2nd Quarter 2007 Newsletter - SAME Sacramento

The Society of American Military Engineers
Sacramento Post
Newsletter
Volume 6, Issue 2
2nd Quarter 2006
www.samesacramento.org
Also In This Issue...
• Committee Reports
• Recent Events
• Upcoming Events
• Member News
• And More!
Upcoming Events
August 23, 2007
General Meeting at the Chops
Restaurant (Downtown Sacramento)
September 6, 2007
2007 Sustaining Members Forum at
Travis Air Force Base
Results of the 2007-2008 Post Elections!
Thanks to all of you who took time to vote in this year’s elections for our 2007—
2008 Post Officers and Directors. Ballots were distributed via e-mail, and the
voting period ended May 14, 2006. Your 2007 — 2008 SAME Sacramento Post
elected officers and directors are as follows:
OFFICERS
President: LTC James Porter U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
1st Vice President: Vida Wright Veridico Group, Inc.
2nd Vice President: David Cook Kleinfelder
Secretary: Lisa Micheletti Cope ARCADIS
Treasurer: Nadia Burleson Burleson Consulting
ELECTED DIRECTORS
LTC Jon Revolinsky
Michael O’Hagan
Linda Miszkewycz
We wish to thank all out-going officers from the 2006 — 2007 Officers for their
time, dedication and helping to continue the success of the SAME Sacramento
Post.

Farewell
Volume 6, Issue 2
Message from the Outgoing
Sacramento Post SAME President
To the Great Sacramento Post, Society of American Military Engineers
As I prepare to move from Sacramento to Winchester, Virginia, I wanted to
share a few thoughts with you. Your Sacramento SAME Post is strong, alive,
and well. Post membership continues to grow in all categories; more importantly,
Post service to the membership and the private-public engineer partnership
continues to improve as well. No where is this partnership more evident
than in the actual running of the Post. I am constantly reminded of the extraordinary
service that your Post officers, directors, committee chairs, and other
volunteer members perform on behalf of SAME. Truly, this volunteer, service
ethic makes the Sacramento Post great, and this was manifest again this year
in the many streamers awarded to the Post. Your Post is relevant, and making
a difference across a broad array of venues, from the annual MathCounts competition,
golf tournament, and sustaining member forum, to engineering scholarships,
support to a local women's shelter, and of course the 2007 Levee Conference.
As I reflect on all the Post has done the past three years, it is clear that
little would have occurred without the service and commitment of so many of
you! If you have not yet volunteered to serve in some way, I urge you to do
so. I am willing to bet that you will find that the greatest rewards are in serving.
This is certainly true of my experience, and as I depart for another assignment,
I am grateful to have had a part in the Post's success. Keep the Post
alive--keep serving!
Respectfully,
Colonel Ron Light
The Sacramento Post Board Members wish to thank Col. Light for his
commitment and dedication to the Post over the past three years. We
all wish Col. Light and his family the best in all future endeavors.

