Texas Board of Professional Engineers
Professional Practice Update/Ethics Update

October 3rd (Tuesday) 5:30 pm General Meeting

Towers at Westchase One, 10370 Richmond Avenue, Houston, TX 77042

STV Services does not sponsor or endorse this meeting. There is a parking garage behind the building with an entrance off the Beltway 8 frontage road. The meeting will be held at STV Services in Tower One, Suite 890 on the 8th floor. See attached map showing location of the building and photo showing the building and parking garage.

(If you arrive after 6 pm, the entrance door may be locked. If so, text Mick Bayer at 979-236-7587 to bring you up)

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Agenda

5:30 PM – Networking
5:45 PM – Brief announcements and introduction of speaker
6:00 PM – Presentation followed by Q and A
7:15 PM – Adjourn and exit the building

Rick Strong, PE

Director of Licensing – Texas Board of Professional Engineers

Presentation:

Texas Board of Professional Engineers – Professional Practice Update / Ethics: Updates on Board rule changes within the last year, general updates on initiatives the Board is working on, information on enforcement statistics, and the engineering Code of Conduct.

Speaker:

Rick D. Strong, P.E. joined the Texas Board of Professional Engineers in April 2017 as the Director of Licensing. As the Director of the Licensing Division, he oversees the review of all PE applications, Firm registrations, EIT certifications and renewals in the State of Texas. The Licensing division reviews more than 3,000 PE applications per year and handles the renewals for close to 64,000 licensed Texas PEs and approximately 10,400 registered engineering Firms.

He has 31 years of experience in the Texas coal mining industry; he is knowledgeable in all aspects of mining engineering and mine operations. Rick has been a licensed professional engineer in Texas since 1992.

He is a 1985 graduate from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering.

He resides in the Austin area with his wife Cindy. They enjoy their large family of six grown children and seven grandchildren.