POTOMAC CHAPTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2006-7

Greetings to all the Potomac Chapter members;

A message from the Past President, July 2008

Dear Potomac Chapter MDSPE;

I am pleased to announce our new officers are:

President : Karin Castro-Kass, P.E.

Vice President: Robert (Bob) Warner, P.E.

Treasurer: Jayadev Telikicherla, P.E.

Secretary: Randy Petersen, P.E.

Chapter Director: Issa Khozeimeh, Ph.D., P.E.

Chapter Director: Frank Winfield, P .E.

Chapter Director: Priyan De Silva, P.E.

Past President: Bruce Cranford, P.E.

Sincerely
Bruce Cranford, PE
Potomac Chapter Past President

(Vice President, Maryland Society of Professional Engineers) 2008-2009

MD SPE Potomac Chapter 2007-2008 Events
Date	Subject	Speaker	Location	Point of Contact	Reservations/Information
10/18/2007	The greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century and how the mathletes can prepare to create the greatest engineering achievements of the 21st century. Mathcounts 2007 Dr. Spence talking with the Mathcounts 2007 Winners	Dr. Anne Spence, Assistant Professor, Director, Project Lead the Way, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, UMBC, Baltimore, MD	Golden Flame, Silver Spring, MD 6:00- 6:30... Social gathering 7:00 ……….. Dinner (Salad Bar) followed by your choice of meat, fish, Chicken or Vegetarian 7:45---8:00…Presentation (30- 45 minutes) View Larger Map	Issa Khozeimeh	khozeimeh@hotmail.com
11/15/2007	"SOLAR and MORE" Today’s Technology for Energy Efficiency and Going Green Click HERE for details Dan Vlacich, John Kucia and Frank Winfield	Dan Vlacich & John Kucia	Golden Flame, Silver Spring, MD 6:00- 6:30... Social gathering 7:00 ……….. Dinner (Salad Bar) followed by your choice of meat, fish, Chicken or Vegetarian 7:30---8:00…Presentation (30- 45 minutes) View Larger Map	Frank Winfield	f.winfield@starpower.net
12/4/2007	Student Paper Competition	N/A	N/A	Frank Winfield	N/A
1/24/2008	Medical Device Failures: Lessons Learned and Impact on Regulatory Policy and Culture Pastor Farinas with the guest speaker Daniel Chwirut receiving the Potomac Chapter Cup	Daniel J. Chwirut, MS, PE	6:30... Social gathering 7:00 ……….. Dinner 7:30---8:00…Presentation (30- 45 minutes) Far East Restaurant, 5055 Nicholson Lane, Rockville, MD, 301-881-5552 Map and Instructions	Pastor Farinas	pfarinas1@verizon.net
2/9/2008	Mathcounts Photographs Mathcounts 2008 Banquet	N/A	University of Maryland	Dwight Williams Randy Petersen	Randy Petersen
2/16/2008	Engineers Week Family Day Photographs	N/A	National Building Museum 10 AM to 4:30 PM	Karin Castro-Kass	Kkass@meicompany.com KCK@sprint.blackberry.net
3/27/2008	SR-71 Blackbird Mathcounts 2008 Banquet Guest speaker Buz Carpenter, SR-71 Pilot, receiving the Potomac Chapter Mug from Bruce Cranford	Buzz Carpenter	6:00. PM Social gathering 6:30 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Presentation (30- 45 minutes) Far East Restaurant, 5055 Nicholson Lane, Rockville, MD, 301-881-5552 Map and Instructions	Bruce Cranford	bruce-cranford-pe@comcast.net
4/24/2008	Presentation Topic: NAVY MISSILE DEFENSE NEWS The AEGIS BMD Test Director, Dr. Eric Hedlund will present the current status of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program. He will then describe the recent historic event of shooting down an ailing satellite with the Aegis BMD system. He will discuss the challenges and the results. Guest Speaker Dr. Eric Hedlund, receiving the Potomac Chapter Mug from Karin Castro-Kass	Dr. Eric Hedlund, AEGIS BMD Test Director	April 24th, 2008 6:40 PM Happy Hour and Dinner Restaurant: PGA Tour Grill 1699 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 (Tel 301-770-3312) Cost $10.00 per person for participation Drinks and Dinner Charged separately) Dinner cost varies based on your selection see http://www.tourgrill.com/ spouses/friends/etc., welcomed Reservations Required No Later Than 21 April For reservations please contact Karin Castro-Kass, P.E., Chairman Potomac Chapter MDSPE kkass@meicompany.com Karin.Castro-Kass.ctr@mda.mil 571-237-7487 (c)	Karin Castro-Kass	Kkass@meicompany.com KCK@sprint.blackberry.net
5/13/2008	Archaeological and Nuclear Technology, Tracing Artifacts Trade At Smithsonian Natural History’s Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory At NIST Guest speaker Dr. James Blackman, receiving the Potomac Chapter Mug from Bob Warner	Dr. James Blackman, Senior Research Archaeologist and Chemist	Golden Bull, 7 Dalamar Street, Gaithersburg, MD, 301 948 3666 South side of Fredrick Avenue (Route 355) and North of the County Fair Grounds Between Chestnut Street & Montgomery Village Road Cost/Menu Selections: $30.00 / Choose from the following selections: Chicken stuffed breast (corn bread) Beef prime ribVegetarian pasta. E-Mail selection to Bob Warner	Bob Warner, RWARNER@AMTENGINEERING.COM, 301 980 5926 or 301 881 2545	Bob Warner

