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CUIRE Holds Annual Conferences
CUIRE held its 21st annual trenchless technology inspector
training and certifi cation schools on Monday, Feb. 6, in Orlando
Convention Center, Fla., in conjunction with the Underground
Construction Technology Conference.
Th is year's program included one-day of the Advanced HDD
School and Pipe School. In addition, a half-day Pilot Tube and
Microtunneling School and Spray Applied Pipe Lining School
were off ered. More than 35 professionals att ended these courses.
Th e instructors were industry experts and included CUIRE
board members and friends.
Th e next CUIRE Schools will be in conjunction with
Underground Infrastructure Conference (formerly UCT) on
Monday, March 18, 2024, at the Oklahoma City Convention
Center.
CUIRE Schools Speakers were:
Advanced Horizontal Directional Drilling Schools:
* Jeff Puckett , P.E., president, J.D. Hair & Associates, Inc.
* Jwala Sharma, Ph.D., PE., project manager,
Michels Corporation
* Mike Whitehouse, technical sales/fabrication specialist,
ISCO Industries, Inc.
* Peyton Boyle, Vermeer Corporation
* Jim Williams, PE, PMP, senior associate, Brierley Associates
* Mark Gallucci, customer insight,
Digital Control Incorporated
Pipe Schools:
* Jeff Boschert, P.E., National Clay Pipe Institute
* Rich Mielke, P.E., Northwest Pipe
* Allen Cox, DIPRA regional director
* Shah Rahman, MBA, practice leader - North Texas,
KCI Technologies Inc.
* Brad King, Underground Solutions, Inc.
* Rene Garcia, HOBAS Pipe USA
* Camille George Rubeiz, P.E., Plastic Pipe Institute
Pilot Tube and Microtunneling School:
* Troy Stokes, Akkerman, Inc.
* Jeff Boschert, National Clay Pipe Institute
* Dr. Glenn M. Boyce, Ph.D., PE, McMillen Jacobs Associates
Spray Applied Pipe Lining (SAPL) School:
* Sanaz Ghalambor, polymer engineer,
Nukote Coating Systems International
* Dr. Mo Ehsani, PhD, PE, SE, QuakeWrap Inc.
* Kawalpreet Kaur, research associate, CUIRE/UTA
* Dr. Amin Tehrani, project manager, Freese and Nichols
* Dr. Zahra (Ellie) Kohankar, project engineer, ASFI
4th Annual UESI Conference
On July 26-27, 2023, CUIRE teamed up with the Texas
Chapter of the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute
(UESI) of ASCE to hold its 4th annual UESI conference in
Texas. More than 150 professionals, in addition to 30 exhibitors
and 18 sponsors, att ended this conference.
Sessions were divided into three tracks of Utility Engineering,
Specialization I and II, and Surveying. A reception was held on
the evening of July 26 at the exhibit hall and more than 60 people
att ended this event.
Upon completion of the above events, att endees received a
certifi cate of completion and a PDF copy of all presentations.
For more information on future events, call CUIRE at (817)
272-9177 or email cuire@uta.edu or visit www.cuire.org.
CUIRE Students at UCT 2023
Exhibit Hall and Plenary Session at the 4th Annual UESI Conference
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