USACE 2012 Business Opportunities Forum

On April 24th, SAME-LA held its Annual Business Opportunities Forum. This year’s event was at a new location to SAME, the Kyoto Grand Hotel in Los Angeles. Speaker included:
- Colonel R. Mark Toy, PE, Commander and District Engineer, USACE LA
- Jeff Armentrout, Program Manager Military Environmental Programs, USACE LA
- John Keever, PE, Chief, Construction Division, USACE LA
- James Kearns, Assistant Deputy Director, Public Works, Los Angeles County
- Captain Steven Frost, USNR (Ret.), Supervisor for the II&S Program, CBP Construction and Repairs, USACE LA
- Colonel Robert Klein, USA (Ret.), VA Program Manager, USACE LA
- Leo Flor, Director, Office of Construction & Facilities Management, Veterans Affairs Western Region
The Luncheon Key Note Speaker was Captain Clifford M. Mauer, Civil Engineer Corps, United States Navy.
Copies of the PowerPoint presentations are located within the SAME-LA website under the Events tab and Past Events.
Funds that were raised at the event go towards SAME-LA’s scholarship program that provides financial assistance to deserving undergraduate engineering students from our local community.
This year’s Platinum Sponsors were CJW Construction and Martin Brothers Construction. Additional levels of sponsorships were provided by:
Corporate Sponsor Level
Ahtna KAL Architects
AECOM Leo A Daly
Burns & McDonnell RBF Consulting
DIRTT Tetra Tech
DR Consultants & Designers URS
Huitt-Zollars Vanir Construction
Lunch Sponsor Level
Diaz-Yourman Plexus
Earth Systems RECON
Hal Hays Construction
Refreshment/Networking Break Sponsor Level
Kleinfelder Project Time & Cost
Small Business Sponsor Level
Bay West CAPE
In the words of Col Toy, “This event provides a great opportunity to network with other industry professionals and to learn about the capabilities of participating firms through their exhibits.”
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