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Catoctin Branch Officers 2024-2025
The following persons have been elected to serve in the respective offices shown for 2024-2025, as voted on by the Catoctin Branch.
President
Naseer Nayeem
Naseer Nayeem, PE has been practicing geotechnical and geo-structural engineering for the past 23 years. He has been an active member of the ASCE in several capacities in the past. He is currently in charge of Hillis Carnes Frederick Office and is grateful to be in a position to actively volunteer for the ASCE Catoctin Branch.
Vice President
Christina Cook
Christina Cook, PE has been practicing Civil Engineering for 28 years and is currently employed with Driggs Design group, PA in Manhattan, Kansas. She graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri Science and Technology (UM-Rolla) in 995. She has been licensed in Tennessee (2001), Kansas (2004) and Missouri (2019). I have also practiced in Georgia and Alabama. She has been active in several ASCE groups and has held a variety of positions. Christina has significant experience with transportation projects and also provides stormwater analysis. Christina is active in the Boonsboro Middle School PTO, Boonsboro High School Band Boosters and Girl Scouts.
Treasurer
Rick MacInnes
Graduated University of Maine 1978 with BSCE. Started work with Kiewit Construction Company on the Baltimore Subway System. First meeting with Maryland Section at Engineers Club in 1979. Retired from Kiewit in May 2013 after a successful career working on major projects up and down the east coast. 2nd career with KCI Technologies working as a senior manager helping with Corporate Operations. Retired from KCI 2022.
Retirement home in Keedysville, MD (Washington County). Wife Patsy of 43 years, 2 children, and 2 grandchildren. Hobbies are cars, auto racing, travel, and spoiling my grandchildren.
Secretary
Rabi Shankar Yadava
Rabi Shankar S. Yadava, PhD, PE is a Principal Engineer for Terracon’s Germantown, MD, office with 33 years of experience in managing, supervising, analysis and design of various types of super-structures and sub-structures using national and internation codes. He received BTech degree in Civil Engineering from IIT Kharagpur (1990), MTech degree in Offshore Structural Engineering (1992) and PhD Degree (1998) from IIT Bombay, India. His doctoral research titled “Optimal Design of Offshore Jacket Platforms considering Soil Structure Interaction” involved combined analysis of super-structure and sub-structure, consisting of deep piles, considering soil structure interaction. He has extensive experience in the fields of structural engineering, geo-design engineering, automated web-based geotechnical and structural monitoring. His industry experience includes fossil and nuclear power plants, wind turbine generator foundations, dams, tunnels, petrochemical complexes, buildings, and highway structures. Lives in Ijamsville, MD with wife and has two employed sons. Loves travel, kayaking and hiking.