NJSPE Ocean County Chapter

Upcoming Events


November Dinner Meeting  | RSVP

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

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:

“Barnegat Light House Restoration”

Presented by Lou Balmann, Spartan Construction & Mike Benson, Unique Scaffolding

Approved for 1 CPC credit for NJ Professional Engineers

 COST:
$50 for NJSPE members
$55 for non-members
$15 for students/unemployed
New member’s special – 1st 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 Thursday October 12, 2023.

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:

Rebecca Martin, Scope Engineering   PO Box 899    Forked River, NJ 08731

Questions?  Contact Chapter Secretary Kyle Taylor, EIT at kyle.taylor@fpaengineers.com.

Please take note of the upcoming OCSPE meeting dates for 2023-2024:

    • Wednesday, January 24th, 2024; Ethical Obligations for Professional Engineers, Presented by Renard Barnes, Esq., General Counsel, PS&S. Location: River Rock, Brick.
    • Tuesday, February 15, 2024; Joint Meeting with Central Jersey Chapter of NJ Society of Professional Land Surveyors. Presentation TBD. Location: Captain’s Inn, Forked River.
    • Wednesday, March 20, 2024; Design of Amusement Industry Roller Coasters, presented by: Richard Maloney, Senior Principal, Bridges & Structures, Colliers Engineering & Design. Location: Yesterday’s, Bayville.
    • Tuesday, April 23, 2024; Annual “State of the County” Presentation, Presented by the Ocean County Engineering Department. Location: MJ’s, Bayville.
    • May 2024; Annual Jersey Shore BlueClaws Family Night. Date TBD.
    • June 2024; Officer’s Installation, Scholarship Awards, & Dinner Presentation, Date & Location TBD.

News  and  Past  Events



ANNOUNCING THE 2023-2024 OCSPE OFFICERS

The new officers were installed at the June 13, 2023 Dinner Meeting, as follows:

President: Matthew Danza, PE
Vice President: Vacant
Treasurer: Kyle Taylor, EIT
Secretary: Richard Liput, EIT
Chapter Director: Chris Theodos, PE, PP, CME

The officers look forward to serving you in 2024-2025!


2020-2024 Chapter Meetings & Social Events!

The following In-Person Chapter Dinner Meetings and Social Events have taken place since the pandemic lifted in 2020!  The Dinner Meetings each qualified for CPC credits!  We’re out here doing things.  Join us!

