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Bay Bridge Chapter Represents the Following Cities:

Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, San Francisco

Upcoming Event Information

Port of Oakland Capital Plan with Emilia Sánchez

When:Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Time: 11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Where: Scotts Seafood Jack London Square – 2 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607
Ticket Costs: $90 for members; $120 for non-members. Walk-ins Welcome!
Registration Link: Port of Oakland with Emilia Sanchez Tickets in Oakland, CA, United States (ticketleap.com)

The Port of Oakland oversees the Oakland Seaport, Oakland International Airport, and nearly 20 miles of waterfront including Jack London Square. The Port’s 5-year strategic plan – Growth with Care – pairs business expansion with community benefits, envisioning more jobs and economic stimulus as the Port grows. Together with its business partners, the Port supports more than 84,000 jobs.

Please join ACEC BBC as we welcome Emilia Sánchez, the Director of Engineering at the Port as she discusses the Port’s current capital plan.

Jan
27
Wed
2021
ACEC BBC Education Lunch Program: Succession Planning: Leadership Transitions for your Firm’s Future…and Your Future Too!
Jan 27 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Are you a company owner wondering how to transition your business to the next generation? Or are you an employee wondering about your future and how you can become a shareholder?

Join Bill Mandel and Laura Howard to explore the process of creating an ownership transition program, the latest program trends, and common pitfalls that can derail your efforts to achieve a successful transition. Laura and Bill will discuss:

  • Designing and implementing an ownership transition program that best fits your firms values and culture
  • Determining the value of your firm to maximize the firms worth
  • Establishing clear performance criteria for candidates for ownership and choose the appropriate mechanisms to transfer ownership from one generation to the next
  • Identifying and nurturing the next generation of leaders

Speakers:

Laura Terry Howard | Fox Rothschild LLP| Corporate Partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Business Succession Planning Practice | San Francisco, CA. Laura was a contributor and the editor of Architects Essentials of Ownership Transition published by John Wiley and Sons. She earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law and her B.A., magna cum laude, from Emory University.

 

Bill Mandel | Fox Rothschild LLP| Corporate Partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Business Succession Planning Practice | San Francisco, CA. For more than 25 years, Bill has helped develop ownership transition programs for some of the leading professional service firms and speaks extensively on the topic. Bill co-authored Architects Essentials of Ownership Transition published by John Wiley and Sons and is a licensed CPA.

 

 

Sponsorships Available!

  • Company logo/weblink on our website and event promos
  • Feature post on our LinkedIn page
  • Opportunity to provide a one-minute firm overview at the start of the event
  • Opportunity for one person from your firm to network after the webinar with a panel member (your choice!) for 15 minutes through a Zoom breakout room after the event.
  • Contact Gene Lushervich for more information [email protected]
Feb
10
Wed
2021
ACEC BBC Education Webinar: Bluebeam Revu Improve Your Design Review Process
Feb 10 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
ACEC BBC Education Webinar: Bluebeam Revu Improve Your Design Review Process

Registration is now closed. If you’d like to participate, and you’re a BBC member firm, please email [email protected] and we’ll send you a link.

 

Ken Phelps is a Sr. Technical Specialist at U.S. CAD and a Bluebeam Certified Instructor and Consultant. He has been helping customers implement design and design review technology for over 20 years. Ken has been a highly rated presenter at the Bluebeam Extreme Conference for the last 3 years. This presentation will focus on increasing your efficiency by using Bluebeam Revu. Join Ken Phelps, Sr. Technical Specialist at U.S. CAD, to learn how to apply best in class markup tools. Attendees will see the ability to track everyone’s markups, assign responsibilities, and keep tabs on project progress while auditing what changes are being made to each revision. With Bluebeam Revu, you can significantly cut down the hours spent on the design review process by leveraging both the power of Revu and Revu’s integrated cloud-based solution, Bluebeam Studio, for real-time collaboration. There are no limits to what you can achieve with Bluebeam solutions.

Learning Objectives:

  • Redline PDFs with customizable clouds, callouts, and CAD symbols and save custom annotations in the Tool Chest for easy reuse
  • Assign responsibilities and keep tabs on project progress while auditing what changes are being made to each revision
  • Significantly cut down the hours spent on the design review process using Revu’s integrated real-time collaboration solution, Bluebeam Studio
Mar
23
Tue
2021
A/E/C Proposal Symposium 2021: Alliances, Best Practices, and Winning Strategies @ Via Zoom
Mar 23 @ 11:30 am – 1:15 pm

Thank you to our Tier 1 sponsors!

