ASCE El Paso Branch

Meeting – Jerry Paz, ASCE Region 6
2019-09-25 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | TecH2O Center, 10751 Montana Ave, El Paso, TX, 79935, United States
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Guest Speaker
Jerry Paz, P.E., M.ASCE, ENV SP
from Molzen Corbin
Executive Vice President, Molzen Corbin
ASCE Region 6 Governor
Topic:
Speaker Bio:
Jerry is a Region 6 Governor of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) that covers New Mexico and West Texas. Jerry has worked with Molzen-Corbin & Associates for over 32 years and was recently appointed as Executive Vice President of the firm, where he also serves as Branch Manager for their Las Cruces, NM and El Paso, Texas offices. In ASCE, Jerry is a Past President of New Mexico Section in 2010-11. Jerry is an active volunteer with the American Council of Engineering Companies, and he is a certified ENVISION Sustainability Professional by the Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). He earned his bachelor’s in civil engineering at New Mexico State University in 1983.

Student Chapter – Resume/Interview Workshop
2019-09-17 17:00 | BUSN 302, Business Administration Building, UTEP, El Paso, TX, 79902, United States
Resume/interview workshop for UTEP students, along with special guests.
Extra tips & tricks to prepare you for the CAREER EXPO on Sep. 19th & 20th.

Meeting – Jesus Yamaguchi, City of El Paso
2019-07-24 11:30 - 13:00 | El Paso Club, 201 E Main St, Ste 18, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
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Jesus Yamaguchi, City of El Paso
Guest Speaker
Jesus Yamaguchi
Solid Waste Operations Manager, City of El Paso
Topic: Transfer and Citizen Collection Stations – Design and Role in Solid Waste

Meeting – Reuben Williams, Dynatest
2019-06-26 11:30 - 13:00 | El Paso Club, 201 E Main St, Ste 18, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
Reuben Williams, Dynatest
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Guest Speaker
Reuben Williams, PE, APMP
Principal Engineer, Dynatest North America
Topic: Pavement Testing
Reuben Williams received both his bachelor of science in civil engineering and master of science degrees in from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2002 and 2003. Mr. Williams has worked as a pavement engineering consultant in the Central Texas area since 2004, providing pavement engineering, design, and management services to agencies throughout Texas as well as many agencies across the United States for over 15 years. Mr. Williams has served on the AFD80 committee on the Strength and Deformation Characteristics of Pavement Sections for the Transportation Research Board and presented at numerous national and regional conferences on pavement design, structural evaluation, and pavement management. Mr. Williams has also served as an instructor for the NCTCOG in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for pavement engineering classes. Mr. Williams has managed over 100 pavement management and engineering projects for cities, counties, and other entities as well as state-wide pavement data assessment projects accounting for over 100,000 miles of pavements analyzed. In 2015, Mr. Williams started Dynatest’s Texas office and is currently a principal engineer managing daily operations as well as projects related to all aspects of pavement engineering.

Meeting – Craig Newtson, NMSU
2019-05-29 11:30 - 13:00 | El Paso Club, 201 E Main St, Ste 18, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
Dr. Craig Newtson, NMSU
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Guest Speaker
Dr. Craig Newtson, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor, Structural Engineering, New Mexico State University
Topic: Ultra-High Performance Concrete Research at NMSU
Dr. Craig Newtson is a Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at NMSU. He received his BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Wyoming and his PhD from the University of Washington. Before coming to NMSU, he served on the faculty at the University of Hawaii from 1997 to 2001. He joined the NMSU faculty in 2001. He is a Past-President of the New Mexico Chapter of ASCE and served as a Region 6 Governor from 2009-2012. In 2007, Dr. Newtson initiated a research program on ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) that has continued for more than 10 years.

Meeting – Robert Ortega, El Paso Water (Ethics)
2019-04-24 11:30 - 13:00 | El Paso Club, 201 E Main St, Ste 18, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
Robert Ortega, El Paso Water
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Guest Speaker
Rev. Robert Ortega, P.E.
Project Engineering Manager, El Paso Water
Ethics Topic: Walk the Talk
Rev. Robert Ortega, P.E. currently serves as Project Engineering Manager for El Paso Water and has served as Senior Pastor of Holy Spirit of Hope Church since 2002.

