SAVANNAH POST

ISSUE 29March 2014

MARCHSPEAKER SPOTLIGHT

John L. Ramey Director of Public Works, Fort Gordon Georgia

John L. Ramey has served in his current position as the Director of Public Works, Fort Gordon, GA since March 2007. Previously he served as the Project General Manager for KBR Base Operations Contract at Fort Knox, Director of Public Works Fort Drum, NY; Deputy Chief of Staff Engineers, Space and Missile Defense Command and Director of Public Works 104th Area Support Group, Hanau Germany. He has over 20 years of experienced leadership in the Public Works field. Mr Ramey is responsible for master planning, real property man-agement, engineering design and construction, maintenance and repair of

infrastructure, utility systems and environmental compliance and conservation for over 9.5 M SF of real property and 57,000 acres of land. Mr Ramey leads a team that manages over $21M yearly in maintenance and repairs, restoration and modernization program of $107M through FY15 and new construction of $126M program through FY16. John Ramey has been recognized as a leader in the Public Works field in both government and private industry. In both 1998 and 2003 he was the winner of the William C. Gribble Jr. Executive of the Year Award for Army Public Works and in 2005 received the William T. Coffey Award for Project Excellence from KBR as their outstanding Program General Manager in Government and Infrastructure. John is a 26 year veteran of the U.S. Army as a Corps of Engineer officer retiring as a Colonel. His award and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and Meritorious Service Award with three oak leaf clusters, Master Parachutist Badge and Ranger Tab. His civilian education includes Certified Facility Manager with the International Facility Management Association and a Masters in Science in General Administration.

REMINDER SAME MEETING DATES

March 10thPirates House

April 14thPirates House

FEBRUARY MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

In this issue . . .

Meet NewBoard Members

SAME Savannah sponsors ‘Girls Engineer It’ Day

First Annual CEIT Golf Tournament

JETS eventJune 24-26, 2014

Sustaining Member Listings

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2014 SAMESavannah Post

Officers & Committee ChairsJoel Burke

Post President

Maureen Hoke1st Vice President

Gwen Parker2nd Vice President

Scott VeenstraSecretary

Gavin CareyTreasurer

Sally RikerFELLOW

Chairman of the Board & Past President

Chris PittmanPrograms

Stephanie DammenYoung Members

Hollie DupesMembership Director

Kevin ChaffinSustaining Members

Gordy SimmonsUSACE Liaison

Frank RandonCamps & Scholarships

Margaret WaltonEmergency Preparedness &

Infrastructure Resilience Streamer

Maureen Hoke Student Post

Laurel WebbLeadership & Mentoring Streamer

Anna Lucus Education & Training Streamer

Scott SchmidtRelationships & Recognition

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Larry ChristopherNewsletter

MEET THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS

Gordy Simmons USACE Liaison Gordon L. Simmons became the Chief of Engineering Division for the Savannah District in November 2010. Mr. Simmons is responsible for planning, directing, coordination, and execution of the design of the District’s military, civil, and Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste program. Prior to assuming his current position, he was the Deputy Chief of Engineering and Chief of the Technical Specialties Branch in the Savannah District. Mr. Simmons served as the Technical Deputy for the construction

of the Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site. The Division he led was responsible for technical coordination of construction-related activities on a first of a kind, state-of-the-art nuclear processing facility set to disassemble nuclear warhead pits and convert the resulting material to plutonium oxide for further use in power generation.

