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SAVANNAH POST
JULY SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT
ISSUE 10July 2012
Bill JonesBill has worked 37 years in the Electric Transmission and
Distribution Engineering field. Thirty one of those years were
with Savannah Electric and Power, a former operating subsidiary
of The Southern Company. During that time he worked in various
engineering roles, including 17 years as the manager of distribution
engineering. He retired in 2006 as the manager of transmission and
distribution reliability. The position had responsibility for asset man-
agement programs, reliability and power quality investigations and
improvements, long range system planning and capital budgeting.
In 2006, Bill began working as a project manager/professional engineer for Utility
Support Systems, Inc., an engineering services small business supporting private and public
owners/operators of Electric T&D and Telecommunications systems. Projects done since that
time include electric distribution design, distribution system analysis, coordination studies and
arc flash analysis, transmission route assessment, and renewable generation interconnections.
Bill is a graduate of Georgia Tech (Bachelor Electrical Engineering) and Ogeechee
Technical College – Statesboro, Georgia (Geographic Information Systems.) He is a registered
PE in Georgia and five other southern states, and is a member of SAME and IEEE.
SAME Savannah Post Presentation for July, 2012 meetingWhat’s the Latest on the Electrical Grid – Is It Smart Yet?Smart Grid is a well-entrenched buzz word these days, but it has many definitions,
contains many parts and pieces, and generates many opinions. This presentation
will be a short review of some of the possibilities, probabilities and questions on
various parts and pieces (and some opinions) concerning the Smart Grid –
including metering, renewable generation and the grid, reliability/security,
and transmission and distribution advancements and concerns.
If 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
A Special Thanks
Tour of J. Strom Thurmond Dam
SavannahIndustry DayHighlights
Sustaining Member Listings
Sustaining Member Highlight
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LINKS TO KNOW
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2012 SAMESavannah Post
Officers & Committee ChairsCol Jeffrey Hall
President
Joel Burke1st Vice President
Gwen Parker2nd Vice President
Scott VeenstraSecretary
Gavin CareyTreasurer
Sally RikerChairman of the Board of
Directors and past president
Justin ArnsdorffProgram Chair
Maureen HokeLeadership & Mentoring
Streamer
Anna LucasEducation & Training
Streamer
Adam RagsdaleRelationships & Recognition
Streamer
Kelly HayesEmergency Preparedness & Homeland Security Streamer
Frank RandonScholarships & Camps
Hugh GigglemanSustaining Members
Hollie DupesNew Members
Heather WishartFellow
Chryse JohnsonPost Web Page
Larry ChristopherNewsletter
Save the Date: September 17, 2012
TOUR OF J. STROM THURMOND DAMVan(s) will depart from Savannah, Georgia at 8 a.m. and return approximately 5:30 p.m. Trip includes
a tour of the dam by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff and operations department.
COST:Savannah Post Students: $10.00
Savannah Post Young Members: $20.00
Non-members: $40.00
The cost for the event includes transportation,
lunch, and tour. PDHs will be provided.
Please RSVP to Justin Arnsdorff by August 10, 2012
by email at [email protected].
A SPECIAL THANKSThanks to everyone – attendees, sponsors, primes, and most of
all the small businesses who exhibited at our Small Business
Showcase which was a whopping success. We had 46 small
businesses that participated in the Showcase. There were
many other small business firms attending too.
> 51 small disadvantaged businesses
> 45 8(a) certified firms
> 25 women-owned small businesses
> 8 Hubzone certified small businesses
> 11 veteran-owned small businesses
> 26 service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses
We received many very nice compliments on the Small Business Showcase.
Thanks to everyone for all of your help. I observed lots of networking taking place during this
venue. But just in case you missed making your small business connections we are posting
an attendee list on the Post website. Just visit the June 14 calendar page.
Gwen Parker, 2nd Vice President, SAME Savannah Post
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Savannah Industry Day HighlightsMichael Patey (left) with the Timmons Group, and Geoffrey Ax (right) with Gresham, Smith and Partners take part in the Small Business Showcase.
Joel Burke (left) with URS and Justin Arnsdorff (right) with Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung, attend the Small Business Showcase.
Members gather for the South
Atlantic Annual
Program Review.
Those participating register and gather their materials with Susan Coyne, who is the Chair of the Registration Committee.
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The SAME Savannah Post sold raffle tickets at the Industry Day event to raise money for their College Scholarship Fund.
The golf tournament sign-in table registers those participating in the golfing event. Attendees gather for the golf tournament luncheon.
Prizes were awarded to those attending the golf tournament luncheon.
Savannah Industry Day Highlights(continued)
Anna Lucas discusses the Education & Training Streamer and gets ready to pin the SAME streamer’s flag for the streamer award.
Participants get ready for the Small Business Showcase.