Post Leadership
Officers
President:
1st Vice President:
2nd Vice President:
Treasurer:
Secretary:
LTC James Porter
Vida Wright
David Cook
Nadia Burleson
Lisa Cope
Directors
Past President: COL Ron Light
Continuing Directors: CAPT James Clay, Larry Smith and Pat
Persi
Elected Directors: LTC Jon Revolinsky, Michael O’Hagan and
Linda Miszkewycz
Appointed Directors: Cheryl Bly-Cester, Steve Crane and Lt.
Brett Bailey.
Volume 6, Issue 2
Outreach for Families of Deployed Troops: LTC Jon Revolinsky
Relationships & Recognition Streamer
Small Business Conference: Vida Wright & Nadia Burleson
Golf Tournament: Chris Smith (Committee Chair)
Welcoming: Pat Persi
Membership Streamer
Membership: Vida Wright
Web Re-Design: Kathryn Graham
Program Support: Lori Whitmer
E-mail List
Committee Chairs & Volunteer Members
Education & Training Streamer
Programs: Larry Smith
Sustaining Member Forum: Michael O'Hagan
404 Permit Conference: Michael O'Hagan
PDH Awards: Linda Miszkewycz
Licensure Support & Publications: Linda Miszkewycz
National Security Program Streamer
Fast Start Plan: Cheryl Bly-Chester
Preparedness and Security Training Cheryl Bly-Chester
Outreach & Communication Streamer
K-12 Mentoring: Margie Namba
College Students:: CAPT Clay
YM Mentoring by Fellows: Cheryl Bly-Chester and Michael
O’Hagan
Young Members Affairs: CAPT James Clay
Scholarship: Steve Crane
Communications: Steven Herrera and Mike Ernst
Community Service: Carl Lang
Families of Fallen Heroes: Cheryl Bly Chester & Vida Wright
Board Members:
James.A.Porter.LTC@usace.army.mil,
vida.wright@veridicogroup.com,
dcook@kleinfelder.com, nb@burlesonconsulting.com ,
lmcope@arcadis-us.com, mnamba@brwncald.com,
Larry.J.Smith@spk01.usace.army.mil,
ppersi@jsanet.com,
James.D.Clay.CPT@spk01.usace.army.mil, Jonathan.Revolinsky.LTC@spk01.usace.army.mil,
mohagan@stantec.com,
linda.miszkewycz@ch2m.com,
cherylblychester@aol.com, steve.crane@amec.com,
Brett.Bailey-02@travis.af.mil,
Eric.Omundson@beale.af.mil,
gmshepard@ucdavis.edu,
Lori.D.Whitmer@usace.army.mil
Member Volunteers:
carllang@mindspring.com, sherrera@e2m.net,
mernst@e2m.net, sgoss@dtsc.ca.gov, sdefty@ddge.net,
mlanglois@ddge.net, csmith@ahtnagov.com

Committee Reports
Welcoming
Pat Sustaining Persi Member Firms can elect to become
a sponsor for the SAME General Meetings
every month. In exchange for donating two or
three raffle prizes, the Sponsor is allowed five
minutes to speak about their firm at the beginning
of the meeting. Money collected from tickets
sales supplement the Post’s scholarship
fund. If you would like to become a meeting
sponsor, please contact Pat Persi at Jones &
Stokes, (916) 737-3000, ext. 3120, or
ppersi@jsanet.com.
Membership
Vida Wright
If you are a sustaining member firm, please make sure
that you designate five member representatives for
your company including a young member who must be
under the age of 35. Please contact Vida Wright, at
(916) 783-9378 or vida.wright@veridicogroup.com with
any membership related questions.
Readiness
Cheryl Bly Chester
The Readiness Plan can be accessed at
www.samesacramento.org. Please contact
Cheryl with questions at
cabchester@aol.com.
Sustaining Members Forum
Ad Hoc Committee
The 2007 Sustaining Members Forum will be
held 6 September 2007. For more information
on please see the announcement in this newsletter
or Mike O’Hagan at:
Michael O’Hagan. P.E.
Managing Principal, Urban Land
Stantec
Phone (916) 569-2500
Direct (916) 569-2521
Young Members Affairs
CAPT Dave Clay
Please be sure that if you are a Sustaining Member,
that you have a young member representative—the
benefits are invaluable!
For more information please contact
CAPT Dave Clay:
James.D.Clay.CPT@spk01.usace.army.mil; or
Community Service
Carl Lang
The Post’s Community Service Committee is accepting
donations for hotel-type toiletries (soaps, shampoos,
etc.) to provide them to the St. John’s Shelter
for Women & Children. Donations are accepted
continually. If you would like to donate small toiletries
or larger items, please contact Carl Lang at
carllang@mindspring.com.
Awards and Scholarships
Scholarship Committee
This year the Scholarship Committee was
able to give our a total of $17,000 of
scholarships to 11 deserving high school and
college students. If you have questions,
please contact Steve Crane at
steve.crane@amec.com.
Communications
Michael Ernst
This newsletter has been prepared by your Communications
Committee. Distribution is electronically
via email, and the website
www.samesacramento.org. If you have any comments,
improvements, or recommendations regarding
this newsletter, please contact the Communications
Committee Chair, Steven Herrera, at
info@samesacramento.org
Volume 6, Issue 2

