PE REVIEW
REGISTRATION
Spring 2020 registration is OPEN NOW through January 24, 2020!
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The PE Review is a comprehensive 10 week course (includes Mock Exam) that effectively prepares young engineers for the statewide administered California Professional Engineers Exam. Taught by highly regarded industry professionals, it is offered bi-annually and covers the Civil Breadth, Civil Depth, Survey, and Seismic courses. Classes are scheduled on Saturdays to help balance your work-life schedule.
See course flyer for more details.
Benefits of the PE Review Course:
Location:
CalTrans District 11 Office; Gallegos Suite
4050 Taylor Street, San Diego CA 92110
See course flyer for more details.
Benefits of the PE Review Course:
- Stay on track with your study plan
- Get helpful study prep and advice from people who have taken the exam before
- In-class review and notes to refresh and/or learn new topics
- In-class practice problems to help make those topics stick
- Ask question and interact with instructors in a live, in person setting
- Focus your study material and topics to subjects you need to know for the PE
Location:
CalTrans District 11 Office; Gallegos Suite
4050 Taylor Street, San Diego CA 92110
WE OFFER:
Civil Breadth –
All examinees work the same breadth portion in the morning, covering all five areas of Civil Engineering. The Civil Breadth option includes:
Civil Depth –
In the afternoon, examinees select one depth module concentrating on a single practice area. The Civil Depth Courses offered are:
Seismic and Survey –
In addition to the Civil 8 hour exam, examinees must also pass the California-Specific Seismic and Survey exams. The PE Review course offers additional classes for the Seismic and Survey exams.
All examinees work the same breadth portion in the morning, covering all five areas of Civil Engineering. The Civil Breadth option includes:
- Construction
- Water Resources and Environmental
- Transportation and Highway Geometrics
- Structures
- Geotechnical
- Construction
Civil Depth –
In the afternoon, examinees select one depth module concentrating on a single practice area. The Civil Depth Courses offered are:
- Construction
- Hydraulics and Hydrology
- Transportation
- Structures
Seismic and Survey –
In addition to the Civil 8 hour exam, examinees must also pass the California-Specific Seismic and Survey exams. The PE Review course offers additional classes for the Seismic and Survey exams.
INSTRUCTOR BIOS
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Lianne Bell, PE, SE
lianne.bell@kpff.com Teaches: Seismic Lianne Bell, S.E. graduated from UCSD with a BS in Structural Engineering and is currently designing building structures at KPFF. She earned her PE in 2002 and SE in 2005, and began teaching review courses in 2009. |
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Dr. Lima Saft, PE, PMP
lsaft@mail.sdsu.edu Teaches: Transportation Dr. Lima Saft, PE, PMP, is a Transportation Engineer with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in San Diego. She has been working for the Department almost 23 years and is presently a Transportation Management Center Lead Engineer. Dr. Lima Saft is also an adjunct professor of Transportation and Traffic Engineering at San Diego State University. She received her Bachelor and Master Degrees in Civil Engineering from San Diego State University, and a PhD in Transportation Science from the University of California, Irvine. Lima is a member of Women Transportation Seminar (WTS) and Intelligent Transportation System California Chapter. |
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Anthony E. Farmand, PE
afarmand@cox.net Teaches: Hydraulics & Hydrology/Environmental Air Range Engineering Branch Manager at US-Navy - Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Corona) Adjunct Faculty at Norco Community College Instructor of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Environmental Engineering for the Civil PE Exam since 2002 Registered Professional Civil Engineer in all 50 States, Washington DC, and Guam MS in Environmental Engineering – CSU Fullerton, CA MBA National University – Fresno, CA BS in Civil Engineering – CSU Fresno, CA LEED GA – Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, Green Associate QSD/P – Qualified Stormwater Developer / Practitioner CPESC – Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control |
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Bobby Sokolowski, PE
bobby.sokolowski@tylin.com Teaches: Structures Mr. Sokolowski is a Bridge Engineer with T.Y. Lin International. He received his Bachelors in Civil Engineering from Cal State Long Beach and his Masters in Structural Engineering from University of California San Diego. He has over 7 years of bridge design experience as well as 5 years of experience in Land Survey, Utility Design, and Subdivision design. |
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Nick Tracy, PE, GE
nick.tracy@vo-eng.com Teaches: Geotechnical Mr. Tracy is a licensed civil engineer and geotechnical engineer. He has over 10 years of experience providing geotechnical consulting services on a wide variety of projects including utilities, public works, and schools. A project highlight includes managing the geotechnical and materials testing program for the Angola Liquid Natural Gas Plant in Soyo, Angola. He currently works as a Project Manager for VO Engineering. He enjoys tennis and surfing in his spare time. |
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Rob McMillan, EIT, PLS
