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CONTENTS

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THE COVER A single-point urban interchange replaced an at-grade intersection in northern Kentucky to accommodate projected traffic volumes — story on page 55. Photo: Gresham, Smith and Partners ON THE RISE 14 Awards, promotions, and new hires 2018 Rising stars 16 Recognizing exceptional civil and structural engineers MANAGEMENT FILES 24 The selling power of a good story CHANNELS SOFTWARE + TECH 27 Release review 31 Collaborative BIM approach delivers life cycle data STRUCTURES + BUILDINGS 34 New York ‘Super Slender’ 35 Structural steel and welding inspection 37 What the 2018 IBC means for wood construction: Part 2 WATER + STORMWATER 39 Underground obstacles to stormwater management 41 Comprehensive survey confirms NYC water supply 42 Water main break rates rise 44 Modular stormwater treatment with natural media ENVIRONMENT + SUSTAINABILITY 46 Houston community uses novel approach for stormwater 49 Tucson bike share 50 Reducing coastal flood risk TRANSPORTATION

52 Aiming for A+ infrastructure 53 Building parking lots to last 55 Step-by-step upgrades bring big changes 56 Innovative steel bridges UAV + SURVEYING 57 Integrated linear asset management 60 2018 Engineering Drone Video of the Year 62 Tunnel surveys CONTINUING EDUCATION 63 Water modeling basics 63 Safe wood design and construction departments 7 Civil + Structural Engineer Online 65 Reader Index 66 Benchmarks Columns 06 From the Publisher: Choose to learn By Mark Zweig 08 Engineering Our Future: Viewing overhead correctly By Chad Clinehens, P.E. 10 Engineering Front Line: Make the world a better place By H. Kit Miyamoto, Ph.D., S.E. 12 Events 64 Specify

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Choose to learn Setbacks offer opportunities to get stronger.

Anyonewho has read this magazine and my column over the years knows how much I dislike trendy business books or self-appointed life coaches and motivational experts — for many reasons that I won’t go into here. That said, I must say I was truly inspired by watching a documentary recently — “I Am Not Your Guru” — about Tony Robbins and his “Date with Destiny” seminar. The guy — notwithstanding his recent gaffe over the Me Too movement — is amazing. He’s worth more than a half billion dollars and the reason is that he may be the best group therapist ever. Watch the film and I would be surprised if you weren’t at least just a little bit inspired. For me, the best takeaway of all from it reminded me of the old adage, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Those aren’t the exact words Robbins uses, but that is the message.And it is so true— in life and in your professional work as well. All of us who work as managers of some sort will have setbacks. People quit. Clients fire you. People let you down. Clients don’t pay. You don’t get all the jobs you go after. There are plenty of opportunities to “get stronger” every day. You can either let these things ruin your day/week/year/life or you can learn from them and use the lessons learned to help you do even better than you would have had they not happened. I think we can all benefit from this thinking. Life should be a learning experience. Keep learning and you’ll keep growing and winning. Decide that you won’t learn — withdraw from the game, get mad, be defeated — and you are the loser. Which do you want to be? You choose how you respond. Every time I make the choice to be a learner and not be defeated, new possibilities emerge. How about you? You can start right now to be a learner by reading this May issue of Civil + Structural Engineer . And when you’re finished with it, help someone else be a learner by sending it on. Thanks for reading!

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Guest blog: Importance of structural loads By Steve Wright, Whirlwind Steel In the simplest terms, the purpose of a building is to protect the occupants and contents, not only from the elements but from the structural failure of the building. Unfortunately, the dueling priorities of maximum safety and economy create a fine line to balance. Most of the time, building designs meet the challenge. Sometimes, they do not because cost savings are driving the project. Designers and architects are the first line of defense for safety and should have impenetrable arguments against cost-cutting and for a complete analysis of any changes to the structural drawings. Civil + Structural Engineer provides news and articles online to supplement content in this print issue. Visit csengineermag.com daily for the latest news and check out the following articles posted online with the May 2018 issue:

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Project Profitability: Staffing issues and project managers By Howard Birnberg, Association for Project Managers

In times of high workloads, project managers often have insufficient staff to complete all required tasks. Firms are finding qualified technical staff (and project managers) increasingly difficult to hire, placing ever-greater demands on the time of current project managers. And, unfortunately, the leadership of most engineering and architectural firms often exclude or minimize the role of project managers in planning the utilization of existing staff. Senior managers and marketers make promises and commitments to clients and potential clients without sufficient input from those actually responsible for completing the work. There are solutions to staffing issues; however, first a caution regarding responsibility and authority.

