Representatives of CMA will attend the ASCE Palm Beach County Webinar on November 9 from noon to 1pm https://branches.asce.org/palmbeach/
Principal Engineer/Orlando Office Leader Rob Best, Jr., P.E., Engineer/Electrical Thy Duong, E.I., Sr. Engineer Electrical/Substation Team Lead John Franko, P.E. and Vice President/Electrical Thomas Gardner, P.E. attended the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) Energy Connections Conference & Trade Show at the Marriott Orlando Airport on November 3rd and 4th. FMEA is the non-profit trade association representing the unified interests of Florida’s 33 public power communities and provides its members with government relations, mutual aid coordination, communications, education, and networking opportunities. https://www.flpublicpower.com/
CMA Executive Vice President Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE attended the 2021 Zweig Group Elevate AEC Conference and Awards Gala in Denver this week. The event is the industry’s largest and most comprehensive business conference for leaders and aspiring leaders of AEC firms in the U.S. Attendees networked, gained knowledge, and celebrated with the top firms in the industry. The conference agenda included topics on technology, leadership challenges, business planning, marketing methods, recruiting and retention, and growth strategies.
Jose also accepted CMA’s awards: CMA placed #38 in the Multi-Discipline category in the Zweig White Best Firms to Work For awards; #83 on the Hot Firms list, an annual ranking of the 100 fastest-growing firms in the architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting industry; and CMA placed 17th in the 50-100 Employees category. Congratulations! https://www.zweiggroup.com/
CMA President Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, FACEC was inducted into the ACEC College of Fellows at the ACEC 2021 Fall Conference, held October 27-30, 2021 in Marco Island. 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. https://www.fleng.org/
CMA staff members Executive Vice President Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE and Director of Quality Assurance/Principal Engineer Shahin Hekmat, P.E. were among several ACEC-FL/FES members who met with Congressman Carlos Gimenez at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables on September 15. The reception was led by FES State President Carlos Penin.
Congratulations to our Project Engineer Justin Tagle, P.E., LEED AP for being elected to Board Treasurer of the Palm Beach Branch of ASCE! Justin was initiated at the Engineer’s in Government Night event hosted by the Palm Beach Branch of ASCE on October 28 at the Lake Worth Casino. https://branches.asce.org/palmbeach/
CMA staff members attended the Cuban-American Association of Civil Engineers’ 60th Anniversary (CAACE) Gala at Jungle Island on October 16. The event is a celebration of the engineering and construction industries. CMA Executive Vice President Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE is a member of the CAACE board of directors. https://caace.org/
CMA Director of Land Development Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E. was recently accepted into the ULI Leadership Institute! The Leadership Institute is an immersive and engaging leadership program that educates emerging leaders and prepares them with the tools to solve South Florida’s most critical real estate and land use issues. Congratulations! https://seflorida.uli.org/
CMA President Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, FACEC presented at the ASCE Florida Section meeting in Tampa on October 27. He spoke about his professional engineering background and how he has helped bring CMA to be a leading firm in the industry. https://www.fla-asce.org/
On October 16, CMA staff volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. Ruben Soto, Jessica Diaz, P.E. Craig Wallander, P.E. and Charmaine Emanuels, E.I. facilitated the construction efforts by providing fall protection to windows on houses being built at Rick Case Habitat Community in Pompano Beach and as a safety measure for other workers. https://www.habitatbroward.org/
