2005 RMACES Presentations

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SESSION 1

Track 1 - A Contractor’s Perspective on Quality and Successful Asphalt Paving Projects
Todd Lynn, Ph.D, P.E., Manager of Materials Services, APAC, Inc., Smyrna, GA
    Track 2 - Advances in the Design and Construction of Long Lasting Asphalt Pavements
    Dr. Ray Brown, Director, NCAT, Auburn University, AL
Carl L. Monismith, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Track 3 - A Quality Work Zone - Making It Safer
Daniel H. McClain, CSP, Director of Safety and Health, Lafarge North America, Denver, CO
John F. Muscatell, Denver Regional Transportation Director, Colorado Department of Transportation, Denver, CO
George Wolff, CSP, Principal Safety Health Manager, Rural Engineering, LLC, Lakewood, CO
    Track 4 - The Role of Pavement Preservation in Extending Pavement Life
    Larry Galehouse, National Center for Pavement Preservation, Michigan State University, Okemos, MI
     

SESSION 2

    Track 1 - The Use and Implementation of the New AASHTO Pavement Design Guide
    Kevin Hall, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Kim Willoughby, Washington Department of Transportation, Olympia, WA
Tom Harman, Team Leader, Federal Highway Adminisration, McLean VA
    Track 2 - Best Management Practices for Using RAP
    Mike Anderson, Asphalt Institute, Lexington, KY
T.J. Young, T2ASCO, Overland Park, KS
    Track 3 - Best Practices for City Street and Highway Paving
    Tom Skinner, Consultant, Skinner Consulting, Charleston, IL
    Track 4 - Best Practices for Quality when Using Asphalt Emulsions
    Bud Morgan, President, Cobitco, Inc., Denver, CO
Scott Watson, Technical Advisor, BASF Corporation, Charlotte, NC
    Track 5 - An Introduction to Hot Mix Asphalt Materials - Part I - Asphalt and Aggregates
    Dr. Scott Shuler, Associate Professor, Department of Construction Management, CSU, Fort Collins, CO
John Cheever, Quality Control Manager, Aggregate Industries, Inc., Golden, CO
 
 

SESSION 3

    Track 1 - The Keys to Successfully Managing High Profile Complex Projects
    Steve Leach, Project Manager, Asphalt Paving Co., Golden, CO
Del Walker, Southeast Corridor Team, Colorado Department of Transportation, Englewood, CO
James L. Shanks, PE, PLS, Riverside Parkway Program Manager, City of Grand Junction, Grand Junction, CO
Mark Andrew, Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Springs, CO
    Track 2 - Superpave Hot Mix Asphalt - What’s New on the Road to Quality
    Tom Harman, Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration, McLean, VA
Kim Willoughby, Washington Department of Transportation, Olympia, WA
Todd Linn, Manager of Materials Services, APAC, Inc., Smyrna, GA
    Track 3 - Offsite Field Tour: A Modern Hot Mix Asphalt Production Facility Tour
    OFFSITE DEMO
    Track 4 - Best Practices for Quality Pavement Preservation Technologies - Part I
    Brett Hone, Estimator/Project Manager, Intermountain Slurry Seal, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
Ben Vagher, President, A-1 Chipseal Company, Broomfield, CO
    Track 5 - An Introduction to Hot Mix Asphalt Materials - Part II - Mix Design and Mix Selection
    Scott Shuler, Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
John Cheever, Quality Control Manager, Aggregate Industries, Inc., Golden, CO
 

SESSION 4

    Track 1 - Paving Standards and Specifications for Residential and Subdivision Roadways
    Scott Shuler, Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Rodger Young, Dir. of Technical Services, Colorado Asphalt Pavement Assoc., Englewood, CO
Todd Juergens, Sr. Construction Mgr., Engineering Dept. – Larimer County, Fort Collins, CO
    Track 2 - Building Quality in HMA Construction – In Spanish
    Tim Roorda, Bridge Communications, Denver, CO
    Track 3 - Understanding the Role of Virtual Technology to Improve Quality
    Dr. Joe P. Mahoney, Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Kim Willoughby, Washington Department of Transportation, Olympia, WA
    Track 4 - Best Practices for Commercial Paving
    Tom Skinner, Ingersoll-Rand Road Development, Charelston, Il
    Track 5 - Asphalt 103 - The Basic Principles of Asphalt Quality Control and Testing (Field and Lab)
    Jim Fife President, Western Colorado Testing Co., Grand Junction, CO
 

