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PRESIDENT
Sid Arpin, P.E.
BG Consultants, Inc.
900 E 27th Avenue
Hutchinson KS 67502
620-665-3952
Fax: 620-665-6543
sid@bgcons.com
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Sid Arpin is a Vice
President of BG Consultants and serves as principal in charge of their
Hutchinson office. Sid started with BG Consultants while attending Kansas
State University, where he received his BS in Civil Engineering in 1977. He
worked in their Olathe office from 1981 to 1985, and has been in charge of
the Hutchinson office since 1985.
Sid is a member of the
American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Public Works Association,
and has served as MATHCOUNTS coordinator at the chapter level for 25 years
in KSPE. He is currently president of the Hutchinson Rotary Club, serves on
the Hutchinson Landmarks Commission, and has served on the ACEC Membership
committee and the KCA/ACEC committee. Sid and his wife Emily have three
children, Hilary, Elliot, and James. |
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PRESIDENT
ELECT
Mike Hess, P.E.
HNTB Corporation
7450 W 130th St Ste 400
Overland Park, KS 66213
913-491-9333
Fax:913-491-9337
mhess@hntb.com |
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Mike Hess is a Vice
President with HNTB Corporation and serves as the Office Leader for the
Overland Park and Denver Offices which includes a combined staff of over 110
professionals. HNTB Corporation provides architectural, engineering, and
planning services from over 60 offices nationwide with a total staff of over
3,500.
In addition to ACEC, Mike
is an active member of the following professional organizations: National
Society of Professional Engineers, Kansas Society of Professional Engineers,
and the American Public Works Association. He has served on several
committees within these organizations.
He earned both a B.S. and
M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Kansas and is a licensed
professional engineer in Kansas, Colorado, and Virginia. Mike and his wife
Kathleen have one daughter. |
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VICE PRESIDENT (2ND YEAR)
Timothy Ross, P.E.
George Butler
Associates, Inc.
9801 Renner Blvd
Lenexa
KS 66219
913-492-0400
Fax: 913-577-8395
tross@gbateam.com
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Tim Ross is a
Senior Vice President with George Butler Associates, Inc. and serves on the
firm’s Board of Directors. He heads up GBA’s Transportation Department,
which includes the Bridge, Highways and Streets, Traffic Engineering, and
Railroad Groups, and also oversees the firm’s Survey and Buildings
Structural Groups. Tim received a BS degree in civil engineering from the
University of Kansas in 1978 and joined GBA the same year. He is a graduate
of ACEC’s Senior Executive Institute Class XII.
Tim is an active member
of the American Public Works Association and serves as a Director of the
Kansas City Metro Chapter, the Transportation Engineers Association of
Missouri, Heart of America Road Gang, National Society of Professional
Engineers, and Kansas Society of Professional Engineers. He is also an
active volunteer in the Kansas City community, raising funds for Ronald
McDonald House of Kansas City and Animal Haven, a shelter for abandoned
pets. He is a member of the City of Roeland Park’s Board of Zoning Appeals. |
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VICE PRESIDENT (2ND YEAR)
John
Zey, P.E.
GeoSource,
L.L.C.
1605 SW 41st
St.
Topeka, KS
66609
785-272-7200
Fax: 785-272-7203
Jzey.geosource@gmail.com |
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John Zey is a Principal
and Managing Member of GeoSource, LLC, a geotechnical engineering firm in
Topeka. John founded GeoSource in 2007 and has more than 35 years of
experience in geotechnical engineering field. John received BS degrees in
Civil Engineering and Geology in 1975 from Kansas State University. He also
received a MS degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Kansas in
1979.
John is a member of the
American Society of Civil Engineers and Kansas Society of Professional
Engineers. He previously served on the KCEC Board between 1998 and 2001.
John and his wife Joyce have four children, Amy, David, Kristin and Terri.
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VICE PRESIDENT (1ST YEAR)
Tom
Orazem, P.E.
Orazem &
Scalora Engineering, P.A.
2312 Anderson
Avenue
Manhattan,
KS 66502
785-537-2553
Fax: 785-537-2589
tomo@osepa.com |
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Tom
Orazem is a co-owner of Orazem & Scalora
Engineering, P.A., a 12-person MEP consulting firm founded in Manhattan, KS
in 1989. Tom performs administrative and marketing functions as well as
mechanical, electrical and plumbing system design; and he coordinates the
efforts of staff engineers, draftspersons and special consultants. Prior
experience includes 8 years working for a MEP engineering firm in Dallas,
TX; and 2 years teaching Lighting Systems and Building Electrical Systems
design courses in the Department of Architectural Engineering at Kansas
State University.
Tom
received a B.S. in Architectural Engineering from Kansas State University in
1981. He is a registered professional engineer in nine States, and is a
LEED® accredited professional. He has served on the AIA/DFM/ACEC
of Kansas Partnering Committee for the past two years. His professional
memberships include American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air
Conditioning Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, Kansas
Engineering Society, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America,
National Fire Protection Association, American Council of Engineering
Companies, United States Green Building Council.
Tom
serves on boards for the Riley County Rural Water District #1 and the
Tri-Valley Chapter of the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers, and is a
member of Knights of Columbus Council 8488.
Tom and
his wife Patricia live in Manhattan and have three children: Erika, Nicole
and Derek. |
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VICE PRESIDENT (1ST YEAR)
Tom Swenson, P.E.
