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Upcoming Events
| 06 Jun 2019; 05:30PM - 08:00PM ABCDENY 25th Anniversary Celebration & Year End Meeting |
Please join us for our May 2019 Dinner Meeting at The Century House, 997 New Loudon Rd, Latham, NY on Thursday, May 2, 2019 beginning at 5:45pm. Stuart Rankin, PE, from Louis Berger/Ammann & Whitney will give a presentation on how to build a suspension bridge by hand. This one hour presentation will describe the work to build suspension bridges in Panama to connect isolated communities with field equipment limited to mostly scaffolds and hand tools. Come see how it has been done at least 30 times thorughout Panama to date with more currently underway.
Please RSVP to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Friday, April 26, 2019 to reserve your seat. In the RSVP, indicate if you wish to pay with a credit card so a digital invoice can be sent to you. See the Dinner Meeting Announcement form for additional details and cost information.
 James Fredricks, PENYSDOT (Owner) |
James joined NYSDOT Region 1 as a bridge designer in 2008 as a junior engineer after graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. After obtaining his professional engineering license, he spent four years as a Structures Project Manager designing steel and concrete bridges as well as emergency repair details and performing special assignments. Most recently he has served as the Regional Structures Management Engineer for Region 1, overseeing bridge inspection and safety assurance and now serves as the Regional Structures Engineer for Region 1. In this role, he is responsible for project selection, as well as the oversight of bridge and highway engineering for bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects encompassing the eight counties in Region 1. |
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Matt is a Project Manager in the Structures Group at Creighton Manning. He is a licensed Professional Engineer with 16 years of experience in the design of NYSDOT, NYSTA, Locally Administered Federal-Aid, and municipal bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects in New York State. In his 10+ years at Creighton Manning, Matt’s experience includes new bridges and culverts, rehabilitations, deck replacements, load ratings, in-depth inspections, and emergency repairs. Matt served as the Lead Structural Engineer for the replacement of 7 Critical Bridges over Water (CBOW) along NY Route 73 in Essex County and 1 CBOW replacement project in Delaware County. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Clarkson University. |
 Zach RosmanDimension Fabricators (Supplier) |
Mr. Rosman joined Dimension Fabricators in 2016 as the Production Manager after spending a number of years in the reinforced concrete industry with Baker Concrete Construction as a Superintendent. Zach’s project resume includes the Fort Lauderdale Airport Runway Expansion Bridges and Tampa Airport’s ConRAC. In daily operations at Dimension Fabricators he manages all details of the fabricated reinforcing operations and scheduling. He graduated from Ferris State University with a BS in Construction Management in 2012. |
 Craig RypkemaThe Fort Miller Company (Supplier) |
Craig Rypkema is new to the construction/manufacturing industry. He is a graduate from the University of Vermont where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering Management. After graduating in 2009, he worked at Cummins as a Warranty Engineer and handled diesel engine claims covering all of North America. Meanwhile, his passion for aviation was building and he decided to pursue this. He attended ATP Flight School and became a flight instructor to build flight time. From there, he went on to the airlines to fly an Embraer 120 for Ameriflight, based out of Puerto Rico. While he was enjoying flying in the Caribbean, an opportunity presented itself that Craig could not pass up. He and his father opened a commercial truck dealership in Queensbury, NY. This opened many doors for him to build a business in a small community, develop his team, and build strong relationships within the community. The business operated successfully for over 5 years and was then sold in 2017. After the sale of the business, he combined his sales experience with his engineering education as a Sales Engineer at The Fort Miller Co. In his role, Craig is responsible for estimating and managing various types of projects involving precast concrete such as drainage structures, bridge superstructures and custom heavy civil structures. Having over one year of service, Craig has become passionate about his work and customers and has a desire to grow within the Company and the industry. |
Matt Hunt, PE
The Eastern New York Chapter of the Association for Bridge Construction and Design announces its annual Bridge Award Program. The Board of Directors has established this award as a way to recognize and honor outstanding bridge projects. The project selected by the Board will have awards presented to its owner, designer and contractor. The awards will be presented at our annual meeting on June 6, 2019.
We are soliciting nominations from the membership for the following award:
- New or rehabilitated structure opened in calendar year 2018.
It is highly recommended that all submissions be made electronically in a pdf format. If this is not possible, mailed submissions will be accepted. Please see the official announcement for detailed submission requirements.
Nominations should be received no later than May 1, 2019. If you have any questions, please contact Charles Tutunjian by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at (518) 689-1821.
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Northeast (PCINE) will be presenting their Spring Workshop on April 30, 2019 from 10am to 2:45pm at the NYSDOT Main Office, 50 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12205. This is a free event, but registration is limited to one consultant per design office. Register for the event at Eventbrite. Presenters include Michael P. Culmo, PE, Chief Technical Officer at CME Associates, Benjamin L. Cota, EIT, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Specialist at GCP Applied Technologies, and Rita Seaderian, PE, Executive Director of PCINE. The workshop is accredited for 4 PDHs and will cover many aspects of Design, Fabrication, and Construction using precast bridge systems. The intent is to provide best practices on the decision making process when specifying precast elements. This covers strategies for design, fabrication, and construction that will result in fewer issues and a more effective solution. See PCINE's announcement for additional details and a full event schedule.
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