CMA ranked 18th in the Jacksonville Business Journal Top Engineering Firms List! The list includes the top 42 engineering firms located in Duval, Clay, St. Johns, Nassau, Baker, Putnam and Flagler counties ranked in order by number of licensed engineers. Congratulations! Jacksonville Business News – Jacksonville Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

The Miami, Broward, & Palm Beach Chapters of the Florida Engineering Society recently organized an event where Mr. Sean Williams, Bureau Chief at the South Florida Water Management District, discussed the district’s new engineering contracts. CMA Project Engineer Vincent Locigno, P.E. played a key role in planning and coordinating the event. Highlights included insights into Restoration Strategies, CERP Projects, and O&M Capital Program. Other CMA attendees were: Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE, Mike Albert, P.E., Jessica Diaz, P.E., Shahin Hekmat, P.E., F.FES, FACEC and Laura Vogel, P.E., ENV SP. The event was held at the Signature Grand in Davie on January 31^st.

CMA staff members Madeline Batey, E.I., Rob Best, P.E. and Charmaine Emanuels, P.E. attended the ASCE-FL Section Student Symposium in Orlando on Saturday February 10th. They spoke with students from universities throughout the state of Florida. Charmaine and Madeline were speakers at the Young Member Forum, and Rob participated in a Hiring Panel.

CMA sponsored the 10th Annual FES Race for Relevance, held February 1 at the at the Autobahn Indoor Speedway in Jacksonville. The Race for Relevance is a fundraising event created to encourage youth to engage in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). All the proceeds raised from the event go towards the Chapter’s scholarship fund. Team CMA racers included Freeman Bass, P.E.; Brad Wilson, P.E.; Chris Gearhart, P.E.; Devon Cox; Maddie Batey, E.I.; Alex Farfan, E.I.; Phuoc Nguyen and grandstand attendees were Jennifer Smith, P.E. and Floyd Fasking, P.E.

CMA ranked 13th in the South Florida Business Journal Top 25 Engineering Firms List! The list includes the top 25 engineering firms located in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties ranked in order by number of licensed engineers. Congratulations! https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/

CMA staff members Brad Wilson, P.E.; Jason Sutton, PLA; Mike Bell, P.E.; and Ben Lehr, P.E., LEED AP participated in the 5^th Annual Northeast Florida Construction Career Days Clay Shoot on January 25th at Jacksonville Clay Target Sports. CMA served as a silver sponsor for the event.

CMA Principal Engineer Jennifer Smith, P.E. and Director of Energy Freeman Bass, P.E. attended the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University/Florida State University College of Engineering Career Fair on January 23 in Tallahassee. https://eng.famu.fsu.edu/

CMA attended the FES/ACEC Professional Engineer Legislative Days throughout Florida.  The events were held January 10 and attendees met most of the legislators and/or staff that represent Florida. Our CMA representatives were: Ben Lehr, P.E. (Tampa), Freeman Bass, P.E. (Jacksonville), Brent Whitfield, P.E., ENV SP and David Cowan, P.E., ENV SP (Palm Beach), Shahin Hekmat, P.E., F.FES, FACEC and Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE (Miami Dade) and Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, FACEC (Broward).