6400 Shafer Court, Suite 350 Rosemont, IL 60018 CANDIDATE APPLICATION FOR ASPE BOARD OF DIRECTORS [Please Type or Print] President 4/24/14 1. Basic Data Mitch J Clemente USA Euclid, OH (optional) CD 16018 Cleveland Westlake Reed Leskosky [Please Check Preferred] Business 1440 Euclid Avenue Cleveland OH USA 44115 216-522-1350 216-522-1357 mclem@wrldesign.com 640 Crystalbrooke Drive Hinckley OH U.S.A. 44134 330-220-9505 n/a mclemente122@hotmail.com 2. Education Education Level High School Technical School/ Institute College or University Graduate Studies or Other Name of Institution Major/Course Years Date of Completed Graduation Lake Catholic H.S. Mechanical Drafting 4 1979 Yes n/a Lakeland Community College Industrial Engineering 2 1990 Yes n/a Degree YES n/a
10/84 8/91 Bacik Karpinski Associates Designer Design M/P/F Systems 7/06 Present Westlake Reed Leskosky Associate, Project Mgr. Design / Manage Projects 10/02 7/06 Point One Design Project Mgr. Design / Manage Projects 2/00 9/02 Thorson Baker & Associates Sr. Proj. Mgr. 11/12 Present Finance Committee Member 2/12 Present CPD Committee Member 3/13 Present BIM Committee Member 10/11 Present ASPE - UCLA Advisory Committee Member 10/12 Present Exhibitor Advisory Committee Member Design / Manage Projects 6/96 2/00 The V Group Mgr. Mech. Manage Department / Design 3/93 6/96 The V Group Sr. Designer Design M/P/F Systems 8/91 3/93 Polytech Sr. Engineer Design M/P/F Systems 1993 CD 16018 Cleveland 1993 Full Full 10/12 Present Society Board of Directors VP Technical 10/10 10/12 Society Board of Directors VP Education 10/08 10/10 Society Board of Directors Region 2 Director 3/13 Present Research Foundation Board of Directors Vice President 10/12 Present Technical & Research Committee Member 10/10 Present Education Committee Member
5/07 5/09 Cleveland Vice President Legislative 5/02 5/07 Cleveland President 5/00 5/02 Cleveland Vice President Technical 5/99 5/00 Cleveland Administrative Secretary 5/02 5/13 Cleveland Historian 5/02 5/09 Cleveland Handbook 5/02 5/09 Cleveland Golf Outing 5/02 5/07 Cleveland Fund Raising 5/00 5/07 Cleveland Education ASHRAE 1988 Member N/A n/a
I am interested in many different types of plumbing systems for commercial and institutional facilities. Domestic water, hot water recirculation, sanitary, vent, natural gas and storm piping are of the most interest to me. My job requires me to be knowledgable about these systems so I am always trying to learn as much as possible about them. I also enjoy educating our younger engineers about these types of systems and the various products on the market that we need to consider for our projects. I am very interested in helping educate our younger engineers. I had the opportunity to grow in this industry because the more experienced engineers that I worked with were willing to share their knowledge and took the time to educate me when I first started. It is my desire to do the same for those young engineers that are now entering our profession so that they get a good understanding and base of knowledge so that they too can excel. I believe it is my responsibility to help mentor these young engineers in an effort to help them and our industry grow. Honor or Award Received Organization Received From Date Award of Merit ASPE 2009 Chapter Award of Merit ASPE 2002-2007 Certificate of Appreciation ASPE Dues Rebate 2005 Certificate of Appreciation ASPE 2004 Convention 2004 Chairman's Award ASPE Region 2 2002 n/a n/a n/a Title Publisher or Publication Date Quarterly VP Technical Report ASPE 2012-2014 VPT Annual Report to Chapters ASPE June 2013 Monthly VP Education Newsletter ASPE 2010-2012 VPE Annual Report to Chapters ASPE June 2011, 2012 Monthly Region 2 Newsletter ASPE 2008-2010
0 0 Patent/Reg/TM Number Describe Patent/Registration/Trademark Date Issued n/a n/a n/a 12. Projects Year + Project Name or Description Implemented/ Finished Your Role in Project JW Peck Federal Building 2007/Present Project Manager Renovation of Federal Building Cleveland Clinic 2007/2011 Project Manager New Medical Facility Sinai High School 2004/2006 Project Manager First LEED Project Corrections Corporation of America 1996/1998 Project Manager 2000 Bed Jail Jacobs Field 1991/1993 Project Engineer Cleveland Indians Stadium Red Cross Donor Language Read Write Speak Yes No Yes No Yes No English G G G
I am running for the position of President because I believe that I am now ready to lead this Society. The experience that I have gained while previously serving as the Society Vice President Technical, Vice President Education and Region 2 Director have prepared me well to take on this new challenge. In addition, my service on numerous ASPE Committees has exposed me to many other facets of the Society and has given me a deeper understanding of what this organization is all about. Over the past few years our Society has slowly changed for the better financially and in my opinion our educational programs are the best around. I want to continue this trend and further strengthen our financial position while reaching out to younger engineers in this industry to help grow our Society. During my previous terms as a member of the Board of Directors, I have worked very hard at developing and accomplishing many goals of the Society while actively fulfilling the duties of the positions that I have held. If elected, I will continue my hard work in helping this Society grow and succeed. I am a very organized person that is goal oriented and I believe that these traits will help me be very successful as the next President of the Society. Through my leadership, I will make sure that our Society is well informed and that we try to work together as a team to achieve the goals that we set for ourselves.
It is my belief that we need to work harder at attracting new members to the Society while educating the younger generation about our profession. There are many engineers and designers in our industry that are not aware of what we have to offer. We need to have our Chapters reaching out to principals and employees of engineering firms in their local areas and educating them on the benefits of ASPE and how this Society can benefit their firms. We also need to reach out to the local schools more frequently than just National Engineers Week and educate those students about our industry and how they can make an impact. The finances of the Society have improved over the past few years due to the selling of the building and some difficult decisions by the Board of Directors that I have been a part of. To substantially increase our financial position, we need to increase our membership and that increase in members will naturally boost our publication sales, webinar participation and attendance at the Convention and Symposium. We also need to continue to offer top notch educational programs and technically solid publications that our members and friends of ASPE are willing to invest in. In addition, we need to continue to develop our relationships with those organizations that we have worked with in the past in an effort to advertise the APSE name and hopefully appeal to a broader range of potential members.
ASPE needs to find ways to reach out to those members who are not actively participating in Chapter / Society sponsored activities. These members don't necessarily have to become a Chapter Officer or Committee Member (but it sure would be great if they considered doing so) but by not participating, they are not getting the full benefit of their membership. The Chapters and the Society offers many different free or reasonably priced educational programs that are designed to increase the participants awareness and knowledge of Plumbing systems. If these non-participating members could see and understand how these programs could benefit them, then maybe they would start becoming a more active member and take full advantage of their membership in the Society. The Delegates should vote for me because of my past achievements and commitment to the Society. I have accomplished many goals while serving on the Board of Directors for the benefit of the Society and am not afraid to take charge and do what it takes to complete a project. Through my leadership and efforts along with the outstanding help of the Technical & Research Committee and the ASPE Staff, I believe we have made a lot of progress on our technical publications these past two years. This past experience has prepared me well to take on my next challenge as the Society President.