Rev. Ortega obtained his BSCE from UTEP in 1970 and his MS in 1980. He has been a Registered P.E. in Texas since 1976.

He served during Vietnam-era as a Sanitary Engineer (O-2) with the U.S. Public Health Service designing and constructing water and sewer community services on Indian Reservations in Arizona, New Mexico and California. He continued in the reserves and was called back to service in 2006 for Katrina First Response, and was promoted to O-6 rank.

Rev. Ortega owned Construction Management Associates in the 1980’s, providing construction, design-build, and construction management services. CMA’s largest project was the design-build of a 11-story, U.S. Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia, which was cut short. He worked with various City and Federal agencies; his highest position was Acting Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission – US Section in 2001.

Prior to El Paso Water, Rev. Ortega had retired in 2004 from providing business development consulting, as well as RPR, for CH2M Hill, Arcadis and MCi.

Rev. Ortega has been married to beautiful Martha since 1968, and has 3 daughters, 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Service – Water Filter Installation for El Paso's Colonias
2019-03-02 09:00 - 12:00 | Parking Lot, 4601 Hueco Tanks Rd, El Paso, TX, 79938, United States
Thanks again for those who volunteered to help install water filters in local colonia communities this past December!

There are still families who are waiting for a water filter to be installed in their home, so we are planning another outreach event on Saturday, March 2nd at 9 a.m. The meeting place will be the parking lot near the intersection of Montana and Hueco Tanks Road.

If you are interested in attending, please sign up in the following link:
https://goo.gl/forms/3QdhPDroqPBv40w03

The number of volunteer spots is limited, so please sign up asap!

Thanks!

Meeting – Kareem Dallo, City of El Paso
2019-02-27 11:30 - 13:00 | El Paso Club, 201 E Main St, Ste 18, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
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Guest Speaker
Kareem Dallo, P.E., CFM , CNU-A
Kareem Dallo, City of El Paso
Engineering Division Manager & Flood Plain Administrator, City of El Paso
Topic: City of El Paso Critical Issues Overview
Mr. Dallo obtained degrees in Business Administration, Bachelor in Civil Engineering and also a master degree. He worked as a structural engineer in San Antonio in 1984. In 1985 Mr. Dallo joined the City of El Paso Engineering Department as a program manager. In 1988, Mr. Dallo was promoted to a position in construction and worked as an assistant and Construction Division Manager until 2005. In September 2005, Mr. Dallo transitioned into land development where he gained certifications in Floodplain Administration and New Urbanism. As of September 2012, Mr. Dallo took on the role of Floodplain Administrator. In this field, his vision has been developed drastically to extend beyond the goals and objectives required by the department. His mission is to continually improve the system and provide the best services to the public which will eventually flourish economic development and growth and also raise the bar for the citizens of El Paso.

Engineers Week Family Event – Innovating Our Future @ TecH₂O
2019-02-23 10:00 - 14:00 | TecH2O Center, 10751 Montana Ave, El Paso, TX, 79935, United States
For more information, call 915-621-2005 or visit tech2o.org.

Mixer – EPASCE Younger Members/UTEP AMP
2019-02-21 17:30 - 19:30 | CCSB Lobby, UTEP Campus
RSVP here.