Stephanie Dammen Young Members In her current capacity, Ms. Dammen is responsible for overall marketing plan/strategy development and execution, business development support, pursuit management, and proposal management and production for HGBD’s family of companies located in four offices and two states including HGBD, Inc. (GA and SC), HGBD International, Inc., HGBD Environmental, Inc., and HGBD Surveyors, LLC. A graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, Ms. Dammen is the recipient of the 2013 Society for Marketing Professional Services

(SMPS) Colorado Business Developer of the Year Award and 2010 SMPS Colorado Marketer of the Year Award. (continued on page six)

Scott Schmidt Relationships & Recognition Streamer Scott Schmidt works with Woolpert, Inc. that has been in business over 100 years and delivers consulting and A/E design services worldwide including: architectural/engineering design, design-build, photogrammetry & mapping, remote sensing, information management, enterprise asset and maintenance management systems, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), permitting, watershed management, water/wastewater design and analysis, and regulatory compliance. Our company has more than 600+ professionals in 22 offices across the United States. (continued on page six)

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First Annual CEIT Golf TournamentWEDNESDAY, APRIL 16

Created to establish the Engineering & Technology Scholarship Fund at Georgia Southern. The Engineering & Technology Scholarship Fund will provide scholarships for deserving students who are enrolled full-time in

one of the CEIT’s undergraduate programs.

ENGINEERING: IT’S NOT JUST FOR THE BOYSSAME Savannah sponsors ‘Girls Engineer It’ Day

Savannah SAME helped sponsor The Society of Women Engineers’ third annual ‘Girls Engineer It’ Day. The event was held Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, at Woodville Tompkins Tech and Career High School in Savannah. ‘Girls Engineer It’ Day introduces middle and high school girls to the opportunities available in engineer-ing professions (although boys are welcome too). The almost 350 students that attended received invaluable industry exposure along with hands-on engineering activities. There also were information sessions for their parents concerning college choices and financial aid information. One of the main goals of the event is to show girls that engineering is a feasible career path for women. photo by Tracy Robillard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The Georgia Southern University Golf Course at University Park is an 18 hole championship course opened in October 2013. The course is 6,900 yards from the championship tees and includes a total of five sets of tees at each hole to accommodate a variety of player skill levels.

Schedule> Check-in begins at 11:30am > Announcements will start at 12:45pm> Beverages and snacks will be provided on the golf course throughout play> The Awards Banquet will begin at 6:00pm in the University Park Clubhouse

Rules> Fort Lauderdale or “Scramble” style play> Please follow course rules for carts> Each player may purchase up to 3 mulligans at $10 per mulligan (3 for $25)> Seniors play from white tees> Women play from light blue tees> Men play from dark blue tees

Awards> 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in two divisions> Hole-in-One> Longest Drive (men and women)> Closest to the Pin> Straightest Drive

Entry Fee: $125 per player> Green and cart fee> Gift Bag> One seat at Awards Banquet

For more information or to register, go to: ceit.georgiasouthern.deu/golftourneyBarbara Gooby bgooby@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-7412 3

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SAVE THE DATE JUNE 24 - 26, 2014 See the JETS Conference web site at http://2014jetssasc.org Consider being a JETS Sponsor. Details about opportunities listed below. Contact Sally Riker at (770) 857-8426 or Gwen Parker at (912) 704-3526.

Platinum Sponsorship $10,000 (Limit 3) 3 Full Symposium Registrations (including Sponsor’s registration) + Full Page color Ad + ONE parlor room & adjoining hotel room at the Marriot from June 24-26 + 1 Golf Team + Reserved Table at Symposium Meals + Rec-ognition on Symposium Signs and Symposium Website + conference goody bag add in + golf goody bag add in + 1 golf hole sponsorship.

One of the following (first come basis): Lan-yards - logo on all conference Lanyards or Bag Sponsor - logo on all conference bags or Plated lunch sponsor on the June 26th.

Gold Sponsorship $5,000 (Limit 7) 2 Full Symposium Registrations (including Sponsor’s registration) + 1/2 Page Ad + 2 golf registrations + Recognition on Symposium Signs and Sympo-sium Website + conference goody bag add in + golf goody bag add in + 1 golf hole sponsorship.

One of the following (first come basis): Continental Breakfast - 25th or 26th or Boxed lunch on June 25th or Golf Drink Cart Sponsorship or Room Keys-Logo on all Marriott Key Cards or Wifi Sponsor or Break Sponsor.

