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DEDICATED TO NATIONAL DEFENSE



The Society of American Military Engineers

Atlanta Post BULLETIN

OCTOBER 2011

OCTOBER 2011 MEETING NOTICE SUSTAINING FIRM PRESENTATION



Program

“State and Local Disaster Preparedness Efforts”

Everyone needs a Disaster Preparedness Plan and State and

local Governments are no exception. The Georgia Emergency

Management Agency works closely with local emergency

management agencies in planning and preparing for potential

disaster events and at the same time, assisting the general

population with personal preparedness disaster planning. Corblu Ecology, LLC is a privately owned small business

Dewberry has several major initiatives underway to determine regionally recognized in environmental consulting, natural

the various types of disaster events a community could face resource permitting and planning, and ecosystem restoration.

and provide methods and means to prepare for and respond to Corblu provides a wide range of professional services in support

these events. Two of the major initiatives to be discussed are of land development, mitigation and conservation banking, and

Hazard Mitigation Planning process and the Coastal Georgia natural resource management, which include:

Hurricane Evacuation Study currently underway for the coastal

counties of the State.  Ecosystem Restoration - Wetland and Stream Design,

Construction Oversight, and Habitat Assessment and

Speakers Monitoring

Bill Massey, Director of Hurricane and Emergency  Permitting and Land Development Services – Jurisdictional

Management Programs at Dewberry, and Dan Stowers, Waters Delineation and Verification, Section 404 Clean

Planning Director at Georgia Emergency Management Agency Water Act, Stream Buffer Variance, NEPA Documentation,

and NPDES

Date  Mitigation and Conservation Banking - Bank Development,

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 Permitting, Monitoring, Management, and Credit Marketing

and Sales Services

Location  Ecosystem Markets - Feasibility Analysis and Asset

Ravinia Club Origination

Two Ravinia Drive, Atlanta, GA 30346

Corblu’s multidisciplinary staff is dedicated to quality-controlled

In the Perimeter Area

and timely completion of contractual commitments. We have

developed an excellent reputation for technical competency and

Time

the ability to efficiently resolve difficult and sometimes legally

Registration starts at 11:30 AM

sensitive environmental and permitting problems.

Luncheon and Program starts at 12:00 PM

Representative Government Clients

Cost

 Fort Benning Military Installation

Members - $35

 Fort Stewart Military Installation

Government/Retired Military - $20

 Savannah and Mobile District of the U.S. Army Corps of

Young Members/Unemployed - $20

Engineers

Non-Members/Late Registration - $45

 Georgia Department of Transportation

 Gwinnett County

RSVP

th  Forsyth County

By Friday, October 7  Cobb County

Please register using the online registration and payment  Cobb-Marietta Water Authority

system at www.sameatlantapost.org.  Paulding County

Contact Amita Kotwani for questions regarding reservations:

678-281-0910.

Corblu Contact

Please contact Greg Smith at 770.682.9731 or

gsmith@corblu.com for more information.





October 2011 Society of American Military Engineers SAME Atlanta Post Page 1

Stand Down for Homeless Veterans



I hope everyone is having a good fall season. The Atlanta SAME Post is supporting the 2011 Atlanta

Veteran’s Homeless Stand Down scheduled for Saturday,

Thanks to our young members, sponsors and membership October 29, 2011 from 7:30 am until 3:30 pm at the Atlanta

for making the Shrimp Boil a great success. VA Medical Center (located in Decatur on Clairmont

Road). Stand Downs are one part of the many efforts to

We've noticed that some members have allowed their reach out and provide services to homeless veterans. The

membership to lapse. Please take a moment and confirm Stand Down will provide services to homeless Veterans

the status of their membership. If you have questions, such as food, shelter, clothing, health screenings, VA and

please check with our membership chair, Kieu-Anh Tran. benefits counseling, and referrals to a variety of other

necessary services, such as housing, employment and

Most of you are familiar with the 'challenge coin' and its substance abuse treatment. Stand Downs are

traditions. We've decided that the Atlanta Post needs a collaborative events, coordinated between local VA’s,

coin and will need help designing it. So, be looking for other government agencies, community agencies, and

details of the coin design competition later this month. Veterans Service Organizations that serve the homeless.



