• ASCE
o 2013-2014 Younger Member Forum Liaison, Los Angeles Section
o 2013-2014 Past President, OC YMF
o 2012-2013 President, OC YMF
o 2011-2012 Vice President, OC YMF
o 2010-2011 Activities Co-Chair
President (2012-2013 FY): As President of the ASCE Orange County (OC) Younger Member Forum during the Los Angeles Section Centennial and Orange County (OC) Branch 60th Anniversary, Ravi led 22 volunteers to nearly triple the number of events hosted over the previous year to celebrate milestone years for both Section and Branch. As a result, the OC Younger Member Forum hosted or participated in 95 events, with nearly a third focused on K-12, Community and University Outreach, during FY 2012-2013. In addition to the outreach events the group also held 24 social events, 8 technical events, attended 3 conferences, and 3 awards nights amongst other events. Some special events include;
The 19th Annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition; Ravi was a key player in the planning of this large event. The competition was host to over 300 students, teachers, and volunteers with 50 teams from 33 different high schools.
Ravi also played a major planning role in the OC Branch 60th Anniversary Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Tour. The event had 42 attendees comprised of students, professionals, and guests which got to see 5 of OC’s 12 Historical Civil Engineering Landmarks. Ravi was responsible for several aspects of the event such as marketing, food, and logistics of the event.
One of the most successful and notable community service events was a house build in Tecate, Mexico. The house build took place in May 2013; OC YMF successfully recruited 12 volunteers within the ASCE organization. Ravi was responsible for the initial coordination with his Community Service Chairs and the San Juan Rotary Club who ultimately helped sponsor the cost of the event.
One of the most successful University Outreach events was held on Saturday, February 9th, 2013. It was the ASCE OC YMF Resume, Cover Letter and Interviewing Workshop for the three Universities within the OC Branch. After presentations, the students were provided the opportunity to receive one-on-one personalized feedback on their resumes based on their discipline or area of interest. As President, Ravi was responsible for driving the organization of this event and participating as a reviewer and mock-interviewer.
The most notable Programs event was the Legal Side of Engineering. As President, Ravi made the connection with the lawyers through an ASCE technical tour hosted by YMF. He encouraged the Programs Chairs to set up a Professional Development Presentation. Ravi also attended the event and encouraged the chairs to write an article for the event which was featured on the front page of the ASCE national website the week of September 9th, 2013.
As a result of his involvement within ASCE, Ravi was selected in 2013 to represent ASCE as one of eight selected to attend the Emerging Leaders Alliance conference in Reston,VA during November 2013. There he learned invaluable leadership training which he was able to bring back to both the workplace and his local ASCE chapters. Currently Mr. Shah serves as the Past President to ASCE OC YMF group and as the voice for six younger member groups within the Los Angeles Section as the LA Section YMF Liaison.
o 2011-2012 Vice President, OC YMF
Vice President (2011-2012 FY): During Ravi’s term as Vice President he began preparing for his year by taking a much more active role than has previously been common. He worked with his future Vice President to start laying the foundation for his term as President, as evidenced by the success of the group.
o 2010-2011 Activities Co-Chair, OC YMF
Co-Activities Chair (2010-2011 FY): Ravi was responsible for several Activities during his term as Activities Chair. This included Social Events, Annual Mammoth Trip and Joint Activities with Los Angeles Section YMF’s.
• HDR
o 2010 – Present Chair, HDR Pathfinders Awards Committee
Ravi’s commitment to recognition of his colleagues does not stop at ASCE. Ravi has been on the HDR Pathfinder Awards committee since 2010 where he has been a strong proponent of recognizing his co-workers for their achievements in and out of the office.
o 2010-2012 Membership Committee, WTS-OC
Ravi was also an active committee member of WTS-OC between 2010 and 2012 where he worked with the Membership Chair to identify opportunities to increase membership. This included identifying and contacting members whose membership had lapsed, hosting events geared towards increasing membership and creating mailers to contact the WTS membership base.
o 2008-2011 Co-Founder/Officer, HDR Young Professional Engineers Group
Ravi was also a Co-Founder and officer in the HDR Young Professional Engineers Group (YPEG) in Irvine from 2008-2011. In 2011 alone Ravi was an Officer in YPEG, WTS-OC, a Chair in the HDR Pathfinders Committee, and Vice President of OC YMF. With his involvement in the HDR YPEG group, he amongst the other chairs worked to create a quarterly newsletter, encourage licensure, hosting technical programs and professional development courses and providing mentorship to incoming younger engineering staff.
• Cal Poly Pomona
o 2007-2008 Job Fair Chair, Chi Epsilon, California State Polytechnic University Pomona
At the student level, Ravi’s largest contribution was his involvement with the Chi Epsilon Job Fair where he was the chair during his final year. Ravi and his team of volunteers were able to gather over 50 companies to Cal Poly Pomona for their annual job fair. Ravi was responsible for the coordination of the entire event, volunteers and companies. The event was also a fundraiser for Chi Epsilon which the organization raised over $15,000.
|