Silver Sponsorship $2,500 (Unlimited) 1 Full Symposium Registration for the Sponsor + logo in Program + 2 Golf single player registrations + 1 Hole Sponsorship + Recognition on Symposium Signs and Website + conference goody bag add in + golf goody bag add in.

Bronze Sponsorship $1,000 (Unlimited) 1 Full Symposium Registration for the Sponsor + name in program + Recognition on Symposium Signs and Symposium Website + conference goody bag add in + golf goody bag add in.

Hospitality Suite/Atrium ($4000) (limit 2) This area of the hotel will be reserved just for SAME conference participants. It will be a place to get a refreshment, get on the internet, relax and network during the entire conference. It will be open on the 25th and 26th. The sponsor will have the option to bring company literature and logo’d items to display.

Young Member/Fellow Event ($1500) (limit 1) This dinner will be a great networking evening set aside for young members and fellows to network together. Your company logo will be on the menus and tables at the restaurant.

Ice Breaker Event ($3000) (limit 1) The opening event for the Regional will be onboard the Savannah Riverboat Queen. We anticipate 400+ registered attendees. Your logo will be proudly displayed on napkins & signs at the food stations and bars. We can hang a banner with your company logo at the event and we will announce it over the PA system. You are welcome to also bring company literature and/or logo’d giveaway items.

Small Business Showcase ($3000) (limit 1) The small business showcase will be on the second night of Regional and will have an anticipated audience of 400+ in the ballrooms at the Marriott. Your logo will be proudly displayed on napkins and signs at the food stations and bars. We can hang a banner with your company logo on it at the event. You are welcome to bring company literature and/or logo’d giveaway item

Golf Holes ($250) Your company logo will be proudly displayed on a hole at the golf course and you have the option to add to the golf goody bag.

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JANUARY AECOMAlliant CorporationAMECApplied Engineering Solutions, Inc.ARCADIS AtkinsBarge Waggoner Sumner and Cannon Inc.Bhate Environmental Assoc. Inc.Brasfield & Gorrie General ContractorsBristol IndustriesBRPH Companies Inc.

FEBRUARYBuilding & Earth Sciences Inc. Burns & McDonnellCAPECardno TBECarolinas Concrete Masonry AssociationCB&ICDM SmithCEMS Engineering Inc.CH2MHILLCHA Consulting, Inc.Clark Nexsen

MARCHCroft & AssociatesCromwell Architects Engineers CTI and Associates, Inc.Davis & Floyd, Inc.DewberryDulohery, Weeks & Gagliano Inc.EA Engineering, Science & Technology, Inc.Eaton CorporationECCEXP Federal GEL Geophysics, LLC

APRILGolder Associates, Inc.Goodwyn Mills & Cawood, Inc.

Hatch Mott MacDonald HDRHolocene, LLCHoward W. Pence, Inc.Hussey, Gay Bell & DeYoungInfrastructure Corporation of AmericaJ2 Engineering, Inc.JacobsKaiser Kane, Inc.

MAYJETC Conference

JUNESA/SC JETC Conference in Savannah

JULY KBR North American Government & DefenseKennedy Engineering & Associates Group LLCKiewitLBYD, Inc. LeidosLeo A DalyLG2 Environmental Solutions, Inc. Lowe EngineersLS3P Associates Ltd.Mason & HangerMerrick & Company

AUGUSTParsonsPB&A Inc. Pond & CompanyPOWER Engineers, Inc.Ramey Kemp & AssociatesR.C. Construction Co., Inc.Reynolds, Smith & Hills, Inc.Rosser InternationalQ Solutions, Inc.Schenkel Shultz Sherlock, Smith & Adams

SEPTEMBERSiemens Industries IncMicah Group Environmental Contractors, Inc.Michael Baker CorporationMoffatt & NicholNorthview EnterprisesO’Brien & Gere Parsons Small Business Group, Inc. (DBA SBG-EEG)Spatial Engineering Inc.SpecPro Environmental Services LLCStanley Consultants Inc.

