MINUTES
BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
Date: July 9, 2009
Place: 3rd Floor Conference Room
500 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Present: Steven A. Arndt, P.E., Vice Chairman
Pastor Farinas, P.E., Secretary
Eugene C. Harvey, P.E.
Sandra J. Murphy
Others Present: Pamela Edwards, Assistant Executive Director
Milena Trust, AAG, Counsel to the Board
Harry Loleas, Deputy Commissioner
Shannon Davis, Outreach Coordinator
Dorothy Matricciani, Administrative Secretary
Absent: H. C. Harclerode, P.E., Chairman
Sallye E. Perrin, P.E.
Rosalind L. Yee
CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chairman Arndt called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
ACTION ON MINUTES
The minutes of the June 11, 2009 meeting were approved as submitted.
APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR RECIPROCITY
Motion (I) was made by Mr. Harvey, seconded by Mr. Farinas, and unanimously carried to approve 26 applications for reciprocity as follows:
Dan Austrian 37201 Mary E. Lewis 37744
Henry F. Brown 37197 William F. Livingston, Jr. 37745
John P. Certuse 37213 Warren K. McNeil 37746
Darrell R. Dean 37234 Kevin M. Milligan 37739
David L. Diefenthaler 37210 William D. Neider 37738
Kevin C. Durigon 37107 Bakht Quraish 37747
Jon W. Ebbert 37743 Lauren N. Ray 37171
Michael J. Ellis 37217 Stephen D. Ruble 37748
Richard B. Gordon 37741 Nandi R. Thakuria 37198
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APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR RECIPROCITY (Cont’d.)
Sean K. Hinze 37740 Charles M. Velzy 37750
Donald R. Hixson 37742 Timothy A. Warren 37749
Larry D. Jones 37156 Frank J. Weisensee 37212
George N. Khoury 37218 Charles J. Woodley 37219
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion (II) was made by Mr. Farinas, seconded by Ms. Murphy, and unanimously carried to go into Executive Session at 9:45 a.m., at 500 North Calvert Street, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202. This session was permitted to be closed pursuant to State Government Article, Title 10-508(a)(7). Upon completion of the session, the Board reconvened its public meeting at 10:40 a.m.
COMPLAINT COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. Farinas reported on the status of complaints and license reinstatement issues discussed by the Complaint Committee at its meeting on July 8, 2009.
05-PE-17: Under review by Assistant Attorney General’s office.
07-PE-07: Under review by Assistant Attorney General’s office.
07-PE-16: Cases under investigation.
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08-PE-04: Case under review.
08-PE-25: Investigation pending receipt of information on outcome of a civil suit.
09-PE-03: Investigation pending contact with complainant’s attorney.
09-PE-09: Consent Order signed; fine paid. Close case.
09-PE-10: Consent Order to be mailed July 9.
09-PE-11: Complaint form received from complainant. Case will be referred to
investigator.
10-01-PE: Send 10-day response letter.
The Complaint Committee reviewed eight applications for reinstatement of license. The licenses were lapsed from two to seven renewal periods. The Committee recommends: reinstatement with a warning letter for two applicants; requesting additional information from five applicants; and requiring one applicant to either obtain one year of engineering work experience under a professional engineer, or obtain professional development units in Civil related matters, upon completion of which the Board will reconsider the applicant’s request for reinstatement.
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Motion (III) was made by Mr. Harvey, seconded by Ms. Murphy, and unanimously carried to accept the recommendations of the Complaint Committee.
NEW BUSINESS
· Mr. Arndt said that he and Mr. Harclerode met with a legislative committee of the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE) and discussed many of the same issues that the Board discussed regarding the two items of proposed legislation that were approved by the Board last month. Mr. Arndt said that the MSPE will have a very similar legislative agenda to the Board’s and he suspects that it will endorse the legislation proposed by the Board.
OLD BUSINESS
· Ms. Trust provided, for the Board’s information, a revised draft of the 2010 proposed legislation based on the discussion at the June Board meeting. Ms. Trust said that she also sent the draft to the Secretary’s office. She will advise the Board if any issues arise.
· At the Board’s request, Mr. Loleas reported on the status of the Special Fund. He said that the fund is somewhat spent down from last year. However, the combined Design Boards’ have experienced a 1,000 licensee growth, again, which has added additional revenue. At the Joint Chairs and Maryland Council of Design Professionals meetings there was discussion about the possibility of eliminating the application fees that are charged to new applicants. The IT initiative will continue to grow. Mr. Loleas said that the fund balance is healthy. He said that the existing appropriations are covered, and unless the Boards’ come back with expenditure initiatives beyond what they have right now, the funds should continue to be healthy. Mr. Loleas further said that another consideration would be if the engineering societies think it would be time to consider another fee reduction.
Mr. Arndt said that the need for additional staff to perform audits and other duties associated with the implementation of continuing education may also be a consideration that would impact the funds. Mr. Arndt asked Mr. Loleas to provide the Board with details concerning the budget for discussion at the August Board meeting.
· Ms. Edwards said that the revision to the Request for Proposals (RFP) is moving along. Mr. Arndt is reviewing the scope of work section.