            

     

Thank you to our Tier 2 sponsors!

EVENT INFO

Tuesday, March 23, 11:30 – 1pm (Event), 1-1:15 (Sponsor Breakout Sessions)

At this lunchtime event, co-sponsored by ACEC CA BBC, CMAA NorCal, SMPS SF, and WTS SF attendees will have the opportunity to learn and glean valuable insight from:
–  Decision makers within large A/E/C firms about what they look for when they put together a pursuit team, as how these teams can best work together to put their collective best foot forward.
–  Decision makers within large companies (clients) about what they look for when choosing consultants for their projects, both in the submitted proposal document and during the interview.

MODERATOR & PANELISTS

  • Moderator: Damion Morris, Proposal Manager, PCL Construction
  • Prime / Architecture: Sarah Young, Senior Associate, Marketing Director, Gensler
  • Prime / Construction: Greg Hulbert, NW Commercial Core Market Lead, DPR Construction
  • Prime / Engineering: Darlene Gee, Senior VP, National Strategic Pursuit Champion, HNTB
  • Client / Transportation: Carl Holmes, Assistant GM, Planning, Development, and Construction, BART
  • Client / Technology: Josh Portner, Director, Real Estate District Development, Google
  • Client / Healthcare: Terry Wood, Vice President, Real Estate, Kaiser Permanente

MODERATOR:

Damion Morris, CPSM
Damion Morris is a dynamic A/E/C marketing leader who partners with project teams to develop compelling proposals and presentations that win work by connecting with the humans behind the project. As Proposal Manager for PCL Construction Services’ California Buildings District, he oversees all pursuit-related marketing activities for PCL’s largest and fastest-growing district at $750 million in annual revenue. He is a Certified Professional Services Marketer (CPSM) and is the Immediate Past President of SMPS Los Angeles.

 

PANELISTS:

Sarah Young
Sarah is a marketing leader with 15 years of experience in the architecture and design industry. She is currently a senior associate and marketing director at Gensler’s San Francisco office, where she works with leadership to drive new business across the firm’s diverse market sectors. Focused first and foremost on addressing client needs, she brings a strategic viewpoint and a competitive spirit to every project pursuit. While she has held various marketing, communications, and project management roles throughout her career, she is most passionate about winning work and building business. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from Lindsey Wilson College.

 

Greg Hulbert
Greg leads DPR Construction’s Commercial projects for their Northwest Region, one of five core markets DPR focuses on (Life Science, Advanced Technology, Higher Education, and Healthcare being the other four). He oversees the overall efforts from project pursuit to project turnover. Greg’s diverse industry background includes working on the owner-rep side as well as the design side. Prior to his return to DPR, Greg oversaw the regional project management businesses at both JLL and Cushman & Wakefield. Additionally, Greg worked for Gensler helping the design giant with account management. Greg has supported projects for such clients as Uber, Google, Stanford University, Hyatt Hotels, Nokia, AutoDesk, Wilson Sonsini, and Apple.

Darlene Gee, PE
Darlene is a Senior Vice-President with HNTB. She is located in the San Francisco Bay Area and is part of HNTB’s national sales practice. In her current role, Darlene works with HNTB staff throughout the nation on winning major projects. Her leadership includes all aspects of the pursuit and proposal process. She has more than 40 years of experience in consulting engineering for public and private sector organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. She specializes in transportation, and has had responsible charge for the planning, design, and construction management of over $6 billion of new and rehabilitated Bay Area transit, rail, highway and bridge projects during her career. She is a registered Civil Engineer in California and holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois and a MBA from the UC Berkeley.

Carl Holmes, PE, CCM
With almost 25 years of experience in the transportation industry, Carl joined BART in 2016 and is helping the transit agency improve its service. As Assistant General Manager, he now leads the department responsible for delivering extensions, station modernizations, and third-party developments, as well as oversees a $66 million portion of the BART budget, and manages 96 employees. He is a registered Professional Engineer and Certified Construction Manager in California.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from UCBerkeley and a Master’s degree in Transportation and Engineering Management from the California Maritime Academy.

Josh Portner
Josh joined Google’s Bay Area Real Estate and Workplace Services (REWS) team in 2013. As a District Development Director, his responsibilities include feasibility analysis, real estate entitlements, and design and construction management. During his time at Google, he has led multiple innovative office campuses in Sunnyvale, San Bruno, and at NASA Ames Center. During his career, he’s overseen the development of almost $2.5 billion in commercial, residential and hospitality real estate projects. Notable projects included the management of the construction of the $270 million Letterman Digital Arts Center in SF’s Presidio, the nearly $1 billion J.W. Marriott Hotel and Residences at LA Live! in LA, and Google’s first ground up project 1212 Bordeaux in Sunnyvale. He graduated from the UC Davis, with a B.S. in Civil Engineering.