[RESCHEDULED] Meeting – Manny Soto, El Paso Electric
2019-02-06 11:30 - 13:00 | El Paso Club, 201 E Main St, Ste 18, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
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Guest Speaker
Manny Soto, CSHO, CUSP, CHSP, CFI
Safety Representative / Sr. Lead Training Instructor, El Paso Electric
Topic: Look Up and Live: Overhead Powerline Hazards
Manny has over thirty years in risk management, workers compensation, and environmental, health & safety field experience from general industry, utilities to the construction industry, medical, healthcare and related services.
Manny’s experience in the Health and Safety Industry has afforded him the opportunity to become familiar with 29 CFR 1910 General Industry, 1910.269 Utilities, and 1926 Construction OSHA Standards, DOT, NFPA Life Safety Codes, NFPA 70E, IAEI, NEC, NESC, EEI, EPA, MSHA, EM 385-1-1 Safety, NIOSH, ANSI, ADA, JCAHO, TNRCC, OSHA DOL Voluntary Protection Star Programs (VPP), Environmental Management Systems, Quality Safety Control and Assurance, Crisis Management and Business Continuity. Manny has been responsible for compliance support development, coordination, and implementation of environmental, safety and health programs to ensure compliance with all company, state, and local regulatory guidelines.
As a certified Fire Inspector Manny is responsible, through the coordination of our local EPFD Fire Marshals, in notifying clients of code violations within our systems. Manny also assures that as an organization EPE is complying with applicable Life Safety and International Fire Codes.
As a former Firefighter / EMT Manny’s primary objective and goal is to protect and preserve Human Life.

Service – Water Posada
2018-12-16 14:00 - 18:00 | 4225 O’Shea Dr, 4225 O’Shea Dr, El Paso, TX, 79938, United States
On Sunday, December 16th, engineers and other volunteers from around El Paso will come together to bring much needed assistance to families in nearby colonia communities.
ASCE El Paso is working with local community health advocates to put together teams of volunteers to help install water filters in homes with no access to municipal water services.
Each team will be made up of at least one student who will be conducting surveys, at least 2 or 3 volunteers to install the filter and maybe one public health worker.
Also, we need to come up with a list of Team Leaders who will meet up the week before to get some training on how to install the filter. That way, every team will have someone who will hopefully know what to do. If you are interested, please sign up at the link below.
https://goo.gl/forms/fMOBQVeBU09DnLS72

Mixer – EPASCE Younger Members/ASCE UTEP
2018-11-15 17:00 - 19:00 | CCSB Lobby, UTEP Campus

Meeting – ASCE/TSPE Joint Ethics
2018-11-14 11:30 - 13:00 | Great American Steakburger, 701 S Mesa Hills Dr, El Paso, TX, 79912, United States
RSVP here.
As part of National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week, and just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, we ask that you bring a non-perishable food item to the meeting to help support El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank.
Guest Speaker
Mrs. Trish B. Smith
Executive Director, Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Topic: Ethics
Mrs. Smith has been with TSPE for more than 21-years. She is also the Executive Director and Trustee of the Texas Engineering Foundation and manages the TSPE Political Action Committee for Engineers (PACE). She just completed a third term on the NSPE Executive Committee, Board of Directors and House of Delegates.
Prior to joining TSPE she served as the Coordinator and Program Manager at the Murdough Center for Engineering Professionalism at Texas Tech University where she assisted in the delivery of engineering ethics seminars to engineering faculty, private firms, TxDOT and engineering students. She was also Program Manager for the team that developed the NAFTA Code of Conduct which is part of the NAFTA Mutual Recognition Document that was adopted by the governments of Canada, Mexico and the US. In her earlier career she spent over fifteen years involved in the legal field in a variety of positions from legal secretary, paralegal, assistant to the Dean of the Texas Tech School of Law and Administrator of a 55-person law firm.

Meeting – Abdiel Quezada, El Paso Electric
2018-10-31 11:30 - 13:00 | El Paso Club, 201 E Main St, Ste 18, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
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Guest Speaker
Abdiel Quezada, GISP
GIS Administrator, El Paso Electric
Topic: ArcGIS: From Concept to Reality
Mr. Quezada has over 13 years in diverse information technology fields that range from software development, data-center, private cloud, business process analysis, training, geographical information systems, database management administration, technical support, network administration, cluster computing, web development, system deployment. He has experience in local and federal government, higher education and corporate software development environments
Mr. Quezada wants to reach out to other experts and create a regional community for cross training in cutting edge technology such as cloud computing, SOA and web 2.0 development.
Specialties: Cloud, Datacenter, GIS Server Architecture, Enterprise GIS deployment, GIS programming, Technology Evaluation, Technology department liaison, Bilingual (English and Spanish), Expert in Open Source technology and Non Open Source Technology

