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Summer 2017The mission of the Oregon Board welcomes new membersState Board of Examiners forEngineering and Land Surveying Dr. Sean St.Clair PE, and Daren Cone, PE, PLS, Cone St.Clair(OSBEELS) is to regulate the were appointed by Governor Kate Brown to thepractice of engineering, land Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering Institute of Steel Construction and Order of thesurveying, photogrammetric and Land Surveying (OSBEELS) as of April 2017. Engineer.mapping, and water rightcertification in the state as they Dr. St.Clair completed his undergraduate degree Mr. Cone will be joining the Board with overrelate to the welfare of the public in Civil Engineering at Utah State University. 15 years of professional engineering experiencein safeguarding life, health and He earned his graduate and doctoral work in and 7 years of professional land surveyingproperty. Civil Engineering at the Georgia Institute of experience. Technology. He obtained his registration toBoard Members practice civil engineering in Oregon in 2007. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Forest Engineering at Oregon State University andShelly MC Duquette, PE, SE Prior to moving to Oregon in 2004, Dr. St.Clair earned his Master’s in Business AdministrationPresident was an Instructor at the Georgia Institute from Southern Oregon University. Mr. ConeChristopher D. Aldridge, RPP of Technology and worked as a Structural obtained his registration to practice forestVice President Designer for Starzer Brady Fagan Associates, engineering in 2001 and professional landWilliam J. Boyd, Public Member Inc. In Oregon, he has been a professor and, surveying in 2009.Daren Cone, PE, PLS currently, the Civil Engineering DepartmentJason J. Kent, PE Chair at the Oregon Institute of Technology. Dr. With a background in forest engineering, Mr.Logan T. Miles, PLS St.Clair also continues to provide independent Cone holds experience working with small-Dr. Sean St.Clair, PE structural design consulting. While at OIT, Dr. to-medium sized businesses and a fortune 500Dave M. Van Dyke, PE St.Clair helped Oregon Tech’s Civil Engineering company. He previously worked with the BoiseAmin Wahab, Public Member Department earn the Walter LeFevre Award from Cascade Corporation and is curren​ tly with theOscar J. Zuniga, PE the American Society of Civil Engineers. Oregon Department of Forestry.Board Staff Dr. St.Clair believes his commitment to Aside from his professional career, Mr. Cone upholding professional and ethical standards enjoys participating in National EngineeringMari Lopez, Administrator in the engineering profession will help him Month activities and presenting at career fairsJenn Gilbert, Deputy Administrator work towards fulfilling the core functions of the and National Society of Professional SurveyorsEric Engelson OSBEELS Mission – safeguarding the life, health, Trig-Star exams for high school students. He isVeronica Gloria and property of the people of Oregon. “I take also an active member of the Council on ForestSantiago Puente great pride in my profession and have a strong Engineering and the Professional Land SurveyorsRob Sobotka desire to ensure the integrity of the license in of Oregon (PLSO). As a member of PLSO, Mr.Tina Sorensen Oregon is preserved,” he explained. Cone has served as vice president of the RogueShawn Thornhill River Chapter and vice president and presidentKeith Van Norman Dr. St.Clair has also spent time as a member of of the Willamette Chapter.Danee Vig the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) ExamAmelia Volker Development Committee, FE Content Review In his personal time, Mr. Cone enjoys bicycling,Bailey Weissenfels Study Committee, and has authored sections wood working, hunting and shooting sports. of the FE Reference Handbook for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). “I made it my personal goal to prepare students to be the best professional engineers possible,” he said, “I believe these avenues demonstrate my dedication to the FE Exam and the licensure process.” Dr. St.Clair is also a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, the American

