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PORTLAND POSTSCRIPTS | May 2015
President’s Corner
Portland Society of American Engineers Teammates & Friends!
March was another great month for the Post. Ms. Julie Amman, the Portland District,
USACE Silver Jackets Program Manager, provided the Post with an interesting overview of the
‘Silver Jackets’ program. The program brings together multiple state, federal, tribal and local
agencies to learn from one another and apply their knowledge to reduce risks of flooding and
other natural disasters and enhancing response and recovery efforts when such events do occur.
The Post also selected, and will fund, a high school student the Army SAME
engineering/STEM camp this summer. We hope that we can help inspire a young student to
earn a STEM degree, join our profession and strengthen our country’s future!
May’s month meeting promises to be very exciting. On May 6th, Ms. Julie Pyper, from the
Grant County PUD will discuss Wananpum Dam Monolith Repairs. I hope you can attend,
please RSVP by April 29 to Toni Leon at SAME.PDX.RSVP@gmail.com, or call 503-6438710. For those that attend our month meetings regularly Toni has set up a method to pay
automatically, please talk to Toni if you are interested.
COL Bill Leady, P.E.
President, Portland Post of S.A.M.E.
Deputy Commander, Northwestern Division
At our June 3rd, meeting the Post is putting together a “Meet the Chief’s – Federal
Business Opportunities for small and large businesses forum”. Regional USACE and other Department of Defense and Federal
Agencies will outline their programs and upcoming contract opportunities. This will help industry and government partner in order to
strength our region. This will be an extended monthly meeting.
Thanks again for you continued support to SAME and the Portland Post. We are doing great work strengthening our region and
building our own future by supporting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. Our sustaining members and
your individual support makes it all possible.
Sincerely,
Bill Leady, P.E.
Colonel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
President, SAME Portland Post
Next Post Meeting
Date:
Time:
Location:
Speaker:
Topic:
Spotlight:
RSVP By:
Wednesday, 6 May 15
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Sentinel Hotel (Formerly The Governor Hotel), 614 S.W. 11th Avenue, 2nd floor
Mrs. Julie Pyper
Wanapum Dam Monolith
TBD
29 Apr 15 to Toni Leon at SAME.PDX.RSVP@gmail.com, or call 503-643-8710
PORTLAND POSTSCRIPTS | May 2015
Upcoming Post Events
Wednesday, 6 May 2015: Post Meeting
Topic:
Wanapum Dam Monolith
Speaker: Julie Pyper
Spotlight: TBD
Jun 2015 (Tentative): Meet the Chiefs
Topic:
Meet the Chiefs
Speaker: TBD
Spotlight: TBD
Wednesday, 3 Jun 2015: Post Meeting
Topic:
Isabella Dam Labyrinth Weir
Speaker: Elizabeth Roy
Spotlight: TBD
If you have a topic, idea or would like to be a presenter, please contact COL Jose L. Aguilar at:
jose.l.aguilar2.mil@mail.mil or 503-808-4500
Portland Post 2015 Slate of Officers (Proposed)
PRESIDENT
1ST VICE PRESIDENT
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT FOR
EDUCATION
OSU Student Post
Mentor
SECRETARY:
TREASURER:
Immediate Past President:
2014- 2016 BOARD OF
DIRECTION
2015 - 2017 BOARD OF
DIRECTION
Honorary
PORTLAND POSTSCRIPTS | May 2015
Col. Wm. Leady, PE
USACE, NW Division Deputy Commander
Col. Jose Aguilar, PE
USACE, NW District Engineer
Tony Roos, PE
Cardno, Principal, Transportation
Kari Nichols, PE
Mead Hunt
Maj. Sean Patrick, USACE
Heidi Rice, PE
URS
Toni Leon, FSAME
Matt Cutts, PE
USACE
Michelle Peterson, RG, AMEC
Rick Goodell, PE, FSAME
Steve Miles, PE, FSAME, USACE
Zack Martin, PE, MacKay Sposito
Craig Crotteau - Ball Janik - yes
Andrew Young, PE, NW Natural
Jason Kelly, PE, OBEC
Daniela Todesco, PE, USACE
Kent Snyder, Normandeau
Maj. Rob Moriarty- Univ of Portland, Det 695, AFROTC
Pat Keough, , PE, FSAME, Walter O Bachus Recipient
Bud Ossey, PE, FSAME
Professional Engineers of Oregon (PEO)
Last year the Portland Post signed an MOU with Professional Engineers of Oregon (PEO) that enables us to share meeting and
educational opportunities. PEO will hold their Annual Conference Wednesday May 13, 2015 at 4:00 PM PDT to Friday May 15,
2015 at 5:00 PM PDT at Sunriver Resort. The Conference features 13 PDHs with 2 tracks focused on Technical and Global
Professional Trends and Licensure Track - 24 sessions to choose from plus networking opportunities through a kick off pre-conference
tour and 2 day conference that includes key note speaker during the general session, two concurrent breakout sessions, one main