· A majority of the Board members selected Annapolis for the location of the 2011 Zone Meeting. The Board discussed possible activities, one being, a tour of the Naval Yard, Marine Engineering Test facility.
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CORRESPONDENCE
· The Board reviewed a letter from Steven Matthews, Director of IT for NCEES, dated May 19, 2009, regarding the NCEES Candidate Management System which will go into effect for the October 2010 exam administration. The system will require all candidates that have been approved to take the exams to register with NCEES on their website, and will begin in July of 2010. The registration process will bring a significant enhancement to the NCEES scoring, registration, exam orders, processing and reporting systems, and will also improve overall exam security.
· The Board reviewed a memorandum from Henn Rebane, P.E., President, NCEES, dated June 17, 2009 regarding two significant actions recently taken by the NCEES Board of Directors. They are 1) effective with the October 2010 exam administration, NCEES will not recognize proctored candidates with the exception of members of the U.S. military; and 2) beginning with the October 2010 examination, NCEES will charge, in jurisdictions where contracted, fees of $70 for each candidate taking a fundamentals examination, and $100 for each candidate taking a professional exam. The fees are exclusive of examination book and scoring fees.
· The Board reviewed a memorandum from Garry Slatnick, Chief of General Accounting, DLLR, dated June 11, 2009, regarding personal mileage rate and meal allowances for expense reports for FY 2010.
· The Board reviewed and discussed e-mail correspondence handed out by Ms. Edwards in response to articles in the “By-Design Newsletter.” Ms. Edwards will respond to the correspondents’ questions.
APPLICATIONS APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY FOR RECIPROCITY
The following applications, supported by NCEES Model Law Engineer files, were administratively approved for licensure by the Acting Executive Director of the Board.
Stacy S. Barber 37207 Adam R. Kovach 37204
Wayne J. Bell 37208 Justin L. Majzel 37229
Nick S. Berte 37157 Andrew P. McConnell 37222
Preston E. Breeding 37199 Andrew W. Moore 37216
Robert L. Brungraber 37232 Kevin A. Parris 37169
Michael P. Bruns 37735 Stuart P. Patterson 37203
Derwin E. Cartmel 37205 Eric M. Rodriguez 37214
Anthony J. Castellone 37070 Christopher K. Scharff 37209
Johnny B. Dagenhart 37206 Joseph L. Stillman 37737
Randall L. Forney 37736 Jeffrey D. Trim 37231
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APPLICATIONS APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY FOR RECIPROCITY (Cont.d)
Jon D. Haack 37226 Ryan J. Teeter 37230
Jeremy D. Hollands 37227 Raymond D. Troyer 37224
Thomas D. Honer 37221 Edward O. Watts 37228
Joseph P. Huie 37733 Kevin J. Wisniewski 37225
APPLICATION DENIED FOR LICENSURE BY RECIPROCITY
Motion (IV) was made by Mr. Farinas, seconded by Mr. Harvey, and unanimously carried to deny one application for licensure by reciprocity because the applicant did not meet the requirements for licensure in the State of Maryland.
APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING EXAMINATION, OCTOBER 23, 2009
The following applications were approved for the Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination to be held October 23, 2009
Theresa Alexander Bradley J. Hartman
Yawo T. Ananga Harry H. Haywood, IV
Charles J. Angelilli Richard M. Heim
Mohammed A. Aziz Nicholas B. Kahl
Christopher H. Batzold William M. Kane
Christopher J. Bauernfeind Joseph E. Klapheke
Emre Biringen Jason M. Kranefeld
Douglas A. Blades Eric M. Kuba
Mary T. Blaschke Monte A. Lewis
Benjamin J. Bookhultz Joseph F. Lichon, Jr.
Jason R. Brunner Lesly A. McAnelly
Thomas J. Boyle Michelle S. Nelson
Angela R. Buford David T. O’Connor
Richard Butts David B. Panek
Andrew E. Cadmus Guillermo E. Perez
Kina R. Campbell Thomas Philips
Scott M. Christman Mary R. Powell
Michael G. Coughlin Adam T. Rickey
John A. Cutonilli Joshua M. Rodgers
Bryan J. Derr Jason M. Rogers
Vassil A. Draganov Colleen K. Ruhter
Lawrence J. Duffy Sunil L. Shinde
Lee E. Edgar Hamid Shirazi
Christopher J. Edwards Michael Sison
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APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING EXAMINATION, OCTOBER 23, 2009 (Cont’d.)
Michael T. Farn Devin J. Slesicki
Jared A. Ferber Ronald J. Slutter, Jr.
Jason A. Ferner Joseph M. Smith
Michael S. Finke Andrea C. Spruch
Lee R. Fritz Michael A. Stroud
Jason A. Galli Leroy D. J. Sverduk
Robert D. Grice Blaine G. Weitzel
ADJOURNMENT
Motion (V) was made by Mr. Farinas, seconded by Ms. Murphy, and unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting at 11:50 a.m.
______With Corrections
____X____ Without Corrections
Signed by: Steven A. Arndt, P.E.
Vice Chairman