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MINUTES

BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

Date: November 24, 2014

Place: 3rd Floor Conference Room

500 North Calvert Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Present: H. C. Harclerode, P.E., Chairman

Steven A. Arndt. Ph.D., P.E., Vice Chairman

Sallye E. Perrin, P.E.

David G. Mongan, P.E

Karl Rickert, P.E

Sandra J. Murphy

Others Present: Pamela J. Edwards, Executive Director

James Baseman, Assistant Executive Director

Milena Trust, AAG, Counsel to the Board

Ruby Courtney, Administrative Secretary

Janet Morgan, Outreach Coordinator

Mahesh Mittal

Shahjabin Alam

Absent: Pastor Farinas, P.E., Secretary

Rosalind Yee .

CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Harclerode called the meeting to order at 9:00 a. m.

ACTION ON MINUTES

Motion (I) was made by Dr. Arndt, seconded by Mr. Mongan, and unanimously carried by the Board to approve the minutes of the September 30, 2014 meeting as submitted.

APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR RECIPROCITY

Motion (II) was made by Mongan, seconded by Mr. Rickert, and unanimously carried to approve 60 applications for reciprocity as follows:

46113 Karl W. Aittaniemi 46115 Raghavenderrao Badami

46114 Regan E. Allarie 46116 Naresh Balija

46033 Oluwatoyin Animashaun 46013 George P. Ballock

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APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR RECIPROCITY (Cont'd)

46117 Bhusan Basnet 46140 David A. Morand

46118 Richard W. Bothwell 46141 Dennis J. Morissey

46045 Lisa Anne Bowe 46142 Ginasiyo Mutoti

46120 John Boyles 46143 Chambal Pandey

46016 Dan E. Brammell 46144 Thomas W. Payne

46119 Travis P. Brown 46145 Jeffrey D. Pequeen

46121 Alvaro Castro, Jr. 46147 Scott Petrey

46122 Clare M. Cerniglia 46146 Brian E. Pitzer

46123 Jason M. Chewning 46148 Russell N. Raymond

46124 Domenic A. Ciolino 46149 Yogesh S. Rege

46126 Lesya Y. Delyaur 46037 Juan Carlos Rocha

46125 Bryan M. Dick 46150 Santiago D. Rodgiquez

46014 Daniel T. Driscoll 46151 Frank M. Rowe

46127 Edward A. Ellinger 46152 Jun Shi

46128 Jon K. Erickson 46153 Brian M. Sielski

46129 Patrick O. Farris 46029 Chad Elliot Slaughenhoupt

46130 Graham L. Ferry 46154 Donald J. Spaeder

46131 James H. Fletcher 46155 Dennis J. Stabba

46132 Leonard P. Galusky 46156 Todd R. Steffens

46133 Rafik R. Gerges 46157 David Stromberg

46134 Bradley D. Glatfelter 46081 John David Srong

46135 Timothy L. Harman 46158 Christopher J. Swanson

46136 Russell J. Jeck 46027 Bruno Tchoudja

46137 Joseph Kebede 46159 Corey Tharp

46015 Warren Chambers Mann 46160 Alfred M. Trotta

46138 Michael V. Minervini 46161 Jassiel Vargas

46139 Gilberto Martinez Morales 45971 Craig A. Wilson

Appeal of PE Exam Applicant

Mahesh Mittal appeared before the Board because his application for the April 2015 Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination was denied for insufficient work experience. He brought in samples of work for one company for which he did not receive an endorsement. Mr. Mittal explained that the other company had closed and he was unable to obtain samples of work. Dr. Arndt explained what is required when there is no endorsement of engineering work experience and suggested that Mr. Mittal create samples of work representative of the work he performed at that company. Mr. Mittal agreed to do so.

