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

Matt Bainbridge, E.I.T.

Principal
mbainbridge@cecinc.com

Dirk BeGell

Assistant Project Manager
dbegell@cecinc.com

Brayden Behanna

Designer, Structural
bbehanna@cecinc.com

Logan Burdwood

Field Service Manager
lburdwood@cecinc.com

Peter Chimera

Project Manager II
pchimera@cecinc.com

Hannah Comune

Project Scientist
hcomune@cecinc.com

Austin DeGaish, P.E.

Project Manager I
adegaish@cecinc.com

Ryan Dockery

Assistant Project Manager
rdockery@cecinc.com

Cole Fiore

Survey Technician I
cfiore@cecinc.com

Chris Garaventa

Project Manager I
cgaraventa@cecinc.com

Angela Heisinger

Project Consultant
aheisinger@cecinc.com

Savannah Honigford

Staff Consultant
shonigford@cecinc.com

Cyrus Hulen

Field Archeologist
chulen@cecinc.com

Cameron Indeck

Assistant Project Manager
cindeck@cecinc.com

Billy Jarrell

Staff Consultant
bjarrell@cecinc.com

Nancy Kessler

Assistant Project Manager
nkessler@cecinc.com

Baylee Kushner, G.I.T.

Assistant Project Manager
bkushner@cecinc.com

Shane Lindquist

Staff Scientist
slindquist@cecinc.com

Sabrina Mahjabin

Assistant Project Manager
smahjabin@cecinc.com

Zach Metzler

Project Manager I
zmetzler@cecinc.com

Brad Nagy

Project Consultant
bnagy@cecinc.com

Jon Niemiec, P.E.

Senior Project Manager
jniemiec@cecinc.com

Matt Oliver

Staff Scientist
joliver@cecinc.com

Ryan Olson

Assistant Project Manager
rolson@cecinc.com

Olivia Panella

Project Consultant
opanella@cecinc.com

Sajjad Satvati

Project Manager II
ssatvati@cecinc.com

Janak Shah

Assistant Project Manager
jshah@cecinc.com

Brad Simpson

Assistant Project Manager
bwsimpson@cecinc.com

Emily Smith

Project Manager I
easmith@cecinc.com

Ben Thompson

Project Scientist
bthompson@cecinc.com

Dustin Toothman

Project Consultant
dtoothman@cecinc.com

Julia Wall

Project Manager I
jwall@cecinc.com

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.