2018 Winter // OSBEELS: The Oregon Examiner

Winter 2018The mission of the Oregon How the Board and its Committees FunctionState Board of Examiners forEngineering and Land Surveying Board Committees • Digital Signatures Task Force(OSBEELS) is to regulate thepractice of engineering, land The Board discharges its responsibilities • Legislative Committeesurveying, photogrammetric through a committee structure, eachmapping, and water right working with staff to handle a specific area The Board also works cooperatively with thecertification in the state as they of responsibility and provide the Board Oregon State Board of Geologists Examinersrelate to the welfare of the public with concise options for action. Committees (OSBGE) and the Oregon Board of Architectin safeguarding life, health and of the Board are not empowered to make Examiners (OBAE) regarding any mattersproperty. decisions for the Board; they simply provide related to the overlap of practices between recommendations. The standing committees the professions. Staff and a select numberBoard Members of the Board, which meet regularly on a bi- of Board members regularly participate on monthly basis, are: the Joint Compliance Committee with theShelly MC Duquette, PE, SE OSBGE.President • Examinations and QualificationsChristopher D. Aldridge, RPP OSBEELS’ Board and Committee meetingsVice President • External Relations are open to the public. The Board meetingsWilliam J. Boyd, Public Member are held on the second Tuesday of each oddDaren Cone, PE, PLS • Finance numbered month. The Committee meetingsJason J. Kent, PE are held in an even month. Interested partiesLogan T. Miles, PLS • Law Enforcement are encouraged to attend a scheduledDr. Sean St.Clair, PE meeting. For additional information, contactDave M. Van Dyke, PE • Professional Practices the Board office.Amin Wahab, Public MemberOscar J. Zuniga, PE • Rules and Regulations If you have questions or concerns that you would like the Board to address,Board Staff Additional task forces and temporary please submit them in writing to the Board committees may be established at the office. Upon receipt, staff will provideMari Lopez, Administrator direction of the Board for specific matters or the correspondence to the appropriateJenn Gilbert, Deputy Administrator projects. In the past, these have included: committee for consideration during theirGrant Aman next scheduled meeting. To contact BoardMichelle Dankenbring • Photogrammetric and Remote Sensing Members, please send requests by email toEric Engelson Task Force [email protected] GloriaSantiago Puente • Oregon-Specific Exams Task ForceRob SobotkaTina Sorensen • Customer Service and CommunicationsShawn Thornhill Standards Task ForceDanee VigAmelia Volker

NCEES Holds Annual MeetingThe National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors heldits 96th annual meeting this past August in Miami, FL. Delegates fromall 50 states and several international districts attended the event andaddressed a range of issues related to the NCEES and engineeringand surveying licensure. Several OSBEELS Board members and staffattended this year’s meeting, which took place over the course ofthree days.Perhaps the most impactful motion the NCEES members passedduring the meeting was to authorize the development andadministration of one or more depth modules to supplement thePrinciples and Practice of Surveying exam. The proposed moduleswill be related to the U.S. Public Lands Survey System and/or theMetes and Bounds survey system. The NCEES has commissioned atask force to work on the development of the modules in the comingyear.“This is a long-term project to ensure that our exams continue tomeet the needs of professional surveying licensure, “Jerry Carter,NCEES CEO, stated during the annual meeting. “We plan to studythe structure of the PS exam in the coming year to determine the bestpath forward. “Interested in learning more about the 2018 Annual meeting? Visit the NCEES website at NCEES.org to learn more andkeep up to date all news regarding engineering and surveying exams.2 The Oregon Examiner Winter 2018

