The chapter has set record attendance at our first meeting of the year on January 12th with a total of 85 paid dinners. What a great surprise it was to see so many friends when typically, the month of January is the lowest in attendance during the ASHRAE year.
KARINE LEBLANC President
We recognized Mr Dick Gilbert by presenting him the Lifetime Achievement Award. He had his whole harem with him including his "Marquis" Club old high school friends, his lovely wife, his daughter and his son. John Sundahl, member of the "Marquis" as well and long time friend of Dick did a great speech going through Dick's life from College to now. Congratulations again, Dick, for your 50 years in engineering! Dick has not missed one meeting in 2 years, what a great member!
This month is Engineering Week's time to shine! Christine and Margaret are working very hard it. We had a great response from several schools to participate into our ASHRAE planned activities at the CTAC and Dawson Co. Good job ladies!
Don't forget to submit your ASHRAE Technology Awards to Edwin, our CTTC chair. Please read the article regarding that topic in this issue.
The Spring Seminar has been set and ready to get anyone interested signed up. We will have 2 fantastic speakers! Make sure to check the complete information in the following pages.
I will be flying to Orlando, FL for the ASHRAE Winter conference, and will be attending tons of meetings as the Region X Vice Chair of Student Activities. I will finish the event with spending couple hours at the Trade Show. More to come in the March issue...
ASHRAE Society is pushing very on the STD 189.1 which we had the chance to hear more about at the last Joint meeting. We will have a webcast in April, I will tell you more.
Looking forward to see you all at our February meeting where we will honor one of the founders of ACCO Engineering, Mr Ken Simon. We will also have 2 great topics on UVC light and OSHPD.
Happy New Year again!
Karine Leblanc
Southern California Chapter ASHRAE
2010 Spring Golf Tournament
In a career distinguished by accomplishment and community service, Caecilia Gotama, P.E., personifies the capabilities of a successful engineer and principal in the field of mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering.
As founder and name principal of Gotama Building Engineers, Inc., which designs mechanical, electrical, plumbing and low voltage engineering systems for commercial and institutional buildings, Caecilia brings a considerable background to the table with her education and business associations. In addition to earning a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Fullerton, and a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University, Caecilia is a Fellow and an active member of ASME, where she has served as the Chair of the Orange County section. Caecilia is also a LEED™ Accredited Professional.
With over 20 years in building services engineering, her experience ranges from engineering to coordinating, managing and master planning projects. Prior to starting her own company, Caecilia served as a project engineer for Ove Arup & Partners, and eventually rose to Vice President at Syska & Hennessy, where she launched an international division for the firm. Among her projects with Syska & Hennessey, she led her team on the new Arrowhead Medical Center, a one million square foot hospital replacement facility in San Bernardino County, where she is credited with developing an innovative piping design that is able to withstand an 8.5 magnitude earthquake - an essential in emergency facilities in California.
Martha Brook
Main Speaker
Martha Brook is a licensed mechanical engineer in the state of California. She has worked at the California Energy Commission for 19 years, where she has gained experience in long term energy demand forecasting, building energy efficiency standards (Standards), and research and development of energy efficient technologies for residential and commercial buildings.
Ms. Brook currently works in the Buildings & Appliances Office of the Efficiency and Renewable Energy Division, where she has four primary assignments: 1) Direct research efforts to support the advancement of Standards; 2) Lead efforts to use the Standards to deliver the climate change benefits of low carbon footprint buildings; 3) Reinvent the Commission's software tools used to develop and comply with the Standards; 4) Provide technical consultation to Standards engineers and scientists on engineering-related issues and opportunities.
Ms. Brook's professional experience outside the Commission includes mechanical engineering design and software development for energy management systems. She has a Bachelor of Science degree from the California State University at Humboldt in Environmental Resources Engineering.