SESSION 5 

    Track 1 - Getting Culture Smart - Minimizing Stress and Improving Productivity When Working with Spanish Speaking Crews
    Tim Roorda, Bridge Communications, Denver, CO (presentation not available)
    Track 2 - Understanding the Use of Performance Enhancements of Modified Asphalt Binders
    Robert Berkley, Executive Director, Association of Modified Asphalt Producers, St. Louis, MO (presentation not available)Tom Harman, Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration, McLean, VA
    Track 3 - Achieving Quality through the Use of Automation in HMA Production, Construction, and Process Control
    Mark K. Harned, Vice President Controls, Astec Industries, Chattanooga, TN
    Track 4 - Maintenance Roundtable with the Experts
    Ben Vagher, President, A-1 Chipseal Company, Broomfield, CO
Brett Hone, Estimator/Project Manager, Intermountain Slurry Seal, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
Jim Terry, GMCO Corporation, Carbondale, CO
Scott Shuler, Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Tim McGary, District Maintenance Engineer, Wyoming Department of Transportation, Laramie, WY
    Track 5 - The Basic Principles of Asphalt Pavement Construction Paver Operations and Compaction Operations
    Tom Skinner, Consultant, Skinner Consulting, Charleston, IL
 

SESSION 6 

    Track 1 - No Yelling: Real Marine Leadership for the Construction Industry
    Wally Adamchik, President, FireStarter Speaking and Consulting, Raleigh, NC
    Track 2 - Pavement Noise
   

Larry Scofield, Arizona Department of Transportation, Phoenix, AZ

Dr. Becky McDaniel, Superpave Center Technical Director, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

    Track 3 - Quality Construction of Stone Matrix Asphalt Pavements
    Jim Scherocman, Consulting Engineer, Cincinnati, OH
    Track 4 - Maintenance & Equipment
    Gordon Peterson, District Quality Manager, Kiewit Western Co., Littleton, CO
Reza Akhavan, Program Engineer, Colorado Dept. of Transportation, Denver, CO

John Johnson, Pavement Management Coordinator, City of Aurora, Aurora CO
    Track 5 - Best Practices for Quality Preservation Technologies - Part II
    Tom Harman, Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration, McLean, VACharlie Atherton, Marketing Manager, Koch Performance Asphalt Co., Centennial, CO
Larry Schneider, Street Superintendent, City of Fort Collins - Streets Department, Fort Collins, CO
 

SESSION 7

    Track 1 - Employee Development - Attracting, Hiring, and Retaining Quality Employees
    Brian Pettet, City of Aspen, Aspen, CO
Dennis C. Morrison, Assistant Road and Bridge Director, Larimer County Road and Bridge Department, Fort Collins, CO
Will White, Kiewit Western Co., Littleton, CO
    Track 2 - Using Quality Aggregates to Improve Performance
    John Cheever, Quality Control Manager, Aggregate Industries, Inc., Golden, CO
Chuck Paugh, Senior Project Manager, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
John Googins, Application Engineer, Metso Minerals, Englewood, CO
    Track 3 - The Best Practices to Achieve Quality Through Milling
    Jeff Wiley, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Wirtgen America, Nashville, TN
    Track 4 - Getting by With Less - A Rural Agency Approach to Road Repair
    King Lloyd, Assistant City Engineer, City of Glenwood Springs, Glenwood Springs, CO
    Track 5 - Asphalt 106 - Chip Seals
    Ben Vagher, President, A-1 Chipseal Company, Broomfield, CO

 


For more information on the conference please contact Sue Wagner-Renner at 970-491-7959 or
by e-mail at
wagner@cahs.colostate.edu.