PcOhWanEgReING Registration Form OSBEELS energy & sustainability symposium Return completed form and $80 registration fee to: September 22, 2017 • Salem Convention Center Fax: 503-362-5454 | Email: [email protected] Standard Mail: OSBEELS 670 Hawthorne Ave. SE, Suite 220 Salem, OR 97301 Additional forms can also be found on the OSBEELS Web site at www.oregon.gov/OSBEELS For questions, call 503-362-2666Registration InformationName: * PE * PLS * RPP * CWREPreferred Name on Badge: Dietary Needs:Contact InformationMailing Address:City: State: Zip:Phone: Email:Emergency Contact InformationName: Phone:Presentation Selection (Please choose one presentation from each time slot)Time Presentations8:00 - 9:30 am Opening Keynote: Model testing of wave energy converters Dr. Pedro Lomonaco, Director, O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory9:30 – 10:30 am Salem Smart Power Center – demonstrations Biogas utilization experience at the Columbia Blvd. and studies of utility scale energy storage Wastewater Treatment Plant Kevin Whitener, PE - Portland General Electric James Brown, PE - City of Portland10:45 – 11:45 am Modernizing Oregon’s irrigation infrastructure To drone or not to drone, things to consider when Energy Trust of Oregon and Three Sisters Irrigation District choosing to use sUAS Christopher D. Aldridge, RPP - OSBEELS Board Member12:00 - 2:00 pm Afternoon Keynote: Rule updates, and commonly misunderstood statutes and rules AAG Katharine Lozano - State of Oregon Department of Justice2:15 – 3:15 pm Are you ready for the electrical vehicle 2.0? Right-of-way surveys – retracing high voltage strip descriptions​ Rick Wallace - Oregon Department of Energy Kelly Miller, RLS (in AZ and NM), EIT and Phil McNinch, PLS (in WA) - Bonneville Power Association3:30 – 4:30 pm Smart grid and planning for renewables Oregon dams and their effects on rivers Darren Murtaugh, PE and Kellie Cloud, PE Rose Wallick - USGS-Oregon Water Science Center Portland General ElectricREGISTRATION FEE: $80 Select payment method (choose one)* Check or Money Order (payable to OSBEELS) Amount enclosed:* Debit or Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or AmEx) Total charge to card:Card number Exp. date Security code* Billing Zip/Postal codePayment Signature (serves as payment authorization if paying by debit or credit card)Signature Date (Mo/Day/Yr)Note: Speakers​and session schedule are subject to change.* Debit or Credit Card Security Codes: Refunds and Cancellations - Only written refund requests will be considered. Requests must include name of attendee and method of payment. Requestsmay be submitted via standard mail, email, or fax to OSBEELS. Refund requests received less than 10 days prior to the symposium will not be granted. However, registration fees may betransferred to another attendee at no additional charge.Hotel Information - The Grand Hotel, 201 Liberty Street SE, Salem, OR 97301 / Toll Free: 877-540-7800 / www.grandhotelsalem.com. RESERVATIONS METHOD: Rooms are subject toavailability of rooms at the time the reservation is made. Please contact the hotel for more information. Call the toll free number to get the group rate, 877-540-7800. Let them know you’rea part of the OSBEELS Symposium in order to receive the special rate. Reservations are based upon availability at the time of the reservation. ACCESSIBILITY: The facilities are accessible toperson with disabilities. Please request ahead of time if auxiliary aids and/or services are needed.2 The Oregon Examiner Summer 2017

Speaker POWERINGSchedule change OSBEELS energy & sustainability symposium8:00 a.m. Remarks from Board President and opening keynote presentation Dr. Pedro LomonacoModel testing of wave energy convertersDr. Pedro Lomonaco, Director, O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory9:30 – 10:30 Session 1A Session 1B Salem Smart Power Center – demonstrations Biogas utilization experience at the Columbia Blvd. and studies of utility scale energy storage Wastewater Treatment Plant Kevin Whitener, PE - Portland General Electric James Brown, PE - City of Portland 10:45 – 11:45Session 2A Session 2BModernizing Oregon’s irrigation infrastructure To drone or not to drone, things to consider when choosing to use sUASEnergy Trust of Oregon and Three Sisters Irrigation District Christopher D. Aldridge, RPP - OSBEELS Board Member12:00 – 2:0012:00 – 1:15 p.m. Afternoon keynote presentation (Lunch will be provided) AAG Katharine LozanoRule updates, and commonly misunderstood statutes and rulesAAG Katharine Lozano - State of Oregon Department of Justice1:15 p.m. College Student Showcase2:15 – 3:15Session 3A Session 3BAre you ready for the electrical vehicle 2.0? Right-of-way surveys – retracing high voltage strip descriptions​Rick Wallace - Oregon Department of Energy Kelly Miller, RLS (in AZ and NM), EIT and Phil McNinch, PLS (in WA) - Bonneville Power Association3:30 – 4:30 Session 4BSession 4A Oregon dams and their effects on rivers Rose Wallick - USGS-Oregon Water Science CenterSmart grid and planning for renewablesDarren Murtaugh, PE and Kellie Cloud, PEPortland General Electric Note: Speakers​and session schedule are subject to change.Summer 2017 The Oregon Examiner 3

