Professional Advisory Council

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The Civil Engineering Professional Advisory Council, or CEPAC, enhances the undergraduate experience in civil engineering by creating connections for UIC students in the professional community, providing an industry perspective on the curriculum, and participating actively in student projects and activities.

Established in 2000, CEPAC draws its membership from both professional practitioners—many of whom are UIC alumni—and civil engineering faculty members. Its ranks include leaders in the construction, environmental, geotechnical, materials, structures, transportation, and water resources fields and represent private companies and government agencies throughout the Chicago region.

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members

UIC alumni are denoted with an asterisk.

Behringer, Thomas J.*, PE, SE – Senior Vice President, Sargent & Lundy Nuclear Power Technologies
Bendok, Mark R.*, PE, SE – Project Manager, Alfred Benesch & Company
Benitez, Luis D., PE, SE – Chief Bridge Engineer, Chicago DOT
Brima, Junisa — Deputy Operations Manager/Construction Executive, Turner Construction Company
Brindley, Thomas M., PE – President, Brindley Engineering Corp.
Burke, Christopher B., PhD, PE – President/CEO, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.
Cebulski, Jarrod*, PE — Transportation Group Leader, Patrick Engineering Inc.
Davidson, Patricia*, PE – Senior Civil Engineer, T.Y. Lin International, Inc.
Evans, Debra P.* – Senior Program Manager, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Fortmann, John, PE – Vice President, Transystems
Frangos, Charles*, PE – Managing Partner, Orion Engineers, LLC
Huffman, Matthew*, PE – Project Manager, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.
Kochan, Chester F.*, PE – Vice President, Clark Dietz, Inc.
Lahey, Caitlin – Assistant Vice President, F.H. Paschen
Lewis, Jonathan E., SE – Principal, Unit Manager, and Associate Director of Practice Development, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
Nelson, Kenneth E.*, PE – Independent Consultant
Noack, Brad, PE, SE – Senior Project Manager, Lochner
Osman, Omer M., PE – Secretary, Illinois Department of Transportation
Podczerwinski, Edward W., PE – Director of Monitoring and Research Department, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Sorn, Linda M.*, PE – Chief of the Engineering and Construction Division, USACE, Chicago District
Sutton, Michael, PE — President, Infrastructure Engineering, Inc.
Ude, Todd, PhD, PE, SE – Engineering Manager, Parsons