CMA President Peter Moore was recently mentioned in the Nova Southeastern (NSU) University College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) Fall Newsletter to highlight his involvement in the NSU CEC Industry Advisory Board and also in the SunSentinel to highlight his participation as Chairman of the Board of Leadership Broward Foundation.
Congratulations to our Chairman of the Board Dr. Ben Chen, P.E., BCEE, who was honored with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Broward Engineer of the Year Award at the annual awards and installation banquet. Associate Engineers Jessica Diaz, EI and Teresa Lewis, EI were installed as bowl-a-thon chairpersons and Teresa Lewis was also installed as social media chairperson. CMA Vice President Jose L. Acosta, P.E., spoke during the presentation. CMA was a platinum sponsor of the annual meeting, held at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina, where new ASCE Broward Officers are inducted as well as certain ASCE members within the County are recognized for excellence in engineering through a variety of awards. Susan Chen, Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, ENV SP, LEED AP, Derrick Smith, CFM, LEED AP and Jennifer Smith, P.E. also attended the event. The ASCE Broward County Branch is a subsidiary of the Florida Section ASCE. For more information on ASCE’s Broward Branch, please visit http://www.broward-asce.org/
CMA employees Jessica Diaz, EI, Brent Whitfield, P.E and Suzanne Dombrowski, P.E., ENV SP attended the ESSIE (Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment) Evening with Industry Event. The annual event, held at The University of Florida, provides the opportunity to meet and interview students interested in engineering and for students to interact directly with top industry leaders and learn more about specific career opportunities and internships in civil, coastal and environmental engineering. For more information about ESSIE please visit http://www.essie.ufl.edu/
CMA staff Joel Brownsey (driver), Teresa Lewis and Suzanne Dombrowski participated in The 14 Hours of Sebring last month with the CMA supported Porsche 944 race car. The team enjoyed their best result to date, finishing the race in 34th place out of 70 cars and 10th in class. Congrats! For more information, please visit http://sebringraceway.com/
CMA staff attended a tour of the All Aboard Florida Brightline West Palm Beach Station and TOD on September 14. Moss & Associates gave the tour through the ASCE Palm Beach County Chapter. CMA provided civil engineering services for the proposed station and TOD projects. The tour included a visit to the new WPB Brightline Station and a visit to the 20th floor of the new TOD building which includes parking area, residences and commercial area.
Happy Labor Day From CMA!
CMA staff Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE, Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E. and Michael Wood attended the Topping Out Event for the Brightline West Palm Beach Station. Chen Moore and Associates provided utility coordination, site plan coordination, civil engineering design, and the design of paving, grading, and drainage, water and sewer mains and services, pavement markings and signage and construction administration. This project is one Inline Station that proposes passenger rail service from Miami to Orlando.
Congratulations to our Vice President Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE, who was honored with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Region 5 Engineer of the Year Award at the annual awards and installation banquet. Associate Engineer Carlos Tijerino was installed as Treasurer, Associate Engineer Miguel Lockward, EI, was appointed Younger Member Group Chair and Senior Engineer Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E., became Past President. Engineering Intern Nick Karpathy was presented with the Branch Scholarship. CMA was a gold sponsor of the annual meeting, held at the Rusty Pelican in Key Biscayne, where new ASCE Miami-Dade Officers are inducted as well as certain ASCE members within the County are recognized for excellence in engineering through a variety of awards. Dr. Ben Chen, P.E., BCEE, Susan Chen, Ricardo Jimenez, EI, Teresa Lewis, EI, Miguel Lockward, EI, Greg Mendez, P.E, Carlos Morales, Pamela Munoz and Sathvika Ramaji, EI, also attended the event. The ASCE Miami-Dade County Branch is a subsidiary of the Florida Section ASCE. For more information on ASCE’s Miami-Dade Branch, please visit http://www.miamidade-asce.org/
CMA Senior Construction Specialist and Project Manager Jose McCray attended the grand opening ceremony for the Orange Bowl Field at Harris Field Park in Homestead. CMA provided civil engineering services as a subconsultant to The Orange Bowl Committee. Carty Architecture was also part of our team.
Attendees at the ceremony enjoyed performances by local marching bands and remarks from community leaders. There were also free kidsﾒ games, bounce houses, barbecue and refreshments. Members of the Homestead City Council, the Orange Bowl Committee and other distinguished dignitaries were in attendance. For more information, please visit www.orangebowl.org
Chen Moore and Associates proudly sponsored a school supply drive benefiting the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County to help our highest-needs classrooms get the tools they need to succeed. Red Apple Supplies was launched in 2016 and provides public school teachers with free shopping for the items their kids need most. Special thanks to the CMA Community Service Committee for coordinating the fundraising drive! For more information about the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County, please visit www.EducationFoundationPBC.org