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engineering our future

Viewing overhead correctly Investment in critical business functions is necessary to build a strong and growing business.

Many engineers are programed from an early age to maximize utilization and minimize any “overhead” costs. Unfortunately, that programing tends to skew our perspectives on critical business functions such as marketing, IT, human resources, and accounting over the long-term. Of course, early in your career, your value to the firm is through your engineering and technical design capability. As you advance through your career, your ability to contribute to other non-billable areas of the firm increases. Despite the importance of that expanded involvement in the business, we still tend to view those business functions negatively. Because of that early programing, we believe that being a good manager or leader means to maximize billable work and minimize overhead. The reality is that in order to build a strong and growing business, we must invest in those critical overhead functions, especially in marketing, recruiting, and IT. On the surface, the math seems simple: Focus on utilization and minimize expenditures and you will have more profit. The reality is that the math is a lot more complicated than that, especially when talking about what it takes to build a strong firm that is resilient in a variety of market conditions. Our decades of research show that the fastest-growing companies in the AEC industry invest more than their peer firms in marketing, recruiting, and IT. Those expenditures fuel growth and scalability of the firm, thus expanding the diversity and reach of the firm. Firms that grow faster than the average are also more profitable, per the research. The default business model for many AEC firms, as described above, tends to allow the firm to simply ride market waves as they come and go. The firm that grows and thrives in all market conditions has an intentional strategy, usually driven by a clear strategic plan, and they focus in all areas of the business. Viewing your overhead functions more positively in your firm will give you an edge over your competition. Look for ways to leverage those valuable resources to help you do more than just be average. The firm that is unified across all functions is the more successful firm in almost all cases.

CHAD CLINEHENS, P.E., is Zweig Group’s president and CEO. Contact him at cclinehens@zweiggroup.com.

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have to be the Bill Gates Foundation. My goal from day one was to be a purpose-driven company. Why? Because you want to help others and live with passion. It is truly important to live with purpose and passion. It makes life much more fulfilling and interesting. Also, whatever you give, it always comes back to you with more. Through this event, we got to know so many of our clients and influencers in Los Angeles on a totally different level. Working together on this event provided a platform for our staff to collaborate beyond the normal work place. I really enjoyed hanging the 1,800 drawings in the exhibit with our L.A. staff, and a big party followed. I will remember this day forever. I met many students from the school — many from under-privileged backgrounds. Their hope is to have a music program in their school. The $30,000 raised will be the initial funding to make this happen. Some of them approached me personally to say thank you. That phrase itself was good enough to melt away all the hard work we did. So, I challenge you today to make the world a better place. It doesn’t have to be a big thing. Just try a little thing — one at a time. If many of us work toward this, we can truly change our communities, and it will enrich our lives at the same time. Watch a video our event at www.miyamotorelief.org/night-of-1000- drawings-event-photos. Let me know what you think! Left to right: Leslie Chung, senior events manager, Central City Association (CCA) of Los Angeles; Nhien Lasky, vice president of strategic relations, CCA; H. Kit Miyamoto; Joanne Danganan, associate director of public policy & membership, CCA; and Richard Chen, S.E., principal, Miyamoto International, Los Angeles

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Wehada very special evening last month. The “Night of 1000Drawings” event in downtown LosAngeles, organized by our nonprofit, Miyamoto Relief, was attended by more than 350 people and generated $30,000 in donations for Metro Charter Elementary, an inner-city school. It was beyond our expectations. The event was held at the forgotten but historic and beautiful Globe Theater, built in 1913 in America’s original Broadway Theater District. More than 1,800 drawings were donated by the public and clients. Award-winning musicians performed while people mingled between the art, silent auction, and bar and danced. Many of our staff volunteered their time to build the venue in one day. It was stressful, but also great fun. We all got to know each other well. Some of our staff involved in organizing the event had little sleep during the preceding weeks. The school principal, Kim Clerx, told us, “I know that our Metro Charter families and students will forever be grateful for the impact this event will have on them. Last night was truly amazing. It was great to see the community come together in support of education and the arts.” We may be just a structural engineering company, but even engineers like us can make a difference in our community and beyond. It doesn’t

