Board approves bulk reciprocity roster, denies several applicants and tables incomplete files

The Professional Engineers Licensing Board approved a large group of reciprocity and reinstatement applications and denied or tabled several others during contested motions and roll-call-style approvals.

Key results at a glance: the board denied Kyle Merchant’s reciprocity application for insufficient engineering experience; denied Chandler Boucher for lack of required experience; denied William (William Sambo) for lacking a qualifying four‑year engineering undergraduate degree; denied at this time Cassandra K. Moody and Brandon Rexford pending NCEES education evaluation; and tabled Natalia Close’s application as incomplete. The board approved multiple grouped rosters of applicants (motions covered ranges of applicants by name) and approved reinstatements for John Paul Marin and Sharif Abu Saab.

The nut graf: the votes implement licensure rules already on the board’s table — applicants without requisite education or experience were denied or deferred while grouped approvals moved numerous eligible applicants toward licensure or reciprocity.

Board actions and votes: the board moved and carried multiple motions, typically by voice vote. Notable motions recorded in the transcript included a motion to deny Kyle Merchant for lack of seven years’ qualifying experience; an amended motion to deny Moody and Rexford until NCEES evaluates their education; and group approvals for multiple named applicant ranges (for example, Donahue through Garzini; Adamo through Thorland except specific exceptions; De Graaf through Guzas; Pinto through Wiley; Ambrosio through Denik). For each grouped approval the board asked for objections; in each case the motion carried by unanimous voice vote as recorded on the transcript.

Quotes from the meeting illustrate the reasons behind denials. On Kyle Merchant, staff review found “3 years 11 months” of qualifying engineering time under multiple employers and gaps in employment; the reviewer said, “If he was continuously employed from 02/2018 to date … he would only have 6 and change years, would not have enough to get, to qualify with the tech degree,” and recommended denial. On the question of incomplete files, the board tabled Natalia Close’s application pending an updated submission: “The application is incomplete … it’s been moved that the application for Natalia Close be tabled.”

The board’s approvals included several categories: class 1 exam credit part 1 approvals, class 4 reciprocity approvals, class 6 approvals (Andrew Aronson), class 9 licenses, and reinstatements. Where the transcript shows grouped motions, approvals were recorded as carried by voice vote; individual roll-call tallies were not provided in the transcript.

Ending: The board closed the roster business and will continue to hear applications in future meetings. Several denials noted in the meeting cited either missing coursework, insufficient documented experience, or incomplete applications; applicants denied for education may resubmit if NCEES evaluation or additional documentation resolves deficiencies.