CSINext July 2018 Anniversaries

Each of the following members joined CSI in July. CSINext is please to congratulate the following CSI members on their continued membership.

• 1 Year - Roberto Guadalupe, RA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, M. Arch
• 14 Years - Thad Goodman, FCSI, CCPR
• 18 Years - Steven Lawrey, CSI, CCS, CCPR, CCCA, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB
• 41 Years - Robert Swan, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, AIA, SCIP

Once again, really appreciate everyone's continued membership in CSI.

Closing Time

Not to worry, I’m not closing the blog. But this does remind of a song from 1998 by Semisonic - Closing Time. It is hard to believe this song is 20 years old and who would think that the late 90’s would now be nostalgic. To steal a quote “Nostalgia: its delicate, but potent. In Greek, ‘nostalgia’ literally means ‘the pain from an old wound.’ It's a twinge in your heart far more powerful than memory alone; a feeling of a place where we ache to go again.” -Don Draper, Mad Men. However, this is about the handover of the project to the client. Depending if you have a really good contractor or someone who has made the construction challenge to the very end, it is always a satisfying experience to close out a project.

Road Trash

“The eagle has landed.” Everyone knows those famous word as the world held its breath watching the moon landing of July 20, 1969. This Friday will the 49th anniversary of Apollo 11 with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Eagle lander. I was five at the time, but I do remember all us gathered around the TV watching the landing. TV was exciting to me, bringing a world of science, imagination and blending the two in science fiction. Science Fiction on TV was lean (it still is today) but every chance I could get, I would watch Star Trek, Twilight Zone Lost in Space, and the Outer Limits. This is going to be a weird segue, but I remember the big push for “Keep America Beautiful” campaign of 1971. These commercials were everywhere and of course the infamous commercial of Iron Eyes Cody, better known as the Crying Indian when trash is thrown at his feet by a passing car.

CSINext FY19 Board

We wrapped up our final Board meeting for FY18. And with all good things, this to must end. But we are excited to welcome the new Board for FY19!

The 2018-19 CSINext Board:

• President - Michael Young, CSI, CCCA
• President Elect - Thad Goodman, FCSI, CCPR
• Secretary - Cynthia Belisle, RA, CSI, CDT, SCIP
• Treasurer - Mark Ogg, CSI, CCCA, PMP
• Director - Kathryn Marek, CSI, CCCA, AIA, NCARB, SCIP
• Director - Joni Zimmerman, CSI, CDT
• Electronics' Chair - Daniel Hargreaves, FCSI, CDT, AIA, RAS

Welcome CSINext New Members!

CSINext continues to grow! We had several new member join in April and May. CSINext is please to welcome the following CSI member on joining CSI & CSINext.

• Kathryn Marek, CSI, CCCA, AIA, NCARB, SCIP - May 2018
• Dennis DeLisse, CSI, CCCA - April 2018
• Dale DeCocker, CSI - April 2018

CSINext June 2018 Anniversaries

Each of the following members joined CSI in June. CSINext is please to congratulate the following CSI members on their continued membership.

• 1 Year - Amy Spanos, CSI-S
• 4 Years - Mounir Kronful, BBA, CSI
• 5 Years - Mark Ogg, CSI, CCCA, PMP
• 7 Years - Ronald Mueller II, CSI, CCS, CCCA
• 37 Years - Anthony Kam, RA, CSI, CDT, NCARB

We would like to do a shout out to Mark Ogg, CSI, CCCA, PMP for celebrating 5 years with CSI! 

Once again, really appreciate everyone's continued membership in CSI.

DIY – The Work Bench

For those of you who have been following my weekly blog that I was doing twice a week, and wondering what happened. I can only say WAY too much travel. WAY to many deadlines with all of them converging on the same day. But these are excuses, the last blog I wrote that I was working weekends. I have moved beyond the weekend into the 5th dimension to try and meet all of my work-related demands. But it doesn’t end there, I still need to stay social with my family. Fortunately, I have spent every Sunday with my Dad. 

June 2018 - CSINext - Does It Again!! What Year!!!

Hello everyone, and Happy Summer!

As the CSI year winds down, I would like to take just a few seconds and thank each and every one of you for your continued involvement in CSI and the especially CSINext Chapter.

To all of the chapter members, Committee Chairs, and Board Members I would like to thank you for the tremendous experience it was to lead the chapter this year.

CSINext June 2018 Meeting

Greetings! We will be conducting our June Chapter Meeting and the presentation will be "ADA Hardware Compliance" Presented by Lesley Medina, CSI, CDT with Allegion. Mark your calendars for June 27th at 12:00pm EDT. We look forward to having you attend this free webinar, register today as space is limited!