H. KIT MIYAMOTO, PH.D., S.E. , is the CEO and a structural engineer for Miyamoto International (http://miyamotointernational.com), a California seismic safety commissioner, and president of the technical nonprofit Miyamoto Relief. He specializes in high- performance earthquake engineering and disaster mitigation, response, and reconstruction.

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Leadership Skills for AEC Professionals May 2-3—Miami Nov. 14-15—San Francisco

ITS America 27th Annual Meeting June 4-7—Detroit

Themed Transportation 2.0, the Intelligent Transportation Society of America conference focuses on topics such as automation, connected vehicles, and cyber security, as well as educational sessions and presentations on the future of mobility and cutting-edge technology exhibits and demonstrations. https://itsdetroit2018.org AEC NEXT June 5-7—Anaheim, Calif. Six technology tracks and more than 50 conference sessions explore the latest trends and best practices for designing, constructing, and managing AEC projects smarter. Exhibits showcase the latest products and emerging technologies. www.aecst.com Intensive course in all aspects of managing a professional service firm, including business planning, marketing/business development, accounting, financial management, project management, leadership, mergers and acquisitions, ownership transition planning, and recruitment and retention. https://zweiggroup.com/seminars/the-principals-academy The IBC annually attracts more than 1,200 bridge owners and engineers, senior policy makers, government officials, bridge designers, construction executives, and suppliers from throughout the U.S. and abroad. https://eswp.com/bridge/bridge-home HxGN Live June 12-15—Las Vegas The Principals Academy June 7-8—Aspen, Colo. July 19-20—Quebec City, Canada Oct. 25-26—Charleston, S.C. International Bridge Conference June 11-14—National Harbor, Md. Hexagon’s annual cross-industry technology conference welcomes thousands of business leaders from around the world to attend educational keynotes and sessions, and to enhance their skills with interactive training. https://hxgnlive.com/2018 Real Marketing and Branding for AEC Firms June 21—Miami Designed to bring clarity and distinction between marketing and sales (business development), this coursewill aid all levels of staff to understand how to market the firm and build the brand in their respective roles. https://zweiggroup.com/seminars/real-marketing-and-branding-for-aec-firms

Specifically developed to provide design and technical professionals with the skills to become more competent leaders, including strategies and techniques that will help them grow personally and professionally. https://zweiggroup.com/seminars/leadership-skills-for-aec-professionals CFSEI Annual Expo May 15-16—San Diego Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute event provides opportunities for education and networking as well as an exposition featuring state-of- the-art innovations, technologies, and principles in cold-formed steel framing. www.cfsei.org/2018-cfsei-expo WTS International Annual Conference May 16-18—San Diego More than 700 corporate and governmental transportation leaders worldwide are expected to exchange ideas and learn about the latest developments in the industry. Optional technical tours are offered of some of the nation’s most impressive transportation hubs and iconic infrastructure and landmarks. www.wtsinternational.org/networking/annual-conference Restoration Ecology May 18—Hillsborough, N.J. Usingmitigation and sustainable design techniques to reduce stormwater impacts and increase storm resiliency. In the course offered by the Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education, Princeton Hydro, LLC staff will focus on the multidisciplined recovery of degraded, damaged, or impaired ecosystems. www.cpe.rutgers.edu/courses/current/ew0330ca.html Municipal Wet Weather Stormwater Conference May 21-23—Chattanooga, Tenn. Hosted by EPA Region 4, International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Southeast Chapter, and IECA Region One, the conference includes technical presentations and case studies related to municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4), focused on the Southeast U.S. www.ieca.org 2018 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference May 30-31—Chicago Sponsored by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, 48 finalist projects will present to an international audience and live juries for consideration of winning titles across eight award categories. http://tallinnovation2018.com