MD SPE Potomac Chapter 2007-2008 Events

Date

Subject

Speaker

Location

Point of Contact

Reservations/Information

10/18/2007

The greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century and how the mathletes can prepare to create the greatest engineering achievements of the 21st century.

Mathcounts 2007

Dr. Spence talking with the Mathcounts 2007 Winners

Dr. Anne Spence, Assistant Professor, Director, Project Lead the Way, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, UMBC, Baltimore, MD

Golden Flame, Silver Spring, MD

6:00- 6:30... Social gathering

7:00 ……….. Dinner (Salad Bar) followed by your choice of meat, fish, Chicken or Vegetarian

7:45---8:00…Presentation (30- 45 minutes)

View Larger Map

Issa Khozeimeh

khozeimeh@hotmail.com

11/15/2007

"SOLAR and MORE" Today’s Technology for Energy Efficiency and Going Green
Click HERE for details

Dan Vlacich, John Kucia and Frank Winfield

Dan Vlacich & John Kucia

Golden Flame, Silver Spring, MD

6:00- 6:30... Social gathering

7:00 ……….. Dinner (Salad Bar) followed by your choice of meat, fish, Chicken or Vegetarian

7:30---8:00…Presentation (30- 45 minutes)

View Larger Map

Frank Winfield

f.winfield@starpower.net

12/4/2007

Student Paper Competition

N/A

Frank Winfield

N/A

1/24/2008

Medical Device Failures:

Lessons Learned and Impact on Regulatory Policy and Culture

Pastor Farinas with the guest speaker Daniel Chwirut receiving the Potomac Chapter Cup

Daniel J.

Chwirut,

MS, PE

6:30... Social gathering

7:00 ……….. Dinner

7:30---8:00…Presentation (30- 45 minutes)

Far East Restaurant, 5055 Nicholson Lane, Rockville, MD, 301-881-5552

Map and Instructions

Pastor Farinas

pfarinas1@verizon.net

2/9/2008

Mathcounts

Photographs

Mathcounts 2008 Banquet

N/A

University of Maryland

Dwight Williams

Randy Petersen

2/16/2008

Engineers Week Family Day

Photographs

N/A

National Building Museum 10 AM to 4:30 PM

Karin Castro-Kass

Kkass@meicompany.com

KCK@sprint.blackberry.net

3/27/2008

SR-71 Blackbird

Mathcounts 2008 Banquet

Guest speaker Buz Carpenter, SR-71 Pilot, receiving the Potomac Chapter Mug from Bruce Cranford

Buzz Carpenter

6:00. PM Social gathering

6:30 PM Dinner

7:00 PM

Presentation (30- 45 minutes)

Far East Restaurant, 5055 Nicholson Lane, Rockville, MD, 301-881-5552

Map and Instructions

Bruce Cranford

bruce-cranford-pe@comcast.net

4/24/2008

Presentation Topic:

NAVY MISSILE DEFENSE NEWS

The AEGIS BMD Test Director, Dr. Eric Hedlund will present the current status of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program. He will then describe the recent historic event of shooting down an ailing satellite with the Aegis BMD system. He will discuss the challenges and the results.

