Jerry Jones, PE

We are proud to announce that one of our Assistant Engineers has passed the California Board for Professional Engineers exam.

Jerry Jones (RCE 76803) has worked for Y&H since June 2005.  Jerry typically works on Municipal projects for multiple small cities in the Central Valley.  Congratulations Jerry, we appreciate your hard work and are proud to be a part of your professional development.

Project Update - Bryant Middle School

The Bryant Middle School near Dos Palos is in the Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified School District and has new Bus/Parent Drop-off lanes. Our staff was able to provide engineering for the project Architect and provide the students safe access to their transportation. This project required plans to be approved by DSA and Merced County due to the road improvements. As with other projects, this one had a few challenges, and it is nice to see the finished product benefiting the community.

New Project - Soledad Traffic Signals

Yamabe and Horn has just been awarded a Traffic Signal project by the City of Soledad, CA.  Our Senior Engineer, Yohanes Makmur, PE, PTOE championed the effort in preparing the response to the City Engineer's Request for Proposals.

The current scope of the project is to provide traffic signals at three intersections within the Business District of Soledad.  This is an exciting project for our staff to expand their experience and utilize their skills from similar recent projects.  We are also looking forward to building a new relationship with the City of Soledad.

City of Sanger approves Drainage Report

A storm drainage report prepared by our staff under the supervision of Ron Yamabe, City Engineer, and Gary Horn was presented to the City Council for the City of Sanger this week.  The report provides recommendations for expanding the City's storm drainage system and basins to eliminate the dependence on the local irrigation district.  The City Council approved the report.

Project Spotlight - Starbucks

It was wonderful to work on a project with a tenant that supports a habit some of us are trying to control. This Starbucks and Panda Express on Blackstone near Barstow was a new building pad within an existing shopping center. Our staff helped the Developer with the surveys, civil engineering and supplied the Contractor with construction staking.

Project Spotlight - Sierra Vista Mall

Completed in 2007, this 9.3 acre expansion to the Sierra Vista Mall greatly enhanced the style and experience of shopping at the Clovis mall complex. Lead by Principal Brandon Broussard, our team of surveyors, designers, civil and traffic engineers helped the Mall Management provide these improvements for the Clovis community. Unique to this development was the traffic circle at the mall entrance complete with an elevated landscape island/water feature, and the community style park surrounded by retail stores. We are proud to have been a partner on this project.

Seminars - AutoTurn

Yamabe & Horn's in-house Traffic Engineer, Yohanes Makmur, PE, presented a seminar for our staff introducing the AutoTurn software.  As a result of our 2009 Strategic Plan, this was the second in-house seminar geared toward the professional development of our staff.  Yohanes, discussed the theory behind using AutoTurn and the mechanics of the tool, used within AutoCAD.  Sharing his knowledge of the software and the reasons to use it, our designers can help our clients get the best possible traffic related infrastructure.