E/I Drafter and Designer in the West

Monroe Office, Lara Manning and her

husband, Lee Randall, welcomed their

first child, Sawyer Randall Manning , on

March 6, 2015. Employees of the West

Monroe office threw Lara a baby shower

on March 27.

Savanna Luedtke, age 12, granddaughter of

Instrument Designer Nicollette Mourot and

Manager of Projects, Phil Mourot, both in Baton

Rouge, is pictured here with the ribbons she won

from a Hunter/Jumper Show in Colorado.

Baton Rouge Piping Designer, Ben Nickens,

and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their second

child, Lyla Grace on March 24, 2015. Lyla

weighed 6lbs., 1oz., and was 19 1/2 inches

long. She was welcomed home by big brother

Benjamin, and her grandmother, FB&D

Human Resources Director, Dee Nickens.

To celebrate the upcoming nuptials for Lee Harris,

Manager of Projects in Baton Rouge, employees of his

task force gathered together on April 1, 2015, and

presented him with a cake.

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FACES & PLACES

Second Annual Baton Rouge Employee Appreciation Event

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The second annual FB&D "Night of Dinner & Dancing" Employee Appreciation event took place at L'auberge Casino Hotel in Baton Rouge on Friday, January 9th, 2015. Over 300 Baton Rouge employees, and guests, dined in a private ballroom. The menu included New York Strip Steak, or Seared Chicken Breasts, topped with shaved smoked ham and Swiss Cheese. Warm bread pudding was the dessert enjoyed by all. Senior Vice President, Ray Sherman, spoke to the crowd stating how proud he was to

work for a company with so many talented and dedicated employees. "I'd like to thank each and every one of you who work for FB&D, for your contribution to this company, to our clients, and to the safety of all employees," said Mr. Sherman. Attendees enjoyed the evening

listening and dancing to the

music performed by 80's cover

band, Werewolf.

Thom Green, Sr Piping Designer in the New Orleans

office with wife, Kim

Jacob Sevin, Piping Designer in Baton Rouge

with his wife, Jessica

Nolan Babin, Lead Civil Designer in Baton

Rouge with wife, Amanda

SVP Ray Sherman, standing,

with Yvette Sutton, Lead E/I

Designer in Baton Rouge, with

her husband, Lane.

Facilities Supervisor, Blackie Rushing

and his wife, April

Project Manager, Don Phillips, with his wife, Eva

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Fred Coon

Fred Coon Retires from FB&D West Monroe Instrument and Control Systems Engineer, Fred Coon, retired February 27, 2015, after 35

years of dedicated service to FB&D. Fred began his career with Union Carbide, where he worked for several years before joining FB&D in 1980. West Monroe Ford, Bacon, and Davis employees visited with

Fred and wished him all the best during an office gathering on February 26. While the crowd enjoyed cake and ice cream, Fred was presented with an engraved plaque commemorating his service. On Saturday evening,

March 7th, FB&D

hosted a dinner party

at the Warehouse

Restaurant in Monroe

further honoring Fred.

His daughter,

granddaughter, son,

and daughter-in-law

traveled from out of

town to join Fred, and

his wife Harryette, for

this special event. Vice

President, Mark

Dellinger congratulated

Fred on his distinguished

career and

accomplishments. E & I

Department Leader,

James Johnson,

presented several

retirement gifts on

behalf of FB&D, and

spoke of Fred's

exceptional knowledge,

expertise, and

willingness to mentor

and share with others.

FB&D Offices Celebrate Pi Day

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How many pastry chefs does it take to make a pie? 3.14 Every year, March 14 is celebrated as " Pi Day" by math enthusiasts around the world. Pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Regardless of the size of the circle, pi is always the same number - approximately 3.141592653. Some people even shorten it further to 3.14, which is the reason "Pi Day" is celebrated on March 14 (3/14). March 14, 2015 was the only day of the century where the first five digits in pi were represented - 3.14.15.

