{"id":79681,"date":"2017-12-06T13:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T21:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=79681"},"modified":"2017-12-13T19:11:23","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T03:11:23","slug":"palmdale-wins-2-awards-david-wu-named-outstanding-public-works-employee-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/12\/06\/palmdale-wins-2-awards-david-wu-named-outstanding-public-works-employee-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Palmdale wins 2 awards, David Wu named ‘Outstanding Public Works Employee of the Year’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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David Wu, center, receives the Outstanding Public Works Employee of the Year award from, left, Robert Kilpatrick, Director of APWA High Desert Chapter (David Evans & Associates); and Brian Glidden, President of APWA High Desert Chapter (Arrow Engineering). [Contributed]<\/figcaption><\/figure>PALMDALE \u2013The High Desert Branch of the American Public Works Association presented its annual project awards recently at the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster.<\/p>\n

The Outstanding Public Works Employee of the Year<\/em> award went to David Wu<\/strong>, who began working with the city of Palmdale in 1989 as an Engineering Aid performing civil engineering tasks. Wu was promoted in 1992 to a Junior Engineer; he worked as an Assistant Engineer in 1995; and he became an Associate Engineer in 1998.<\/p>\n

Wu now serves as Public Works Project Manager, working on many important projects for the city, including the recently completed Avenue S Widening Phase II and bikeway improvements.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnderstated fits Dave to a tee,\u201d stated Palmdale\u2019s Capital Improvement Project Manager Lynn Glidden. \u201cHe does his job and does it extremely well and is not one looking for praise and glory. He is a team player through and through and will always take on projects, programs or whatever else we throw at him with a calm demeanor and get the activity done on time, within budget, and provide a quality product.\u201d<\/p>\n

The city of Palmdale’s Comprehensive Energy Saving Measures Project was named Best Use of Technology<\/em>. Partnering with The Energy Network, Palmdale performed several energy efficiency projects, including replacing the safety light located over signalized crosswalks with light emitting diode (LED) lights, mechanical retrofits such as installing energy efficient pool pumps, and lighting retrofit projects with LED lights installed at several city facilities.<\/p>\n

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Best Use of Technology \u2013 left to right: Robert Kilpatrick, Director of APWA High Desert Chapter (David Evans & Associates); Palmdale Engineering Technician Arista Hennessy; Palmdale Senior Management Analyst Ben Lucha; Casey Novell, Southern California Regional Energy Network; and Brian Glidden, President of APWA High Desert Chapter (Arrow Engineering). [Contributed]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\u201cI\u2019m extremely proud of our staff who have continued to serve as outstanding professional leaders of the High Desert Branch communities,\u201d stated Palmdale\u2019s Interim Director of Public Works Lee Swain.<\/p>\n

Other awards presented included:<\/p>\n