Conference - APA-NM/ASCE NM Conference
2018-10-10 08:00 - 2018-10-12 12:00 | Rio Grande Theatre, 211 Main Street, Las Cruces, NM, 88001, United States
To register for the conference, click here.
2018 APA-NM/ASCE-NM Conference
Plans to Places: New Approaches for Community and Economic Development

Meeting – Art Clendenin, TexASCE
2018-09-26 11:30 - 13:00 | Great American Steakburger, 701 S Mesa Hills Dr, El Paso, TX, 79912, United States
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Guest Speaker
Arthur M. Clendenin, P.E.
from TexASCE
President 2018-2019, ASCE Texas Section
Quality Control Director & Product Development Engineer, Del Zotto Products of Texas, Inc.
Topic: If we are planning for the future, then why are we designing from the past?
Art Clendenin, P.E. serves as President (2018-2019) for the ASCE Texas Section. Art is also the Quality Control Director and Product Development Engineer for Del Zotto Products of Texas, Inc., a precast concrete and form manufacturing company with locations in Gladewater, TX; Sealy, TX; and Wrenshall, Minnesota.
Some highlights of Art Clendenin’s 35-year career include development of the first pre-cast bent caps used in Texas bridge construction, creating the first mitigation plan for inclusion into a roadway project for leaking underground storage tanks, providing design and construction expertise for the Loop 363S/IH35 multi-level interchange in Temple and schematic corridor design and review for the IH35 expansion from Belton to Salado.
Art Clendenin began his involvement with ASCE as a student at Texas Tech University. He was the Concrete Canoe Chairman for three years and served as the Student Chapter President. He spent the first 15 years of his career at TxDOT in the Corpus Christi District, where he worked up through the ranks from Engineer Assistant to Area Engineer. During this time, he was an active participant in ASCE at the Corpus Christi Branch’s activities where he served in all branch leadership roles. He served as the Corpus Christi Branch Director completing the term as he moved to the Northeast Texas area in 1998.
While settling into East Texas as a consultant project manager, Art continued his involvement at the state level serving two sequential terms as the Vice President of Technical Programs. His professional service continued at the Branch level also, where he has served on numerous volunteer committees and has participated as a practitioner-advisor to the UT Tyler Civil Engineering program, numerous terms as the Northeast Texas Branch Director and substitute director.
Art has supported the UT Tyler Civil Engineering Program as an adjunct instructor and assisted the Civil Engineering Department with various class projects. Most recently he helped the student branch host the ASCE National Concrete Canoe competition. Within the precast realm, Art is currently a Program Advisor to the Kilgore College Industrial Maintenance Program, and Le Tourneau University Civil Engineering Program.
He serves as a lead usher at his church, where he and his wife are active members. Art and his wife, Mary Lou, have raised three daughters and now enjoy three precious granddaughters whenever possible. When time permits, they play hard at various water activities or enjoy long rides and trips on his motorcycle.

Meeting – Theresa Maldonado, UTEP
2018-06-27 11:30 - 13:00 | El Paso Club, 201 E Main St, Ste 18, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
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Guest Speaker
Theresa Maldonado, Ph.D., P.E.
from UTEP
Dean and Riter Endowed Professor of Engineering
University of Texas at El Paso
Dr. Theresa A. Maldonado, P.E., is the Dean and Riter Endowed Professor of Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso, since July 2017. She is the former Founding Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).
Dr. Maldonado’s academic career spans 28 years at four other universities – UTRGV, Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Health Science Center, and The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA – with 17 of those years in various research administration roles.
Dr. Maldonado has extensive experience at the federal level in advancing research and commercialization initiatives. From Jan. 2011 she served four years as a director in the Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation. She was responsible for a $130M budget in support of interdisciplinary research centers, research translation, innovations in engineering education, special initiatives in support of military veterans, and workforce development programs.
Before entering academia, Dr. Maldonado was a member of technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories for five years working on optical components and systems.
Dr. Maldonado earned the Ph.D., M.S.E.E., and B.E.E. with Highest Honors degrees in Electrical Engineering, all from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas.

