Constituencies (DAB)

Programs: Civil Engineering
                  Environmental Engineering

Degrees: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
                Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering

The main constituencies of the Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering Programs, namely, the most direct beneficiaries of the contributions of its graduates are the various sectors of the South Florida community. In fact, most of the graduates remain in the community after their graduation, which directly adds to the human resources of the region. The Department has identified the following main constituencies:

1.     FIU alumni
2.     Civil/Environmental  Engineering Profession (Private Sector)
3.     Civil/Environmental  Engineering Profession (Public Sector)
4.     Parents of FIU Students/Alumni
5.     FIU students
6.     FIU faculty

A Departmental Advisory Board (DAB) was permanently established whose diverse membership represents alumni, both junior and senior (depending on years since their graduation), Civil Engineering professionals, practitioners in the private sector, practitioners in the government sector, and parents of FIU engineering students from our South Florida community. The DAB has the unique mission of being the Department’s main vehicle for the periodic review of objectives, outcomes, assessment indicators of outcomes, and corrective actions to ensure the achievement of objectives. Members of the DAB were selected by the faculty and appointed by the Chair. The DAB was initiated in August 2001. The names of the current DAB members are listed below; the constituencies that they represent are also included.

Mr. Carlos L. Hernandez, P.E.
Chair/DAB, 2006-Present
Founding Member/DAB, 2001-2003, 2004-2005, 2006-2008
FIU BSCE, 1987; MSCE, 2001
FIU BSCE, 1987; MSCE, 2001 Representing: Civil/Environmental Engineering Profession (Public Sector) and Senior Alumni
Chief, Office of Plan Review Services
Plan Review and Water & Wastewater
Miami Dade Department of Environmental Engineering
Resources Management
11805 SW 26th Street, Suite 124
Miami, FL 33175
Email: hernac@miamidade.gov

Ms. Mary D. Benitez, P.E.
Co-Chair/DAB, 2006-Present
Member/DAB, 2004-2006, 2007-2009
UM BSCE, 1988; MSCE 1992
ASCE Miami-Dade Branch Board (Past President)
FES Miami-Dade Branch Board
Representing: Civil/Environmental Engineering Profession (Private Sector) Senior Project Manager
CDM
800 Brickell Avenue, Suite 510
Miami, FL 33131
Email: benitezm@cdm.com

Dr. Elio Espino, P.E., P.T.O.E.
Dr. Elio Espino, P.E., P.T.O.E.
Secretary/DAB, 2007-Present
Founding Member/DAB, 2001-2003, 2004-2005, 2006-2008
FIU BSCE, 1997; MSCE, 1999; Ph.D., 2004
Representing: Civil/Environmental Engineering Profession
(Private Sector) and Junior Alumni
Senior Transportation Engineer
Advanced Transportation Engineering Consultants, Inc.
12905 SW 42 Street, Suite 208
Miami, Florida, 33175
Email: eespino@atectrans.com

Mr. Jose J. de Almagro, P.E.
Mr. Jose J. de Almagro, P.E.
Former Chair/DAB, 2004-2005
Founding Member/DAB, 2001-2003, 2004-2005, 2006-2008
FIU BSCE, 1987
Representing: Civil/Environmental Engineering Profession (Private Sector) and Senior Alumni
Vice President
HNTB Corporation
8700 West Flagler Street, Suite 200
Miami, Florida 33174
jdealmagro@hntb.com

Ms. Jacquelyn Caro, E.I.
Ms. Jacquelyn Caro, E.I.
Former Secretary/DAB, 2004-2005
Founding Member/DAB, 2001-2003, 2004-2006, 2007-2009
FIU BSCE, 2001
Representing: Civil/Environmental Engineering Profession (Private Sector) and Junior Alumni
jacqcaro@bellsouth.net

Mr. Robert Hanna, P.E.
Member/DAB, 2006-2007, 2008-2010
UM BSCE, 1980
Representing: Civil/Environmental Engineering Profession (Private Sector)
President
Hanna Homes Inc.
2425 Queen Palm Rd
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Email: hannarob@bellsouth.net

Mr. John Paul Semper, E.I.
Member/DAB, 2007-2009
FIU BSCE, 2004
Representing: Civil/Environmental Engineering Profession
                        (Private Sector) and Junior Alumni
Internal Project Manager
Nova Consulting Inc.
10486 NW 31st Terrace
Miami, Florida 33172
Email: jsemper@nova-consulting.com

Dr. Ben H. Chen, P.E.
Member/DAB, 2008-2010
National Taiwan University BSCE; MSSE;
Virginia Tech Ph.D.
Representing: Civil/Environmental Engineering Profession
                        (Private Sector)
Chairman
Chen and Associates
500 West Cypress Creek Road, Suite 410
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
Email: benchen@chenandassociates.com

Mr. Bruno Sanabria, P.E.
Member/DAB, 2008-2010
University of Puerto Rico, BSCE, 1977;
Cornell University, MSCE, 1978
Representing: Parents of Students/Alumni and
Civil/Environmental Engineering Profession
                       (Private Sector)
Director of Facilities Engineering Services and Environmental, Health & Safety for Latin America
Baxter Export Corporation
Tower 101, Suite 1600
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Email: bruno_sanabria@baxter.com

Distinguished Emeritus Members

Ms. Lundy Clarke, P.E.
Former Secretary/DAB, 2006
Former Chair/DAB, 2001-2003
Founding Member/DAB, 2001-2003, 2004-2006
FIU BSCE, 1986
Representing: Civil/Environmental Engineering Profession
(Public Sector) and Senior Alumni
Miami Dade County
Building Department
Structural Plans Processor
11805 SW 26th Street, Room 131
Miami, FL 33175-2474
clarkej@miamidade.gov

Mr. Khush Daruwalla, P.E.
Founding Member/DAB, 2001-2003
Past Secretary of the ASCE Miami-Dade Branch
Representing: Civil/Environmental Engineering Profession
                        (Private Sector)
MOSS Construction Managers
511 E. Broward Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
kdaruwalla@mossemail.com

Mr. Lancelot Llewelyn
Founding Member/DAB, 2001-2003, 2004, 2005-2007
Representing: Parents of Students/Alumni
Chief
Miami-Dade County, Seaport Department
Facilities Maintenance, Housekeeping & Cruise Operations Division
9268 S.W. 146 Place
Miami, FL 33186
lllew@miamidade.gov

Mrs. Maricela Llewelyn
Founding Member/DAB, 2001-2003, 2004, 2005-2007
Representing: Parents of Students/Alumni
9268 S.W. 146 Place
Miami, FL 33186
maricelall@bellsouth.net

Mr. Ramon Sierra, P.E.
Former Co-Chair/DAB, 2004-2005
Founding and Emeritus Member/DAB, 2001-2003, 2004, 2005
FIU BSCE, 1999; MSCE, 2001
Representing: Civil/Environmental Engineering Profession
                       (Public Sector) and Junior Alumni
Engineer
Florida Dept. of Transportation
4th District Office
3400 W. Commercial Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
ramon.sierra@dot.state.fl.us

The attached photograph shows the DAB members during one of the breaks during the Fall 2005 Encounter, which took place at the ARC Conference Room with participation of faculty.

 

Departmental Advisory Board Members During a Break in the Fall 2005 Encounter