Offering 15 CPD Hours in One Conference!

Day 1: Thursday, November 5, 2015

7:30-8:30 a.m.
Registration

8:30–10:30 a.m. (2.0 CPD Hours)
Looks Good, but What Does It Cost? Considering Cost in Engineering Design
Dale Masel, PhD, Associate Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Ohio University

Participants will learn:

• The importance of manufacturing cost as a consideration in engineering design, especially early in the design cycle
• Alternate approaches for estimating manufacturing cost
• The role of mathematical cost estimating relationships (CERs)
• Statistical approaches to developing CERs
• Overview of software available for manufacturing cost estimations

Dale Masel, PhD, is part of a project team supported by General Electric to develop improved cost estimation methods, with applications to a variety of product lines.  He is a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences and the International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association.

10:45–11:45 a.m. (1.0 CPD Hour)
Particulate Removal from Flue Gases Using Electrostatic Precipitator Technologies
Muhammad Ali, PhD, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Ohio University

Participants will learn:

• Technologies used in air pollution control 
• Technologies incorporating water and other fluids to reduce air pollution 
• Technologies capturing gaseous by-products thereby addressing section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (i.e., new rules announced by the U.S. EPA).

Muhammad Ali, PhD, has research interests in biomedical engineering, design, mechanics and manufacturing. He has expertise in non-alloy materials and their applications in ESP, impact, tribology and biomedical engineering.  He is well published and holds a patent.

12:00-1:45 p.m. (1.5 CPD Hours, Box Lunch Included)
Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies in Engineers

Luke Pittaway, PhD, Copeland Professor of Entrepreneurship & Director, Center for Entrepreneurship, Ohio University

Participants will learn:

• Critical entrepreneurial competencies and skills required in the engineering business environment
• Venture ideas
• How to use a business model canvas to think through a venture idea (interactive segment)

Luke Pittaway, PhD, researches entrepreneurship education and learning.  He has a range of other interests including entrepreneurial behavior, networking, entrepreneurial failure, business growth and corporate venturing. Previously, he managed programs in entrepreneurship at Georgia Southern University. 

2:00–3:00 p.m. (1.0 CPD Hour)
Management of Wastewater Generated from Oil/Gas Wells
Jason Trembly, PhD, Director, Institute for Sustainable Energy & the Environment, Ohio University

Participants will learn:

• Types of wastewater and volumes generated by oil/gas wells
• Oil/gas wastewater composition
• Current and future oil/gas wastewater management practices

Jason Trembly, PhD, has been principal investigator for more than $12 million in external funding from federal, state and commercial clients.  His research focus revolves around the energy/water nexus.  He is an associate professor for the Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University.

3:15–5:15 p.m. (2.0 CPD Hours)
Low-Cost Treatment of High Fat Content Wastewater
Karen Mancl, PhD, Professor of Food, Agricultural & Biological Engineering & Water Quality Specialist, The Ohio State University

Participants will learn:

• The differences between domestic wastewater and food processing wastewater – and the impact on treatment system design
• Fat degradation processes in wastewater treatment
• How fat is removed using fixed film treatment systems
• Construction and O&M costs for treatment of high-fat content wastewater

Karen Mancl, PhD, is well-published on rural infrastructure and outreach initiatives.  She is an expert in onsite wastewater treatment having conducted research, written and taught the subject for 30 years.  She is a past-president and current vice-president of the Ohio Onsite Wastewater Association.

5:15 p.m.
Evaluation & CPD Certificates (One-Day Registrants Only) 

5:30 p.m.
Recess Until Friday Morning

Day 2: Friday, November 6, 2015

7:30–8:30 a.m.
Registration

8:30–9:30 a.m. (1.0 CPD Hour)
Leadership Ethics:  Ethics for Conducting an Engineering Business
William Lhota, PE, PS, Founder & Lecturer, Ross Leadership Institute

Obtain a first-rate education on leadership ethics for running your engineering business.  Seminar covers compliance ethics, aspirational ethics, organizational ethics, creating an ethical culture and creating an effective compliance program.

