Many of us from CMA attended the 2015 ASCE Florida Section Conference in Orlando July 16 to 18. Left to right is Ryan Beckman, Jason Haeseler, Peter Moore, Greg Mendez, Sarah Matin, Patrick Kaimrajh and front row is Jennifer Smith, Jose Acosta and Sathvika Ramaji. For more information, please visit http://www.fla-asce.org/

Happy Fourth of July Week from CMA!

Our Spring Logo and Happy Mother’s Day Weekend!

Despite the rain, heat, and gloom that befell Downtown Miami on April 23, Chen Moore and Associates had a great turn out at this year’s annual Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run. Thanks to everyone who participated, assisted, and supported us from near and afar. Congratulations to Miguel Lockward for finishing the fastest of the Chenners! For more information please visit https://mercedesbenzcorporaterun.com/index.php#

Teresa Mills, associate engineer was installed as Chairperson of the APWA Gold Coast Branch on April 22 at the officer installation meeting. The annual event was held at Atlantis Country Club and new APWA Gold Coast Branch Officers were inducted following their monthly meeting. Other Chen Moore and Associates employees who attended the event were Paula Fonseca, P.E., Suzanne Dombrowski, P.E. and Mike Wood. Teresa also holds the position as Secretary for the APWA Treasure Coast Branch.
The APWA Gold Coast Branch consists of Martin and Palm Beach Counties and is a subsidiary of the Florida Chapter of the American Public Works Association. For more information about APWA’s Gold Coast Branch, please visit http://apwagoldcoast.com/

Jose Acosta, Peter Moore, Patrick Kaimrajh, Greg Mendez, Miguel Lockward, Amanda Smith, Carlos Morales, Stephanie Bou-Ghannam, Maria Arguelles and Sathvika Ramaji attended the Florida Section American Water Works Association (FSAWWA) Region VII Best Tasting Drinking Water Contest on April 16. The event, held at the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables, included networking, a cocktail reception and dinner to judge the best tasting drinking water from Region VII and raise awareness about water issues. Contest winners will represent the region at the State level during the Florida Section’s 13th Annual Best Tasting Drinking Water Contest in Orlando May 4-8, 2015. For more information, please visit http://www.fsawwa.org/events/event_details.asp?id=604325

Paula Fonseca, P.E., Mike Wood, Stefan and Kayla Bortak represented CMA at the annual Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run last week in West Palm Beach. Team CMA will participate in the event held in Miami on April 23. Visit our tent at location Q09! For more information please visit https://mercedesbenzcorporaterun.com/index.php#

Suzanne Dombrowski, P.E., assistant project manager, was awarded the ASCE Palm Beach Branch Young Engineer of the Year Award on April 2, 2015. The award honors excellence in civil engineering and service to the engineering profession. Suzie 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, please visit www.palmbeach-asce.org/

Peter Moore, Maria Arguelles, Sathvika Ramaji and Jose Acosta are pictured at the Concrete Canoe competition as part of the ASCE Southeast Student Conference at the University of Tennessee on March 21. Peter and Jose and their group of judges worked through another year of concrete canoes while Maria and Sathvika participated in the conference. Of note, former Chenterns Jose Ramos and Ryan Sullivan both took home awards as the University of Florida (UF) won first place in Steel Bridge (Ryan participated) and did very well overall. For more information about the event, please visit http://www.utc.edu/college-engineering-computer-science/asce-sestudentconf-2015/