ASME
Section Meeting Minutes 11-17-05
At Fairleigh
Dickinson University (FDU)
Attendance:
attendees noted by bold type
D'Agati, Iggy
Dolinsky, Richard
Foster, Bud
Goodman, Sid
Gulrajani, Ramesh
Khusid, Boris
Laplante, Lisa
Lewis, Mel
Litvany, James
Moore, Beal
Ohland, Karen
Ospina, Pablo
O'Toole, Jim
Pristernik, Arnold
Schmerzler, Larry
Touma, Richard
Vatsky, Art
Richard Dolinsky
chaired the meeting, starting at 7:30 pm.
Next
North Jersey Section ASME Executive Section Meeting:
will be on
December 13th at 7:00pm. This will be a dinner meeting at Charlie Browns
Steakhouse in Fairfield, NJ. 337 Fairfield Road, (973) 808-4473.
Spouses are invited.
Directions:
FROM THE
GARDEN STATE PARKWAY:
Take Exit 153 (Route 3/Route 46). Take Route 3 West to Route 46 West.
Follow Route 46 West to the exit for Fairfield Road. Take the exit ramp
to the end and make a right.
The Steakhouse will be a block on the right side.
FROM ROUTE 80
or ROUTE 46 WEST:
Take Route 80 to Route 46 West. Take the exit for Fairfield Road.
At the end of the exit ramp, make a right. The Steakhouse will be a
block on the right side.
FROM ROUTE 46
EAST:
Take the exit for Fairfield Road. At the second light, make a left.
You will then be in Charlie Brown's parking lot.
FROM ROUTE 287
NORTH or SOUTH:
Take Route 287 to Route 80 East. Follow signs to Route 46 East. Take
exit for Fairfield Road.
At the second light, make a left. You will then be in Charlie Brown's
parking lot.
Engineers
Week Dinner:
As he promised
at the Section meeting, Richard reserved February 24 for the dinner at
the Hanover Manor, 16 Eagle Rock Ave. E. Hanover, NJ, (phone:
973-992-7425).
We must decide
whether to continue giving scholarships, in view of diminishing stipends
from ASME headquarters.
As promised at
the Section Meeting, Sid asked Art Vasky if he will be the keynote
speaker, speaking on the topic of fuel and what engineers need to know
about energy. Art is an energy consultant who has given lectures on the
subject. Subsequently, Art said he would be honored.
He will need a projector which can project from a Laptop PC.
The
proposed brainstorming session for program planning will be held sometime
next year.
Richard did
not have the time to send out a letter of invitation to that meeting.
Meanwhile, some planning will be done at the next Section meeting.
This will especially include planning for our Engineers Week Dinner.
Sid said he is
willing to coordinate the a brainstorming meeting, but he needs to be
able contact our membership through the internet.
Lisa asked
Richard to arrange to have him authorized to have access to the
membership list.
Although the
brainstorming session has been postponed, several members emailed Sid,
responding to the attached proposed list of programs:
Iggy
D’Agati: former contracting consultant for 35 years, said he would
be glad to…
-participate in a panel discussion on the pros and cons of being an
employee versus being a contractor/consultant.
-take part in a program on managing a small consultant firm.
-how to get industry recognition in your field.
He said a seldom thought of program should be the importance of
professional ethics in our profession.
Art Vasky:
Energy Consultant – said he is willing to…
-look into arranging a tour of a bio-diesel factory.
-Willing to get a FEMA speaker.
Bruce
Eckman: QC engineer - (908)232-8900 office, (908)528-3286 cell
Willing to present talks on the following subjects.
-The role of mechanical engineers in quality assurance.
-GMP aspects of clean pharmaceutical facilities from the point of view
of a designer/constructor.
-Commissioning
Brian Boden:
Manager at Kraft
He said he could participate in a panel program dealing with…
-Retirement planning at all ages.
-Communicating with other disciplines.
-Financial analysis of engineering projects.
He stated the programs on the attached list which interest him the most
are as follows…
-Advanced Excel-charting – complex calculations – importing documents
-EIT exam review.
-Retirement planning, pensions, social security, navigating the stock
market
-Advantages and myths about PE registration.
-Job hunting, networking, resumes, interviewing.
-How engineers can communicate effectively with Marketing, Finance, etc.
-Finance, economic evaluations of project options, budgeting for
engineers and project managers.
-Pros and cons of overseas assignments.
-Growth opportunities for engineers in the next 10 years.
-What engineers need to know about energy.
-Tour of bio diesel factory.
-Tour of pharmaceutical company.
Bruce
Storms: Involved in financing business startups
Said that engineers need to know more about finance and attracting
capital.
“It ain’t rocket science”.
Rebuilding Together:
Lisa’s request
for volunteers for Rebuilding Together in Mahwah attracted some interest
by FDU students but not enough for participation until April, 2006.
Wine
Tasting/wine making Program, November 1, 2005
Lisa said that
15 people attended the program at Wine Making Plus NJ.
Those who attended had a great time. Crushed grapes were pressed. Yeast,
and sulphates were added to the pressed product and put into a barrel to
ferment for 8 months. Two married couples expressed interest in buying a
portion of the wine produced in the barrel. The residue from crushing,
not going into the barrel is used to make Moustalevria, a desert. Lisa
said that we ought to support local industry.
Few people are
aware that a local industry like this is right in our back yard.
Sterling
Mine/Fall Foliage Program October 30, 2005
10 people
showed up. Although foliage had not quite peaked, it was a gorgeous day.
Lisa said that There was a magnificent display, funded by the Oreck Co.
(vacuum cleaner manufacturer).
Black light was shone on minerals, causing them to glow in beautiful
colors. Some rocks looked like expensive gems. Visitors are allowed to
pick through the ore dump to take home spectacular samples.
A small fee (like a dollar) is charged for each selected specimen.
Other
possible programs Lisa is looking into:
-
Participating
in Habitat for Humanity during weekday evenings.
-
Visit to the
Meadowlands pumping station.
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Website Design
classes
Reference: Gregg Festa gave a 4 session class at the Ramsey Adult
School, office located in the Ramsey High School (201)327-2025. Sid took
the class but needs a refresher. 4 sessions were not really enough.
Visit to
Morris Museum:
Bud Foster is
willing to arrange a group visit.
The museum has sections of special interest to ASME members.
-
Mechanical
musical instrument and music box collection well displayed with audio
visual presentations.
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Mineral
collection with a fluorescence rock collection brilliantly displayed.
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A model train
layout.
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Plus many
other collections of American Indian artifacts, dolls, fine arts, and a
special children’s section.
Present
North Jersey Section Officers:
Section Chair
Richard Dolinsky
Treasurer – Arnold Pristernik
Secretary – Sid Goodman
Bergen/Passaic Subsection Chair – Lisa Laplante
Morris/Sussex Subsection Chair – Ramesh Gulrajani
Essex/Hudson Subsection Chair – Boris Khusid
History and Heritage – Beal Moore
Industry Relations – Lisa Laplante
Leadership and Development Initiative – James Litvany
Webmaster – Pablo Ospina
Submitted by Sid
Goodman, Secretary
E-mail address: goodmans1@asme.org
Phone no. (201)327-5158
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