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President-Elect Nominee - Moustafa A. Gouda, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE

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Moustafa A. Gouda, PE, D.GE, F.ASCE, is a Fellow and Life Member of ASCE. He is a Diplomate of the Academy of the Geo-professional. Moustafa is a Senior Vice President and Principle of CMX, a national firm with head quarters in Manalapan, New Jersey. Moustafa is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Twelve States.

Moustafa has amassed more than 45 years of professional experience, 29 years involvement with ASCE local sections and branches and 19 years of services on the ASCE Board of Direction and Board of Direction Committees. He is currently a Governor of the Geo-Institute, Chair of the Engineer Joint Contract Document Committee EJCDC and member of the Society Strategic Planning Committee SPC. He is also the liaison of SPC with the finance and the Program committees.

Moustafa served as President of the Philadelphia and New Jersey Sections and the Central Jersey Branch. He also served on District 1 and 4 District Councils for many years. His services on the Board of Direction include, three years as District 1 Director, two years as Society Treasurer and two years as a Society Officer representative to the Executive Committee. Moustafa served as Chair of several Board Committees and Subcommittees, these include: Membership Benefits, Programs, Investment, Audit and the Finances committees. Moustafa did serve in the recent past on several Board Committees Membership, International Activities and Policy Review Committees.

For his service to engineering, Moustafa was named the 1987 Philadelphia Civil Engineer of the Year, the 1996 Central Jersey Outstanding Engineer, and the 1999 South Jersey Distinguished Engineer. In 2006, he received a life time achievement award from the Delaware Valley Engineering Council for services to the engineering communities. Moustafa services in South Jersey earned him special honor by the US Congress. The US Congress declared May 16, 1999 as Moustafa A. Gouda Day in the NJ first congressional district.

Moustafa is widely recognized for his outstanding contribution to the civil engineering profession in general, and in the field of geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering in particular. In addition to his professional work, Mr. Gouda has also served as an adjunct professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rowan University, and Associate Professor at Mercer County College.

Education

  • MS, Civil Engineering, NJIT, Newark, New Jersey - 1982
  • MS, Geotechnical Engineering, Cairo University - 1968
  • BS, Civil Engineering, Cairo University - 1964
  • Licensed Professional Engineer in NY, NJ, PA, KS,IN, MA, FL, DE, MD, VA, OH & IL

Honors and Awards

  • Philadelphia Civil Engineer of the Year, 1987
  • Central Jersey Outstanding Civil Engineer of the Year, 1995
  • South Jersey Distinguish Engineer of the Year, 1999
  • US Congress declared May 16, 1999 as Moustafa Gouda Day in the NJ first district
  • Life Time Achievement Award by the Delaware Valley Engineering Council for Services to the Engineering Community, 2006

Work Experience

1999-PresentSenior Vice President and Principal, CMX, Manalapan, NJ
1980-1999 Principal, Lippincott, Jacobs & Gouda, Riverside, NJ
1978-1980 Project Manager, Mueser Rutledge, NY,NY
1972-1978Project Manager, Raamot Associates, NY &NY
1970-1972Project Engineer, Frank H. Lehr, East Orange, NJ
1964-1969Resident Engineer, Grand Hotel Construction, Egypt

ASCE Involvement

MEMBERSHIP LEVEL — FELLOW and LIFE MEMBER

National Level

2009Diplomate The Academy of Geo-Professionals
2008 - PresentGovernor of the Geo-Institute
2008 - PresentChair of EJCDC (Engineer Joint Contract Doc. Comm.)
2006 - PresentMember EJCDC Planning and Budget committee
2002 - PresentASCE Delegate to EJCDC
2007 - PresentMember Strategic Planning Committee
2005 - 2007Society Treasurer
2005 - 2007 Society Officer representative to the Executive Committee
2005 - 2007 Society Officer representative to the Board of Direction
1999 - 2002District 1 Director
1999 - 2002Member of Board of Direction
2005 - 2007Chair of Finance Committee
2003 - 2005Chair Investment Subcommittee
2001 - 2002Chair Program Committee
2001 - 2002Chair of Audit Committee.
1991 - 1997Chair Members' Benefits Subcommittee
2006 - 2007Task Committee on Institute Operation Procedures
2003 - 2005Society Assistant Treasure
2003 - 2007Member of finance committee
2000 - 2003Member International Activity Committee
2000 - 2002Member of Audit committee
1999 - 2001Member of the Evaluation Team
1997 - 1998Member Policy Review Committee
1991 - 1997EX - Officio Membership Committee

New Jersey Section

1977 - PresentMember of New Jersey Section
1995 - 1996NJ Section President
1994 - 1995President Elect
1994 - 1998Board Member
1997 - 1998Chair of NJ 150th Anniversary Committee
1994 - PresentChair of Award Committee
1994 - 1997Member of the Legislative Committee
1994 - 2002Delegate District 1 Council

NJ Central Branch

1993 - 1994Branch President
1992 - 1993Branch Vice president
1992 - 1998Board Member

Philadelphia Section

1981 - 1994Member of the Philadelphia section
1991 - 1992Section President
1982 - 1990Chair of the Geotechnical Committee
1985 - 1995Member of the Board
1988 - 1992Delegate District 4 Council

Other Volunteer Activities

    Professional Organizations

  • South Jersey Chamber of Commerce member (SJCC)
  • Member SJCC Environmental committee
  • South Jersey third Friday fryers member
  • Civic Activities

  • Marlboro Soccer Association, Soccer Referee
  • Marlboro Little League Baseball Coach
  • Volunteer United Way of Monmouth County
  • Charitable Activities

    1985 - PresentBoard of Trustees of Burlington County College Foundations
    1990 - 1991Chair of the Foundation
    1988 - 1995Chair of Auction Committee raising funds for Scholarships

    Teaching Experiences

  • NJIT Adjunct Professor
  • Rowan University Adjunct professor
  • Mercer County College Associate professor
  • Publications

  • Innovative Design & Construction for Toe - In Sheet Piling in Bedrock, 2008
  • Distress to Buildings on Loose Ash & Cinders, 1998
  • Cold Recycling of Pavement, 1982

Personal

  • Born in Cairo- Egypt
  • Immigrated to USA January 12, 1970
  • US citizen Since 1975
  • Wife- Nelly S. Gouda
  • Moustafa and Nelly were married on Valentine's Day February 14,1970
  • Son: Tamer F. Gouda 33 years
  • Son: Saher M. Gouda 31 years
  • Hobbies: Travel; Reading and History studies.