Seminar - AutoCAD Standards

We held our first In-house Seminar this week in response to our Strategic Plan.  One Action Item from our Strategic Plan was to begin holding monthly seminars for our staff on a variety of topics to help develop skills and increase knowledge.  Our first seminar was given by our CAD Manager, Jeremy Pope.  He discussed our current system for organizing standard files and forms.  The seminar was a success and a great time to learn together.

New Project - Lyons Magnus

We appreciate the wonderful clients that Yamabe and Horn has been blessed to have over the past 30 years.  Lyons Magnus is one of those repeat clients.  We have been asked to provide civil engineering services for the South Fresno client.

New Project - Stanford

Yamabe and Horn was selected to lead a team of Engineers to help the Stanford Shopping Center meet the new Palo Alto Green Waste Initiative.  The shopping center will be adding three large trash compactors to handle trash, recycle and compost for the mall.  Our staff is excited to be a part of a new, important trend in helping clients reduce their environmental impact.

Cub Scouts

A "den" of enthusiastic Cub Scouts came to our office to learn about Engineer's and Surveyor's. Our survey crew manager, Jason Bradshaw, setup a game in the parking lot using tripods, homemade compass', tape measures and cones. The boys learned how to locate the correct cones by using a bearing and distance.

It was great to meet some very smart young boys and encourage them to keep learning about math and science.
Special Thanks to Jason Bradshaw for his help and Carol Young for providing snacks for the group.

Carol Young

In January, we celebrated our Office Managers 25th Anniversary with Yamabe and Horn. Carol Young, has been managing the day to day office activity as well as the bookkeeping, billing, public bidding, and office supplies since 1985. Thank you Carol for all of your hard work and long term loyalty to the success of Yamabe and Horn.

Traffic Engineering

Congratulations to Brandon Broussard and Yohanes Makmur for completing the Traffic Signal Engineering Academy and passing the rigorous test presented by UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies. The training programs cover all aspects of traffic signal operations, from designing and developing traffic signal improvement plans, performing traffic simulation using Synchro and SimTraffic, developing basic and advanced signal timing schemes to inspecting installation of traffic signals. The courses taken were:

• Traffic Flow Principles for Practitioners
• Traffic Signal Design
• Signal Timing and Operations
• Advanced Traffic Signal Operations
• Synchro and SimTraffic
• Type 170 Traffic Signal Controller
• Type 2070 Traffic Signal Controller
• Construction Inspection of Traffic Signals

Yamabe & Horn has designed and prepared many traffic signal improvement plans and traffic signal modification plans in the past. These certifications will enhance the quality of our traffic engineering service, which will ensure that a well-designed traffic signal system is installed in an efficient and cost-effective manner.