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DESCRIPTION:Engineers have an ethical obligation to assure that their desig
 ns are reasonable and safe. While Engineers like to think that their desig
 ns are not only technically correct but perfect\, the truth is that errors
  are often made because the engineers either didn’t understand construct
 ion practices\, hadn’t thought through the design\, got sloppy\, or were
  lazy.  James will cover some examples of actual design errors that create
 d unnecessary but costly construction difficulties\, put innocent people a
 t risk\, or caused deadly\, life-altering injuries.  Some of these stories
  are from James’ own experience\; others have been related by engineers 
 who were involved.\n\nBiography\n\nJames Mercier is licensed as a professi
 onal engineer in Texas and five other states\, and a Texas licensed Master
  Electrician. He is an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Life Mem
 ber and an IEEE Life Senior Member\, having joined both in college. In the
  Central Texas Section\, his past duties included Membership Development C
 hair\, Sr. Member Upgrade Coordinator\, and Treasurer. He also is a Past-C
 hair of the IEEE joint chapter (PI)² (PES/PELS/IES/IAS/PSES). His nicknam
 e is “Honeybadger”. James was a 2020 George F. McClure Citation of Hon
 or recipient for his dedication to IEEE and his Chapter.\n\nJames has an e
 clectic history. After serving 4-years in the Air Force\, he worked and co
 mpleted a four-year Apprenticeship with the International Brotherhood of E
 lectrical Workers in 1979\, making him a qualified construction electricia
 n. The training specialized in industrial and commercial wiring. Then\, in
  1986\, he graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a BS in Civil 
 Engineering and worked as an Environmental Engineer in the private sector.
  In 1994\, James was hired into the Texas Department of Transportation (Tx
 DOT) to work in the Roadway Illumination and Traffic Signals Sections wher
 e he specialized in reviewing electrical plans\, specifying grounding prac
 tices\, inspecting installations for code compliance\, improving design pr
 actices\, and lightning protection.\n\nIn 2001\, James transferred to the 
 TxDOT Bridge Division Hydraulics where he specialized in river and stream 
 flows through culverts and bridges. James used his multiple and varied exp
 eriences to design a collapse detection and motorist warning system for th
 e Queen Isabella Causeway Bridge in south Texas. James also was a Certifie
 d Floodplain Manager (CFM) and an instructor for the Texas Floodplain Mana
 gement Association.\n\nHe retired from TxDOT in 2015 so that he can enjoy 
 doing what he wants to do!\n\nSpeaker(s): James\, \n\nAgenda: \nLunch is p
 rovided!\n\nBldg: American Electric Power\, 212 E. 6th Street\, Tulsa\, Ok
 lahoma\, United States\, 74120
LOCATION:Bldg: American Electric Power\, 212 E. 6th Street\, Tulsa\, Oklaho
 ma\, United States\, 74120
ORGANIZER:swoodwar78@gmail.com
SEQUENCE:40
SUMMARY:Electrical Engineering Design Errors That Caused Construction Probl
 ems and Deaths
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/563492
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Engineers have an ethica
 l obligation to assure that their designs are reasonable and safe.&lt;span st
 yle=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;While Engineers like to think tha
 t their designs are not only technically correct but perfect\, the truth i
 s that errors are often made because the engineers either didn&amp;rsquo\;t un
 derstand construction practices\, hadn&amp;rsquo\;t thought through the design
 \, got sloppy\, or were lazy. &lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/s
 pan&gt;James will cover some examples of actual design errors that created un
 necessary but costly construction difficulties\, put innocent people at ri
 sk\, or caused deadly\, life-altering injuries.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: 
 yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;Some
  of these stories are from James&amp;rsquo\; own experience\; others have been
  related by engineers who were involved.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;
 &amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p
  class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Biography&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Ja
 mes Mercier is licensed as a professional engineer in Texas and five other
  states\, and a Texas licensed Master Electrician.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spaceru
 n: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;He is an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASC
 E) Life Member and an IEEE Life Senior Member\, having joined both in coll
 ege.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;In the Central Texas 
 Section\, his past duties included Membership Development Chair\, Sr. Memb
 er Upgrade Coordinator\, and Treasurer.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;
 nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;He also is a Past-Chair of the IEEE joint chapter (PI)&amp;sup2\
 ; (&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;TTE1F14408t00&#39;\,serif\;&quot;&gt;PES/PELS/IES/IAS/PS
 ES)&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;His nickname i
 s &amp;ldquo\;Honeybadger&amp;rdquo\;.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/
 span&gt;James was a 2020 George F. McClure Citation of Honor recipient for hi
 s dedication to IEEE and his Chapter.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nb
 sp\; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;James has an eclectic history.&lt;span
  style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;After serving 4-years in the A
 ir Force\, he worked and completed a four-year Apprenticeship with the Int
 ernational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1979\, making him a qualif
 ied construction electrician.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/s
 pan&gt;The training specialized in industrial and commercial wiring.&lt;span sty
 le=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;Then\, in 1986\, he graduated from
  the University of Cincinnati with a BS in Civil Engineering and worked as
  an Environmental Engineer in the private sector.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun
 : yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;In 1994\, James was hired into the Texas Departmen
 t of Transportation (TxDOT) to work in the Roadway Illumination and Traffi
 c Signals Sections where he specialized in reviewing electrical plans\, sp
 ecifying grounding practices\, inspecting installations for code complianc
 e\, improving design practices\, and lightning protection.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;
 MsoNormal&quot;&gt;In 2001\, James transferred to the TxDOT Bridge Division Hydrau
 lics where he specialized in river and stream flows through culverts and b
 ridges.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;James used his mul
 tiple and varied experiences to design a collapse detection and motorist w
 arning system for the Queen Isabella Causeway Bridge in south Texas.&lt;span 
 style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;James also was a Certified Floo
 dplain Manager (CFM) and an instructor for the Texas Floodplain Management
  Association.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\
 n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;He retired from TxDOT in 2015 so that he can enjoy d
 oing what&amp;nbsp\;&lt;u&gt;he&lt;/u&gt; wants to do!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lun
 ch is provided!&lt;/p&gt;
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