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Happy New Year East Central Branch!
The East Central Branch is celebrating the New Year with a brand new look to our website www.eastcentralasce.org! If you run into our Web Master and President-Elect,
Jignesh Vyas, make sure to let him know how much you like it! And if you haven't been to the website lately, give it a click, and check out what's new. We're adding new features constantly so it's always worth a second visit.
We've got plenty of opportunities in January to keep to that "be more involved in my local ASCE chapter" New Year's resolution! On
January 25th,
EWRI and
ECB will be volunteering with
Orange County at
the EPD Barnett Park helping clean up the park and remove invasive plant species. And on
January 21st,
ECB and
YMF will be celebrating our
recent graduates and new P.E.'s at the
Firkin & Kegler Family Entertainment Center in Waterford Lakes with some bowling. Don't be shy, come out and join us!
For our
Student Chapter Members, your first opportunity at a scholarship is quickly approaching.
EWRI will be giving out $5,000 in scholarships this year at their Annual Conference in May! Look for the 2020 scholarship application on our fancy new website!
Don't forget! Your ASCE Membership expired at the end of the year. So if you haven't renewed yet, do it now!
Sincerely,
Craig Ballock, P.E., M. ASCE
ACSE East Central Branch President
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The purpose of this section is to shine a "Spotlight" on volunteer members, within ECB, that are known to go out of their way, above and beyond expectations. This month's Spotlight is shining on Mr. Christopher Carrino. Read below on how his involvement with ECB is making a difference.
Christopher Carrino is a Junior at the University of Central Florida
majoring in Civil Engineering. Joining the chapter as a freshman with an eagerness to make a difference drove him to become the underclassmen representative and rower for the annual concrete canoe competition by sophomore year. He then went on to become the current Student Chapter President of ASCE-UCF.
As president, Christopher has redesigned the student chapter's website, built new connections with company sponsors, and has focused on improving the efficiency of the chapter through new technology. Christopher anticipates this is going to be a great year for the club. He hopes to lead the charge for the UCF Chapter to make a difference in our community, bring professional development activities to all student members and of course, continue the free pizza tradition at their general body meetings! Most importantly, Christopher is excited for the upcoming Southeast Student Conference where him and over 50 student members participating in competition teams will go for the gold!
Next time you see Chris, please help us thank him for his outstanding service. Also, if you are aware of an ECB member deserving to be in the Spotlight, please let a branch officer know so they can be properly recognized in a future Spotlight.
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ASCE-ECB & YMF January Social- Bowling Night
Join us for our January social with passing PE's and graduates from UCF and ERAU, Bowling Night! This is a great opportunity to meet other young engineering professionals and get information about becoming more involved with ASCE while knocking some pins down.
The registration fee covers 2 hours of bowling, shoes, and some appetizers. Drinks and additional food will be available for purchase at the venue.
Use discount code SOCIAL - if you're not going to bowl (just for the social)
Tickets are limited so register now to secure your spot! Please follow the link below.
See you there!
Register now
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Environmental & Water Resources Institute
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Invasive Species Blitz - Environmental Volunteer Opportunity
Volunteer with the East Central Branch and Orange County Environmental Protection Division for an Invasive Species Blitz at Blanchard Park. Volunteers will assist EPD with invasive species cleanup and plant removals, tree plantings and educational sign installation.
Check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the project runs from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Volunteers will assist with invasive plant removals, tree plantings and educational sign installations. Both sites have access to trails and amenities that will be open after completion of the volunteer project.
The event will be outside and involve manual labor, so bring water, hat, gloves and sunscreen. EPD usually has a variety of tools to work with, but if you have a favorite shovel, bring it. Coffee and donuts will be provided at both sites
Register now
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Current events
1. STREAMing Knight at Treadway Elementary, Leesburg, Floirda
Thursday, January 9th, 2019 from 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Contact: Juan Gonzalez (JGonzalez@drmp.com)
- January 26th - Tesla Judgement Day - Forest Lake Academy
- February 2nd - Tesla League Championship "Panther Prowl" - Forest Lake Academy
3. Construction Career Day at Orlando Fairgrounds on Thursday, January 30-31, 2020
Future Events
1. CFL County Science Fairs, Contact Juan Gonzalez P.E.
- Seminole Saturday, February 1, 2020, at the Seminole Towne Center Mall.
- Orange County Science Fair, February 13, 2020 Trinity Preparatory School on February 13, 2020. The address is 5700 Trinity Prep Ln, Winter Park, FL 32792
2. Education Meeting at DRMP February 6th, 2020
3. Odyssey of the Mind Magic Center Region - Looking for volunteers, Contact Anna Long Esq.
- Judges Training Saturday, February 8, 2020, 8 am - 4 pm
- Toho High School, 3675 Boggy Creek Rd., Kissimmee
- Regional Tournament- Saturday, February 22, 2020 Toho HS
- State Tournament- Saturday, April 4, 2020 OCCC South Concourse
4. MATHCOUNTS. Contact Ben Pernezny, PE, FES Saturday, February 29, 2020
5. Engineers' Week February 16-22, 2020
6. ASCE Southeast Student Conference, March 12-14, 2020. Contact Catherine Felter, PE
7. SECME Regional Competition, February 15, 2020
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December Update
Last month, our student chapter joined with local professional engineers to host the
Order of the Engineer ceremony right here at UCF! Our students were able to assist with the production of this very prestigious function and observe as those participating accepted the Obligation of the Engineer and received their rings.
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- Experience in management of project team & client relationships including contract procurement, administration, and production coordination.
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- Proficient in both verbal and written communications
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CAD Technician/Designer
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Qualifications and Education:
- High School or Equivalent
- Minimum of 3 years of Civil Engineering drafting
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- Work with Project Managers and Project Engineers to understand scope of work and Project Responsibilities.
- Complete Drawing/Project Responsibilities within scope, budget and schedule; Review Drawings for accuracy.
- Organize/Maintain all revisions of project drawings, files and related information in a well-organized manner.
- High Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2017 required
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Sincerely, |
| Khanh Olka, E.I. Communications Chair East Central Branch Florida Section asce-ecb@outlook.com |
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