OSBEELS holds Board meeting at OSUThis past spring OSBEELS coordinated with the Oregon researching, including underwater mapping robots andState University’s College of Engineering to hold the May human interaction robots, among others.Board meeting on the OSU campus in Memorial UnionHall. In addition to the normal business agenda, OSBEELS Afterward Board members were shuttled to the O.H.staff presented to students about the path to professional Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory. On their tour,licensure and held a Q&A session with College of Board members were able to experience the DrivingEngineering faculty and students. Simulator Lab, which conducts studies on traffic and collision situations, full-scale structural engineering testingFollowing completion of these activities, the Board mechanisms and the various wave research models withinreceived tours of OSU’s Graf Hall and the O.H. Hinsdale the laboratory.Wave Research Laboratory. Board members were firstgreeted by staff and graduate research assistants in Graf OSBEELS would like to thank the OSU College ofHall’s Robotic Decision Making Laboratory where they Engineering for hosting the May Board meeting andlearned about various robotic projects. Dr. Geoff Hollinger, providing our members with a behind-the-scenes look atAssistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, discussed their facilities.several projects his staff and students were currentlyOSBEELS participates in E-Week andcareer day activitiesThis past winter OSBEELS staff and Board members them in the future. OSBEELS staff came equipped withparticipated in E-week activities throughout the state of various interactive activities to help the young attendeesOregon. Staff visited Southwestern Oregon Community understand the types of projects that engineers, landCollege to participate and present to local students at their surveyors and photogrammetrists commonly work on.annual E-Week career day. At the event, OSBEELS staffwas able to share information about the agency, ABET- On May 15, OSBEELS staff attended the Salem-Keizeraccredited college programs, NCEES exams, and the path Career and Technical Education Center’s Student Fair.to earning professional licensure in Oregon. Nearly 400 students participated at the fair where staff provided materials to help interested students learnIn early March, OSBEELS staff visited Woodburn, OR to more about engineering as a profession and the preferredparticipate at the 2017 STEM Festival. Nearly 500 kids combination of education and experience to receivefrom local elementary schools attended the event and professional licensure.learned about STEM professions and jobs available to4 The Oregon Examiner Summer 2017

Outgoing Board memberThe Board would like to thank Ken Mr. Hoffine, P.E., contributions duringPLS, C.W.R.E, for his service as an Oregon State Board his time on variousof Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying committees.(OSBEELS) Board and Committee member. After fullinghis eight years of service as a Board member in May of Originally from2016, Mr. Hoffine agreed to remain a Board member till his Medford, OR, Mr.replacement was found this past April. Hoffine graduated from Oregon StateDuring his time with the Board, Mr. Hoffine served as University in 1979 withthe chair of the Rules and Regulation Committee and as his Bachelor’s degree ina member of the Finance Committee, Standards of Land Forest Engineering. Professionally, he has worked at LoneSurveying Practice Committee, Customer Service and Rock Timber Co. since 1983 where he serves as an engineerCommunications Standards Task Force, and the Oregon and surveyor. He has previously worked at Coos HeadSpecific Examination Task Force. Previously, he served as Timber Co. in Coos Bay as a forest engineer.President for the Professional Land Surveyor Organization(PLSO) Umpqua chapter and was a member of the “Ken has been a major asset to OSBEELS,” Jason Kent,Oregon State University Forest Engineering Curriculum OSBEELS former Board President said. “Contributing oncommittee. many subjects and project during his time with the Board, we will miss him.”Mr. Hoffine first obtained his professional engineerregistration from the Board in 1984. Shortly following, he Outside of his profession, Mr. Hoffine has been involvedwas issued registration as a professional land surveyor with Boy Scouts of America serving as a troop andin 1987 and gained certification as a water right examiner pack leader.in 1989. His wide range of experience in the engineering,land surveying and water rights professions helped him The Board and OSBEELS staff would like to thank Mr.be a tremendous asset to the Board and provide many Hoffine for his commitment and wish him the best in his future endeavors.Former Board member receivesnational ASCE awardEarlier this year, the American Society of Civil Engineers Surveys. He was nominated for the national award for(ASCE) honored former Board member Ron Singh, PLS, his efforts over the past decade to develop the Oregonwith the 2017 Surveying and Mapping Award. Mr. Singh Coordinate Reference System and the Oregon Real-was recognized for his work with the Oregon Department time GNSS Network. These advancements have helpedof Transportation, where he helped implement new surveying, mapping, and engineering professionals acrossengineering automation technologies for operations, the state work more efficiently and accurately.maintenance, and construction. ASCE first established the award in 1969, which isNow retired, Mr. Singh spent over 40 years with the presented annually to an individual who has madeOregon Department of Transportation, most recently definite contributions to the advancement of surveyingsurveying as the Geometronics Manager and Chief of and mapping.Summer 2017 The Oregon Examiner 5