Guest Speaker Dr. Eric Hedlund, receiving the Potomac Chapter Mug from Karin Castro-Kass

Dr. Eric Hedlund,

AEGIS BMD Test Director

April 24th, 2008
6:40 PM Happy Hour and Dinner
Restaurant: PGA Tour Grill
1699 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
(Tel 301-770-3312)
Cost $10.00 per person for participation
Drinks and Dinner Charged separately)
Dinner cost varies based on your selection see
http://www.tourgrill.com/
spouses/friends/etc., welcomed
Reservations Required No Later Than 21 April
For reservations please contact
Karin Castro-Kass, P.E., Chairman
Potomac Chapter MDSPE
kkass@meicompany.com
Karin.Castro-Kass.ctr@mda.mil
571-237-7487 (c)

Karin Castro-Kass

Kkass@meicompany.com

KCK@sprint.blackberry.net

5/13/2008

Archaeological and Nuclear Technology, Tracing Artifacts Trade At Smithsonian Natural History’s Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory At NIST

Guest speaker Dr. James Blackman, receiving the Potomac Chapter Mug from Bob Warner

Dr. James Blackman, Senior Research Archaeologist and Chemist

Golden Bull, 7 Dalamar Street, Gaithersburg, MD, 301 948 3666

South side of Fredrick Avenue (Route 355) and North of the County Fair Grounds Between Chestnut Street & Montgomery Village Road

Cost/Menu Selections: $30.00 / Choose from the following selections:

Chicken stuffed breast (corn bread)

Beef prime ribVegetarian pasta.

E-Mail selection to Bob Warner

Bob Warner, RWARNER@AMTENGINEERING.COM, 301 980 5926 or 301 881 2545

Bob Warner

MD SPE Potomac Chapter 2008-2009 Officers & Boad of Directors
PRESIDENT		Karin Castro-Kass, P.E.6904 Race Horse Ln. Rockville, MD 20852, 703-253-3416 (o)571-237-7487 (m) Kkass@meicompany.com, KCK@sprint.blackberry.net
PAST PRESIDENT		Bruce Cranford P.E.1 Cliffe Hill Ct. Potomac, MD 20854(H)301-340-0052 (Cell) 301-873-9087 E- Mail : bruce-cranford-pe@comcast.net
VICE PRESIDENT		Robert (Bob) Warner, P.E. C/o A. Morton Thomas & Assoc.12750 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852 (W)301-881-2545 E-mail: Rwarner@AMTEngineering.com
TREASURER:		Jayadev Telikicherla, P.E. 18800 Cross Country Lane Gaithersberg, MD 20879 (H) 301-330-8573 (W) 301-840-1410 FAX 301-977-4853240-461-3048 E-mail: jayadev@telikicherla.com
SECRETARY:		Randy Petersen, P .E. 330 Cape Saint John Rd. Annapolis, MD 21401 (H) 410-266-3959 (W) 202-289-4545 E-Mail: rpetersen@amtengineering.com
CHAPTER DIRECTOR:		Frank Winfield, P .E. (H) 301-588-1858 207 Franklin Avenue Silver Spring, Md 20901 E-Mail: f.winfield@starpower.net
CHAPTER DIRECTOR:		Priyan De Silva, P.E, E-Mail priyan8@pdesilva.com
CHAPTER DIRECTOR:		Issa Khozeimeh, Ph.D., P.E.(H) 301-320-2238 (W) 703-572-2833 7005 Millwood Road Bethesda, MD 20817 E-Mail: khozeimeh@hotmail.com
CHAPTER DIRECTOR		(vacant)
CHAPTER DIRECTOR		(vacant)
Web Site Manager,		Tom Dixon, P.E., 9303 Woodberry St. , Lanham/Seabrook, MD 20706-2721, (H) 301-358-4188, E- Mail : tomdixon@verizon. Web Site: http://members.bellatlantic.netl~tomdixon
DCCEAS Representatives:		Randy Petersen, P.E.
DCCEAS Representatives (alternate):		(vacant)
MSPE State Representative:		Randy Petersen, P.E.
MSPE State Representative:		Frank Winfield, P.E.
MSPE State Representative:		Dwight Williams, Ph.D., P.E.
Family Day Representative:		Karin Castro-Kass, P.E.
Mathcounts Representative:		Dwight Williams, Ph.D., P.E. 15820 Wayne Ave Laurel, MD 20707-3256 (H) 301-491-2259 (W) 703-907-2782(Cell) 301-455-2989, E-Mail: eliashib@erols.com
Bon Vivant		Pastor Farinas, P.E.5550 Munchaster Mill Rd, Rockville, MD 20855(H) 301-670-0275(W) 301-468-8882 x220 E-mail: pfarinas1@verizon.net