Terry Wood

Terry is Vice President, Real Estate at Kaiser Permanente, one of America’s leading health care providers, with an annual operating revenue in excess of $87 billion. He is responsible for executing real estate services for Kaiser Permanente’s over 90 million square foot real estate portfolio. He has more than 25 years of experience in all facets of domestic and international corporate real estate, including strategic planning, real estate transactions, facilities management and construction. Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente in 2015, Terry was the Vice President, Global Real Estate, responsible for Hewlett Packard’s global real estate portfolio. He previously served as the Vice President, Global Real Estate for JDSU Corp. Terry spent 19 years in the Canadian Military Engineers, serving throughout Canada, Europe and the United Kingdom, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.

Apr
21
Wed
2021
Planning for Changing Sea Levels, The Impact on Engineering Infrastructure @ Zoom
Apr 21 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Tickets are now closed.

You can still join the ACEC CA Bay Bridge Chapter webinar today if you’re a ACEC CA BBC member firm. Email us at [email protected] and we’ll send you the Zoom link.

 

Thank you to our sponsors!

   

     

 

Event Information:
Join our stellar panel for an engaging discussion that will include:  status of climate change in the Bay Area and California, sea-level rise projects (retrofits, current, future), future of infrastructure projects on long-term climate change resiliency.

Moderator:
Laura Moran, Senior Ecological Restoration Team Lead, SWCA

Laura has more than 30 years of environmental consulting experience throughout California and across North America. She brings her analytical, managerial, and policy-making skills to bear on projects dealing with ecological restoration, climate change adaptation, wetland delineation and mitigation, habitat conservation, and landscape level natural resource planning.

Panelists:
Len Materman, CEO of San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District (OneShoreline)

In the Spring of 2020, Len was appointed CEO of the first countywide independent government agency in California focused on these climate change impacts. From September 2019-September 2020, Len served as the first Public Policy Practitioner in Residence at Stanford University’s Center for the American West and, with colleagues at Stanford and UC Berkeley, he was a contributing author of two recent books on financing and implementing large-scale climate resilience.

Ashley Nguyen, Director, Design and Project Delivery, Metropolitan Transportation Commission 

Ashley is a transportation planner with over 20 years of transportation planning, policy and operations experience the with Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). She leads MTC’s Design and Project Delivery Section which is responsible for pursuing creative, practical, and cost-effective solutions to address regional transportation issues in the Bay Area. Her portfolio covers a wide spectrum of work, including transit priority, highway operations, arterial operations, managed lanes, advanced technologies, shared-use mobility, active transportation, and capital delivery. Ashley holds a Master of  Urban and Regional Planning from the UC Irvine.

Gary Griggs, Professor of Earth Sciences at UC Santa Cruz 

Gary is a Distinguished Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences at the UC Santa Cruz, where he has taught for 51 years. He served as the Director of the University’s Institute of Marine Sciences for the past 26 years, where he led the development of a Coastal Science Campus. His research, teaching, writing and lectures have been focused on the coast of California and include coastal processes, hazards, and the impacts of and responses to sea level rise.

Kevin Chen, PE, Assistant Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission 

Kevin is an Assistant Director with the MTC. He is a licensed Civil Engineer with two decades of experience in planning, engineering, and delivery of transportation projects throughout the Bay Area and across the United States. Recently, he has been focused on the development of innovative operational efficiency and transportation demand management strategies, aimed at improving carpool and transit modes to maximize person throughput on congested corridors.

May
10
Mon
2021
ACEC California Legislative Visit Week 2021 @ Virtual
May 10 @ 11:30 am – May 14 @ 8:30 pm

The American Council of Engineering Companies – California, the American Public Works Association – Region VIII, the American Society of Civil Engineers – Region 9, the California Geotechnical Engineering Association, and the Structural Engineers Association of California are coming together for the first time to host our 2021 California Engineers & Public Works Professionals Legislative Visit Week (LVW).

On behalf of our five host organizations and our collective 53,000+ members in California, we invite you to join us for our LVW event, which will be held virtually May 10-14, 2021. We will also host a virtual legislative reception at 4:30pm on Thursday, May 13, which you are invited to attend.