In order to provide our homeless veterans with the support

they need, the VA is reaching out to a strong network of

supporters like SAME. The Atlanta SAME Post is taking

several actions to support the Stand Down, including:



 Providing a cash donation from contributions made at

the regular August and October Post meetings.

Thanks to a request from Bill Bersson at the luncheon,

we raised $139 in August on short notice!

 Conducting a coat drive. Please bring a new or very

gently used coat to the October Post meeting on

October 11.

Thanks to Scotti Bozeman for taking the lead on Operation  Providing volunteer time on October 29 from 7:30 am

Stand Down. This is a great opportunity to support to 3:30 pm. The deadline for volunteers to sign up

homeless veterans. Please look for details elsewhere in was October 3.

the newsletter on how you can support this cause.

Please plan to support this outreach effort by bringing a

Thanks for your support and see you at the October 11th coat to the coat luncheon or making a contribution. We

luncheon. thank you for your support of those who have served our

country.

Essayons!

 

Frank Ward, PE, CCM  

Post President

SAME Small Business Council Award 

Nominations 



Nominations for the 2011 Small Business Awards are due

to SAME HQ by Oct. 15, 2011, and should be submitted

electronically sbawards@same.org. Awards will be given

at the SAME Small Business Conference for DOD

Programs, to be held Nov. 28-30 at the National Harbor,

Md. Award criteria are provided at the link below.

http://www.same.org/images/stories/SBAwardCriteria09.09

.pdf









October 2011 Society of American Military Engineers SAME Atlanta Post Page 2

Shrimp Boil a Huge Success  Thank You Shrimp Boil Sponsors!

Thanks to everyone who came out for the 40th Annual  Accura Engineering  Photo Science

Shrimp Boil on September 20th at the Solarium in Decatur.

The annual event, hosted by the Atlanta Post Young  AECOM  Pond & Company

Members, is the premier networking event of the year and  Professional Service

 Burns & McDonnell Industries

raises money for the post’s education and mentoring fund.

This year, our 33 sponsors helped us raise nearly $3,700  CH2M Hill  Project Time & Cost, Inc.

for scholarships. Thank you to all the volunteers that  Crowder Construction

make this event possible. A special thanks to Candice Company  Pruitt Eberly Stone, Inc.

Scale, Spatial Engineering, Inc., for organizing the event  Eberly & Associates  Q Solutions

and Kieu-Anh Tran, Q Solutions, Inc., and Mark Dickson,  Energy Ace  R2T, Inc.

Crowder Construction Company, for preparing the

 GEL Geophysics, LLC  RJA

mouthwatering shrimp and BBQ.

 Geosyntec  S&ME

 Gresham, Smith &

Partners  Siemens

   Heery International  Spatial Engineering, Inc.

 Kemron  TechUSA

SAME Members Encouraged to   Knight Architects  United Consulting

 Wakefield Beasley &

Support EEA   MBP Associates

   MegaDoor  Wilco Engineering

The Exploring Engineer Academy (EEA) is a weeklong  Merrick & Company  Winter Environmental

engineering program at Georgia Tech sponsored in  New South Construction

conjunction with the Georgia Engineering Foundation Company  Yates Construction

(GEF) and the Exploring program (an affiliate career

education program of Boy Scouts of America).



Exploring Engineer Academy 2012 is just forming with

opportunities to get involved in the planning on making this

camp another tremendous success due to the dedicated

efforts provided by you - our sponsors, the engineering

community and steering committee members who

volunteer their time. NOVEMBER 2011:

Monthly steering committee and planning meetings are Date Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

held the third Tuesday of each month (October 18) at Speaker Rob Phillips and Scott Oleson of Pruitt Eberly

11:00 at Boy Scout HQ, 1800 Circle 75 Parkway, SE, Stone, Inc.

