Friday, November 7, 2014 Meeting Napa Fault and

SBEC OFFICERS
2014-2015
President
Edgar Benitez
Vice-President
Jane Caffey
Secretary - Treasurer
Adam Nelkie
Directors
Kwame Agyare, Past President
Rany Chek, 2013
Robert Fontanilla, 2013
Don Greb, 2012
Doug De Vries, 2014
Past Presidents
L. W. Milnes, 1965
Milton Murray, 1966
Ray Boege, 1967
Bill Rodes, 1968
Larry Sulser, 1969
Ray Crosby, 1970
Paul Lanferman, 1971
Paul Weisshaar, 1972
Ralph Kirkup, 1973
Nat Daniels, 1974
Richard Karn, 1975
Robert Silva, 1976
Stan Saylor, 1977
Tom Blalock, 1978
Sam Zullo, 1979
Nate Meeks, 1980
Jack Lindley, 1981
Garry Lee, 1982
Marvin A. Rose, 1983
Piero Ruggeri, 1984
Ralph Johnson, 1985
Robert Douglass, 1986
George Bliss, 1987
Grace Chow, 1988
www.southbayengineersclub.org
Friday, November 7, 2014 Meeting
Napa Fault and Recent Earthquake
By: Jared Pratt, Vice President, Engineering Geologist, RGH Consultants
Jared Pratt joined RGH in 2006 after working for a respected
national firm for nearly 10 years. Mr. Pratt has provided
geologic mapping and analysis for numerous Sonoma,
Napa and Marin County projects and has experience working
in Alameda, San Francisco, Mendocino and Lake
Counties. Mr. Pratt has managed several hundred individual
projects including geotechnical studies for capital
improvement projects, roadway improvement, commercial and residential
development as well as construction inspection and testing programs. He is extremely
familiar with mapping and methods to locate, identify, and explore Bay Mud and soft
soil deposits, having worked on dozens of Bay Mud projects throughout the North
Bay. Mr. Pratt has also specialized in fault and landslide evaluation
studies. Recently, he has aided geological organizations in the collection of
earthquake related data following the South Napa Earthquake.
Jared Pratt will be discussing hazards related to earthquake faulting and some the
effects of the South Napa Earthquake. He will briefly discuss the history of the West
Napa Fault and the geologic and engineering ramifications of the South Napa
Earthquake. Time will be left at the end of the presentation for an open discussion of
earthquake related experiences, observations and questions.
Frank Berlogar, 1989
Allen Cuenca, 1990
Norm Hughes, 1991
Rob Wilson, 1992
Bob Chan, 1993
Friday, November 7, 2014
12 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch is $25 (members); $35 (non-members)
Craig Hill, 1994
Yev Philipovich, 1995
Dennis Gambs, 1996
Donald Peoples, 1997
Ronnie Fong, 1998
CONTINUING AT
Pasta’s Trattoria Restaurant
405 Main Street, Pleasanton, CA (925) 417-2222
David Holman, 1999
No RSVP required, just leave your office/home/meeting in plenty of time to join your
Steve Peterson, 2000
fellow club members/guests by 12 PM.
Steve Cusenza, 2001
South Bay Engineers Club President – Edgar Benitez
e-mail address: [email protected]
William Little III, 2002
Jeffrey Finn, 2003
Michael Stella, 2004
South Bay Engineers Club 2014-2015 PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS
Jim Reynolds, 2005
Diana Gaines 2006
John Dye 2007
Abbas Masjedi 2008
Tony Catizzone 2009
Mallika Ramachandran 2010
Ron Oen, 2011
Joanne Wilson, 2012
Kwame Agyare, 2013
GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS
SBEC OFFICERS
2014-2015
President
Edgar Benitez
Vice-President
Jane Caffey
Secretary - Treasurer
Adam Nelkie
Directors
Kwame Agyare, Past President
Rany Chek, 2013
Robert Fontanilla, 2013
Don Greb, 2012
Doug De Vries, 2014
Past Presidents
L. W. Milnes, 1965
Milton Murray, 1966
Ray Boege, 1967
Bill Rodes, 1968
Larry Sulser, 1969
Ray Crosby, 1970
Paul Lanferman, 1971
www.southbayengineersclub.org
Friday, November 7, 2014 Meeting
Napa Earthquake Aftermath Damage & Response
By: Mallika Ramachandran, Supervising Civil Engineer, Napa County Public Works
Mallika Ramachandran is a licensed civil engineer and
she has over 25 years of experience in the practice of
Civil Engineering, Environmental and Construction
Management for both the private and public works
sector. She graduated from University of Missouri,
Rolla with a BS in Civil Engineering (1984) and a MA in
Holistic Psychology from JFK University (2010). She is
also a QSD/QSP and LEED A.P.
Paul Weisshaar, 1972
Ralph Kirkup, 1973
Nat Daniels, 1974
Richard Karn, 1975
Robert Silva, 1976
Stan Saylor, 1977
Tom Blalock, 1978
Sam Zullo, 1979
Currently, as the Supervising Civil Engineer with
County of Napa, she is in charge of the Roads and Bridge Program. As a part of
County's Emergency Response Team she serves as the Logistic Engineer for the
recent Napa earthquake. She will share the aftermath damage assessments,
coordination with FEMA/OES/CALTRANS/PERMITTING AGENCIES and their
support, and the support from the in-house team and the engineering community.
Nate Meeks, 1980
Jack Lindley, 1981
Garry Lee, 1982
Marvin A. Rose, 1983
Piero Ruggeri, 1984
Ralph Johnson, 1985
Robert Douglass, 1986
George Bliss, 1987
Grace Chow, 1988
Frank Berlogar, 1989
Allen Cuenca, 1990
Norm Hughes, 1991
Rob Wilson, 1992
Bob Chan, 1993
Craig Hill, 1994
Yev Philipovich, 1995
Friday, November 7, 2014
12 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch is $25 (members); $35 (non-members)
CONTINUING AT
Dennis Gambs, 1996
Pasta’s Trattoria Restaurant
Donald Peoples, 1997
405 Main Street, Pleasanton, CA (925) 417-2222
Ronnie Fong, 1998
David Holman, 1999
Steve Peterson, 2000
Steve Cusenza, 2001
No RSVP required, just leave your office/home/meeting in plenty of time to join your
fellow club members/guests by 12 PM.
South Bay Engineers Club President – Edgar Benitez
e-mail address: [email protected]
William Little III, 2002
Jeffrey Finn, 2003
Michael Stella, 2004
South Bay Engineers Club 2014-2015 PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS
Jim Reynolds, 2005
Diana Gaines 2006
John Dye 2007
Abbas Masjedi 2008
Tony Catizzone 2009
Mallika Ramachandran 2010
Ron Oen, 2011
Joanne Wilson, 2012
Kwame Agyare, 2013
GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS