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We recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) each October to commemorate the many contributions of people with disabilities to America’s workplaces and economy. The theme for NDEAM 2024 is “Access to Good Jobs for All.” These resources can help your organization take part. We also offer specific ideas for how different types of organizations—including employers and employees, educators and youth service professionals, policymakers, associations and unions, disability-related organizations, and federal agencies—can take part on the main NDEAM webpage.
If you have any questions, or comments about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion or would like to join the committee, please contact Michael Olka at mike.olka@lakecountyfl.gov
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ENVIRONMENTAL & WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE
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Last month, EWRI held its September Luncheon with speaker Brenda Defoe-Surprenant at the Central Florida Expressway Authority Headquarters. This presentation summarized the vulnerability assessment methodology developed by the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council and highlighted how this methodology has been applied to various communities. There were 24 attendees at this event. | |
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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING INSTITUTE
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Summary of the presentation
Aurelio Silva, MEng, Regional Engineer at IDEA StatiCa, will present on "Delegated Design of Connections Using Finite Element Analysis". He explores the concept of delegated connection design and delves into the three options provided by the AISC Code of Standard Practice.
The presentation examines current practices in connection design, ranging from traditional methods such as using AISC tables, hand calculations, and Excel spreadsheets, to modern approaches like BIM/detailing software and connection design software. It underscores the numerous benefits of employing FEA for connection design, including enhanced design flexibility, significant time savings, and material efficiency.
A pivotal highlight is the introduction of the Component-Based Finite Element Method (CBFEM), which revolutionizes traditional component method design guides by overcoming geometric limitations. Through design examples, the presentation vividly illustrates how FEA can be applied in connection design ensuring compliance with AISC requirements.
Overall, the presentation underscores the transformative impact of FEA in connection design, emphasizing its potential to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and integration with BIM workflows.
Bio of the speaker
Aurelio Silva, MEng, is a multilingual engineer and seasoned project and account management professional with expertise in construction, structural design, and engineering software. His career spans several years, during which he has excelled in diverse roles across Europe, Brazil, and now the US. Aurelio earned his Master of Civil Engineering from INSA Strasbourg, France, and currently serves as Regional Engineer at IDEA StatiCa.
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Student and Young Professional Scholarships
to attend SEI Congress 2025
Apply by January 3, 2025
SEI Structures Congress 2025 will be hosted in Phoenix, Arizona from April 9 -11, 2025. The event aims to advance the structural engineering profession for a better future. They will have a robust technical program, engaging keynote speakers, and numerous networking opportunities.
SEI Society provides complimentary registration, and travel reimbursement to qualified students, and ambitious young professionals. Good luck, and we hope to see you at the Congress!
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Please email Khanh Olka at khanh.olka@amermhi.com if you would like to join the ECB SEI Chapter. The Chapter meets virtually every month on the second Wednesday over lunch to organize upcoming technical luncheons and networking opportunities. | |
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SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
The Sustainability Committee’s core mission and function are to organize and facilitate outreach opportunities, allowing the East Central Branch members to stay informed and promote sustainable engineering practices. Below are some upcoming events and other news recommended by the committee.
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Volunteer Opportunities
● Central Florida RECON (CFR) Waterway Cleanup Fleet – CFR RECON is a group of friends and concerned citizens protecting Central Florida’s surface waters and natural environment by removing trash and debris from lakes, rivers, and streams. All those who enjoy canoeing and kayaking and would have a couple hours are welcome to join upcoming events! The RECON fleet is growing and currently has 9 kayaks available to use at events. Shoreline volunteers are also welcome if you feel the urge to walk instead of being on the water. Click the link to check out upcoming events! Click here to view all RECON events on Meetup. Click here to view the Facebook page.
News / Resources / Interesting Reads
● October 26th- 10:00 am - Pollution Prevention Program: Take Back Day
Mark your calendars, the next United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) National Take Back Day event is scheduled for October 26, 2024, at 10:00 am. Because pharmaceuticals are not adequately treated by most wastewater treatment plants they should NEVER be flushed down the toilet or poured down the drain. This includes medications taken by humans and those given to animals. The collection sites have not been updated yet for the October event. Check the website two weeks before the event for the site closest to you. Click here for more information
● ASCE Innovation in Sustainable Engineering Award
ASCE is accepting nominations for the Innovation in Sustainable Engineering Award until November 1st. This award seeks to recognize creativity in the form of innovative sustainability for built civil infrastructure projects. Click here for more information.
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Join the Committee
If you would like to join the ECB Sustainability Committee, please reach out to our Committee Chair Steve Sommerfeldt. The committee typically meets (virtually) on the last Tuesday of the month during lunch to plan out future activities and ideas related to sustainability. We welcome any new and/or seasoned individuals interested.
Want to hear more? Join the Sustainability Committee mailing list today!
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EDUCATION COMMITTEE
(K-12 OUTREACH)
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Engineers in the Classroom
Camelot Elementary November 1, 9 – 11 a.m
Timber Lakes Elementary November 22, 9 – 11 a.m
If you would like to volunteer for an Engineers in the Classroom event, please contact David Schmitt at dave.schmitt@dseorl.com
Teach-In
Teach-In is a perfect opportunity for parents, business leaders, and community members to let students know we care about them. Teach-In highlights the importance of bringing together teachers, school staff, parents, students, and communities in a unified effort to build great public schools.
Help shape and build the future. Step into a classroom to share great information with our students and teachers. Talk about your job or career. Have you traveled? Do you have a cool hobby? Open a door to a new life experience for our students.
Orange County Public Schools November 18-24
If you would like to volunteer for Teach-In, please contact the school you would like to visit.
Future Events
February is full of STEM events, if you are interested in advance notice of these events, please contact Mike Olka.
If you have any questions, or comments about K-12 Outreach or would like to join the committee, please contact Michael Olka mike.olka@lakecountyfl.gov
| ASCE putting civil engineering back on the big screen with Cities of the Future film | The film was released in February 2024 | If you have any questions, or comments about K-12 Outreach or would like to join the committee, please contact Michael Olka mike.olka@lakecountyfl.gov | |
Advance Notice for the 2024 E-Week events:
E-Week 2025 – February 18 - 24
Looking for motivated ASCE members who would like to help plan the E-Week 2025 events including a formal awards ceremony. The first planning meeting is to be held this month. If you would like to join the committee, please fill out the poll below listing your availability.
https://www.when2meet.com/?26804459-4nQTM
If you have any questions, or comments about E-Week or would like to join the committee, please contact Michael Olka at mike.olka@lakecountyfl.gov
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YOUNGER MEMBER FORUM
The goal of the ASCE Younger Member Forum (YMF) is to promote professional development among young engineers. YMF hopes you will join us for some of our upcoming events.
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Upcoming Events
Save the date for our tailgate at UCF on November 2nd. Location and time will be announced at a later time. All are welcome to attend! Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided.
|  | Save the date for the upcoming webinar with proceeds benefiting the EWB's Nepal and Guatemala water supply projects on November 14th. The topic will be the Nexus Between Water Quality and Tribal Cultural Lifeways. Our presenter is Captain Michale Stover, P.E.. In this presentation, Mike Stover will explore the connection of water quality to the preservation of tribal sustenance practices, traditional lifeways and cultural connections to the natural environment in Native American communities. Legacy industrial toxins, hydropower without adequate fish passage, and the effects of climate change pose a threat to the survival of tribal cultural and dietary lifeways. Recent advances in federal policy and regulations are helping to thwart the impacts to Tribal culture through promulgation of protective water quality standards, permit conditions and industrial licensing. |  | Join us for our upcoming pickleball event at ClearOne Sports on November 13th from 6-7:30 pm. Thank you to our court sponsor ECB Sustainability Committee. All skill levels are welcome. This will be a great event to come learn a new sport or refine your skills. We will be providing non-alcoholic drinks. The cost to attend is $10 per person to cover the equipment cost and instructor fee. | Register for our upcoming canned food drive with the East Central Branch benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank. The event will be at A La Cart's Sodo location on Michigan St. Your first drink will be provided. Thank you to our sponsors KPM Franklin and Ardurra. | |
Recap
We hosted a watch party for the UCF vs UF game at Pour Choice Taphouse. Thank you to our sponsor ADS. We hope everyone had a great time. Don't forget about our upcoming tailgate at UCF to keep going with the football season fun.
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October Report
As we approach October, students continue to charge on with the Fall Semester. We have had two successful General Body Meetings this month from Whiting-Turner and LandDesign. Not only has attendance for the General Body Meetings been notable, but students have also been involved with competition meetings, tailgating, social events, and volunteering. Not to mention professional development events like the Lunch and Learn with Robert Schmitt. Those that attended got to partake in a meal and a valuable learning experience. Students also got to bond at the Minecraft Game Knight, the Steel Bridge Social, and the Minute to Win it Canoe Social. To give our members a well-rounded knowledge of Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe, we hosted a Swap Event with Canoe and Bridge. This event allowed members to gain experience with welding and concrete mixing. Students also had the opportunity to volunteer and network at the ECB Annual Golf Tournament! Additionally, officers continue to meet on a biweekly basis to discuss club matters such as overall planning, symposium preparation, mentorship/mentee relationships, and more.