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Jeff Keller, P.E., ENV SP, DBIA, a senior project manager in the Burns & McDonnell Water Global Practice, earned the design-build industry’s highest distinction as a nationally certified Design-Build Pro- fessional. Dewberry promoted Nicole Stalder, P.E., LEED AP, to associate vice president in the firm’s Orlando, Fla., office. Stalder has extensive engineering experience in private and public design, master stormwater model- ing, water distribution, and sewer collection/transmis- sion systems. Dewberry announced the promotions of Brian Bradner, P.E., to vice president, and Elizabeth Scarce to marketing director for the firm’s southeast engineering division based in Danville, Va. Bradner, with the firm for more than two decades, is a leader within its site/civil service line. Scarce, who has been with Dewberry for more than 25 years, is responsible for implementing strategies andmarketing plans for the division across six states. Michael Dorweiler, AICP, joined Dewberry as a senior project manager based in Tampa, Fla. His expertise includes urban and regional planning, environmental studies, traffic operations, multimodal planning, and congestion management and mitigation. Dewberry also announced the promo- tions of Steven Kuntz, P.E., to vice president; and Jeremy Beck, P.E., Christopher Simon, P.E., and Mark Unterkofler, P.E., to associate vice president. Kuntz is manager of the firm’s Fairfax, Va., roadway design group, with nearly 20 years of experience in civil engineering. Beck is a senior project manager for the firm’s transportation department, also based in Fairfax. Simon, based in Gainesville, Va., manages the firm’s construction engineering and inspection group. Unterkofler is a senior structural engineer, based in Fairfax, with more than 28 years of experience. Clint Camp, P.E., CFM, LEEDAP, ENV SP, joined W&A Engineering as director of operations at the firm’s new East Nashville, Tenn., office. Camp previ- ously worked with several Nashville consulting firms, as county engineer for Montgomery County, and has managed capital projects on behalf of the State of Ten- nessee. Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates promoted Ben- jamin B. Gordon, P.E., to branch manager of its State College, Pa., office. His responsibilities have included management of multidiscipline project teams, senior technical review, geotechnical engineering design, subsurface investigations, drilling management, management of personnel, proposal preparation, and project oversight.

Walta Brumskine, P.E., joined CALYX Engineers and Consultants’ Transportation Design Group as project manager in the firm’s Charlotte, N.C., office. In April, Brumskine presented at The Extraordinary Women’s Conference 2018 in France on the theme of “Working as a Professional Woman in a Male- Dominated Profession.” Andrew Hadsell, P.E., joined Kleinfelder as area manager for North Carolina. He has 20 years of experience working across multiple disciplines of engineering and environmental consulting, including planning, design, construction, and management of infrastructure. Latitude 33 Planning & Engineering welcomed Nicholas J. Psyhogios, P.E., as its newest associate principal. He has 20 years of experience in civil design and management of residential, commercial, utility, wetland restoration, and public-sector projects. Michael A. Sciara, RA, LEED AP, as Nelson & Pope’s newest partner, will lead the Architecture Di- vision. He has 20 years of experience in operations, business development, design, planning, permitting, and project implementation. Allison Colantuoni, PHR, SHRM-CP, was ap- pointed a member of the executive committee at Maser Consulting PA. Colantuoni, director of Human Resources and principal, is the first woman committee member in the firm’s history. Cardno promoted Jason Yam, P.E., to Civil Southeast Roadway Practice Group manager. He has expertise with the Florida Department of Transportation and local government roadway design projects across Florida. Valerie Phipps joined Cardno as a senior project manager in the company’s Houston office. She has more than 20 years of experience within the en- vironmental industry, specializing in site characteriza- tion, remediation, pilot testing, and system design and optimization. Cardno promoted Lawrence Arcand, P.Eng., to Utility Engineering & Surveying (UES) area manager, and Robert Ramsey, P.E., to UESWest business unit manager. Arcand will lead business plan- ning, client service, technology advances, and project management for Cardno’s U.S. UES business as well as Cardno’s Canadian subsidiary T2 Utility Engineer- ing, where he will continue in his role as president. Ramsey has 14 years of civil engineering, subsurface utility engineering, surveying, and construction expe- rience.

Nicole Stalder, P.E., LEED AP

Brian Bradner, P.E.

