2024 Alumni Dinner

Friday, October 4, 2023 6:00PM P.T.

Chapman Crafted Beer  --  Old Towne Orange

123 N. Cypress St

Orange, California

 

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Looking forward to seeing you all and catching up.

Cheers!

 

2024 Alumni of the Year - Tom Devine

 

Tom Devine (1995 graduate) has over 23 years of professional geotechnical consulting experience throughout southern California. His geotechnical role on land development projects includes feasibility studies, due diligence, environmental impact reports, preliminary investigations, grading plan reviews, landslide and slope stability evaluation and mitigation, specific design studies, seismic risk and fault hazard analysis, groundwater modeling, dewatering programs and liquefaction studies and mitigation for residential, commercial, retail, and public projects. He has managed numerous geotechnical projects from design to grading and construction. He has extensive experience working under the review of cities, counties, the State of California (DSA, OSHPD, CGS, RWQCB), and with public agencies such as local water districts, school districts, and Southern California Edison. Tom has remained active with CSUF geology since his graduation. Has been a guest presenter at several Earth history field trips and remains an asset to our program. He can always be counted on to be active at Research Day and Alumni Night. He has helped the careers of many CSUF graduates.
Tom has received the Outstanding STEM Service Award, Orange County Engineering Council, 2018. He has served as a member and past president (2008) of the South Coast Geological Society. He is an active member of the Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists and the Society for Sedimentary Geology. Tom is also a great guy to have on a field trip or have a beer with.


Tom has the following licenses and certifications.
CA CEG License # 2236; CA PG License # PG 7100; Qualified SWPPPs Practitioner (QSP) Certificate # 21023; Certified Inspector of Sediment and Erosion Control (CISEC) License # 0353

 

Nominations for 2025 Alumni of the Year. View link to form download.