Mumtaz Usmen

will serve as vice chair of the National Society of Professional Engineers' (NSPE) Board of Ethical Review (BER) for 2013-14. Usmen was invited to this position by NSPE President Robert A. Green, who noted his gratitude for Usmen's leadership and service on the BER. BER members are appointed for three-year terms. Usmen is currently serving his second term on the BER.

The BER is a panel of engineering ethics experts that has served as the profession's guide through ethical dilemmas. The board consists of seven licensed members who are appointed by the NSPE president. The purpose of the BER is to render impartial opinions pertaining to the interpretation of the NSPE Code of Ethics, develop materials, and conduct studies relating to ethics of the engineering profession.

In addition to his service on the BER, Usmen serves on a variety of national, state and local committees of technical and professional societies. He is the current chair of the Engineering Society of Detroit's College of Fellows. He is a member of the American Society of Civil engineers (ASCE), and has served on its Site Safety Committee. He served as the Midwest representative of the Civil Engineering Department Heads Council for two terms. Usmen is a fellow of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE); a past member of the House of Delegates of NSPE; Past Chairman of the PEHE Division of NSPE; Past President of the Detroit Metro Chapter of the Michigan Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE); past State President of MSPE, and a fellow of MSPE.