During these difficult economic times, new infrastructure investment will create well-paying construction and other employment opportunities. There is no economic development without infrastructure. Our infrastructure systems play a critical role in continued economic prosperity and preserving our quality of life.

Unfortunately, our state’s infrastructure renewal and replacement programs have been significantly underfunded for a long time. While the state Legislature, municipalities, and California voters have made big strides in recent years to raise additional revenue for our infrastructure, extensive funding gaps remain. We look forward to joining with you in our commitment to increase infrastructure investment to repair our existing networks and plan for California’s future!

 Schedule

All events will take place virtually.

 

Jun
17
Thu
2021
Post-Pandemic Life Sciences Panel: How a Crisis Enabled Innovation and a New Way Forward @ Zoom
Jun 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Thanks to our sponsors!

               

   

 

Tickets are now closed – if you are an ACEC BBC member or industry alliance member, please email [email protected] for late registration.

Zoom link will be sent to registered attendees shortly – if you haven’t received the Zoom link, please email [email protected]

 

Event Information:

Virtual Panel Event!

ACEC BBC has put together a panel of diverse speakers from the Life Sciences/Biotech sector to discuss the future of the industry post-COVID; the immediate needs for wellness in buildings, upcoming projects, and what new technologies are on the horizon that might be a direct response to COVID-19 and our changing world.

Opportunity for one person from your firm to network after the webinar with a select panel member for 15 minutes through a Zoom breakout room. Maximum three sponsors per panel member (Priority based on payment date).

Sponsorship is now closed! For future sponsorship opportunities, please contact Gene Lusherovich  [email protected]

Moderator: Mark Allen, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, HGA

Mark leads the planning and design for Life Sciences projects that foster collaboration and that carefully respond to programmatic needs for laboratory, pharmaceutical, cGMP cleanroom, biotech, and core/shell projects. Spanning a 25+ year career in architecture, Mark cultivates an inclusive approach to the design process for corporate and institutional research clients nationally.  His thought leadership contributions include recent Life Sciences publications and national speaking events.

Panelists: 

Joydeep Ganguly, Senior VP Corporate Operations, Gilead Sciences

Joydeep Ganguly is Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations at Gilead Sciences. In his current role, he is accountable for several strategic functions, including corporate engineering and facilities; infrastructure and capital planning; sustainability; risk management and resilience; global procurement; business operations and the program management office. Joydeep also oversees Gilead’s corporate real estate portfolio, workplace services and key employee programs for the company’s Foster City campus. Prior to Gilead, Joydeep spent 10 years at Biogen, where he held executive positions of increasing responsibility the technical operations, manufacturing and supply chain functions.

Joydeep earned a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, a Master of Business Administration from North Carolina State University and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pune. He graduated with distinction in both undergraduate and graduate studies and was awarded membership in multiple academic honor societies.

Waldek Kaczmarski, Senior Designer, DES Architects + Engineers

Waldek is an accomplished designer and team leader at DES Architects + Engineers with over 25 years of experience in commercial, research and educational architecture throughout the United States and worldwide.
Conceptual design, presentation and construction document production are his strengths. Waldek has considerable experience in programming and preparing master plans and design for commercial, research and educational facilities.

 

Cost:

Tickets are now closed – if you are an ACEC BBC member, please email [email protected] for late registration.

Sep
23
Thu
2021
ACEC EBC: Tim Haile, CCTA @ ZIO FRAEDO'S (PENDING COVID SITUATION)
Sep 23 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
ACEC EBC: Tim Haile, CCTA @ ZIO FRAEDO'S (PENDING COVID SITUATION)

ACEC CA East Bay Chapter Event

Tim Haile, Executive Director of CCTA

https://acec-ca-east-bay.ticketleap.com/september-2021/

Oct
26
Tue
2021
Oakland International Airport – Current and Upcoming Projects, Featuring Eva Lillie @ Scott's Seafood Jack London Square
Oct 26 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

ONLINE TICKET SALES ARE NOW CLOSED.  Walk ins accepted – BRING PROOF OF VACCINATION OR NEGATIVE COVID TEST (10/24-10/26).

Thanks to our sponsors!

Gold Sponsors

             

  

 

Silver Sponsors

    

 

Bronze Sponsors

  

 

 

ACEC Bay Bridge Chapter is excited to host this presentation featuring Eva Lillie from the Port of Oakland.

Eva is a Senior Aviation Project Manager with the Aviation Planning and Development Department. Eva manages projects and staff for the Port’s Aviation Planning and Development Department, and also assists with putting together the annual Aviation Division’s Capital Improvement Program.

