As a champion of Practical Design, Brian understands the need to stretch every transportation dollar given the reality of shrinking funding sources. He is actively involved in the Transportation Research Board (TRB) as a member of the Geometric Design committee (AFB10), the Operational Effects of Geometrics committee (AHB65), a panel member of NCHRP Project 07-23 Access Management in the Vicinity of a Freeway Interchange, a panel member of NCHRP Project 15-56 Ramp Design Speed and a member of the Context Sensitive Solutions Subcommittee.

Brian is known as one of the nation’s top geometrics engineers and has contributed to projects with a combined total estimated construction value of over $8 billion. Brian excels at bringing innovation and creativity to the study and design process to uncover cost-effective solutions for DOTs.

Brian attended The Ohio State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.

Presentation topics

• Practical design
• Complex geometrics and interchange design
• Diverging diamond interchange design
• Active traffic management

Steve has worked with numerous MPOs and understands their valuable role in guiding transportation policy and funding for a region. Steve also serves numerous cities, towns, villages, and counties with traffic studies, access management, traffic signals, and other transportation needs. This experience has guided his approach to facilitating public and stakeholder meetings and workshops. Click to hear Steve’s insights on different ways that communities can leverage their transportation investments.

Steve can be heard in both local and national forums presenting to groups such as TRB, ITE, Planning Conferences and various government agencies.

He earned a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Dayton and a Master of Science focused in Transportation Engineering and Planning from The Ohio State University.

Presentation topics

• Public and stakeholder engagement
• Planning
• Roundabout design

Matt excels at working with communities to leverage existing assets in order to improve the safety and efficiency of their transportation infrastructure. His focus on diagnosing and repairing structural problems has helped revitalize communities and bolster economic growth.  He is a national leader in bridge inspection, load rating, and rehabilitation and is a certified NBI Team Leader. Matt’s roadway expertise ranges from intersection realignments to major highway interchanges.

Matt earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from West Virginia University.

Presentation topics

• Bridge rehabilitation
• Load rating
• Project management
• Roadway design

With 24 years of experience in wastewater engineering, master planning and utility management, Kevin has led both complex, large scale programs and small, targeted planning tasks for the public and private sides of the industry.

His work has been published in select national and international publications. His expertise also extends overseas to New Zealand where he participated in an engineering exchange program as an asset management practitioner.

Kevin earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering with Distinction and a Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering, both from Cornell University.

Presentation topics

• Decision modeling
• Utility planning and asset management
• Program management
• Business case evaluations
• Capital plan prioritization
• Reliability and maintenance optimization

Mark has more than 25 years of inspection and testing experience and is a nationally recognized expert in his field.  He has managed, reviewed, or performed more than 6,000 bridge inspections and used industrial rope access and adapted climbing techniques to inspect more than 100 bridges.  Many of these inspections have utilized both destructive and nondestructive testing techniques to evaluate conditions.  As a certified NBIS Team Leader, he is experienced with AASHTO and FHWA inspection manuals, PONTIS, and BrM.

Mark attended Purdue University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and is a Registered Professional Engineer in 15 states.

Presentation topics

• Bridge inspection and rehab
• Post-tension bridge evaluation
• Load ratings
• Rope access
• Drone technology
• Structural health monitoring