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Appearance of Reciprocity Applicant

Ms. Shanjahin Alam appeared before the Board requesting clarification of what the Board deems to be equivalent to an EAC/ABET accredited degree. Ms. Alam applied for PE Licensure by Reciprocity back in June of 2013. She is currently licensed in NJ. Her application was denied by the Board at the July 2013 Board meeting for insufficient work experience. Her NCEES Council Record reflected a degree in Civil Engineering from a foreign university. She had her foreign BS evaluated by NCEES, who found her degree to fulfill the required curricular content of the EAC/ABET criteria for an accredited program in Civil Engineering and considered her degree as equivalent to an ABET accredited program. Ms. Alam wanted to know why after obtaining an evaluation which deemed her degree as equivalent, was her application processed under Subsection C instead of Subsection B.

Both Chairman Harclerode and Dr. Arndt explained that Subsection B is reserved for EAC/ABET accredited degrees and degrees determined to be equivalent under the Washington Accord Program and although the Board sympathizes with her situation, this has been the Board's policy. The Board agreed to review the wording on our website and on the applications to clarify to a potential applicant what degrees are determined by the Board to be equivalent.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Motion (III) was made by Mr. Mongan, seconded by Ms. Perrin, and unanimously carried to go into Executive Session at 10:17 a.m. at 500 North Calvert Street, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202. This session was permitted to be closed pursuant to State Government Article, Title 10-508(a)(7). Upon completion of the session, the Board reconvened its public meeting at 11:07 a.m.

COMPLAINT COMMITTEE REPORT

Mr. Mongan reported on the status of complaints discussed by the Complaint Committee at its meeting on November 24, 2014.

12-PE-08 Civil litigation still pending. Hold open.

13-PE-01 Report received from expert witness. PE not required. Close.

14-PE-02 See 13-PE-01.

14-PE-16 Licensee agreed to surrender license.

14-PE-17 Consent Order signed and payment plan granted. First payment made.

Close.

14-PE-20 Waiting for outcome of DC hearing.

14-PE-21 Matters settled between parties. Close.

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15-PE-08 Offer Consent Order and $600 fine.

15-PE-09 Offer Consent Order and $300 fine.

15-PE-10 Offer Consent Order and $300 fine.

The Complaint Committee reviewed five applications for reinstatement of license and recommends reinstatement with a warning letter for two and consent order and fine for the other three.

Motion (IV) was made by Ms. Perrin, seconded by Mr. Rickert, and unanimously carried to accept the recommendations of the Complaint Committee.

CPC COMMITTEE REPORT

Motion (V) was made by Mr. Mongan, seconded by Dr. Arndt, and unanimously carried to unanimously approve the CPC Provider applications of Aire Technologies, Inc., Good Earthkeeping Organization, Inc., Randolph A. Petersen, PE, F.NSPE, and RISA Technologies. The Board denied the application of Paradigm Liaison Services, Inc. because the Board does not feel the presenter is qualified as an engineering instructor and because of the minimal engineering content of the course submitted. The Board is requesting a more complete course outline and more information on the technical background of the presenter form Accusonic, biographies from all presenters included in the application form Environmental Research and Education Foundation, resumes of the presenters from Federated Controls, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, School of PE, and Uretek Mid-Atlantic.

Report from Operations Committee

Mr. Mongan stated he is conducting a survey of the PE Board staff to get ideas on how to improve any operational aspects of the Department.

Report from Social Media Committee

Mr. Rickert asked Ms. Edwards to send him a copy of the online reciprocity application to review.

NEW BUSINESS

NCEES NE Zone Service Award Nominations

The Board agreed not to nominate anyone at this time.

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Refund of Reinstatement Fee

Motion (VI) was made by Mr. Mongan, seconded by Ms. Perrin, and unanimously carried to charge a $56 non-refundable application fee for reinstatement applications.

Ms. Trust stated that all fees for all regulations and fee increases must be submitted to AELR Committee by December 15, 2014 when the traditional moratorium on submission of regulations takes effect.