Elizabeth Scarce

Michael Dorweiler, AICP

Steven Kuntz, P.E.

Jeremy Beck, P.E.

Christopher Simon, P.E.

Mark Unterkofler, P.E.

Clint Camp, P.E., CFM, LEED AP, ENV SP

Benjamin B. Gordon, P.E.

Walta Brumskine, P.E.

Andrew Hadsell, P.E.

Nicholas J. Psyhogios, P.E.

Michael A. Sciara, RA, LEED AP

Allison Colantuoni, PHR, SHRM-CP

Jason Yam, P.E.

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Civil+Structural Engineer recognizes exceptional professionals 40 years old or younger. By Bob Drake

This seventh annual Rising Stars in Civil Engineering and Rising Stars in Struc- tural Engineering recognizes 26 professionals, 40 years old or younger work- ing in the United States, who have shown exceptional technical capability, leadership ability, effective teaching or research, or public service benefiting the civil and structural engineering professions, their employers, project own- ers, and society. Zweig Group editors selected the engineers highlighted on the following pages (in alphabetical order) from an impressive group of nominees from both the private and public sectors. Limited space allows only a brief summary of each Rising Star’s many accomplishments, projects, and activi- ties to date.

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Rising Stars in Civil Engineering Will Allen, P.E., PTOE , (age 32) toll technology senior analyst, HNTB Corporation, Austin, Texas, has influenced planning and design of a variety of transportation projects across the country. He served as lead civil and traffic engineer for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation on the Whittier Bridge/I-95 design-build improvement project, responsible for all major highway and traffic design items. Allen also served as a civil and toll design engineer for the Maine Turnpike Authority on a variety of toll conversion projects. Serving as one of the youngest members of HNTB Corporation’s National Toll Technology Consulting Practice, Allen’s experience in traditional and alternative project delivery and background in design, program management, and project management has led to assignments on some of the most complex and specialized roadway projects in Texas and California. Before relocating his career to Austin, Texas, Allen participated in the Emerging Leaders Program through “A Better City (ABC) Boston,” which focuses on discussing ways leaders are contributing to public service, improvement in quality of life, and developing innovative solutions to the region’s transportation needs. Jessica Fox, P.E. , (age 39) vice president of operations - Environmental, The Vertex Companies, Aston, Pa., special- izes in analyzing the impacts and potential liabilities of subsurface environmental contamination. She has evaluated projects ranging from single-family homes to major international airports. Fox has helped guide the strategic growth of the firm’s Remediation Group from a staff size of two in 2010 to more than 45 full time employees in 2018. She is currently responsible for business operations, financial oversight, strategic planning, quality control, service consis- tency, internal training, and technological advancement for a team of 150 employees. She also initiated a Women’s Resource Group at Vertex to address career challenges faced by women within the company, in the AEC field, and in the workplace as a whole. Notable projects include design and implementation of a large-scale subsurface investiga- tion to evaluate potential environmental impacts at a 40-acre pipe manufacturing facility; designing and directing a baseline subsurface investigation for a 32-acre former railroad yard; and managing solid waste and hazardous materi- als investigations for two Philadelphia International Airport Environmental Impact Statement projects. Stephen Harris, P.E., ENV SP , (age 32) senior engineer, Atkins, Denver, has designed rural roadways in national parks and other environmentally sensitive locations and also developed designs for highly urban corridors such as Central 70 — Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) largest infrastructure initiative in the state’s history. CDOT recognized Harris in a letter of commendation as “critical to our success.” He was the lead author and is currently performing project oversight for two design-build projects within the Platte to Park Hill Program, a $298 million regional detention drainage improvement program. Harris has led Atkins’ Graduate Develop Program for the Denver office — a program for new college graduates, providing innovative training through multidiscipline rotation over an 18-month duration. In coordination with Atkins and Denver Public Schools, he participated in programs to tutor students in math and science. Since moving to Colorado almost 10 years ago, Harris has volunteered with the Denver Rescue Mission, serving downtown Denver’s homeless and needy population. He also enjoys going to Juarez, Mexico to build homes for the poorest people of Juarez. Cameron Jenkins, P.E. , (age 33) senior engineer, Atkins, is the water resource team lead in San Diego. He is recog- nized for his leadership, mentorship, and ability to identify and solve complex channel and floodplain management problems. His experience includes hydrology and hydraulics modeling, dam break modeling, sediment transport mod- eling, stream restoration, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Letter of Map Revision studies. Cur- rently, Jenkins is the technical lead for several large 2D hydraulic models being developed to simulate approximately 34 square miles of burned areas in Santa Barbara County from the Thomas Fire — the largest wildfire in California’s history. He played a key role in working with FEMA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and local partners to assess and perform dam breach modeling for 37 critical dams in Puerto Rico within the span of a few days following the Cat- egory 5 hurricane that struck the island in September 2017. Jenkins has taught training courses for ASCE, Floodplain Management Association, and local agencies on the use of HEC-RAS 1D, HEC-RAS 2D, and RiverFlow2D.