Employees from all FB&D offices celebrated "Pi Day" on Thursday, March 12, by feasting on cherry pies, chocolate pies and apple pies, just to name a few. Employees enjoyed taking a break out of their busy day to chat with one another over a nice piece of pie. Some employees even took the time to send appreciative emails to management such as "It was outstanding" and "Great Pi", in honor of the day. One Project Manager's email stated that "Engineers use pi = 3.14. We call that 'close enough' ".

Did you know the roundest

knight at King Arthur's round

table was Sir Cumference?

Why? Too much Pi.

Greenville Office West Monroe Office

Lake Charles Office

New Orleans Office

Baton Rouge Office

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Greenville Office

Forgotten Materials of Construction Objective: Move a fluid from Point "A" to Point "B".

Method: Pipeline

Material of Construction: Wood

WOOD?? Yup...Wood!!!

Today when we think pipe, we commonly think of carbon steel, ductile iron, stainless steel, fiberglass, plastic or any number of other specialty materials chosen to meet the specific requirements of the service we are designing for. What would we do if these were not available or just did not exist? We might just do exactly what those that built our nation did. We would use the resources at hand.

Bored Hemlock Water Pipe Laid About 1754

In the early years of our nation, trees were abundant.

Logs would be bored and fitted end to end to form a

pipeline. These pipelines were used to move fresh water as

well as sewage.

The Old Wooden Victoria Pipeline at Upper Peninsula Power Company’s Victoria Hydroelectric Station

Need more volume than a bored log can provide?

Simply cut some staves and band them together to

form a pipeline. This method is still in use today in

many parts of the world where conventional

construction is cost or environmentally

prohibitive.

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TRENT SMITH, Civil/Structural Designer, Baton Rouge “I usually eat a healthy breakfast

and lunch, and then I do a good

work out immediately after

work. Plus I can do more

relaxing on the weekends this

way. Sometimes I shoot pool

with friends after work instead.”

LONNIE ROBIN, Civil/Structural Designer, New Orleans “ I develop some fun interest outside of work and devote attention to that when away from the office. I do photography as a hobby. I formed a group with other photographers where we shoot once a month, rain or shine. It helps me focus on something else that’s fun for me when I’m not here. It requires me to plan our outing along with the other photography I do during the month. My wife sews as a hobby which helps her de-stress."

JOHN PALOTTA, E/I Engineer, Greenville “When I get home, I visit with my wife to

catch up on family news, play with the

cat, feed the cat her supper, eat supper

with my wife, exercise while watching

TV, read the newspaper, read the Wall

Street Journal, check email, take care of

any required home or auto repairs, shop

with my wife on weekends, attend

church on Sunday, and have Sunday

supper with my adult children. If those

activities do not take up all my non-work

time, then I find a good book to read."

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MICHAEL FOX, Electrical Specialist, West Monroe “Nothing like coming home

and getting hit in the face

with a dart from a nerf gun.

Shoot or be shot.....you have

to forget about work :)"

PRISCILLA LOTT, Receptionist, Baton Rouge " I shake off the day by taking care of my animals, and

especially enjoy it when the weather is nice. But if it isn’t,

I head for my diet Dr. Pepper and watch one of my

favorite recorded episodes on TV, (recliner optional)"

ARUNA RAGHAVAN, Project Controls/Project Engineer, Greenville " A Snickers bar gets me thru those deadline days with

the quick energy boost...Works!!"

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FB&D Salutes Tau Beta Pi Society Members

Greenville Corporate Shield Team “In an effort to promote fitness and camaraderie, the Greenville office of FB&D has formed a run/walk team to participate in local events. As part of the Greenville Track Club, the Corporate Shield program invites area companies, civic organizations, religious and educational institutions, to form teams to promote teamwork, running and walking, and

competition among organizations. Employees and their spouses and children are eligible to join the teams. There are 10 local Corporate Shield events held throughout the year. The FB&D team completed its first event, the Milliken Earth Run, on March 21st. The race was a 5K distance run on a perfect day on the beautiful

grounds of the Roger Milliken Center in Spartanburg, SC. A total of 12 participants from FB&D happily completed the event. Some others could not make this one, but look forward to participating in future events.”

