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Alumni
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webpage is intended to be a magnet for our alumni who
want to find their peers even many years after graduation,
as well as for current students to see what kind of
career they can plan or dream about. I
ask for your cooperation. If you would like to have
your name, picture and provided information placed
on this page, and don't mind being contacted by peers
or students, please provide the following to the webmaster:
- Alumni
favorite picture(s)
- First
and last name
- Year
of graduation and specialization
- Present
position held and the name of a company
- Telephone
and e-mail address contact
- Very
short professional statement
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Arjumand
Zaidi - our new Ph.D. in 2005
 Arjumand
Zaidi is interested in Environmental Engineering and
water quality related issues. On
November 18, 2004, Arjumand successfully defended
her PhD Dissertation “Economic TMDL (Total
Maximum Daily Load): An Optimization Approach” under
the guidance of Dr. Sharon deMonsabert. This research
was an effort to incorporate economic criteria in the
traditional TMDL allocation framework required by the
Clean Water Act. The main objective of this work is
to improve the cost-effectiveness of pollution reduction
measures at the load allocation stage. To achieve that
goal an optimization procedure was developed to allocate
loads subject to water quality criteria while minimizing
the costs of load reductions. Currently,
Arjumand is working as a post doctoral fellow in Civil,
Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering department
at George Mason University, Fairfax. She is teaching
a portion of a graduate level course along with working
on a project with The Louis Berger Group to deal with
the water quality related issues in the Commonwealth
of Virginia. The details of the project can be accessed
at: http://mason.gmu.edu/~azaidi/
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Final
Ph.D. Defense for Rafal Kicinger
On
October 15, 2004, Rafal Kicinger a
post graduate student and PhD candidate, successfully
defended his PhD Dissertation Emergent Engineering
Design: Design Creativity and Optimality Inspired by
Nature.Congratulations,
RafalBelow
are pictures commemorating his defense.
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Firas
N. Makarem, CFM |
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of graduation: 1996, Urban Systems Engineering |
| Present
position: Regional Team Director |
| Company:
Dewberry, 8401 Arlington Boulevard, Fairfax, VA
22031 |
| www.dewberry.com |
| Phone:
703.849.0434 |
E-mail:
FMakarem@dewberry.com |
 Joined
Dewberry in 1996. Currently Regional Director
for Dewberry's Flood Insurance Project,
serving FEMA under the Department of Homeland
Security. I manage engineering and mapping
teams in our HQ office in Fairfax, and
offices in Chicago and Boston responsible
primarily for Flood Hazard mapping in
the New England and Midwest states. Also
serve as Business Development Lead for
several potential hazard mapping and identification
projects in the western states.
Firas
is a sport car racing enthusiast. He
came away with a 1st place trophy last
year. The event was the "19th Deutsche
Marque Concours d'Elegance" in Vienna
VA May 5, 2002 |
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Laura
McIntyre |
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Year
of graduation: Jan 1997 BS Urban Systems
Engineering, May 2001 MS CEIE with a Transportation
Discipline |
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Present
position: Transportation Planner/Engineer
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Company:
Lea+Elliott, Inc
14325 Willard Road, Suite 200, Chantilly, VA 20151 |
www.leaelliott.com
Phone number: 703-968-7883
E-mail address:mcintyre@leaelliott.com |
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I
joined Lea+Elliott in 1997 and I specialize in
planning and design of airport automated people
mover systems (i.e. airside/landside trains at
major airports across the US). I provide project
support for all phases of project planning and
analysis with emphasis on computer-aided design
and Lea+Elliott's in house train performance model
LEGENDS.
In my spare time I volunteer for the Homeless
Animals Rescue Team (HART) where I help homeless
dogs find their forever homes. Anyone interested
in adopting a dog, making a donation, or want
to volunteer please let me know. |
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Eli
Veith, PE
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of Graduation: 1998, Urban Systems Engineering.
2000, MS in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech |
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Position: Transportation Engineer |
| Company:
URS Corporation
1000 Abernathy Road, NE, Suite 900
Atlanta, GA 30328
www.urscorp.com
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address:N/A |
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Number: N/A |
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joined URS in June 2002, after 2 years with TransCore.
I work in the Atlanta office, specializing in
traffic signal systems, ITS, and traffic impact
analysis. I sat for the Georgia PE exam in October
2002 and found out I passed in February.
Married to Yolanda Diaz, we own a house outside
Atlanta with our pets, Frank the Cat and Lothar
the Barbeque Grill. Future engineer Samuel Elias
Veith (CEIE Class of 2025) was born March 23,
2003, and I spend most of my spare time making
him laugh.
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Dough Coenen, PE
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Year
of Graduation: 1996, Urban Systems Engineering.
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Present
Position: Manager |
Company:
PBS&J
11818 Rock Landing
DriveSuite 102
Newport News, VA 23606
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E-mail : jdcoenen@pbsj.com |
Phone :
Office: (757) 596-8650 Ext. 217
Cell: (757) 287-3827
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Doug Coenen, PE (Class ’96 Urban Systems Engineering) is the manager of the Newport News office of PBS&J. PBS&J is a 4000 person full-service company with 70 offices nationwide. As office manager his responsibilities relate to project management, marketing and office accounting. His project management includes oversight of project development, subcontractors and client management. Doug’s area of expertise is a wide range of civil engineering projects with the Department of Defense, State, Municipal and Private clients. His most interesting projects are a roadway project in Iceland up a volcanic mountain to NATO radar stations for the Air Force, flood control design for the City of Newport News and the Beacon Hill Golf Course in Loudon County. With a variety of projects and clients, civil engineering continues to bring new and interesting things to Doug and his office. He share’s his free time with his wife and two girls. |
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Course Content: A review of foundation
courses for major engineering disciplines will be conducted.
Topic areas will include engineering mathematics, chemistry,
engineering science and mechanics (i.e. statics, dynamics,
fluid mechanics, mechanics of materials etc.), material
science, engineering economics, computers, electric
circuits, thermodynamics, and other fundamentals of
engineering. Also, to be covered are topics on engineering
ethics and professionalism, need for life-long learning,
and professional licensure.
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