TranSystems
2400 Pershing Rd Ste 400
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-329-8600
Fax: 816-329-8601
tgswenson@transystems.com
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Tom
Swenson is a Principal and Senior
Vice President with TranSystems, a national transportation consulting firm
headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.
Tom
graduated from the University of Kansas in 1977 with a degree in civil
engineering. He began his professional career with the Kansas Department of
Transportation in what is now the Bureau of Transportation Safety and
Technology. In 1984 he joined Johnson, Brickell, Mulcahy and Associates, a
consulting firm now known as TranSystems. He is a licensed Professional
Engineer (PE) and a certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE).
With
ACEC of Kansas, Tom has served on the KDOT Liaison committee, chaired the
Partnering Conference in 2007, and been on the PAC Fundraising committee for
the past three years. He has also had the opportunity to help distribute
state PAC funds and assess proposed legislation for its impact on
engineering and our businesses.
Tom is
also active in the National Society of Professional Engineers, belonging to
both the Kansas and Missouri state organizations. He served as an officer
for the Missouri Western Chapter (President in 2003-2004) and chaired
MATHCOUNTS for 14 years. He belongs to the Institute of Transportation
Engineers and is active with the Missouri Valley Section, having served as
President in 1996 and currently serving as Section Administrator and
Historian.
Tom
was raised in Leawood, Kansas and currently resides in Overland Park. |
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TREASURER
Bruce Barnes,
P.E.
Camp Dresser
& McKee, Inc.
345
Riverview, Suite 520
Wichita, KS
67203
316-660-6700
Fax: 316-264-3025
BarnesBR@cdm.com
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Bruce Barnes is a Vice
President and Senior Client Service Manager for CDM with responsibility for
project development and client service in Kansas and Oklahoma. Mr. Barnes
has 26 years of experience in water, wastewater, solid waste, and
environmental remediation projects for municipal and industrial clients with
a variety of engineering services, including facility planning, evaluation,
facility siting, public education, design, and construction management.
In addition to ACEC Bruce
is active in the member associations of WEF and AWWA in both Kansas and
Oklahoma. Bruce has been responsible as a member of the KsAWWA Water For
People committee for organizing the “Water for People Gumbo for Us” fund
raising event that has raised over $25,000 over the past two years and
helped educate the public on the plight of third world nations that lack
clean drinking water and sanitary facilities.
Bruce is a proud Civil
Engineering graduate of Kansas State University. He worked summers during
school with the Manhattan Public Works Department, 8 years in Dallas with a
national consulting firm, 13 years in Wichita with a local consultant and is
in his sixth year with CDM in Wichita and Norman, OK.
Bruce and his wife Cyndi
have 3 children, Nick, Kelli and Megan and reside in Valley Center, Kansas. |
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PAST
PRESIDENT
Troy Eisenbraun P.E.
Wilson & Company
1700 E Iron Ave
Salina KS 67402
785-827-0433
Fax: 785-827-5949
troy.eisenbraun@wilsonco.com
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Troy
Eisenbraun
is a Vice President with Wilson & Company, Inc. and manager of the
transportation and civil engineering design group in the company’s Salina
office. He joined Wilson & Company in 1986 after spending more than 5 years
with the Kansas Department of Transportation. Wilson & Company is a
multi-discipline consulting firm with 14 offices in 8 states.
Along
with ACEC, Troy is a member the following professional organizations:
National Society of Professional Engineers, Kansas Society of Professional
Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers. He earned a B.S. in
Civil Engineering in 1980 from the South Dakota School of Mines and
Technology in Rapid City, South Dakota, and is a licensed professional
engineer in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. |
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NATIONAL DIRECTOR
Clinton Robinson P.E.
Black & Veatch
8400 Ward Pkwy
Kansas City MO 64114
913-458-3999
Fax 913-458-3100
robinsonco@bv.com
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Clinton Robinson
has been with Black & Veatch Corporation for 23 years. He is currently an
Associate Vice President and provides engineering studies, design and
construction related services in both North and South America. He has been
involved in over 50 water projects from Minnesota to Argentina.
Along with ACEC, his civic and community activities reflect a
great interest and passion for education and economic development. He is
serving in his second term as a Board Member for the Blue Valley School
District and is currently the President. He also served on the Johnson
County Planning Commission and serves on the Greater Kansas City Chamber of
Commerce Johnson County Business Leadership Council. Mr. Robinson also
serves on the Board of Directors of Youthfriends.
He was, literally, a born Jayhawk: his great grandfather was
one of the first three professors at the University of Kansas. Mr. Robinson
is a fourth-generation KU graduate as is his wife Britton. Naturally then,
his community involvement includes generous service to his alma mater,
including the Kansas City KU Alumni Association, the advisory board to KU’s
School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering and served as a
Founding Member and Chair of the Recent Graduates Advisory Board.
Mr. Robinson has been married for twenty years and also
serves in one of our community’s most challenging capacities: as parent to 3
daughters: Kirsten, 16, Remington, 13, and Karryn, 6. |
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EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
Scott Heidner
American Council of Engineering Companies of Kansas
825 S. Kansas Avenue, Suite 500
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 357-1824
FAX (785) 233-2206
scott@acecks.org
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Scott Heidner, JD
has been with ACEC of Kansas since the summer of 2001,
after three years of serving as the legislative and policy analyst for the
Topeka City Council. Scott graduated from the University of Kansas
in 1994, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political
Science. Scott also received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1997 from
the University of Kansas School of Law. Scott serves as the Executive
Director of ACEC of Kansas.
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