Participants will learn:

• Ethics is doing the right thing: What is the right thing?
• Where is your ethics bar?
• You must “walk the talk”

Bill Lhota, PE, PS, teaches business and engineering ethics.  He is a labor arbitrator for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the American Arbitration Association.  He is the former president and CEO of the Central Ohio Transit Authority and a former senior executive for AEP. 

9:45–10:45 a.m. (1.0 CPD Hour)
Case Studies in Engineering Ethics (Panel Discussion)

William Lhota, PE, PS, Ross Leadership Institute

The disciplinary process will be presented from the original charge through to the final action by the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors.  An actual case will be used and participants will have the opportunity to indicate their decision on the proper action of the State Board of Registration.

Participants will learn:

• How the disciplinary process is initiated
• How the hearing is conducted
• A process for solving ethical dilemmas

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (1.0 CPD Hour)
Data Analytics, Engineering & Agriculture
Aurea Rivera, PE, Imagineering Results Analysis Corporation

Our presenter is developing a model that will interpret remote sensing data collected by NASA in terms of yield outputs for agricultural fields in the Corn Belt.

Participants will learn:

• About statistical analysis and remote sensing
• Demographics, farming and pricing information

Aurea Rivera, PE, a retired Defense Intelligence Senior Leader, is dedicated to the advancement of data analytics and technologies.  She is leading the strategic vision for Unmanned Aerial Systems’ precision agriculture applications.  In addition, she leads a consulting practice in support of energy renewables, human capital development and the Department of Defense.  

12:15 p.m.–1:45 p.m. (1.5 CPD Hours, Box Lunch Included)
Internal Corrosion of Oil & Gas Pipelines: Prediction, Detection & Mitigation
Srdjan Nesic, PhD, Director, Institute for Corrosion & Multiphase Flow Technology, Ohio University

Participants will learn:

• Causes & mechanisms of internal pipeline corrosion
• Prediction tools
• Mitigation methods
• Monitoring and inspection

Srdjan Nesic, PhD, has published extensively in the field of corrosion. He also serves on the Editorial Board of the NACE Corrosion Journal and is a Fellow of NACE. He has extensively consulted for the industry, including some major litigation cases related to corrosion.

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (1.0 CPD Hour)
Ohio EPA-DEFA’s Technical & Financial Resources for Engineering Projects
Alauddin Alauddin, MS, PE, Assistant Chief, Outreach & Customer Support, Ohio EPA, Division of Environmental & Financial Assistance

Participants will learn:

• Services and tools related to compliance assistance, pollution prevention and permits for new and existing businesses
• Financial assistance services related to the planning, design and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure in Ohio
• Assistance for developing and financing recycling and litter prevention programs

Alauddin Alauddin, PE, connects Ohio communities and businesses with the Ohio EPA’s voluntary, no/low cost technical and financial assistance programs.  His MS is in environmental engineering.

3:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m. (2.0 CPD Hours)
Emergency Power Supply Systems:  Design, Installation & Maintenance
Larry Pankau, PE, BSIE, MBA, Engineering Liaison & Jon Pinney, Service Manager, Buckeye Power Sales

For PEs involved in facilities that must maintain electrical power!  Learn about the National Fire Protection Association 110 Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems (EPSS), 2016 edition.

Participants will learn: 

• The keys to designing, installing and testing a more reliable EPSS
• By following the maintenance and testing schedule, EPSS will have a higher reliability

Larry Pankau, PE, BSIE, MBA, is in the emergency power supply system industry.  He has more than 40 years experience in the electrical power distribution industry.  Jon Pinney has 24 years of experience and is responsible for overseeing the service, parts and rental departments.

5:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Evaluation, CPD Certificates & Adjournment