Atlanta, GA 30339. Topic Blast and Accidental Chemical Explosion

This presentation will focus on architectural

Please contact Richard Morales at

concerns when dealing with blast or accidental

RMorales@LBFosterCo.com if you have any suggestions

chemical explosions for new or existing

or if you are willing to help out by serving on our steering

structures and when those structures should

committee or volunteering any time as a mentor during

or have to be protected. The presentation will

the week of June 3rd through 8th at the Georgia Tech

also look into progressive collapse as required

campus.

by DOD and GSA projects for certain building

types.

Recruiting has also begun for high school students. A Location Ravinia Club

brochure and schedule are available at

www.atlantabsa.org then click on the right tab labeled

“Exploring”. Please pass this link on to perspective DECEMBER 2011:

students planning to apply. EEA has consistently sold out

all slots for the past few years so if you know anyone Date Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

interested please get them to sign up early! Topic TBA

Location Ravinia Club





October 2011 Society of American Military Engineers SAME Atlanta Post Page 3

SAME Membership –    Be the first to learn about important A/E/C

Renew / Join Today!  changes, contracts and awards through The

Military Engineer magazine, which provides

feature articles and news items of immediate

SAME is the premier professional engineering importance to our community.

association in the United States that connects public

sector and private industry professionals in the Still not sure if an SAME Membership is right for you?

architecture, engineering, construction, and Then take a moment to read remarks by individuals of the

environmental and facility management fields to SAME Half Century Club about what their membership

strengthen our nation's security. has meant to them professionally and personally. These

distinguished members of the SAME Half Century Club

have been, and continue to be, a vital part of SAME.

Current Members Let SAME challenge you.

Please note that many of your memberships will be Be a Leader. Make a Difference. Join SAME Today.

expiring by the end of the year. Please follow the link

below to check on your status or renew. Also, please note

that Sustaining memberships include five openings as

your member representatives (one of those must be a

Young Member).

UPCOMING CONFERENCES & EVENTS

Renew:

http://www.same.org/index.php?option=com_content&view

SAME Continuing Education Program

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October 12-14, 2011

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our more than 25,000 members representing 1,400 Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

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need of our assistance. With more than 110 Posts in the

U.S. and abroad, SAME members have a wide network of IFMA World Workplace

support that also includes a vast array of education, October 26-28, 2011

training, networking and business opportunities. Phoenix Convention Center

Phoenix, AZ

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SAME membership provides valuable benefits, not found SAME Engineer Warfighting Workshop

in any other association including opportunities to: October 27, 2011

 Connect with top engineering officials from the Crowne Plaza Hotel

public and private sector at SAME national, San Diego, CA

regional and local conferences and events. http://www.same.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=ar

 Learn about upcoming projects directly from the ticle&id=522&Itemid=246

Engineering Service Chiefs.

 Build important relationships with SAME's Mid-Atlantic Region Regional Conference

community of more than 25,000 A/E/C November 1-3, 2011

professionals. Virginia Beach Convention Center

Virginia Beach, VA

 Strengthen relationships through our network of

http://posts.same.org/hamptonroads/2011regconf_index.html

more than 110 Posts (chapters) worldwide.

 Get valuable education and education through CMAA National Conference & Trade Show

SAME's diverse Continuing Education Program. November 6-8, 2011

Grand Hyatt

Washington D.C.

http://cmaanet.org/national-conference







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Small Business Conference for DOD Programs

November 28-30, 2011

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center

National Harbor, MD

http://s3.goeshow.com/same/business/2011/index.cfm



TISP Annual Conference

November 30-December 3, 2011

Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center

Washington D.C.

http://www.tisp.org/









SAME Websites

SAME National website for national program and

membership information:

http://www.same.org



Atlanta Post website for meeting information and Post

Newsletters:

http://posts.same.org/atlanta/



Atlanta Post luncheon registration:

http://www.sameatlantapost.org/store/









October 2011 Society of American Military Engineers SAME Atlanta Post Page 5

Atlanta Post Officers

President Vice President Past President

Frank Ward, PE, CCM Raymond Ramos, P.E., R.R.C. Lenwood (Robbie) Robinson

McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc (MBP) Raymond Engineering-Georgia United Consulting

fward@mbpce.com ray.ramos@raymondengineeringga.com lrobinson@unitedconsulting.com

