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ASCE Capital Branch Hosts Autonomous Vehicles Panel Discussion

Our October meeting was a special dinner event at Lucca Restaurant discussing the planning, development, and adoption of autonomous vehicles in northern California. The approximately 35 attendees were treated to a delicious dinner and wide ranging conversation regarding this topic. Read more…

By Bradley, 4 yearsOctober 28, 2019 ago

MidPac

ASCE Capital Branch Donates to MidPac 2020

The Board of Directors (2019/2020) voted unanimously to donate $2,000.00 to University of California, Davis’ College of Engineering to support their entry in MidPac 2020. ABOUT MIDPACK 2020 Tactical Urbanism Challenge Mission and SummaryThe Sustainable Solutions Competition challenges student teams Read more…

By Bradley, 4 yearsOctober 19, 2019 ago

Amit S. Joshi, M.S., P.E.

President

Supervising Transportation Engineer at the California High-Speed Rail Authority, serving as the Project Manager for a section approximately 39 miles long.
Amit has a Master of Science degree from the University of California, Davis in Structural Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the College of Engineering Pune, India.
He is also a board member of the ASCE Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Sustainability Committee and SEI Business Practices Committee.
Amit aspires to be a future leader in the public sector and wants to contribute towards building a sustainable transportation infrastructure in California for future generations.

Alma Luna, PE, GE

President-Elect

Geotechnical project engineer at Gannett Fleming with over 10 years of professional experience. Alma has a master's degree in geotechnical engineering, and a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering (Go Bears!). Enjoys weekend hikes and time with family.

Richard Weitzenberg, P.E.

Treasurer

Independent civil engineer and master of planning, design, construction management, and maintenance of electric utility facilities.

Sue Hida, PE

Past President

Retired P.E., active as a member of AASHTO technical committees. Sue has trained others in bridge design and analysis. She continues to be committed to helping others grow in their careers.

Brett Hoffstadt, PMP, P.E.

Technology Committee Chair

Engineer at the California Air Resources Board. Author of “Success with Drones in Civil Engineering” and co-author of "Exploring Smart Cities Activity Book for Kids." Four US patents for airport and aviation devices for energy and noise reduction. Enjoys thinking like a man of action and acting like a man of thought with his family in Folsom.