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The New Mexico Rural Water Association’s 14th Annual Conference is this week, October 1st through October 3rd, at the Las Cruces Convention Center! The New Mexico Rural Water Association (NMRWA) is a non-profit organization with over 485 water and wastewater system members, representing over 1,183,000 New Mexicans. The event offers classes designed to provide materials and relevant information to prepare operators for their certifications. SMA and Gallatin staff have long been a part of this event by providing experts in their field to be instructors for some of the classes during the event. It is an exciting opportunity for us to support the organization and advance the education of professionals in the industry. This year our staff will be teaching the following classes: Armando Cordero - Ground Water/Hydrology; Pumps & Motors Art Torrez - Financial Stability & Strategic Compliance Planning for Small Utilities; Wildfire/Catastrophic Weather Issues on Utilities Lilla Reid, P.E. - PER’s Explained Sonja Jamilla - EZ System Mapping for Everyone In addition to being a sponsor of the event, Lilla Reid and Nichole Britt will be at the exhibitor’s booth connecting with both current and potential clients. Please reach out to us if you have anyone you would like us to speak with at the event. We look forward to seeing everyone there! #NM #Water #Operators

Join us this week at New Mexico State University’s 40th Annual Career Expo! We’re hiring for various disciplines and positions, and we’re always excited to meet with the next generation of bright and aspiring minds. Swing by our booth at the Expo and chat with us about your career at SMA! https://lnkd.in/g7HpUJEk #CareerFair #NMSU #NowHiring

2024 NMWWA Central School is underway at the Marriott Pyramid North Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico! The school offers classes designed to provide materials and relevant information to operators in preparation for their certifications. Both SMA and Gallatin Operational Solutions LLC staff have a long tradition of supporting the event through their teaching expertise. At this event, we have several experts teaching classes: Celina Apodaca - Wastewater Sampling & Analysis; Wastewater Lab Kevin Grassel - Disinfection Handling & Storage; Disinfection O &M Lyman Waller - Advanced Wastewater Characteristics; Solids Handling; Pre-Treatment & Primary Sedimentation; Trickling Filters & Secondary Clarifiers; Activated Sludge; Advanced Wastewater Review Mariah Kelly – Introduction to Groundwater Hydrologic Cycle; Groundwater Characteristics Marvin Martinez - Water Wells; Basic Water Review; Distribution Systems O&M Nichole Britt - Funding Your Projects Sonja Jamilla - Asset Management Workshop We are also an exhibitor at this event. Come meet with us at the north end of the exhibit hall to talk about training, classes, or anything Water and Wastewater related!  #StrongerCommunitiesByDesign #Water #Wastewater

Last week, we had the opportunity to recognize our 2024 SMA Native American STEM Scholarship Recipients at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, in Albuquerque, NM! The Scholarship is annually awarded to Native American students pursuing a four-year degree in STEM fields. This year’s recipients, along with their chosen universities and majors, are: Brooke N. Nez – Carthage College, Nursing Chanel A.K. Nez – University of New Mexico, Pre-Nursing Edwina Martinez – University of New Mexico, Nuclear Engineering Kyle Secody – Vanderbilt University, Biological Sciences                       Kyra Benally – Northern Arizona University, Psychology Taa’Hasbah Largo – University of Alaska Fairbanks, Electrical Engineering Araya Vigil – Texas A&M, Engineering D’Andre Harker – Navajo Technical University, Information Technology Ty Tsinnininnie, Burnell Jones, and Chelena Betoney, who are all three previous scholarship recipients in addition to being current SMA employees had the opportunity to speak at the event. Through their work at SMA, they have been able to give back to the communities they grew up in. They’ve brought water and electricity to communities who had never had it; built roads; and greatly improved the quality of life of the family and community members who grew with and supported them. This Scholarship continues a tradition more than a decade in the making, and we are beyond proud to support these incredible young scholars in pursuing their educational journey. Congratulations to each and every one of them! #StrongerCommunitiesByDesign #STEM

It is a pleasure to be networking with communities in Clovis at the NMML Annual Conference. It is always wonderful to see both familiar and new faces, and it was a delight to treat a few of our clients to an impromptu dinner. 😊🤝🎉 Nichole Britt Tod Phinney #strongercommunitiesbydesign #localgov #Community

We’re excited to be attending the 67th NMML Annual Conference in Clovis, New Mexico! The conference features several workshops and general sessions discussing various topics including Community Outreach, Long Term Planning and Near-Term Action for Water Security, Supporting Housing Development in Local Communities, and much more. Stop by, visit our booth (#23) and chat with us for the remainder of the conference! We’ve already had some great visits with City Clerk, Amalia Martinez, City Councilor, Carlos Marrujo, and Deputy Clerk for the City of Roswell, Della Andazola. We also got the chance to meet with Jean Moulton, the Deputy Clerk of Fort Sumner, New Mexico and Elijah Mares, Public Works Director of the City of Española. #StrongerCommunitiesByDesign #NMML

We will be at NMML Annual Conference this week in Clovis, NM. Come by and say hello to Tod Phinney , Nichole Britt and me while you're there. #ClovisRocks 🎸 #strongercommunitiesbydesign 🤝 #localgovRocks 🏛️ #OurCommunitiesRock . . Souder, Miller & Associates

Please join us in celebrating Professional Engineers Day 2024! Our licensed professionals contribute to the integrity and well-being of the world around us with their sound designs and commitment to excellence. We are beyond grateful for their continued work. For this Ninth Annual Celebration of NSPE’s Professional Engineers Day, we hope you take a moment to recognize and thank the Licensed Engineers in your life for their excellent work and dedication. #LicensedPEday #ProfessionalEngineersDay #NSPE

We’re pleased to announce the addition of several new team members to SMA: Carlos Soto – Carlos joins us as a Survey Tech II in our Geomatics technical sector. Michelle Montelongo – Michelle joins SMA as a CAD Tech IV in our General Civil technical sector. Ryan Garcia – Ryan joins our team as a Technical Intern II in our General Civil technical sector. Koen Vogenthaler – Koen joins us as a Technical Intern I in our Tribal client community. Paul Fairbanks – Paul joins SMA as a CAD Tech VII in our Water Resources technical sector. Matt Earthman – Matt joins our team as Senior Manager in our Environmental technical sector. Please join us in welcoming this exciting batch of new hires! #NewHires #NowHiring #StrongerCommunitiesbyDesign

Last Monday, Stacy Hanstad, Tom C., and Taylor White launched our partnership with Souder, Miller & Associates (SMA)! 🎉 Since 1985, SMA has been a trailblazer in delivering exceptional civil, structural, and environmental engineering and surveying services across Texas, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. Their expertise has shaped transformative projects throughout the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest, benefiting state, municipal, and private clients alike. We are beyond excited to join forces with SMA to elevate and manage the infrastructure of numerous communities in the Southwest. Together, we’re set to make a lasting impact and drive innovation in our region! 🌟 #urbanplanning #roadmanagement #AI #GovTech #SmartCities #SouderMiller #vialytics