MD SPE Potomac Chapter 2008-2009 Officers & Boad of Directors

PRESIDENT

Karin Castro-Kass, P.E.6904 Race Horse Ln. Rockville, MD 20852, 703-253-3416 (o)571-237-7487 (m) Kkass@meicompany.com, KCK@sprint.blackberry.net

PAST PRESIDENT

Bruce Cranford P.E.1 Cliffe Hill Ct. Potomac, MD 20854(H)301-340-0052 (Cell) 301-873-9087

E- Mail : bruce-cranford-pe@comcast.net

VICE PRESIDENT

Robert (Bob) Warner, P.E. C/o A. Morton Thomas & Assoc.12750 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852 (W)301-881-2545

E-mail: Rwarner@AMTEngineering.com

TREASURER:

Jayadev Telikicherla, P.E. 18800 Cross Country Lane Gaithersberg, MD 20879 (H) 301-330-8573 (W) 301-840-1410 FAX 301-977-4853240-461-3048 E-mail: jayadev@telikicherla.com

SECRETARY:

Randy Petersen, P .E. 330 Cape Saint John Rd. Annapolis, MD 21401 (H) 410-266-3959 (W) 202-289-4545

E-Mail: rpetersen@amtengineering.com

CHAPTER DIRECTOR:

Frank Winfield, P .E. (H) 301-588-1858 207 Franklin Avenue Silver Spring, Md 20901

E-Mail: f.winfield@starpower.net

CHAPTER DIRECTOR:

Priyan De Silva, P.E, E-Mail priyan8@pdesilva.com

CHAPTER DIRECTOR:

Issa Khozeimeh, Ph.D., P.E.(H) 301-320-2238 (W) 703-572-2833 7005 Millwood Road Bethesda, MD 20817

E-Mail: khozeimeh@hotmail.com

CHAPTER DIRECTOR

(vacant)

CHAPTER DIRECTOR

(vacant)

Web Site Manager,

Tom Dixon, P.E., 9303 Woodberry St. , Lanham/Seabrook, MD 20706-2721, (H) 301-358-4188, E- Mail : tomdixon@verizon. Web Site: http://members.bellatlantic.netl~tomdixon

DCCEAS Representatives:

Randy Petersen, P.E.

DCCEAS Representatives (alternate):

(vacant)

MSPE State Representative:

Randy Petersen, P.E.

MSPE State Representative:

Frank Winfield, P.E.

MSPE State Representative:

Dwight Williams, Ph.D., P.E.

Family Day Representative:

Karin Castro-Kass, P.E.

Mathcounts Representative:

Dwight Williams, Ph.D., P.E. 15820 Wayne Ave Laurel, MD 20707-3256 (H) 301-491-2259 (W) 703-907-2782(Cell) 301-455-2989, E-Mail: eliashib@erols.com

Bon Vivant

Pastor Farinas, P.E.5550 Munchaster Mill Rd, Rockville, MD 20855(H) 301-670-0275(W) 301-468-8882 x220

E-mail: pfarinas1@verizon.net