Upcoming Events
Volume 6, Issue 2
Sacramento Post Sustaining Members Forum
Achieving a Sustainable Environment: A Public-Private Partnership
The Sacramento Post is pleased to announce the 2007 Sustaining Members Forum which will be
held on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at Travis Air Force Base. The theme for this year’s Forum is
“Achieving a Sustainable Environment: A Public-Private Partnership”. It will include speakers from
all branches of the military, AFCEE, The California Office of Emergency Services, and private industry.
Please visit the Sacramento Post website at www.samesacramento.org to:
• View the draft program;
• Obtain the registration form; and
• Learn about opportunities to advertise and set up a table top display.
Feel free to contact Mitch Langlois with Diamond D General Engineering for additional information at
916.248.9469 or Email at: mlanglois@ddge.net
Date: 6 September 2007
Time:
Location:
0730 – 1700 Hours (see Agenda: http://www.same.org/sacramento)
Travis Conference Center (TCC), 500 Arnold Court, B-480, Travis Air Force Base
Directions: I-80 (W from Sacramento, E from SF) to Airbase Pkwy. Go through Main Gate at
Travis AFB. Continue on Airbase Pkwy, Left on First St., Right on Arnold Ct.
Accommodations: A block of rooms have been reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn Fairfield, 2200
Gateway Boulevard, Fairfield, CA, (707) 426-6900. It is located approximately 7 miles from Travis
AFB and adjacent to the interchange of Interstate 80 and Travis Boulevard. The rate is $89 and
rooms are being held until 15 August 2006.

Upcoming Events
Volume 6, Issue 2

Upcoming Events
Volume 6, Issue 2

Recent Events
Volume 6, Issue 2
2007 SAME Sacramento Scholarships Awarded
This year the SAME Sacramento Post was able to award $17,000 worth of scholarships to eleven deserving
students. The scholarships were presented at our Post meeting on 24 May 2007. A listing of
this year’s recipients appears below:
High School Scholarships:
Emily Suter $2,000
Stephanie Bolce $1,500
Shannon Balzer $1,250
Andrew Lanterman $1,000
Russell Bettencourt $ 750
Erynn Embree $ 500
College Scholarships:
Daniel Figueroa $ 3,000
Christopher Light $ 2,500
Brian Taylor $ 2,000
Stephanie Henning $ 1,500
Drew Bateman $ 1,000

Recent Events
Volume 6, Issue 2
2007 SAME Sacramento Post Annual Scholarship
Fund Golf Tournament
This year’s SAME Sacramento Post Annual Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament on June 11, 2007 at the
Wild Horse Golf Club in Davis, CA was fortunate to have fabulous weather and a great turnout. The success
of this year’s event is attributed to attendance and support from corporate sponsors through various
sponsorship levels, raffle donations and participation. Special thanks go to major sponsor who include
Carter Burgess, Burleson Consulting, Arcadis, Earth Tech, Severn Trent, and Ahtna Government
Services Corporation. Participating firms received recognition for their contributions through signs, banners
and the program. After a full day of golf and sun, the event was concluded with a full dinner, prizes
and an Installation Ceremony conducted by Regional VP, Leo Flor.
Participation in this winning combination allows us to contribute and encourage prospective students to
pursue careers in the engineering and science fields. The proceeds will be used for the Post’s scholarship
fund and awarded to qualified high school, junior college and college recipients majoring in engineering
related fields. Thank you to everyone who contributed. It is very is very important to the fund
drive and to the continued success of the scholarship program. Appreciation is also extended to our
hole sponsors: 4 Leaf, Inc., AMEC Earth and Environmental, Arcadis, Brown and Caldwell, ClickSafety,
HDR, Innovative Technical Solutions, Inc., LeeWind Services, MACTEC Engineering & Consulting, Malcom
Pirnie, Meier Enterprises, Inc., MWH, RSI Drilling, Sanders & Associates Geostructural Engineering
(SAGE), Stantec Consulting, Inc., Sunstar Laboratories, Triumph Technology, and Weston Solutions.