General Meeting - Sal Alonzo, El Paso County
2018-05-30 11:30 - 13:00 | El Paso Club, 201 E Main St, Ste 18, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
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Guest Speaker
Sal Alonzo
El Paso County Public Works Department
Topic: El Paso County Public Works Transportation Division – Roadway and Airport Projects
Sal Alonzo was born and raised in El Paso, TX. After graduating from El Paso High School in 1993, Sal attended both UTEP and NMSU where he graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering. He worked for 10 years at CSA Design Group, a local consulting firm, where he oversaw land development. This allowed him to work with developers throughout El Paso, as he grew in knowledge and experience. In 2013, he left CSA Design Group to join the El Paso County Public Works Department. Since joining the County, Sal has taken on the role of overseeing the Transportation Division, which also includes transit and aviation. As an integral part of his projects, Sal has the privilege to work closely with TXDOT, MPO, UTEP, local agencies, and various engineering consulting firms.
Special Guest
Larry Goldberg, P.E.
President 2017-2018
ASCE Texas Section

Board Meeting - May 2018
2018-05-04 11:30 - 13:00 | Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, 501 W San Antonio Ave, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States

Meeting – Shane Walker, UTEP (Ethics)
2018-04-25 11:30 - 13:00 | Great American Land & Cattle Co., 9800 Gateway N Blvd, El Paso, TX, 79924, United States
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Guest Speaker
Shane Walker, Ph.D., P.E.
from UTEP
Clinical Professor
University of Texas at El Paso
Topic: Ethics
UTEP – Dr. Walker’s research focuses on water and wastewater treatment technologies, especially membrane separations (e.g., reverse osmosis and electrodialysis) for high-recovery inland brackish desalination. His research interests include increasing water recovery, decreasing energy consumption, and recovering minerals/products from waste streams. Dr. Walker is also passionate about low-cost water treatment solutions for developing countries/communities.

Meeting – Ivonne Santiago, UTEP
2018-03-28 11:30 - 13:00 | El Paso Club, 201 E Main St, Ste 18, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
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Guest Speaker
Ivonne Santiago, Ph.D., P.E.
from UTEP
Clinical Professor
University of Texas at El Paso
Topic: Puerto Rico Emergency Disaster Relief Efforts through Service Learning
Dr. Ivonne Santiago is a Clinical professor of the Civil Engineering (CE) Department at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). As Clinical Professor, her main responsibility is to foster projects that connect education and research to engineering practice and real-world applications, a staple of which is the Coordination of the CE Senior Capstone design projects. Dr. Santiago’s research is focused on innovation and entrepreneurship for providing safe drinking water to under-served communities, water quality sensors, and Engineering education in graduate and undergraduate students with a focus on Hispanic and female students.
Dr. Santiago is an appointed member of the El Paso Water Public Service Board and the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Advisory Committee. She is dedicated to providing students with service learning opportunities and uses team-based and project-based learning approaches and liberating structures for student engagement and sharing collective knowledge. She is currently part of UTEP’s NSF-AGEP program focusing on fostering Hispanic doctoral students for academic careers, and the Department of Education’s (DoE) STEMGROW Program to encourage students to pursue STEM careers, is a faculty partner for UTEP’s STEM Accelerator Program, and fellow of UTEP’s Center for Faculty Leadership and Development. Her commitment to connecting education to practice is demonstrated by the local and state teaching awards she has won: 2014 UTEP’s CETaL Giraffe Award (for sticking her neck out); 2014 College of Engineering Instruction Award; 2014 The University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award; and the 2012 NCEES Award for students’ design of a Fire Station.

