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▼▼DEEP FOUNDATION DYNAMIC
TESTING AND ANALYSIS COURSE
PDCA and PDI, Inc. are planning another Deep Foundation
Dynamic Testing and Analysis (DFDTA) course in Orlando, Fla.,
March 9 to 11, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando Airport.
Seminar on Deep Foundation Integrity Testing and
Wave Equation Analysis
Wednesday, March 9, 8:30am – 5:00pm
Who should attend: geotechnical, structural and construction
engineers; owners, contractors and other professionals involved in
the design, construction and specification of deep foundations
High Strain Dynamic Foundation Testing Workshop,
parts 1 & 2
Thursday, March 10-11, 8:30am – 5:00pm
Who should attend: users of the Pile Driving Analyzer® (PDA)
system and CAPWAP® software interested in sharpening their
skills, engineers, foundation testing professionals, students and
professors already familiar with the basic concepts of deep foundation
dynamic testing and analysis, professionals who desire to have
a basic understanding of the dynamic test results being presented
to them, those interested in taking the Dynamic Measurement and
Analysis Proficiency Test
PDCA will also offer the Dynamic Measurement and Analysis
Proficiency Test as part of the seminar/workshop for those who
want to test their proficiency in understanding dynamic measurements
and analysis.
For more information, go to www.piledrivers.org.
▼▼PILE DYNAMICS, INC. PRESIDENT GEORGE
PISCSALKO ATTENDS WHITE HOUSE FORUM
The White House National Economic Council, Office of Science
and Technology Policy, and Office of Management and Budget
invited Pile Dynamics, Inc. (PDI) president George Piscsalko, P.E.,
to the White House Forum on Connecting Regional Innovation
Ecosystems to Federal and National Labs.
The forum, which took place on Nov. 3, 2015 in Washington,
D.C., explored leading and innovative models of technology transfer.
Senior administration officials, directors of federal and national
labs and state and local leaders all participated. Piscsalko was invited
because of PDI’s partnerships with laboratories, universities and
technology transfer offices.
PDI has partnered with NASA Glenn Research Center as
part of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities effort of the White
House's Office of Science and Technology Policy, has had a strong
ongoing relationship with Case Western Reserve University and
has collaborated in research with Cleveland State University.
The conversation at the Forum focused on how regional
partnerships with labs can commercialize R&D; how opening up
Federal assets can sharpen the capacity of small businesses; and
how partnerships with labs can complement place-based policy
frameworks and regional cluster strategies that aim to capture the
economic opportunities of innovation in advanced industries.
Based in Cleveland, Ohio, PDI develops, manufactures and
commercializes quality assurance and quality control systems for
the deep foundations industry. The company has a strong research
and development ethos, and its products are recognized throughout
the world for their quality and reliability.
▼▼ELLIS & ASSOCIATES, INC. MERGES WITH
ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES
Ellis & Associates, Inc. (E&A) is pleased to announce that it has
merged with Engineering Consulting Services (ECS) and is now
a wholly owned subsidiary of Engineering Consulting Services,
Ltd. and a member of the ECS Group of Companies. E&A, headquartered
in Jacksonville, Fla. with offices in Daytona, Fla. and
Brunswick, Ga., was established in 1970. Greg A. Edmonds, P.E.,
F.FES acquired the firm in 1988 and has served as the company’s
president/chief executive officer since then. Under the senior leadership
of Edmonds and Michael L. Lithman, P.E., F.FES, E&A
will continue to provide integrated engineering services support for
land procurement throughout the development process with their
established team.
Greg Edmonds, P.E., F.FES,
President and CEO, Ellis &
Associates, Inc.
Photo courtesy of Ellis & Associates, Inc.
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