CSINext May 2018 Anniversaries

Each of the following members joined CSI in May. CSINext is please to congratulate the following CSI members on their continued membership.

• 1 Year - Jeffrey Saunier, CSI-EP
• 2 Years - Patrick Donnell, CSI, AIA
• 14 Years - D. Blake Wagner, CSI, CCCA, AIA, NCARB
• 19 Years - Kathryn Marek, CSI, CCCA, AIA, NCARB, SCIP
• 20 Years - George Wade Bevier, FCSI, CCS, LEED AP, SCIP
• 20 Years - Robert Huserik, RA, CSI, CDT
• 23 Years - Frank Fuller, FCSI
• 26 Years - M. Keith West, FCSI, CCPR
• 27 Years - Cynthia Belisle, RA, CSI, CDT, SCIP

We would like to do a shout out to George Wade Bevier, FCSI, CCS, LEED AP, SCIP and Robert Huserik, RA, CSI, CDT for celebrating 20 years with CSI! 

Once again, really appreciate everyone's continued membership in CSI.

Weekend Warrior

One thing I rarely do is work weekends any more. I prefer to spend the time with my family. I really enjoy the way my office has the work week setup. We are one of those offices that only works half days on Fridays. That means Monday through Thursday we work 9-hour days. I personally work the early shift, 7:00am to 5:00pm with and hour for lunch. Friday, I still get in at 7:00 but I leave at 11:00am. The other shift is 8:00 to 6:00. Monday through Thursday we have our clients covered 7:00 to 6:00. But in reality, with email and cell phones we work almost 24/7.

Let's talk about communication

In the business of Architecture, communication is key. In my youth one of the gifts I received from my Mom was the obversion of the Telephone. In my 20’s and 30’s, I would do anything to avoid the phone. I’m not always sure why I hesitated to use the phone. Could be something to do with having to express myself in real time without reading the body language of the other person.

It’s about the destination

I recently came back from the CSI Southwest Region Conference. I had the honor of serving the region as President for this fiscal year. The region has taken a different approach, starting last year. We fund, coordinate and manage the entire conference. The only assistance from the local chapter is helping with the local venue location. This started last year in Tucson and it proved to be successful and profitable. That’s why we used the same model for Las Vegas.

Information

I really enjoy history. Little did I know I would be reflecting on my own to talk about the Request For Information (RFI) process. Today, we have so much access to information at our finger tips, anywhere and anytime. Yes, I’m talking about the Smartphone. However, if you rewind just 15 years, or even better 20 years ago. You dialed 411 to get information. The extent of the feedback was a phone number and sometimes an address.

Happy Birthday

Trying to get back into the swing of things. I finished phase 1 of my home projects. And I also completed the work deadline. Today I have successfully made it around our Sun for another trip. I straddle the line depending on what article you read if I’m a Baby Boomer or Gen-X. But it is really just a label, and anyone who knows me I’m not much with labels. Before I jump back into architecture, I wanted to pay a small tribute today. My birth and upbringing are due to 2 amazing people, yet they lived very simple lives.

CSINext April 2018 Meeting

Greetings! We will be conducting our April Chapter Meeting and the presentation will be "Universal Design" Presented by Heather Simpson, LEED BD+C and Nicole Schneider with JLL. Mark your calendars for April 18th at 12:00pm EDT. We look forward to having you attend this free webinar, register today as space is limited!

Break Time

Just a quick note. As you noticed, only one Blog last week. I pulled two 60 hour work weeks in row and I still have one more to go to get to project finished. With that and some personal stuff going on, I will be taking a couple of weeks off from the Blog. But don't worry, I will be back when I return from the the Southwest Region Conference. Cheers!

Get’r Done

One of the nice things about getting ‘more seasoned’ in my career is being able to pace myself. Last week began my tunnel vision for a deadline approaching next Thursday. While this will be a short Blog, for the next couple of days I need to stay focused.

CSINext April 2018 Anniversaries

Each of the following members joined CSI in March. CSINext is please to congratulate the following CSI members on their continued membership.

• 1 Year - Cynthia O Wright, CSI, AIA
• 2 Years - Barbara Taylor, CSI-EP
• 5 Years - William Kwasniak, CSI, CDT
• 7 Years - Andrea Dinice, CSI, CDT, AIA, ASID, DBIA, LEED GA, USGBC

We would like to do a shout out to William Kwasniak, CSI, CDT for celebrating 5 years with CSI! 

Once again, really appreciate everyone's continued membership in CSI.

Welcome CSINext New Members!

CSINext continues to grow! We had another new member join in March. CSINext is please to welcome the following CSI member on joining CSI & CSINext.

• David Graham, CSI - March 2018