Meeting – Keith Rutherford, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper
2018-01-31 11:30 | El Paso Club, 201 E Main St, Ste 18, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
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Guest Speaker
Keith Rutherford, P.E.
from Parkhill, Smith & Cooper
Senior Associate
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper
Topic: Trenchless Technology Saves El Paso
El Paso Water has over 2,100 miles of sewer lines varying in size from 6-inch to 66-inch. The Lower Valley Interceptor is a major interceptor in the EPWU system and carries approximately 10 MGD to the Roberto Bustamante WWTP. The 39-inch AC epoxy lined pipe was installed in the 1960s. Several joint failures led to erosion of the AC pipe around the joints, which over time, allowed soil from above the pipe to fall into the pipe and be transported downstream. The voids created as the soil fell into the failed pipe eventually became large enough that their presence was visible from the surface. Sags in the roadway eventually became holes in the pavement that revealed large underground caverns. The catastrophic failure of the pipe needed to be repaired as soon as possible to allow the interceptor to continue to flow and without creating new sinkholes in the neighborhood that would impede the day to day commute for the residents. Over 5,000 linear feet of CIPP was used parallel to the railroad tracks and within the neighborhood along with 24/7 by-pass pumping. Repair of the line proved to be difficult and challenging due to the location of the interceptor next to the railroad and overhead power lines. Adding to the difficulty was that over the years, residents had encroached onto EPWU R.O.W. by expanding their backyards to where the interceptor and several manholes where located within property fences and rock walls.

Service - Habitat for Humanity
2017-12-16 08:30 - 15:00 | 6985 Jericho Tree, 6985 Jericho Tree, El Paso, TX, 79934, United States
If you can, please come out and help EPASCE support Habitat for Humanity of El Paso.
They have two construction sites at 6989 and 6985 Jericho Tree in Northeast El Paso. If you can volunteer, please complete the Waiver form and the Volunteer interest form and take them to the construction site when you volunteer. Also, please read the construction safety policy and info sheet.
Contact our President, Chris Nance at 915-227-4036 or admin@epasce.org if you have any questions.

Adult Waiver of Liability
Volunteer Interest Form 2017
Construction Safety Policy
Info Sheet

Social – Block Table & Tap
2017-11-30 17:30 - 19:00 | Block Table & Tap, 4172 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX, 79902, United States
Join our Younger Member Group for our November Social!

Meeting – Jerry Paz, Envision
2017-11-29 11:30 - 13:00 | El Paso Club, 201 E Main St, Ste 18, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
To pre-pay through PayPal, click here. To RSVP, click here. Please RSVP by Tuesday, November 28th.
Guest Speaker
Jerry Paz, P.E., M.ASCE, ENV SP
from Molzen Corbin
Executive Vice President
Molzen Corbin
ASCE Region 6 Governor
Topic: An Introduction to Envision: A Framework for Sustainable Infrastructure
The Envision™ rating system is a project assessment and guidance tool for sustainable infrastructure design. It is an objective framework of criteria and performance achievements that helps users identify ways in which sustainable approaches can be used to plan, design, construct, and operate infrastructure projects. The goal is to improve the sustainable performance of infrastructure projects in terms of the technical performance and also from social, environmental, and economic perspectives. Envision™ provides an opportunity for infrastructure owners and designers to be recognized for using a life cycle approach, working with communities, and using a restorative approach to infrastructure projects. This presentation is a very brief overview of how the Envision™ Program is organized. Envision™ is managed by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI), which was founded by ASCE, APWA, and ACEC.
Speaker Bio:
Jerry is a Region 6 Governor of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) that covers New Mexico and West Texas. Jerry has worked with Molzen-Corbin & Associates for over 32 years and was recently appointed as Executive Vice President of the firm, where he also serves as Branch Manager for their Las Cruces, NM and El Paso, Texas offices. In ASCE, Jerry is a Past President of New Mexico Section in 2010-11. Jerry is an active volunteer with the American Council of Engineering Companies, and he is a certified ENVISION Sustainability Professional by the Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). He earned his bachelor’s in civil engineering at New Mexico State University in 1983.

