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EWEEK Banquet Speaker E-Week Kickoff Luncheon VOL. 44 NO. 11 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS JANUARY, 2009 E-Week Kickoff EWEEK Banquet Speaker Luncheon Speaker WALLY AMOS “The face that launched a thousand chips,” Wally Amos is the father of Ted Peck Appointed State Energy the gourmet cookie industry. As inventor of “Famous Amos” cookies, his Administrator story is the quintessential American success story. Theodore ‘Ted’ Peck, a former naval engineer, The “Famous Amos” cookie tale began when the talent agent began consultant, and energy management specialist, using his bite-sized cookies as calling cards. At the urging of his friends was named energy administrator for the and clients, he launched the Famous Amos Cookie Company in 1975 with Strategic Industries Division at the Department of a Sunset Boulevard storefront in Hollywood. The business grew and in Business, Economic Development & Tourism 1985, Famous Amos cookies was a $10 million business. Great products (DBEDT) this past October. are not built on great taste alone, and Famous Amos’ success is as much “We are pleased to have Ted Peck leading our due to Wally’s infectious enthusiasm and tireless promoting as it is to the energy team in Hawai‘i,” said DBEDT Director cookies’ delicious taste. Theodore E. Liu. “Ted has the experience and the While he left the brand after it changed hands several times between vision to advance the Lingle-Aiona administra- 1985 and 1998, he never lost his entrepreneurial zeal or passion for bak- tion’s goal of reducing our dependence on for- ing and promoting. His most recent venture is a Long Island-based Uncle eign oil and developing the state’s abundant Wally’s Company, which produces a full line of muffins. renewable energy resources.” Before his cookie foray, Wally spent a stint in the Air Force where he earned his GED, and at Sak’s in Peck has been with the State’s energy office New York. He then joined the William Morris Talent Agency and worked his way up to become the firm’s for the last year, and has had a leadership role in first black agent. While at William Morris, Wally represented The Supremes and Marvin Gaye, and he is numerous initiatives including energy planning, credited for signing a then-unknown duo named Simon & Garfunkel. the shaping of the state’s approach to renewable energy permitting and facilitation, the state Wally has appeared on hundreds of television and radio shows, appeared in various network sitcoms hydrogen program, the Hawai‘i Clean Energy and acted as spokesman for Hush Puppies, United Airlines and the California Egg Board. He is host Initiative partnership between the state and U.S. and teacher of 50 adult basic learning programs on PBS, and has authored five books, his most recent Department of Energy, the greenhouse gas emis- being “The Cookie Never Crumbles, Inspirational Recipes for Everyday Living.” sion reduction task force, and a number of other In addition to his business, Wally devotes a great deal of time and passion for literacy causes, serv- strategic initiatives. ing as national spokesman for the Literacy Volunteers of America and acting as a board member for the “My initial focus is on our team working with all National Center for Family Literacy and Communities in Schools. branches of our state government to form a Wally Amos, 71, has been married for 31 years to his wife Christine. They reside in Hawaii. sound policy strategy for Hawai‘i’s future,” Peck said. “We’ve spent the last ten months working with our partner the Department of Energy and the Hawai‘i energy community to build a solid ACECH Awards Outstanding Engineering Projects foundation for moving forward in achieving our mutual goals of energy independence and ACECH held its Engineering Excellence rockfalls, landslides and flash flood hazards to renewable energy development.” Awards Banquet on November 16, 2008 at the perform an emergency earthquake damage Peck has an extensive background in strategic Ko’olau Golf Club. The annual event featured the assessment. The accurate determination of the planning. Prior to working for the State, he was a seven finalists in this year’s competition. causes of the irrigation tunnel blockage allowed principal with Booz Allen Hamilton and led the Earning the top honor – the Grand Conceptor speedy prioritization of repair efforts to save Honolulu office for its first five years. Within the Award - was the Emergency Water Tunnel Intake farms and livestock whose survival depend on firm, he led the development of an understanding Repair Project entered by Yogi Kwong Engineers, the availability of irrigation water. With limited time of the positioning of Hawai‘i as a prime location LLC working for its client, the State of Hawaii and money, extensive stabilization of the canyon for energy technology, innovation, investment, Department of