The 2024 Central Coast Section elections were postponed at the request of the Western District while we had discussions about potential reorganization and or combining with the Central California Section. We have concluded the discussions and the Western District has allowed us to move forward with the 2024 elections. We are happy to announce that we have a slate of candidates. The election schedule will be as follows:
Announcement of Candidates: February 9, 2024
Ballots sent out to Section members: March 8, 2024
Balloting closes: April 5, 2024
The candidates are as follows:
President: Thomas Mericle, PE, TE
President/Principal, TKM Engineering (LinkedIn Profile)
Vice-President: Ryan Caldera, PE, AICP
Transportation Planner/Engineer, City of San Luis Obispo (LinkedIn Profile)
Mark Bueno, PE
Associate Engineer, City of Thousand Oaks
Since Mark does not have a LinkedIn profile he has provided the following statement:
My name is Mark Anthony Bueno and I am a licensed Professional Engineer with over 9 years of experience in the Transportation Planning/Traffic Engineering field. When I was an Engineering Consultant at Linscott, Law & Greenspan Engineers, I gained transportation planning and engineering experience with a particular emphasis on site access and internal circulation. I prepared Transportation Impact Analyses and parking studies for a variety of project developments. I also assisted in the design of traffic signal and signing/striping plans among other work tasks.
I also have public agency experience from working at the City of Glendale and I am currently an Associate Engineer at the City of Thousand Oaks. I have served as Project Manager for various citywide programs and assisted with updates to the General Plan Mobility Element. I also reviewed Vehicle Miles Traveled Analyses and localized Transportation Impact Analyses as well as prepared conditions of approval for development projects. In addition, I prepared staff reports, presentations, and engineering studies for Planning Commission and City Council meetings.
When I attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), I served as student chapter Treasurer for the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). Fast forward ~9 years and I am the Fundraising Chair for the ITE Central Coast Section. I recently managed the hosting of the Section vendor show in November 2023.