Congratulations to the Miami office who won our Halloween Conference Room Decorating Contest on Thursday!  The designs were judged by our office managers. Participating offices were Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.  The winning team was announced through our Hello video conference system during a pizza party luncheon.  The winning participants received a $150 gift card to share: Andrés Aristizábal, Michael Buick, P.E., Joseph Hall, Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E., Carlos Morales, Pamela Muñoz, Sathvika Ramaji, E.I. and Leticia Zavatsky.

CMA staff participated in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer events on October 26 in Fort Lauderdale at Huizenga Plaza and Miami at Marlins Park.  Participants were: Safiya Brea, P.E., LEED AP; Jessica Diaz, E.I.; David Castro, P.E. and his wife Betsaira Sanabria; Johanna Zona and her husband Kevin; Ruben Soto; Carlos Tijerino, Teresa Lewis, E.I.; Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E.; and Carlos Morales.  Our team raised $526 towards breast cancer research. Thank you to everyone who joined us in the fight against breast cancer! 

CMA representatives Joel Brownsey, P.E., Dr. Ben Chen, P.E., BCEE, Suzanne Dombrowski, P.E., ENV SP, Paula Fonseca, P.E. and Jennifer Smith, P.E. attended FAU’s Infrastructure night on October 23.  The evening included networking with engineers, construction professionals, faculty, alumni and students within the building and design industry. The keynote speaker was Florida Department of Transportation Assistant Secretary for Engineering & Operations Courtney Drummond. CMA served as a sustaining sponsor.

CMA Sr. Engineer Jennifer Smith, P.E. attended the Explore FAU event in Boca Raton on October 19. The event hosted future FAU students the opportunity to learn about the Engineering and Computer Science Programs offered by the University. Jennifer spoke to the students about her experience at FAU and accomplishments since she graduated.

Gregory Mendez, P.E., Jose McCray, Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E. and Nick Karpathy, E.I., ENV SP participated as a foursome in the WASD 4th MSABC Golf Tournament on October 18 at the Country Club of Miami. CMA served as a silver sponsor.

CMA staff Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE, Madeley Arriola Guerrero, E.I., Joel Brownsey, P.E., Dr. Ben Chen, P.E., BCEE, Suzanne Dombrowski, P.E., ENV SP, Teresa Lewis, E.I., Jennifer Smith, P.E., Justin Tagle, E.I. and Carlos Tijerino attended a joint luncheon with the Palm Beach Branch and FAU Student Chapter of ASCE on Wednesday October 16th at FAU. ASCE 2020 President Kancheepuram N. Gunalan “Guna”,  PH.D., P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE presented on “The Future of Engineering.”

Daniel Davila, P.E., Suzanne Dombrowski, P.E., ENV SP, Dr. Ben Chen, BCEE and Carlos Tijerino attended the FSAWWA Region VI & FWEA SE Chapter Second Annual Utilities CIP Night in Deerfield Beach on October 10. A panel of local city officials highlighted their proposed capital improvement plans for the upcoming year.  

The CMA WPB office prepared and served dinner at Quantum House. QH is a caring and supportive home for families whose children are receiving treatment in Palm Beach County for serious medical conditions. They opened their doors in May 2001 to families and now have 30 rooms, serving more than 1,000 family members every year. QH is still the only hospital hospitality house serving children and their families this way between Fort Lauderdale and Orlando. Learn more about the families here https://quantumhouse.org/meet-our-families/

CMA Vice President Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE attended the 2019 Zweig Group Hot Firm + A/E Industry Awards Conference in Las Vegas October 4-6. The event is the industry’s largest and most comprehensive business conference for leaders and aspiring leaders of AEC firms in the U.S. Attendees networked, gained knowledge, and celebrated with the top firms in the industry. The conference agenda included topics on technology, leadership challenges, business planning, marketing methods, recruiting and retention, and growth strategies. Jose also accepted CMA’s awards: CMA placed #38 in the Multi-Discipline category in the Zweig White Best Firms to Work For awards; #33 in the Civil Engineering category in the Zweig White Best Firms to Work For awards; #70 on the Hot Firms list, an annual ranking of the 100 fastest-growing firms in the architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting industry, up from #88 in 2018. Congratulations to the entire CMA team!