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 |  | At ADS, no idea is off-limits, and we celebrate creativity and bold moves. For more than 50 years ADS has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials. Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, we are a multi-billion dollar stormwater management company, manufacturing pipe and ancillary products. What does that mean? When it storms, we capture rain with our drain basins, convey it with pipe, store it using chambers, and finally treat it with our water quality products, before safely returning water back to the environment. We handle, what we call, the entire lifecycle of a raindrop. Our products help prevent flooding, which increases the quality of life for people living in large cities, suburbs, and rural towns. We also believe in creating a circular economy and are the largest plastic recycling company in North America. We use plastic shampoo and detergent bottles to create pipes, diverting over 500 million pounds of plastic from landfills every year. ADS operates a global network of over 60 manufacturing plants and 30 distribution centers.
We have amazing stories to tell, and we need your help getting our story out there. To learn more about ADS, please visit our website at www.adspipe.com
Leadership Competencies
The successful candidate must bring a high level of ethical, intellectual, professional, and personal values that complement the team.
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Strategic Mindset – anticipates future trends and implications accurately
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Decision Quality – relies on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment when making decisions
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Customer Focus – identifies opportunities that benefit the business
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Business Insight – keeps up with current and possible future policies, practices, and trends in the organization, function, and in the marketplace
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Plans and Aligns – breaks down objectives into appropriate initiatives and actions
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Optimizes Work Processes – seeks ways to improve processes, from small tweaks to complete reengineering
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Ensures Accountability – establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results
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Collaborates – works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives
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Develops Talent – develops others through coaching, feedback, exposure, and stretch assignments
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Builds Effective Teams – forms teams with appropriate and diverse mix of styles, perspectives, and experience
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Drives Vision and Purpose – talks about future possibilities in a positive way
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Courage – faces difficult issues and supports others who do the same
Responsibilities
- Promote and service ADS products throughout the assigned territory
- Increase product approvals and acceptance of ADS products with the engineering community, regulators, contractors, and owners
- Provide training, education, and technical support
- Generate specified projects, conversions, and approvals to facilitate an increase in the specification database (Salesforce) and sales revenue of all assigned ADS Products
- Daily in-person calls on design firms and regulators/agencies to generate new projects, and conversions, and gain approvals as necessary. Presentations and training meetings are key aspects of activity.
- Daily engagement with Salesforce (CRM) database which includes managing projects, coordinating internal engineering support activities, and sales call planning.
- Product Application Knowledge
- Must maintain a complete understanding and application knowledge of all ADS stormwater product lines, especially related to solution categories of stormwater capture, conveyance, storage, and treatment.
- Responsible for occasionally being on construction sites for observation and training or arranging for trained alternative ADS personnel to attend specific product installations when conditions warrant.
- Work in concert with the sales and sales management team to protect and secure projects.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key engineers and regulators in assigned territory. Join and attend functions of the key industry organizations in the region, e.g. ASCE, ICSC, APWA, TSPE, etc.
Requirements & Desired Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Civil, Geotechnical, or similar engineering field required
- PE in Civil Engineer highly desired
- Must be a self-starter, work independently, and trustworthy
- Bilingual in English/Spanish desired
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ROADWAY DESIGNER II
Job Details
Posting Number: 23-12-15-3266
Pay Grade: 22N (Salary: $26.12 - $41.51 per hour)
Agency / Dept. / Office: Public Works - Engineering - Design Engineering
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Job Summary
The essential functions of the position include writing legal descriptions, reviewing legal descriptions, entering and maintaining property information in GIS for the Right of Way Section, performing property vacations, assisting with property title reviews, and assisting with property acquisition. The position is responsible for creating maps and GIS solutions for resolving business/operational problems, collecting and maintaining GIS data, troubleshooting technical problems, providing professional customer service at all times, and performing related work as assigned. The position is also responsible to acquire right-of-way (ROW) through donation or purchase for road construction operations, stormwater, trails and other projects of the Public Works Department.
May be required to assist with emergency support functions in the event of a declared emergency and/or any other emergency duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Any equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered. Requires an Associate’s degree in civil or transportation engineering, urban planning or a closely related field with four years of related experience or six years experience in Stormwater Design and Road Design.
Requires a valid Florida driver’s license. AutoCAD certification preferred.
Apply HERE
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