OSBEELS set to launch revamped websiteOSBEELS registrants, members of the public and Agency staff have been working with the state of Oregon’sprofessional partners can look forward to a new, E-Government department to transition content fromredesigned OSBEELS website later this year! The updated the old website to the new version. Updates to text,website will feature redesigned webpage layouts, easily allowing electronic document viewing, and search engineaccessible links from the homepage, and a mobile-friendly optimization have been the primary focus of this process.version as well. As we put the finishing touches on the new website, we are very excited to share the new website with all ourLast spring OSBEELS distributed a website survey to registrants and members of the public.nearly 2000 registrants to receive feedback on the currentwebsite and their most common experiences when visiting Website Updatesthe agency’s site. OSBEELS staff used feedback from thatsurvey to incorporate changes that will make professional To stay up-to-date on the latest news regarding ourresources more easily accessible from the homepage and new website visit our Facebook page:restructure our site menus. www.facebook.com/OSBEELS6 The Oregon Examiner Summer 2017

Biennial renewal rates increase proposedOSBEELS has proposed increasing the application for During the February Finance Committee meeting,registration and biennial renewal fees for professional committee members determined that a fee increase wasengineers, professional land surveyors and registered necessary to help balance net losses that are currentlyprofessional photogrammetrists, effective December 2017. being accrued by the agency month-to-month. TheThe proposed increases would raise the application for amount of the increase was determined through analysisregistration fee from $360 to $400 and the biennial renewal of current fund balances, recent trends in industry andfees from $150 to $190. expected expense increases. The Board approved the proposed changes during their March meeting. TheThe Board proposes the increases to avoid a deficit in the biennial renewal rate for certified water rights examinersBoard’s operational budget for the upcoming biennium. will remain at $40.As a semi-independent agency, OSBEELS maintainsits budget separate from the State General Fund. All Rulemaking Hearingrevenues collected are expended to provide services toregulate the practice of engineering, land surveying, and The Board will hold a Rulemaking Hearing onphotogrammetry in the state of Oregon as they relate September 12 at 1:00 p.m. in the Conference roomto the welfare and safety of the public. The Board last of the Board office to get public input on theapproved the adjustment of renewal fees in June 2012, recommended fee increase. Members of the public willdecreasing them from $180 to $150. be able to submit input on the proposed fee increase until this meeting.Investigation and EnforcementLaw enforcement cases with sanctions from March 2017 to June 20172964- Jack Camp 3017 - Gui Jang YangThe Board entered into a Settlement Agreement with Jack The Board entered into a Settlement Agreement withCamp for his negligence to pay civil penalties assessed to Gui Jang Yang for failing to respond or cooperate withhim by the Texas state Board. The Board had proposed the Board and OSBEELS staff when contacted to verifyto suspend Mr. Camp’s professional registration for his Professional Development Hours. The Board hadtwo years for violation of Oregon Administrative Rule proposed to assess Mr. Yang a civil penalty of $500 for(OAR) 820-020-0025(1), OAR 820-020-0045(3), and Oregon violation of OAR 820-020-0015(8). However, through anRevised Statute 672.200(5). However, through an informal informal conference the Board and Mr. Yang agreed toconference the Board Mr. Camp agreed to settle on the settle on the following terms; Mr. Yang would pay a $200following terms: civil penalty for his violations.Mr. Camp’s professional registration would be revoked,however, such revocation will be held in abeyance forone year from the date the Final Order is issued. If Mr.Camp pays his civil penalties to the Texas State Boardwithin one year from when the Final Order is issued, andprovides written confirmation from the Texas state Board,his revocation shall be dismissed. If Mr. Camp fails to payhis civil penalties within a year from the date the FinalOrder is issued, Mr. Camp’s revocation shall be effectiveimmediately.Summer 2017 The Oregon Examiner 7

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2017 CWRE WORKSHOPS OFFERED TOCURRENT AND FUTURE WATER RIGHT EXAMINERS8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at your choice of the following locations:LaGrande Tuesday, October 3 Blue Mountain Conference CenterBend Thursday, October 5 McMenamins Old St. Francis SchoolGrants Pass Wednesday, October 11 Bear Hotel (new location)Salem #1 Tuesday, October 17 ODFW HeadquartersSalem #2 Friday, October 20 ODFW HeadquartersYou do not need to be a Certified Water Right Examiner (CWRE) to attend.Consultants and those studying for the CWRE examination are welcome.WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND THIS WORKSHOPWater Resources Department staff will provide information to help CWRE’s completeClaims of Beneficial Use, transfer applications and provide updates includinglegislation, rules and budget.Registration packets will be mailed in July to all current CWRE’s. Deadline forregistration will be September 1, 2017. If you have questions, please contactLeona Albin at (503) 986-0818 or by email: [email protected] 2017 The Oregon Examiner 11

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