Will Allen, P.E., PTOE

Jessica Fox, P.E.

Stephen Harris, P.E., ENV SP

Cameron Jenkins, P.E.

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Jeffrey Katz, P.E. , (age 29) division manager, The Vertex Companies, Long Island City, N.Y., has managed con- struction of numerous complicated projects throughout the world, specializing in completion of distressed projects following termination of the original contractor. Projects include construction of an $80 million U.S. Government facility in Germany; construction of a multi-level post-tensioned concrete parking structure at Fort Hood, Texas; construction of two $16 million service plazas in Ohio; and completion and closeout of multiple projects throughout the country, including state police facilities, schools/universities, community and public works buildings, high-rise housing developments, and more. Katz is comfortable consulting on both vertical and horizontal construction, and has prepared claims and expert reports related to project completion costs, unforeseen conditions, design issues, project delays, overpayment, construction defects, and more. In addition to his normal project management responsibili- ties, for two years Katz guided development of a company program for loss control services for a global insurance provider. Working with two others at Vertex, he is in the process of forming a surety claims professional association for the Northeast region Christine H. Kirby, P.E. , (age 39) project manager and standards engineer, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN), Houston, has focused on management and design of water lines ranging in diameter from 8 inches to 108 inches. As part of the program management team for the City of Houston’s Surface Water Transmission Program (SWTP), which includes more than $400 million in construction of large-diameter water lines, she has been involved in all project phases from preliminary engineering through construction. She serves within LAN as a technical cham- pion and is considered to be a company-wide expert for design of pipelines using horizontal directional drilling. As liaison for the SWTP, Kirby oversees multidiscipline design teams consisting of consultants and experts. Within LAN, she organized a graduate rotation program that allowed new hires to work on projects in various markets over a three-month period. She also established a mentorship program that assigned senior engineers as mentors to young graduate engineers. Kirby serves on three standards committees for the American Water Works Association, as well as for a number of community organizations. Matthew J. Manges, P.E., CFM , (age 34) team leader and regional stormwater manager, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN), Houston, is an industry expert in advanced GIS methods and complex 2D modeling, and is recognized as one of the top 2D modelers in Texas. In 2010, he developed an award-winning 2D model in support of a 4,000-acre drainage master plan — one of the largest in North America at the time — for the Memorial City Redevelopment Authority in west Houston. The model helped develop cost-effective solutions for a community beset by flooding and drainage issues for a long time. Manges oversees a team of 14 engineers, who provide engineering services for all aspects of stormwater management. He is currently participating in LAN’s Leadership Institute, an intensive, year-long training program in which key leaders from across the company interact and build on each other’s strengths. Manges regularly conducts internal training seminars, has hosted training workshops for clients on advanced 2D modeling, and is a regular presenter at the Texas Floodplain Management Association spring and fall conferences. Ali Mostafavi, Ph.D. , (age 34) assistant professor, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, focuses his re- search on the sustainability and resilience of civil infrastructure and addresses four important societal challenges: infrastructure adaptation and disaster resilience; urban sustainability; construction efficiency; and energy efficient buildings. Through the use of computational methods based on agent-based simulation, dynamic network analysis, life cycle analysis, and stochastic dynamic modeling, his research investigates new theoretical frameworks and robust solution concepts to inform decision-making and policy formulation in civil infrastructure systems and construction projects. He is the author of more than 35 journal and conference publications, and his research has been presented at more than 25 national and international conferences related to construction. In two recent projects, Mostafavi (as the lead investigator) leads interdisciplinary teams of researchers to examine the resilience performance of Houston’s flood protection, emergency management, and transportation infrastructure systems during Hurricane Harvey. Mosta- favi and his team are studying the emergency response to Harvey, analyzing ways to improve planning, communica- tion, and coordination risks that may arise in future extreme weather events.

