SEAOSC NEWS
SEPTEMBER 2020
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Matthew Barnard, S.E.
President
If you had any doubt about how SEAOSC and our members are making a difference, those doubts must be gone after the wonderful celebration of our fellow SEAOSC members and our Community partners on Sept. 2nd. What an evening! Thank you to all who joined our celebration of our 2020 Safer Cities Awards and our 2020 Excellence in Structural Engineering (EISE) Awards! Congratulations to all our awardees including our Safer Cities Awardees of ICC, Cynthia Zabala of West Hollywood, the City of Beverly Hills. Congratulations to our EiSE Award winners. See the announcement in this newsletter and on our social media accounts for which projects were celebrated.
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SEAOSC 2020 ANNUAL REPORT |
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This year the Board of Directors determined that a yearly report should be initiated to provide our members a review of the year’s activities, accomplishments and items remaining “On the Boards”, yet to be completed.
From a strategic perspective, this year was spent discussing ways to ensure the association
had the capacity to fulfill its mission. These discussions were informed by a Strategic Framework which enabled the Board and the Committees, in conjunction with the Association’s Management, to develop a collaborative structure between the different parts of the organization.
We encourage you to review the Annual Report and hope you will recognize the good work that has been done, but also the important tasks yet before us.
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2020 Excellence in Structural Engineering Award Winners |
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Historic Preservation - Award of Excellence
The Landmark Building at the Proper Hotel Santa Monica
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New Construction - Award of Excellence
The Academy Awards of Motion Pictures
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Study/Research/Guidelines - Award of Merit
City of West Hollywood Seismic Retrofit Program
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Special-Use Structures - Award of Merit
Organic Dreams Synthetic Means
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Retrofit/Alteration - Award of Merit
Renovating a Hidden Treasure - John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
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Retrofit/Alteration - Award of Merit - Small Project
New Student Resource Center at Coastline Community College Le Jao Campus
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New Construction - Award of Merit
Billie Jean King Main Library
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New Construction - Award of Merit
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Student Services Building
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Please take a few moments to help ensure we are serving you as you serve your clients and communities. Visit our Survey Page
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Welcome New Members
Member SE
Dragos Ursu, B&B
Young Associate
Elvis Amezcua, MPE
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Reminder to Renew your SEAOSC Membership
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Thank you for your continued membership support!
SEAOSC has the professional distinction and influence it does today because of our past leaders, you and 1,200 of our colleagues. Your membership strengthens our organization and helps to position it as the premier professional organization to which local structural engineers belong. SEAOSC represents you in the noble profession of structural engineering by fostering and promoting the contributions of structural engineers to society.
To maximize your membership, we encourage you take advantage of the many of the member benefits intended for you and these are shown in our Make an Impact membership flyer. One of the benefits available to SEAOSC SE and PE members for a fee is the ability to participate in the online SEAOSC Member Search service. This service is intended to help the public find Structural Engineers and Professional Engineers specializing in a particular area of structural engineering.
Your membership and participation helps increase the visibility of our profession and its value as well as increasing our influence and impact to make a greater positive difference together than we could individually.
Renewals are now due on the anniversary of your join date so you will receive the full one-year benefit of your membership.
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Join Us for our Annual Welcome Event & Committee Showcase with Safer Cities & EiSE Awards Program |
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October 8, 2020 - 10:30pm
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THE CONSTELLATION PRIZE
reimagining what engineering is for
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SEAOC is happy to support the 2020 Constellation Prize which “seeks to re-imagine what engineering is for by celebrating engineers and their collaborators whose work embodies the ideals of environmental protection, social justice, human rights, and peace. By bringing to light the generative work of engineers and collaborations pushing the boundaries of their disciplines, this prize elucidates how engineering can be done to encourage new modes of engagement, research, development, and design.”
Submissions will be open until September 30th, 2020.
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Free Webinar on The Balanced Design Approach to Fire Safety |
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NRMCA’s Shamim Rashid-Sumar, PE, FSFPE, Vice President, Fire Codes and Standards will present. The webinar is sponsored by Build with Strength in partnership with National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and California Nevada Cement Association.
This popular webinar discusses how structure fires and wildfires result in significant loss of life and property in the United States each year. In addition to the direct losses of fighting fires, relocating residents and rebuilding, large fire events can cause substantial indirect losses to communities. There has been an increase in single family and multifamily structure fire losses, partly due to increased use of combustible construction methods. This presentation will investigate the causes of these fires and provide balanced design recommendations using both active and passive fire protection strategies. The session will provide 1 HSW|LU for architects and 1 PDH for engineers and contractors.
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The 2020 SEAOC Convention is Going Virtual |
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The dates for the virtual 2020 SEAOC Convention have been finalized. We look forward to you joining us online December 2, 3, and 4. Thank you for your patience and understanding as the convention committee plans the first ever virtual SEAOC Convention. Registration information will be coming soon! |
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MEMBER REFERRAL PROGRAM:
SEAOSC Members can opt-in to the Referral Program for $100 annually. You may opt-in anytime by contacting the SEAOSC office at seaosc@seaosc.org. A listing will appear on seaosc.org/Member-Services-Search which includes your name, license number, business address and your selected categories.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
While California not does have mandatory continuing education for your license renewal, SEAOSC created this voluntary program to recognize and record members’ seminar attendance. You can enroll for $50 annually during dues renewals. Credit is issued for your attendance at qualifying dinner meetings, seminars and educational events based on 1 credit for each contact hour of continuing education. Click Here to learn more.
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2020-2021 Board of Directors |
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President
Matt Barnard, S.E.
Degenkolb Engineers
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President- Elect
Kelsey Anne Parolini, S.E.
SSG Structural Engineers, LLP
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Treasurer
Patricia Harburg-Petrich, S.E.
BuroHappold Engineering
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Immediate Past President
Ken O'Dell, S.E.
MHP, Inc. Structural Engineers
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Director
Bernard Cruz, P.E.
Hilti North America
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Director
Brett Beekman, S.E.
OSHPD
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Director
Henry Burton, S.E.
University of California, Los Angeles
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Director
Jesse Karns, S.E
MiTek USA, Inc.
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Director
Kim Caravalho, S.E.
Brandow & Johnston
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Director
Susan Dowty, S.E.
ICC
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Director
Tom Harris, S.E.
California Code Check
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Director
Victor Cuevas, P.E.
Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
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DIRECTORY / CLASSIFIEDS / ADS |
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SEAOSC Office
437 S. Cataract Avenue, #4B
San Dimas, CA 91773
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