike Hendee (ASCE)2010 Colin Maynard (SEAAK)2009 Marcie Errico (AIA)2008 Frank Rast (ACEC)2007 Rob Lang (ASCE)2006 Rob Lang (ASCE)2005 Shawn Florio (ASPE)2004 Dale Nelson (ASCE)2003 Terry Schoenthal (ASLA)2002 Paul Whipple (ASPLS)2001 Ted Trueblood (PEPP)2000 Jeffrey S. Wilson (AIA)1999 Dwayne Adams (ASLA)1998 Claire Waddoup (AEMAA)1997 Kathy Gardner (AEMAA)1996 Craig Savage (ASPLS)1995 Doug Green (AIA)1994 Colin Maynard (ASPE)1993 Val Rader (ASCE)1992 Lee Holmes (ASPE/PEPP)

1991 Bill Ryan (ASCE)1990 Tom Wolf (ASCE)1989 William Tucker (ASPLS)1988 Art Whitmer (SEAA)1987 William Tucker (ASPLS)1986 Art Whitmer (SEAA)1985 Dr. Arvind Phukan (ASPE)1984 Kent Heppe (ASPLS)

APDC Past Presidents

ASPLS Anchorage Chapter Meetings

ASMC Plans for 49th Annual Conference The Alaska Surveying & Map-

ping Conference (ASMC) will host its 49th Annual Conference February 16-20, 2015, at the Hilton Anchorage Hotel. Planning meetings are from Noon to 1pm the 2nd Tuesday.

The ASMC is sponsored by the Alaska Society of Professional Land Surveyors, Alaska Region of the American Society for Photogram-metry & Remote Sensing, Alaska Chapter of the Urban & Regional Information Systems Association, the Alaska Chapter, and co-sponsors, Alaska Arc Users Group and UAA Geomatics Student Association. For information contact Vicky Sterling at [email protected].



Directory of Sustaining Members (Continued)

MBA Consulting Engineers3812 Spenard Rd. Suite 200, Anchorage, AK 99517

907-274-2622 • Fax 907-274-0914E-mail: [email protected]

Michael Baker, Jr., Inc. 3900 C St., Suite 900 • Anchorage AK 99503

907-273-1600 • Fax 907-273-1699www.mbakercorp.com

Environment, Energy, Health & SafetyFairbanks 907-452-5688 • Fax 907-452-5694Anchorage 907-222-2445 • Fax 907-222-0915

Juneau 907-586-6813 • Fax 907-586-6819

Oien Associates, Inc.Structural Engineering and Inspection

907-694-0507 • Fax 907-694-0508 • [email protected]

Anchorage • www.pdceng.com • Fairbanks

P N DE N G I N E E R S, I NC.

Consulting Engineers1506 West 36th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503

Ph. 907-561-1011 • Fax 907-563-4220Offices in Anchorage, Juneau and Seattle

6205 Glacier Highway • Juneau AK 99801907-786-6060 • www.rmjuneau.com

Engineering, Geomatics, Earth Sciences, Environmenmtal, Planning, Construction Adminis-

tration, Materials Testing, Special Inspection9101 Vanguard Dr. • Anchorage, AK 99507

P: 907-522-1707 • F: 907-522-34033504 Industrial Ave. #102 • Fairbanks, AK 99701

P: 907-452-5270 • F: 907-452-5275 9737 Mud Bay Rd #301 • Ketchikan, AK 99901

P: 907-220-9424 • F: 907-220-9405 [email protected] • www.rmconsult.com

Reid MiddletonEngineers | Planners | Surveyors

4300 B Street, Suite 302, Anchorage, AK 99503Phone 907-562-3439 • Fax 907-561-5319

email: [email protected]

Mechanical • Electrical2522 Arctic Boulevard, Suite 200

Anchorage, AK 99503-2516 • 907-276-0521

P: 907-561-2135 • F: 907-561-2136 www.sastructural.com

Firm Dedication to Structural Innovation

Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering 5340 Fairbanks St, Ste. 3, Anchorage 907-561-2120

www.shannonwilson.com

Phone 907.338.7878 • Fax 907.338.9090www.survbase.com

1617 S. Industrial Way, Suite 3 • Palmer, AK 99645Phone 907-745-7215 • Fax 907-745-7273

www.terrasond.com

Architecture / Engineering / Surveying (Design Services formerly known as LCMF)