  • June 12, 2024 – Rehabilitation of the Historic Mountain Lake Dams, by William Pyontek, PE, French & Parrello. Yesterday’s, Bayville.
  • May 9, 2024 – Annual Blue Claws Family Night, FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood.
  • April 23, 2024 – Annual “State of the County” Presentation, by the Ocean County Engineering Department. MJ’s, Bayville.
  • March 20, 2024 – Design of Amusement Industry Roller Coasters, by Richard Maloney, Colliers Engineering & Design. Yesterday’s, Bayville.
  • February 15, 2024 – Future of Surveying, by Elijah Williams, PLS, Young Surveyors Network. Captain’s Inn, Forked River.
  • January 24, 2024 – Ethical Obligations for Professional Engineers, by Renard Barnes, Esq., General Counsel, PS&S. River Rock Restaurant, Brick.
  • November 28, 2023 – Barnegat Light House Restoration, by Lou Balmann, Spartan Construction & Mike Benson, Unique Scaffolding. River Rock Restaurant, Brick.
  • October 18, 2023 – Recycling in Transition, by John Davies, PE, & Gary Sondermeyer, Bayshore Recycling Corp. River Rock Restaurant, Brick.
  • September 20, 2023 – Design-Build Concepts, Contracts, & Implementation: An Update. by David J. Applegate, PE, Kiely Companies. Yesterday’s Restaurant, Bayville.
  • June 12, 2023 – Engineered Piling Solutions, Phil Brackett, Hubbell Power Systems.  River Rock Restaurant, Brick.
  • May 16, 2023 – Annual Blue Claws Family Night, FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood.
  • April 26, 2023 – Annual State of the County, by Ocean County Engineering Department. Yesterday’s Restaurant, Bayville.
  • February 16, 2023 – Digital Twins, by Matt Angle, Van Cleef Engineering.  Captain’s Inn, Forked River.
  • January 25, 2023 – Chapel Avenue Improvements, by Michael J. Drobny, PE, French & Parrello, & Joseph Ragusa, PE, Remington & Vernick. Yesterdays Restaurant, Bayville.
  • December 1, 2022 – Modular Pre-Engineered Bridge Systems, by Bob Rose, Acrow Bridge. Yesterday’s Restaurant, Bayville.
  • October 27, 2022 – Ethical Issues in Professional Engineering, by Joseph T. Ciampoli, Esq. & Fred T. Mahar, PE, Esq., Thompson Becker & Bothwell.  Yesterday’s Restaurant, Bayville.
  • September 28, 2022 – Engineering Education in 2022, by Roger Marino, PhD, PE, Professor at Ocean County Community College.  River Rock Restaurant, Brick.
  • June 15, 2022 – FEMA Task Force Deployment to Surfside Condo Collapse by John Rouse, Brick MUA. River Rock Restaurant, Brick.
  • May 5, 2022 – Annual Blue Claws Family Night & Scholarship Presentation, FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood.
  • April 28, 2022 – Annual State of the County, by Ocean County Engineering Department. Yesterday’s Restaurant, Bayville.
  • March 30, 2022Applied Hydrology Applications to McDonalds Branch, Hunter Birkhead, PE, Colliers Engineering and Design. River Rock Restaurant, Brick.
  • February 17, 2022 – Scanning Both On and Off the Tripod, by Keith Jones, Keystone Precision Solutions. Captain’s Inn, Forked River.
  • January 26, 2022Ethical Obligations for Professional Engineers by Renard E. Barnes, Esq., PS&S.  Yesterday’s Restaurant, Bayville.
  • November 9, 2021Bridge Deck Replacement on Route 1, by William Pyontek, PE, French & Parrello. River Rock Restaurant, Brick.
  • October 12, 2021 – Getting the Lead Out in Trenton, by Brian Van Nortwick, PE, CDM Smith.  Yesterday’s Restaurant, Bayville.
  • June 10, 2021 – Design-Build Concepts, Contracts, & Implementation, by David J. Applegate, PE, Kiely Companies. Yesterday’s Restaurant, Bayville.
  • May 10, 2021 – New NJDEP GI Based Stormwater Rules, by Jeromie P. Lange, PE, Active Acquisitions.  MJ’s Restaurant, Bayville.
  • October 27, 2020 Historic Truss Rehabilitation, by William Pyontek, PE, French & Parrello. Yesterday’s Restaurant, Bayville.

ANNUAL BLUECLAWS FAMILY NIGHT!

The annual Jersey Shore BlueClaws Family Night was held on Thursday May 9, 2024!  Dozens of families attended and a great time was had by all!


SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

President Joseph Letinski announced the scholarship award winners at the June 12, 2024 Chapter Meeting!

The scholarship recipients for 2024 were as follows:
$1,000 Alex Duque Scholarship: TBD
$1,000 Ocean County College Scholarship: William Maguire

Congratulations to our winners!


52nd 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.

OCSPE Current Officers 2023-2024


President
Joe Letinski, PE
Van Cleef Engineering Associates, LLC
jletinski@vancleefengineering.com

Vice President
Matthew Danza, PE
Acrow Bridge
mdanza@acrow.com

Treasurer
Rebecca Martin, EIT
Scope Engineering
rmartin@scopeengineering.com

Secretary
Kyle Taylor, EIT
French & Parrello Associates
Kyle.Taylor@FPAengineers.com