(404) 869-6301 (770) 483-9592 (770) 582-2820



Treasurer Secretary James Lucas Emeritus Chairs

Ben Glover; FSAME Beth Harris Sy Liebmann, PE (1994)

DeKalb County Government, Traffic Engineering McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc. (MBP) (404) 237-0115

baglover@randomc.com BHarris@mbpce.com

(404) 294-2272 (404) 923-8364 Jim Gilland, PE (1996)

gillandc_j2@juno.com

Executive Directors (2010/2012) Executive Directors (2011/2013)

Ben Butler, Col (Ret), PE Robert Beavers, CPSM Jack Newhard, PE (1997)

usmatamu@yahoo.com Merrick & Company jackearl@comcast.net

(404) 702-7077 Robert.beavers@merrick.com

(404) 739-5113 Roger Austin, PE (2000)

Rogera2@bellsouth.net

Mark Dickson Kelly Siragusa

Crowder Construction Company Corblu Ecology Jack Seibert, PE (2003)

mdickson@crowdercc.com ksiragusa@corblu.com jack.seibert@mindspring.com

(770) 761-5578 (770) 682-9731 ext. 21 (770) 604-9095



Amita Kotwani, PE Candice Scale Dick Scharf (2006)

Merrick & Company Spatial Engineering dickscharf@alltel.net

amita.kotwani@merrick.com Cscale@Spateng.com

(678) 281-0910 (912) 826-6191 ext. 249 Alvin G. Rowe, PE (2007)

atla1776@bellsouth.net

Brandon Miller, RLS Kieu-Anh Tran 770-977-5458

Wolverton & Associates, Inc. Q Solutions, Inc.

brandon.miller@wolverton-assoc.com ka.tran@qsiworld.com Steve Premo (2009)

(770) 447-8999 (770) 939-6500 Stephen.S.Premo@usace.army.mil

(404) 562-5155



Lunch Reservations Newsletter/Webmaster Young Members

Amita Kotwani, PE Courtney Collins, PE Candice Scale

amita.kotwani@merrick.com collinscl@bv.com Cscale@Spateng.com

(678) 281-0910 (770) 752-5255 (912) 826-6191 ext. 249



Ben Butler, Col (Ret), PE ROTC Scholarships Kelly Siragusa

usmatamu@yahoo.com Frank Ward, PE, CCM ksiragusa@corblu.com

(404) 702-7077 fward@mbpce.com (770) 682-9731 ext. 21

(404) 869-6301

Programs Streamers

Mark Dickson GEF and Post Scholarships Robert Beavers, CPSM

mdickson@crowdercc.com Beth Harris Robert.beavers@merrick.com

(770) 761-5578 BHarris@mbpce.com (404) 739-5113

(404) 923-8364

Sustaining Member Firms Fellows

Lou Karably, PE, PG Small Business Scotti Bozeman, PE, FSAME

lkarably@smeinc.com TBA bozemansh@bv.com

(770) 476-3555, ext. 191 (770) 521-8144



Membership Lucas Emeritus Chairs

Kieu-Anh Tran Exploring Engineer Academy Sy Liebmann, PE, FSAME

ka.tran@qsiworld.com Ned Sparkman, LEED AP, CCM (404) 237-0115

(770) 939-6500 nsparkman@mbpce.com syhinda@yahoo.com



Finance Post Awards K-12 Outreach

Scotti Bozeman, PE, FSAME Raymond Ramos, P.E., R.R.C. Birdel Jackson, PE

bozemansh@bv.com ray.ramos@raymondengineeringga.com bjackson@bejackson.com

(770) 521-8144 (770) 483-9592

Golf Tournament

Nominating NCO Liaison Bill Bersson, PE, FSAME

Scotti Bozeman, PE, FSAME Kevin Riley, CCM, LEED AP bbersson@cape-inc.com

bozemansh@bv.com Kevin.L.Riley@usace.army.mil (678) 938-8697

(770) 521-8144 kriley@mbpce.com

Summer Camps

Brandon Miller, RLS

brandon.miller@wolverton-assoc.com

(770) 447-8999



2011-2012 Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Atlanta Post

Atlanta Post Sustaining Member Firms

Accura Engineering and Consulting Services, Inc.; WOSB Eberly & Associates, Inc.; SB

