Chattanooga
Engineers Club
P.O. Box 4031
Chattanooga, TN 37405
www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org
Next Meeting – May 14 – Michael J. Landguth, A.A.E., President and CEO, Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority, will speak
on airport growth and its impact on the community. Mike will discuss the many
new flights available from Chattanooga, including the low cost carrier that
recently joined the airport. Did you know that Mickey Mouse is now a quick 90
minute flight away?? Will engineers find Mickey Mouse compelling?
Lunch
will be available for $11 beginning at 11:30 am, and will be from the
outstanding Cellar Buffet. Location: Tallan Cellar Restaurant, 200 West ML King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37402.
Note:
Parking is no longer available at the Days Inn Hotel due to extensive on-going
renovations at the Inn. Use on street meters or park in the rear of the Tallan
Building or in one of the commercial lots nearby.
Professional
Development units (PDUs) are available for most technical programs at CEC meetings.
FUTURE MEETINGS
May
21 – The UTC Mini Baja Team will present their
entry in the annual competition sponsored by the Society for Automotive
Engineers. Comparisons will be made to the very successful vehicle built by UTC students last year. A demonstration of both vehicles will
be held in Miller Park, weather permitting.
May
28 – Memorial Day – No Program Planned
June
4 – “What’s Happening at EPB”
Ron Fugett will describe current and planned activities of the Electric Power Board.
June
11 – No Meeting on Monday of this week due to Joint Meeting on Friday
June
15 – TSPE, ASCE, CEC, and
CTC are planning a joint meeting at noon on FRIDAY, June 15. Rear Admiral Raymond K. Alexander, Civil
Engineer Corps, Deputy Chief of Civil Engineers and Deputy Commander for
Contingency Engineering will speak during Navy Week celebration…location
and other details to follow
PREVIOUS WEEK PROGRAM
May
7 – “Wind Energy” Ben Fischer, President of Signal Wind
Energy LLC, discussed America’s increasing desire
for renewable energy and why wind energy is leading the way. Globally, wind
power generation more than quadrupled between 2000 and 2006.Wind energy is a
growing industry that is challenging and good for the environment. Signal Wind
Energy, LLC, is a leading Design/Build Contractor for
Wind Energy projects and a subsidiary of EMJ Corporation,
one of the most respected providers for construction services in the nation. In
2006 alone, Signal Wind built approximately 10% of the wind projects in the US.
Mr. Fischer is a Registered Professional Engineer and has a Bachelor of Science
in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
May 14, 6:00 pm – American Society for Quality (ASQ) Dinner meeting,
“Storytelling Used to Develop a System Model that Provides Root Cause
Analysis.” Presented by: Molly Catron. Monday, May 14, 2007, 6:00 p.m.,
at Out of the Blue Café – in River Park (Behind the Marine Reserve
buildings on Amnicola Highway) The cost is $12 per guest or member, $6 each for
students. Ms. Catron uses her storytelling talent to both entertain and
instruct. This event will leave you with a different view of root cause
analysis. Molly Catron is with the state storytelling association and a former
employee of Eastman Chemical. Reservations are required by Thursday, May 10,
12:00 Noon. To make reservations, please contact Ted Alexander at 875-6001
(email TOTANGOTWA@aol.com) or Doug Roselle at 493-2760
(email douglas.roselle@BASF.com). ASQ section 1101 has
developed a website for members. John Bible is accepting suggestions from all
members. Please go to the website and help us promote quality in this area.
www.asqsection1101chattanooga.org/ The May meeting is the last program
meeting until September. If you have suggestions for future
presentations/programs or would like to become more involved with ASQ, please contact ASQ Section 1101
Chairperson Joyce Brinkmeyer (joyce.brinkmeyer@chattanoogastate.edu).
Textron
is looking for a senior mechanical design engineer for the Spencer, TN plant. BSME required. The successful candidate will be responsible
for complete tooling packages from heading through secondary and finish
operations. Contact Michelle L. Olk, HR Manager,
Acument Global Technologies, Email: molk@acument.com
Fire
Eye Productions, Inc. has made available many video recordings of events in our
community by creating the Local Webcast Network. Several Chattanooga Engineers
Club programs are included; you may be on there too! Go to
www.localwebcastnetwork.com, click the free registration, enter your name,
email address, and password, and then activate using the confirmation email. We
are inviting them to return soon, so more Chattanoogans can see our great
programs.
Speaking
Opportunities! Volunteers needed to address speaker requests from elementary
schools, middle schools, high schools, and youth groups to visit classrooms,
assemblies, and group meetings. High school student groups may schedule tours
of CSTCC to visit mechanical, electrical, civil,
chemical technology classes and other locations of the campus. Contact Jackie
Rutledge at (423)697-2698 or lulu.copeland@chattanoogastate.edu.
QUESTIONS,
SUGGESTIONS? If you have any questions or suggestions about program items
please contact Ron Bailey at 423-425-5536 or by email at Ronald-Bailey@utc.edu.
You can find membership application forms, references to future programs,
historical data, and other info at www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org. To
receive future meeting announcements by email, join the Cha. Technology
Organization mailing list at
mail.chattanoogaengineersclub.org/mailman/listinfo/chatech_chattanoogaengineersclub.org