Starting from the top left: Jesse Pierce (Project Manager), Dean Feaster (Project Manager), Asher Alexander (Joy Coats' boyfriend), Jesse Allen (Electrical Engineer), Kent McCaslin (E&I Department Head), Ron Putman (Mechanical Specialist) and Jeannie Putman, ( Ron's wife), Paul Couch (Mechanical Specialist), Coleman Smith (Process Intern) Front: Joy Coats (Process Engineer), Jessica Allen (Jesse Allen's wife), and Heather Ponce (Process Engineer)

Ford, Bacon & Davis would like to recognize its employees who are members of the Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi

Carey Risley, Sr. Mechanical Engineer, West Monroe Michael Scharf, Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Greenville Andrew Carter, Mechanical Engineer, Greenville Paul Saunders, Process Specialist, Baton Rouge Ramsay MacNeill, Process Specialist, Baton Rouge Curtis Nielsen, Process Specialist, Baton Rouge Sam Arnold, Mechanical Specialist, West Monroe Sophie Sumrall, Process Specialist, Baton Rouge Lynn Brown, Sr. Process Engineer, Baton Rouge Becca Chapman, Process Specialist, Baton Rouge

West Monroe Emerging Leaders Program

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The West Monroe Office's Emerging Leaders Program kicked off on March 24, 2015 with a luncheon to discuss a couple of topics; the Oz Principle, and Affecting Organizational Change with an Attitude of Accountability.

The Emerging Leaders Program

consists of 14 employees,

nominated by a group of

Project Managers and

Department Leads, who are

considered future leaders of the

office. These individuals will

receive support from the office

to foster their career development. The group will be

addressing all manners of topics regarding leadership

and professionalism, just to name a few.

The 14 individuals nominated for the program

include:

Jake Ashley, E&I Department;

Kegan Dick, Civil/Structural

Department; Michael Fox,

E&I Department; Brad Hieser,

Mechanical Engineering

Department; Michael Irvin, E&I

Department; Jon Morris, Piping

Department; Alex Renaud, Piping

Department; Jacob Rhodes, E&I

Department; Terry Rogers, Piping

Department; Caleb Semmes,

Mechanical Engineering

Department; Brandi Smithwick,

E&I Department; Chris Tenison,

Piping Department; Ashley

Tucker, Civil/Structural

Department and Clint Wiggins,

Piping Department.

the Manager of Projects for a series of major FB&D clients. Presentations were made to Tommy as momentums of his service with FB&D, including a travel certificate, watch, a signed memento and a crystal plaque. Upon retirement, Tommy plans

to focus on one of his favorite

hobbies - painting.

Louis "Tommy" Thompson, recently retired from the Baton Rouge office of Ford, Bacon & Davis with 19 years of dedicated service. On March 27, 2015, over twenty members of his family and friends attended an appreciation dinner for Tommy at Mike Anderson's Seafood Restaurant in Baton Rouge. Over the years, Tommy served as a Project Manager for numerous projects, as well as

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Tommy Thompson Retires from FB&D

Pictured, left to right: Tommy's son, Scott Thompson;

Scott’s wife Stephanie; Tommy's wife, Sandy Thompson;

Tommy's son, Mark Thompson and Tommy.

Tommy Thompson's unique retirement cake Memento signed by FB&D employees

presented to Tommy

Bunnies Spotted Around FB&D Offices!

On Wednesday, March 25, 2015, in anticipation of the Easter season, FB&D employees had a little fun around the office trying on the latest Springtime fashion—bunny noses!

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