A Prashanthi Reddy

(404) 241-8722

Scott Gardner, PE

(770) 452-7849



AECOM EcoWise Civil Design and Consulting, Inc.; WOSB

Tom Rolka Pamela Little

(404) 965-9600 (770) 729-1631



Applied Software ECS Group

Patrick Spink John Harpring

(404) 633-8660 (770) 590-1917



ARCADIS Edifice

Joe Wright Andy Aldridge

(770) 431-8666 (704) 332-0900



Atkins Engineering Strategies, Inc.

Kenneth Heiserman, RLA Pedro Rossello

(770) 933-0280 (770) 429-0001



B & E Jackson & Associates, Inc.; SDB Fire and Security, Inc.

B Birdel Jackson, PE, F. SAME

(404) 577-4914

F Jeff Beavin

(770) 454-8777



Balfour Beatty Construction Florence & Hutcheson, Inc.

Jeff George Janet Gregory

(678) 921-6803 (770) 428-0157



Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp. Fugro Consultants, Inc.

Scotti Bozeman, PE, F. SAME Mickey Barrett

(770) 751-7517 (504) 646-5355



BRPH Companies Inc. GeoSyntec Consultants, Inc.

Bruce Lott

(770) 933-9242

G Andrew Montgomery, PE

(678) 202-9500



Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. Golder Associates, Inc.

Brett Hensley Henry Mock

(770) 590-6718 (770) 496-1893



Burns & McDonnell Haight Davis & Associates, Inc.

Shawn DeKold

(770) 587-4776

H Maureen L. Davis, PE, CFEI

(770) 979-6650



C.H. Briggs Hardin Construction Company, LLC

C Bill Malowe

(678) 575-4786

Donald Keel, PE

(404) 264-0404



C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc. HDR

Chuck Clay Russ Pennington

(770) 422-1776 (404) 815-1212



CAPE; SDB HD Supply Facilities Maintenance

Bill Bersson Paula Presenkowski

(770) 908-7200 (858) 831-2319



Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc. Heery International Inc.

Kelvin King Robert Guinn

(703) 287-0000 (404) 946-2259



CH2M HILL Hermosa Construction Group, LLC

BG Peter Madsen (Ret), PE, F. SAME Gregory Page

(770) 604-9182 (678) 564-3220



Crowder Construction Company Hill International

Mark Dickson Susan Wise

(770) 761-5578 (404) 561-7550



Corrosion & Integrity Solutions, LLC; WOSB HNTB

Bryan Evans Hugh Weaver

(770) 985-0505 (404) 946-5700



Eaton Corporation

E Gilbert Perry

(719) 227-7773



EMC Engineers, Inc.

Douglas Gray

(678) 254-1214









Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Atlanta Post

Atlanta Post Sustaining Member Firms (Continued)

Innovative Decon Solutions Mid-Atlantic Pond & Company

I John Lewis

(678) 644-2240

John Cassidy

(678) 336-7740



Innovative Engineering, Inc. Portland Cement Association

Scott Weiland Bob Nickelson

(770) 517-5507 (678) 621-3629



iParametrics, LLC Project Time & Cost, Inc.