Past President
Alina Ferreira, PE
Brick Township
aferreira@brickmua.com

Director
Chris Theodos, PE
Brick Utilities
ctheodos@brickmua.com

If you need to contact the officers, please send an email to OCSPE.NJ@Gmail.com

OCSPE Past Presidents


1980-1981 Alan Rissmiller
1981-1982 Alan Veverka
1982-1983 Allen Chase
1983-1984 Richard Finlay
1986-1987 Charles Lindstrom
1987-1988 Chris Theodos
1988-1989 William Voeltz
1989-1990 Jeff Carr
1990-1991 Robert McCarthy
1991-1992 Jeff Daum
1992-1993 Glen Beckmeyer
1993-1994 Dan Paterson
1994-1995 Dave Applegate
1995-1996 Bruce Connell
1996-1997 Bill Skorton
1997-1998 Mike Geller
1998-1999 John Paluchowski
1999-2000 Bob Burdick
2000-2001 Rob Harrington
2001-2002 William Delisky
2002-2003 Timothy Lurie
2003-2004 Charles Bassano
2004-2005 Brian Murphy
2005-2006 Charles Witte
2006-2007 Michael Testa
2007-2008 Doug Bartels
2008-2009 Jason Marciano
2009-2010 Mark Reme
2010-2011 John Mele
2011-2012 Rich Cestone
2012-2013 Patrick Lynam
2013-2014 Matthew Lunemann
2014-2015 Jason Burneyko
2015-2016 Carolyn Feigin
2016-2017 Mark Rohmeyer
2017-2018 David Barry
2019-2020 Brian Van Nortwick
2020-2021 Michael Drobny
2021-2022 Michael Drobny
2022-2023 Alina Ferreira

2023-2024 Joseph Letinski

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OR   CLICK HERE to download the PDF application   and   Email Kelly

 

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Dear Members,

We received below inquiry from Eric Max, Esq. of New Home Warranty Arbitration Services, LLC:

NSPE Officers,

I run an arbitration service that provides construction experts to arbitrate disputes between new home builders and new home owners under the NJ New Home Warranty Program.  Under NJ regulations only architects/engineers may serve as arbitrators to resolve certain types of construction claims under the Program.  Architects/Engineers are paid for their services and will receive training in how to conduct an arbitration.  I was hoping you could circulate the attached flyer to your members.  Thank you for your help. 

Eric Max, Esq.

New Home Warranty Arbitration Services, LLC
800 Denow Road, Suite C #305
Pennington, NJ 08534
(215) 493-4852
eric.max@nhwas.com


NEW HOME WARRANTY CONSTRUCTION ARBITRATORS WANTED!

NEW HOME WARRANTY SERVICES, LLC.

 

CONSTRUCTION ARBITRATORS NEEDED TO RESOLVE NEW HOME WARRANTY DISPUTES ARISING UNDER THE NJ STATE ISSUED WARRANTY PLAN. ARBITRATORS NEED TO BE QUALIFIED AS BUILDING INSPECTORS, SUB CODE OFFICIALS OR LICENSED ENGINEERS/ARCHITECTS. (SEE BELOW.)

“Arbitrators must have one of the following credentials to serve in this program:

  • the arbitrator has proof of satisfactorily passing the course of study for building inspector (R.C.S.), as set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:23-5.20(d)1, and examination module 1A-building 1 and 2 family dwelling or
  • be licensed as a professional engineer or a registered/ licensed architect in any state or
  • hold a license as a sub code official in the state of New Jersey.

Arbitrators serving in matters involving a major structural defect claim must adhere to the qualifications outlined in N.J.A.C. 5:25-5.5(c)3i(1) and, when appropriate, N.J.A.C. 5:25-5.5(g)3ii, and, must be a licensed professional engineer or a registered/ licensed architect.”

Arbitrators will be compensated based on the complexity of the matter.

A one-day training session is required for all new arbitrators handling state warranty cases. The training will be conducted in New Jersey and cost $250.00. (Please note this training only qualifies you to arbitrate cases for New Home Warranty Arbitration Services, LLC.)

For additional information go to www.nhwas.com or email Eric Max, New Home Warranty Arbitration Services, LLC at: Eric.Max@nhwas.com

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