Chen Moore and Associates has won a CE News Best Firms To Work For Award. CMA placed 31st in the Multidiscipline category and 99th overall in the Top 100 of all firms. Best Firms To Work For recognizes the top firms leading the way in creating a workplace that inspires, motivates and rewards employees. For more information, please visit https://www.zweigwhite.com/awards/best-firms-to-work-for/2014_winners.php

Congratulations to Allie Kiever, EI, Associate Engineer, who received the FES Broward Chapter Young Engineer of the Year Award. The ceremony was held June 11 at Dave & Buster’s Restaurant in Hollywood. The award distinguishes an up-and-coming leader and honors the FES member who is 34 years of age or younger and who best exemplifies the ideal image of the young engineer. The award is given to one member of FES each year. In addition, the firm served as a gold-level sponsor for the event and received a plaque accepted by President Peter Moore, P.E., LEED AP. For more information, please visit http://fesbroward.weebly.com/

Senior Engineer Paula Fonseca, P.E., was awarded the ASCE Palm Beach Branch Young Engineer of the Year Award on April 24, 2014. The award honors excellence in civil engineering and service to the engineering profession. Paula was presented the award at the Branch’s annual Engineers in Government Night (EIGN) event. The ASCE Palm Beach County Branch is a subsidiary of the Florida Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. For more information about ASCE’s Palm Beach County Branch, please visit http://www.palmbeach-asce.org/

Peter Due�o, P.E. and Jose L. Acosta, P.E. from Chen Moore and Associates attended a celebration of the building construction of the SW Center Campus for Broward College and FIU in Miramar on February 25. CMA is humbled and honored to have been the site civil engineer for the entire Miramar campus. We are very excited to have attended the event to celebrate the accomplishments of both Broward College and FIU. We would like to thank our team members Perkins + Will, Kaufman Lynn and Facchina.

Chen Moore and Associates was recently ranked number 12 this year up from number 16 last year in the annual South Florida Business Journal’s Top 25 Engineering Firms list. The list includes 25 engineering firms located in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties ranked in order by licensed engineers. Additional information includes the number of regional and nationwide offices, total employment, major clients, 2012 South Florida gross billings and local contacts. For more information please visit http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/subscriber-only/2014/02/14/ engineering-firms-014.html? surround=etf&ana=e_article

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Director of Planning and Landscape Architecture Cristobal Betancourt, RLA was appointed Secretary of the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (FLASLA). His term runs through November 2014.
The FLASLA is a 501(c)(6) non-profit association, operating under the national professional society, that represents the landscape architecture profession throughout the state of Florida. Founded in 1899, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is the national professional association representing landscape architects. For more information on ASLA’s Florida Branch, please visit http://www.flasla.org/

President and CEO Peter Moore, P.E., LEED AP was recently accepted into the 32nd class of Leadership Florida (LF). He is among 55 leaders including corporate CEO’s, small business owners, educators, elected officials and non-profit executives who will participate in an eight-month learning experience held throughout Florida. Each of the five sessions will provide a comprehensive look at Florida’s major issues and opportunities.
Leadership Florida offers a continuum of educational opportunities for Florida leaders that includes programming for college students, young professionals, new executives to Florida, Florida mayors and the annual class program for which these leaders were selected. The purpose of all of these programs is to educate, inspire, and engage Florida leaders who will work together, across their diversities, for the betterment of Florida. To date, more than 1,500 men and women have graduated from LF programs. Collectively, members of LF serve on more than 5,000 corporate and non-profit boards throughout the state, providing key leadership in their local communities and in the state. For more information about the Leadership Florida program, please visit http://www.leadershipflorida.org

Vice President Jose Acosta, P.E., of Chen Moore and Associates, was sworn in as Vice President of the Cuban American Association of Civil Engineers (CAACE) on September 25 at the board installation dinner. The meeting was held at the Coral Gables Country Club and is an annual event to recognize new officers.
The CAACE is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1961. The purpose of the association is to assist members in the maintenance of the highest professional engineering skills and to aid members in retaining and exercising those skills; to maintain and support the highest principles of professional engineering achievements; and to obtain the advancement of the science and profession of engineering. For more information about the CAACE, please visit http://www.c-aace.org