robert.m.mcmillan@dot.ca.gov Teaches: Survey Rob McMillan is a Senior Transportation Surveyor with Caltrans, supervising the Right of Way Engineering (Boundary, Maps & Deeds) Unit in District 11. After 5 years of municipal surveying and engineering experience, he joined Caltrans in 1990, obtaining PLS 7267 in 1996. Rob promoted to Caltrans HQ as Chief of Surveys Standards in 2006, editing the Caltrans Surveys Manual, and publishing the first standards for the use of stationary and mobile terrestrial laser scanning (STLS and MTLS) for transportation infrastructure projects. In 2011, he rotated into the position of Chief of Land Surveys Training. In 2012 he served as Acting Chief, Caltrans Office of Land Surveys for 5 months. During this time, he was instrumental in the procurement and deployment of the first Caltrans MTLS system. Rob worked in District 4 as Chief of New Technology, GPS, and Survey Coordination for 9 months during 2013 and 2014 overseeing completion of the laser scanned as-built of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge system, and numerous other projects. He returned to HQ as Chief of Survey Coordination in mid-2014, and District 11 in 2016. Rob is a graduate of Southern Illinois University. He has served as a land surveying instructor at Southwestern College and Sacramento City College, as well as for PLS and PE review courses. Rob is active in the California Land Surveyors Association (CLSA), currently serving as the President Elect. He has served as CLSA's Secretary, Treasurer, BPELSG & NCEES Liaison. Rob has held officer and director positions for the Sacramento Chapter, as well as statewide Education Committee Chair. In addition to the PLS, Rob holds Engineer in Training, Commercial Pilot, and Advanced Ground Instructor certificates. |
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Eric Kelley, PE
Eric.kelley@orionconstruction.com Teaches: Construction Eric Kelley is a licensed Civil Engineer (#81402), with 9 years of experience in construction engineering. After graduating magna cum laude from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, he spent the first 8 years of his career with Nova Group completing projects for the US Navy including airfield fueling systems, airfield paving, piers, dry docks, explosive handling wharves and fueling piers. Mr. Kelley has worked on all stages of construction projects, from estimating to completing the final punch-lists, and has managed projects in values that range from $250,000 to $340,000,000. Mr. Kelley currently is a project manager for Orion Construction, an underground construction firm based in Vista.. |
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SPRING 2020 SCHEDULE
Week |
Date |
Time |
Topic |
Instructor |
1 |
2/01 |
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Transportation (Breadth) Transportation (Depth)* |
Lima Saft |
2 |
2/08 |
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Surveying (Sessions #1 & #2)* |
Robert McMillan |
3 |
2/15 |
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Geotechnical (Breadth) Geotechnical (Depth)* |
Nicholas Tracy |
4 |
2/22 |
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Hydraulics & Hydrology (Breadth) |
Anthony E. Farmand |
5 |
2/29 |
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Environmental (Breadth) Hydraulics & Hydrology (Depth)* |
Anthony E. Farmand |
6 |
3/07 |
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Seismic Session #2* |
Lianne Bell |
7 |
3/14 |
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Seismic Session #2* |
Lianne Bell |
8 |
3/21 |
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Structural (Breadth) |
Bobby Sokolowski |
9 |
3/28 |
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Construction (Breadth) Structural (Depth)* |
Eric Kelley Bobby Sokolowski |
10 |
4/04 |
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Mock Exam |
Omar & Giorgi |
*Depth Courses, Seismic, and Surveying courses will only be scheduled if 5+ students enroll.
Download the schedule here:
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USEFUL LINKS & EXAM TIPS
Our Favorite Exam Tips!
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Seismic and Survey
For information on the Seismic Principles, Surveying, and 8-Hour Exams, please visit: http://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/applicants/exam_schedule.shtml
Links to PE Application
Links to Exam Information
Study Resources
Exam Tips
For information on the Seismic Principles, Surveying, and 8-Hour Exams, please visit: http://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/applicants/exam_schedule.shtml
Links to PE Application
- Check out this link for new procedures for applying for a Civil PE License in California: http://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/applicants/applying_for_ce.shtml
Links to Exam Information
- NCEES Test Specifications for the 8 Hour PE Exam – http://ncees.org/engineering/
- NCEES PE Civil Exam Information - https://ncees.org/engineering/pe/civil/
- NCEES Examinee Guide – http://ncees.org/exams/examinee-guide/
- Exam Day Policies for Computer Based and Pencil-and-Paper based exams – http://ncees.org/exams/exam-day-policies
- Form Database from BPELSG – http://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/pubs/forms/index.shtml
- Calculator Policy for 8 Hour PE Exam – http://ncees.org/exams/calculator-policy/
- Calculator Policy for Seismic and Survey Exam – http://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/applicants/calculator.shtml
- Test Center Locations for Computer Based Exams – http://ncees.org/exams/test-center-locations/
- Sample Computer Based Test Questions – http://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/applicants/sample_questions.shtml
- Suggested Reference Books List for Seismic and Survey Exams – http://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/applicants/cerefs.shtml
Study Resources
- Message boards with helpful information, answers, and tons more from other test takers past and present – http://engineerboards.com
- Engineering forum; a helpful resource while studying – http://www.eng-tips.com
- Helpful study tips to pass the PE – http://engineeringcareercoach.com/2014/07/22/pe-exam-prep-guide-can-pass-pe-exam-without-study-everything/
- FAQs and Advice for the PE Exam – http://ppi2pass.com/advice/PEExam
- General FAQs about the PE Exam – http://ppi2pass.com/faqs/General_PE_Exam_FAQs
- PPI’s Study Checklist and Day-of Checklist – http://ppi2pass.com/faqs/preparing-for-the-pe-exam
- Tips for Passing the PE; also has Construction Depth Information – http://www.learncivilengineering.com/the-10-keys-for-passing-the-pe-exam/
- Tips on how to prepare for the PE Exam – http://www.engineeringdesignresources.com/pe-exam-success-the-10-best-ways-prepared/
- Kristine Wood’s Personal Experience Studying and Passing the PE – http://www.civilpeprep.blogspot.com/
Exam Tips
