BLUEPRINT: The AAa/e Newsletter
May 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Lunch with Mark Hovatter - 5/19
New Updates on Major Repair, Modernization and Development in LAUSD

The LAUSD Facilities Services Division executes the District's construction bond programs, operates and maintains 900 campuses, and master plans for future capital projects. With rising utility costs, Chief Facilities Executive Mark Hovatter will share how LAUSD is making its campuses more sustainable and cost efficient; as well as upcoming facilities improvement programs over the next 10 years. Also attending will be Christos Chrysiliou, Director of Architectural & Engineering Services; and Kimberly Frelow, LAUSD Small Business Manager. Don't miss out on this valuable one-on-one networking to learn about LAUSD's $7 Billion Measure Q Bond Program and the multitude of opportunities for your firms!  
Thursday, May 19, 2016, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Doubletree Hotel - 120 S. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 
Members: $55 / Non-Members: $85 / Student Members: $20 w/ID / On-site: Add $15
Click here to register or sponsor now!

 

Advance your Career - 5/26
Spring 2016 Masters Series: Perspectives from Industry Entrepreneurs - FREE for members!

You have earned your degree, obtained licensure, and paid your dues for years or even decades, building your bosses' businesses. Now, you're ready to strike out on your own! Owning your own businesses is daunting, but you can do it, AND succeed! AEC industry entrepreneurs will share the opportunities they encountered, decisions they made, actions they took, and challenges they overcame during the course of their careers to become the successful business owners they are today. Keith Kajiya, Vice President, PM/CM Area Business Unit Leader, Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, AECOM, and AAa/e Board Member, will moderate our panel of successful entrepreneurs:
  • Rubina Chuadhary, President, MARRS Services, Inc.
  • Saiful Islam, PhD, SE, Founding Principal, CEO & President, Saiful/Bouquet Structural Engineers
  • Virgil C. Aoanan, PE, SE, QSD, Founding Principal, VCA Engineers
  • David Honda, Founder and President, D.S. Honda Construction
Come learn, first-hand, how they made it! Thursday, May 26, 2016, 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
FREE to AAa/e Members / $45 for non-members / On-site: Add $15. Special Sponsorship: $275 (includes 2 AAa/e Annual Memberships). Hosted by Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, 900 S. Fremont Avenue, Alhambra, CA 91803. Free Parking!

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Accepting Scholarship Applications NOW
Submit your applications by Monday, May 30, 2016
 
Th
is year, the AAa/e Foundation is offering scholarship awards in six categories:

1)     High School Students Scholarship
2)     Community College Students Scholarship
3)     Undergraduate Students Scholarship
4)     Post-Graduate Students Scholarship
5)     Student Loan Support Grant for Recent Graduates
6)     University/College Program Grant
 
Past recipients include students from Cal Poly Pomona, USC, SCI-Arc, Woodbury University, and UCLA to name a few. At the 2015 Annual Awards Banquet, 5 recipients received a total of $20,000.
 
Applications must be received on or before Monday, May 30, 2016. If you have any questions, please contact the AAa/e Foundation President, Gary Mayeda at 310.220.2744310.220.2744, or [email protected]. Click here for a link to the 2016 Scholarship Application Package.  
 
Students and grads learn to network
AAa/e and Foundation mentors students and recent grads, 29 become new members!

On Friday, April 22nd, over 30 AEC students and recent graduates got a jumpstart on their careers by learning to network with AAa/e board members and other professionals at Gensler in Downtown LA. In an evening of structured professional development, young attendees participated in a "Enhancing your Networking and Interviewing Skills" workshop, which was skillfully led by Kim Hayashi and Kenna Cottrill of Leadership Inspirations. Also, a panel of AAa/e's own emerging professional members shared their career and networking experiences, including Aaron Gensler of Gensler, Arielle Rouleau of Steinberg, Shawn Christian of Kimley-Horn, and Kevin Yu of KPFF. AAa/e Board Member and Professional Development Committee Chair Mike Enomoto, who is the Managing Partner of Gruen Associates, provided sage advice. We received tremendous positive feedback on this event, as a result, 29 students and young professionals joined AAa/e! A big "thank you" to Gensler, Leadership Inspirations, AAa/e Foundation, and our panelists for making our student networking event such a success. Stay tuned for more student and recent graduate networking events in 2016!  
 
 
Corporate Member Profile
AAa/e appreciates Saiful Bouquet's longtime support!

Founded in 1997, Saiful Bouquet Structural Engineers, Inc. is an award winning and innovative structural engineering firm engaged in providing collaborative and cost conscious design solutions. SBI's expertise encompasses Institutional, Residential, Healthcare, Commercial, Hospitality, Aviation, Civic/Justice, Retail, and Historic structures. With offices in Pasadena, Orange County, and San Diego County, SBI is one of the largest structural engineering firms in Southern California with over 90 employees. SBI is widely regarded as an engineering firm of highest level that has successfully completed many challenging structural design projects nationally as well as internationally

SBI's Founding Principal, Dr. Saiful Islam, is a nationally recognized and published seismic design expert. He has led the design of over $17 billion in new building construction, nationally and internationally. Recent projects include Metropolis, LA City Center, Westfield Century City and LAX Midfield Satellite Concourse. Saiful received his Bachelor's in civil engineering from Bangladesh Engineering University, where he was awarded University Color for Best All-Around Performance, and his Master's and Ph.D. degrees from Johns Hopkins University. He completed post-doctoral research at Cornell University.
 
For more information, please visit the firm's website: www.saifulbouquet.com
 

Save the Date! 

June Luncheon Program: Developers
Featuring: Jeff Anglada, Wincome Group; Gerald McCallum, Wilson Meaney; Dan Rosenfeld, Community Partners; and Patrick Spillane, IDS 
Thursday, June 16, 11:30 am-1:30 pm, Doubletree Hotel Little Tokyo
The 39th Annual Awards Banquet: Designing a Better Tomorrow
Confirmed Keynote Speaker: Debra Flint, LAWA
Community Award: Garrett Lee, President, Jameson Properties
Leadership Award: Vincent Yu, Head, Architectural Unit, LA County Department of Public Works
Tuesday, October 4, 2016, 5:00 - 9:00 pm
, Millennium Biltmore Hote

Click
here to register or sponsor, and take advantage of the early-bird rates!

Congratulations!
Way to go, Linden!

AAa/e congratulates Linden Nishinaga, AAa/e's BAC representative to the California High Speed Rail, for being featured in the HSR Small Business Newsletter article: "Business Advisory Council Member Spends Retirement Working to Change Lives." Click
here to read more!

AAa/e is committed to providing a platform for empowering AEC professionals with professional growth. If you or any AAa/e member in your firm has been recently promoted in your firm or recognized with a special award or organizational standing, please let us know so that we can announce your achievements to the community.
 

AAa/e Membership "Bundle"
AAa/e has launched its  Membership Bundle. Non-members and renewing members will benefit from an AAa/e Membership and 6 events for the price of 5.

General Members - $375
Associate Members - $325

Includes AAa/e Membership and 6 events

Benefits:
  • Savings of $50
  • One-time payment
Click here to sign-up!
 
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES  
Elevate the exposure of your firm, services or products with new AAa/e event sponsorship opportunities, including our monthly luncheons, 2016 Awards Banquet, Masters Series, Student Networking Events, and Scholarship Fundraiser. Click here to find out more!


UPDATES, NEWS, AND MORE...  

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The AAa/e has made great strides to increase members' benefits and add value to each level of membership. All members enjoy:

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