Jeffrey Katz, P.E.

Christine H. Kirby, P.E.

Matthew J. Manges, P.E., CFM

Ali Mostafavi, Ph.D.

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Justin C. Reeves, P.E., LEED AP, (age 37) team leader and senior associate, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN), Fort Worth, Texas, leads the municipal infrastructure teams for LAN’s Dallas and Fort Worth offices and is responsible for water, wastewater, drainage, and roadway design projects throughout the region. He has supported more than 500,000 linear feet of pipeline design ranging from 6 inches to 108 inches in diameter and has experience with more than 100,000 linear feet of trenchless utility installation or pipeline rehabilitation. Reeves is responsible for staff development, client relations, and market growth in the region, averaging more than 10 percent growth per year during the last three years. He has developed or supported development of various tools and processes now used company-wide, including a project execution manual, sales manual, and earned value management tools. Reeves is currently committee chair for the AWWA Standards Committee for Fiberglass Weirs, Troughs, and Baffles, where he is responsible for updates to two technical industry standards, and is serving as president of the Underground Construction Technology Association’s North Texas Chapter. Katie Thomas, P.E., ENV SP, QSD/P , (age 28) senior engineer/project manager, CWE, Fullerton, Calif., was hon- ored in 2015 by the Orange County Engineering Council with a Young Engineer Award. While a graduate student working full-time, she was awarded a $10,000 Metropolitan Water District World Water Forum grant to fund research- ing, designing, building, and testing a subsurface irrigation collection system. The project supported her hypothesis that a system of this kind could reduce potable water use by 15 to 30 percent. She is significantly contributing to development of one Watershed Management Program and six Enhanced Watershed Management Programs (EWMPs) for watershed management groups throughout Los Angeles County. These EWMPs, the first of their kind, are paving the road for stormwater quality protection in Los Angeles County. ASCE selected one of the plans as the Outstanding Regional Water Treatment Project of the Year in 2016. Thomas was the senior engineer for the design of bioswales and green street improvements to capture and retain urban runoff for the City of Beverly Hills, reducing potable water use by approximately 1.25 million gallons per year. Ryan Trahan, P.E. , (age 38) principal, Environmental Partners Group, Inc. (EP), Quincy, Mass., has advanced in six years to a principal within the firm and one of five directors on its board. Named by ENR New England as a 2018 Top Young Professional, Trahan consistently contributes to the cultural and financial well-being of EP, managing more than 40 active projects with a staff of 12 engineers. Managing 25 percent of the firm’s annual revenue, Trahan has been the project manager of EP’s largest project to date through all phases of design and construction — a $130 million public water system design and construction project in Eastham, Mass. The project has won numerous regional and national awards and accolades, including a 2017 Project of the Year award from the American Public Works Associa- tion. In 2012, he began and continues to coordinate a co-op partnership with Northeastern University, hiring as many as eight civil, environmental, and transportation engineering students at one time to work for a six month period. Trahan is involved in city government, serving on several committees in Lakeville, Mass. Jennifer Weger, P.E. , (age 35) senior analyst - Toll Systems, HNTB Corporation, Philadelphia, served as deputy program manager on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s conversion to all-electronic tolling. She helped lead a multi-tiered effort to assist more than 800 state employees who no longer were needed to keep the toll system running in finding other opportunities with the State of Pennsylvania and other employers. In Georgia, Weger served as project manager for on-call support with the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) to support consolidation of back-office operations. SRTA’s work was selected as winner of the 2017 International Bridge, Tunnel and Turn- pike Association’s annual Toll Excellence Award. Weger served as planning task leader for a Florida Department of Transportation plan to develop and implement an express lanes network across southeast Florida and helped guide decision making across multiple agencies. In 2012, she received a Trailblazer Award from the Atlanta Chapter of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials because of her efforts to get minority engineering professionals more involved in their industry and local communities.