Eva’s presentation will cover Oakland International Airport’s recently completed, current, and upcoming projects and their CIP program.

 

 

 

COVID Protocol – Please bear with us as we balance safety and hosting in-person events

  • Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID 19 test (up to 48 hours before the event) is required for entry
  • Masks are required when not actively eating or drinking (presenters may have the option to remove mask when using the microphone)
  • Each attendee will be required to sign an ACEC COVID 19 waiver upon check in
  • **If you do not provide vaccine documentation or a negative COVID test, you will NOT be allowed to enter the event and we will NOT issue you a refund – we apologize for the inconvenience. **

Sponsorships Available!

Gold Level Sponsor ($200 member firm, $400 non-member firm) – SOLD OUT

  • one ticket to the event included
  • one seat at the head table w/ speaker
  • 60 seconds on the mic to speak about the firm at the beginning of the event
  • logo on all promotional materials (digital and paper)
  • Option to place sponsor-provided “swag” at each table

Silver Level Sponsor ($150 member firm, $250 non-member firm) – Maximum 4

  • one ticket to the event included
  • 60 seconds on the mic to speak about the firm at the beginning of the event
  • Logo on all promotional materials (digital and paper)
  • Option to place sponsor-provided “swag” at each table

Bronze Level Sponsor ($125 member firm, $150 non-member firm) – Unlimited

  • one ticket to the event included
  • Logo on all promotional materials (digital and paper)
  • Option to place sponsor-provided “swag” at each table

Not sure if your firm is a member? Check out our membership directory.

 

Dec
7
Tue
2021
Holiday Luncheon Mixer @ Scott's Seafood Jack London Square
Dec 7 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Ticket Sales Are Closed.

Walk in tickets are available at the door.

COVID 19 Protocol

  • Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID 19 test (up to 48 hours before the event) is required for entry
  • Masks are required when not actively eating or drinking (presenters have the option to remove mask when using the microphone)
  • Each attendee will be required to sign an ACEC COVID 19 waiver upon check in
  • To keep everyone safe: If you do not provide valid vaccine documentation or a negative COVID test.

 

Join us for our annual Holiday Luncheon Mixer and Awards Program at Scott’s Seafood in Oakland’s Jack London Square.

Food! Raffle Prizes! Face to face Networking! (finally) Cash Bar!

GUEST AGENCY ATTENDEES:

Carl Holmes Assistant General Manager – Planning, Development, and Construction
Alaric Degrafinried Assistant General Manager – Administration
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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!

Gold Sponsors:

       

Silver Sponsors:

       

Bronze Sponsor:

Congratulate our Engineering Excellence & Chapter Recognition Awards and Scholarship winners!

EEA Winners:

    +, a JV

Chapter Recognition Awards:

LARGE CHAPTER FIRM

SMALL CHAPTER FIRM

CLIENT/AGENCY OF THE YEAR

DIVERSITY CHAMPION

BUFFET LUNCH (includes vegetarian options)

11:30am Check in and networking

12-12:45pm Awards announcements followed by more networking

12:45-1pm: Raffle drawing

Please note that all ACEC CA BBC tickets are transferable, but non-refundable.

Sponsorship sales now closed.

Gold Level Sponsor Benefits ($600 member firm, $870 non-member firm) – Unlimited

  • Three (3) tickets to the event
  • 60 seconds to speak about your firm
  • Logo on all promotional materials (digital and paper)
  • Option to place sponsor-provided “swag” at each table

Silver Level Sponsor Benefits ($300 member firm, $430 non-member firm) – Unlimited

  • One (1) ticket to the event
  • 60 seconds to speak about your firm
  • Logo on all promotional materials (digital and paper)
  • Option to place sponsor-provided “swag” at each table

Bronze Level Sponsor ($200 member firm, $330 non-member firm) – Unlimited

  • One (1) ticket to the event included
  • Logo on all promotional materials (digital and paper)
  • Option to place sponsor-provided “swag” at each table

Not sure if your firm is a member? Check out our membership directory.

Jan
27
Thu
2022
ACEC EBC: Randy Iwasaki – Amazon Web Services (AWS) @ ZIO FRAEDO'S (PENDING COVID SITUATION)
Jan 27 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
ACEC EBC: Randy Iwasaki - Amazon Web Services (AWS) @ ZIO FRAEDO'S (PENDING COVID SITUATION)

ACEC CA East Bay Chapter Event

Randy Iwasaki, Leader of State and Local Transportation for Amazon Web Services

https://www.acec-eastbay.org/chapter-january-luncheon-jan-2022

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