Idaho Society of Professional Engineers

2009 ISPE Annual Meeting

“WHAT EVERY ENGINEER SHOULD KNOW…”

June 11 & 12, 2009
Best Western, Coeur d’Alene Inn

506 West Appleway

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Contributors

The Idaho Society of Professional Engineers gratefully appreciates support from the following Corporate Sponsors:

Walker Engineering, P.C.

2009 ISPE Annual Meeting Committee

Tom Berglin

Greg Brands

Larry Comer

Terry Harwood

Jay Hassell

Robert Palus

Mike Paul

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ISPE 2009 Annual Meeting

Thursday, June 11

12:00 – 1:00 PM ACEC of Idaho Luncheon/Business Meeting

Syringa Room

2:00-4:00 PM ISPE State Board Meeting

Garnet Room

6:00-8:00 PM Evening Social/Networking

Family Barbeque at Coeur d’Alene City Park & Beach

Friday, June 12

“WHAT EVERY ENGINEER SHOULD KNOW…”

7:30 – 8:50 AM Breakfast

Idaho Room Welcome: Terry Harwood, PE

ISPE State President

ISPE General Membership Meeting

Proctor for Morning Sessions: Greg Brands, PE

9:00 – 9:50 AM “…About Intellectual Property.” (1 PDH)

Sherman Room Speakers: Michael Keyes, David Daggett

Attorneys with K & L Gates, Spokane/Coeur d’Alene

10:00 – 10:50 AM “…About Multi-Generational Team

Sherman Room Management.” (1 PDH)

Speaker: Michael Hardy, PE

NSPE National Vice President

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM “…About Professional Liability.” (1 PDH)

Sherman Room Speaker: Carl Hueber

Construction Claims Attorney with

Winston Cashatt, Spokane

12:00 – 1:30 PM Lunch

Idaho Room “…About Mentoring.” (1 PDH)

Speaker: Dr. Don Blackketter, PE

Dean, University of Idaho, College of Engineering

Proctor for Afternoon Sessions: Jay Hassell, PE

2:00 – 2:50 PM “…About Professional Ethics.” (1 PDH)

Sherman Room Speaker: Michael Hardy, PE

NSPE National Vice President

3:00 - 3:50 PM “…About Affecting the Political Process

Sherman Room in Idaho.” (1 PDH)

Speaker: Senator John Goedde

Idaho State Senator – Coeur d’Alene

4:00 - 4:50 PM “…About PE’s and the Idaho Board of PE/PLS.” Sherman Room (1 PDH)

Speaker: Scott McClure, PE

Past Member of Idaho Board of PE/PLS

President of McClure Engineering, Twin Falls

5:30 – 6:30 PM Social Hour/No Host Bar

Hayden Room Musical Interlude

6:30 – 8:30 PM Banquet

Hayden Room Master of Ceremonies –

Larry Comer, PE -

ISPE Northern Chapter Director

New Officer Induction –

Michael Hardy, PE, NSPE

NSPE National Vice President

Honored Guest Presentation -

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe

Mr. Phillip Cernera

Mr. Alfred Nomee

History, Culture, and Current Natural Resource Management

Biographical Sketches

Don Blackketter

Dean, UI College of Engineering

Dr. Blackketter has been the chief operational and academic officer for the University of Idaho College of Engineering with Idaho facilities, staff, students and faculty in Moscow, Boise, Idaho Falls, and Post Falls since December 1, 2008. Since 2001 Dr. Blackketter has been a full professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, as well as an adjunct professor in the Environmental Science Department. In 2003 he was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship and spent six months in Quito, Ecuador, presenting seminars on implementing clean vehicle technologies.

In 1993 he obtained his registered professional engineer license in the state of Idaho. He encourages all engineering students to sit for the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, and in fact, Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students are required to take the CE 411 FE Review Course and to sit for the Fundamentals of Engineering exam.

From June 2005 to December 2008 he was the chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Idaho. He is also associated with the National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology (NIATT), serving as its acting director from January to December 2004 as well as being the assistant director from 1998 – 2005. Dr. Blackketter also served as the director of the Center for Clean Vehicle Technology within NIATT from 1999-2005.

He obtained his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1985, 1986, and 1989 respectively. Dr. Blackketter is a member of the American Society of Engineering education, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Society of Automotive.

