Jay Manik, CAPT, USCG (ret)
President, Northern Virginia Post
  • Jay Manik graduated in 1981 from the U. S. Coast Guard Academy with a B.S. in Civil Engineering.  After 2 years as Operations Officer on the Coast Guard Cutter Hornbeam, he received his M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois.  He then performed increasingly complex projects as a design engineer, construction project manager, facility planner, public works director, logistics program manager, and Commanding Officer of the CG Civil Engineering Unit in Oakland, CA.  He completed his Coast Guard career as Chief of the CG Office of Civil Engineering in CG Headquarters from 2003-2007, where he planned and executed the transformation of CG Civil and Environmental Engineering services to enable the CG Civil Engineering corps to perform as a High Performing Organization, and provide civil engineering services for the benefit of the entire DHS.

  • He retired in July 2007 after more than 26 years of active duty, and joined CDM in Sep 2007.  He is currently a Vice President at CDM Smith managing the firm's engineering and Design/Build services to Federal civilian agencies.  He is a registered PE in VA, a Fellow in the Society of American Military Engineers, Past President of the San Francisco SAME Post, and currently Chair of the SAME National Readiness Committee.

  • Looking toward the future for the NoVA Post, Jay has four goals for July 2011 — July 2012:
    1. Retain/Grow SAME NOVA Post Value to all Individual, Sustaining, and Public Sector Members.

    2. Foster interest in military engineering and collaboration through providing exciting and relevant programs.

    3. Grow our Education and Mentoring fund.

    4. Conduct outreach to Fort Belvoir to grow their participation in the Post.

  • Jay was unanimously selected as the 2011 - 2012 Northern Virginia Post President after serving as our 2nd Vice President from 2010 to 2011.

  • You may reach Jay at CDM Smith at 703-814-7364 or via e-mail at manikjg@cdmsmith.com.