reception, business meeting and award ceremony during banquet. List of classes, presenters and schedule:
http://files.ctctcdn.com/81a9051b001/45a18ae1-a012-45eb-a257-2f12cdcff1f6.pdf
Second Annual Pacific Northwest SAME Small Business Symposium (28 Apr 15)
Please hold April 28th, 2015 on your calendar for the 2nd Annual Pacific Northwest Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)
Small Business Symposium. Last year, over 200 people attended, making this one of our more popular events. Because of the
extremely positive feedback we are happy to host this event once again. This year, we have integrated many of your excellent
suggestions to improve the quality and usefulness of this event. We've added the following enhancements to this year's event:
 Full day event
 Happy Hour Networking and Raffle Giveaway Reception
 Small Business Focused Courses throughout the day (PDH's will be offered)
 More Sponsorship Opportunities (listed below)
 Plenary Session
 Additional rooms for networking
 More networking!
This event has proven to be a great networking and educational opportunity for both small and large SAME member businesses in the
Architectural, Engineering, and Construction industry. This outreach event is being jointly sponsored by the SAME Portland, Tacoma
and Seattle Posts and will once again be held at the Kitsap Conference Center in Bremerton, WA. The sit down luncheon will feature
NAVFAC Northwest Commanding Officer, CAPT Mark Geronime, CEC, USN as our keynote speaker. The agenda will be split into
4 venues: Small Business Panel Discussions, Small Business Focused Courses, Small/Large Business Matchmaking, and Exhibit
Booths.
Registration Information can be found at:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-pacific-northwest-same-small-business-symposium-registration-16208816005
SAME Portland Post OSAC Scholarship
Each year SAME awards a $1,000.00 scholarship to a deserving college sophomore or above majoring in aeronautical,
biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering. Apply through the Office of Student Access and Completion
(OSAC) website: http://www.oregonstudentaid.gov/
The scholarship is title: 481 SAME – Society of American Military Engineers Portland Post
Saturday Academy Instructor’s needed
Saturday Academy strives to engage all motivated young people, including those from under-represented communities, in hands-on,
in-depth learning by connecting them to community experts as educators and mentors. Saturday Academy provides innovative
programs open to all students in grades 2 through 12. They value all learning, and offer experiences in many disciplines. They
emphasize, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), because these fields are critical for children’s careers and their fast
pace of change is difficult to address in traditional school settings. More information about the program can be located at their
website at: www.saturdayacademy.org
Help: Saturday Academy is seeking instructors to support their Aeronautics, Rocket Science, and Engineering (Solar Car Challenge)
programs. Post members interested in learning about and/or volunteering for these opportunities should contact Ms. Heidi Venneri,
the School-Based Program Coordinator at 503-200-5859.
PORTLAND POSTSCRIPTS | May 2015
10th Annual Energy and Construction Best Practices Summit
The 10th Annual Energy & Construction Best Practices Summit – Clean Tech: Washington’s WISE Future
May 28 & 29, 2015 - At Bates Technical College – south campus.
Keynote - Brian Young, WA Dept. of Commerce Clean Tech Sector Lead, will provide an excellent link between the clean energy
and construction industries and align the theme with the governor’s platform on clean technology.
Registration: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=i4szzydab&oeidk=a07eaix2r5ka70e0b59
More information: cleanenergyexcellence.org/summit
Sustaining Firms
SAME’s Portland Post is updated our records, we’re updated our Sustaining Firms records, the current list is on the last page of this
month’s Postscripts, if your firm is not listed please email the postscripts editor at: Same.pdx.postscripts@gmail.com so we can get
your information updated!
Post Website Manager
Rich Nardini and Kent Snyder are our Post website manager, please congratulate them and forward any information you think needs
to be added to our post website. http://posts.same.org/portland/
Vacant Portland Post SAME Position
VACANT POSITION: Membership/ Sustaining Member Chair
Are you interested in being more active with SAME Portland Post? This is your opportunity!