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JANUARY AECOMAlliant CorporationAMECAmerican StructurepointApplied Engineering Solutions, Inc.Applied SoftwareARCADIS AtkinsBarge Waggoner Sumner and Cannon Inc.Bechtel-S CorporationBhate Environmental Assoc. Inc.Brasfield & Gorrie General ContractorsBristol Alliance of Companies
FEBRUARYBrown & Caldwell BRPH Companies Inc.Building & Earth Sciences Inc.Burns & McDonnellCAPECardno TBECarolinas Concrete Masonry AssociationCarothers Construction, Inc.Castle Engineering, LLCCDA ArchitectsCDM SmithCEMS Engineering Inc.CH2MHILLClark Nexsen
MARCHCogdell & Mendrala Architects, P.C.Collins Engineers Inc.Columbia Engineering & Services, Inc.Cromwell Architects EngineersCrowder Construction CompanyCTI and Associates, Inc.Davis & Floyd, Inc.DewberryDulohery, Weeks & Gagliano Inc.EA Engineering, Science & Technology, Inc.Eaton corporationECCEdifice
APRILElkins Constructors, Inc.Engineering Strategies, Inc.Environmental Services, Inc.Florence & Hutcheson, Inc.GEL Geophysics, LLCGolder Associates, Inc.
Goodwyn Mills & Cawood, Inc.Government Services Integrated Process Team LLCGreenhorne & O’MaraGuidon Design, Inc.Harvard Jolly ArchitectureHatch Mott MacDonaldHDR
MAYJETC Conference
JUNEAnnual Program Review
JULY HNTBHoward W. Pence, Inc.IKHANA, LLC.J2 Engineering, Inc.JacobsKBE Building Corporation KBR Government & InfrastructureKnight Architects, Inc.LBYD, Inc.Leetex Construction, LLC.Leo A DalyLG2 Environmental Solutions, Inc.
AUGUSTLindbergh & Associates, LLCLowe EngineersLS3P Associates Ltd.Mashburn Construction CompanyMason & HangerMcDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc.Merrick & CompanyMicah Group Environmental Contractors, Inc.Michael Baker CorporationMoffatt & NicholMRI Architectural Group, Inc.MWH
SEPTEMBERNorth Wind Inc.O’Brien & Gere ParsonsParsons BrinckerhoffPersaud Companies Inc.Pinnicle Construction & Development Group, Inc.Pond & CompanyPort City Design Group, LLC
Prime Engineering Inc.Ramey Kemp & AssociatesR.C. Construction Co., Inc.R2TReeves Construction Company
OCTOBERReynolds, Smith & Hills, Inc.Rosser InternationalQ Solutions, Inc.S&ME, Inc.Science Applications International Corp.Sherlock, Smith & AdamsSiemens Industries IncSmall Business Group, Inc. (DBA SBG-EEG)Southern Energy ManagementSpatial Engineering Inc.SpecPro Environmental Services LLCStanley Consultants Inc.Stantec Inc.
NOVEMBERSTOA ArchitectsSuffolk Construction Company, Inc.Sundt Construction, Inc.Teng & Associates, Inc.TerranearPMC, LLCTetra Tech, Inc.The Angus CorporationThe Louis Berger Group Inc.The Sack Co. & SCM Inc.The Shaw Group Inc.The Whiting Turner Contracting CompanyThomas & Hutton Engineering Co.Thompson Engineering Inc.
DECEMBERTidewater Environmental Services, Inc.Toland & Mizell Architects, Inc.Toltest, Inc.Trans SystemsTRCUnited Consulting Group, Ltd.URS CorporationVolkert, Inc.WalbridgeWeston Solutions, Inc.W.G. Yates & Sons Construction CompanyWK Dickson & Co., Inc.Wolverton & Associates, Inc.Woolpert, Inc.
SUSTAINING MEMBER BRIEFINGS 2012For 2012, 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. We ask that all articles be forwarded to Larry Christopher at [email protected]. Please contact Hugh Giggleman at [email protected] for more information.
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SAVANNAH POST
Congratulations To All! The Savannah Post was recognized and received the award as a “Distinguished Post” at
the May SAME Joint Engineering Training Conference held in St. Louis, MO. To be a Distinguished Post means the Post participated
in the SAME’s Streamer Awards Program and accomplished all the “required & desired” objectives with distinction. Thanks to our
Streamer Committee chaired by Gwen Parker; Anna Lucas, Education and Training; Maureen Hoke, Outreach & Communication;
Adam Ragsdale, Relationships & Recognition; Kelly Hayes, Readiness and Homeland Security; and Hollie Dupe, Membership.
LBYD, Inc. is a proven civil and structural
engineering company with a 39 year history and
over 7,600 completed projects within that time.
With engineers currently registered in 38 states
and projects completed in each of those states,
LBYD has provided civil and structural
engineering services for libraries, office complexes, hospitals,
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facilities, residential buildings and governmental facilities. These
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LBYD has established itself as a leader in civil and
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The basic goal of our firm is to provide services to our
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SUSTAINING MEMBER HIGHLIGHT JULY 2012
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• Fort Benning, GA• Fort Carson, CO• Camp Shelby, MS• Fort Stewart, GA• Fort Campbell, KY• Fort Rucker, AL• Hurlburt Field, FL• Gunter Air Force Base, AL• Fort McClellan, AL• Fort Leonard Wood, MO• Meridian Naval Air Station, MS• Charleston Naval Weapons
Station, SC• Fort Jackson, SC