Recent Events
Volume 6, Issue 2
e 2 M Welcomes New Business Area Manager
engineering-environmental Management, Inc. (e 2 M) is please to announce the hire of Mr. Walter
Kim. Walter has joined the Sacramento office as a Business Area Manager for the Compliance Business
Unit -1. With a degree in Chemical Engineering and a wide-ranging consulting background, Walter
he brings more than 22 years of experience with compliance program support, EMS development, facilities
support, groundwater investigations, BRAC remediation project oversight (for the U.S. Navy), as
well as engineering services for government and commercial clients.. He will be providing direct staff
management support for e 2 M’s employees throughout California and the west as well as company-wide
business development. He is already looking to make immediate and positive impacts to our companywide
services - bringing new potential staff, expanded technical capabilities, and (almost immediately)
several new clients. Welcome Walter!
e 2 M is a leading provider of environmental engineering and consulting services. With offices throughout
the country, we are always recruiting for qualified, exceptional additions to our team. For a complete
listing of career opportunities, please visit our website at http://www.e2m-inc.com/Careers.html.
Diamond D General Engineering is Growing
Diamond D General Engineering, Inc.., located in Woodland, CA, is pleased to announce Mitch Langlois
as the newest team member of their senior management team.
Mitch, formerly with EM-Assist, Inc. in Folsom will provide customer relations support and oversee business
development efforts and will focus on growth in federal and local government contracts. Langlois,
a 20 year veteran in the industry brings experience and knowledge that compliments the professionalism
of Diamond D. Langlois has been an active member of the SAME Sacramento Post for the past 15
years and will continue to participate as a sustaining member representative with Diamond D.
“We are very pleased that Mitch has joined Diamond D” Spencer Defty said. “He shares our views on
honesty, integrity, quality, performance, and long term customer service. We are confident that his
depth of experience and commitment to our customers will support Diamond D‘s goal of customer satisfaction.
”
Founded in 1992 Diamond D General Engineering has evolved into one of Northern California’s premiere
general engineering contractors. The company specializes in heavy civil construction, habitat restoration,
excavation, earthmoving and paving. They are an SBA certified 8(a) company, and the winner
of the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce 2006 Minority Business of the Year for the six
county Sacramento region.
URS Engineer Gains Professional Registration
URS Corporation wishes to announce that Timothy J. Mathein recently earned his California Professional
Engineering in Civil Engineering. Congratulations Tim!
Individual members are invited to submit professional achievements such as awards, publication, or profession registrations.
Sustaining Members are invited to submit announcements detailing recent hirings, current job openings, major contract
awards, office relocations, mergers, etc.
To submit an announcement for consideration, simply email the announce to info@samesacramento.org.
Announcements must pertain to the Sacramento area to be accepted.
Submissions may be edited for length and/or clarity.

