2016 Issue

FRESH FACE OF ENGINEERING And r e a Umph e nou r, O ’ Ne i l l & Company •Runs the UDOT Signal Procurement Con- tract which prepares designs for prequali- fied signal contractors » Ensures fast install, upgrade, andmaint. of UDOT’s traffic signal system » Assigns the contractor, meets with them on site to review the design, tracks their progress, pays the invoices, and closes out the project » How often have you ever seen a UDOT traffic signal dark or flash in Utah? Not very often. And it gets fixed immediately, thanks to Andrea • Trusted expert » Reviews ALL traffic signal plans to ensure their compliance with design and plan standards – every traffic signal plan in all four of UDOT’s Regions » Keeps entire UDOT staff aware of signal construction activity » Advises multiple cities and countries in solving intersection safety issues FRESH FACE OF ENGINEERING Mary Elizabeth Boyle, 2Lt, USAF, 75 CE Group Hill AFB Energy Manager •2014 graduate of theUSAFAcademy where, as a cadet, she finished 2nd in the Associ- ated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region VI Student Design Build Competition •Lt. Boyle’s EnergyManagement Teamat Hill AFB secured $350K in energy credits and rebates during 2015 » Recognized nationally by the USAF in 2014 and 2015 • Chaired Water Conservation Action Team to reduce irrigation water consumption on HAFB during 2015 • Key to a base-wide 7.5% reduction in energy usage, and an 8.8% reduction in water us- age during 2015 with a net cost savings of $1.6M. • $60MEnergy Savings PerformanceContract in work FRESH FACE OF ENGINEERING Alex Piket, BHB Structural Engineers • Undergraduate thesis: Applicability of reha- bilitation concepts to post-WorldWar II con- crete and steel bridge structures serving the primary infrastructure of the Netherlands • Moved to the United States in 2009 from the Netherlands • Project engineer, $44.6 million Farmington medical office » Now in construction, Alex talks with the architect and contractor daily to ensure the project is on track and everyone is on the same page » Alex is a great communicator and clients love his fun personality • A few other projects » University of Utah’s Health Center in Farmington; Neuroworx’s Neurological Rehabilitation Center in Sandy; Tabor College’s Theaters in Kansas; West Jordan’s Fire and Police Station in West Jordan; LDS’ Kinshasa Temple inCongo; DNR’s Regional Office Building in Cedar City; CanyonCountry’s Discovery Center in Monticello; and many more 17