New Tech West was pleased to host two special guest speakers
on January 17th: Joe Shaffer, Director of Engineering and Project
Development at RTA and Myron Pakush, ODOT Deputy Director for District 12.
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| Mr. Joe Shaffer of RTA |
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| Mr. Myron Pakush of ODOT |
Mr. Shaffer and Mr.
Pakush spoke to the students about the variety of engineering needs at their
respective employers as well as some of their recently completed projects. A few of the more interesting projects discussed
included the current construction of the inter-belt bridge, the Euclid Corridor
project (Health Line) and the Airport Tunnel project.
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| SLOW UP HANG UP LOOK UP |
Mr. Pakush handed out orange thumb rings to the students and
mentors as an important reminder to not text and drive.
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| The Project Managers (near) and the Engineers (far) |
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| Team Architect |
Students divided into teams (Contractor/Project Manager,
Architect and Site Engineer) for the final RFP project. Another committee was also formed, a
sustainable design committee. All of
these groups will work together in subsequent meetings to produce the required
deliverables as per the RFP.