Eligibility for Christie Society

Chairman Harclerode informed the Board he spoke with the Executive Committee of the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE) regarding engineers holding a Retired Status license and their eligibility for the Christie Society. An agreement was made to allow Retired Status licenses to count toward the 50 years of continuous licensing required for the Christie Society and to give out those awards at every award ceremony instead of once a year as done in the past.

OLD BUSINESS

Character Reference Signatures

This issue will be deferred until the December 2014 Board meeting.

Revision of PE Exam Application

This issue will be deferred until the December 2014 Board meeting.

CORRESPONDENCE

APPLICATIONS APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY FOR RECIPROCITY

The following applications, supported by NCEES Model Law Engineer files, were administratively approved for licensure by the Executive Director of the Board:

46063 Brian T. Arledge 46023 Stacey L. Cherichello

46012 Laura Jean Baker 46064 Ho-Yan Cheung

46034 Justin R. Bardwell 46020 Brandon W. Claassen

46084 Steven M. Barrett 46065 Jeremiah R. Cole

46038 Michael R. Brinker 46001 Stephen Carl Daiute

46111 Lauren R. Caputo 46039 Ricardo A. Diaz

46105 Brian P. Carroll 46017 Christopher J. Dineen

46043 Jinze Chen 46085 Dain R. Drake

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APPLICATIONS APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY FOR RECIPROCITY (Cont'd)

46002 Brian L. Eisenrich 46003 Donna J. Miller

46066 John B. Elder 45969 Henry Donovan Montague

46067 Kari L. Engen 45921 Michael Ladd Oglesby

46104 Vincent Farese 46082 Piero Oliveri

46086 Kyle R. Faust 46070 Hiten Patel

46098 Luke T. Fetcho 46004 Geoffrey D. Pelletier

46036 Eric J. Gnade 46031 Juliette A. Pierce

46100 Gary Frederick Goodheart 46071 Brent T. Powell

46110 Harald G. Greve 46072 Scott D. Quattlebaum

46068 Ryan C. Hathaway 46073 James. R. Quigley

46057 Stanley G. Hill 46106 Denise M. Ramsey

46162 Jeremy M. Hornbaum 46005 Justin M. Reehl

46041 Kenneth D. Houseman 46074 Mark J. Rothbauer

46010 Jean H. Huang 46087 Rory C. Rowan

46007 Maywood F. Hudgins, Jr. 46075 Iain R. Siery

45979 James Allen Hughes 46035 Nathan C. Simpson

46042 David J. Jacoby 46009 William B. Smith

46080 David G. Jenkins 46006 Peter J. Sudkamp

46059 Gregory Michael Khirallah 46076 Scott M. Tarr

46107 Timothy T. Kopenhaver 46018 Michael D. Tobias

46060 Michael N. Kourinos 46078 Anthony L. Volonnino

46040 Nathaniel D. Landsperger 46022 Arthur F. Wawiernia

46024 Daniel F. Lofrisco 46112 Corey C. Weichel

46069 Jason E. Lukasik 46019 Todd A. Welz

46088 Lisa D. McCauley 46030 Jiang Yu

46079 Karen C. McPherson 46026 Roger Allan Zimmer

46025 Steve P. Mickelson

APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF

ENGINEERING EXAMINATION, OCTOBER 24, 2014

Nicholas D. Bowley Syed B. Muhmud

Nickolas M. Dalbec Patrick M. Morgan

Kark V. Decker Branden R. Rahimzadeh

Michael Dante Devuono Derege Seifu

Sylwia O. Duchez Alexander Stough

Robin Lee W. Fish Kevin E. Tehansky

Michael D. Geffel William J. Wedlock, III

Ahmad Hadjarian Caitlin M. Wilson

Young Jun

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OTHER BUSINESS

The Board discussed compiling a book of guidelines and policies for the Board members and clerical staff.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion (VII) was made by Mr. Mongan, seconded by Ms. Perrin, and unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting at 11:50 a.m.

____x_____ With Corrections

__________ Without Corrections

Signed by: December 11, 2014

Howard C. Harclerode Date

Chairman

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