Post Membership POCs lead recruitment and retention efforts, relying on the support of SAME HQ. The position gives ample
opportunities to interface with the board and Sustaining members. Regular duties include: tracking and base-lining post membership;
outreach to potential members; assisting with membership issues, and attending board meetings.
Additional duties: Coordinate Engineering Day with the USACE Portland District and manage Sustaining Member Spotlight
Presentations. Regular duties require a time commitment of 3-5 hours per month. Additional duties may require additional hours.
More information is in Chapter 7 of the SAME Post Operations Manual
http://www.same.org/images/stories/2014SAMEPostOperationsManual.pdf
If interested, contact a SAME Portland Post board member.
Member Profile (Record) Updates
All members can update their member profiles by visiting: https://membership.same.org/MainLogin.shtml for individual
members https://membership.same.org/cvweb_samesm/MainLogin.shtml for sustaining members.
Keeping your member profile current ensures all Post and committee communications reach you. As always, you can contact
the SAME HQ membership team for assistance with updates to your membership record. Your demographics are more valuable
because of new Streamer requirements and statistics that provide us with a base of who our members are.
SAME National News
The SAME Job Center is up and running! The SAME Job Center is the premier electronic recruitment resource for those seeking to
fill positions within Architecture/Engineering/Construction organizations. The Job Center helps companies find the right candidate
from our talented membership base. For Job Seekers, you can post your resume for free and connect with companies around the world.
See more at: http://www.same.org/index.php/component/content/article?id=235#sthash.Me1siqg6.dpuf
Upcoming SAME Events:
May 19-22 Houston, TX
Joint Engineer Training Conference
- See more at: http://s3.goeshow.com/same/jetc/2015/index.cfm
PORTLAND POSTSCRIPTS | May 2015
August 18 – 20 Washington DC
SAME/DBIA Federal Project Delivery Symposium
- See more at:
http://www.dbia.org/Conferences/federal/Pages/default.aspx
Pictures from the Mar 15 Meeting
PORTLAND POSTSCRIPTS | May 2015
PRESIDENT
COL Wm. Leady
1ST VICE PRESIDENT
COL Jose Aguilar
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Tony Roos
PAST PRESIDENT
Capt (Ret.) Matthew Cutts
VP FOR YOUTH
Kari Nichols
SECRETARY
Heidi Rice
TREASURER
Toni Leon, FSAME
HOUSE
Toni Leon
MEMBERSHIP/ SUSTAINING MEMBERS
Amber Schulz
READINESS
Daniela Todesco
COMMUNITY/SOCIAL/SPECIAL
ACTIVITIES
Midge Graybeal
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Maj L. Robert Moriarty
PUBLICITY
Linda Scronce-Johnson
SMALL BUSINESS LIAISON
Terry Hosaka
AECOM
AMEC
Ball Janik
BERGER/ABAM Engineers
Brown & Caldwell
Cardno TEC
CH2M Hill
Cherokee Construction Services
Continental Mapping Consultants
Cooper Zietz Engineers
Cornforth Consultants
David Evans and Associates
Dull Olson Weeks-IBI Architects
ESA
Exeltech Consulting
SUSTAINING MEMBER FIRMS
GEI Consultants
GeoEngineers
Geotechnical Resources, Inc.
Gerding Builders
GHD
Hamilton Construction
Hart Crowser
HDR Engineering
Integrated Water Solutions
IO Environmental & Infrastructure
Jacobs Associates
Kiewit
Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc.
Otak
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Professional Service Industries
Portland Post
c/o MacKay Sposito
Attn: Zack Martin
1325 SE Tech Center Drive, Suite 140
Vancouver, WA 98683
Portland Post
c/o MacKay & Sposito, Inc.
Attn: Andrew Young
1325 SE Tech Center Drive, Suite 140
Vancouver, WA 98683
PORTLAND POSTSCRIPTS | May 2015
2014-2016 DIRECTORS
Michelle Peterson
LTC (Ret) Rick Goodell
COL (Ret) Steve Miles
Zack Martin
2013-2015 DIRECTORS
Toni Leon
Andrew Young
Jason Kelly
Daniela Todesco
Amber Schulz
HONORARY DIRECTORS & FELLOWS
Patrick Keough
Bud Ossey
Sealaska Constructors
Shannon & Wilson
Siemens Industries
Skanska
Tetra Tech
Thomas/Wright
Portland District – USACE
The Urban Collaborative
URS Corporation
WEST Consultants
Westlake Consultants
Weston Solutions
WHPacific
Wildlands