Preparing for Retirement? OregonStaff would like to remind registrants a registrant is not considered to be Examinerthat a signed form is required retired and, therefore, must continueto officially retire your state of to abide by all Oregon Revised Now AvailableOregon license. The Request for Statutes and Oregon Administrative OnlineRetirement Status form is available Rules; including those pertainingat www.oregon.gov/osbeels under to completion of Professionalthe “Registration” option. Until this Development Hours.form is received by OSBEELS staff, Winter 2018 The mission of the Oregon How the Board and its Committees Function State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying (OSBEELS) is to regulate the Board Committees • Digital Signatures Task Force practice of engineering, land • Legislative Committee surveying, photogrammetric The Board discharges its responsibilities TO(ErtotOhhehxrfleeSeaeaBgBmtpBJoeooGroaidnionarEnfdetrS)teodrtsaCmsatsnahto(ieeldoOemsmnoBBtopshboAwv.leeaieSEraorrOtsdn)rlaakrrcrfopeefseefgggacoCGounaofonrldoeapdmopBrraillenamooysrcgageaitprtilitadtsecaienvtecrseoytestifElwncbymAixuepiwaattrmahwmctitthbteeteihhiernetosreenetnhcrtse mapping, and water right twowodhrofefeorficrtotcrtheohikhussmeiecgipnooBhmoBgnnonoasecwasanicfrisriobdodetdrhima,laoittwsrtpimhyoteetahniinaftoiBsftcnone.ohtdtesToaemhrsfphmodterearr;opuenstavttochdacitrwedltnueeiyeedograernsuiten,his.lmdeagpeCareptcBolcocyolhmoiymmfaoimpcrnmadraikaotirtetveebteiaeide-ses OSBGE. certification in the state as they monthly basis, are: relate to the welfare of the public OaanarrruSeeeBmohhEpbeeEeleldLdrneSoitd’nonBmattohhnoaeenredpsvtheueac.nbnoTldmnihcdeC.oTnTCohutmoheem.msBIdmnioattatiyeetrtredoeeemfsmtemeeaedeecethetpiintnaiogngrdstgsidess in safeguarding life, health and • Examinations and Qualifications amreeeetnincgo.uFraogreadddtoitaiottneanldinafoscrmheadtuiolned, contact property. • External Relations the Board office. Board Members • Finance If you have questions or concerns that Shelly MC Duquette, PE, SE • Law Enforcement ypoleuasweosuulbdmliikteththeme Bionawrdrittoinagdtdortehses,Board President • Professional Practices office. Upon receipt, staff will provide Christopher D. Aldridge, RPP • Rules and Regulations Vice President Additional task forces and temporary William J. Boyd, Public Member cdpoirrmoejcmetciitotstn.eIeonsftmthheaeypBaboseatr,edtshtfaeobsrelisshphaeevcdeifaiicnt cmthluaedtteedrs: or Daren Cone, PE, PLS Jason J. Kent, PE Logan T. Miles, PLS Dr. Sean St.Clair, PE Dave M. Van Dyke, PE Amin Wahab, Public Member Oscar J. Zuniga, PE Board Staff • Photogrammetric and Remote Sensing tcnMhoeemexmctmosbrcirethtereessdep, upofollneerddacesomenncseseeeidnttiodenrtgrahe.teiqTouaonpecsdpotursnortbpianyrcgiteaBmttheoaeaiirlrdto Mari Lopez, Administrator [email protected]. Jenn Gilbert, Deputy Administrator Task Force • Oregon-Specific Exams Task Force • Customer Service and Communications Standards Task Force Eric Engelson Veronica Gloria Santiago Puente Rob Sobotka Tina Sorensen Shawn Thornhill Danee Vig Amelia Volker Are you interested in receiving the Oregon Examiner electronically? OSBEELS’s quarterly newsletter is now available both in print and online. We are encouraging those who receive the print copy of the newsletter to consider switching to a digital version instead.Law Enforcement Cases Less printing can help reduce our carbon footprint and 2977 – Michael Lowell eliminate costs associated with the printing process. If you The Board issued a Final Order against would like to begin receiving the Michael Lowell, PE, finding that he Oregon Examiner electronically, failed to have proper direction and simply send us a note at control of project documents to which [email protected] with the he applied his professional seal. Mr. email address you would like Lowell entered into a settlement us to use when sending the agreement to pay $500 for two newsletter. violations of Oregon Revised Statute 672.020(2) and Oregon Administrative This notification will not change Rule 820-020-0020(2). your email address for Board correspondence. To update your email address for Board correspondence, please submit your request to the Board via the OSBEELS website at Oregon.gov/osbeels/ maintaining/AddressChange.Winter 2018 The Oregon Examiner 3

Duties of Supervision and ControlState registrants are expected to the preparation of, and approving provided or the work performed.provide an adequate amount of the work product and accepting Communications between thesupervision and control throughout responsibility for the work product, licensee and persons under the li-every stage of a project, and maintain as evidenced by performing the censee’s supervision and control in-constant communication with the following: clude face-to-face communications,project’s onsite clients. These duties, electronic mail, and telephoneand more, are the responsibilities • Spending time directly supervising communications and similar, otherstate registrants are tasked with when the work to assure that the person communications that are immedi-maintaining ‘Supervision and Control’ working under the licensee is ate and responsive; andover a project. familiar with the significant details of the work • Applying your professionalCommonly mistaken as duties for the seal and signature to project‘Responsible Charge’ (which actually • Providing oversight, inspection, document(s)applies only to individuals or firms observation and directionfrom outside of Oregon offering regarding the work being If reported to the Board and, throughservices under ORS 672.060(9)), state performed an investigation, the Board determinesregistrants are required to follow that a project’s outcome does notguidelines defined in OAR 820- • Providing adequate training for meet professional standards, the005-0080 when acting as a project’s persons rendering services and supervising registrant may be foundsupervisor or the supervisor of working on projects under the negligent and face license discipline,unlicensed individuals. licensee monetary penalties, or both. Further, if the supervising registrant is found toPer OAR 820-005-0080, ‘Supervision • Maintaining readily accessible have failed to meet the requirementsand Control’ means establishing contact with the person provid- for ‘Supervision and Control’, thethe nature of, directing and guiding ing services or performing work registrant could face additional license by direct proximity or by frequent discipline and monetary penalties. communication about the services4 The Oregon Examiner Winter 2018

Renewal Fees $190.00 – Professional Engineer Biennial Registration Renewal $190.00 – Professional Land Surveyor Biennial Registration Renewal $190.00 – Professional Photogrammetrist Biennial Registration Renewal $40.00 – Certified Water Right Examiner Biennial Registration RenewalOregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying tel. 503.362.2666 email: [email protected], updated 9/15/2017 The Oregon Examiner 5Winter 2018

Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying tel. 503.362.2666 email: [email protected] RENEW, updated 9/15/2017 Winter 20186 The Oregon Examiner

PE biennial registration renewal: $190.00 PLS biennial registration renewal: $190.00 RPP biennial registration renewal: $190.00 *Renewal fees effective September 15, 2017Winter 2018 The Oregon Examiner 7

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