Meeting – ASCE/TSPE Joint Ethics
2017-11-08 11:30 - 13:00 | Great American Steakburger, 701 S Mesa Hills Dr, El Paso, TX, 79912, United States
$20 for TSPE and ASCE Members/$25 for Non-Members | Great American (Mesa Hills)
To RSVP, click here. Please RSVP for the Ethics Meeting by November 7th.
Counts for TX & NM Ethics!
Guest Speaker
John Ho, P.E.
President
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Topic: Ethics
John Ho, P.E., has over 30 years of civil engineering experience in the private and public sectors. As a Vice President with Huitt-Zollars, John’s responsibilities include business development and project management for public works clients in the DFW area.
John is a graduate of SMU and currently serves as the TSPE State President. John is a frequent speaker at engineering schools in the area, presenting on the importance of licensure and internship. In 2013 the Texas Engineering Foundation (TEF) honored John as a TEF Distinguished Engineer for his distinguished service in professional development of engineering. He was also the recipient of the 2016 Texas Public Works Association’s (TPWA) Drahn Jones Award for Excellence in Education, for outstanding and meritorious achievement in delivery education opportunities to its members.
John and wife, Becky have three children and five grandchildren. Locally, he enjoys refereeing youth soccer games, and recently attended three Premier League “football” games in England.

Social – Roderick Artspace Lofts Grand Opening
2017-10-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Roderick Artspace Lofts, 601 N Oregon St, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
Join our Younger Member Group for this event! More information here.

Meeting – Rick Hammond, Dynatest
2017-10-25 11:30 - 13:00 | Great American Land & Cattle Co., 9800 Gateway N Blvd, El Paso, TX, 79924, United States
To pre-pay through PayPal, click here. To RSVP, click here. Please RSVP by Tuesday, October 24th.
Guest Speaker
Richard “Rick” A. Hammond, GISP
from Dynatest
Senior Vice President
Director of Client Services
Dynatest North America, Inc.
Topic: Pavement Evaluation and Inspection Technologies
Mr. Hammond is the Director Of Client Services for Dynatest and leads Consulting, Equipment and Service Sales for the company. He has a demonstrated history of working in the management consulting industry and 25 years of experience managing projects for Transportation, Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater projects. His activities include a variety of local/regional pavement efforts (Chicago, Minneapolis, Indianapolis) and National (US DOT, Argentina). Rick has been active in the Indiana and Ohio chapters of ASCE and focuses his efforts in Transportation planning/assessment, GIS, and Urban Planning.
Education:
BS – University of Wisconsin Green Bay – Geography
MS – University of Wisconsin Madison – Urban and Regional Planning

Meeting – Craig Thompson, TexASCE
2017-09-27 11:30 - 13:00 | Great American Land & Cattle Co., 9800 Gateway N Blvd, El Paso, TX, 79924, United States
To pre-pay through PayPal, click here. To RSVP, click here. Please RSVP by Tuesday, September 26th.
Guest Speaker
Craig B. Thompson, P.E.
from TexASCE
Hanson Professional Services, Inc.
President 2016-2017
ASCE Texas Section
Craig Thompson has been a project engineer with Naismith Engineering, Inc., now Hanson Professional Services, Inc., in Corpus Christi since 1999 and became a partner in the firm in 2007. His professional experience is in general civil engineering and includes projects for private and public clients in water, wastewater, stormwater and roadways. Recently, Craig has led Hanson’s team for county and municipal stormwater master plans, numerous commercial and residential development projects, county and municipal parks, and regional facility master plans.
Craig has been active in ASCE since he was the Newsletter Editor for the Corpus Christi Branch in 1999. In the subsequent years, he progressed through the Branch leadership positions to be President from 2003-2004 and continued his service as Section Director from 2004-2006. He was asked by the Section to serve as the Vice President – Education from 2007 – 2009.
Craig’s initial involvement with the Section meetings came when he helped the Corpus Christi Branch with the Spring 2003 Texas Section-ASCE Meeting as the Special Events and Golf Tournament Committee Chair. He also went on to be a Co-Chair for the Spring 2008 Texas Section-ASCE Meeting and the Budget and Hotel/Meeting Arrangements Committee Chair for the Spring 2013 Texas Section-ASCE Meeting (Centennial Year).
Craig received the Nueces Chapter TSPE Young Engineer of the Year Award in 2006 and the Texas Section ASCE Professional Service Award in 2013.
Craig serves on the City of Corpus Christi Landmark Commission (2004-2012, 2014-Present) and is proud graduate of the Leadership Corpus Christi – Class 33.
Craig holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Texas A&M University. He has been married to his wife Kathryn since 2003 and they have 2 boys – Jack and Evan.
