CMA Principal Engineer Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E. and Senior Engineer Nick Karpathy, P.E. attended the ASCE YMG Jazz it Up event October 20 at The Anderson in Miami. Nick also took the stage for a saxophone performance!
CMA hosted the ASCE FL Section dinner on the rooftop deck of CMA’s Miami office on October 21. Special thanks to Patrick Kaimrajh and Jessica Cifuentes for coordinating the event! Attendees included leaders from around the state. The quarterly board meeting is held the next day at the University of Miami. CMAers attending the board meeting include Patrick Kaimrajh as state secretary, Justin Tagle as vice president of the Palm Beach branch, Nick Karpathy as government relations chair, Jessica Diaz as president of the Broward branch, Rob Best as conference chair, Alex Farfan as the UNF branch president and Jose Acosta as investment chair. https://www.fla-asce.org/
CMA Principal Engineer Gregory Mendez, P.E. attended the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus’ ASCE Chapter Companies Night on October 19th and the University’s 34th annual Fall Job Fair on October 21. https://www.uprm.edu/portada/
CMA staff attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Oakland Park Phase I of City Park on October 21. CMA was the prime consultant for civil engineering and landscape architecture and had PGAL, MUEngineering, and Hammond and Associates on the team for architecture, structural engineering, and MEP engineering. The $5.9 million project, constructed by Kaufman Lynn, includes pickleball courts, basketball courts, an accessible playground, a renovated concession stand building, family restroom building, and a splash pad. City Park is the first project in the Comprehensive Facilities Plan for Oakland Park’s Second Century.
CMA participated in the BKS Partners Corporate Run at Riverfront Plaza – Old Jacksonville Landing Site on October 20! The BKS Corporate Run celebrates workplace fitness, promotes company spirit and celebrates health and wellness in the Jacksonville business community. https://1stplacesports.com/races/corp/
CMA staff members Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE, Shahin Hekmat, P.E., Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E. and Laura Vogel, Ph.D, P.E., ENV SP, attended the CAACE Gala on October 22. Jose was awarded the Plinio Villanueva Award! Jose previously received this award in 2017. The Plinio Villanueva Award is given to a member of CAACE who has made a commitment, through their actions and efforts, to advance the Civil Engineering Profession and the organization. https://c-aace.org/
On behalf of CMA, our President Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, FACEC accepted the Workforce Development Award from the Coral Springs Coconut Creek Regional Chamber of Commerce at their annual gala last night. The event was held at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Coral Springs and proceeds will benefit their Education Foundation. Our Principal Engineer Safiya Brea, P.E., LEED AP currently serves as our company representative for the Chamber. Congratulations! https://members.csccrchamber.com/
Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, FACEC
President, Chen Moore and Associates
As published by the Sun Sentinel on October 21, 2022
Last week: The Clean Water Act (CWA) was signed 50 years ago this week. The CWA is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution. Its objective is to restore and maintain the integrity of the nation’s waters. The law recognizes the responsibilities of the states in addressing pollution and provides assistance to states to do so, including funding for publicly owned treatment works for the improvement of wastewater treatment and maintaining the integrity of wetlands. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has delegated authority to manage and, sometimes, fund this in Florida. This was a great day in American history.
Looking ahead: Recently, the largest clean energy lending institution, Ygrene, stopped funding PACE loans to homeowners in Florida without warning. Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs provide an alternative way for Florida homeowners to finance energy efficient upgrades to their home, like impact windows and doors. This financing program allowed participating counties and municipalities to assist homeowners in financing these improvement projects. Not only are they not funding any more projects, but they are not funding any projects that have already been approved. Homeowners that were trying to do the right thing were left out in the cold. They need help soon.
Congratulations to our CMA Director of Energy William Wilson, P.E. who was inducted into the ACEC College of Fellows at the ACEC 2022 Fall Conference! The event was held October 16-19 in Colorado Springs. The College of Fellows is a distinguished class of engineers who have been selected by their peers as deserving recognition for exemplary contributions to the profession ACEC – Home
CMA attended the Broward Branch ASCE Installation and Awards Banquet Thursday, October 13th. CMA was a platinum sponsor for the event, held at the Sonesta Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel. Congratulations to our Project Engineer Jessica Diaz, P.E. who was installed as President and our Associate Engineer Charmaine Emanuels, E.I. who was installed as President-Elect! All Broward Branch Past Presidents were acknowledged, including our Executive Vice President Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE and our President Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, FACEC. Other CMA staff in attendance were Samir Abed, Safiya Brea, P.E., LEED AP, Daniel Davila, P.E., Suzanne Dombrowski, P.E., ENV SP, Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E. and Jason McClair, P.E., LEED AP. Congratulations to all CMA staff involved with the success of the branch!
