NJSPE Ocean County Chapter

Upcoming Events

March Dinner Meeting  | RSVP

Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Social Hour: 6:00 P.M.         Dinner & Program: 7:00 P.M.

River Rock Restaurant & Marina Bar
1600 Route 70, Brick, NJ 08724 • (732) 840-1110 • riverrockbricknj.com

All members are encouraged to invite a Young Professional! 

PROGRAM:

“Applied Hydrology Applications to McDonalds Branch”
Presented by Hunter Birkhead, P.E., Technical Manager, Colliers Engineering and Design
Approved for 1 CPC credit for NJ Professional Engineers

 COST:
$45 for NJSPE members
$50 for non-members
$15 for students/unemployed
New member’s special – 1^st meeting free with proof of NJSPE membership.
Please make checks payable to OCSPE. Payments are non-refundable.

MENU:            Choice of Chicken Francaise, North Atlantic Salmon, Fire-Grilled Flat Iron Steak, Chicken and Broccoli Scampi, soup or salad, bread and dessert.

RSVP:             RSVP online here by 12:00 P.M. on Friday, March 25, 2022.

Guests and Spouses are welcome!

PAYMENT:    Payments to be made out to OCSPE and can be made as follows:

• Venmo – @OCSPE
• PayPal – @OCSPE and also paypal.me/ocspe
• Via cash or check, prior to the day of the event. Please make checks payable to

OCSPE and mail to:

Joe Letinski, EIT, Van Cleef Engineering Associates, 3 Paragon Way, Suite 600, Freehold, NJ 07728

Questions?  Contact Chapter Secretary Matthew Danza, P.E. at mdanza@acrow.com.

Please take note of the upcoming OCSPE meeting dates for 2022:

• • Thursday, April 28, 2022 – Annual State of the County presented by Ocean County Engineering Department at Yesterday’s Restaurant in Bayville;
  • Thursday, May 5, 2022 – Blue Claws Family Outing & Scholarship Presentation, FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood
  • Wednesday, June 15, 2022 – John Rouse, Brick MUA re FEMA Task Force deployment to the scene of the Surfside Condo collapse in Miami in 2021, River Rock in Brick

News  and  Past  Events

2021-2022 Chapter Meetings

The following In-Person Chapter Dinner Meetings have taken place in 2021-2022, each for CPC credits!  We hope you will join us for the next one!

• February 17, 2022  Speaker:  Keith Jones, Keystone Precision Solutions  Subject” Scanning Both On and Off the Tripod.  Location: Captain’s Inn, Forked River.
• January 26, 2022  Speaker:  Renard E. Barnes, Esq., PS&S   Subject: Ethical Obligations for Professional Engineers.  Location: Yesterday’s Restaurant, Bayville.
• November 9, 2021  Speaker:  William Pyontek, PE, French & Parrello   Subject: Bridge Deck replacement on Route 1.  Location: River Rock Restaurant & Marina Bar, Brick.
• October 12, 2021  Speaker:  Brian Van Nortwick, PE, CDM Smith   Subject: Getting the Lead Out in Trenton.    Location: Yesterday’s Restaurant, Bayville.
• June 10, 2021  Speaker:  David J. Applegate, PE, Kiely Companies   Subject: Design-Build Concepts, Contracts, & Implementation.    Location: Yesterday’s Restaurant, Bayville.
• May 10, 2021  Speaker:  Jeromie P. Lange, PE,  Active Acquisitions   Subject: New NJDEP GI Based Stormwater Rules.    Location: MJ’s Restaurant, Bar & Grill, Bayville.

ANNOUNCING THE 2021-2022 OCSPE OFFICERS

ANNUAL BLUECLAWS PICNIC AND SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION

The annual Jersey Shore BlueClaws outing was held on September 7, 2021!  Dozens of families attended and a great time was had by all!

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

President Michael Drobny announced the scholarship award winner at the June 10, 2021 Chapter Meeting.

The scholarship recipients for 2021 were as follows:
Alex Duque Scholarship: Nicole Lim
OCC Scholarship: Fahim Rabbi

52^nd ANNUAL ENGINEERING CAREER DAY

NJSPE Educational Foundation hosted the 52nd annual Engineering Career Day on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.  This program was held at the Rutgers College of Engineering on the Busch Campus in Piscataway, NJ and was well attended. The Engineering Career Day is organized as a public service to high school students to introduce them to career opportunities available in engineering. This program is supported by corporate sponsors, public authorities, local colleges and universities.  Mike Testa, PE, OCSPE Past President was in charge of organizing the event; some volunteers from OCSPE along with our Past President, Mark Rohmeyer, PE, helped Mr. Testa put together this event.  We extend our gratitude to Mr. Testa and OCSPE volunteers for their efforts!

We hope to see your high school next year! Please reach out to us for more information: Mark Rohmeyer, P.E. at mrohmeyer@tandmassociates.com

MATHCOUNTS

OCSPE, together with Ocean County College, hosted the 2019 MathCounts Competition on Saturday, February 9, 2019.  Middle School students competed as individuals and as teams in our annual event. Northern Burlington Middle School won the competition.  There were some additional amazing standouts, and a couple new schools that impressed, as well! Good luck as you move on to the State Competition!

CHAPTER DIRECTOR INSTALLATION

The Installation Ceremony for our new Chapter Director, Chris Theodos, took place on September 29, 2015, at our monthly meeting at The Cove, in Bayville.  Thank you to Chris for joining the officers, and thank you to Jason Burneyko, Past President, for performing the installation! Photos from the installation are located in the Photo Slideshow on this page.

CHRIS THEODOS WINS NJSPE DISTINGUISHED ENGINEERING SERVICE AWARD

OCSPE’s Chris Theodos was presented the Distinguished Engineering Service Award at the NJSPE Awards Ceremony on June 19, 2014 at Mercer Oaks Golf Course. CLICK HERE to read Chris’ bio. Congratulations Chris!

The Photo Slideshow on this page has photos of Chris receiving his award. CLICK HERE to see more photos from this event.