Regulatory Planning / Stakeholder Relations Response Planning & Operations

Geospatial Analysis / Civil Construction Logistics & Full-Service Camps

6700 Arctic Spur Rd, Anchorage AK 99518 Tel 907.677.8220 • Fax 907.677.8286

[email protected] A Member of the UIC Family of Companies

Engineering • Environmental Consulting • PlanningAnchorage 907.562.3366 • Fax 907.562.1297Fairbanks 907.374.0303 • Fax 907.374.0309Wasilla 907-357-5430 • Fax: 907-373-5429Juneau 907-463-4915 • Fax: 907-463-4916Kingston, WA 360-297-5210 • Fax: 360-297-5212

400 Offices Worldwide www.urs.com

Architecture • EngineeringLand Surveying • Planning

1-888-706-USKH (8754) 2515 A Street, Anchorage AK 99503

907-276-4245 Fax 907-258-4653544 Fourth Avenue, Ste 102, Fairbanks AK 99701

907-452-2128 Fax 907-452-42253031 Clinton Drive, Ste 200, Juneau, AK 99801

907-790-2901 Fax 907-790-3901290 N Willow Street, Wasilla, AK 99654

907-376-7815 Fax 907-376-7819 www.uskh.com

VEI Consultants1345 Rudakof, Ste 201 • Anchorage AK 99508

Phone 907-337-3330 • Fax 907-338-5386

Engineers • Architects • Surveyors • PlannersAnchorage 907-339-6500 Fairbanks 907-458-2142

Wasilla 907-631-0720 Barrow 907-852-4556www.whpacific.com



Directory of Sustaining Members

Facility Mechanical and Electrical EngineeringPhone 907-257-9100 Fax 907-257-9191

www.amc-engineers.com

2014 Merrill Field Dr., Anchorage AK 99501Phone 907-272-4495 Fax 907-274-3265

www.aerometric.com

BBFM Engineers

510 L Street, Suite 200 Anchorage, AK 99501907-274-2236 • 907-274-2520 (fax)

[email protected]

Civil and Electrical Engineering & Surveying and Mapping3940 Arctic Boulevard, Suite 300

Anchorage, Alaska 99503Phone 907-562-3252 • Fax 907-561-2273

www.crweng.com

Civil/Structural, Mechanical, Electricaland Corrosion Consulting Engineers

Phone 907-276-6664 • Fax 907-276-5042

Engineering Environmental PlanningPhone 907-644-2000

Toll Free 1-800-478-2514 www.hdrinc.com

Offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Palmer, Juneau

Engineering • Architecture • Planning • Allied Services801 B Street, Suite 400, Anchorage AK 99501

www.hanson-inc.com (907) 279-1282

Kinney Engineering, LLC750 W. Dimond Blvd., Ste 203 • Anchorage AK 99515

907-344-7575 • Fax [email protected]

Kumin Associates, Inc. - ArchitectsPhone 907-272-8833 • Fax 907-272-7733

Facility Planning, Architecture, Engineering, Project Management, & Interior Design

562-2058 – www.livingstonslone.com

Surveyors • Engineers • Planners

5300 A Street • Anchorage, AK 99518Phone 907-272-5451 • Fax 907-272-9065

3161 E P/W Highway • Wasilla, AK 99654Phone 907-357-9129 • Fax 907-357-9140

Architects • Engineers • Surveyors601 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701Phone 907-452-1241 • Fax 907-456-6883

907-562-2000

Architecture • Interiors • Planningwww.ecihyer.com • 907.561.5543

Enterprise Engineering, Inc. and

Sentec Surveying and Engineering, LLCCivil, Structural and Mechanical (Fuels) Engineering & Surveying and Mapping

2525 Gambell St, Ste 200, Anchorage, AK 99503907.563.3835 • Fax 563.3817 • www.eeiteam.com

Geotechnical and Environmental Engineers2121 Abbott Rd, Ste 100, Anchorage, AK 99507

Phone 907-344-6001

Civil, Geotechnical, & Transportation Engineering3335 Arctic Blvd, Ste 100 • Anchorage AK 99503

907.564.2120 / Fax 907.564.2122

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When and WhereAlways check locally to confirm meeting times and locations. Some organizations suspend or reschedule meetings in summer months. The newsletter publication calendar generally does not allow time to include holiday and last-minute schedule changes.