Mr. Phillip Cernera

Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Mr. Cernera was educated at the University of Idaho. In 1982, Mr. Cernera started his formal career as a Fisheries Scientist working on Russian and Japanese Fishing boats in the Bering Sea. After 2 years of this work he became a Fisheries Scientist for the ShoBan Tribe of Idaho. After 7 years of conducting Salmon research and habitat restoration in the Salmon River drainage with the ShoBans he became an Environmental Scientist for a Seattle Based firm. This work kept him in Idaho working on water rights in the Clearwater drainage. After 3 years as a consultant he took a job as Superfund Program Manager and Restoration Coordinator for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. Now after nearly 17 years with the Tribe Mr. Cernera acts as Director of the Tribe’s Lake Management Department. The programs he administers include: Recreation Management, Shoreline Protection, Water Resources Management, and Hazardous Waste Management. Mr. Cernera also has been appointed by the Tribal Council to sit on the Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission and has recently been placed on the National Tribal Water Council.

State Senator John Goedde

(R-Coeur d’Alene)

John Goedde has represented the Coeur d’Alene area in the Idaho State Senate since 2000. His State Senate duties have included the chairmanship of the Senate Education Committee, Property Tax Interim Committee, and Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee.

Senator Goedde owns an insurance brokerage in Coeur d’Alene and has been active in many local and statewide civic, insurance, and transportation planning boards for over 20 years.

Michael Hardy, PE, F.NSPE

Michael Hardy, PE joined NSPE when he received his license in 1994. He has served in most of the chapter and state offices as well as on several national committees and task forces and was the Western and Pacific Regional Director from 2006-08. He is currently the Oregon State MATHCOUNTS Coordinator, chairs the NSPE Membership Committee, is a member of the E-Week Steering Committee and is the NSPE Vice President where he will eventually serve as National President in 2010-11.

Michael is a mechanical engineer and is the Principal of Black Oak Engineering where he provides HVAC and process piping designs for industrial, institutional and governmental clients.

Carl E. Hueber

Winston & Cashatt Lawyers

Carl is a partner with the Spokane law firm of Winston & Cashatt. His practice includes representation of owners, architects, engineers, prime contractors, subcontractors and suppliers on various matters arising in the construction industry.

Carl graduated from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1981. He was a judicial law clerk at the Washington State Court of Appeals and a trial lawyer with the Spokane County Public Defenders Office. In 1986, he joined Winston & Cashatt where his practice is focused primarily on construction disputes. He also handles criminal defense and appeals.

Carl has taught business law, criminal procedure, and legal writing at Gonzaga University and Gonzaga School of Law. He is a frequent seminar speaker. He was President of the Spokane County Bar Association and a bar examiner for the Washington State Bar Association. He received the 2007 Smithmoore P. Myers Professionalism Award from the Spokane County Bar Association.

Scott McClure, PE

Scott grew up in southern Idaho. He graduated from Jerome High School and then attended Idaho State University, where he earned a degree in General Engineering in 1971. While attending school at ISU, he served as Student Body President for the 1969-70 school year.

Following graduation, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps for three years, and then was employed by U and I Sugar as plant engineer and construction engineer for plants in Washington and Idaho. In 1978, he moved to Twin Falls, where he created McClure Engineering, Inc., a consulting engineering firm that continues to provide mechanical and structural engineering design services.

Mr. McClure is a member of ASHRAE, NFPA, and AISC. He is a long standing member of ISPE, having served as state president of ISPE in 1984, and a member of ACEC of Idaho, serving as president of that organization in 1995. He served two terms as a member of the Idaho State Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors.

Mr. Alfred Nomee

Born and raised on the Coeur d’Alene reservation Mr. Nomee has deep ties to the rich Coeur d’Alene Tribal culture and it’s reliance on their homeland’s natural resources. Educated and trained in natural resource management, Mr. Nomee began working for the Tribe in Land Services. After many years in that Department Mr. Nomee became the Director of the Tribes Natural Resource Department. As Director Mr. Nomee is responsible for a myriad of Tribal programs that include: Fisheries Management, Land Service, Forestry, Wildlife Management, Pesticides Management, Cultural Resources, and Environmental Action Planning. Mr. Nomee is also active in national Tribal issues and wears a variety of hats for the Affiliated Tribes of the Native Indians (ATNI).


For more information about the Idaho Society of Professional Engineers, or to become a member, please contact us

Idaho Society of Professional Engineers

PO Box 170239

Boise, ID 83717-0239

208-426-0636

Fax: 208-426-0639

E-Mail:

Web Site: www.IdahoSPE.org