Member News
Volume 6, Issue 2
Jones & Stokes Wins Contract Award for: "Environmental Support Services
for Transportation Improvement in Caltrans Districts 1, 2, and 3"
Valued at $5-10 Million over 4 Years
Jones & Stokes is providing environmental services related to Caltrans projects in the Caltrans North
Region, which includes the north coast (Mendocino to Del Norte Counties), the northern interior of California
(Sacramento to Siskiyou and Modoc Counties), and the Cascade/Sierra from the Oregon border
south to Lake Tahoe. We anticipate task orders will include the full range of inter-disciplinary studies, as
well as resource-specific studies, such as fisheries studies, biological assessments, noise studies, and
public outreach.
Shannon and Wilson Open Sacramento Office
Shannon & Wilson is excited to announce that we have recently opened our Sacramento, California,
office at 777 Campus Commons Road, Sacramento, CA 95825. Led by Ted Hopkins, P.G., we are
now better able to serve our California clients in the public and private sectors with a full range of geotechnical,
environmental, and natural resource services.
Ted has been with Shannon & Wilson for 19 years and has extensive administrative and project management
experience. He will offer the same high quality services for which Shannon & Wilson is renowned.
If you have any questions, or would like additional information, please call Ted at (916) 565-7495
or e-mail him at twh@shanwil.com.
Towill Awarded USACE Contracts
Towill, Inc. is pleased to announce the award of two USACE contracts: IDIQ Contract for Hydrographic
and Topographical Surveys, Aerial Photography and Photogrammetric Mapping Civil Works projects
within the geographic boundaries of the South Pacific Division for USACE San Francisco District; and
IDIQ Contract for Surveying, Photogrammetric Mapping, and GIS Services; Military Installations and
Civil Locations within the South Pacific Division Boundaries for USACE Sacramento District.
Towill is a full service surveying, mapping and GIS company with eight offices in California and offices in
Denver, Colorado and Dallas, Texas. Towill has held contracts with various Corps districts throughout
its 52-year history.

The Society of American Military Engineers—Sacramento Post
New Sustaining Member Firms:
Environmental Resolutions Inc
Shannon & Wilson Inc.
Burrell Consulting Group Inc.
Blackburn Consulting
Individual Members:
The Sacramento Post Welcomes New Members
Mr. Ryan Abood
Mr. Russ Rote
2d Lt Brett Bailey
2d Lt Lawrence Garlit
Capt Edgar Jimenez
2d Lt Eric Omundson
2d Lt Hillary Richard
2d Lt Rob Rogers
Mr. James BaRtha
Mr John Strauder
Ms. Leanne Tumlinson
Ms. Sherry Turner
Mr. Cary Bean
Mr. Jason Coleman
Mr. Rob Kwok
Mr. Wayne Williams
Our
Sustaining Members
3D/International
AHTNA Government Services
Corporation
Air Toxics LTD
Alpha Analytical Inc.
AMEC
American Integrated Services Inc.
ARCADIS
AST Inc.
Bay West Inc.
Blackburn Consulting
Brown and Caldwell
Burleson Consulting Inc
Burrell Consulting Group Inc.
Cabrera Services Inc.
California Laboratory Services
Carter & Burgess Inc.
CDM
CH2M HILL
Comprehensive Security Services Inc.
DataChem Laboratories Inc.
Diamond D General Engineering Inc.
DMJM
Dutra Construction Company Inc.
engineering - environmental
Management, Inc.(e 2 m)
Earth Tech Inc.
ECC
EDAW Inc.
EM-Assist
Engineering Remediation
Resources Group Inc.
Environmental Management Services Inc.
ERM
Environmental Resolutions Inc
Forsgren Associates Inc.
Geocon Incorporated
Harris & Associates
HDR Engineering Inc
HNTB Federal Services Corp.
HydroGeoLogic Inc
Innovative Tech. Solutions
JACOBS
Jones & Stokes
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
Kleinfelder Inc.
LFR - Levine Fricke
Luster National Inc.
MACTEC Engineering and Consulting
Malcolm Pirnie Inc
Mead & Hunt
Mendoza & Associates
Michael Baker Corp./Michael Baker Jr. Inc.
MKM Engineers
MWH
PBS&J
Salaber Associates Inc.
Science Applications International
Corporation
Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Inc.
Shannon & Wilson Inc.
SI Group Inc.
SlipStone Inc.
Stanley Consultants Inc.
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
Syblon Reid General Engineering Contractors
Tetra Tech
TerranearPMC
TNT Industrial Contractors Inc.
Towill Inc.
URS Corporation
US Army Corps of Engrs. Sacramento District
USPHS/IHS/CAO Office of EH & E
Vanir Construction Mgmt. Inc.
Veridian Environmental Inc.
Veridico Group Inc.
Versar Inc
Washington Group International
WESTON Solutions Inc.
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