2025 Step Up Your Game

Become recognized as an expert in your field!

The CEC Step Up Your Game Conference provides our staff with an opportunity to prepare fresh content and work with a senior mentor to develop and polish a presentation, culminating in an opportunity to present in front of an audience of their peers in preparation for regional and national conferences. 

Date and Time

March 13, 2025
7:15 AM – 6:30 PM
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Location

CEC Pittsburgh
700 Cherrington Parkway
Moon Township, PA 15108
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Event Information

The CEC Step Up Your Game Conference will:

  • Promote the use of innovative technologies, techniques, and best practices to better serve CEC clients.
  • Expand CEC’s knowledge and understanding of the most challenging technical matters that our clients face.
  • Provide staff (PM III and below) with opportunities to present in front of and interact with peers in a conference setting to prepare for presenting at future external conferences.

Resources

Step Up Your Game Wardrobe Guidance

Starting A Conversation

How To Work A Room

Vendors

Dune Technologies 
David Wardwell
(616) 450-5788
dave@dunetechnologies.com   

Regenesis 
Brett Hicks
(765) 256-0272
bhicks@regenesis.com

Step Up Your Game Presenters


Gretchen Addington

Project Manager III
gaddington@cecinc.com
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Dirk BeGell

Assistant Project Manager
dbegell@cecinc.com
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Brayden Behanna

Designer, Structural
bbehanna@cecinc.com
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Peter Chimera

Project Manager II
pchimera@cecinc.com
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Hannah Comune

Assistant Project Manager
hcomune@cecinc.com
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Austin DeGaish, P.E.

Project Manager II
adegaish@cecinc.com
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Cole Fiore

Survey Technician I
cfiore@cecinc.com
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Chris Garaventa

Project Manager I
cgaraventa@cecinc.com
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Angela Heisinger

Project Consultant
aheisinger@cecinc.com
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Savannah Honigford

Staff Consultant
shonigford@cecinc.com
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Cameron Indeck

Assistant Project Manager
cindeck@cecinc.com
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Billy Jarrell

Staff Consultant
bjarrell@cecinc.com
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Nancy Kessler

Assistant Project Manager
nkessler@cecinc.com
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Baylee Kushner, G.I.T.

Project Manager I
bkushner@cecinc.com
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Shane Lindquist

Project Scientist
slindquist@cecinc.com
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Sabrina Mahjabin

Assistant Project Manager
smahjabin@cecinc.com
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Zach Metzler

Project Manager I
zmetzler@cecinc.com
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Brad Nagy

Project Consultant
bnagy@cecinc.com
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Jon Niemiec, P.E.

Senior Project Manager
jniemiec@cecinc.com
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Matt Oliver

Staff Scientist
joliver@cecinc.com
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Ryan Olson, CFM

Assistant Project Manager
rolson@cecinc.com
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Olivia Panella

Project Consultant
opanella@cecinc.com
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Sajjad Satvati

Project Manager II
ssatvati@cecinc.com
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Janak Shah

Assistant Project Manager
jshah@cecinc.com
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Brad Simpson

Assistant Project Manager
bwsimpson@cecinc.com
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Emily Smith

Project Manager I
easmith@cecinc.com
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Ben Thompson

Assistant Project Manager
bthompson@cecinc.com
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Dustin Toothman

Project Consultant
dtoothman@cecinc.com
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Julia Wall

Project Manager I
jwall@cecinc.com
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Hotel Accommodations

For those who are traveling from out of town, please consider the following options for your hotel stay. All arrangements must be made by the attendees.

Located near the Pittsburgh office:
Courtyard Marriott Pittsburgh Airport 
CEC Rate: $119
Corporate Special Rate Code: C57

Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel
CEC Rate: $107
Corporate Special Rate Code: C57

DoubleTree Pittsburgh Airport
CEC Rate: $129
Corporate Special Rate Code: 0002710767

Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh Airport
CEC Rate: $149
Corporate Special Rate Code: 3235420

We encourage everyone to offer the discounted codes to anyone who will be traveling to the Pittsburgh Office and needs hotel accommodations.  You may also use these codes for personal use.

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