Alaska Designs Welcomes Articles

Alaska Designs welcomes articles and letters on subjects of interest to design professionals. The deadline is the 20th of each month for the fol-lowing month’s issue. Items may be edited for length or content and will be published as space is available.

Submit items to the editor, Vicky Sterling, at Sterling Touch, 11921 Nebesna Drive, Anchorage AK 99507, Phone 644-9940, Fax 345-1028, or email [email protected].

Thursday, July 3, 2014ASPE Anchorage Directors, 7 a.m., McDonald’s, 800 W Northern Lights Blvd. (1st Thurs)

APDC, Noon, Atwood Building 6th Floor, Anchorage (1st Thurs)

Monday, July 7, 2014ASPE Fairbanks, Noon, WestMark Hotel (1st Mon)

Wednesday, July 9, 2014ASCE Juneau Branch and ASPE Juneau Chapter jointly hold membership meetings at Noon at the AEL&P 2nd Floor Confer-ence Room (2nd Wed)

ASLA Alaska Board, 12:10 p.m. in the URS 3rd floor conference room (2nd Wed)

Thursday, July 10, 2014ASPE Anchorage, Noon, BP Energy Cen-ter (2nd Thurs)

ACEC Board, 4:00 p.m., CRW Engineer-ing, Anchorage (2nd Thurs)

Tuesday, July 15, 2014ASCE Anchorage, Noon, Moose’s Lodge on Arctic Blvd. (3rd Tues)

ASPLS Anchorage, Noon, BP Energy Center (3rd Tues)

Wednesday, July 16, 2014ASCE Mat-Su Branch, Noon at the Mat-Su College (Mile 2 Trunk Road) in Room FSM 206 (3rd Wed)

ASCE Fairbanks, Noon, WestMark (3rd Wed)

Monday, July 21, 2014Deadline for the August issue of Alaska Designs (20th of each month, or Monday)

Tuesday, July 22, 2014ASPLS Fairbanks, Noon, location varies, call 479-2628 or 459-1253 (4th Tues)

Wednesday, July 30, 2014ASPLS Valley, Noon, Windbreak, Wasilla (last Wed)

Monday, August 4, 2014ASPE Fairbanks, Noon, WestMark Hotel (1st Mon)

Thursday, August 7, 2014ASPE Anchorage Directors, 7 a.m., Mc-Donald’s, 800 W Northern Lights Blvd. (1st Thurs)

APDC, Noon, Atwood Building 6th Floor, Anchorage (1st Thurs)

Wednesday, August 13, 2014ASCE Juneau Branch and ASPE Juneau Chapter jointly hold membership meetings at Noon at the AEL&P 2nd Floor Conference Room (2nd Wed)

ASLA Alaska Board, 12:10 p.m. in the URS 3rd floor conference room (2nd Wed)

Thursday, August 14, 2014ACEC Board, 4:00 p.m., CRW Engineering, Anchorage (2nd Thurs)

ASPE Anchorage, Noon, BP Energy Center (2nd Thurs)

Tuesday, August 19, 2014ASCE Anchorage, Noon, Moose’s Lodge on Arctic Blvd. (3rd Tues)

ASPLS Anchorage, Noon, BP Energy Cen-ter (3rd Tues)

Wednesday, August 20, 2014ASCE Fairbanks, Noon, WestMark (3rd Wed)

ASCE Mat-Su Branch, Noon at the Mat-Su College (Mile 2 Trunk Road) in Room FSM 206 (3rd Wed)

Deadline for the September issue of Alaska Designs (20th of each month, or Monday)

Tuesday, August 26, 2014ASPLS Fairbanks, Noon, location varies, call 479-2628 or 459-1253 (4th Tues)

Wednesday, August 27, 2014ASPLS Valley, Noon, Windbreak, Wasilla (last Wed)

Send calendar notices/updates by the 20th of each month to Vicky Sterling, [email protected].

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