Paul Pelletier Janet Benjamin

(770) 664-6636 (770) 444-9799



J. M. Waller Associates, Inc.; SDVOSB Pruitt Eberly Stone, Inc.; SB

J Kevin Ryan

(404) 443-2777

Gina Swanson

(770) 457-5923



KEMRON Environmental Services Inc.; SDB Q Solutions

K John Dwyer

(404) 636-0928

Q Kieu-anh Tran

(770) 939-6500



Kennedy Engineering & Associates Group LLC; WOSB R2T

Lori Kennedy

(678) 904-8591

R Kimberly Ajy

(770) 569-7038



Knight Architects, Inc.; WOSB, 8(a) Raymond Engineering-Georgia, LLC; VOSB, SDB

Joseph Knight, AIA Raymond Ramos

(770) 452-0101 (770) 483-9592



KSi Structural Engineers Rohadfox Construction

Karen Jenkins Abbey Howell

(404) 303-8317 (404) 880-9888



L-3 Communications Rolf Jensen & Associates

L James Tyre, PE, CCE

(678) 393-0412

Joe Castellano, PE

(404) 239-1000



Legis Consultancy, Inc.; VOSB S&ME, Inc.

David Smart

(770) 393-8766

S Lou Karably

(770) 476-3555, Ext. 191



LEO A DALY SecureUSA

Edward Piekarczyk Roger Nixon

(404) 874-8333 (770) 205-0789



LG Hausys Siemens Industries, Inc.

Michelle Rhee Max McLeod

(678) 486-8224 (205) 982-5468



Lowe Engineers South Atlantic Division

Tim Lowe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(770) 857-8400 MG Todd T. Semonite

(404) 562-5006

McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc. (MBP)

M Frank Ward, PE

(404) 869-6301

Spatial Engineering, Inc.; SB

Candice Scale

(404) 645-5532

MEGADOOR, Inc

Ray Willcocks, PE, F. SAME Stevens & Wilkinson

(404) 580-1302 Jae Chong

(404) 522-8888

Merrick & Company

David Luke, PE TK&K Services

(404) 739-7111

T Paul Thurston

(770) 844-8710

Metro Engineering and Surveying

Geoffrey Sease Tech USA, LLC

(770) 707-0777 Doug Coxworth

(678) 259-0782

New South Construction Company

N Thomas Troutman

(404) 443-4000

Terracon Consultants, Inc.

Romeo DeLeon

(770) 623-0755

Paragon Consulting Group, Inc.; SB

P Howard Ayers

(770) 412-7700

Tetra Tech, Inc.

Andy Johnson

(404) 522-2867

Parsons

John W. Lynch

(404) 229-2228









Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Atlanta Post

Atlanta Post Sustaining Member Firms (Continued)

The Architecture Group, Inc.

Roberta Unger, FAIA

(678) 222-0375



The Shaw Group, Inc.

Bill McIntosh

(770) 663-1429



The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Jeff Cochran

(770) 350-5100



Tidewater Environmental Services, Inc.

Kendall Cochran

(843) 762-3750



Toland & Mizell Architects, Inc.; SB

Alan Toland

(404) 343-3500



Turner Construction Co.

Theresa Schroeder

(404) 504-3706



U.S. Cost, Inc.

U Wade Martin

(770) 481-1607



United Consulting Group, Ltd.

Lenwood (Robbie) Robinson

(770) 582-2820



URS Corporation

Matt Haupt

(678) 808-8800



Vanguard Modular Building Systems

V Randy Swartz

(610) 232-2882



Wallbridge

W Glenn Kwapis

(313) 215-5449



Wenck Associates, Inc.

William Brown, PE

(678) 987-5841



WESTON Solutions, Inc.

Mark Starnes

(770) 325-7900



Wildlands Environmental, Inc.

Gregory Smith

(770) 682-9731



Winter Construction Company

Gary Ellis, PE

(404) 588-3300



Wolverton & Associates, Inc.

Theo Stone

(770) 447-8999, Ext. 3134









SB - Small Business

SDB - Small Disadvantaged Business

WOSB - Woman-owned Small Business

SDVOSB - Small Disadvantaged Veteran-owned Small Business

VOSB - Veteran-owned Small Business









If your company's information is not correct, please contact

SAME National to check on your membership and POC status.









Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Atlanta Post