Douglas Krumnow, Manager of the KPA CAD Department, attended the Leadership Development and Teambuilding Conference on August 23, 2007. The conference was held in Temple at the Frank W. Mayborn Convention Center and hosted by Skillpath.
Thomas D. Valle, P.E. was one of fifty attendees from across the country at the 2007 Siemens Water Academy held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin July 18th through 19th, 2007. Siemens water professionals presented in-depth presentations on the following wastewater treatment topics:
- Biological Nutrient Removal – How Does it Work?
- Orbal and VLR Design – What is Aerated Anoxic and how to maximize nitrification/denitrification with lower aeration costs.
- AGAR (Attached Growth Airlift Reactor) Process – How the IFAS system can be used to retrofit existing activated sludge plants.
- High Performance Clarification – design of new and retrofitting existing clarifiers to achieve increased mass loading rates.
- Filtration Systems.
- Cannibal Solids Reduction Process – Process Overview, Case Studies and Cost Analysis versus other solids handling processes.
- Membrane Biological Reactors – What is an MBR, how does it work and why is it important during design process. Built in place and packaged systems were both discussed.
- Overview of Siemens “Flowsheet Solutions”, Customer Tools and the Product Standardization Initiative.
Two of the presenters were George Smith and Bill Boyle who each have over 40 years of experience in the design of wastewater systems. The Academy provided a wealth of information regarding the design and streamlining of all phases of the wastewater treatment process.
John A. Simcik, P.E., C.F.M., was recently installed as the Region II Vice President at the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) 71st Annual Meeting held June 13th-15th at the Omni Hotel in Houston. As Region II Vice President, Mr. Simcik will preside at the meetings of delegates from their respective region at the time allotted during the Annual Meeting for election of State Nominating Committee regional members. He will act as liaison officer between the President and the standing and special committees to which he is assigned as liaison member by the President. Region II covers the Sulphur River, East Texas, Central Texas, Brazos, Piney Woods, and Sabine Chapters.
May 10, 2007 – David Patrick and John Simcik attend the Certified Floodplain Management Conference at Rice University.
David Patrick, P.E., C.F.M. and John Simcik, P.E., C.F.M. attended the Certified Floodplain Managers Conference held on the campus of Rice University in Houston, Texas. The focus of the short courses involved utilizing HEC-RAS in the management of floodplains and its applications to hydrology. The second portion of the short course concentrated on the real time modeling of storm events through the use of Doppler radar. By creating models of floodplains and integrating Doppler radar with in the model, it becomes feasible to review actual drainage flows and patterns of specific storms rather than focusing on peak storm events. In the future it will be possible to project storm patterns utilizing radar and predict, through modeling, future paths of storms and the effects they will have on water conveyances.
KPA Associate, Alvin R. “Trae” Sutton, III, P.E, was named 2006 Young Engineer of the Year for the Central Texas Region by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) at their annual banquet held in late February.
Mr. Sutton currently serves as the MathCounts coordinator on behalf of TSPE Central Texas Chapter and is the Region II MathCounts Representative on the State level. MathCounts is a problem solving based math competition used to promote and educate 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students about the Engineering Profession. He is also active in community organizations which include the Rotary Club and Lions Club of Belton.
Trae also serves as President and Director of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Central Texas Chapter.
Kasberg, Patrick & Associates, LP is pleased to announce that Alvin R. “Trae” Sutton, III, P.E. has been named as an Associate. As an Associate he will have enhanced roles in the Firm’s business development, quality control, and client services.
Mr. Sutton holds a bachelors degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University and has been with the firm for over 6 years. He currently serves as President and Director of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Central Texas Chapter and is the MathCounts coordinator on behalf of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers Central Texas Chapter and Region II MathCounts Representative for the Texas Section.
He is also active in community organizations which include the Rotary Club and Lions Club of Belton. As a Project Manager with KPA, he is responsible for the planning and design of transportation projects, hydrologic and hydraulic studies, drainage projects, wastewater collection, engineering reports and construction administration.
CAD Manager Douglas Krumnow and technicians Fabian Gomez and Dustin Marx and CAD intern Ronnie Lawson of the KPA CAD Department attended the Austin Civil 3-D User Group inaugural meeting held at DC CADD in Austin. Following the Q&A portion of the meeting the main topic presented was “Creating detention ponds using feature lines”. The group also discussed desired future topics, meeting times and alternate meeting locations including Temple.
Kasberg, Patrick & Associates, LP is pleased to welcome Devon K. Dreyer as an Engineer-in-Training to our staff. Mr. Dreyer received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University in December 2006. Devon served as an intern with KPA in the Summer of 2006 working with KPA’s Engineers on various projects which included water, wastewater and streets and drainage. We look forward to him joining our team which is committed to serving our clients and leading KPA into the future.
CAD Technician Dustin Marx attended Autodesk University in Las Vegas, Nevada November 28 thru December 1, 2006. More than 7,500 Autodesk product users attended the 4 day conference that included more that 500 multilevel classes and hands-on labs. Classes attended by Dustin included development of accuracy and efficiency, complex model design, and various workflow methods. Presentations were also made for how the current software is being implemented for “out of the box” uses and the direction and future of Autodesk Civil 3D™.
Autodesk University also provided a forum to network with individuals across the country to discuss real world implementation of the software.
Mr. Trae Sutton, P.E. attended software training on Haestad Method’s PondPack October 2-4, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The training course provided discussions and hands-on workshops on Hydrology and Hydraulics analysis, Pond Design Basics and Advanced Software Modeling. Trae completed advanced workshops of modeling interconnected ponds, single pond design, multiple pond design and channel design. The workshops consisted of determining the drainage basins sizes, utilizing the SCS Method, designing the pond size, outfall structure and any downstream channel improvements based on pre-development and post development rainfall runoff.
