CMA President Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, FACEC presented at the University of Florida in Gainesville on October 27. He spoke about the trends in the professional engineering industry. https://www.ufl.edu/
CMA staff members attended the Annual Broward Branch ASCE Installation and Awards Banquet Thursday, October 7th. CMA was a platinum sponsor for the event, held at the Pelican Grand Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale.
The following CMA staff were recognized: Jessica Diaz, P.E. as Incoming President, Teresa Lewis, P.E. as Secretary and Charmaine Emanuels, E.I. as Treasurer. Daniel Davila, P.E. won Large Project of the Year for the 7-Mile Horizontal Directional Drill of Large Diameter HDPE Force Main.
Congratulations to our CMA team members for helping to make the ASCE Broward Branch a continued success!
Chen Moore and Associates (CMA) is proud to announce our acquisition of Fred Wilson & Associates, Inc. The 100% acquisition of the 60-year-old Jacksonville-based engineering company expands our professional engineering consulting services to now include the electrical discipline, adds the Florida Department of Transportation to our highway engineering project portfolio, and increases our statewide team to more than 100 employees.
CMA President and CEO Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, FACEC acknowledged the acquisition in today’s press release stating, “Fred Wilson & Associates, Inc. really hit all the marks for us as a strategic acquisition. With their long successful history, 25 dedicated staff members, northern Florida location, and notoriety for both transportation and electrical engineering work- we are very excited to weave their long history into ours as an investment in our growth.”
To learn more about the work, expansion, and employment opportunities at CMA, visit https://www.chenmoore.com/ or call 866-236-2436.
Congratulations to all of our staff for making this long-term goal a reality!
October 8, 2021
Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, FACEC
President, Chen Moore and Associates
Last week: This past week I attended the annual American Society of Civil Engineers Broward Branch Officer Induction and Awards ceremony. While the title is a mouthful, it was a solid reminder of all those hard working civil engineers that go to work every day with the knowledge that 99% of people will never know nor appreciate the work they do. The Project of the Year was the Redundant Force Main project for the city of Fort Lauderdale. This project took two contractors and two engineers 18 months from start to finish to build 7.5 miles of critical infrastructure.
Looking ahead: I’m frankly disgusted with Congress and their inability to pass a fundamental piece of legislation like the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Business will grind to a halt and no one wins if infrastructure fails. Great societies have great infrastructure – it’s not a desire, it’s a fact. I can’t see why infrastructure is tied to a larger social agenda. I can’t see why those who are budget hawks would vote against it. Infrastructure, once put in place, pays for itself several times over. Our children and grandchildren deserve better. Let’s hope Congress listens and acts.
CMA supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month with our #PinkOctober logo.
CMA participated in the Annual Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run on September 2 at Huizenga Plaza in Fort Lauderdale. Team members who participated in the (live and virtual) event were: Safiya Brea, P.E., LEED AP, David Castro, P.E., Dr. Ben Chen, P.E., BCEE, Susan Chen, Jennifer Cook, Jessica Diaz, E.I., Charmaine Emanuels, E.I., Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E., Teresa Lewis, E.I., Diego Jara Li, E.I., Karen Rachles, Rex Robinson, Jennifer Smith, P.E. and Derrick Smith, CFM, LEED AP. Congratulations to Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E. who was chosen by his teammates as the seeded runner and finished as our fastest runner and to our entire team for placing 3rd in the t-shirt design contest for the ‘Creative Use of Your Company Logo’ category! CMA would like to thank the Social Activities Committee for planning our portion of the event and Alex Piereschi from Nailed it Creatives for his winning t-shirt design. #MBCR2021
September 17, 2021
Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, FACEC
President, Chen Moore and Associates
Last week: This past week was the 18-month anniversary of us shutting down mandatory attendance at our offices because of COVID. Since then, we had our share of illnesses (not all COVID), we’ve had employees lose family members and we’ve had some clients put a freeze on all their projects. But we’ve also adapted – having onboarded over 40 employees virtually, with six employees working outside Florida. I’m not sure what the future will hold, but I’m very proud of the flexibility and resiliency of all our employees.
Looking ahead: I run a business. I’m proud that in my 22 years with the firm, we’ve grown from three employees to 105 employees. I’m vaccinated and everyone in my family that is eligible is vaccinated. What I can’t wrap my brain around is how the federal government thinks putting my business in some sort of supervisory role to implement vaccinations is a good idea. If the president wants to have people get vaccinated, then make it a mandate. If the governor wants to fine people for mandates, then so be it. Leave business out of it!
Representatives of CMA will attend the 30th Annual Athena Awards Luncheon on September 17 from 11:30a.m. to 1p.m. at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. https://www.palmbeaches.org/
September 10, 2021
Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, FACEC
President, Chen Moore and Associates
Last week: This past week, the city of Fort Lauderdale experienced the first tidal event that qualifies under the definition of king tides. King tides provide a glimpse of future everyday water levels, and they are a way to communicate local sea-level rise impacts over long time periods. Low-lying shoreline development is at increased risk of flooding because of rising seas, and public investments in infrastructure, housing and habitat restoration projects are often expected to last for decades, so we get a glimpse of what is to come in the future. Stay safe and avoid driving when roads are totally underwater.
Looking ahead: Broward County is taking a major step forward next week with the selection of a consultant to develop the Countywide Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan. The purpose of this plan is to develop an actionable resilient infrastructure improvement plan consisting of a visualization platform to aid regional planning and provide a foundation for collective mitigation of future flooding. While that sounds like a mouthful, it really is a critical step to not only create a countywide plan to address sea-level rise and resiliency, but also to be sure it is in a format accessible to all county residents.