Justin C. Reeves, P.E., LEED AP

Katie Thomas, P.E., ENV SP, QSD/P

Ryan Trahan, P.E.

Jennifer Weger, P.E.

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Matt Wessale , (age 30) field services manager, Westwood Professional Services, Minneapolis, has been at the fore- front of development of modern pile load tests that are a primary tool in the design of solar pile foundations. In 2013, Wessale oversaw more than 8,000 load tests and managed design, procurement, and installation of more than 170,000 piles across 25 solar projects in Ontario. He developed new load testing tools and techniques that allowed his team to complete load tests in 30 minutes each using two people — an 89 percent reduction in production hours and related costs. Wessale returned to the U.S. and started his own company, Solar Foundation Services; at the end of 2015 his team joined Westwood Professional Services. He now oversees a team of engineers who design and test energy infrastructure foundations across the U.S. Wessale put Westwood on the map for offering construction support services by developing a digital product to support onsite construction tracking and inspections. He serves as the chair of a committee within Westwood’s power division, focused on product diversification and innovation. Rising Stars in STRUCTURAL Engineering Hamed Babaizadeh, P.E., LEED AP BD+C , (age 31) bridge engineer, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD), Baton Rouge, La., is bridge representative for a variety of LADOTD projects from bridge design feasibility studies to new bridge design and replacement/rehabilitation of existing bridges. His highlighted ex- perience at LADOTD is developing special details for slab span bridges with widths from 30 feet to 44 feet using finite element models in accordance with AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications and the LADOTD Bridge Design and Evaluation Manual. Babaizadeh has published many widely cited peer-reviewed journal papers and conference proceedings in the fields of structural design and sustainability of construction materials by performing a hybrid environmental-economic life cycle assessment. He has been a mentor for high school and undergraduate students getting prepared for civil engineering competitions such as concrete strength and spaghetti bridge competitions and served as jury and executive committee member for the National Lightweight Concrete Competitions. Michael Baron, P.E., S.E. , (age 33) project manager and structural engineer, The Chazen Companies, Troy, N.Y., founded the Expertise Project (EP; www.expertiseproject.org), a New York State Benefit Corporation that improves the way that expertise is transferred between students and professionals. His team interviews professionals, edits the video, and distributes it using a web-based platform in a fun, visual, and memorable way that’s made available to students and the public. EP, initially focusing on structural and civil engineering students and professionals in New York State, is based on Baron’s experiences developing structural engineering expertise and mentoring and onboarding students and entry level engineers. The New York State Workforce Development Institute awarded EP a development grant based on its potential to convey knowledge and information about careers in structural engineering while developing a framework that could be used in other sectors in the future. Baron was the project manager and design engineer on two projects that won Diamond Awards from the ACEC New York Chapter in 2017 — the Kaal Rock Connector, a feasibility study to construct a world-class pedestrian walkway along the Hudson River; and the Revere Smelting and Refinery Wet Electrostatic Precipitator. Sam Brockshus , (age 26) designer, ISG, Mankato, Minn., in addition to serving as project manager and lead struc- tural designer on ISG projects, is a member of ISG’s Bluebeam Training Committee, which was created to develop Bluebeam software skills companywide, and ISG’s ESOP Committee, a group that was formed to facilitate communi- cation, provide information, and build trust between employee owners and leadership within ISG. Brockshus served as lead structural designer for Mill City Senior Community in Faribault, Minn., a ground-up three-story building constructed using conventional wood framing plus an at-grade precast parking garage on the first floor. He also serves as lead structural designer for an ongoing project at Blue Star Power Systems in North Mankato, Minn., comprising a $15 million manufacturing facility constructed primarily of steel and precast concrete. He currently serves on the structural design team for the City of Eagle Grove Water Reclamation Facility in Eagle Grove, Iowa. Brockshus has been a Big Brother Big Sister mentor since 2013 and was named the Mankato Family YMCA’s mentor of the year for 2018.

Matt Wessale

Hamed Babaizadeh, P.E., LEED AP BD+C

Michael Baron, P.E., S.E.

Sam Brockshus

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