OCTOBERStantec Inc. STOA ArchitectsSundt Construction, Inc.TAB ServicesT-Com Design, Inc.TEPA, LLCTerranearPMC, LLC Tetra Tech, Inc.The Louis Berger Group Inc.The Whiting Turner Contracting Co.Thomas & Hutton Engineering, Co.Thompson Engineering Inc.

NOVEMBERTidewater Environmental Services, Inc.TMG ServicesToland & Mizell Architects, Inc.URS CorporationVersarVolkert, Inc.Walbridge Weston Solutions, Inc.W.G. Yates & Sons Construction CompanyWoolpert, Inc.

DECEMBERSAME Savannah Post Christmas Party

SUSTAINING MEMBER BRIEFINGS 2014For 2014, the Savannah Post SAME is offering Sustaining Member firms the opportunity to submit an article on their company for the monthly newsletter, and to have a two-minute briefing to discuss their firm at the monthly SAME meeting. Each firm will be asked to bring a gift to raffle. A list of all sustaining members is below with each member’s assigned month. Please contact Kevin Chafin at kchafin@cemsengineering.com or 843-875-3637 for more information.

NOTE: If you missed an opportunity to place a sustaining member article from a previous month, please remember you can still submit your article over the next three months.

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LINKS TO KNOWIf you have an article or announcement you want to include in future issues of the newsletter,

please submit them by the end of the previous month to Larry Christopher with Brasfield & Gorrie

General Contractors at lchristopher@brasfieldgorrie.com

WE WANT YOUR INPUT

MEET THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS (CONTINUED)

Stephanie Dammen Young Members An avid supporter of personal and professional growth, Ms. Dammen has served in a variety of industry association capacities including: Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and The Savannah Jaycees. In addition, Ms. Dammen has and continues to be an active participant in various Economic Development Council/Authority and Chamber activities.

Scott Schmidt Relationships & Recognition Streamer Mr. Schmidt has over 30 years of experience in architectural design, construction, and engineering. Scott’s experience covers the federal, local government, and private-sector markets including aviation and aerospace, commercial/retail, industrial and manufacturing, and military installation design-build projects. Scott is a member of the SAME, American Institute of Architects (AIA), National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Scott is married and his family includes five children and three grandchildren.

Gordy Simmons USACE Liaison Prior to his work on the PDCF, Mr. Simmons headed an office of 52 design professionals involved in design of military facilities; construction field assistance; quality assurance; and design or support of civil works Operations and Maintenance projects for the District serving Army and Air Force installations in North and South Carolina and Georgia. He also oversaw work performed nationwide and world-wide in support of family housing, company operations facilities, master planning, sustainable design and other products. Mr. Simmons served as Chief of the Technical Coordination Branch in the Israel Program Office. He was one of three initial Corps personnel, and the highest-ranking U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilian who moved to Israel to create and manage this new office in support of the Foreign Military Sales construction of three new military bases associated with the Wye River Accord. He joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1984 as a structural engineer with the Fort Worth District. Mr. Simmons also served in the construction quality assurance branch at Fort Worth as well as in positions in design, construction and program management in Europe, Japan and the Marshall Islands. He created the CADD Training and Resource Center in Europe to train a continually rotating staff on the basics of the European CADD and GIS systems. Mr. Simmons has received numerous awards and recognition including the Achievement Medal for Civilian Service for a specialized flood impact study and assistance to the Government of Tunisia. He was presented the Pacific Ocean Division “Hard Hat of the Year” award in 1994, the Corps’ highest award possible that recognizes excellence in construction. He is the recipient of the Connolly Award from the Society of American Military Engineers for notable contributions to engineering.