Agriculture. After the October 16, walls at the damaged Alakahi Intake was not and transformation. Under his leadership, the 2006 earthquake, the staff of Yogi Kwong possible. However, using geologic engineering firm grew from a small presence to over 200 con- Engineers, LLC and Water Resources, Inc. risked (continued on page 11) sultants supporting clients across the Pacific. He also has significant technical credentials, having graduated Cum Laude from the U.S. Naval Academy with a bachelor’s of science degree in physics; graduated in the top 5 percent from the Naval Nuclear Power School; and received recognition as the top graduate from the S1C Nuclear Power Training Unit. He qualified as a Naval Nuclear Engineer with the second high- est rating possible. In 2004, he was selected as one of Pacific Business News “40 under Forty” and in 2006 was a Pacific Century Fellow. (Courtesy of DBEDT Release News 08-31) Yogi Kwong Engineers accept their Grand Emergency water tunnel intake repair project Conceptor Award. Page 2 2009 Engineers Week Banquet Saturday, February 21, 2009 Hale Ikena, Fort Shafter Golf Course (Admission to Fort Shafter will be arranged for registered attendees) Published monthly by: HAWAII COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES 5:30 p.m. Cocktails SERVICE PRINTERS, INC. 6:30 p.m. Dinner 1829 Dillingham Boulevard • Honolulu, HI 96819 7:15 p.m. Program: Telephone: (808) 841-7644 • Fax: (808) 847-1487 • Presentation of Engineers Week Exhibit Awards. ADDRESS ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION TO: • Presentation of Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer of the Year, HCES WARREN YAMAMOTO Lifetime Achievement and Student Engineer of the Year Awards. 1526-C Pukele Avenue • Honolulu, HI 96816 • Guest Speaker – Mr. Wally Amos, Motivational Speaker, father of the gourmet cookie industry, author of “The Cookie Never Crumbles, Inspirational Recipes Telephone: 768-3725 for Everyday Living,” host and teacher of 50 adult basic learning programs on PBS, and former talent agent for The Supremes and Marvin Gaye. • Installation of 2009 HCES officers. WILIKI MAILING LIST Additions and/or corrections to the Wiliki mailing list should indicate the prop- Contact Person/Organization ____________________________________________________ er society, institution or association. Address ______________________________________________________________________ Corrections to email addresses should be submitted to your society coordinator. Telephone___________________________ e-mail___________________________________ Laverne Higa Department of Design and Construction Special guests have been invited to attend the banquet. These guests may include the 650 S. King Street, 11th Floor Governor, mayors of each county and key engineers in their cabinets. Honolulu, Hawaii 96825 Would you like to sponsor an invited guest to sit at your table? Please circle one: Y N Work: 808-768-8442 If yes, we will contact you to link you with available invited guests. Fax: 523-4567 Email: [email protected] Tables seat 10 people. Rates are $40.00 for registration(s) postmarked on or before February 10, 2009, $50 for registration(s) postmarked after February 10 and $30.00 for students. Please type or print the name and company/organization affiliation of each attendee. Keep two seats open if HAWAII COUNCIL you have elected to sponsor an invited guest. of ENGINEERING SOCIETIES Name Company or Organization P.O. Box 2873 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96802 1. ________________________________ ______________________________________ HOME PAGE: http://hces.us 2. ________________________________ ______________________________________ 2008-2009 OFFICERS Chair: Walter Billingsley 846-3232 3. ________________________________ ______________________________________ Vice Chair: Dr. Song Choi Secretary: Grant Torigoe 4. ________________________________ ______________________________________ Treasurer: Samuel Dannaway SOC Representative Alternate 5. ________________________________ ______________________________________ AACE M. Uyehara T. Taam ASHRAE J. Ting 6. ________________________________ ______________________________________ ASCE R. Iwamoto L. Fong ASME D. Kam J. Ahern 7. ________________________________ ______________________________________ CFSEI W. Wong EAH M. McMorrow G. Yamamoto 8. ________________________________ ______________________________________ FALEA S. Agraan HLSA E. Hee D. Hirota 9. ________________________________ ______________________________________ HSPE IEEE G. Torigoe O. Libed 10. ________________________________ ______________________________________ ITE SAME T. Barnes SEAOH D. Doi Number of people attending (except students): _________ x $40.00 or $50.00 = _________ SFPE S. Dannaway UH(assoc) S. Choi Number of students attending: _________ x $30.00
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